P-Day #5!

Hey family!! :D

Wow! Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!! The big 2 decade mark!!! hahaha :) You're a rock star Dad ;) way to remember!! I hope you guys had a great anniversary! How was everyone's New Years? The mailroom was closed again yesterday for the new year which was a disappointment :p but it's ok haha, I just don't have the letters from the weekend yet so I may be a little behind on some things :)

That's so cool the cousins came over! oh man good times haha I'm glad you all had fun with them. I got a letter from Michele so it was really nice to hear how everything is going:) Oh yeah the weather!!  haha! I love it!! :D I'm hoping it stays warm until I leave haha, I bet a lot of people want to knock some sense into me ;) Hey, if I can't play in it, I'm just sad, I'm from California! I guess I'm a little selfish when it comes to weather, among other things :P I'm a very expressive person, If you cant tell from all of the faces I use!! hahaha :)

Ok. so the video didn't work on my camera :/ that was pretty disappointing. Is there some way super genius dad could find a way for it to work? I loved the pictures, Deklan is as cute as ever. It's crazy, I can't imagine how he'll be when I get back!

Idk how to send my pants back :P haha can you teach me? They fit at Mr Mac, idk why but the waist is just super tight, I can't fit it on. I'm a 32 30 with my jeans if that means anything haha. Oh, and they gave us all free water purifiers (those bottles) with an extra filter :)

Congratulations Erin!! With your job and with school!!! That's super cool :) you did better in school then I think I ever did! Congratulations!  :)

Ok, so you got a ping pong table and 'Psych' after Ieave! what is that all about? ;) haha that sounds fun. It makes me so happy you all had fun.

So 4 weeks from today, I will be leaving on a jet plane, on my way to Argentina! That's a crazy thought, but I'm so excited.  I really love teaching and the spirit I feel. I'm so grateful, I know I have talents to help the people there, and I just can't wait for the opportunity to bring others to Christ.  My experience here has been amazing, I have learned so much! about how to teach, Spanish, so many things and I'm so grateful to be here :) It really is a special place as dad always says :)

I haven't seen Patrick! Which is weird because I should have by now? Even Elder Mower hasn't seen him! Did he get his visa? Oh wow Elder Mower left yesterday!!! That is crazy, he'll do awesome out there!

So I had the opportunity to be with Elder Taai (the missionary from Kiribati - ti makes an s sound- Christmas Island to be exact) and wow, he is so awesome!! One of the funniest people I've ever met, and he barely speaks English! he just acts everything out super funny.  Well we taught the lesson as a 3-some, and he talked a lot! He said he followed the Spirit. It was a good lesson :) then we found out he was leaving... the next day. He saw the doctor and his knee was good to go.  So we hurried and packed his things and just like that he was gone. I hope I never forget him, he's such a great guy! I wish you all could meet him :) So after he left, out district is down to 4 Elders, 2 companionships. I got called as District Leader (which to be honest was a huge surprise, remember dad? I thought it would be my companion for sure. Maybe I have to learn something), and the other 2 Elders as Zone leaders.  There is only 1 district that have been here longer than us, and they leave next week, which is super sad.  We've been with them the longest and they've all been great friends. Then after that we'll be the oldest for the 3 weeks after that. There is a district of 12 Elders that just came in last week, which is huge!!! hahaha, It's funny seeing the comparison.

Can you send me the Christmas letter from Ma and Pa? and a little alarm clock, and some extra church socks? :P I swear the dryer eats them. I really loved your 3 trees story mom, that is powerful, I love to read it. And I'm not surprised Dakota got up every hour since 5 on Christmas :) that made me laugh so hard!! hahaha. I heard about the BYU Game!!! I hope you guys recorded it!! That sounds so amazing!! a memorable game for sure :) oh mom, now we are beginning to memorize DC 4 in Spanish haha, its a good one :)

Well it's cool you mentioned Galatians 5, because I use that scripture all of the time when I teach.  Its so important for them to recognize the Spirit, So that is usually how I start off a lesson.  We saw a video about Elder Bednar and he talked about following the Spirit. He's becoming my favorite speaker ever :) and he basically said don't worry about it! It'll come most of the time without even realizing it, and I've noticed that.  During lessons, if I'm patient, I'm lead to teach the right thing. Which is pretty cool experience :) Well I have to go! wow I wrote a lot hahaha its scary being timed!! I love you all, thank you for all of your love and care, prayers and letters. You are amazing and all the very best :) You are in my prayers every day. :)

Elder Clubb