May 13, 2013 ~ It is another fabulous Monday as we get our next letter from Elder Merrill and I have another chance to chat with him on email. It is a treasure to be able to ask him questions as they pop into my mind and find out some fun little details about his time on his mission.
Mom: Hey son!
Your letter just popped up, woohoo!!! I wanted to let you know I was here,
I'll go read it now and then chat with you when you have time. Sure love you
lots!! :) Love Mom
Elder
Merrill:
Sweet, when you´re all done reading my letter, just reply back to this and I´ll
talk to you more in-depth. love you!
Mom: Hey there you
awesome man!! I'm glad you arrived safe and sound at your new area! Do you doze
on the bus then since it travels at night? Oh wait, you said the buses were on
strike, so is the strike done or did you travel a different way?
So Elder Barrie is your new companion. Where is he
from? Are you taller than most of the elders you have worked with or about
average? Yeah, when I looked on the map, you are smack dab by the ocean.
Definitely take lots of pictures of your new area, your new apartment, your
companions, etc.
I
will tell everyone of your calling time so that they can be here if possible.
We are super SUPER excited about talking to you! Love you so much son!
Love Mom
Elder
Merrill: I´m sorry if that took a little longer to
respond, I was browsing on lds.org and I got sidetracked!
Elder Barrie is from Las
Vegas, I´m taller yeah, a lot of the latinos are shorter than me, I look like a
giant to them. I´ll work hard on taking pictures of the ocean and my apartment
and other things in general. I´m so excited to be able to call you too! I hope
that you have a short week so it´ll seem like no time at all before I call!
Mom: lol, no problem, I know what that is like. There is some
really great stuff on lds.org. In fact, I was showing a great little
video clip from there to the primary kids a few weeks ago.
Wow, you and Elder Barrie are
practically neighbors, considering Vegas is only about 7 hours away from
Tucson. That's funny in a cool way. I bet you look like a giant to the locals!
You look like a giant to me!!!!! lol
Oh this week will fly by, I know it!
I have my last week of tutoring math for the 5th graders Wed. and Thursday.
Then Saturday I pick Dad up from the airport. Sunday will be here so fast!
WOOHOOO! How did the Skype call work for
the other elders? Will you call from someone's home or from a church office?
Love
you much!!! Love Mom
Elder
Merrill: Yeah, I like browsing that website the most if
I have spare time. Elder Barrie is close isn´t he? I really am taller than the
average person here. I hope that dad has a relaxing vacation from his
work for a little while, and I am super excited to talk to him and you all face
to face! Skype worked really well for the other elders and I bet it´ll work
well for us too! I can´t wait until Sunday! I´m super sorry but I´m
out of time, I can´t wait for a reply....But I´ll see you Sunday okay? I sure love
you guys and I hope you have a fun week! Bye now! I love you!
-Elder Ethan Merrill
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