Dear Family,
So far this p-day has been really good. We went to Esztergom this morning which is one of the largest churches in the world. I took a bunch of pictures, and I'm sending another card home today. It doesn't have the Esztergom pictures but there are a lot on this one too.
That's really cool about the Barlows. That would be crazy to go on a mission the same time as Dani. Good thing she`s married.
I`m sorry the calls were so expensive. I just really wanted to talk to you all and the phones(and everything) in France were really stupid. France was really stupid. The good news is we get plenty of money every month and food and pretty much everything else is really cheap. And we get an hour and a half free to call on Christmas and Mothers Day. Our mission president is awesome.
That's really exciting that weŕe getting hard wood floors and new carpet and everything. I still think about that carpet sometimes because the carpet in our apartment is really nasty. Wait till you see some of the pictures.
Oh the accordion concert. One of the members, Edina, has a daughter named Zsofi who plays the accordion. She invited us to her accordion recital last week. It was really funny to watch all of these little kids making concentration faces while they were playing. They were actually really good too. I just never thought I would go to an accordion concert in Hungary.
My knees are doing okay. We walk a lot though. The good news is we have bikes. The bad news is the bikes are pretty crappy. I took pictures. You`ll see.
I am getting along really well with my companion. We have tons of fun but we still work way hard. Cheney Elder is really good about not wasting time but not going over the top either. He knows how to schedule little things that are fun for us, but still are worthwhile. Like whipping. Hungarian whips are so fun. I have to get one while I`m here. I`m getting so good at it. It`s amazing how loud you can get it. But even while we`re whipping we`re still finding. Old guys will come up while we`re whipping and talk to us and will want to try it, so we let them and they give us tips and then we can talk about the church. It`s really cool.
I`ve seen a ton of weird things. Kind of disturbing things. It`s really hot and humid so the ˝Cats are losing their fur˝ as Ferenc puts it. Everyone is losing their clothes. I´ve see old guys in speedos and thongs and other nasty things and it makes tracting an adventure. I`ve also eaten some weird things. I don`t think I want to talk about that though. We have a baptism this Saturday in the Duna (that`s the Danube). It`s pretty exciting.
The time is passing so fast now that I`m out of the MTC. I can`t believe I`ve been in the country 3 weeks already. I can already understand everyone better and I can speak a little. I just wish it wasn´t so hot and humid. It gets really miserable. Especially when we`re doing service. We do a ton of service. We can`t in the winter so we make up for it in the summer. I don`t mind service, but these things get pretty bad sometimes. I feel like people are abusing us. Oh well. I do it and I try to be happy about it. It just makes me appreciate the dry heat of Utah and the work we do in the yard.
That`s about all my news. Just lots of work and sweaty sweat. I hope you all are happy. Have fun living in the torn apart house for a week. Let me know how it turns out. You should try attaching pictures again. I know that myldsmail accounts can get pictures. I don`t know why it didn`t work last time you tried. Anyways. I love you all.
Kraucs Elder
Hungarian is awesome.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Week 14 - June 8, 2010 - Tatabanya, Hungary
Hey Family,
Sorry I didn't write yesterday, but I had to go to Budapest to get my residency permit. This past week has been pretty good. Really busy and hot and humid but good. I hadn't heard of a unit either until I got here. Yes, Tatabanya is a really small city. There's hardly anything here. I'd say Hinkley is maybe a little bigger and a little more exciting, but it is so good.
We're not running at all right now because Cheney Elder has really bad ingrown toenails. He usually runs when he doesn't have feet problems though, so I'm kind of worried. My knees have been killing me lately, and they get a little bit worse everyday. I've talked to the Mission president's wife about it though, so she's trying to help.
I thought about Dani and Kelly on Sunday. Tell them Happy anniversary from me too. That is pretty crazy that they've been married a year already.
I'm sorry everyone has allergies. Just be glad you're not here. There are cottonwood trees everywhere. It keeps getting in my eyes and stuff. Luckily I don't get allergies, or else I'd be miserable.
That's pretty cool that Larissa wants to do the ILP thing. She hasn't written to me about that yet, but I haven't gotten a single letter here so... That would be pretty legit if she came to Hungary though. Then maybe she would learn some Hungarian.
