Hi Mason :)
So, a lot of changes for you. How do you like your new area? Are you living in an apartment or someone's home? How many families are you guys teaching? What's your new companion like? What's his name? Where is he from? Tell me everything...hahaha
I'm sorry about your negative experience. I'm sure you learned a lot from that. I know you were a blessing to his family. I'm sure that's why he was so uncomfortable. Guilt has a way of making you act like an idiot! It sounds like you handled it well though. I'm proud of you. :)
Hudson just played in the Cal Cup state finals this week. They did well and took 10th place overall. He had some great blocks! He's getting pretty good but he's a perfectionist and counts every shot that he misses...shocker! He's so tan right now.
Hayden has Nationals this week and she is busy getting ready for all the Senior activities and unlike you, she wants to do every single one of them. She's going to Knotts next week. Prom is this weekend. Her dress is so pretty. It's dark purple. I will send you pics. We had sleeves put on the dress so it's modest. It's her favorite one so far. My prayers were answered and she won't be going on a party bus!!! Thank goodness!! Armani has lifeguard training until 7pm so I am driving her to Oceanside to meet him and they will drive down together. The great thing is they both have to be somewhere at 8am the next day, so no after party either!!! Hallelujah!! He has lifeguard training and she has a game for nationals. I've never been more thankful for sports before. HA! She took a test at Miramar yesterday to get her into this priority registration group to make sure she gets all of her classes through athletics. She was super relieved. The counselor said that hardly anyone passes and gets in so we were worried. She did great though! She passed with a lot more points than she even needed. She is leaning towards living at home for at least the first semester until she finds some good friends to live with. She will attend a singles ward in San Diego every week so she can find good girls to live with and not have any roommate nightmares. She was awarded a bunch of money so it looks like all of her expenses will be covered for her first year and she will have no debt which is awesome!!!
Dad is doing good. He works so hard for us. We are making some changes here. I quit my job. I am working on helping dad with stuff and may possibly in the future start doing event planning an incorporate dads videography. We are in the planning stages but we both feel really good about it. I won't move on anything until after the summer. We will be doing research and getting things dialed in until then. I will really be focusing on my health too. I'm excited about that.
It's been great weather here! It's so warm. How's it there? Is it still winter or getting better? Bro Hathcock got released this week in preparation for their move to the beach. I can't believe they are moving!!! Bro Kowallis was called to the bishopric. He's such a nice guy. I really like him.
I can't wait to hear from you! I hope you are having a great time. Remember obedience brings true peace and happiness. I love you so much!
Mom <3 muaaah!
Hey Mom...yeah a lot of changes. I am back in my old area today at my favorite members home...the Ellsworths. We are emailing from their house today. Unfortunatley my new area is really sucky :/ We have a whole 6 people we are teaching right now. The elders before did no work...at least that is what it seems like. It is not something I am used to and the stake is mean too. They dont like the missionaries because of the loser ones that have been in this area over the years...so member trust is really bad and they dont like us. I even met with this one ward mission leader who is a nasty old man...and really snappy and rude...and on my first day here we met with him and he was talking about an issue with my companion that had nothing to do with me at all...so I just let my eyes wander to the wall of family pictures and all of a sudden this old hag goes...elder kelley...am I boring you? Because If I am I can take you home. What in the ??? What is that ? So I just bit my tongue and said...I am not...I apologize for not paying attention. Which was probably the HARDEST thing for me to do so far in life...and you know me mom....I like to talk back...or at least I used too haha ;) So I just have so much work to do in this new area and plus...my apartment...hahahah...oh my apartment is the biggest joke on the planet. It is one bedroom...and it has a tiny kitchen and an even smaller bathroom...the shower is either burning hot or freezing cold...the fan is like coming un hitched from the ceiling and the whole thing is just not very nice. That could really kill me over these next however long I am here for.
My companion..........he is something else -_- Have you ever felt like overdosing on Benadryl...or maybe motrin? Thats me everyday. Mom...I dont know if I can do this...this kid is crazy! He is from Idaho...and Georgia...he totally reps a fake southern accent...he loves knives and swords and has a collection of them here with us in the apartment...so I cant say anything wrong to him or he will kill me at night...I tried to make sugar cookies the other night....and he tried to control everything and wouldnt let me open the oven to check on them because he is a good cook and knows what he is doing. Which...I will admit, I am not the best cook in the world...probably one of the worst...but I still can make a sugar cookie. And..a part of me dies everytime I fake laugh at some dumb joke he tells...that is not even funny. But I have to make him think I think he is the coolest person ever...otherwise my thoughts go back to those murder knives he carries with him. He constantly tells me that everyone tells him he looks like tom cruise or keanu reeeves...and that good looks run in his family and he is gonna be the end of me. I promise you this day that if things dont change...I will be locked up in prison next tuesday. PLEASE HELP ME. I will be on the south side of the train station off of Wall street at 7am tomorrow morning. Please send me plane tickets to california...or hawaii. I will be waiting. Thank you. Oh and I am greenie busting too. Which means that I am his second companion and my job is to show him what the mission is really like...make sure he is obedient and work him really hard. This kid thinks he knows everything too....and he is always telling me that what I do is wrong. He has only been out for THREE MONTHS! He doesnt even know what he is talking about. I really need some advice guys ! I need advice from my family ! You are the only ones I can trust anymore.
