Yeah I don't know what that word means either but for some reason everyone here says it. I'll get back to you on that once I find out. Sounds like things are going great back home with Tanner, James, and Libby's birthdays. Also that is super cool about Jesse Robinson. It sounds like he is really changing people's lives and doing a lot of good. I hope that I can learn from his example and honor James the same way that he is honoring his brother Tyler.
To answer a few of your questions. My apartment is HUGE. We have two rooms and a kitchen which is always a plus. We actually have a ward out here but only about 15 Hmong people come each week. My companion and I do english and Hmong work which at first when I heard I was a little sad because I love the Hmong people so much but then I met the Rednecks of Wisconsin and I honestly could not be happier. I say Rednecks of Wisconsin because they literally call themselves that. Most of the white people we teach live in trailer parks and it is by far one of the funniest things in my life to teach them. All of them have guns and they are not afraid to use them, one of the main purposes in life for them is to fish, and if your not a Green Bay Packers fan, then in their mind your pretty much worse than dirt. There is also quite a few Hmong people here which is nice and we have the opportunity to do some fun things to get the work going. We are starting up weekly volleyball to get the Hmong people to start coming and also create an easy environment to find new investigators. Our mission president and our ward mission leader said we can do pretty much whatever we want(as long as we don't break the rules) to get the Hmong work going so I'm really excited to get creative and help build their faith here. The biggest thing that suprised me so far was just the town of Eau Claire. Honestly it's pretty weird but I love it. Are apartment building is right next to a Mason temple and we have a huge community of Amish people right on the edge of town. Can't wait to go tract out there. I just hope they don't look down on me because I don't have as awesome as a beard as they do.
One family that we are teaching is the K family. The mom is less active but is beginning to come back to activity. They are your typical Wisconsin family. 8 people live in a two bedroom trailer, they have 11 cats (2 are dead in the freezer), 3 dogs, and a huge python not in a pear tree. The first time I went to teach them it was so hard to focus I'll be honest. There was cats flying everywhere, a ginormous dog that they shoved in a closet barking and trying to escape, and a 5 foot python slithering around. Needless to say it takes a true man to teach Wisconsin style. I really do love this family though and they are doing really well. Four of the kids are planning to get baptized on the 12th. One of them isn't accountable, the dad doesn't have a problem with his kids going but he doesn't want to, and one of them is just now beginning to show interest. Really exciting to teach and I have a lot of funny stories already about just different things that they do.
The miracle for this week will be a young man named J. Elder Hardy and I (just realized I haven't mentioned him but he is a bigger beast then King Kong) were doing are weekly planning session when we both felt inspired to call this guy who's name and number was just on a piece of paper in the apartment. He answered the phone and told us that he knew a lot of Mormons and his family who were members would be in town this week and he said he wanted to come to church with them. We told him that we would see him there. He showed up to church two days later and we are now just beginning to teach him the lessons. Super cool experience with just following promptings of the Spirit and receiving blessings for it.
That's all for this week but I love you all. Sorry dad but neither of us know the address to the apartment. The sleep deprivation of my mission has definitely caused some short term memory problems (Im just kidding). But I guess it's better to live in the now right. Tanner in response to your letter. Tanner, manner, banner, Star spangled banner, america, america, freedom, freedom to do whatever you choose, choose the right, price is right, Bob Barker, Barker, bark, dog barks, trailer parks, Redneck hearts, Rednecks, NASCAR, fast car, car, tire, wheel, role, roll, butter, nutter, nut, nutty, crazy, craze, mad, mad hatter, hat, Pat, Patrick, Patrick the Star, Taking you back down memory lane all the way to Spongebob, Bob, grandpa bob, gramps, grumps, bumps, mumps, mumps, measles, measles, weasles, Hairy rat things, things, rings, rings, bling, bling, Hip Hop, Ring Pops, Pops, John, John Henrie, Henrie, Tanner... You thought it was over but I'm pulling a Lord of the Rings three on you and having like 6 endings, endings, end, end, mend, bend, trend, fashion trends, fashion, style, style, taste, taste the flavor, FLAVA FLAVE, rapper, rap, wrap, As in just about to wrap this up, Up, down, all around, lost and found, Homeward Bound, Bound, tied, tounge tied, Twisted, twister, tornado, tornado storm, Storm in Wizard of Oz, Were not in Kansas anymore Toto, Toto, Tito, Rush Hour 2, 2, 1, 3,2,1, countdown, times up, Don't have anymore time to do this because I am a missionary and I got to go, go, stop, drop, fall, Fall, September, As in the month I left on my mission, mission, missionary, me, you, you and I, Henrie's, Legacy, Legacy Park, Homeward, Hometown, SAN-D, rhymes with Mandy, handy dandy, candy, sweet, sweet tooth, cavities, dentist, former occupation of my favorite person that is currently 24 years old. Tanner. How do you like me now? I already know you like me cuz we're family and you have to.
