Blake-July 23, 2008

HOLY SMOKES, I CAN'T BELIEVE JULY IS COMING TO A CLOSE...I GUESS I HAVE ONE MORE E-MAIL IN JULY, BUT STILL...I THINK MY FIRST FRIEND TO GO OUT ON HIS MISSION (CAMERON) IS GOING HOME TODAY, WHICH IS JUST MIND-BOGGLING TO ME. I COULD BE OFF, BUT IF I AM THEN IT'S PRETTY DANG CLOSE!! THINGS ARE GREAT IN ROCKVILLE...WE ARE WORKING HARD AND TRYING TO STAY FOCUSED. I TOLD MY PARENTS IN MY OTHER E-MAIL THAT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY NOT TO, I OFTEN CATCH MYSELF THINKING ABOUT HOME. I ALWAYS THOUGHT TRUNKY WAS A JOKE, BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG...IT'S OK THOUGH...IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A COMPANION THAT GOES HOME WITH ME BECAUSE WE JUST MOTIVATE EACH OTHER TO STAY FOCUSED ALL THE TIME. THE WORK IS WELL AND THE WARD IS AWESOME!! WE ARE STILL GETTING FED ALL THE TIME, AND THE BISHOP IS A GREAT GUY TO WORK WITH...WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME WARD MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES GOING, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN SWING SOMETHING THERE. CURTIS STUART HAD EXCUSES FOR CHURCH THIS WEEK, SO WE WILL PROBABLY POSTPONE THE BAPTISM, BUT IT WILL STILL GO DOWN AT SOME POINT. WE ALSO HAVE 2 OTHERS THAT HAVE SOME GOOD POTENTIAL, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING THEM THROUGH SOON...THEY ARE BOTH IN PART-MEMBER HOMES. THIS PAST SUNDAY NIGHT WE GOT TO GO TO THE "WHY I BELIEVE" AND HEAR FROM MIKE LEAVITT, WHO IS THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF UTAH AND CURRENTLY IN PRESIDENT BUSH'S CABINET AS THE HEAD OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. IT WAS A GREAT TALK!! PRESIDENT MANSELL TOOK ALL OF THE MISSIONARIES GOING HOME THE NEXT 2 TRANSFERS (AUG. 20 AND OCT. 1) TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETARY TODAY...IT WAS SWEET!! WE GOT TO WALK AROUND AND SEE ALL THE COOL STUFF THERE...IT WAS GREAT OF HIM TO TAKE US. LIFE IS GREAT THOUGH...MY COMPANION IS A GOOD GUY AND WE ARE GETTING ALOT DONE. THE WORK IS SO MUCH FUN NOWADAYS...I FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO ALOT MORE AND THINGS SEEM TO JUST RUN SMOOTHER. ANYWAYS, I GOTTA RUN BUT THE CHURCH IS TRUE...NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!! I LOVE THE GOSPEL AND KNOW IT CHANGES LIVES...HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!
LOVE,
ELDER BLAKE HARBER