No Snow in Idaho

I heard about yall getting a huge storm in the newspaper this morning. I thought I would be getting more snow than yall coming up to Idaho. So this week we have been teaching quite a bit. Mason has his baptism this weekend. He wanted me to do his confirmation. I don't think I've done one of those since Russ was baptized. One of the less active guys we teach came to church as well. His name is Darryl. He is a pretty nice guy and I enjoy going over to visit him. Things are going pretty good. I get up early in the morning and go play basketball with members of the Linder ward. It's pretty fun. It also helps me get up in the morning and stay awake during my morning studies. I haven't written Christine Bisoni yet. I've been pretty lazy about letter writing lately. How long has she been out on her mission? Tell Julian I said hi. I was glad to hear that he is looking to go back to church. Is he still dating that one girl? I can't remember her name. I'm looking forward to getting to see all my friends. Its going to be really fun. Yeah I'm still looking to get a law degree or maybe being a teacher. I've actually been reading a history book before I go to bed. It's the same one I had my senior year in high school. I never thought I would be picking it up ever again. Especially to read cause of boredom lol. Sister Dow bought the book though cause she likes history. That would be awesome if I could meet with Jim Talent. That's like a great hookup to have. Anyway I seem to be sleeping a little bit better. Although the sleeping stuff I take knocks me out and makes it hard for me to get up in the morning. Anyway things seem to be going ok. I don't have too much else to say. Anyway yall have a good week and take care.




Love

Elder Mattei

Companion Struggles

So Talley Ellsworth got baptized this weekend. I also got to go down to Jerome for April Kupers baptism. It was fun and I went and saw John while I was down there. The guy that baptized her was from our ward. It was pretty cool. He knew Bishop Tuttle and everything lol  (Spencer Henderson??? . . . help I'm drawing a blank.) . Anyways the baptism went well and I got a ride home with Chris Kuper and his friend Bryan. It was a pretty fun roadtrip. We listened to country music and rock and stuff haha. Even if I asked them to turn it off they probably wouldn't listen haha. Anyways it was nice to go back there and see some old friends. Elder Nelson's talk was really good. He mostly just answered questions and stuff and told us to tell yall thank you for getting us to go on our missions. I got to shake his hand and tell him good morning. You could really feel the spirit just being around him. Bishop Mcmullen and Elder Gonzalez of the Seventy also spoke. Im pretty sure they all spoke at conference. But they were really good talks and you could really feel the spirit. It was a really good experience and I enjoyed it.


So I'm with my companion for another six weeks. President Cannon told me he left me with him cause he needed me to help train younger missionaries and that I was doing a good job. Its just really hard cause it stresses me out a lot. Anyways enough about that. We are trying to find more people to teach cause everyone seems to be getting baptized. 


Last night I sang a duet with this girl we teach lol. She is a senior and she does choir and stuff and she started singing a country song so I just started to sing with her. It was you'll think of me by Keith Urban. She was like I didn't know you could sing. She was like you have a beautiful voice you should sing more lol. The girls name is Marie. She has a crush on another missionary lol. I can't really say im attracted to her haha. She has a attitude. Anyways not to much else has gone on. Tell all my friends I said hi.  Anyways I'm gonna go. I hope yall have a good week.

Tony's Baptism and Alaskan King Crab

Thats awesome that Mark went to the Temple. I'm glad all those people were able to come as well.  Anyways Tony had his baptism and it went really well. He ordered Alaskan King Crab legs. They were so good. We spent probably like 3 or more hours there with him and his family and some other Missionaries that taught him came up as well. We had a good time though. We also are teaching a 13 year old kid who wants to get baptized. His name is Mason. He is pretty cool and likes to hunt and stuff. We have a baptism coming up this weekend. Her name is Talley Ellsworth. She is 9 years old. Unfortunately I won't be able to make it cause I have to go to a meeting in Twin Falls to hear Elder Nelson speak. It will be good to hear a member of the Twelve speak. I feel bad though for not being able to make it to her baptism.

I'm glad to hear that work is picking up dad but it really stinks that you have to work a ton this week. Those are some crazy hours. So I'm ready for transfers. Its been kinda a hard transfer. This week has been kinda a hard week. I guess I've felt lack of motivation to do anything and haven't felt the happiest. I've been praying and stuff to help me out. I guess I'm just having kinda a struggle. I'm really trying to get Elder Ware to come serve with me. He and I would do awesome together. We both get along well and I really think we would get a lot done. Give Elder Ramos my email. I miss him. He was freakin awesome to serve around. He is a good friend and I wouldn't mind talkin to him.

Thats awesome that Lindsay got in to BYU I Do. lol. If she goes there she should come up and see me. Its not too too far away. By the time she goes though I will probably be off my mission. Anyways I can't think of much else to say. The highlight of my week was Tony's baptism and eating the crab and stuff. Man that was so good. By the way mom send me the Gumbo Recipe again. Tony wants me to make that for him sometime at his house. We have been getting rain and stuff. It sucks. But anyways I hope yall have a good week and take care.

 

Love

Elder Mattei