Also...to all of my letter writing friends...I am sorry I have not yet written you guys back. I think the list includes...Kelly Morrison, Lauren Hales, Rachel Hathcock, Brooke Morrison, Grandma Rasmussen, Grandpa and Becky, Grandma and Grandpa Kelley, Megan Hoyt, Callie Campbell, Lauren Howell, Mackenzie Wright, and so on and so forth. I have no money for stamps...and have to wait for next week when my debit card refills to that awesome 120 dollars I get every month! Grandma....Those cookies were sooo good, the best cookies I have ever had...no lie. I loved them! Please keep the letters coming, I will respond next week I promise :D
We went on a hike this morning up a trail called waterfall canyon. We went to the very top and saw this really cool waterfall...but it was half frozen. I took pictures...I will hopefully get them to you a little later today ! I talked to Elder Leach for a while the other night, he tells me his is super proud of me and how much I have changed since he trained me. I miss him haha...he was a really good elder and I was such a brat to him now that I look back. He told me he thinks I will be training next transfer. That would be a really big job to do. Anyway, I miss you guys a lot now. I was fine the first few months...but now I am missing you guys. I was thinking back today about all the fun things we have done as a family in the past and all the dumb things we have done too haha. They just made me laugh. I miss Hudson the most probably though. No offense to you Hayden...but you were starting to irritate me with all of your boyfriends....and we already had a super close relationship and are best friends so I miss you...but I realized today and over this past week how cool little huddybo90 is. Sorry for being mean Hudson. I was totally jealous of you in every way. I wish I was nicer and we were better friends....but I can't wait till I get back home so we can start hanging out for real now haha. Maybe you can teach me some water polo at the Clarks pool! How is Sister Clark doing by the way? I miss her too. I miss the whole ward actually...yes...even the XXXXX family. I cant believe I thought we had a lame ward. Compared to the wards up here we have an awesome ward...and everyone was very friendly and loving and nice. Here they are weird. Utah screws children up haha. I got the funniest letters from Krista and Kiryn last week. I miss them too haha. I miss Rachel too...I miss everyone...and my young mens group and all the guys in their with me too. We have a good ward back home. You guys better not leave it until after I get back! I feel like I have a lot to talk about. Luckily...for all of you...and me, Mother's day is coming up and I can talk to all of you on skype next month! I cant wait for that. You guys should take some real family pictures now and send them to me! I want a good one of all of you guys together. Hey you should tell Jodi Klinger and Jessie Klinger to write me please! I really miss them. I just found this card that they gave to me at my farewell party...it made me laugh. Those were the best childhood memories were with them! And remember when you and Jodi made all of us kids wait in line at the mall in Mission Viejo so that YOU mother....could meet Spongebob and get a picture with him? haha I will never forget that. And why hasn't Shelly Evans or Brooke Evans written me yet?
Okay...well thats a long enough email for 2 weeks huh? I love you all so much and hope you have a great week ! Love you, Elder Kelley !
Mason, I don't know if you will get this today but I thought I'd try real quick.
I want to address your frustration. First of all, I'm sorry things are hard right now. I'm sure it feels very frustrating. I want you to know what I know about you...
You are a very kind hearted person and you do have the ability to make a hard situation great!
Heavenly Father doesn't give us anything we can't handle. You know this already. It may feel like it at the moment but He will be right there with you helping you get through this challenge. Turn to Him. He will never leave you alone. He will ALWAYS be right there with you.
You are a gift and you are special. Let the trivial things roll off your back. You can do it!!
Know that our whole family prays for you every day. We talk about you so much and we do all miss you but it is almost a quarter of the way done!! :-D
Be obedient in ALL areas, even the ones that seem unimportant. I PROMISE you will be blessed for that.
Be the Elder that will change the members hearts there. If anyone can do it, you can. It will require love and patience and kind words, something I know you have in you.
I'm going to pray specifically that you will be blessed with strength to face the challenges there and that people's hearts will be softened.
I love you so much!!! <3<3<3<3
Mom :)
Hey mom...thanks so much for all the advice. I really appreciate it. I will definitely keep that in mind and just focus on the work :) I will try and send pictures next week...I couldnt get the cord for this week. Soryy!! But I love you and I have a video coming too! I recorded something funny on my camera for all of you guys. Tell hayden and hudson that I am sorry for not writing them back individually this week, I just have a lot to do now...and I wrote a really long email to you and dad...so just send it out to the family :) I love you mom...and I will keep your advice in mind! Love you!
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