Lots of Teaching

haha so im glad that your trip went well, i knew that it would be good for both you and dad but also grandma and grandpa. they would do all that stuff while you were gone, they are such great people and do such amazing things. im glad you got some sun too, we get it EVERY day haha.

my week was pretty good, i had lots of meetings, we went to the temple, had to go to the dmv so my companion could get a licence (which i have no idea how he got but il talk about that later) it was a crazy week kind of a long one that went fast if that makes any sense what so ever.

so we are teaching quite a bit but its hard to find people that really want to progress, almost everyone will listen to you but when it comes to reading or acting on their answers to prayers they dont want to do it. the investigators that had to get married didnt and wont be baptized for a while... it is super sad and i am definately disappointed and upset. its rough... we are finding new people each day though so its ok we will find those that are prepared.

apartment living, really isnt bad BUT we live the "law of consecration" ,which i just put an end to for me and them eating my food, which is everyone cant eat what ever and i am out of money cuz i buy the things that i need and eat each week but there is an elder who doesnt buy anything and eats all my stuff and well what ever he wants and i am not havin that anymore.

DL stuff is good not really that hard i enjoy it cuz i get to serve the other elders more. still waiting to do a baptismal interview which will be exciting.

the only dogs here i swear are Chihuahuas and i hate them and if they chase me i kick them if they get close enough, but normally they dont get that close haha.

i excersise every morning we have a gym at our apartment complex so thats nice. i eat pretty good too, healthy wise ha at least for breakfast and lunch.

i felt the spirit the most on saturday night, we were in a lesson and we were going to talk about faith and we got going and my companion was saying what i was thinking and afterwards he told me that i was saying what he was thinking so it was really cool. way sweet lesson and the guy was the only one who came to stake confrence the next day which made me super happy.

i am in a branch that is almost a ward.

phoenix is the scary part of AZ like LA of california. its not quite that bad and im not in the worst area but i still see at least 25 to 30 cops in the areas we go which isnt too bad.

now for driving and funny stories. the fact they gave my comp a liscence is funny. he is the WORST driver ever! i almost died within the first hour he drove... he ran a stop sign and a redlight and bought ran into the wall of the on ramp of the freeway... its is absolutely terrible and i dont know what to do cuz i dont want to make him feel bad but i am gonna die of a heart attack if i let him keep driving. my heart hurts it pounds so hard. idk its somthing i gotta figure out.

not much else new except for this transfer is almost over, we find out what will happen this saturday. we did go hit some golf balls today, which is something i think i will take up is golfing. its enjoyable and i have accepted the fact of no more baseball. OH speaking of baseball at 3 i will be at a pro players house hangin out! pretty sweet! anyway il add some pics of me and the elders i went on exchanges with and my companion.

E. Lake E.Paschoalini me and E. Schrei

i hope all is well i love you all and hope you have a good week!
love taylor

great zone conference

i really liked that peom/scripture. ummmm i dont have my address... we are in an apartments and i dont even know what number i just know how to get to it haha, but no worries.

as for all this hub bub of getting in trouble and what not.... that is not like madeline and i do not like it at all. hmmmm what can we do about that cuz thats not gonna fly with me this stayin out late and what not... maybe she will learn by not havin her phone... guess we will see.

this whole TVCC thing blew my mind. i would love for her to play but at the same time i want to go to school with her. i honestly dont know where i wanna stay if klien or KaLee dont go. the thought of college is still kinda weird to me, i gotta find a job asap to when i get there cuz it sounds like im gonna have to figure out how to buy a car as well as help pay for school cuz im not making anyone pay for all of my schooling unless its a scholarship which in this moment in time i dont have any. so when i get closer to coming home il have you look for jobs there that i can apply for. idk how i feel, im super excited but worried at the same time. i have lots of time left before that all comes though.

sorry my letter is gonna have to be shorter than i thought, we email in a community college and its a joke here today they have all sorts of valetnines stuff goin on and i dont like it at all...

sounds like you got alot goin on there with sports and traveling and all that fun stuff ha im super glad that your all havin fun and doin good. i will write bub cuz that worriees me, i need joses address so i can write him as well. i emailed keg and it sounds like he is doing well he has grown alot i can see that. im so happy brandon is planning on going still!

so this week was pretty good i went on exchanges twice, which was fun. 2 of our investigators are getting married today and baptized on the 25th so that is super awesome! i really like this area but its also really tough. there are TONS of people you can teach but most dont progress, that is the hardest thing. umm tuesday was my favorite cuz we had a zone confrence and i learned alot, it was also the day i felt the spirit the most from all the things that i learned and i dont know if you remember elder pierson from canada that was my companion a while back, anyway he went home and he gave his testimony and it was way awesome. i learned alot from him and it was weird to see him go cuz he had as much time as i do now when we were comps. favorite thing about the area is the amount of hispanics cuz i can actually speak spanish with people and maybe il be good by the time i get home ha. yeah i write in my journal and i work out every morning. yes i love the weather, i go to the temple in 2 weeks... anyway i gotta go, i love you all so much and i will look forward to your valentines!!!

love taylor