Elder Pack

Everyone! Ethan didn't write a letter this week so I'll let you know what we chatted about this morning.  Ethan is in a trio of missionaries right now.  A missionary went to his original assignment so his companion was transferred from Laramie, WY, to be in a trio with Ethan and Elder Howard.  Elder Ray was Ethan's district leader when he was in Wyoming. So they are having a party.  Ethan said it has been really good and they are getting along great. Last p-day they went to Estes Park.  Ethan was really excited to go there.  He and Elder Howard wanted to leave at 4 am so they could watch the sunrise but everyone else wanted to leave at 10 am.  So they left at 10 am.  They got to go inside a haunted hotel where the movie Dumb and Dumber was filmed and also the Shining.  They got to watch taffy being pulled by a machine and they hiked (and fell while hiking) for a little bit.  They had a great time. Today they got up early so they could ge...

Hey everyone! It was a good week. Went on some good exchanges, taught some good people, had zone conference. We were in charge of getting the projector screen down, but we didn't have a key to the mechanism that controls it. So, the morning of, we got an elder who's basically an electrician to take apart the panel and hotwire it. So basically, the lesson learned is that the Lord always provides a way for us to accomplish things.  We're going up to Estes Park today. It's gonna be a lot of fun. We have a good group going today. Well, like I said, it's been a good week. Thanks for all of your support! From, Elder Pack PS;  I don't have a ton of add to Ethan's email.  We talked about them going to Estes Park.  He and Elder Howard wanted to leave at 4 am but the rest of the group wasn't up for that.  So they are going around noon.  I think it would have been fun to see the sunrise but missionaries don't want to get up too early.  Ethan and his companion a...

On Sunday night, I got a text from an unknown number. It had a picture of this cute missionary with a message.  The message said: "Your son stopped by home tonight.  Working hard even through the SuperBowl.  Nice to meet a Young Man from Ivins.  We have a place down in Santa Clara.  If you want to send something back to Colorado for him, we will be down there this weekend." I was so happy to get the picture with the message.  I told them I would love to send something back to Ethan and thanked them for the picture.  They told me that their son returned from his mission a while back and they appreciated getting pictures.  I love it when members think of the parents. ;) 

What's up everyone!  This week has been pretty good. We taught a lot of people, did some good service, and just did a lot of good missionary work. But seriously, we've had a really successful week and all the missionaries in Windsor have seen a ton of miracles. We all worked in another companionship's area this Sunday evening because they hadn't found anyone to teach yet. We found 3 new people in an hour, which is huge for us. So it's been a good week.  Thanks  for all your support! Love, Elder Pack PS:  Here are some things we talked about this week... Ethan is speaking in Sacrament Meeting this Sunday.  They ate dinner at a member of the bishopric's house and, since Elder Howard has spoken recently, Ethan is getting the chance to speak.  He is going to talk on taking upon us the name of Christ and relating it to the Tower of Babel.  The ward usually has speakers that speak on the Come Follow Me topic for the week, or the previous week.   Th...

Everyone: Ethan didn't write this week so I thought I would share what we talked about when he called today.   Ethan is doing well in Windsor, Colorado.  He said that the weather has been annoying lately.  One day it will be beautiful, the temperature in the 50s, and feel like Spring. The next day it will snow, the temperature in the teens, and feel like Winter.  He wishes it would just make up its mind.  He had an easy winter last year so he was spoiled and is now tired of the snow and cold.  Poor kid! He is enjoying life with Elder Howard.  They seem to be a fun companionship.  The ward is feeding them well and they have been entertained by the children of ward members.  Ethan has some funny stories of what life is like when they visit homes with crazy little kids in them.  He is really entertained and loves it. I need to explain the pictures Ethan sent us this week.   Yesterday they had Mission Leadership Council where ...