Big Storms!

4-11-11
mom and dad,
ya it's been a little rough lately but my whole mission has been rough and i've been able to get passed my trials so it all works out. ya i know all i can do is share the message and give ppl their agency. thanx for the advice. i needed that. we have a few good ppl we're working with and really wanting to change and come closer to the savior. it's great so the work is going alright. we all have to go through trials on our mission and i know that, so i'm not worried but i get frustrated sometimes but it's all good. ya the south is growing, there's a lot of good things happening here and its amazing to see all the miracles happening and ppl changing their lives. haha i never expected me to have this kinda success either but i knew if i worked hard and did the things i needed to that the lord would bless me and things would happen and they have and i'm very grateful. i will do my best to have a positive attitude cuz i know it's all up to me. haha the pic (on the front of the new era), she's like a missionary legend haha jk. that's wat we call her. just something silly:) thats sweet that ur gunna be in md, dad. that should be a lot of fun. how long u gunna be there? well it sounds like yall had a great spring break and had a lot of fun with the family and hanging out with other families. sounds like yall enjoyed the park and hiking and all that fun stuff. well if yall keep fasting and praying for opportunities, they will come and u will be blessed for ur hard work. i got to teach gospel principles again and i taught on the church of jesus christ today and it went really well and how the knowledge that we have from the restoration and all the blessings that come from the restoration r wonderful and im very grateful to be in this church. the savior is the best example for all of us and can help us through anything. i bet yall can't wait for shayanna and steven to come. that should be very fun and the shower should be good for u mom, not dad haha jk. this week was pretty crazy. we had 2 huge storms - the 1st, our power was out for about 10 hrs and then on saturday we had a tornado warning and then it was crazy. we were on our bikes and im a faster biker than elder smith, so i waited for him at the entrance of our aprt complex and like 10 seconds later lightning hit about 100 ft from us. it was so freakin loud and it looked cool but it scared the crap outta me and later i was talking to our dl and he said it was a blessing that i stopped cuz i usually dont stop and wait for elder smith in the aprt complex and im very glad i did, the lord was watching over me. then we had a huge hail storm. it was sweet. they were the size of golf balls and a little bigger. well it sounds like yall's week was good and got everything prepared for this upcoming week. how's work going for both of u? well it's good to hear miles & jordan r doing better. they're great kids and they're awesome. they'll figure it out.
thanx for the pics mom. i just found that healing pic in an ensign and stuck it in my pmg, my pmg is way legit. it's sweet and i'll be looking forward to the little package thing in the mail. thanx so much.
well hope yall have a great week. luv yall so much
elder goodrich