Eric didn't have a whole lot to say this week because he seems to always have a lot to worry about with planning lessons, district meetings, dealing with other missionaries, and so on...
Well I still have to attend Stake Conferences and there are little kids in that and in our last stake conference in the Assembly Hall (remember the awkward sitting cheek thing?) we had a primary choir so yeah that was fun.
I'm so happy to hear about soccer and horses and stuff. I don't know how else to respond other than...Cool!!
(Note: Molly coached Katie's soccer team and they just lost in the second round of the playoffs. So soccer season is over for Molly and Katie.)
I mailed a letter yesterday and I don't know when it will arrive. Thanks for all the stamps and that weird picture from Becca or whatever that was.
I'm not really sure what to say because I just spent the last 20 minutes trying to calm down an elder who was making a scene. He was having trouble getting into his G-mail account and IT'S HIS P-DAY! I'M SUPPOSED TO E-MAIL HOME ON MY P-DAY! G-MAIL IS SUPPOSED TO LET ME IN ON MY P-DAY! Those were his words not mine. So yeah that was fun.
We have a two week break from teaching from Preach My Gospel because of Fast Sunday followed by General Conference. But that doesn't mean I get a break from holding district meetings so my brain is still fried over all the time I'm spending thinking about that.
My mission is going by so fast and I can never think of anything to talk about because I can never remember anything. I think it's going by fast because the Lord is hastening His work. (waka waka)
And yes I'll let Dad and Andrew wine (sic) about football.
Love,
Elder Larson
(Note: I did not whine about BYU getting beat by the University of Utah for the fourth straight year. The fact that the University of Utah leads the series against BYU 14 to 7 in the last 20 years never even entered my mind and it DOESN'T BOTHER ME IN THE LEAST!!!)
Following is Eric's response to a separate email I sent him in which I mentioned a post from my sister, LaRee Phillippi -- who is serving a mission in Nauvoo with her husband, Gary. LaRee said that she found out that our great, great grandfather, David Crockett, was in the Nauvoo Legion:
Just from what I can see with the records we have available here, we have plenty of muster rolls for the Nauvoo Legion in the Utah Territory (because as you might know, that was what our militia was called before we were a state), but not anything specific for Illinois when they were actually at Nauvoo. All we really have for that is "Brief History of the Nauvoo Legion" type books and I don't know how helpful that will be. I'll try looking around at the Church History Library to see if they have any kind of specific records for the militia in Nauvoo at that time (that I probably won't be authorized to view but will try anyway.)
And speaking of Susan Easton Black, I've met her! She gave a fireside to my mission about the martyrdom of Joseph Smith on the anniversary of his martyrdom. So you should tell Aunt LaRee that. Also have you tried asking Aunt LaRee for where she got her sources?
Yes I asked one of the consultants on the British Floor what happened [in the BYU/Utah game] and he said it was a pathetic game and that BYU just wasn't giving their all. But my friend Elder Broadhead said he's happy they're not going to be playing Utah for a while because he says he enjoys BYU until the rivalry game because he hates how intense our rivalry is and how riled up it makes him. And I kind of agree with him completely. So there's that.
I believe the theme for the BYU shirts of this year is "Loyal Strong and True" and that's one that I actually really like because that's how I feel about BYU.
(Note: I too am Loyal, Strong, and True to my beloved BYU and will remain so no matter how many times they get beat by that evil team up north.)
Love,
Elder Larson
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