hi family

so this email is going to half to be short because im emailing at a members home. with permission. and they  have to leave in about an hour. 

so here are some things that happened this week. first on Monday we played flag foot ball with the lawton elders and there ward. it was fun but lame at the same time. then we had dinner with this family that night and we sang carols on the uke. 

on Tuesday was Christmas i got to call u im sure you remember that. and so far that was the best phone call of my mission. i dont know what made this one better than the others. but i think i just appreciated it more or something. i feel bad because elder shumways call was not very good.  

they just kept passing the phone back and forth. latter that night we played apples to apples with a family in the ward. then we went home in a snow storm. in a little kia. im sure that if we went in the car that car wouldn't have made it. 

this week has been crazy no one wants to stay in altus for the holidays so half the ward is gone and like three quarters of the town is away as well. all of our investigators are out of town. and when we knock doors know one answers. but o well. its the most wonderful time of the year. 

on Friday we had district meeting in lawton. it was good. and one thing we do is talk about what we learned in our studys and how we are applying them in our work. because were supposed to be on a schedule for reading the book of Mormon and preach my gospel. but everybody else is behind and im ahead. and they asked me what my secret was. i told them to read on the john. it was so funny no body was expecting my answer. 

we had a crazy lesson with this lady. we invited a member to come with us. and this lady is a nurse. so our investigators was sick and our member decided to diagnose her. and ask her about her eating habits and her pooping habits. it was really awkward. and the most off track i have ever been in a lesson. then she talked about circumcision and all kind of other junk that had nothing pertaining to the Gospel. just weird. 

we had some other great lessons this week. one with a couple. they have been teaching her for about a year now. and no progress was being made. but we went and taught them and they said that they knew what we were saying was true. and they could feel a difference when we came over and when they were reading the book of Mormon. so now they decided they want to get baptized. they have alot to work through. 

but i love you so much and i will talk at you latter. if i have time i will email you again but don't super count on it.

thanks for all you do for me and i love you so much.