Happy 20th!

by dad

There is something universal about little boys and muscles. For a boy, there isn’t just one event or sign that you’re getting older, but the ‘muscle flex’ seems to be the best indicator that you are growing up. Alex celebrated his 20th birthday last week. I have missed watching him get older this year, but I have enjoyed watching him grow.

Alex writes…

My birthday; THANK YOU a million times. The Zone Leaders had a meeting on Weds. in Cape Coast and came back with 2 packages for me. That was so sweet. The packages were amazing. Thank you so so much.

The pants fit perfect. The length is a tiny bit long. It’s sweet to wear pants that fit again. As for the shirts, the neck is right but they are a titch baggy.

Here is how my birthday went. Woke up and had pancakes with syrup. Yes... it was glorious. I made a plate and as an apt we downed them in 30 sec. Later I had a bowl of the (Capt. Crunch) cereal you sent me. I used some crappy milk but it was perfect (cuz you need small just to make is wet). It was awesome.

Later we went to restaurant and I got myself a cheeseburger. Costs $12 cedes ($8us) but it was so flippin awesome. I thank you! At night we did have the Hostess Ding-Dongs and ice cream. And yes I used the candles. Thank you so much for sending all that stuff. My birthday was as sweet as I could ever have with my current condition, so I thank you so much. You guys rock.

As for updates with Mike Allen, e MacKay got a hold of him. He stays far away so they are going to try and see him some time. He did tell us that he is planning on coming back after the holidays so lets hope. He’s so sweet.

All week I have been jumping rope. e Thompson has done it the past 6 months and e Matheson has never jumped rope. I spent 3-4 hours teaching him how to jump over a rope. He still doesn’t have it down exactly, but if you could have seen where he started and what he can do now. He can do like 7-10 jumps without hitting. It’s like a fresh cut lawn. I just look and stare... (tear...) so proud. e Matheson really is a nice guy. Very loving. He has a friend in me. We have gotten a lot closer this week.

Missionary life: It’s not easy. .... "but if it was easy everyone would do it”. (shout out to mom!)

Next p-day Aubra (zone) comes to play and then its transfer news. I’m kinda up in the air. I would like to go, but staying wouldn’t be so bad. e Thompson is a sweet guy so it’s cool to have him here. It’s crazy how fast this transfer has gone by. It would be hard to change right before Christmas and not know anyone, but it’s not like I have a problem making friends! Haha.

I saw in e. Proctors mission pics (Korea) that he was wearing a Ghana - Kente tie. BALLER. Man did that make me happy. Haha.

Mom no there isn’t a lot of anything put up for Christmas here. You would love it.

Sorry I don’t have more time. Love you guys big time!

Thanks again for everything and thanks for all the b-day wishes.

LOVES

Elder Darrow