August 25, 2008

Hola,

Thank you for the package. It was perfect. The hat it just fine it is the one that I wore when I was at home so thank you. It is weird that you are working so much. I am sure that you aren't use to it that is for sure. Now you know how we fell at the end of everyday. Everything with Sophia is going amazing, she is way solid. Not to many new prospects we are still working on it. We have some people that are very close if we could just get them to stop working on Sunday's and come to church.

Transfers are next week. the time is going by so fast it is crazy. 5 weeks in Canton already. We got a new bishopric this week as well.

I love you and have a fun day at work.

Love Elder Richmond

August 18, 2008

The work is going good. We just set a baptismal date with one of our investigators. Her name is Sophia. Check this out, her husband is in the military and is stationed in Italy. So she was living there and taking the discussions. Then they start having marriage problems so she moves here. Then elder donadeo serves here. The crazy thing is that she was in donadeos ward in italy and he helped teach her. How crazy is that?!?!?!?!?!

The members are pretty good to us. It is hard to get rides anywhere because of gas prices and we are so spread out but they do the best that they can. It is been rainy the last week so the temperature has been really nice. On the way to the church this morning it is 74. It is way nice. I wrote to the hintons this week so dont worry.

August 11, 2008

This week Kenny answered tons of questions from me so this is all from his letter because I didn't think you all would want to hear the answers to my silly questions. He did send some pictures home FINALLY!! Enjoy.........:)

Our week was good. We had interviews with pres smith and then zone conference the next day. I love that man. He is awesome. I also found out that he is like the second richest Mormon in the world. How about that one for you?

This is a picture of Kenny and his first companion Elder Lemiuex at a BBQ they had for him before he went home. Kenny and his new companion Elder Donadeo straight from Italy. He was 4 months from being a Priest when the Elders found him in Rome. It is a great story and Kenny just loves him.

Of course the kids in his ward wanted the Missionaries to lead out in the bike parade on the 4th of July so here is Kenny, of course riding wheelies. He said the kids kept saying "come on Elder Richmond ride a wheelie". His response was he couldn't disappoint the kids, of course not...:)

August 4, 2008

My week has been good. besides the fact that I did something to my back. We painted a members house the other day for seven hours after moving a pile of firewood and I hurt my lower back like crazy. I couldn't even bend over without it hurting. It is doing all right now though.

Elder Donadeo has been out for almost a year now. His English is way good, he will use words in a sentence that doesn't really fit so I sometimes have to tell people what he means. It really happens a lot when we are out tracting but we have been working on his English every morning for an hour. He didn't know a word of english before he went to the mtc. But get this, his sister got married last week and guess who sang at her wedding? You are going to freak...........................ANDREA BOCELLI!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe that?

My comment - You've got to love that, what would it be like to know Andrea Bocelli and have him sing at your daughters wedding.