Hey Family!
Sorry, if this letter has spelling and grammar errors in it. My fingers are about to fall off. Haha! Its getting really cold here. Im starting to look at scarfs for the first time. Its just so humid that its a different kind of cold. It gets into your bones. Its damp. And as all scouts know, its better to be dry. Dry is good. Damp. NO! Haha! But luckily, I found a warm winter coat as a flat find, and its nice! And I have the one I got from the MTC but that makes me look like a marshmellow and people dont like talking to giant Marshmellows. Maybe, if it gets colder. Dad, I was joking. Haha! Im not going to come back swearing. Hopefully. 2 years is a long time. Haha! The Kababs here are HUGE! They are so good though..... Im actually craving one right now. I like the Chicken Kababs better then the Lamb ones though. I find the Lamb way to salty. But seriously, it just kind of pours out of the peta bread. I've talked to some missionaries from Europe and they say Euroes are similar but different. Euroes are closed? Anyways. The Fish and Chips here are so good. But, still HUGE! I cant eat all of the stuff they get me. Im not a big Fish person either I've discovered. The fish here is still really good, but I'd rather get a leg of Lamb or something. They need more lamb in America. The Chocolate here is so good though. If you were to try it, side by side with a American one. It doesnt even compare. ITS SO GOOD! Oh, and the Currey! Indian food here is big. Its the number one food in England. Which is kinda ironic. But, I love the curreys and can actually make a pretty decent one myself. :) I've really taken to cooking. So, ya. 20 pounds to send a package or about 30-35 Us dollars. Its cheaper to ship things to America then to ship it from America to here. I'll get you guys a christmas package. :) Dad, you talking about your kids moving away.... it would take me 15 years to get my med degree in America.... It would only take me 7 here. And they are better schools... and they love life experience so a mission would get me into a good school. So, im actually debating comeing over here for my schooling. Mom, Sister Pelham understands. Haha, she just likes to get in contact with other moms and swap stories. :) Oh, and my wrist. Its actually been complaining me for a while, even back home it was a little bit. It just hurt to do Push-ups and stuff. But, I was at mutual over here one night, and we were playing a rough house game where you had to grap wrists and then kinda throw each other around trying to hit a bucket..... boys. Anyways It was me and the Young Mens leader last, and he threw me hard. I got out, looked at my wrist and it hurt so bad. It was red, and when I got home I noticed I had devoloped a bump on my wrist that portrudes about 3 cm out of the skin. Not puctured, just swelling. So i got a brace on it. The gas thing was fine. Just a routinely check up. Mom, if you are going to send a package for christmas, could you possibly get a jumper in there? They really help. Apparently you can get some for 10$ at a Banana Republic outlet store in provo and they are really nice. All of that is according to my recently left utah companion. :)
Ok, that stuff is now out of the way. Not a lot of super amazing things have happened this week. I guess the best thing is that we are actually teaching more and more. We had three member present teaches on Saturday and it was crazy running around trying to get everything done. Haha! Its great to move out of the Finding part of being a missionary and move into the teaching part of it. Hopefully baptizing part of it. :) We still have to find more people, but Uckfield is really small. Haha, we have had problems Contacting the same people 2 to 3 times now on the high st. We didnt like knocking before, because it just wasnt effective, but I think that we are going to have to move into that area now. The lord will lead us to the right people though. :)
All of the investigators that came to church last week came again to church this week. :) That was the best part as well as seeing the one of them(Natalie) Had an obsticle in the way of her coming. But she was able to overcome it and came to Sacrement Meeting anyways! :) Its always amazing to watch people grow.
We had a great experience last night being able to see an ex-communicated member, get re-baptized. She asked to have her name removed from the church, realized the mistake she made a few years later, and decided to come back. She has had to wait for 3 years to be re-baptized as her case has to go all the way up to the first presidency. But, it was amazing to see how happy she was when she came up out of the water. Joy, just doesnt seem to express her emotion. It made me think of a Cliche. You dont realize what you have until its gone? She realized what she missed. And then I thought about my mission. The best part about my mission is that I dont have to loose it. I apply the principles more in depth in my life, see the difference in me, and then go out and I see people who dont have the Gospel in their lives. What a contrast between us and them. We stopped a Man once on the street, and we said we were sharing a message of happiness. He swore at us, said "oh, and you guys look so happy." Very sarcasticly.... while me and my companion smiled. Haha! He was right. We are SOOOOOO Happy. We are Joyful. We have something that really has changed our lives. And I dont have to loose it to find out.
I got to teach the lesson in Gospel principles yesterday and it was all about our relationship with God. One of the sections was how to get closer to him. 4 things. 1. Beleive that he is there and he loves us. 2. Pray. 3. read your scriptures, and I cant remember the 4th one.... Im terrible. Haha! But I have been able to see myself get closer to God through those 4 things. Not only me, but my boy! He is a recent convert and I have seen him grow. Its amazing. It was so cool to get the pictures with simeon and issac and dad and Uncle Glen. In one of simeons pictures Tania was in the Background..... Reading her Scriptures... I hope. Other wise this points void. But it made me smile so much to see her reading! My family. I love you guys so much. I can not tell you how much I want you guys to get closer to God. Feel that change. As Maren said. As we get closer to Christ or God, we change as a direct result. How beautiful. I love you family. I have 1 min left so I have to go. Love you all so much.
Elder Hale
p.s. Caleb, Ill be praying for you and your play. You will do great.
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