Come what may and love it!

Sounds like yall had fun at the thanksgiving dinner. What I enjoyed about danville was there were some really cool members and there was a lot of people to talk to and I had a lot of success there I think there is just one ward in Asheville and a few not far from it. Something I've learned from my mission is our mission pres or someone said "Come what may and love it". I like that a lot. As far as spiritual experiences, just reading the scriptures and gaining a better understanding of the gospel. I havent talked in church yet. Yeah the Biltmore Estate is close to us, its like 10 minutes away from our house and it looks really nice and we'll probably go there sometime. Our house has 8 rooms and its way sweet. Wow it doesnt even seem like AJ and Andrew have been gone that long. I don't really have those problems that Pres Uchtdorf talked about. But we're probably in one of the hardest areas in the mission. Thats way sweet about Bishop Stones, he's a really good guy. Tell Delbert and his fam hi for me.

We are in a car share and were the only elders in Asheville, I think. Guess what? We are eating dinner with David Baldwin, your Greenie from your mission, on Thanksgiving, its pretty sweet. I like this area better than Danville the members are way cool here and the town is really nice but theres not a whole lot of good people to talk to since they''re all liberal and there's a lot of college students here. Oh tell Miranda a really late happy b-day from me and that I love her. I forgot about it cuz of the wedding and mission stuff, so tell her sorry. Well hope yall have a good week.

Luv Ya,

Elder Goods

Transferred to Asheville, NC

Hey Mom and Dad

Last week was pretty good. Transfers were this week and I got transferred to Asheville, NC and its pretty cool. My new comp is Elder Lott and he's pretty cool. People call it the San Fransisco of the east cuz pretty much everyone is gay here. A funny experience we had was we were tracting and we walked up to this guy with a couple of dogs and when we stood up hes like oh yall are Mormons? So we asked him wat he knew about us and he said "yall are &!@#$%^ crazy, bigetous and hateful people, other than that nothing." It was pretty funny this dude was gay so me and my comp were laughing for a while. Theres not a lot of people to teach here but we found a pretty solid gator yesterday which was way cool. The members here are way cool and I like the ward a little better than Danville. Sounds like yall had fun with everyone gone. Thanx for all the advice Dad it was good alright. I'll be looking for my package soon.

Have a good week

Luv yall Elder Goods

Hello Ya'll

Everyday we wake up and go play some bball, come back to study, go out and visit poeple and tract. That's what we do all day and members are not feeding us, so not a lot of stuff happening. I don't know what we're gonna do for thanksgiving yet, I'll probably be in a new area so I don't know.

Now life is normal for yall now that everything has happened. haha

Well it's all good here in Danville we're teaching a lot but we haven't really found any golden people so its a little tough but things happen. Me and Elder Ramsey made a missionary rap song I'll send it soon. It's tight.

I love the Book of Mormon I've already read it twice and I've started on a third time. I love reading it, I learn new things everytime.

I wish I could've been there for the wedding but Shayanna's right, I'm where I need to be. I'm sure the temple was awesome. Hows does Shayanna feel about all of this?

Hope yall have a good week. Luv yall

Elder Goods

Elder of not many words!!

I'm doing pretty good here we're working hard. Elder Ramsey and I are pretty much the hardest working and doing they best in the whole zone. I've already had 6 baptisms so the Lord is blessing us a lot so its going way good haha.

HAPPY LATE BDAY DAD hope you had a great bday. What did you do? How was halloween for yall?

Hope yall have a good week and love yall

Elder Goods

Good week

We had another baptism this weekend his name is James Pampani, hes way cool I'll send pics soon.

I got that cut on my face while we were doing service cutting trees down at a members and it accidentally hit me on the side of my face so now I got a cool scar.

How does Miles like going out with the elders? Does he like doing the work? Thats crazy all the kids are leaving home. When is Cameron gunna start working on his papers?

Haha I don't know if Miranda will grow another foot, she might but I doubt it haha. Tell them good luck in the games. Ya when I get home you can watch me play some sports:) I wish.

Haha us missionaries have to have some fun. Yankees and Phillies in the World series thats sweet. Elder Ramsey keeps saying the angels would go just cuz hes from cali. Ya that message on our answering machine was a member, he's way cool and likes to mess around and go out with us. We're doing good here not much just teaching and tracting a lot. We have a zone conference every transfer and they are pretty sweet. Well I hope you have a good week.

Luv ya Elder Goods

Hey Yall

Hey yall

Danville is doing good were teaching this guy named James and were baptizing him this weekend so thats way cool and hes a great guy and were just working with a few other ppl that arent really progressing right now but theyll get there.

Maybe you can send a package soon or whatever, I dont need things now. Maybe some things of mine I dont know yet, I'll let you now aight. No I've rode my bike 3 times haha. I'm in full car right now and I really dont exerise in the morning, I try really hard but i cant seem to do it its harder than I thought to get out of bed and exercise usually I just sit on my bed for awhile. We have a bench set and I do that a lot we go running sometimes and I do crunches. Theres not a whole lot to do exercise wise on my mission.

Tell Crystal hi for me and to get well aight. How's she doing?

Did yall get my letter i sent last week??? it had my card in it i hope it got to yall or ill be mad cuz i had some sweet pics on there.

Well were changing how were doing things in the mission so its a little rough they want us to make our main priority finding so we are tracting like 10 hours last week that was fun and we taught like 15 lessons.

Ya its pretty crazy they're gettin married in 2 weeks wow. Ya you can send me the dvd that would be sweet.

What are Shayanna and Steven's plans right now? Like for thier honeymoon and wat not? when are they moving to Idaho?

Wheres Kale and Tyler going? We havent really had a lot of stories just the norm but me and my comp Elder Ramsey get along really well he likes to tell jokes and laugh a lot. He's way cool.

Well its all good here and send pics soon

luv ya

Elder Goods

New Comp & Conference was great!!

Ya I really enjoyed Elder Holland's talk as well and the priesthood one about the asian boys, that was good. I've been reading the Book of Mormon a lot. I'm gonna finish it this week so I read it in about a month:) I will always remember the times I was able to go to the temple. The temple was amazing and I'll never forget that experience.

Thats pretty sweet that Lacey's girls want to be baptized. I went with the missionaries a few times to teach her. Is the house still pretty empty? What do yall do all the time now?

Oh do you remember a David Baldwin?(Side note. I trained Elder David Baldwin on my mission in California) An elder at tranfers on Thursday told me he knew you, that he went to your mission. Oh I got a new comp from Tonga, Elder Ramsey he's way cool.

Well we're teaching here and its going great, I'll send my memory card soon aight.

Conference was awesome I watched all 5 sessions and took some naps. I cant watch ppl talk forever so I got a little sleepy haha.

Thats sweet that the girls are having fun playing volleyball. I havent heard from them in forever, how are they doing?

Ya I'm sure its way weird for us growing up, one out here, Shay gettin married, Cameron leaves for a mission soon, then Miles. Its crazy but fun.

Thanx for the email Steven I really liked it. Good advice and I know how much you miss it cuz when the time comes I won't want to leave either. It is the best experience to be on a mission and I love doing the work.

well hope to hear from yall soon luv yall

Have a good week, luv ya Elder Goods