"Hi dad, Week 3 has been pretty good so far and I am ready for more. The only thing that bothers me a bit is answering the questions to members in the Church about where I am from. While I will say that I was born in San Diego I will say I am from Surprise, Arizona. They ask me why I am here and I explain the Missionary Process that I had to go through. Even though they are happy about me being here and so am I, it still gives me a feeling of depression. If I was told that I will be serving the rest of my 2 year Mission in Salt Lake I would deny it because I don't want to be a viewed as a person with a "Disability". It would give me the impression that I am a Defunct human being.
Anyways Glad to hear about the Super Bowl even though I asked some members about it. Anyways I hope to talk to you soon either later today or next week."
To Mom:
"My week has been pretty ok so far and I am curious to see what happens next. Sometimes I wish I could ask Anti-Mormons who are in different religions, how their beliefs are holding up. The Bible states what the True church would have and I am pretty sure Catholics accepting Gay Marriage is something God isn't happy about. We did teach someone from Gold Canyon who was friends with a couple in the ward. We asked if she wanted to be baptized. She said yes, but it is out of our area so we won't be the missionaries doing it. Hopefully I can watch it! March 10th. Also we had our first exchange which went pretty well. Most of the investigators that warm up to the idea of joining the Church are those who have some kind of Disability. They are all great people that I hope join the church in the future. However if the Church asks me to serve the rest of my 21 months in Salt Lake I will still deny it. I guess it's because I have to answer questions from members in the Church Wards I serve them such as where I am from. When I tell them Surprise, Arizona they question why I was sent to Mesa. I explain to them about the Missionary Process that I went through to get here and while they are happy that I am here as well as me, I don't want to go through a 2 year mission as someone who was sent to that location because of a "Disability" that I have. I don't need any packages sent to me during Valentines Day. The members that I stay with are very nice though so I may have to get something for them. Glad to hear about the Eagles winning the Super Bowl. I asked about the score at a members house last night when we ate Dinner. By that time it was after halftime and it looked like they were going to win at that point. I was also told that the Philadelphia police put some kind of liquid on the light poles to make sure that If the Eagles had lost that the Rioters wouldn't climb the light poles. Glad to hear that you are all having. A great time at home and I hope to talk to you soon.
P.S. Any Emails or Direct Messages from Jakks Pacific at this time? I have to get an answer from them one way or another. If you did reply to them recently please tell me you used the Direct Messages in Twitter an you didn't put up any personal information on my timeline."
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