Hi Mom,
Thanks for the pictures! Trace is lookin' good with his shades and Sadie looks pretty with her dance dress.  They keep growing!  Wow, Stormy leaves Wednesday! That's awesome! When you get his address let me know please. I got a letter from Sis. Johnson I'm glad they are doing good and it's nice to hear from them.  I also got a letter from Bro. and Sis. Wright - that was sweet.  I'm going to take a little bit of time out this Sunday night to write people back.  I got a letter from Alex, too and he went to Australia to work for the summer.  I'm feeling better - just have a cough left, but I feel good.  I still didn't get the package yet, the zone leaders showed up with a laundry bag full of packages but all for other people - I'm sure it will show up pretty soon. This week went by pretty good.  We were out tracting this week, and we talked to this one guy who said we could come back in an hour and he would listen to us, so we knocked some other doors for a while then came back to talk to him.  He came down to the front door to talk to us (which is better that the window rooftop response ha ha) and we presented ourselves, and then he started to say that if he wants to know something he'll ask his pastor and other things, (to which I was thinking why did you want us to come back then), so I said, "Look Brother, we've been called by a prophet of God to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and I know our message will bless your life, (to which he didn't know what to say for a second) then he said, "alright you have 20 minutes to talk to me", then he let us inside, so that was pretty cool.  We also gave talks this Sunday, that was cool. It has become a lot easier of something to do, which is nice. We're also trying harder to work with the members and less actives, too.  One less active member before we could even say hi said, "Look I'm less active and I'm never coming back and there is not one thing you can say to me to help me change my mind". But yeah, everything is going good, love you guys!

Hi family, it was awesome to be able to talk to you guys yesterday! I'm glad everything is going good back home. I hope Jennie had a great Mothers Day and that she's doing great since I didn't get to talk to her. That's pretty cool what you said about Abinadi, he's probably my favorite or second favorite from the Book of Mormon.  What he said is true to the wicked priests, that those who profess to know something should KNOW IT and LIVE IT, he also testifies in one of the most powerful ways recorded in scripture. That's pretty sad what our "President" has decided to accept, but just goes to show the true nature of some people when in a position of power.  I remember one founding father (I believe) (look it up) said, "in terms of fashion, go with the flow, in terms of morality and principles stand as a rock." Which has a lot of truth because if you go around dressed as a pilgrim still your going to draw a lot of uneeded attention ha ha. I'm feeling a little bit better today and going to do my best to put in work this week!  Love you guys and thanks for all the support! I'll talk to you next week.

Hi Mom,
Your anniversary is this week! Hope You and Dad have a great day! Hope Jennie had a great birthday, I feel very bad I forgot to say something. But I hope her day was Great!  Glad to hear Brother Auger is doing well; I recieved a letter from Sister Auger, it was so nice to hear from her! Hey you guys went out and shot the .22´s, that´s awesome! Wow, so brennan is working on getting his Eagle! That's way cool, I'm proud of him for all that dedication! Glad the garden is coming in good.  Well, while it's getting warmer there it's getting colder here.  So this week we had zone conferance and interviews, that went good. So this week is a turning point for me, seems like a lot of time but at the same time no.  It does mean I don't have much more time to complete a few goals I want to accomplish during my mission.  I believe during this first year I've been through some of the best and worst experiences and times of my life. Everything is good, always doing my best to do my best, it's really true the statement,  "The Lord helps those who help themselves."  And I know he always comes through on His part! This week we had stake conferance, and the stake center was jam packed, which was awesome!  It's been cool to see the church in different levels of growth from a Family Group, to a Branch, and now to a ward, I've been in all.  I love you guys and hope you have a great week!  Love you Mom and Dad and hope your anniversary is Great!
Love, Aaron