Emails for 12-8-08

The Mommy-I would have gotten the package the day before Thanksgiving but the mailman did not want to leave it at our door so I had to pick it up at the post office the day after, but that was okay. I will not lie it is really difficult to teach someone to shoot without demonstrating. Though I did handle the gun which was fun but made me super trunky and want to go shooting something fierce. I never thought that there were people that had no idea of how to shoot a shotgun, than again they only had a .22 and I do not know how long they have had that. Well I am thankful that I did get the package from Grandma and Grandpa it made me all excited cause I got it the day after thanksgiving so I felt really loved with two packages! Though I did just get a package today from a McAfee. Yeah Mr. Mac sent me A LOT of goodies and a little Christmas tree that is really cool. I got it today so that was really cool. I saw the last name and was confused for a minute and then realized who it was and was all excited! The new rules with being DL is that I have to call my district every night and when I get their numbers every Sunday I have to get D-E-T-A-I-L-S on everything, which takes a lot of time. I told Elder Glenn that he reminded me of me. I got into Cali and had Thanksgiving shortly after and then Christmas and I told him that it is a good way to start off the mission because everyone takes AWESOME care of you during the holiday season. Well Elder Glenn is the youngest of two kids. He has an older sister that is actually my age, which feels weird to say. He graduated 2008 WOW I felt old when he said that. He is actually kinda jealous that we are from AF because he was in band and everyone knows the AF band it seems like. Other than that he is a very fast learner. He is actually better prepared than I was when I entered the mission. So far it has been really good. I am doing fine with my journal I won't lie I have not been the best at writing in it as much as I should. Well our weather here has been cold and FOGGY which makes it feel colder or wetter whatever. I guess that we are in a kind of bowl or something and that the fog just settles in Oroville not really anywhere else, so fun stuff. All my stuff is holding up really well actually. I have tried my best to keep them in the best of shape that I could. We do have a Ward Christmas party on the 20th that we are invited too. The activities coordinator is an AWESOME member and she made sure that we knew we were invited! Tithing settlements we do not do out here that I know of. I think that I am a full tithe payer, well to the best of my knowledge anyways. For Christmas we meet as a couple of Zones together, nothing big though it is fun to see more missionaries than the ones in your zone. There will be two I think at our Santa Run. I bought stamps, but if you were to send more I would use them I am sure. Think of Birthday presents already, WOW that sounds weird. Than again Christmas is almost here and my birthday is shortly after that. I will think of what I want. Well things have been good here. We are working a lot with the less actives of our ward. It is funny because the lists say some people are Do Not Contacts and they are usually super nice. Other than that we are trying to get more investigators and the investigators that we have we are trying to get ready for baptism. Well I love you mom. Take care and I will talk to you later.Love your son,Elder Brickey

Yello!Well it is good to hear that you are all doing well. It sounds like your kids are getting to be quite the handful which could be fun when I get home because I will be something new for them. I think it is funny how when one kid does something the younger one wants to do it NOW too! Well I cannot believe it Nicole is 23 Ryan is turning the big 3-0 and I will soon be hitting that 2-1 mark that I use to look forward to so much. Now I wish I was a kid again. Well at least one of your kids has the potential than to be tall, though I am sure that Dallin will be very jealous if Aleana is taller than he is. Well that is nice that the semester is almost over, no school! YEAH! Well things are going well here. We have been working with our 300+ less actives which is fun. We have meet some crazies and then found out that some people were DEAD not sure how those things were missed but oh wells I guess. Well I hope you are doing well and that you get feeling well, your kids and such. I love you and cannot wait to talk to you. Take care and I will talk to you soon.Your little brother,Elder Brickey