Super Stomachs

Dear All,

The missionary parents dinner sounds like a lot of fun. I really like to hear the news. Are you guys ever going to have the missionary dinner at your home?

And wow, mom, you can read Preach My Gospel in Spanish? I am jealous. I can follow it along mostly but the grammar kills me. I have to reread the sentence before to remember what the direct object is or something. It's coming though. Really, the key to learning is speaking and asking others to correct you. I started that in lessons and with my new companion and I like it a lot. I am glad you speak better than dad. He needs to be humbled a little. (joke)

Okay, about my new companion. He is great, we get along well. I am really grateful to be able to area train. It is forcing me to speak more because I know the members and investigators an I love it. I also get to change some of the things that I didn't like with my other companion. Nothing big but a few things. To go back, we had a lesson last Friday with members and what happened before that appointment well............ we had eaten a giant meal with other members and our stomachs were making really crazy sounds. Well the guy was like 70 so he couldn't really hear, but Elder Jacobs and I both had our stomachs growl at the same time. We looked at each other and started laughing. For the next 5 minutes, we were like little girls. We were giggling and trying to hold it in but we couldn't. We felt so bad because we were laughing so hard and he had no idea. It turned out okay, and I learned how to make myself stop laughing. Next, missionaries are blessed with super stomachs. I don't know if you knew this but for year we have an extra one. Sunday, we ate with members at 3. Another full meal at 4:30, and then at 6 a little snack. Finally at 7:30 more members gave us another full meal and about half way through I was about to throw up so I had to say something. It's just way funny how members an even some investigators just keep giving us food. Sometimes I don't like it but I am grateful for their love for us.

We started English classes and they are going pretty well. But mom, I was wondering if you had any suggestions as a teacher. Really, I need some good activities or something. Really, we need some good ones that are fun.

I won't have to withdraw money for a long time now. I should hopefully be good. I may decide to buy a suit in January. In January everything goes on sale and a full suit, shirt and two pants costs $100. So I will probably have to load up. Hey, I need socks... bad. There are no Walmarts here and socks are expensive. Can you hook me up? If not, I will keep looking.
And actually I don't think I need glasses. If not being able to drive will keep me out of a position of leadership that would be awesome. (joke) But no, really, I need you to send me that prescription. And like I said, everything goes on sale in January, so I will probably be able to buy cheap glasses then.

Love to you all, stay pretty,
Elder Dunn