December 8th E-mail

Jeez what took you so long with chocolates?!?! we were in and out in no time! see that tells you only one thing... you guys are getting OLD!!!! lol! ha ha! it will be so worth it! think mom only 1 more dipping session without me! lol! I'm glad you got through it and you are sending me some!I cant wait! I don't care if they are all mixed together by the time they get to me I will just eat the one big chocolate!! It was good to see a pic of (mom,grandma,Janet,Shannon) Shannon sent it to me and I looked at it and showed my comp and I said "I used to bug the crap out of all 4 of them!" lol!!! It made me want to tickle all of ya lol! OK so something happens every week at church! I swear it is so interesting! OK so last week, in priesthood, they were talking about a guy who showed up at the ward party the day after thanksgiving and he came in with 2 families and so both families thought that he was with the other one.. so anyways the kids are all playing in an area of the cultural hall and the adults are talking and what not with each other in another part.. well anyways this guy was in there with the kids... (and btw we have 4 cops in 2nd ward) well anyways one of the cops goes over and starts interrogating him you know asking him who are you with? Where are you from? etc. etc. and anyways he finds out that the guy is living in his car and has slept in the parking lot of the church a few times. Well this week that guy shows up for church and stays during the first whole block and then is waiting to meet with the bishop and it was right after we got out of PEC with 2nd ward and our bishop said if anyone sees this man I need to know right away ASAP.. and we walk out of that meeting and the guy is standing right there... (oh I forgot to mention that at the party the guy somehow had a list of all the bishops names and phone numbers) and anyways it was really wierd but this guy went in and met with 1st ward bishop because 2nd ward was about to start. Well right during the meeting one of the cops got up and was bearing his testimony and the 3 others just out of instinct I guess got up and walked out of the room and so I don't know what the heck was going on but I later found out that they escorted the guy off the property and told him if he goes on any church property he will be arrested and found out the he has a warrant in 2 states and is a sex offender. So that was interesting! Now another story on the side is that there was this guy that got baptized a little while ago and his name is Vance. I didn't find out about Vance until he showed up at church on Sunday.. Vance got baptized and called himself on a mission for 5 years.. and just up and left his family and kids. OK well come to find out he didn't make it 5 years cause well he was back at church Sunday he just got back from his trip... well he went to 18 different states and went to as much church history stuff as he could in the US. He also along the way lived in a ton of different homeless shelters but he did have his jeep... He gets back and says you know there are just too many conflicts going on at home and Sunday told us he is moving to salt lake and breaking up with his wife. (Well there is conflict because you abandoned your family and called yourself on a mission!) Now his idea of missionary work is picketing. He has signs and a saying that goes "1 2 3 one true church" LOL! So he is picketing FOR the church! lol!!! He went to do that all over the country! now he is preparing to go to Israel and wont even shake anyones hand at church because they don't shake hands in Israel LOL!!! So this guy is insane! And he doesn't understand why there are problems at home! Well what is going to happen with him is if he leaves his family again he is going to get ex-ed.... you just cant do that! Well anyways so there is his background and remember this was his first Sunday back... well right when all the cops got up and left the room Vance stood up to go up there to bear his testimony (and Vance was sitting in the very back row with us) The bishop popped right up and pointed at him and pointed out in the hall and went out of the room too to meet with Vance! So we are going what the heck is going on?!?! Everyone just up and left lol!! It was interesting... and so anyways Vance came and sat back down (obviously didn't get to bear his testimony) and the meeting just kept on going lol! The meeting didn't stop or anything but it was just funny. But ya so I'm looking forward to a normal week! lol! I hope you guys are doing well!! I love you all!! Take care! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! oh and btw I did get the under armor and it rocks!! Love ya! Take care! Dad that blows you have to shave your goat! I would be pissed! Take care!
Elder Penman