First Week in Fortuna

Dearest parental units,

 

First off, yes dad, it's ForTUNA... for tuna.... hehe and secondly, BELIZE?! Man! That's gonna be sweet! You guys are gonna have so much fun. You're taking Della? Really? Are her and Colin getting........ dare I say.... married? It seems like they go everywhere together, even trips now... Well, I guess you need someone to take my place huh?

 

Well, howdy! Sounds like I didn't miss too much in football this year, other than BYU going 9-2.... oh well. At least the Colts will have the first round draft pick! I heard a rumor somewhere that Tressel was being looked at for the head coaching job? Also, I heard recently that Peyton has recovered from his surgeries and he is out throwin the football again... news on that? Will he return?

 

As for my blog that I do, my supposedly "newest" post about football, that was at least a month ago, haha it wasn't very recent. It gets to be a hassel sometimes, and from what I can tell, no one even reads it so I don't really bother. But I'm glad that you like it!

 

It's getting super cold up here in the morning! Today it was 33 degrees! Our car has frost and ice all over it... I really cold use those gloves about now! Those steering wheels get pretty chilly. But, it is BEAUTIFUL up here... this week it's been sunny every day, and I've had a chance to see a little of the area because last week it was foggy all the time. There are beautiful hills all around with trees everywhere. Yesterday for church we drove down to the tiny little branch in Miranda, and boy, that is a gorgeous drive! I can't wait to bring ya'll up here! You get to cruise along the 101 through redwoods and through the mountains... I love it! The Branch is tiny... I've never been to a branch, and if I have, I don't remember it. There was about 20 or so people there, but the testimony meeting wasn't bad. I bore my testimony since it was my first time there, it's an easy way to introduce myself to everyone. Also, the stake president was there too so he took up a good chunk of time. There is a guy there, named Jeff, who had a stroke not too long ago. He's confined to a wheel chair, and he isn't a member. He wants to be baptized! He comes every week, our WML takes care of him and bring him to church and teaches him. The catch, he forgets things real easy beacuse of the stroke. BUT, he still remembers that he wants to be baptized, so that is awesome! His date is for Christmas Eve! What better a way to celebrate Christmas than to bring someone closer to Christ? Then again, you can't spell Christmas, without "Christ." Did you guys happen to see the First Presidency Christmas Devotional last night? It was awesome! We had dinner at a members and watched it while we ate. It was good! So, since I've been up here in the middle of nowhere, I had ridden the bus so many times already! All we do is ride the bus it seems like. It's good way for transportation though!

 

So the Christmas season is here... We do have decorations up in our tiny apartment. Did I tell you that it's long and narrow? The only thing dividing our bedroom from our kitchen is a blanket that hangs down, and then the kitchen and the tiny tiny livig room where we study is separated by a blanket as well... But, we found some stuff to put up. We have christmas lights up all around, and we have a tiny tiny fake tree that we decorated and put on our table. It's about a foot tall haha. There are some people here that are NUTS with their decorations though! I love this season! It hardly seems like it's finally here though. Crazy how time flies! I've almost been out a whole YEAR, can you believe it?!

 

Anyway, have a great week! I love you both very much.

 

Love,

Elder Edwards