I'm pretty excited to see the new carpet and Hardwood floor. We definitely needed it though. That old carpet was pretty nasty.
Oh dang, I missed the annual garage cleaning?! Darn! I'm sorry it's not staying clean with two poopy cats and a furry bird, but I hope the birds get out soon. It's always annoying when Birds come in and won't leave. I think Dani would be freaking out if she was there. Everytime I see stupid pigeons around, I think about Dani freaking out about the birds. There are pigeons EVERYWHERE here. They're really annoying.
I've been missing the fresh vegetables like crazy. I was dying for a good tomato a few days ago.
Nothing has really been new with me. And we have to go to a program soon. I'll write a better letter next week I promise. And if you remind me about the accordion concert I went to, I'll tell you about it.
I love you all,
Crouch Elder
Sorry I didn't write yesterday, but I had to go to Budapest to get my residency permit. This past week has been pretty good. Really busy and hot and humid but good. I hadn't heard of a unit either until I got here. Yes, Tatabanya is a really small city. There's hardly anything here. I'd say Hinkley is maybe a little bigger and a little more exciting, but it is so good.
We're not running at all right now because Cheney Elder has really bad ingrown toenails. He usually runs when he doesn't have feet problems though, so I'm kind of worried. My knees have been killing me lately, and they get a little bit worse everyday. I've talked to the Mission president's wife about it though, so she's trying to help.
I thought about Dani and Kelly on Sunday. Tell them Happy anniversary from me too. That is pretty crazy that they've been married a year already.
I'm sorry everyone has allergies. Just be glad you're not here. There are cottonwood trees everywhere. It keeps getting in my eyes and stuff. Luckily I don't get allergies, or else I'd be miserable.
That's pretty cool that Larissa wants to do the ILP thing. She hasn't written to me about that yet, but I haven't gotten a single letter here so... That would be pretty legit if she came to Hungary though. Then maybe she would learn some Hungarian.
I'm pretty excited to see the new carpet and Hardwood floor. We definitely needed it though. That old carpet was pretty nasty.
Oh dang, I missed the annual garage cleaning?! Darn! I'm sorry it's not staying clean with two poopy cats and a furry bird, but I hope the birds get out soon. It's always annoying when Birds come in and won't leave. I think Dani would be freaking out if she was there. Everytime I see stupid pigeons around, I think about Dani freaking out about the birds. There are pigeons EVERYWHERE here. They're really annoying.
I've been missing the fresh vegetables like crazy. I was dying for a good tomato a few days ago.
Nothing has really been new with me. And we have to go to a program soon. I'll write a better letter next week I promise. And if you remind me about the accordion concert I went to, I'll tell you about it.
I love you all,
Crouch Elder
Monday, May 31, 2010
Week 13 - May 31, 2010 - Tatabanya, Hungary
Dear Family,
Hungary is good. I still can't believe that I am here. It doesn't seem real. My companion is great. His name is Cheney Elder. He's from Georgia. We are in a town called Tatabánya. (you might want to install the Hungarian Language add on for your computer because I will probably be sending words that have Hungarian characters). Tatabánya is about an hour northwest of Budapest. Its kind of a smaller town, but its been great so far. There are 10 or 12 members here in the "Unit". We meet in a tiny little branch house that used to be a bakery, but I guess they want to turn us into a branch. Cheney Elder is the Unit leader, so we were at the meeting house forever yesterday with all of the meetings about making a branch.
When I was on the plane from France, I kind of got those same pangs of missing you all, even though Ive been away for 3 months already.
That's so crazy that Cami is done with her sophomore year already. I`m glad you are keeping her busy though. It sounds like she is going to have a fun summer. It sounds like you will too with no job.
Yeah, those Nerf guns are different ones. I left the ones that Larissa gave me at home, but someone gave those ones to me at the MTC and I thought it was time they got out of that building so they won't tempt anyone else. So now I have 4 of them. Yay!!
Jimmy went in my carry on because I needed a picture of him in France. You can't really tell it's France from the picture, but it is.
