Email received Oct 19, 2009

In good news we have a baptism coming up on Friday: a wonderful twelve year old girl (who does not look twelve!) whose parents have been inactive for a number of years, but the mother is coming back to church now; it's been absolutely amazing to see her embrace the principles of the gospel and learn to recognize the spirit in her life; she's going to be a pretty amazing force for good to everyone she meets. I love to see how people have been prepared by the Lord to receive the gospel and how it changes their lives, but I'm also amazed at the children we've taught and their grasp on what's important and true; it's almost easier to teach them because they just get it, I hope none of them lose that as they grow up.

As to the recent package, may I turn your attention to Philippians 4:14-19 which expresses my feelings rather nicely. And the cinnamon rolls were not moldy, too heavy, or un-cinnamony; they were a little dry around the edges but with a good nuking even that could not inhibit their yumminess. (Editor's note: They were homemade cinnamon rolls, which we later realized we forgot to put cinnamon in. So they were actually just sweet rolls I guess.) Which means one of three things: they were actually quite good, I haven't had anything decent to eat in a long time, or I'm just that desperate for things that remind me of home. Regardless they were good enough that I meant to share one with my companion but ended up eating them all myself, how shameful!

Here's a sleuthing opportunity for whoever feels so inclined: In the last transfer when Sis Chapman came, there also arrived a certain elder by the name of Elder Rolfson. (Editor's note: Our mother's maiden name is Rolfson, and her mother is from Alberta.) After brief questioning I have discovered he is from Calgary, has 3 sisters, his father's name is Kent, and his grandfather's nickname is something like Kug/?Cub. I shared similar information and got us nowhere, so it's up to y'all in the realm of Easier-Access-To-Info to figure out how we are related and report back asap. This note will not self-destruct as we are not allowed to play with anything remotely dangerous as missionaries. Goodbye.
-Agent Cloward