Sent April 18, 2013

Dear Momther,
The next transfer is Wednesday the 24th. Haha, My birthday present is either being transferred or staying in Columbia City! I was hoping in the birthday box as well you could include some stamps? They're expensive and we live on welfare. (70 bucks for two weeks. It goes fast between laundry, car washes, hair-cuts, and groceries). It's been a difficult week. We've dropped most of our investigators, and also our golden one from Guam is going through some extreme personal turmoil right now. I want to stay in Columbia City, but at the same time, I want out of Columbia City. Things have chugged along and are steadily improving, and we're finding ways to help the ward with missionary work, and it all starts at the end of the transfer... ugh. By the way... You may get a letter with a Hawaiian Lei in it, heh heh heh. I told you I'd send you one. Also, how have the Garcia Boys been? I believe I saw them at church once or twice before I left, but in Priesthood session, there was a talk about ministering, and it reminded me of them. I'd like to get their address and send em a letter. It's hard to believe I've been doing this for almost 7 1/2 months! Holy Cow! I've already been in Columbia City for 4 1/2! A couple nights ago, I had The Homecoming Dream... Ask Chad about it... It was Awful. I love Y'all, The church is True!