That's pretty exciting that you are writing a book. I'm sure its going to be awesome. Keep me updated with what is happening there. I'm going to start telling people my mom is an author now.
I hope DJ Niebergall enjoys dad as a companion, just tell dad that if he wants DJ to teach the lesson, to give him more notice than "You know you're teaching, right?" as he rings the doorbell.
So this week has been pretty crazy. Getting all settled in and everything. When we got in on Tuesday, we went to the mission home and had dinner and then we went to a big square in Budapest called hero square. It has statues of all the kings of Hungary. It was pretty awesome, but we had to leave when this HUGE stretch hummer thing covered with lights pulled up and all of these drunk teenagers started yelling at us. (I took pictures of all of these things.) After that we went to Gelért Hegy which is a "Mountain" (there are no mountains here. I miss real mountains a lot) inside of Budapest. There is a big fort on top that the Hapsburgs built and now its a monument to the freedom from communism. There's a few big statues, the best of which is a naked guy punching a dragon. Awesome. I took a couple of pictures of Budapest and of the statues.
We slept at the secretaries' apartment that night and got up the next day at 6 because the APs wanted to go running. So we ran for an hour. I wanted to die. But then we got to shower(finally) and went and had breakfast at the Mission Home. Then we went streeting. That was interesting, not speaking the language or anything. After that we got our trainers and headed out. We were able to get a ride with another companionship heading to Győr. I had some time to unpack and then we went streeting. In the time between then and now, we've gone streeting and tracting (I had my first door slammed in my face) and did some teaching. We don't have many investigators right now, so most of the time is spent looking. That's about all that we've done.
On Saturday, I did get to go to a festival called A Tatai Pataran. It was like a Renaissance fair, except it was cool. It was all around this old castle and was actually a celebration of when a Hungarian force took the castle (the one we were at) from a force of Turks. The had a reenactment of the battle, and a bunch of stalls to buy random crap. It was legit.
That was my week. I hope you all have a good week. I love you all. I'll be sending home pictures soon. Be safe and be good. Especially Cami and Simba.
Crouch Elder
Hungary is good. I still can't believe that I am here. It doesn't seem real. My companion is great. His name is Cheney Elder. He's from Georgia. We are in a town called Tatabánya. (you might want to install the Hungarian Language add on for your computer because I will probably be sending words that have Hungarian characters). Tatabánya is about an hour northwest of Budapest. Its kind of a smaller town, but its been great so far. There are 10 or 12 members here in the "Unit". We meet in a tiny little branch house that used to be a bakery, but I guess they want to turn us into a branch. Cheney Elder is the Unit leader, so we were at the meeting house forever yesterday with all of the meetings about making a branch.
When I was on the plane from France, I kind of got those same pangs of missing you all, even though Ive been away for 3 months already.
That's so crazy that Cami is done with her sophomore year already. I`m glad you are keeping her busy though. It sounds like she is going to have a fun summer. It sounds like you will too with no job.
Yeah, those Nerf guns are different ones. I left the ones that Larissa gave me at home, but someone gave those ones to me at the MTC and I thought it was time they got out of that building so they won't tempt anyone else. So now I have 4 of them. Yay!!
Jimmy went in my carry on because I needed a picture of him in France. You can't really tell it's France from the picture, but it is.
That's pretty exciting that you are writing a book. I'm sure its going to be awesome. Keep me updated with what is happening there. I'm going to start telling people my mom is an author now.
I hope DJ Niebergall enjoys dad as a companion, just tell dad that if he wants DJ to teach the lesson, to give him more notice than "You know you're teaching, right?" as he rings the doorbell.
So this week has been pretty crazy. Getting all settled in and everything. When we got in on Tuesday, we went to the mission home and had dinner and then we went to a big square in Budapest called hero square. It has statues of all the kings of Hungary. It was pretty awesome, but we had to leave when this HUGE stretch hummer thing covered with lights pulled up and all of these drunk teenagers started yelling at us. (I took pictures of all of these things.) After that we went to Gelért Hegy which is a "Mountain" (there are no mountains here. I miss real mountains a lot) inside of Budapest. There is a big fort on top that the Hapsburgs built and now its a monument to the freedom from communism. There's a few big statues, the best of which is a naked guy punching a dragon. Awesome. I took a couple of pictures of Budapest and of the statues.
