I Can't Believe You Have Snow!

Wow! I can't believe you have snow! that's so cool! and weird. i'm in the eternal summer here. i both love and hate that i'm beginning to hear Christmas music everywhere. you know how i love Christmas lights. they make me super happy. but hearing the music is almost a little too much sometimes. it just makes me wanna be with you. but i know this Christmas will be a great experience! Teaching sweet Philippinos about Christ and our hope thru his gospel. p.s. on that note, our dear former bishop has offered us a delicious traditional Thanksgiving dinner!! needless to say, we're beyond excited, as an american companionship! i'm so super blessed!

i got lots of letters! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THE 5TH, YVONNE! I REMEMBERED YOU :D and got hers and craig's dearelders. and.......... I GOT YOUR PACKAGE!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU, MOMMY!!!!!!!! AND AARONICUS! we have had an insanely wonderful time eating the goodies you sent! they are manna from heaven! Br. wilmar and john liked tasting the cookies, too ;) you're SO GOOD! and the oils.. i'm now applying the one to help with warts bc those two i got rid of came back for some reason.

and can i just say, Jason Nesson, you've really outdone yourself this time! now my only goal here is to weave even a comparable piece of literature to that treasure which i have just devoured... and will print before i leave this computer screen! THANK YOU! LOL!

Ay... hehee. cute buddies, aaronicus! :) what an arteest! keep up with your great schoolwork!

i am pleased to report that my hands are, indeed, back to normal :) cute daddy. and the weather is... still hot and humid. but it's not always as hot as when i first got here. i think this is supposed to be kind of a cooler part of the year. basta (which means whatever). it's still hot. dad, what'd your teacher say that made you think you would want to teach? it must have been good. do share!

OhhhhhhhhBama. haha i love the text sis. stucki sent after she told us he won :) she's so cute. how does joseph feel about the election?

sarah, i LOVE your dearelders! i need to write you! what's your addy?


mom, once again, you are so right! what an incredible book we have... with all the answers we need inside. and i am so grateful to know my family is still well and strong :) i shall count blessings with you. i could use a good dose of that!

can i just say we had the most incredible outpouring of blessings on sunday??? (we had temple day btw today, so Pres. also made it our pday, so we didn't have one monday.) we had SO MANY attend church!!!! 21 less-active members!!!!! and 16 investigators!!!!! we were filled with joy for these wonderful souls and i cannot express the feelings that lighted my heart when a sister approached us saying that there was a man downstairs in a wheelchair looking for us.. we looked at each other and squealed, "TATAY TSEODORO!!!!" we RAN to him!!!!!!! he has no legs, this Brother Jerry. He has one leg until just after the knee and one leg until just before. and it took him all morning, but he cleaned the wheelchair he hasn't used in years and his son brought him to church! he was late and missed the sacrament, but we feel he'll keep coming! he's reading the Book of Mormon and researching and just... he's so good. i love this man. and his gray hair was all combed and everything! and we had another investigator come whose story is also really amazing. both of these people were found because we have a very faithful and diligent mission president who is ALWAYS reminding us to open our mouths and speak with everyone. great things happen when we do. i have a strong testimony of that. 

we'll pick Come Come Ye Saints today. because it's so good. how's that?

Alyssa, how golden you are! ah, your words are like cotton candy to my soul ;) gosh, you are so cute! and i'm so proud of you  and all your womanly glory! i'll search for ponies with you! and ...'"Keep on maarchin' in!" heheee

I've got to sign off! What's ashlynn's current address--and sarah's--and how long will she be there?? thank you so much! and aunt terri?

is the korean song somthing-something "style" that's a weird dance thing really popular there in america like it is here?? it's insane here! i heard there's a tagalog and english version as well. plus that song "call me maybe" is super annoying haha. but it's so funny to hear the philippinos say things from song like: "teach me how to dougie", "hey, i just met you" and stuff. haha! they're so funny! i need to write a list of all the funny things they've said to me! :) i love them.

i love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! loads!!!!!!!!!!!!


your favorite sister richardson