November 24th E-mail

Hey whats going on?!?! Well at least I didn't have to be home to see BYU get mashed.... 6 TO's?!?! Sounds like Highland!!! Oh well!

Well! Clarkston is sweet! I love it here! My companion's name is Elder Burrell and he has been out one transfer less than me. He is cool! He is so funny though! He is pretty shy and so when we are tracting sometimes he will just be like hey..... and then sit there for a minute and then look over at me lol! One time he said we are sharing a message about families and how they can be together forever... (well everyone else believes that too they just don't know how it works...) so the lady is like yep I already know that... and he just sits there and stares at her and she goes I stumped ya on that one didn't I? and he sits there for a second and goes... yep.. LOL!!! So then I was like well there is a little more too it than that and it started explaining authority lol! It was
funny! He is way cool and you know the joy of the work is back! It is great! Clarkston is full of wonderful people and most of them are humble enough that they will at least talk to you! It is great! The area is beautiful too we cover 2 states! :D We cover parts of Lewiston too... and so it's pretty cool you cross the Snake river and you are in Idaho. :D It's pretty cool cause we are
working both areas all the time. It does stink a little bit in the mornings.. smells like pot latch.. from the paper mills... now that's a weird smell lol! Well mom it's good to hear that you are reading your scriptures AND learning! :D!!! Its pretty cool how much you can learn!

So we had a couple come to church for the first time. They aren't married... but I'm pretty good with that now lol! Although these people aren't as humble as Tessa and Jacob. Oh my goodness I forgot their address again! Well mom if I remember to I will write it in Shannon's letter and you can just get it from her. :D Well my brain just isn't working much today lol! We got up at 4:30 to go play basketball with the guys in our ward. They play at 5... but I will get that address to you! Dad it sounds like you gave a pretty sweet talk! Its about time :D!!! Aren't you both glad that I spoke up in my talk lol! You wont ever be able to get me back because I love to talk in sacrament! :D Well I am excited to get my Christmas presents!!! Woohoo!!! I almost get to call home!!!! Woohoo!!! Mom!!! Yay!!! lol It will be so much fun!! I am so pumped for Thanksgiving though!! We get another p-day and all we do is go eat and then leave and go eat somewhere else and then leave and go eat again!!! Oh my goodness!!! I am excited!!!! :D So I'm hoping to some
p-day go fishing up here for steel heads... I hear good things about the fish! They are pretty good size I guess. Oh my goodness am I excited to get chocolates!!! Just remember my favs are mint, caramel, and cherry!!! lol :D I am just looking forward to gaining some pounds this holiday season!!! I am in the warmest part of the mission! So we won't be getting much snow if any so
we can go walk around and burn it off if Arizona boy doesn't freeze lol! Well I love you guys! If there was anything that you wanted to know that I didn't answer just ask :D Things are going well and I hope the same for you! Take care!

Elder Penman