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Stop! Wait a minute Mr. Postman!

Dear Reader,

For those who didn't catch the reference, the title comes from a song by the Carpenters. They are an old group that my parents listen to all the time. Anyway, I just thought of the song today while writing all kinds of letters. Writing letters is so much fun! Just ask my friend Lindsey (I love what you do with your blog, it's very original). Today I'm writing letters to send in the mail to my missionary friends all over the world. Today I have written addresses ranging from California to Europe. I am so proud of all those who are serving as full-time missionaries and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The rest of this week has been pretty interesting as well. I've been getting closer and closer with my roommates, despite not being home much. Dillon is such a great guy and knows how to make anyone smile. It is no wonder why everyone knows him and loves him. He will just walk right up to anyone he doesn't know and introduce himself. He is quite a catch, ladies.

The ward where I am living gets better and better the more I find out about it. At our FHE activity last night, we had great food and had a great time playing games, including ultimate frisbee. I wish I had pictures to post. Alas, I did not think to take out my phone while sprinting, diving and knocking frisbees down. We also played the cup game. That was  good time, too. Thanks to those girls that played with me. Sorry, I didn't even ask your names!

Life is pretty good right now. I don't have many complaints. The only thing I can say is that God is pretty smart in the way he laid out this plan of happiness for us.

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