Hi family,
This week has been interesting. Elder Wadsworth had to leave for two days to go to a big training meeting, So I spent Thursday and most of Friday with Elder Clark, one of the Phelan missionaries. We did a lot of service. We moved a bunch of dirt for a single woman, helped a family move out, and mopped the whole gym floor. I always enjoy service though, so it was good.
We had a bit of a snow storm this weekend. We got about 5 inches Saturday and only had Sacrament meeting yesterday. Our all wheel drive subaru does great in the snow. I'm super happy to have it. We helped shovel some driveways with the extra time.
So there's a woman that lives right next to the church that isn't a member. She's older and her husband has passed away, but she is very generous and kind. She's been involved with the church for many years, but isn't interested in joining. The neat thing though... she has a ton of clothes that are in great condition that she's trying to get rid of. She had several suits that her husband only wore for a short time that almost fit me perfectly. So, she gave me two whole suits! One is pretty light brown, so I probably won't wear that one on my mission but the other gray one I can. The pants are just barely too tight, so I'm going to try and get them altered to be an inch or two wider.
Another funny thing. I weighed myself last Thursday, and it said 158. I was 146 when I got to the MTC and have never broken the 150 barrier. Guess that's what happens when you eat so well all the time. We actually had two dinners last night... good stuff :) Speaking of food, you're probably curious if I've eaten anything I haven't liked. So far, everythings been good. We had a french steak once that was weird tasting, but I ate the whole thing.
Every Thursday night, we hold a Christ-centered missionary class for whoever wants to come. We started talking about Christ-like attributes, and last Thursday we talked about Charity and Love. Since Elder Wadsworth was gone, I led the class the really enjoyed getting to do so much personal testifying and expounding. It was a neat experience.
Most of the people in Wrightwood work "down the hill" - Victorville, Hesperia, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, etc. There aren't a lot of businesses within Wrightwood besides the couple stores and restaurants unless you work at/for the ski resort.
That's neat to hear about grandma and grandpa. And perfect timing! They'll be home before me. haha.
Well I'm shorter on time today. I thought of a list of things that would be nice to have whenever you send a package next :) as follows:
-I'd like any mo-tab cds that you don't care about as well as cumorah's hill. You're more than welcome to put them on the imac (cumorah's hill already is) and burn them onto a cd and send that instead. It's nice to have hymns and other uplifting music in my head to help me stay focused.
-There's a can of "odor eater" in my room by the drumset I think... That'd be nice to have to use occasionally when shoes start stinking after a while.
-Did Jeren use the cookbook much? It'd be cool to have a copy of that sometime.
-an extra 2 shirts - Maybe my green with black stripes element one and another one in either better (a nice tshirt) or worse condition for like dirty jobs or painting.
-a more junky sweatshirt. Like the gray one hanging in my closet
-Also, if it fits and isn't expensive, service shoes. Either my black vans or darker brown converse in the garage. My running shoes are getting worn out faster than I would like from all the service we do. If it's inconvenient, I'll try to pick some up out here.
Oh! Addresses too. Catrons (I can't read her return address), Nathan, Sam, And Brooks. Muchas Gracias! :)
I hope this isn't an overwhelming list. haha. Really the clothing and cds are what I'd like the most. :)
My clock with the temperature gauge in my room you're welcome to use by the way. Might be fun to have it out of mom's desk or something.
Well. That's it for time for now. Jeren, I'll hit ya up as soon as I can. The church is true :) Until next time.
Love ya
Elder Browning
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