We slept at the secretaries' apartment that night and got up the next day at 6 because the APs wanted to go running. So we ran for an hour. I wanted to die. But then we got to shower(finally) and went and had breakfast at the Mission Home. Then we went streeting. That was interesting, not speaking the language or anything. After that we got our trainers and headed out. We were able to get a ride with another companionship heading to Győr. I had some time to unpack and then we went streeting. In the time between then and now, we've gone streeting and tracting (I had my first door slammed in my face) and did some teaching. We don't have many investigators right now, so most of the time is spent looking. That's about all that we've done.
On Saturday, I did get to go to a festival called A Tatai Pataran. It was like a Renaissance fair, except it was cool. It was all around this old castle and was actually a celebration of when a Hungarian force took the castle (the one we were at) from a force of Turks. The had a reenactment of the battle, and a bunch of stalls to buy random crap. It was legit.
That was my week. I hope you all have a good week. I love you all. I'll be sending home pictures soon. Be safe and be good. Especially Cami and Simba.
Crouch Elder
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Week 12 - May 27, 2010 - IN HUNGARY!
Dear Parents of Elder Crouch,
It was our great pleasure to welcome your son, Elder Crouch, to the Hungary Budapest Mission last evening. He has the spirit and bearing of an excellent missionary and is full of energy and enthusiasm for the Lord's work here. We are very happy he is joining us in the mission field at this exciting time in the history of the Church in Hungary.
Attached are a couple photos of your missionary with his new trainer, as well as a photo of him with President and Sister Baughman. We are taking good care of Elder Crouch, and would like you to know that you can contact us at any time if questions or concerns arise. May God's helping hand be with your family as your son faithfully serves in this great work.
With love,
Elder Recksiek
Office Secretary
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Hungary Budapest Mission
1122 Budapest
Hajnóczy József utca 14
36-1-488-0660
Fax: 36-1-488-0661
hunbud@gmail.com
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Week 10 - May 19, 2010
Dear Family,
I get that same feeling when I wake up in the morning. I'm getting really excited to get onto Magyarorszag(Hungary) and get out of the MTC forever. I did enjoy my time here overall, 12 weeks is just a long time. Ask Kevin, he knows.
I'm thinking Jimmy is getting pretty stoked to go. I need to get some pictures with him here at the MTC before we leave.
It's been nice to talk to some people I know. I guess Greece has been all crazy though, because almost every Greek missionary's visa got flat-out denied. Tom is actually in Chicago now. I feel kind of bad for him. But it was great to talk to Gideon. It felt a little like home. And no, I haven't been missing video games too much.
I'm glad Simba is doing better. Tell him hi from me. I am starting to get used to my hair, but that's because I have to get another haircut today. In a few minutes actually. The glasses are a pair of 3D glasses that elder Asquith gave to us when he left.
I did get your last letter. I'm glad to hear you won't be moving anytime soon. I wasn't looking forward to that. I could maybe use some more ties if you find some good looking ones, and maybe a few more garments. Just the small cotton tops and whatever kind of bottoms you got last time, smalls also.
We did get our flight plans last Thursday. We leave the MTC at 1:30p.m. and the plane leaves at 5:00p.m. so I'll probably call sometime in there and we also have a 4 hour layover in Paris, France, so I'll try to call there too, but I don't know what time that will be because our plans only give local times. My entire district of 7 is going together so I won't be alone or anything.
I haven't talked much about Hansen Elder because he doesn't really pass the Bryan Test. Sorry Cami.
Consecration week went well. It was a little different for me because I'm zone leader so I had to speak often to my English districts, but it did help a lot.
Tell dad thank you for the letter. I really enjoyed it. I do remember doing Elephant Butte. Did you use the same beta as last time? I still remember that too. I hope you enjoy your trip with the doctors.
Tell Cami thanks for the letter too. I love hearing from all of you. and tell her good luck on her summer goals. Just remember: "When progress is measured, Improvement increases. When Progress is measured and reported, improvement increases even more." (PMG) So I want to hear how you are doing.
