It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas... Somewhere else

December 22, 2014

Hello !

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Alaska! Not in Oregon. It's been so crazy here! This Christmas is so weird. This week has been way crazy. Full of many, many unexpected events. Some of which I will not enclose in this email, and will save for future dates. Maybe my Skype call home. :) So it's been super rainy and hot ! It's crazy ! It's like 50 here. How can anyone stand December with this hot of heat! It blows my mind. And it's super funny because people will see us and offer us rides because "it's so cold". Cracks me up. I remember a November back home where it snowed like 5 inches and was negative degrees and we played the turkey bowl. Good times! Miss it. But I'm sure there are people in Siberia or Antarctica who would rather trade me places so I won't complain too much! :) Maybe I'm the next Santa in training. I already got the gut, and the cold weather love. All I need now is a nice thick white beard, some elves and the funds to make a toy plant.

Anyways... I got a new companion on Thursday. His name is Elder Howard and he seems pretty cool. He's from California. He is a very nice kid. His dad is the founder of Dragon clothing. Dragon is s professional surfing and snowboarding company. It was sad to see my best friend go but I know Elder Dyorich and I will be buddies forever. 

We had some miracles this week. We had a really bombin lesson with Erin and Alyssa. It's incredible to feel the spirit and this week I have felt it so much. In this lesson we read alma 7 and heavily discussed the many amazing verses in this chapter. I had the opportunity to bear testimony of the Savior’s earthy ministry. I believe due to my recent studies of his life and the 4 gospels it has strengthened my testimony so much! It's great. They have started to keep their commitments. Eventually they will be baptized.

Met some very interesting people this week as we have been going through our ward list and seeing who would like visits. One day we ended up at a memory facility. (Some lady’s house) That was a crazy visit! She forgets everything after like a minute and her speech was worse then mine. So it was intensely hard to understand her. We basically left her with a little lesson. It was a miracle to even meet her really.

Anyways. That's all I really have for this week. Rock on! Love you all and Merry Christmas!

GRIZZ 👻

Family… I can't wait till Thursday either. Better ask questions, dad! So we are shooting for seven in the morning my time so 8 there :) does that work? No mom, you don't have to have your make up on :) lol I don't care ! :) I'm just excited.  I'm so excited! We are eating with the Wrights on Christmas.  I'll talk more on Thursday. I love you ! :) .

Happy birthday Daddy on Tuesday!! I miss you and I love you.   

I love you so much mom. You crack me up with your emails ! :) I am so blessed with amazing parents. I love you todeath!  Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️