June 1, 2009

Hey everyone,
All is going well in St. Peters. The food is great and nothing unusual. I got my bike last wed. from an elder who left. It is really nice and expensive but he sold it to me really cheap. The only problem is that it has a "road bike" seat or something and feels like a rock. Its terrible to sit on, but i'm getting use to it.

Yes that was a new tie. We had a tie trade at the MTC and i got that one (it was the yellow one right?) If you want to send me some more of my ties that would be fine :) and if you come across some blue pants it would be nice too. Tell Josh to get use to it. I wake up every morning with sore muscles and still have to ride, haha.

The weather has been pretty nice. Warm, 80's i think, but not too humid yet. We were tracting the other day and we came across a hispanic lady. She only spoke a little english but luckily with my amazing spanish skills i was able to convert her!! Not really but i was able to explain who we were, gave her a copy of el libro de mormon, and got a return appointment. We went back yesterday with a guy in our ward, Bro. Tolbert, who served in Chile and we taught the first lesson to her and her husband. They were really receptive and we referred them to the spanish elders in our area. At the end of the lesson i bore my testimony in spanish which i hoped helped. We are also teaching a family from Haiti, the Jacquet's they're learning english and have a french accent. their a great family. There was actually another family who were from Haiti that was converted a few months ago and they knew the Jacquets from Haiti.

We got home last night and their was a bag hanging on our door. We went inside threw it on the table and started planning (we were already running late because of our appointment with the Jacquets) so we didnt look in it til later last night. It had towels and envelops for each of us. In the envelops was a prayer that a sister in the ward wrote about us. It was really strange. We'd been warned about her because she claimed to recive revelation for the elders before us. She would also show up at their appartment really early in the morning and late at night. the elders had to move because of it. so anyway, after we read these "prayers" Elder Johnsen called (one of the ZL's) who happened to be one of the elders that had to move. He told us some of the things that have happened with her. It was crazy. We're going to tell the bishop and let him know that she's doing it again.

We also have this investigator who is obsessed with glen beck. The jehovah witnesses would always stop by his house and so he would kick the door open and say that he was mormon. they would leave right away. but one day the elders came to his door, he kicked the door open and said that he was a mormon. The elders got this big smile on their faces and since then he has been taking the lessons. the only reason he let them in was because of Glenn beck, haha.

by the way, if you want you can send me the cord for my camera to the computer. I can try to attach some pics. otherwise ill send the card home. Dad you should only speak for five min. and we can make it a family tradition,haha. I'm sure bro hullinger would like that. Thats a great talk by elder hales.

The DL ask if i would give the training in our district meeting on wed. Its on recognizing the spirit and listening to him...something like that anyway. i'm not quite sure what i'm doing considering i've only been to one district meeting so far, but whatever. Pres. Turley said that you could forward emails to me as long as there arent too many.

Ive already been out over a month counting the MTC. It goes by crazy fast. The ward here reminds me of ours back home. there's a brother who i swear is bro brockmans twin, haha. There is a Bro. Hatch here, and says he has family in vancouver. do you know any? The ward is very social and they throw a lot of parties. They've got a good youth program too and we go on team ups with the priest quite a bit. Today we're going to a park and playing some games with some of the other elders in the zone and having a bbq. I cut my hair this morning too. Could you send me one or two more short sleeve shirts. I stained one with blood (not sure if i can get it out completely, from a bloody nose. It was right after we got done talking with a lady. as soon as she shut the door blood just started coming. it was a hot day) and so i've only got five. and wearing long sleeve is killer. thanks,
Love you lots,Elder Egan