The Elder Has Landed

Dear Parents,

We are happy to inform you that your missionary has arrived safely here in Korea. They were picked up at the airport by President Christensen and his wife this evening and everything went as planned. We are so happy and excited to have them here. Thank you for your sacrifice and for everything you have done to help them prepare for this new mission experience.

Korea Seoul Mission

A Day in the Life of Elder Mumford

[Note: Last week in my email, I (Julia) requested that Zach tell us what a typical day in the MTC is like.  He responded with two pages!  If you want to read this week's actual letter, it follows this post. It's been a looong time since I was in the MTC--some of this sounds familiar, but I think we had class in the morning as well, and three teachers.]

6:29 am.  Alarm goes off. (My comp is an "extra mile" kinda guy.)  I sit up, pray, and shower.  I get the handicapped shower because, well, I'm handicapped.  I shower and brush my teeth.  Throw on a suit and tie and hop down the stairs to...

7:20 Breakfast.  Usually hash browns, eggs, and sausage or ham.  Milk and AJ accompany.  We try to speak Korean.  Usually it's pretty quiet.

7:30 Scoot to personal study.  I study out of one chapter of the NT, BoM, and D & C respectively.  I plan lessons and study PMG and other interesting [indecipherable]. Move into...

8:30 Comp study/Free study  We study Korean and start to put together lessons.

9:20 Gym!  I usually stay with Elder Hale and he writes letters while I do 300 bicycle sit-ups, some pull ups, and scoot around the residence.  It's an okay workout.  I've lost weight! Also I don't drink pop. Super good.  We leave to go to...

11:00 TALL or Technology Assisted Language Learning.  Super helpful.  I learn loads.  Elder Westbrook only has 2 volume levels, ON and OFF.  It's pretty funny.  He has helped me memorize a lot of unintended Korean though! :) We finish up and...

12:00 Lunch! We chow down and talk about everything.  We see people we know in the cafeteria! Super fun! We scoot over to...

12:45 Language study! Studying Korean is tough but rewarding.  Me and my comp study grammar and read Korean.  We practice our vocab of the day and write sentences.  Smooth transition to...

2:00 pm CLASS! Brother Sung or Sister Baek come in to hugs or handshakes and much [Korean words--means "anyanghaseyo-ing].  We love them a lot.  We spend class teaching our teachers, learning Korean, learning how to teach with the Spirit of the Lord, being inspired, and having a fun and hard- working time. We then go to...

5:00 Dinner!  Something yummy like steak or burgers and some ice cream or [looks like "weansdy"] or cake.  Milk and juice accompany.  Elder Westbrook and I snag the mail and...

5:45 Class! We do the same with our other teacher.  we are learning Korean fast.  It's lots of fun. And work. But work is fun.  Then on to...

9:00 Planning! We go over our day and see how we did on goals and how we did teaching.  We plan for our investigating teachers who act as investigators and see how we can help them.  We find our new vocab and finish up to...

9:30 personal time!  We write letters, tell stories, and get to know each other.  It's a good break.  But missionary work is the best.  On to...

10:15 quiet time. We pray, write in journals, and settle in. Elder Westbrook and I pray in Korean.  He's way good.  He did it in spanish the other day.  On to...

10:30 BED! We say goodnight [Korean words--translation "Dream of pigs"] and thoughts race as I drop off to sleep.  Stoked for a new day.

That's about it.  I love you all lots.  Thank you for your letters! I don't always get to answer all of them but they inspire me!

Love, Elder Mumford

The AYFT Championship

2/27 Wednesday

We had a good day today. Learned lots of crazy new Korean.  Elder BIngham is gonna teach with us tomorrow.  I've been thinking a lot about agency and fore-ordinagtion and how they relate lately.  Your thoughts would be much appreciated.  Dad should look up Richard Himmer!  he does research on effective communication.  I've heard some of his thoughts from Elder Himmer (it's his dad).  It sounds like he's really articulated what makes dad such an interesting and wonderful person to be around.  check him out! He teaches at education week and stuff.  So cool.  We get to teach Brother [korean character] tomorrow. He's ready for the plan of salvation! I'm way excited to get to Korea.  Quote of the day: "Small minds discuss people, average minds discuss events, and great minds discuss ideas." Hyman Rickover.  Just random. I love you all tons.

2/28 Thursday

Had a good day today. The theme was "be the change you wish to see in the world."  I relayed that all the things that bug me about my companion and my district don't matter.  I can't change that.  All I can change is myself. I realized that deeply. So that's my message.

D&C 11: 21 Seek not to ^adeclare my word, but first seek to ^bobtain my^cword, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my ^dSpirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the ^econvincing of men.

