Engagement News and Talk of Christmas Phone Calls!

Dear Family and Friends,

I am SOOOOOOOOOO happy for Cassie and I am so thankful that she has someone that she loves so much and that he makes her so happy. I am thankful that he is a member of the church and that he is strong. One of the zone leaders here Elder Dixon knows him well and he gave a really good report on him to me.  I am happy but upset.  The ONLY thing that upsets me at all is that I wont be there. But I am so proud of my little baby and that she is going to get married in the temple. That is the only important thing! What I require is that you make a cardboard cutout of me so I can kinda be there hahaha. I remember that the klumkers did that and I thought it was funny. In a few months I will feel better...I will be praying more than ever. Cassie I am so proud and I love you I wish that I could be there to do your hair and makeup perfect, see you so happy and see you go through the temple for the first time as well as get sealed for time and all eternity. I know that the Lord will be with you and I know that you are going to be the most gorgeous bride I have ever seen. Cas can you include me in some things so I can not feel so left out. Like in wedding planning and stuff if you can? I love you and I am so proud. All I require of you is that you name one of your children cornhole and to not get pregnant til I get home thanks. hahaha. In you pictures you look gorgeous because I can tell that you are soo happy! THank you John for making my sister happy. ANd making her happy will never stop, you hear me? hahaha. I require everything that my dad requires of you. And I know that over time I will get to know you better! Thank you for taking my sister to the temple.

SO I HAVE GOOD NEWS! 3 PIECES OF GOOD NEWS! THe most important is that CAREY GOT BAPTIZED AND I GOT TO TALK TO HIM ON THE PHONE RIGHT BEFORE HE GOT BAPTIZED! HE IS AMAZING AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! We have been keeping in contact every week through letters. The amazing thing is that I can request to be put back in green valley or a area closer to the temple so that I can see him go through the temple in december of next year. How amazing is that. I cannot wait until you meet him. I gave him your number and email but I have no idea if he has gotten a hold of you. THe second piece of news is that I WILL BE SKYPING YOU ON CHRISTMAS DAY! I have no idea when but I will have more information next week! BUt I will be so excited to see you and talk to you. We as a mission are now allowed to skype on our calls home and the zone leaders are going to give us more information tomorrow. the 3rd is that Christian got baptized this last saturday too. I had baptisms 4 and 5 last saturday. I am so thankful that I was able to witness those miracles.

Yesterday went good. I sang in all 3 wards that we cover here. I sang Our saviors love in the Carlin ward, I know that my redeemer lives in the Elko 3rd ward and Venid adoreymos in the Spansih branch. The talk that I had in the spansih branch was good. I wrote it word for word in english and then sister espinal so graciously took all day to translate it to spanish. She translated for me on the pulpit. SO here is a little about our wards. Carlin is a town about 30 min west of elko. It is PO FREAKING DUNK! hahah. The people that were giving talks this week talked all about their 243's they got for christmas and talking so passionatley about their 4 wheelers and hunting stories hahaha. Love it. Elko is our main ward and it is a big english ward. They members there are amazing. We just went to a white elephant gift exchange and it was so fun!  The last branch we have is the spanish branch and branch pres nielsen is amazing! We go over to their house all the time and I love their kids. They attack me every time I come to the door hahaha. Pres nielsen and i were talking all about hunting stories and by the way he is already planning a hunting trip with his family and ours haha. Dad he reminds me of you so much! He said that he might give you a  call soon. I gave him your number.

Tell me how you think christmas day will go so I can try to plan for the whole skyping thing. I dont know how long we have to skype but I would be ready with things you want to ask me or talk about because I dont think I will have that long.

Investigators here are doing really well. Casey was going to get baptized this week but his parents keep convientley grounding him just for the time that we have lessons planned. And they take his phone away so he cant let us know that he cant come. SO we are praying hard for him because he is already talking about how much it costs to go on a mission and stuff hahaha. He is going to be an AP his first transfer in the mission hahaha. I can just feel it! Gary Fine is alright. His girlfriend left him and so he is in a very humble state right now. But his friend called us today and said that he let him know that he wants to have lessons with us. SO that is amazing. Maybe these two guys are the reason that I am here! WHo knows. Elko has been really tough but now that it is the LAST WEEK of the transfer I kinda want to stay. I really like it here. Things with sister Espinal are better because I havent been letting her walk all over me. Obviously I have been kind about it. But there is no need for all the horrible things she would do and say. I wont take that. We have been having a lot more fun and good times. Who knows what is going to happen with this transfer. I HAVE NO IDEA! Sister Espinal thinks that I am leaving. ANd I seriously could see her leaving, us staying together, us both getting transferred out and me leaving. I have no idea. It is cold here but people here say that it has been a really really mild winter. It is usually around 30 during the day and below freezing at night. But we have this super nice cootage that keeps us more than warm.

I have no idea what I want for christmas. I cant think of anything. I am getting so sick of my clothes its not even funny. YEs I have inherited lots of things from the other sisters but im so sick of it hahaha.

Sounds awesome about the creche in our home! Those were pretty cool pictures huh! We should have that going on in olympia!!!!!!!!!!! That would be amazing!

Dad I am not as good at goals as you are. I dont even know sometimes what to make goals about. I have little ones but I want to be better of that on my mission. Any advice? Hahaha dad you always make me laugh. I can just picture you peeling caden out of his bed. Im suprized his skin doesnt get grafted to the bed over night like that 800 pound lady hahahaha.

Well I love you and miss you all! SO I will be talking to you not this sunday but the next! Crazy huh? we well figure it out next pday. Give me as much info as you can about christmas day for you so I can plan the call accordingly.

Love you,

Sister Fine