11/4/09

Dear family and interested friends,

I got my travel itinerary on Friday, its pretty exciting. It looks something like this:

SLC-ATL (3 hours)
-Layover in ATL (5 hours)-
ATL-Tokyo, Japan (Forever long)
-Layover in Tokyo (5 hours)-
Tokyo-Guam (like 4 hours)

Anyway, total travel time is 27 hours or so. I'm the travel leader, but being first alphabetically isn't very hard to do - especially when there are only two of us. I still can't figure out why we're taking the most roundabout way to Guam, but hey, whatever's cheapest right?

Not much to report in regards to exciting things that happened this week. It has pretty much been the same as last week, just a little faster. I've made friends with a few elders from other districts in our zone, so that's been pretty fun. One is from England (he said the city but I didn't recognize it. He said it's where Stonehenge is.) and he's super funny.

Hannah, I need you to write me and tell me how to work this clock. I can't even set the time. I need to know how to set the time and the alarm, and anything else you can tell me. If you want, there is a website called DearElder.com where you can just write me a letter, email style, and submit it. They'll print it out and put it in my mailbox the same day. Thanks.

Mom and Dad, I think I already asked you about my line of authority, but if I didn't, I still need it, if you can send it to me.

Kim, someone in my district was looking through my photo album and wants to write you. So I'll probably give him your address - don't be creeped, he's cool. He's from Southern Alberta, Canada. You're welcome.

Everyone, like I told Hannah, there's a website called DearElder.com where you can write me letters and send them same day for free. You can also send packages ;) (I don't know if those are free. I doubt it.) They aren't really good for anything once I leave the MTC, because they can't do it same day. I'll be here until Monday night though, so write away. But I would just like to remind Holly that she promised me a DearElder letter and I haven't got one yet. I'm just saying...

The weather started to warm up a little which is lucky. I was starting to get nervous.

I'm low on time, so I have to get going. Word on the street is I get to call from the airport to let you know my plane hasn't been hijacked or anything. We'll see if that's true.

"Fear not, though the enemy deride. Courage - for the Lord is on our side."

Love you all,

Elder Barlow