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Helloooooo!!!!!!!! Family and Friends!!!!!!!! 

Wow another week in the books.  Let me tell you though, this week was pretty memorable.  I'm excited to tell

you all about it but I'm even more excited for Tyler and Hannah's wedding as well as calling home.  YAY!!!!!!!! I'm soooo pumped!!!!! Will I see Hannah when I call home or not? Will you send the pictures of the wedding as well as pictures of people who took with me (my cutout)!?! Hahaha  

Sister Jenkins is such an awesome lady!!! She reminds me so much of you.  The two people that remind me of you is Sister Johnson (Mission President's wife) and Sister Jenkins.  They are like my substitute moms.  They are the best substitute moms but no one can beat the real mom!!!!!!!!  I love you mommy!!!!!!!!  Dad you and President Johnson are identical. You're both bald and are pretty serious guys (until it's just one on one and
then you're pretty lax and funny).  But let me tell you no one can replace either of  you.  You two are my favorite and you have to deal with me A.K.A. Your crazy, bouncing-off-the-walls son for the rest of eternity hahaha!!!!  That's a looooooong time.  How are you guys going to do it? hahaha  Yo dad, in Wexford (the Sisters' area), there is a die-hard BYU fan.  His name is Brother F.  Ohhhh man you guys would get along just great!!!!!!! I got a picture of his downstairs man cave- it's sweet!!!!  Also I keep forgetting to tell you this.  This is the craziest

BYU Man Cave of a member in Ambridge.  I know Dad is jealous

thing ever. LISTEN UP!!!!!!!!!!  The Bishop of Pitt 4th Ward (which is the other Ward we share our building with) is Chris Hoke!!!!!!!!!!! If you don't know who that is- which Austin you probably don't- let me tell ya. Dad do you know who Chris Hoke is!?!?!?  Make your guesses before I tell you all of you.  I can wait..... (Make your guesses)

Okay so Chris Hoke was a professional football player.  What team did he play for??  The Steelers!!!!!!! Isn't that crazy!?!?!  He's the Bishop of our other ward- that's insane!!!!! I need to take a pic with him.  It's hard because he's in the other Ward and I don't see him unless it's Sunday.  I didn't see him yesterday though.  Google him.  He was a big dude!!  He has slimmed down a lot so now he's just muscle but he's still very big!  I asked him how he got so big he said it took time.  So remember that Austi- it takes time but it will come!!!  So now that you have that knowledge you know that the church is true and God loves football!!!!!!!! Hahaha

I'm excited for you mom that all 4 of your boys have their Eagle Projects completed.  Good for you Austi!  I'm also excited to hear that Quentin L. Cook is coming to Farmington to talk to you guys.  That'll be neat. It will be nice that  Austin and mom get to go together.  I got to see and listen to Elder Holland that one time. I have had the opportunity to see Vern P. Stanfill on my mission and that was cool!!  Wow so many people going on missions.  Let me tell you, girls who go on missions are awesome.  I can hardly believe that around this time I was graduating.  The whole crew was together and it was sooo much fun!!!!  

So do we wanna do skype again? I'll call like 45 min. before so we can get it situated! I will make sure we are prepared so we don't have the disaster we did at Christmas. uggh That will never happen again!! Thanks for the insight about light and darkness mom.  I love that!!!!  Cool concept!  Christ IS the light and the life of the world and when he leaves there is darkness and confusion.  

Well without further ado let me tell you about this week!!!! So I was on exchange in Zelie and we didn't do to much- a lot of people cancelled.  We still did some service and talked to people though.  Elder Schofield and Elder Mink were in Freedom (which is 20 min. away).  Well, while we were away, the craziest thing happened in Ambridge.  The BIGGEST drug bust in AMBRIDGE, PA went down!!!!!!!!  64 bricks of heroin were found- 64 BRICKS!!!!!! The craziest part is that there were 2 kids in the house! 2 KIDS!!!!!!  Dad, tell me is that crazy or what!?!?!? Or have you seen worse?!?!? Our investigator, B, was right across the street when it happened.  She videoed it from the drug house window!  She wasn't able to come to church this week because she was sick.  Last week when we visited her she showed us several things from Ghana and she made us a Ghana dish called Shito.  It was rice and this spice stuff and it was really good! She also showed us this spice mixer and we got to use it.  I have a picture of Elder Schofield and I using it. 

Elder Schofield mixing spices

Elder Cahoon mixing spices

Thursday was a lot of fun as we had interviews with President Johnson.  He asked me how my District was doing and I told him I don't want anyone talking behind anyone's back.  I shared my vision of how I want my district to love each other and be a brotherhood- be like a team!!!  I shared with him about my experience of being on the football team and how much Tyler hated it when people talked behind other people's back and I much I hate it as well.  Those types of feelings can break a team and a District.  President said he loved that.  

Sister Johnson had a good training.  It was really good to see them again!!!!! I love them sooo much!!!!!!!!!!!! We also had dinner with the Jenkins at the super fancy Tresdale Country club again.  I love the Pastabilities- it's so good!!!  I love the Jenkins family! As we were eating, another member family walked in. I didn't know who they were until Bishop Jenkins told me.  As I was waiting in line the member started messing with me and said, "Hey, are you one of those crazy Mormons?" and I said  "Yeah, I'm one of them and we sacrifice goats and practice polygamy.  Do you wanna hear some more?"  They looked at each other- I'm guessing wondering what kind of Mormon I was- then I laughed and said, "Just kidding.  I knew you guys were members."  They all laughed and said oh thank goodness. Hahaha it was pretty funny!!!! 

Now today is a good and sad day because one of the missionaries in my District has a heart condition.  It isn't getting any better and they said that if she doesn't get better by May 2nd she is going to have to go home.  She hasn't shown any improvement.   I had an idea last night. I was up till about 11:30 pondering on what we could do for her.  I had a thought that we needed to get her a gift basket.  I told Elder Schofield and we kept building off each other's ideas.  We got one for her.  I plan to have the whole district give it to her.  I'm so excited!!!!!!!

That's been about it for this week. I love you all.  Take care.  Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

Elder Cahoon the Baboon