July 1

Dad:

Elder Feidler,

I hope all is going well this new week! One of our missionaries (Elder Wright) is going home this week. We will miss him. They came over and ate last Thursday night and again on Friday after they tried to visit our back yard neighbors. No luck there. I feel sorry for them because my car thermometer said 105 degrees on Saturday after 5 pm!  They must be cooking when riding their bikes.

Sorry to hear about the whole "ticket thing".  Things sometimes get worse before they get better.  Transfers are this Wednesday and your office mentioned that it may be a remedy to your companionship issues.  Or maybe you will stick together for a little while longer?  You never know.

 Have you met President Bonham and his wife yet? That's pretty exciting that he will be your mission pres for the rest of your mission.

Your mom got moved into the new house.  Zack and Maddie were over there helping pretty much Thursday til Sunday morning. Sounds like she is getting everything done she needs there.

Zack is off to EFY in San Antonio this week.  He left at 7am this morning with the Lloyds.  Maddie and Chelle have gone to the new Pearland Library in the HEB shopping center and I am at home working away.  I went sailing on Saturday at the Big Kahuna Kup in Galveston.  I don't think I did very well on the finish time.  It was all down wind and I was sailing solo and using the spinnaker.  I flipped over once near the end and was able to right the boat by myself.  It was fun, but I'm wore out and sun burnt.  I think I may need to take a 5 year break from this sailing until Myka is older and Chelle can go with me.  Not as much fun by myself.

Myka has been a sleep fighter lately.  She gets real loud with lots of squealing / crying before going to sleep.  Hopefully this stage will pass by soon.

I hope you all are having great success.  We are enjoying the extra room in the new Toyota Sienna / Swagger Wagon. 

Our yard is about dead because it is so dry here.  No rain in over a week and the grass is browning.

Take care Love you!

Dad,

Graham:

Transfers here are in two weeks and a day. But since we are getting a new mission president I'm not sure if they would move us around. Should I use my home money to pay for the ticket? Has mom made it to church lately? How the baby doing besides crying? Any summer plans? It has been in the 90's here and are A/C in our car hasn't been working very well. It blows smoke out of the vents. I'm just disappointed in our investigators. They don't have a desire to change. Hopefully that will change soon.

Dad:

I would not use your home money to pay for the speeding ticket unless you have to.  Take it out of you normal $140 a month and try to get more dinner appointments.  Try not to spend your total $140 every month.  Save $10 back for emergencies like this.  It's got to be hard to budget, but do what you can.  Time for your companion to feed you!  Did you let him read the email I sent to both of you?

Baby Myka is doing great!  She is getting so big. I just sent a pic under a separate email from my phone.

No summer plans here.  Baby is kind of like an anchor.  Hard to go too far from home.   Find new investigators.  Usually they should progress quickly or else they aren't catching it.

Luv,

Dad

Graham:

This past week was decent. We visited a few more people but nobody is showing too much progress. We took Br. Tonks with us to teach a lesson to Lance. Sunday Br. Tonks talked to bishop and our ward mission leader and said it went really rough. Then they sat down with me and Elder Jackson to figure out why. Sounds like I don't have a clue of what I'm doing plus it doesn't help that I keep getting sick. It's hard...

Dad:

I'm sure you are doing fine.  Just remember to study the Preach My Gospel and share your testimony about the things you teach. Read the scriptures, pray lots and listen to the Spirit.  Not every lesson goes perfect.  Remember you are not the trainer.  It is your companion's responsibility to train you and help you learn what you need.  If that is not happening, discuss it with him or your mission president.  Maybe transfers will bring a breath of fresh air!  We are praying for you here.

Luv, Dad