February 10, 2014

     Carson sent us some new pictures!!!  I think they are from his earlier baptisms last month.  But they are awesome to see!

Carson's hiding in this picture.  You might have to search a bit to find him!!!   (Ha Ha!)

     Well, this weeks letter was kind of fun.  But no one will ever know what we are talking about.  So I'll include a bit of my letter to Carson this week to explain.  It has been pretty tense around our house!!!

Hi Carson,

     Oh my goodness Carson...I haven't been able to stop laughing since Saturday morning.  Your dad is SOO mad at me right now...and I still can't stop laughing.  You won't believe it when you hear it.  Well it all started on Saturday morning like I said.  I got to sleep in a bit and it was wonderful!  The bed was so nice and toasty warm but the air in the room was a bit chilly and crisp so it made waking up quit delightful.  I did a big cat-like stretch and rolled over to cuddle up on your dad's side of the bed.  But I got stopped short by the GLARING of two big blue eyes.  

"Ummm....what's the matter dear?"

"I had a bad dream...and it's all your fault!"

What?  How can I be responsible for Ken's bad dream???

   So...do you want to know what this bad dream was?  Get this...he dreamed that you came home early from your mission...but that wasn't all.  He was really mostly mad at me because not only did I encourage and justify your coming home early  ("Awww...Kenny...it's ok that he didn't go 24 months...at least he went for 5...that's better than nothing")   But what was worse was that apparently I tried to HIDE the fact that you had come home..."I was going to tell you later dear".  Then the next thing that had made him mad was that we told him you were still going to go back on your mission to complete it...only this time you wouldn't be returning to Africa...you would be going back to...OHIO!!!   (Of course you understand you're getting the clean version of this story.  I had to endure many expletives throughout this whole dream!!!)  Of course...while he's telling me all this...I'm busting a gut laughing!  HE WAS MAD!!!   And the more he got mad, the harder I laughed which made him even MADDER!!!  I tried to reach over to pat him reassuringly on the shoulder but he grabbed my wrist and THREW IT AWAY from him!!!  "Don't touch me!!!"   He got himself worked up into such a tizzy that he ripped aside the bed covers, started pulling on his socks and stormed off towards the bathroom.  He might have settled down a bit had I left it alone at this point...but you know me...when have I ever let anything alone.  So just before he got to the bathroom doors...I hollered,  "CARSON!!!  DAD KNOWS AND HE'S COMING INTO THE BATHROOM RIGHT NOW!!!  GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!!"    (Oh...I can't type anymore...I'm laughing too hard!!!)    He slammed the door on me and I could hear him just swearing away in there!!!     Oh my goodness.  A few minutes later, he stormed back in listing all the reasons why the whole thing was my fault...I was weak...I was "Mooing" for you...I'm an enabler...I always hide things on him...I'm too soft on you...did I mention the MOOING thing? Apparently I moo too much for you.  That was mentioned a multitude of times.  And it lasted all day too.  Every once in a while, I would look over at him and he would scowl and tell me how P O'd he was at me.  "I'm still mad at you!"  He told me he was so mad that he was going to write you another letter about reasons why NOT to listen to your mother!  Stars and garters...you'd think I flew over to Africa and DRAGGED you home!!!  All I can say is...if you have to come home early...make sure it's for a VERY good reason and not something like...your mommy misses you!  I'm surprised he didn't strangle me in my sleep!!!

Hey when i read about dad's dream i died laughing. i had tears coming to my eyes it was so funny.

I have to go read it again. just one sec. Fetch soo funny. I even had a dream like that i went home and you all where happy for me and it was weird because everybody was congradulating me and so happy i was home it was so wierd i woke up and i screamed alittle.

So Natalie has left very interesting but her farewell was good right that is good.

Has anyone else got there mission calls or engagement announcements recently ?

Hey that is cool this week pres came down for interviews. And all i could think was why. he was just here two weeks ago for district conference. Did he forget something when he left or something. But any who i got my packages. One was all of that christmas candy and i think you went alittle bit over board with all of the kolaid but thank you any way. also if you happen to be going to the states feel free to buy some more nut rolls. and if you could figure out away to send some root beer i would really appreciate it.

Also back to pres Hicken when he interviewed me he said, "prepare to train and prepare for leadership." and all i said was OH NO... my eyes went big and my face went white with fright. and then i fainted...

No just kinding but really though freaked me out. And now there was an emegerency transfer. a bunch of kids in kenya got denied their visa permits so now they are coming here and so now the ZL is staying with us which means either me or Elder O is going to be the new Zl...

Um hope its him but yikes over her it's getting crazy. So hope this week is good but me and elder o both thing these next three weeks is going to be long. Because with us are habits are very different then the Zl

For one he is a bigger guy and eats ALOT of Food, Where as me and Elder O during the day don't eat alot so it will be very interesting. Wish us luck.

 Elder O really liked what you sent him and thank you for the card i laughed so had and my comp didn't get it. I haven't told him about that but we will all have a nice conversation about it. Very soon.

Yikes no don't talk about the olympics i got so mad i looked it up think they would be happening when i was almost home oh no they are happening 5 months on mission. And even the other day a bunch of people in the bank where watching a show and it showed a commercial for the winter olympics i almost broke there TV. Which i repent after but i really ticked me off.

But it's ok now, but it seems like we are doing good though.

MOOOOOOO!!!!! fun fun fun

Thanks for everything. But it' s all good hope your all doing good.

