Letter from Elder Burnett

Dear Family,                                                                       

     Wow! Time sure does fly so fast! I feels just like yesterday I was making my phone call home for Christmas; and now it’s almost Mother's Day! I cannot wait to call and hear your voice for the last time before I see you face to face. It makes me feel loved and cared for knowing that you continue to support me; that no matter what, my family is always to my side. I don't exactly know when I will be calling because we have church at 11, it ends at 2, and we might have dinner after wards so...we shall see! I also get to give a talk on Mother's Day so I feel quite blessed. I wish there was some way that you could hear it Mom; it would be very special. Speaking of which, when I send my Mother's Day card and such this year, it is to NOT BE OPENED until Mother's Day! :)

     Well, these last couple weeks sure have been crazy Just keep me in your prayers like usual and I shall continue to do the same! It gives me strength knowing that each night, those I care about get on their knees and specifically mention me to Our Father in Heaven. Just like my scripture states in D&C 84:88, I truly feel the Lord and His Angels round about me every day!

     So, I just got me a wonderfully GREY suit ;) It was a $400 designer suit, and I got it for $79 brand new! Halberdstads (sp?) is having a huge sale right now for some reason at the mall! Both my companion and I, as well as several other missionaries have picked some up! We found the sale ourselves though, so we are getting tons of props for helping everyone find nice suits for cheap! When I get the suit this week, I will have to send pictures to you so you can see it. I hope that you will all like it, and that dad will be glad to see me in something he wanted me to get; its way nice! 

    A recent cool/crazy experience made me miss home quite much; not in a bad way, just brought back many memories. Elder Holmes and I are sharing the Rapid City Ward with the Assistants. Because of there being four missionaries in the same Ward, it’s hard to feed us all the time. So, most members I guess have been dropping off gift cards to restaurants or shopping centers so we can buy some good food. Well, Sister Goodwin brought us $100 to Safeway to get some food because she lives alone and way out in the Black Hills, so it’s hard to get over there. Elder Holmes and I took some time to go take a look around and pick up a few items. When I walked in the door, it seemed that California kicked me in the face! It looked JUST LIKE VONS!! I looked on the card to check my suspicions; and yes, it is the exact same company! Everything looked the same, and all in the same areas. They even had the Starbucks in the same place! :) So, when we checked out, I surprised my companion by entering our Home phone number and got us a discount! ;) Looks like the money will be stretched just a little further! :)

     I do love you all so much! I thank you every day for your continuing love and support and I cannot wait to hear your voice! Have a great week!

      PS. Did I mention that we get to Skype? :) President has alloted us 1 hour at his house to use his computer so we can talk via a webcam! ;) You better answer if you want to do that or not before Sunday so we can set something up! :) Love you!!!!

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Elder Burnett
Soldier of Zion