Germany Week 21

So with skyping, we still haven't figured out the times exactly, so I guess we'll just have to forgo the whole thing this year. I can talk to you on Mothers day. ;P I'm just yankin' your leg... The Thoms actually said they would call you when we've got it figured out. Is your church at 1:00 now, or is that starting in January? Is the Swahili Branch still there? Anyhoodles, I'm still not positive of what time will work, or how Skype works - if you need the members username, or they need yours or whatever - I've only used skype that once. But, as I said, we can get that all figured out through the Thoms.

And I'm kind of a little bit jealous that you went to Ryan's Homecoming, but it's ok, cuz I expect to see him at mine. I was definitely going to ask you for news of him. I'm glad you had a good time. Man, I miss that guy.

The Ward Party sounds like it was prettty crazy... It sounds like it was cool though.

The Christmas package you sent was marvelous. I love my scarf and am glad to be reunited with a couple of my old ties. And I know what all the wrapped presents are due to that pesky customs form, but am waiting to open them - most of those things matter more what the pattern/picture is than what the item itself is anyway. I'm excited to see them.

And as for a picture of myself in the old man hat, I'm sorry, I keep forgetting to take one. Or ask someone to take one. Getting pictures of oneself is such an obnoxious business. I do actually have one though, though my face is pretty blurry. The Billboard behind us says, "Mission Christmas Present fulfilled," which we thought was funny, because we'd just gotten our mission Christmas presents.
This week has been at parts great, and at parts pretty blah.

Zone Conference was great. That's when we got the packages, and we had a cute little gift exchange, and President gave a great Thema about reaching out to everyone with love, doing away with predjudice and the significance of Christ's love and atonement. It was really good and it softened my heart a good deal. It was a marvelous Zone Conference.