Mom's Letter & Questions 11/12/13

Hey!! I love you so much, but no time today because we went to the
temple today! P-day is always moved to temple day when we have it.
I'll talk more next week! I picked up my package, but haven't opened
it this yet. (Took less than 2 weeks to get to him, yeah!!)

Do you have to teach on Sunday at church very much? 

I don't teach at church.

Have you used any of your account money?

I haven't used any money yet

Can you listen to music other than MoTab?

Only MoTab

What fast food restaurants do you have in your area?

Only homemade food in my area

Have you taken pictures of the horses wandering?

No pics of horses yet, but I will

Did you get a new shower head?

We got a new shower head

Do you ever go on splits with other missionaries?

Yes I go on splits occasionally.

Do ward members ever go on splits with you?

sometimes

Do you have to pay utilities or does the church do that directly?

The church repays us for utilities

I stayed in the same area with the
same companion, 

I love you SOOOO much!! Miss you!

Elder Ashford

No Time!!!

So sorry guys. I literally have no time. We're at an expensive 

LAN house after the temple today, which was absolutely 

AMAZING!  There's six of us sharing an hour of computer 

time, so I'll be writing my mother and father and that's 

about it! I'll send pics and info about the temple next week. 

Stay tuned! I'm doing great!!

Elder Ashford

The Wait

Welllll this week I don't have too many exciting stories. Or pictures. Y'all will have to stave off until next week. Sorry!!

This week was good though. We found tons of new people to teach, we just don't have too many people progressing right now. That, and I won't find out until this afternoon or tomorrow if I'll be transferred. As of right now, I'm assuming I'll be staying in the same place with Elder Marciano, but I have no idea if I'll switch areas or companions! Suspense for next week! As of right now, I'm in an internet cafe, farther away from our house than I'd like, because the one three minutes from our house is not working STILL. And it's raining! Which is good. It's been super hot the past couple days, I just wish it was cloudy like this on a day where we were outside more! Oh well.

Because I don't know what will happen with companions, my topic today will be about ELDER MARCIANO, who I've been running around with for the past 6 weeks. (Time flys, huh?) He's from Rio de Janerio and is super cool. He's really good at helping me with my language and helping me learn. He has an cool story. His parents are inactive, and he'd always go to his Grandma's for church. His Aunt and Uncle are huge driving forces for him in the Church, and he's really close to them. He really has a love for the Gospel and for other people. He's fun and loves to mess around a little, especially with the youth in our ward. He loves to skateboard, and likes a ton of American music. His favorite band is Paramore, but he likes a lot of the same music I do (excluding country, which is pretty much non-existent here). He is a year older than me, and was Stake Secretary for a year before his mission. Have some responsibility as an 18 year old. He wants to go into Civil Engineering, or teaching, especially about History. He wants to go to BYU after his mission, so we've been working on English so he can apply while he's out here.

That's my super awesome life right now! Now just to play the waiting game! I love you all, and hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! I definitely missed going trick-or-treating. I hope everyone is having fun and staying safe!

Sincerely,
Elder Ashford