Dear Mom (and everyone else),
Wow. When Sister Miller called me back and told me you and Dad were in a rollover, I was amazed. She said that both of you were alright, so I knew I didn't have to worry about you. I am so very thankful you are safe. That would be the talk of the mission if an elder lost his parents. I love you both SO much. It's times like this that really remind you that, hey, I have an eternal family. Even if death had taken one or both of my parents, I haven't lost them, I just can't see them for a little while. Wow! Who else has that hope?
I love you. I hope that you had a very merry birthday! I was going to have more people call, infact I did, but we went to a last minute training meeting down in Kingsport that took most of my day. The ward mission leader's wife called you around 9 or 10 in the morning (in AZ) but she said there was no answer and she didn't know how to say it on the answering machine. She said that they were going to call in the evening when her husband got home, but it was stake conference and I just didn't happen.
Stake conference. It was really a regional conference. 63 stakes and 1 district. Bishop Edgely spoke as well as a sister from the YW presidency. Elder Ballard and Pres. Eyring finish the conference. It was all about in today’s world we need to: hold our standards, strengthen our families through scripture, do missionary work, and remain optimistic. There was alot of training for missionaries.
Back to the training meeting in Kingsport on Friday. There they called me to be a district leader. Please pray for me in this calling. I have to admit that I am slightly flattered, but to tell you the truth I was hoping to make it by without having to shoulder that responsibility, but I guess the Lord had other plans. My hope now is that (since I've got the calling) to learn as much as I can from it, and to really encourage my district to accomplish much good together. Please pray for me and my district.
-eldervonsowards
