Family,

Thanks for the letter i got yesterday and the email today, i always love hearing from the family about whats going on back home and how everyone is.even though you say not much is going on, it seems like to me that everything is going on back home.

Like 2 weeks ago i called Brother Benton (from highlands ranch) and left a message. well he called me back a couple days ago and was telling me that the 23rd of this month is his year mark from when he was baptized and that he was planning on going through to take out his endowments sometime soon after that, i was so excited to hear that! i honestly cant believe that it has already been a year since he was baptized. i am going to call our mission President to see if i will be able to make it over there, i really hope that he will let me go over there. i love that family and was so grateful to take part in helping him recieve the gospel. things like that make the misson well worth it! :)

on Monday Elder Englung and i went up to Aspen to check it out! ha it was awesome, we had a dinner apt up that way and so we decided to go up there during the day. we walked around and looked at all the different stores and drove around checking out some of the big houses, it is so crazy how much money is up there in that city. didn't see anyone famous or anything like that but i got some pictures that i'll send to you.

i love going and talking with people on this list that we have been working with, whether they are less active or want absolutely nothing to do with the church, it's fun to hear their stories or excuses! this past week we talked with a gentleman who said that his ex-wife was a member of the church and that he never was, but his name was on the ward roster. so we talked with him for a good 30 minutes and he was a really friendly guy. so on sunday we asked the ward clerk and he went and got all of his information and gave it to us, telling us when he was baptized and all of that. it's weird that he denies the fact that he was baptized. but hey i guess everyone can do as they please. we have an apt with him tomorrow. we also have an apt with a part member family tomorrow, which i hope goes through because we have had a hard time trying to get ahold of them but i really hope it goes through.

i'm so glad that i came out here on the mission, it is hard as heck sometimes but like i said earlier when you see someone be baptized and also when someone you taught goes through the temple it makes it all well worth it! :)

thank you for always being there for me and helping out when i need it, and even when i dont need it y'all are they willing to help me and i thank you for that! :)


well my time is pretty much up and so i better get going, but i cant wait to hear from you again! i hope you enjoy your time with John and Karie and baby Raegan being up! :) i miss you and love you all so much!

love Randy