So for Thanksgiving all the elders came over to the stake center cultural hall and a surprising amount of food was given to us so don't worry about me not getting a feast. Our branch president apparently knows a lot of chefs and he asked them to do this for us and they agreed. So yes turkey, stuffing, potatoes, corn- we had it all.
On Friday we went to see the lights turn on for the first time at Temple Square and I ran into Brother Bishop. He told me that you guys say hi but I'm not entirely sure if you knew he was coming or not. It was a brief hello and it looked like he and his family were just here to look at the lights so it was cool to see someone I know.
Also since the library was closed on Friday still we watched the christmas concert from last year with Alfie Boe. He plays Jean Valjean in broadway. I quite enjoyed it and would like the CD. Alfie Boe has a very awesome voice and it's really powerful as well.
Funny thing about the Christmas Season on Temple Square. Apparently they like Christmas music playing all the time so all can hear as they look at the lights. In addition to the music that's played on the loud speakers, concerts are going on at all times at various locations across Temple Square including in the library (because people apparently want to hear people sing while they're in a library.) These are mainly choirs from Utah high schools and such and we're going to be singing in the assembly hall one day...also apparently Lehi Jr. High has a hand bell choir. The music on the loudspeakers is so loud that I can hear it at my apartment. I think what little love I had for contemporary Christmas music is going to dissipate completely. I still like the Christmas Hymns though so that's why I ask for the CD. (And Alfie Boe.) Though if I hear Candlelight Carol one more time (a song I have to sing by the way) I might go crazy.
I had no batteries to put in my camera during this week and I feel bad about that because there was a lot to take pictures of. The only picture I have to show you is a picture of an important ornament I bought today because I knew my tree needed it:
Something I desperately need is a nice electric shaver. Like, a really nice electric shaver. I mean, a really nice one that won't tear my neck off when I'm trying to shave. It's gotten to the point where I have to shave twice a day now because the hair on my ugly mug grows alarmingly fast now. As you can imagine my face isn't liking the abuse and I'm suffering from some pretty bad razor burn. I hear that if you invest in a really nice electric shaver you can avoid that problem so that's why I put emphasis on the nice part because I'm looking for one that specifically tackles razor burn problems if such a thing exists. If not then just get me the best you can. On a completely different note another thing I'd like is peppermint oil. Not extract, oil. Okay that's all I can think of.
The amount of mail I had to carry home yesterday wasn't pleasant. And I've been told the horror stories from other district leaders about how many packages they had to carry home last Christmas season. (They had to load and unload packages using the Brandon's car at the apartments 3 times to be specific.) So now that the amount of elders on this mission has nearly doubled I'm not looking forward to being a mail man for this month. Send them whenever you want though and I'll be happy.
This was a good week and I'm doing well. My district is changing on Wednesday and Elder Liddiard will no longer be my zone leader because I'm changing zones as well. My new zone leader will be Elder Broadhead. Also we all have tickets to go to the Christmas Devotional on Sunday so I'm excited for that.
Love,.
Elder Larson
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