E-Mail 12-28-2010

Hello, so good to hear from you and how things are going there! you are telling me about all this crazy weather there and it is hard for me to believe! we got up this morning and drove up Usery Pass and went on a hike to the top of one of the huge surrounding mountains of the valley! it was awesome! sweet views of the whole valley and wonderful weather! it was about 4 miles round trip so not too bad! steap and lots of shale rock and cactus! :) gotta love it! we got some really kool pics. then we went and ate at JB's breakfast buffet! i feel really fat! haha, i am putting together a package right now with some things in it so hopfully i will be able to get it off today! :)


thats great that there hasnt been much frost in the ground! hopfully it will make for a good up coming year! once the weather makes its change there it will go fast im sure!

I dont have the phone # for my walmart on me right now but it is located on Mckellips and Greenfield if you can look it up?! if not i will let you know next week! but ya i love the moniter! you dont have to deal with all the strips! all you need is the moniter and a poker! :) i could see bailey really liking it! Thanks so much for all you do!

The Butlers came to church on sunday and it was so good! every one came up to them and introduced them selfs and were really friendly! they had a amazing first expirence at church! their kids loved primary and they both loved gospel essentials and relief sociaty and priestood! brother butler made comments in both and partisipated! :) it was so sweet! in opening exercises for priestood he stood up to introduce him self and said "my name is Brother Butler, i am new here, just moved from Chicago, i was a police man for 22 years and thanks to the elders, brother hallows and bishop i am here today with my family and we are looking forward to being baptized!" everyones jaw dropped! it was so sweet! Ryan (Brother Butler) told us afterward that her had no idea what to expect coming for the first time, but that he was really impressed and he even has a stonger desire to get going into it all! he asked us if after he was baptized if he would get a calling. we told him that he would eventually and he was so excited! :) he said that he wants to teach sunday skool! haha so sweet! the sunday skool lesson was on exaltation...we were pretty nervous on where it was going to go and how deep they were going to take it but they did a really good job with it and the deepest we went was we talked about becoming Gods...haha! they loved it all and are still on strong for the 8th! such a miricle! all the circumstances that have lead them to this point have been without a doubt guided by the Lord! such a wonderful expirence it has been to be able to work with them and see the change and desire! :)

thats about all that is new here, last night we took Tim Riley to the christmas light and saw the movie Luke II and the VC and then walked around all the lights and displays! way kool and the spirit was so strong! he has been less active for 40 years and just randomly has decided that he needs to get back into it! sucha amazing individual! i have talken lots of good pics so i will print off some and send them around! :)

for newyears we will be singing at the temple then i think that the mission is going to do a little something till like 10 of so but who knows? we are just waiting to here how it is all going to work out! but all is going really well here! it was so good to talk to you on Christmas and to hear your voices! thanks for all the love and support! thank you to all who sent me things for christmas! i will get around to writing letters soon, but thank you so much! it was a wonderful day and it has been a amaizng month full of miricles! The christmas on the mission is amazing! some amazing memories and wonderfull friendships that cant be found or gained any other way! thanks for making it possible! :)

Hope and wish you all a happy and safe new year! set resolutions everyday, not just on new years and then remember them and then acomplish it! its awesome to be able to look back on your goals and relize all that you acomplish! :)

Have a good one and keep safe, your always in my prayers! keep enjoying your time outa skool and live it up! keep in touch!

Love

Elder Dalan Lerwill