Doc Martin

Another week has come and gone huh? Time is moving so quickly, I can't believe it. First of all, I wanted to attach a few talks. These are some of my very favorites, I figure it would be fun to have new reading material, I don't know if you can print 3 of them, but if not, choose the one that sounds the most interesting. They are all excellent.
http://www.byub.org/talks/transcripts/devo/2009/1/devo2009113-3403.pdf
http://lds.org/liahona/2007/04/the-sacrament-and-the-sacrifice?lang=eng
http://www.byub.org/talks/transcripts/devo/2009/9/devo2009929-3894.pdf

We had a great Sunday today. I love going to church. It has been a couple of weeks because we have been traveling and busy since I have been able to go to our ward and enjoy all three meetings. It really makes such a difference to go and ponder on the Savior, the Sacrament, our lives, and what we have been blessed with. It keeps me motivated to do what I need to do in the week that lies ahead. It is so exciting to hear about your investigators, sounds like they are all progressing and that you are learning to teach with the spirit? Are you home sick at all? You seem to be doing really great! I miss you so much, thats kind of a crummy part about a mission. I don't think that I have ever been this long without talking to you before. We had a great week, we went to the pioneer day parade on Monday. Raleigh loved it and it was really cool. Tons of floats, motorcycles, and ya know...cheerleaders and squat. The coolest part though is that President Monson leads the parade. So he drives past in this nice, black car with all of his body guards swarming around and stuff. It was really neat. Raleigh and I did some swimming with Mom, Ethan, and Gabe. That was fun. Ethan is so funny, he would go out with this little kickboard and just back float as he bumped in to people and totally relax and enjoy himself. Raleigh is starting to get more and more used to the water. He is starting to enjoy splashing around, and crawling out into it a ways. He is really tan and his tiny bit of hair is getting really bleached out bright blonde inthe sun. He is so cute. At church today he was making his little goat vibrato so loud during all three meetings, everyone was staring at him like, "what is he doing"? I jus smile and say....I don't really know. Then he does this thing where he screams SO loud like a high pitch bloody murder scream. And then he just smiles immediately after and carries on like nothing happened. SO it scares me when I'm cleaning in the kitchen and all of a sudden he is screaming like hes been shot I run in the bedroom and he is just playing with a stuffed animal like nothin happened. Its so funny. Chris is also doing well, really enjoying work. We have been doing some hiking and stuff, trying to enjoy every last bit of good weather here this summer. We are also starting to fill out secondaries to medical school. That is the second round of applications, then if they like his second application they will call him for an interview, if he does well in the interview then he might get in to their school. It is really stressfull. We have been watching this TV show called Doc Martin, it is british. But it is about this surgeon he develops a paranoia of blood so he becomes a general practicioner. Its really good, it has made us excited for Chris to be a doctor. I am doing well, I really hate managing apartments. I had to evict 2 families this week. That is really hard and sad, I feel like I am kinking them while their down. They both don't really have anywhere to turn and their lives are a mess. It is interesting to me though, because they both smoke like crazy and live trashy lives. It seems like if you couldn't pay your rent you wouldn't be able to afford buying cigarettes, but that is how screwed up their mentality is. I am sure you deal with people like that quite a bit. I just wish they had something to live for and find happiness in. That is what the gospel provides me with. I want to share that with others. The missionaries have been tracting here all week again. They avoide me because they are not suppposed to be able to knock doors here, but I don't stop them. I figure if Iget in trouble, whatever, I was only doing my missionary duties. Raleigh turns one in a month! I can't believe that, I am thinking about having a birthday party fo him, we shall see. Well, I wish I had more to tell you, our life has been pretty gol durn boring though! Keep up the good work, remember you have a little nephew far far away that will need you to be a good example for the rest of his life! And a big sister who looks to you as an example too....

xoxo, Carlie