So I don't know if any of you have noticed, but today was my six month mark! I am a fourth of the way day.. Wow I have along ways to go :) haha Since it was my mark today, last night I burned some ties to celebrate! It was very fun realizing that I don't ever have to go through that celebration again... And today we have celebrated it wonderfully, we went to the temple as a zone.. To bad it wasn't just for my six month mark or else I would feel pretty special.
This week has been a pretty good week. I guess good and bad. We lost an investigator. a 13 year old girl, It was more her mother that said she couldn't listen to us anymore. I guess she didn't want us to baptize her eh?? (I make fun of all the members I am close with all the time up here on how they speak) But we do plan on picking up a few more pretty soon so that will be cool..
We had a pretty cool teaching experience the other day.. It all started from a referal from a member. So we went over to this guys house to teach him. It was the craziest lesson I have ever had. He was a former addict with drugs alcohol, everything, you name it. He basically told his life story and what liqour stores he has robbed at gun point. It was insane. He was talking faster than anyone I have ever heard and he would get distracted way to easy.. It was very fun, let me tell ya... But since he talks fast, I started talking faster and faster and before I knew it I committed him to read the book of mormon, come to church, recognize how the church is going to help him, and to be baptized all in like 30 seconds. He kind of just sat there and said "woah bro, your kind of scaring me." I wanted to say back, dont you think you are scaring me, that is why I tried committing you as fast as possible so we could get out of here. haha it was a very fun experience. I actually wasn't scared at all. In the end he did want to work towards baptism and have the gospel in his life. We are going to have to hand the new investigator over to some other missionaries but that is fine with me. As long as he is being taught the gospel.
Mother I got your package with the shirts and slacks in it. Did you send another besides that? I couldn't tell from your email.. But thank you so much for the stuff. It is perfect. the shirts fit so good and the slacks do as well. I just have way to many white shirts now...I have like 15 or something. So don't worry about sending anymore of them :) I am set for my mission and for the next five years after my mission. The slacks are perfect colors. I like them a lot. I am so excited to not have to wear a suit coat for a while. It is definitely going to be nice.
Dad! It's your birthday this week, how do you feel? Like a million bucks? Are you going to throw a bigger and better party than the new years eve party? You could go even all more out! Do a Disco dance party or a canadian themed party.. That would be a riot.. You could just fill the basement with fake snow and fake polar bears and you would feel just like you were in Canada!.. So your turning the big 63 right? I have a feeling this will be a good year... It already has been.. I mean you did buy playoff tickets for the jazz! ( of course the one year i am gone) I think that when you get home, you should plan on getting season tickets, we could go to all the games and it would be sweet.. Dont worry if you dont think you would be up for ALL the games then dont you worry because I am still more than happy to go to the game. That could be your birthday present to yourself next year! I think that would be a pretty good gift! :) I am planning on sending you a gift in the package i send. I just dont know when I am sending it... Probably farely quick..
Speaking of the Jazz they better win it all this year and not choke like every year. There is a kid in our ward (Same one that gets the sweet jerseys for me) that gives us like instant updates on basketball games... It is sweet. I basically only have one more basketball season to miss... I think for the first few nights of being home i just want to watch basketball games...
It sure does seem like you guys are all going on a ton of vacations as soon as I leave home! What is that all about.... Too bad none of them are quite the same without me.............................
Well we have about 2 hours of pday left so i am going to go ahead and get going to get some groceries and some other stuff. i love you guys so much and sure do miss ya.
Love Elder Dastrup
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