8/10/2009

Hey my family!  

How is all??  I haven't received a letter form you guys in like 5 days what in the world is up with that? I did however receive 2 packages. one with some really good Cinnamon rolls, oh billy they were so good!!!! And then Katelyn sent me one with some cookies in it and some gummy-bears so that was good! I sent home my memory card with some pictures and a couple videos on it so look out for that. Anyways the temple this morning was good. Every time I go I think I'll see someone there from our family but I don't that's probably a good thing though because I would start crying if i did. Haha. We are starting the 2nd lesson this week so I'll have to teach that to some person and we have weekly language tasks that we have to do and this week we have to ask if they are ready for church and if they read the book of Mormon at all since our last "visit" so I'm working on getting that down. It's pretty hard and stressful but I have been able to have a basic conversation so far so that is good! I'm loving the fact that i can play basketball everyday and be able to learn everyday. At times it's really discouraging but I'm improving- that's what my teacher says anyways- i heard Scott Crane came home this week! That's awesome! I bet his family was so excited to see him! have you guys seen him at all? Anyway hows the home life? Anything going on in the news that's good? Who did that jazz draft? Will they be a good team this year? What happened with the bro Pratt thing? I'm just wondering. When does kens and Jer move out? How is Morgan and Paige doing? Whats Peyton up to? I hope all is well with everyone. I got a letter from Grandpa and Grandma Mulliner today and it was really nice. They told me how proud they were to see me going on a mission and that it's only been them dad and I go. That made me think of all that we have been blessed with and a lot of those blessings have been because they decided to serve a misson. Speaking of blessings and missionary work, one of the elders in my district has a mom that removed herself from the church records when he was 15 and last week she told him she didn't want to hear from him at all, so he was really bumbed out. He wrote her to tell her that he loved her and at the end of his letter he wrote his testimony in Tagalog and then in English and she read it and this lady came over to her house that night and had her come over to her house for dinner and the missionaries were there and they talked for a little while, to make a Long story short she went over to church on Sunday for the first time in 6 years and talked to the bishop and she wants to be worthy to go to the temple with him when he gets back off his mission! Isn't that the coolest thing ever! I don't really know if you guys have received any blessings yet but I do know that the lord looks down the road and there are blessings set aside for those who serve him faithfully, that's one thing that is really amazing about our church, everything has been planned and it's not by random chance that things happen. I love being here at the MTC and learning about this gospel, yes at time it's really hard for me to be here but i know that you and I will be blessed eternally for out choices in life. We have been doing the referral canter here and we can chat or talk with people about the church and yesterday we got into contact with a 14 year old girl who was really worried about whats going to happen to her when she dies and whats going to happen with her family. Well we pretty much taught the second lesson and about heaven and hell and how we can be with our families and all that kind of stuff, it was way sweet! I sent a letter home on Saturday so you should be getting that like tomorrow or something and then my camera card should be coming sometime after that. Well my time is up for the email but I love you all so much!!! I cant wait to hear from you and I hope you all are doing amazing! Keep me updated on things! I love you!

Love,

Elder Tre Mulliner.

P.s. I think Katelyn would like to get my emails too so if you could forward them to her that would be cool, thanks again for all you have done for me!