I keep forgetting to talk about Sister Hottie or Hottie Nover (Sister Roderick). she was the one that Kevin found in the paper. She is really nice and a really talented singer, but she's kind of crazy. The kind of crazy you have to be to go on a mission though, so it's all good. I'll put in a good word for Kevin.
New Zone leaders got called this week, so we're doing "training". It's pretty fun and I'm looking forward to handing the Zone Leader Binder down.
So I was thinking, if you want to hear what Hungarian is supposed to sound like, you can listen to conference talks on LDS.org. I do that sometimes during MDT to get a feel for it. You go to LDS.org, go to the library menu, go to general conference, on the language page click "Magyar" click the link that says "180" in it, and then pick any talk. It's pretty ridiculous. hopefully I can talk like that someday.
Anyways, that's about it for me. I'm looking forward to talking to you all on Monday. I'll make sure I call your cell phone. Have a good week and be safe, everyone. I love you all.
Crouch Elder
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Week 9 - May 12, 2010
Dear Family,
I'm glad my memory card got there safely, and I'm really excited to get that package. I do have a cord for my iPod. Don't worry. We can't film the sisters because... I don't know. I think it's just not allowed here at the MTC. And I think technically we're not supposed to take videos here, but I couldn't record it any other way. I'm glad you enjoyed our singing though.
I'm not too fond of my haircut, but I'm glad you like it.
The glow stick party was really fun. None of us had seizures. The light saber thing... I'm not sure I'm allowed to tell you. It's a ZL secret...just kidding. We have these colored pencil lead things that we just hold right in front of the lens and when the camera flashes it makes it look like they are glowing. Cool huh? I'll see about getting some matrix pictures too.
Yeah I heard Chris's departure date got pushed back. I've talked to him a few times. It's kind of cool to see people I know. I see Tom Lipert on a daily basis and I finally saw Gideon today at the temple. I hardly even recognized him. It was great to see him though.
I haven't gotten the package yet, but Smith Elder and I are going to go check the mail again after we finish laundry.
That's so scary about Simba getting squished under the garage door. I think I would die if anything happened to him. I wonder how he got stuck though. The door isn't supposed to stay down if something is underneath it, is it? Something like a cat? Even if he doesn't block the laser thing it should have gone back up. Maybe you should have that looked at so it doesn't happen again.
So about the only news from me is yesterday Jeffrey R. Holland came and talked to us. It was legit! He is such a powerful speaker. He gave a talk similar to his "The Miracle of a Mission" which is crazy powerful. It was really awesome.
Oh also, we started consecration week today. I'm only speaking Hungarian all this week. It's kind of hard, but fun at the same time. It's going to help a ton though.
We haven't gotten our flight plans yet, but by next p-day (our last) we should have them so I'll know when and where our layovers are and how long I'll be able to talk and everything. It's kind of crazy how soon we are leaving. I still don't feel like I know this language very well at all, but it'll be exciting to go. Speaking of going to Hungary, I just thought this was interesting. In Hungarian, you don't go 'to' Hungary, you go 'onto' Hungary. You go into every other country and even Heaven, but not Hungary, that's how awesome it is.
So I just thought I'd share this story real fast. I got to be a Bishop a few days ago in one of the sisters lessons. It was fun. Everyone was calling me Bishop Crouch and stuff. I just thought it was funny.
That's about it. Oh, is my cell phone number reserved? Am I going to be able to use that when I get back, or will I have to get a new one? It would be really nice if there was some way to reserve it, but if not, that's okay. Sorry. I just thought about that the other day and was wondering what happened with that.
Anyways, I love you all. I hope you all have a good week. Stay safe. Especially Simba.
Bryan
I'm glad my memory card got there safely, and I'm really excited to get that package. I do have a cord for my iPod. Don't worry. We can't film the sisters because... I don't know. I think it's just not allowed here at the MTC. And I think technically we're not supposed to take videos here, but I couldn't record it any other way. I'm glad you enjoyed our singing though.
I'm not too fond of my haircut, but I'm glad you like it.
