Mitch sent another photo album home

Me and Flat Stanley (for Kelbee's class assignment) by the bridge to Prince Edward Island.

Elder Baker dared me to put my tongue on the post!

View through the door!

Eskimo Mitch!

Passed out on the way home!!

Elder Baker and I in snow cave built with all the new snow.

Snowstorm New Year's - almost 2 feet of fresh snow!

Snow is up to my thighs, almost to my waist!

Ice on our window - inside!

Zone Conference near Christmastime
Me, Tracy, Rupe

Me, Tim, & Compton

Road Hockey

Letter sent January 31, 2009

Well this has been quite the eventful week. I hit my 18 month mark and we had zone conference.
So zone conference was sweet. We had interviews with president. He cracks me up. He was up talking in zone conference and he said we need to love the people. Canadians are different; there not American but they are Heavenly Father’s children. It was so funny. There were like 4 Canadian missionaries all upset & offended. Everyone but them was laughing.
So, one more quick story. We were in the bathroom after zone conference – me, Searle, & Marcus and we were talkin about the tail of your tie. Marcus and myself have no tail but Searle’s tail is so long and Marcus grabbed it & he’s like holy cow that’s huge! We then realized how gay that sounds coming from the bathroom!
Well, love you – take care
Mitch

Email sent January 28, 2009

Its so freakin cold my nuts are froze off. I heard them fall off the other day haha .
I'm doing good.
have you guys ever called president and complained to him? the reason I ask is because he always tells us how mom's call and complain about stuff and I didn't think you would but I just wanted to make sure and also if you did I wouldn't be able to tell you all the stories I tell you
No I didn't get an email from Sean
Hey I got to go sorry we are really busy today
(I asked him about the Beto's runs at night in an email last week so I asked him about it - had I been really hard on him.) His answer - no you weren't bad at all. it was just you saying - mitch come up stairs, dont be stupid, just tell us when you go so we dont worry. you weren't bad at all - why do you think me and my friends loved sleeping at our house - cause you and dad rock.

Email sent January 21, 2009

How are you doing today?
It was pretty ball freezing cold this past week like -25 without the windchill. I don't know what it was with it.
I'm doing ok.
My new comps mom - I feel really bad for her they were really close and she cares a lot about him. he talks about her all the time - he was a big time mama's boy but nothing compaired to me ;) love you :)
Tell dad that he makes me so proud and how great of a guy I know he is - all the little things he does just to help people out. I love him and you so much. You are the best 2 parents in the world really I have no clue how I got you 2. you guys rock I love you so much.
I have to get going love you tons have a good week and know you and dad are the best I could ever ask forMitch
Question of the month for the Band of Brothers: Who is the most interesting character you've met and why is he/she the most intersting character?
Answer: John petti pa he is the guy that blows off the fire works just because he is so crazy and so loud and he is hands down the funniest and craziest person I have ever met. he lights off a fire work every time we leave there :)

Letter sent January 20, 2009

Hey what’s up? So I heard the Utes won. I thought I was going to be mad but then I realized how sweet it is. Freakin’ they should have been national camps – stupid BCS! They beat everyone they played.
I miss my boys so much. There all such pimps. I miss getting a text at 2:00 in the morning telling me that Sean and Braden and Ben are coming to join me and Zach’s NCAA fest then getting Zach all flustered. Freak I had the best group of boys ever. We would go on Beto’s runs at 1:00 and come home to you mom telling me to come upstairs to talk to you. haha
Well I love you all so much. Take care Mitch

Email sent January 14, 2009

Me and Baker go on exchanges as much as possible.
I got a email from my boy z brady. im so freakin happy. we are going to live together and all that good stuff.
I dont know how much homework would get done it would be so sweet though we could go on double dates and when benny gets home he could move in with us it would be so freakin sweet.
I will help you with the order - its Girls, video games, work, cleaning, school haha
well I got to go. take care love you all so much.
love you

Email sent January 7, 2009

With 2 more missionaries and no car we have to do stuff early and fast. I have only like 30 minutes left.
The sweetest thing about being a missionary is Becoming good friends with members and non-members and that I only have 7 more months of it hahahahahahahaha.
I might need to send another package home. It will have another photo album in it so let me know if thats ok if I use my card for that. I'm trying to keep it so the only thing you and dad pay for is postage stuff.
I hate having 4 Elders in 1 appartment there is no room any where. Walking every where sucks. The weather is the highlight and its -12 if that tells you anything.
I love you so much and our family. They don't dance around the point - they get strait to it tell it like it is and they love to joke around. well I better get going love you tons hope all is well love you love you Mitch

Email sent December 31, 2008

Hey whats up?
The ring fit. It's good to know that the money you put in was money i can spend.
Well we are both staying, just both getting new companions. I'm training a new missionary.
It sucks - its winter i'll only have a car 2 days a week. I can walk 2 ways there to 2 different parts but one is a mile and the other is 2.5 miles just to get to the start. The one good thing is it will help me lose weight!
Searle is going to be in my zone so that will be really sweet. he will be in sydney so ill see him like 4 times a transfer which is good. he wont be a zone leader any more.
My jacket is keeping me warm. I found some boots here so they should help and i got shoes from bro green in nfld. he gave me some dockers so they hold up great.
well we are going to go to tracys (for New Year's Eve) and then who know what we are going to do but guess what i can say at midnight i go home this year
i have to go love you tons take care till next week love you

Pictures emailed December 26, 2008

Mitch's Christmas vest!

After snow

Email sent December 10, 2008

New Glasgow is good.
We chopped down a christmas tree the other day it was a really nice tree. Sounds good about the gifts and stuff. I'll be looking forward to getting the packages. are you sure you guys dont want anything?
The old people are about to feed us so I'll be back in like 30 minutes. Guess what. I met someone who went to lone peak and the weirdest part is she is like a really cool sister missionary!
Some of the older sisters in the branch sew quilts every wednesday for humanitarian stuff and then feed us about noon. It takes about 30-45 minutes everytime.
next week i wont be on though because we have zone leader council. we go to halifax for it. we have a bit of snow right now but alot melted the last few days
love you too take care and have a good weekMitch

Email sent December 3, 2008

If i dont email back for a bit its because i had to go give a blessing to a guy who is dying - its not till 2 so im fine
its noon here and we are going to grab something to eat real quick and then be back on
i might have to use the card to get those calling cards today and a few stamps is that cool?
love you take care thanks so much for everything have a great week
Hey it cost about $60 for the calling cards and stamps and all that. thanks sooooooooo much it makes it so nice to not have to worry about that love you both so muchMitch
Hey can you tell every one that if they are going to send candy just send money instead because it will save on postage and i could just get it out here you know what i mean? Or if they do want to send stuff tell them beef jerky would be nice. thanks love you tons