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Hello Family and Friends,
Sorry my emails arn't so spacy like Koltens but..... HAHA JUST KIDDING! Haha, I just thought what he said was funny :) . Oh my gosh it was SO GOOD to talk to all of you! The kids sound like they are growing like crazy!! Haha now you just need to teach Kenadi "I love Patch" instead of "I love Mary" ... haha, maybe that will be my job when I get home :) Right after I got off the phone (because I thought Elder Palmer was going to get on) I noticed that he was in the other room already on one of the homes cell phones - Goll, we could have been on longer! haha, I think our 1 1/2 was up though :'( Fastest phone calls ever!
Well this week was really fun! The weather here has been really really HOT... got up to a whopping 107 this past week!! I have no idea if I am going to stay here another transfer or leave... I am betting I will stay for another.. but we will see on Saturday. So you will never believe it but I got to go from the high 100 degrees to SNOW! That's right I got to play in the snow! On Saturday we got to help out with Mormon Helping Hands and it was a blast! We went up the the tram-way just above Palm Springs and guys... seriously soo awesome! We were diving in the snow for hours (and of course picking up trash on the mountain). On one of the hills we ran and slid down the mountain on our stomachs... well I got some air and flew right into a low hanging branch.. haha everyone keeps asking if Elder Palmer beat me up... I just nod my head and say "I can't wait for transfers" haha, just kidding I love Elder Palmer! He's a good kid!
On Tuesday for my district meeting I decided to train my district on a couple of things that Elder Ballard spoke on and spice it up with a little of my testimony as well. The training basically was on HOW to become a "Master Teacher" and I gave and explained in in three principles #1. Know the doctrine and scriptures, #2 Teach with understanding, #3 Have the Spirit Always! I love what Brother Sterling W. Sill says, "The ancient law of success is still in effect, that the sleeping princess can only be awakened be one with endurence enough to get through the flames & manhood enough to clear out all the obsticles placed in his way." Persistence to attain our goals is key! Well I love you all soooo much and again it was good to talk to you! Be safe, be persistent in following our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost!-- Love,
ELDER PATRICK MCBRIDE