It's crazy that you and mom both write me yet it's on 2 totally different things. You know who I'd love to hear from? Austin!!!! Austin I know that I did a terrible job writing Tyler and now I feel so badly because I've discovered that you are so far from
family and you want to hear from them all the time. Now I'm not saying you need to write me every week nor am I saying write a long letter, all I'm saying is just write 1 or 2 sentences once in a while telling me what's going on in your life! 'Cause I have NO IDEA!!!!!!!!! Hahahaha But now that Mom is reading this to you, she'll make you write me. hahaha Sorry bro!!!!!!! So it sounded like everyone's had a pretty good week. Mom, thank you so much for bearing that testimony to me. I want that strong, firm testimony like you!!!! I know I can achieve it too!!!! I'm doing great! Dad, I've had an amazing week of full of fun and of the Spirit. I love that you can do both without having to hinder one or the other. I used to think it was the total opposite back home. I thought I couldn't have fun to have the Spirit or if I had fun I would not feel the Spirit. It is the best of both worlds on your mission!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!! Some kids think they are having fun when really it's destructive. Remember "wickedness never was happiness." It's like Yoda says in Star Wars "Confusion leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." It's like the pride cycle in the B.O.M. Speaking of the B.O.M. I finally finished it and now I'm going to start the New Testament. There are so many good teaching examples in there. My goal by the end of my mission is to teach how the Savior taught- doctrinally sound, with love, kindness and full of the Spirit. I love watching the Bible videos and seeing Jesus Christ testify and rebuke everyone. It's the best!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's how I wanna teach. hahaha jk You have to have charity for without charity ye are nothing. Paul teaches that. It's in 1 Corinthians 13! I love that chapter!!!!! So hey I'd love to tell Tyler happy birthday but I don't have his email. When you get a chance could you email that to me? That would be fantastic!
Well the only time we really do sports is at zone training at Lake Erie and I wear my brace because I have to. My knee is still pretty weak (especially when you don't exercise it at all). It doesn't bother me and it feels good so that is awesome. So this week I got to go on exchanges with Elder Miller to Warren, PA. It started out well. We were contacting some people that were
members who haven't attended church in a while and we even got to meet someone who Miller and Richens were searching for, for quite a while- that was really neat! We did a lot of walking and we came across this lady who could've sworn Elder Miller and I were twins. hahaha It was so funny. She was trying to explain to us that we were twins and we were telling her no we were just missionaries. She wasn't having it. We offered her a B.O.M. but she said no. At least we confirmed to her that we weren't twins. hahaha Well anyways we were walking in the downtown area of Warren when all of a sudden I hear from someone "get a job!" I was about to wave to him when I saw him. It turns out it was our Zone Leaders Elder O'Keefe and Hyer. They saw me and said where's Richens? I told them he was in Olean on exchanges. They looked at each other as they were planning on doing exchanges with Richens. But I was there so guess what? I got to go on exchanges with the ZLs to Erie! That never happens!!!!!!!!!!! I was super happy and was so pumped to go to Erie!!!!!!!! While there, I got to play basketball there because it was Wednesday. Let me tell you I've been improving on my b-ball game a lot. I don't look like a goof. I'm ok. I made a lot of rebounds. I didn't take any outside shots because I'm not good enough yet and didn't want to embarrass myself so I just did what I was good at: I stole the ball, rebounded and did lay ups. I didn't have my brace and that was a little scary but it all went well!
members who haven't attended church in a while and we even got to meet someone who Miller and Richens were searching for, for quite a while- that was really neat! We did a lot of walking and we came across this lady who could've sworn Elder Miller and I were twins. hahaha It was so funny. She was trying to explain to us that we were twins and we were telling her no we were just missionaries. She wasn't having it. We offered her a B.O.M. but she said no. At least we confirmed to her that we weren't twins. hahaha Well anyways we were walking in the downtown area of Warren when all of a sudden I hear from someone "get a job!" I was about to wave to him when I saw him. It turns out it was our Zone Leaders Elder O'Keefe and Hyer. They saw me and said where's Richens? I told them he was in Olean on exchanges. They looked at each other as they were planning on doing exchanges with Richens. But I was there so guess what? I got to go on exchanges with the ZLs to Erie! That never happens!!!!!!!!!!! I was super happy and was so pumped to go to Erie!!!!!!!! While there, I got to play basketball there because it was Wednesday. Let me tell you I've been improving on my b-ball game a lot. I don't look like a goof. I'm ok. I made a lot of rebounds. I didn't take any outside shots because I'm not good enough yet and didn't want to embarrass myself so I just did what I was good at: I stole the ball, rebounded and did lay ups. I didn't have my brace and that was a little scary but it all went well!
I remember cleaning up the leaves the Fall. That was something I hated doing! This week we had the opportunity to do some service for one of the members in our Ward. He is moving out of his house into another member's home and so it felt like old times when I moved people at Mayflower. So glad I did that job because I now know how to move a bunch of the stuff. Everyone was helping out, working together. I love that so many members were willing to put aside their lives and help other members and friends. It was such a strong confirmation to me that no matter how busy we are, we can always help someone else out! In fact, they needed some help on Pday and we told them that we would help and we just got back from that. I love helping people. Serving people is the best!!! I wouldn't mind so much anymore picking up the leaves. If you want your soul to be healed just go serve someone. I promise that'll do it!!!!!!!!!! Well have a great week bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😀😀😀
Elder Cahoon the Baboon
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