The glow stick party was really fun. None of us had seizures. The light saber thing... I'm not sure I'm allowed to tell you. It's a ZL secret...just kidding. We have these colored pencil lead things that we just hold right in front of the lens and when the camera flashes it makes it look like they are glowing. Cool huh? I'll see about getting some matrix pictures too.
Yeah I heard Chris's departure date got pushed back. I've talked to him a few times. It's kind of cool to see people I know. I see Tom Lipert on a daily basis and I finally saw Gideon today at the temple. I hardly even recognized him. It was great to see him though.
I haven't gotten the package yet, but Smith Elder and I are going to go check the mail again after we finish laundry.
That's so scary about Simba getting squished under the garage door. I think I would die if anything happened to him. I wonder how he got stuck though. The door isn't supposed to stay down if something is underneath it, is it? Something like a cat? Even if he doesn't block the laser thing it should have gone back up. Maybe you should have that looked at so it doesn't happen again.
So about the only news from me is yesterday Jeffrey R. Holland came and talked to us. It was legit! He is such a powerful speaker. He gave a talk similar to his "The Miracle of a Mission" which is crazy powerful. It was really awesome.
Oh also, we started consecration week today. I'm only speaking Hungarian all this week. It's kind of hard, but fun at the same time. It's going to help a ton though.
We haven't gotten our flight plans yet, but by next p-day (our last) we should have them so I'll know when and where our layovers are and how long I'll be able to talk and everything. It's kind of crazy how soon we are leaving. I still don't feel like I know this language very well at all, but it'll be exciting to go. Speaking of going to Hungary, I just thought this was interesting. In Hungarian, you don't go 'to' Hungary, you go 'onto' Hungary. You go into every other country and even Heaven, but not Hungary, that's how awesome it is.
So I just thought I'd share this story real fast. I got to be a Bishop a few days ago in one of the sisters lessons. It was fun. Everyone was calling me Bishop Crouch and stuff. I just thought it was funny.
That's about it. Oh, is my cell phone number reserved? Am I going to be able to use that when I get back, or will I have to get a new one? It would be really nice if there was some way to reserve it, but if not, that's okay. Sorry. I just thought about that the other day and was wondering what happened with that.
Anyways, I love you all. I hope you all have a good week. Stay safe. Especially Simba.
Bryan
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Week 8 - May 5, 2010
Hi family,
Happy Mothers Day and anniversary by the way. I meant to say something about your anniversary a few weeks ago, but I forgot. Sorry. Oh and I'm supposed to tell you that I won't be calling on Mothers Day, but I don't think that is much of a surprise.
I did get your letter. It made my day. I'm pretty excited to start taking pictures with Jimmy. The only other thing I can think of for the package is some jolly ranchers. They help me stay awake in class. And maybe my old vans. I need some slipper-type of shoes sometimes for wearing around the residence hall. I know that my call said no canvas shoes, but I can just use them in the building. And a calling card would be nice. When I get my flight plans next week I should be able to tell you what day and time I will be calling and everything. I think I do have Cami's iPod cord and I will send that with my next memory card, which I should be sending soon.
That's kind of sad that you are wanting to quit your job. I understand, it's just sad that you are so stressed.
I'm glad that the van is still getting some use. Smith Elder used to drive a van too, so we've been reminiscing about them and it kind of made me miss the van. Well, not so much the van as actually being able to go places and move. The farthest away I've been from the MTC in the last 2 months is the Rite Aide about 3 blocks away. sad. But I'm glad dad and Kevin had fun canyoneering. Tell dad I'm looking forward to the full description of the trip, including beta for the canyons.
I loved the pictures of the cat. He looks hilarious. I can't believe I'm not there to make fun of him. Poor Simba. I know how he feels though. I got all of my hair cut off too. It's sad. Be nice to him.
Tennessee is flooded? Crazy. That's really sad. I hope it doesn't destroy all the history and stuff. I'm glad you weren't there when that happened. This year has been crazy for weather though. It's snowed pretty much every day this week. IT'S MAY!!! Time for no more snow.
I'm glad you can go help Larissa. I was a little worried about her moving and everything working out okay. Her appartment sounds really legit though.
