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Preston Monson	Mon, Sep 26, 3:09 PM (8 days ago)
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Hey everyone welcome back. I've missed you all. Well let's get into it shall we.

 So, on Tuesday I was super dizzy and nauseous and just couldn't do anything. We tried walking around for awhile and eventually I just had to go lay down. We sat there all day and it sucked so bad and I hated life. Wednesday I didn't have the head pains and nauseasness and was super happy because it had sucked. 

On Wednesday our district Leader was with us. He is going to be my new trainer once my current trainer goes to his assignment in Puerto Rico. So we showed him our area Wednesday and Thursday. It was awesome. The only thing that wasn't awesome is that they taught me a "slang" in español that wasn't correct. They told me to say something else for "goodnight" and people kept looking at me with puzzled faces. After about the 4th person my comps started laughing super hard and I realized they were messing with me. Which is funny but like not really. Anyways.. we've been on the apartment hunt. Our apartment sucks so we've been looking around. We have to use a screw to flush the toilet. A screw. I don't even know. I just don't even ask questions anymore. But yeah it's not going good. We haven't found any good ones yet. 

On Friday I took my cute "2 month on the mission pics" it's like what moms do with their babies. Every month they put some weird scenery around the poor child and then put like a big number 5 or 6 by them. But yeah that's what I'm going for. And I'm wearing my straw hat I bought because I feel like I look super cool in it. I literally look like a 6'3 karate master. People on the street haven't dared mess with me yet.. Also on Friday something else pretty cool happened. I don't usually like talking or bragging about myself but. I got a new record on pushups the other day. I'm going to keep the number disclosed for a little while until I reach a bigger number, but just know it's going very well. Elder Monson is getting stronger everyday and I really think it's starting to show. But you know it's whatever. Like I'm not here to get stronger I'm here to spread the word but. I mean if you wanna take a peep at some of the pics from this week, I would say those biceps and chest are filling in quite nicely. Anyways that's enough of that. If you like what you see in the pictures you can go ahead and contact me through this email and I'll send you my workouts. No guarantees that you'll get as big as me but everyone starts somewhere and I'm happy to help. 

Saturday. Our district Leader and his comps got a couple married, and then baptized them and their daughter the next day. So cool to witness and experience this. It's awesome. I am understanding and picking up more and more on the spanish and am hoping I continue to progress and get it to the point where I can feel that I'm really helping out with the lessons. But the Spirit even when not being able to communicate the best is very strong. It amazes me sometimes though. That something as simple as praying, and reading The Book of Mormon just. When people won't do it I just wonder why. Because something I've realized pretty quickly is that if you read the Book of Mormon, and pray with real intent to know if the church is true. It is going to be revealed to you. And it's crazy how people just don't want to do it. Like I would put everything on the line. Read this Book, and pray with everything you got, and I know you'll know it's true. And if you don't, and you don't feel that then fine, that's okay, we won't bother you anymore. But it's sad that people don't want to at least try, or make an effort to find the truth. On Saturday I was really down about this. Just wondering why people won't at least try it. And then if they tried their hardest, and nothing works or happens, then okay. They tried, and put forth effort, and who knows why they didn't receive anything but. I know people will. And it can help them. Anyways. Didn't mean to rant about that but. Happens. So Saturday I was really down about this. We walk so much and do all we can. And it just wasn't working on Saturday. People weren't home, people started arguing, people said they were busy. It was just rough. We had one more lesson planned for the day at 8:30. We have to be back in our apartment by 9:00. I was starving, my ankle hurt, and I was ready to call it quits. I told my comp maybe we should just go back on Sunday, and go get some food and rest because it had been a rough day. He honestly agreed for a minute. But then we both got a feeling that we should go. If he wasn't home or it was another failure, then fine. We had those all day, we could then go get food and cleanup. But we might as well check. We clapped for him, and he came out smiling, with the pamphlet we had given him. Ready to discuss it. He said he was nervous we had forgotten about him, and he prayed that we would find him today. He had read the pamphlet, and had some questions. And he wanted a Book of Mormon. Saturday became the best day of my week. Better than getting a new pr on pushups even. I'm so happy we went to this man and taught him. He might even be coming to church this Sunday. And I was disappointed in myself for almost calling it quits. It was hypocritical of me. Like when I think to myself, how hard is it to pray and read the Book of Mormon? Well.. how hard is it to stop by one more house? Because that last house might be the person who's ready to receive the truth. It was humbling and awesome. I realize my email is long this week. I'm probably just overcompensating for my lack of effort on last weeks email. But yeah.

Sunday was rough.. rained the whole day, got some cute pics in it. And then my comp contacted on the phone while I listened. Rough day. I felt like batman in a way. Because it was raining and kind of dark and gloomy. I was ripped, my parents aren't dead but like they are kind of gone in that sense. I started trying to speak spanish in a Batman voice. Really weird day. 

Monday is good. We've done some awesome stuff and i got to call the fam. And I got to email you guys. Also a little sneak peak.. I think we might be moving into a new apartment!!!!! Until next week everyone, hang in there. 

Love, everyones favorite.. Elder Monson 

Ps. Ashlyn, Joey, and mom. Hope you like the pictures this week since you complained about none last week! 

 

Second tooth gone.

Landon has had to have 2 teeth pulled out before he has lost any of his own.  This last tooth had got hit and died so we had to pull it before it started to infect the new tooth roots or some of his other teeth as well.  He was so brave and sat right down they put on a show and put the gas mask on and got him all numbed up.  He didn't even flinch when the tooth popped out and flew in the air Landing on the floor by them.  He was excited to get to choose something out of the treasure chest, and to have the tooth fairy come that night.  He came away with 2$ from the tooth fairy and a huge gap in his smile.  Poor guy cant catch a break with his teeth.  Here's hoping he can keep the rest in and lose them on his own.

 

Addison and Tennis tournaments.

Pretty much all September we had Tennis every Friday and Saturday.  Addison got to try her luck at a few Varsity Tournament's and she did so good. It was fun to watch her learn and grow.  While we were watching on Saturday a big rain storm came threw and made everyone run for cover.  Landon was in the porta potty and got drenched trying to run back to us. He was so cold but I  let him come up front warmed him up and let him sit on my setter heater.  Addison played 3 games Friday and them 2 games Saturday.  Both were long games, but she played for the gold medal in the silver bracket and lost out to south summit.  The next weekend we were back at it but this time instead of snow canyon we were at Pine view She played with Mackenzie on this one and they both played so well.  They got a lost and then a win and followed it up with another win.  The next Saturday they played and lost then won.  The next weekend was a JV tournament at Pine View were she played with Harlee it was all day Saturday and they won their first game lost their second and third and won their fourth game.  It's been some long weekends of splitting up to get other kids to their activities but its been fun to watch Addison play tennis and continue to get better.

 

Hitting the range

Dean gets Friday's off so we try to take advantage of this day.  We started out getting some errand done in the morning then picked up the kids from school and played pickle ball with them.  Addison then had tennis practice, and Brecken went to Owens, so Dean, Shaylee, Landon, and I  hit up the driving range to work on so Golf Shaylee has been getting lessons from Preston's old coach Kevin.  We wanted to work on what he has been teaching her.  Landon of course was in heaven and thinks he's such an adult and fits right in out there.  The weather was beautiful and the company was better.