Letter from Elder Morrison

hey fam. yeah, it's only 5 days till Christmas. i'm just as excited as you to call home. our cell phones actually do call out of state, although the mission president and other leaders try to convince us otherwise. i know because Elder Durham called his parents while i was there in St. Peters. anyways, we're still trying to figure out what is going on for Christmas, so i dont know what time i'll be calling you. i might just call on Christmas eve and let you know. we may be at jeanne's for a little while on Christmas if things work out right. we're just not sure of the timing yet.
i didnt get the 'do not open' box yet, so i guess i'll be looking for it. there's one headed your way too, so be looking for that. it will probably get there like Christmas eve or something.
about the blog, i may or may not have just got on there real quick to find out what was happening and to see some pics. you guys dont really send many pictures, so i thought i'd find some. and it's too bad to hear about zach. i hope things work out the best they can for him.
well, this week when we were teaching the Jones kids (who are getting baptized this sunday, the 23rd) we were just sitting down and getting ready to start, but the mom had stuff to talk about. Dustin, the 9 year-old says "did you know it really hurts to get a sewing needle in your foot?". we kinda laughed and brushed it off, and then a minute later he said "Mom, stop. i was trying to change the subject." she just kept talking and then he finally said "OK, who wants to say the prayer?" hahaha. he's a really cool kid, and so is Breanna, his 11 year-old sister. i am really glad that i have the opportunity to teach them and see them get baptized.
we did get some snow this last week. we got about 5-6 inches. it was real powdery though so we couldnt really make a good snowman. we tried to with a member, but it was only like 4 feet high, and looked pretty dumb. however yesterday we were waiting outside of our grandma's house for her to get back from the store and we built one that was a good 5 or 5 1/2 feet in like 5 minutes. the melting snow worked a lot better. we've had 40's for most of the week, so that's pretty warm. i havent had to wear a coat too much as we havent spent much time tracting. we have a lot of less active work to do here. we're consistently visiting about 9 families each week, and that's quite a few. the thing is that they're almost all different families each week. we have a lot of less actives due to how far things are spread out, and the fact that nobody does their home teaching. i really didnt see the point of home teaching until i got on my mission. make sure you're doing it. those families need it, and it's kinda on your shoulders to keep them active. just be grateful you have 2 or 3 families instead of 5 or 6 like here in missouri.
well, i look forward to talking on Christmas. i'll let you know (probably by Jeanne) when i'll be calling. love you a ton!
Elder Morrison