Dear Family,
Sorry you haven’t got pictures yet. I sent your birthday gift, Mom, and the SD card together. I forgot the priority sticker so it will be a week late. I totally forgot it. I hope your birthday was a good one. Elder Henderson loves the wool socks you sent us. I did give a pair away to him when the package arrived. I am warm enough with my two coats even though it’s so cold. And if not, we run into a building to warm up... so don't worry too much about me. I am not feeling so tired as last week.
We have had a hard time getting to come over to see J and teach him. He is going out of town for a week. And he didn't come to church yesterday. So, we are delaying his baptism date at least a week or later. I'm not completely sure that he understands that he needs to meet with us and come to church, let alone what and why baptism is necessary. We still have a lot of work to do before he’s ready. We will have to see in a week when he gets back into town. Our area is slow and we don’t have any new investigators right now. However, T just came to church and we are teaching her on Wednesday (the Word of wisdom discussion). So, we will see if she will decide to get baptized. P has had a great experience in church last Sunday, but we can't seem to meet with him to teach him. But we will keep trying.
Thank you for inviting Emily over for dinner. I figured you two would eventually get together and exchange Christmas gifts. She also told me how she is planning on putting in her papers soon for a mission. That will be really good for her. I hope she lets you know as well as me when she gets her call back. I already told her she had to tell me what happens and where she gets assigned.
I hope you like your birthday gift... I picked it out for you especially. Also, don't get too caught up in turning 50, it’s not that old... your still only 30 years ahead of me. Lol Well, I should get going, but I thought I would let you know that I have been doing better this week despite the unpleasant weather. It’s been like -20F. I am doing just fine and hope to send you a handwritten letter off soon.
Love, Trevor
PS to Carol Armstrong: I talked to the P's and they said to email him from his family web page. I think it’s in Finnish but you might be able to figure it out. The father has a place to email him there. .. good luck, love Trev
Our question: Why do they call the reindeer you gave us girls a "Christmas goat"?
Trev’s answer: Well Joulupuki is the name for Santa but it’s a compound word.
So its Christmasgoat directly translated, but it means Santa.
Other than that I don’t know. They sort of just use the goat a lot. They have a goat for fall.... something like Keksipuki. But, to tell you the truth, I don't know why. I'll try to post a picture of the reindeer later tonight after work. Here is a webpage that will explain it a little better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joulupukki
Sorry you haven’t got pictures yet. I sent your birthday gift, Mom, and the SD card together. I forgot the priority sticker so it will be a week late. I totally forgot it. I hope your birthday was a good one. Elder Henderson loves the wool socks you sent us. I did give a pair away to him when the package arrived. I am warm enough with my two coats even though it’s so cold. And if not, we run into a building to warm up... so don't worry too much about me. I am not feeling so tired as last week.
We have had a hard time getting to come over to see J and teach him. He is going out of town for a week. And he didn't come to church yesterday. So, we are delaying his baptism date at least a week or later. I'm not completely sure that he understands that he needs to meet with us and come to church, let alone what and why baptism is necessary. We still have a lot of work to do before he’s ready. We will have to see in a week when he gets back into town. Our area is slow and we don’t have any new investigators right now. However, T just came to church and we are teaching her on Wednesday (the Word of wisdom discussion). So, we will see if she will decide to get baptized. P has had a great experience in church last Sunday, but we can't seem to meet with him to teach him. But we will keep trying.
Thank you for inviting Emily over for dinner. I figured you two would eventually get together and exchange Christmas gifts. She also told me how she is planning on putting in her papers soon for a mission. That will be really good for her. I hope she lets you know as well as me when she gets her call back. I already told her she had to tell me what happens and where she gets assigned.
I hope you like your birthday gift... I picked it out for you especially. Also, don't get too caught up in turning 50, it’s not that old... your still only 30 years ahead of me. Lol Well, I should get going, but I thought I would let you know that I have been doing better this week despite the unpleasant weather. It’s been like -20F. I am doing just fine and hope to send you a handwritten letter off soon.
Love, Trevor
PS to Carol Armstrong: I talked to the P's and they said to email him from his family web page. I think it’s in Finnish but you might be able to figure it out. The father has a place to email him there. .. good luck, love Trev
Our question: Why do they call the reindeer you gave us girls a "Christmas goat"?
Trev’s answer: Well Joulupuki is the name for Santa but it’s a compound word.
So its Christmasgoat directly translated, but it means Santa.
Other than that I don’t know. They sort of just use the goat a lot. They have a goat for fall.... something like Keksipuki. But, to tell you the truth, I don't know why. I'll try to post a picture of the reindeer later tonight after work. Here is a webpage that will explain it a little better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joulupukki
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