M&M Letter #9

September 4,2012 Morning

Dear Family,

Yes i know that all the dear elder mail will come today. i wanted to wait to do email until i got it all butthat would be to late in the day and i would miss email entirely. I am excited for all the letters. i knew i wouldnt be getting any because of the timing of the holiday and the weekend. so no responses to your weekend but i can tell you how mine went and some resquests.

This week has been good. lots of fun with the district and such. No more older missionaries so it is very quiet in the hall. I am not sure if i mentioned but i got sick. even after dad sent me all the meds i will ever need in the MTC. its a cough and slight fever. but im always hot so maybe no fever. i took my temp and nothing, but idk. Its just a whole bunch of mucus in the back of my throught so coughing is like the only thing to get it all out. they sell mucinex in the store but im mostly over it by now so its good. saturday and sunday morning was the worst for it. I am feeling a bit better now though and coughing a lot less so that is good. drinking lots of fluids and trying to keep myself up and awake.

Sundays fireside there was no speaker. instead we watched the "golden days: a celebration of life" the thomas s monson birthday celebration. it was really cool. and then for the movie that night they were only showing one and it was called "labor of love" a super cheasy 90's film on ojne missionaries flight home. it was so funny. its probably on the lds website if you want to watch it. oh ok so on the lds website go to mormon messages and watch ALL OF THEM!!! they are all so good. they take up a lot of time and a really good thing to watch to invite the spirit and lift your mood if your feeling down. we watch them all the time in our spare time. they have specific ones for youth to which are really inspirational and helpful. they are all awesome.

candice: i love your random info everyday. i share it with all the guys in my district after dinner evertime we get mail. its so funny. my personal favorites so far are the over 400 zoos and the over 300 types of bread. we figured out that we could eat a different kind of bread everyother day and probably not run out before we leave :) I love kari's biorthday. that sounds like loads of fun. its funny who she invited to it as well. im sure she will love the fish and the clothes she got. perhaps i can get something together. draw her a picture or something and send it to her. i will do something. better late than never. oh so for the "mark is making a tractor for the classroom" what classroom are you talking about? im confused. in reaction to kira's comments about her incident. im sure you would have gone all the way under. i bet it was scary not being ablwe to move or do anything, and still feel and hear whats going on. any news on why or what heppened from the doctor? what did she say? are you on new meds? i need the details :) oh and for kira's relief socieity president. perhaps it is a learning curve for her. not all are perfect. none of us are. president monson was called as a bishop at the age of like 26. idk about you but i dont think he was perfect and maybe he had to learn how to deal with specific things like that. idk the circumstances but all will be well. kira, you are still in my prayers. i hope you can feel the saviors love in your daily life. i know he loves youa nd is looking out for you. im sure you klnow that, but i just wanted to say it.

no email back from simms yet. an address would be nice but if he didnt respond to me then idk when he will respond to you. oh well. all is good. idkl if you got the letter with the info, i had no idea julie already got an award for her pictures!!! thats awesome. which one was it? i think you already told me but i forgot. what did she get for winning? or am i just missinformed or crazy and i just wanted her to win lol.

Ok so things i want/need. my gray pants, between the legs they are starting to wear out. i wear them the most of all ebcause i dont wear my suit pants unless im wearing my suit which is only on tuesdays and sundayds. so other than that its the gray pants. thats why they are wearing out already. they are fine, but just wanted to let you know so maybe another pair might be needed soon. oh i would totally love a super sweet paisley tie, a super sweet pokodot tie. and a super sweet just straight solid color tie. the solid color tie doesnt need to be awesome. i just want it to i can have all myu companions and idstrict throughout my mission sign it. oh so still no idea how im going to usee my cd's. but i need to use them because elder kincaid ahs never heard primary songs and i have them all on cd but no way to share them. maybe you guys can figure out a way to do it. i would love a new tie tack as well. i lost the back to my other one. ya lots of stuff sorry. love you all. i hope all is well. we get new germans next week, so in 8 days and then we leave in 4 weeks!!!! its crazy. we are all totally stoked.

Love,

Elder Ustach