E-Mail from Neal - Received 10/12/09

[EDITOR'S NOTE:  There are several pictures that will be in a separate post, so check back!!!]

Hello to my amazing Family!!!!

Well I must say that I am really jealous that you have snow. I am also really sad that A-Basin and Loveland are opened. This is the final year that I have to miss, and so that makes me really excited. Actually when you think about it (although I am not) I might actually get to ride late this season. I will get home in May and there are still some resorts open. I fully plan to go and ride. I might be horrible, but that’s not the point!!! Anyways I really hope that you enjoy the snow, cause I know that I won’t get to. We never get snow here. It is getting colder, but snow is never in the forecast….. I Say BOOOOO!!!!!

Anyways this week has been much, much better. I have really seen some amazing things happen this week. It helped that there was an amazing Zone Conference on Thursday, and that I got to go to Blackburn on Saturday, but all that aside, the week was good! We saw a marked improvement in everything that we did. I felt like a much better example in most things, and we were much happier this week. The week still had some tough days, but that is always expected. If you don’t expect tough times then there is something wrong with you ha ha ha!!!

Zone Conference was amazing. Elder Kerr of the area seventy was here, and he is a hoot! He is from Scotland, and he really knows how to make the gospel fun. You can tell that he has been called of God! The most amazing thing is that all he really did was continue where Elder Bednar left off. He basically followed up on what we learned from Elder Bednar, and continued to teach us, by the spirit! It was a great conference. President gave a really cool presentation as well. Every few zone conferences he gives us a “don’t go and teach this to your investigators” presentation. The first one was all about the 2nd coming. The Next one was all about the Dead Sea Scrolls, and this one was all about the physical evidence of the book of Mormon! It was incredible. Like always he talked about how this is not what we should base our testimony on, and if you do then it won’t last, but this is strictly to help strengthen. It most defiantly did that!!!! He taught us some amazing things, and really backed up what Elder Holland said, with about as much tenacity!!!! I got to watch Elder Holland’s talk at my Ward Mission Leaders house last night, and I printed off the text of it! I think that that talk might have just topped the list of my all time favourite J. Holl talks!!! My words never cease is good, but that one just blew me away. The amazing thing that impressed me after watching it, was this….. He is an apostle of the lord. If he was talking to us in general conference with that much power, and boldness, then he must have been seriously moved to do so. I loved that talk, and I really think that I am going to get it in Audio form when I can!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!

The Baptism on Saturday was a dream. Jenna and Karen are amazing, and they were so happy. It was an absolute pleasure to be able to baptise both of them! I will never forget that. I hope that you enjoy the pictures! Everything went really well as well. I got to see everyone except for the Brox family and Tom. They were in America cause Justin had to take some tests or something. Tom had to work, but I know that you will get to meet him when you come. I was really sad about that, but I will live. Everyone else was there and it was good. Don’t worry I wrote in my journal about it all, and I will never forget it.

Well I think that that is about all for me this week. There is more I am sure, but I can’t think about it now.  I love you all and I hope that you enjoy that Christ like attribute thing that we are going to do in the mission. I am really looking forward to starting it. Let me know how it all goes with you.


I love you all So Much!!!!
Talk to you soon
Elder Neal