This week has been pretty boring. Just like every other week. The only interesting thing is Tom Lippert, who I worked with at Weber came in last Wednesday and his class is right across the hall from mine. I've talked to him a few times. It's good to see a familiar face. Oh and today, My friend Giddeon is coming in. I'm pretty excited.
So I'm pretty sure I've told you about my teachers, but if not, here it is. We had Brother Petty and Brother Petersen at the begining of our time here. Brother Petty is awesome. He's really kind and caring and just knows how to teach us really well. Brother Petersen is awesome too. He's huge on planning, so he's starting a good habit for us right off the bat. A few weeks ago, at the end of the semester at BYU, the teachers rotated, so now we have Brother Petty and Brother Lefevre and Brother Petersen is in the TE. Brother Lefevre is fantastic; He's only been home from Hungary for 9 months. He's told us all sorts of really awesome things about Hungary. It makes me so excited to get out of here. He's actually from Bountiful and he went to high school with Tyler Hawks.(that's really crazy that he's getting married now too. Speaking of which, brother Lefevre is getting married in August.) But anyways, that's about it. I'll make sure I get pictures of all of my teachers before I leave. That's about all of the news for me.
I love you all. Keep writing letters and being good all of you.
Bryan
Happy Mothers Day and anniversary by the way. I meant to say something about your anniversary a few weeks ago, but I forgot. Sorry. Oh and I'm supposed to tell you that I won't be calling on Mothers Day, but I don't think that is much of a surprise.
I did get your letter. It made my day. I'm pretty excited to start taking pictures with Jimmy. The only other thing I can think of for the package is some jolly ranchers. They help me stay awake in class. And maybe my old vans. I need some slipper-type of shoes sometimes for wearing around the residence hall. I know that my call said no canvas shoes, but I can just use them in the building. And a calling card would be nice. When I get my flight plans next week I should be able to tell you what day and time I will be calling and everything. I think I do have Cami's iPod cord and I will send that with my next memory card, which I should be sending soon.
That's kind of sad that you are wanting to quit your job. I understand, it's just sad that you are so stressed.
I'm glad that the van is still getting some use. Smith Elder used to drive a van too, so we've been reminiscing about them and it kind of made me miss the van. Well, not so much the van as actually being able to go places and move. The farthest away I've been from the MTC in the last 2 months is the Rite Aide about 3 blocks away. sad. But I'm glad dad and Kevin had fun canyoneering. Tell dad I'm looking forward to the full description of the trip, including beta for the canyons.
I loved the pictures of the cat. He looks hilarious. I can't believe I'm not there to make fun of him. Poor Simba. I know how he feels though. I got all of my hair cut off too. It's sad. Be nice to him.
Tennessee is flooded? Crazy. That's really sad. I hope it doesn't destroy all the history and stuff. I'm glad you weren't there when that happened. This year has been crazy for weather though. It's snowed pretty much every day this week. IT'S MAY!!! Time for no more snow.
I'm glad you can go help Larissa. I was a little worried about her moving and everything working out okay. Her appartment sounds really legit though.
This week has been pretty boring. Just like every other week. The only interesting thing is Tom Lippert, who I worked with at Weber came in last Wednesday and his class is right across the hall from mine. I've talked to him a few times. It's good to see a familiar face. Oh and today, My friend Giddeon is coming in. I'm pretty excited.
So I'm pretty sure I've told you about my teachers, but if not, here it is. We had Brother Petty and Brother Petersen at the begining of our time here. Brother Petty is awesome. He's really kind and caring and just knows how to teach us really well. Brother Petersen is awesome too. He's huge on planning, so he's starting a good habit for us right off the bat. A few weeks ago, at the end of the semester at BYU, the teachers rotated, so now we have Brother Petty and Brother Lefevre and Brother Petersen is in the TE. Brother Lefevre is fantastic; He's only been home from Hungary for 9 months. He's told us all sorts of really awesome things about Hungary. It makes me so excited to get out of here. He's actually from Bountiful and he went to high school with Tyler Hawks.(that's really crazy that he's getting married now too. Speaking of which, brother Lefevre is getting married in August.) But anyways, that's about it. I'll make sure I get pictures of all of my teachers before I leave. That's about all of the news for me.
I love you all. Keep writing letters and being good all of you.
Bryan
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