Hi Family.
I am glad that all of you are surviving, alive and well. I wish Megan the best of luck with her homework. If it doesn't kill you it will be for your improvement. Dad I am glad that work is picking up and that you are starting to do more trips. I am also happy for Robin. Hooray for work.
Utah has been so beautiful lately. For the last two days it has been cold and rainy. So there is snow up on the mountains which is pretty cool. Also it is a little cold outside in the mornings but it also feels pretty good. So today as you look at the mountains there is snow on them as well as fall colors. It is very exciting.
General Conference was really good. I loved all of it. I took a ton of notes. At least 12 pages. I love the spirit of conference. I really liked Jefferey R. Holland's talk. He's always very straight forward and inspiring. It always makes me want to be better and try harder. I loved when he talked about opening your mouth. I feel it so important to me as a missionary to speak. Everything just keeps building and building. The other day one of our substitute teachers taught us and he said when we get to the Philippines we will not know what is going on. Especially if we are in Manila. People talk alot faster there. He said as we open our mouth we can bring the spirit into a lesson even if what we say seems a little random. It is so important to speak. Then on Sunday we had Chad Lewis, a former Hall of Fame tight end, come and speak to us. The spiritual upliftings this past week have been so awesome. It is wierd to think that a week has already gone by.
Dad, I liked Elder Y___ talk too. He spoke of a missionary who wore his father's missionary coat on his mission 30 yrs. later. That lumberjack tie, you wore, sounds pretty sweet. If you could find it I would wear it proudly just for you.
I would love some pictures of the family anytime. Thank you for your advice Dad. I love your words of wisdom for me. I look forward to each P Day.
Mom - Hi. I am so excited to leave this place and go to the Philippines. I know I will miss this place once I am gone but I am also so excited to go to the Philippines and teach the people there. One of our substitute teachers named Brother Day told us alot of stories and cleared up missionary rumors for us. It made me so excited. I guess they have amazing bread in the Philippines and it is very cheap. I love my teachers, but for some reason there is this thing among Tagalog teachers that they close the curtain around their missions. We have to try really hard to get a story or two about the Philippines.
Also, Mom I am glad that you didn't make those lemon cupcakes. I would be in a jealous rage if you did, ha,ha.
I got my travel plans. We leave the MTC on Monday, October 17th. We travel to LA then on to Hong Kong, and then to Manilla, arriving on October 19th. I am so excited to talk to you while at the airport! I like the Elders in my room. We get along pretty well. We always have fun. They are good guys and good missionaries. One is going to Angeles and the other with me. Life is good. As for PE, I love to play basketball and volleyball. It has just been ridiculous the past few days because it is so cold outside. The gym has been packed and it makes gym time no fun. There are two games of volleyball always going but the past two days there has been 6 extra people waiting to play on each side. We could start two more games... I am glad I get to go soon and I hope the field opens again and gets rid of some people. I love sharing but it is just to many people in not a big enough space. Also, I see Dallin or Elder Haycock every day. Elder Giles is around somewhere and I see him every few days or so. They are still doing great.
Lots of crazy things are happening in the world. Make sure and keep me posted. I have lots of letters to write today. Also it would be cool if you found that lumberjack tie. It sounds cool. Also I am very excited for the package you are mailing for me tomorrow or Monday....
I love being a missionary. I am excited to call and talk to you in a week and a half. I am ready to step up my learning process in the Philippines. I hope you continue to have fun and grow in the gospel.
Love, Elder Woolf
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