Only ONE WEEK to go and counting!!

Ok gotta make this fast..my goodness...I'll be glad to have an hour for email when I get to the field. But sometimes Brittan gets only half an hour so I dunno. I'll just be optimistic.

First off, in answer to earlier questions. Ward choro is just as concerned about Smith choro as Brown is about Allen...but he's not as cute about it. He's offered to give him like 5 blessings in the last 2 weeks. Unfortunately people from Utah (like my companion) are stubborn, doctor fearing people. So long story short...he never got a blessing and he never went to the doctor.

Well, yesterday I was sick of it so, being the shimai that I am...I went down to the health center and MADE an appointment for Smith choro and Ward choro MADE him keep it.

So he leaves at 2 and at 3 he's not back. At 4 he's not back. We take Beaufort shimai to the health center at 4:20 cuz she sprained her foot and lo and behold there is Ward choro. about an hour later we find smith and ward choro in the bookstore and Smith choro...drum roll please...

Has Pneumonia and is being delayed a week.

Serves the dork right for not listening to everyone 2 weeks ago....but I still feel bad for him. I'm not gonna lie. That REALLY sucks.

Actually at the current moment I'm fasting...is it legal to fast for like 3 different purposes cuz I am. One of them is me...I figure I'll have more time to pack if I don't eat =P

So let's see...what else? GAH! I always forget my letters so in the half hour I have with the little red clock ticking in the corner I can never remember what's going on!

That is sad that a missionary got beat up in Mesa. Gosh some people are stupid. *shakes head*

I wrote you all a letter conference weekend and have a package to mail you all. You'll probably get several packages but only one is really for you. the rest is my stuff. I have to send it in several packages because the bookstore is retarded and doesn't carry boxes...so I have to work off of what gets left laying around the Residence Hall. -_-

Seriously...

Oh, I can't believe you all slept through conference! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?!?! That was probably the most amazing conference ever! And the entire first session was directed at YOU. Seriously...There were red letters over all the speakers heads that said "Halliday family, pay attention" ( Family says: WE DIDN'T SLEEP THROUGH THE WHOLE THING!! HONEST!!)

For me the most amazing part of conference was the sustaining of President Monson of course. When they had everyone stand in their individual capacities and they had the Elders Quorum members stand up, everyone around me stood up excitedly.

I looked around at the faces of all my elders and in that moment if I ever had a doubt the church was true it would have been gone. There was literally a light shining in the faces of each one of them and a look in their eyes that told me that they knew they were sustaining a Prophet of God and that they knew exactly why they were there on a mission. They all excitedly, but reverently raised their hands and I was soooooooo proud of them. Those were MY elders! They were adorable!

I think I know how mommies feel now =P

Then I got to stand up and I felt that same light within me and it felt like I was gonna explode! Then I got to stand WITH them and I've never been so proud in my life. I love all my elders and I've never met better young men.

Speaking of, Elder Harris wants to know why you haven't written him...he's kinda bummed =P

We got real flight plans on Friday. I leave at 5am. My flight from SLC leaves at 8:30 and I have only a 2 hour layover in LA. I have no idea how calling home works...honestly. They haven't addressed the issue yet. I know that Brittan called from San Francisco...and Natalee called from SLC...(probably cuz SF was her last stop =P) So I don't know. Is it possible to camp out by the phone? My flight from LA leaves at 11:30 (your time of course cuz daylight savings....) so I guess the earliest I'll call is 4am =P and the latest I'll call is 11:30) I'll try to get info to you as soon as I can but I don't know what's going on! Grrrr.

Speaking of flight plans, the April fool's joke went off AMAZINGLY and all the choro tachi want us dead. I'm sending the memory cards with the package. I used 2 2 gig cards cuz its all video =P Enjoy. Oh, and remember what I told you about the Canon software on the computer and the lagging video. So try to use the canon software somehow.

Wow, I'm going to Japan in exactly a week. Crazy. We have so much to do. We're doing laundry right now and then haircuts and packing. (oh boy) I'm not taking my coat...mail it to me in the field. I'm pretty tough now. It snowed yesterday and I was walking around in short sleeves. (I love the new shirts by the way! but I need white undershirts for some of them cuz they're a little see through. just white cap sleeve shirts from down east basics are fine)

Oh man, I'm so excited...but I'm really gonna miss my choro. I can't write Allen, brown, Howe, or Harris choro in the field cuz they're in my mission. I'll write everyone else though.

I was really surprised. Ward choro is really concerned about never seeing any of us again. I told him he couldn't get rid of me that easily...just ask Brittan. His face brightened up after that. It's true too...no one gets rid of me. =P

Ward choro is a really sweet kid. He just doesn't show it much...but I think of all the choro, he's the most loyal. He's awesome. Ok well...they're all awesome. I LOVE THEM ALL!!!

Well, I gotta go. time's up!

Miss you, can't wait to talk to you!!!

Love,
Biscuit shimai