Write to you next week

Love you all

Glad you liked the story about Dad's dream.  I had to stop so many times when I was typing it out for you cause I couldn't stop giggling.  He is so funny.  Still mad though...which makes it funnier!

So glad you got your packages.  If you got the christmas one...how much did it finally end up costing you? And what were the other ones you sent.  (I can't remember what the card said either...sorry...but glad you liked it!!!)  Did you like the Ephraim Hanks keychains?  They were my favorite.  Totally reminded me of you!

Umm...leadership eh?  Well, I hate to tell this to you...you have a lot of your dad in you and he's one of the best leaders there ever was...so...it's in your blood.  And you'll do great whatever you're asked to do...just because I know you and that's who you are.  You're awesome.  Just keep working hard and the Lord will help you with whatever you are asked to do.  I know it!

Sorry about the olympics thing.  But while I've been up waiting for your letter...we just won another gold medal.  Short track speed skating.  Yah Canada!

Ok..I'll send this to you and then I'm going to wake up dad and show him your letter.  

Love you tons

Mom

Oops...I meant to ask what were the other packages you got that were sent TO you?

How is your comp?  How's his head this week?

So the next three weeks, you have the ZL with you?  During that time...is that when these emergency transfers will come in?  Have you heard if Kash will be coming?

Well that is good. The internet was done for a bit but it is back now. i got another packages from joan woolf and in it was a caramel a nice card and a men's choir CD very nice but the caramel is gone now which is kind of sad. Yes we are in a three some now because of this EMT which is happening today. no i don't have Kash's email so i haven't heard anything from him recently. ya ok thanks

And how is your companion?

I'm hoping you'll get some of the other pringle can packages I sent...one had some beef jerky in it and I was hoping you'd be able to get that.

Oops..here's the girls for scriptures study.  Everybody says Hi to you.  It's cold this morning.  Now dad's headed outside to go plug in the car.

He is doing good we went to the hospital this morning and they didn't give any drugs but took a sample of his ear, which was very funny. They stuck alot of water in his ear, and he didn't want me there so he moved this curtain in front of him and all i could hear was Your Adding more. So apparently they put a lot of water in his ear and then they took the sample but i was killing my self laughing.

i don't know like Zone Conference is Mar. 4 so we'll have to see. oh  ok say hi to them back. Thanks

How much did it end up costing you to pick up those parcels?

1650 KSH about 40-50 American

Oh wow.  Sorry about that.  I'll try to not send those big ones anymore.  Did it cost anything for Joan's package?

150 Ksh it was very small but it is ok but i think in three weeks i'll need to do the visa think again. Running low on personal change. But we will discuss this next week because i'am almost out of time and the computers are being very stupid today. So love you all write back to you soon.

Love Carson.

Sounds good.  Sorry about the computers.  Enjoyed the pics.  How do you go about doing the visa thing again?  

Any good missionary stories this week?  

How's the language coming along?  Can you carry on a conversation pretty good yet or do you still need a translator?

Well, love you too.  Take care and have a great week.  Love you lots and lots!!

Love     Mom

Truthfull the language is killing me i can speak it a little but when some one asks a question its like WHAT????????

This week not really but we worked extremely hard and got 34 member present lessons and lots of fun but Elder Steed is coming back.

Good luck with the language thing.  That's got to be tough.  You'll get it though.  The Lord will help you.

That's awesome about the member present lessons.  

Who's Elder Steed?  

Hey it is ok. But i am almost out of time so I love you guys and look forward to talking to you again. And also pres. asked how my family was doing so, overall how are you guys doing.

Ok sawa thank you so much. It's been fun.

But i got to go so love you lots.

Elder Steed from Lethbridge.

ANOTHER ALBERTA YAHOO

Thanks but i got to go so love you talk to you next week

Ok.  overall we are very good.  Love hearing from you.  Talk to you next week.  Good luck.  Bye

     Here's the letter he sent to Ken:

Thank you so much. This last week me and my comp have been having good success and having lots of fun together. Thank you for your advice i really appreciate. This last week president came down and we had interviews and we had a good discussion. and he said a few thinks that had me worried. He said be prepared to have leadership and to train...

Yikes um so Kiswahili is killing me right now and leadership isn't what i had in mind. we will be losing alot of people this next transfer in three weeks and both the DL and ZL will be leaving and in South Africa we have 35 missionaries waiting to come in soon training is going to happen. But when every i think that they are going to give me a kid to train. I scream alittle. But overall these last few days i have gained some confidence and really appreciate all that you have taught me. Thank you so much. It was even fun the other day. We were talking to a sister and she called Ojjogolo to serious and she was giving it to him for a while and then she turned on my and said Williams keep doing what you are doing. Your very Childish but your aloud to be like that your only 18. This girl is younger than me but i'm not really childish i now when to be serious but for the most part i like to have fun. Maybe that is why these last 5 months have flown. 

But mom told me about your dream you had. and honestly i laughed and laughed and laughed.  I haven't had an problems since but mission is hard especially when your half way around the world and away from your family. But realistacly you guys are having fun in the snow. so i'm blessed to be a missionary for the lord and i'm blessed with such an awesome family that supports me. I want to make you all proud and just like you have said mission sets you up for the rest of your life. I know that to be true and mission is only for alittle while time to make the best of it.

Thank you so much for your support.

Hope you are all doing well

Love you all so much

Carson