There's a lot to learn there that I didn't see before.  Also, Alex, 42:54 Thou shalt not take thy brother’s ^agarment; thou shalt ^bpay for that which thou shalt receive of thy brother.

Bam.

Today was pretty funny too. We play a game called, "Are you feelin' tense?" to practice verb tenses.  3 people at the board race to get the right forma nd points are gained of the first and second place.  Then there are bonus rounds.  The announcer...me...says, "Are you feelin' tense?" in appropriate game chime sing song.  Then as we announce the tense, participants race to achieve.  Tonight Elder Westbrook was down 17-15-2 when he made an insane comeback with two bonus round clinchers. The score was then 18 -15- 16 with Elder Shaw winning.   The final round approached, the tension was palpable.  I cried, "Are you feelin' tense?" in an enraptured and serious manner.  Elder Hale proclaimed, "I like to read the Book of Mormon."

Whiteboard ink flew as Elders Westbrook, Bingham, and Shaw anxiously scrambled for honor.  Elder Shaw finished first but woefully spelled incorrectly.  Elder Bingham was next but he had an incorrect marker.  Elder Westbrook committed the same error.  After an incorrect judge ruling, Elder Bingham miraculously pulled out the spelling of the century and clinched the title of AYFT Champ.  The room erupted into cheers and high fives were exchanged.  Elder Shaw, the defending champ, sat sullenly in the corner and Elder Westbrook was satisfied with his miracle comeback.  After some most likely needed chastisement from the Sisters, we planned our next amazing adventure.  I love you all. The church is restored. We can always be happy.

3/1

Had a good day. Taugh a good spiritual lesson. Felt the love. Totally fell asleep for 2 hours during gym time. Gotta figure that out. Gimme your thoughts on the law of consecration! I love you tons.

3/3

Had a pretty interesting Saturday. We taught a Korean exchange student in TRC that go baptized a month ago.  her testimony of Jesus Christ was really strong.  We were truly taught BY her.

Elder Westbrook had some abdominal pain during gym and got sent to the ER to get hernia surgery if he needed it. he was OK but I went on splits with Elder Himmer. I stayed up til 1:30 waiting/talking with Elder Evans.  He loves music and has an awesome story of how he came on his mission.  Elder Westbrook got back at 1:30 AM from the ER and we all got like 4 hours of sleep.  I'm beat. I've found that if I read the BoM I get revitalized.  Super cool.

Elder Bednar's address "Recognizing the Spirit"is amazing. Please read it.  It answered so many of my questions.

Today I had a bit of a hard time. I'm still trying to just get into the work. It's tough. Korean is hard and putting in all the time to get good is going to be rough. I guess I've realized that this is going to be hard.

I set a goal not to talk about anything home-related until 9:30 every night.  We'll see how that goes this week.  I'm struggling to be a good missionary.  Every time a doubt creeps in about whether I really believe, I think of all the good people and times and wonderful things I've learned and found through the Church. I think of all the times I felt the Spirit of the Lord.  I KNOW it's true.  I cannot deny it. And as I work to strengthen my testimony of Christ, i come to know deeper every day that He is my savior.  I love you all.

PS Tell Mel and Dave thanks for the muddy buddies and the cards.  Super delish!

P-Day Update!

I've been in the boot for 3 weeks today.  Still not allowed to walk on it.  Hope I'll be good to leave the MTC on time! My calf's pretty weak compared to my other one.  I do those weird bicycle sit-ups every day to try to keep it from being nonexistent.  Also I started doing pull ups and made a goal to do 10 pull ups a day.  I'm getting it too!  I also have the best single and 5 lap times on the scooter at 16.19s and 1:25 respectively.

I'm sitting in the laundry room with Elder Westbrook.  He's typing away as we wait for our laundry to finish.  It's been a long week but a good one.  I love you all tons.

Guinea Pigs of the Chosen Generation

Feb 20 Wednesday

Its been a wonderful day.  We had a good lesson with Brother Baek, super fun.  He is thinking about baptism and praying and reading the BoM.  I love it.  I cant wait to be in Korea.  Today my companion caught 5 gummy bears in his mouth in 5 seconds while counting them in Korean.  It was incredible. We got to be the class that gets demonstrated on by a supervisor for other teachers.  It was a sweet lesson. The spirit was there.  Also, Elder Mills and Elder Brewer and going to be my homies when I get home.  Both love good music and skiing.  Plus they have strong testimonies. I love you tons. Your letters mean tons to me.

Feb 21^st Thursday

So today I was very happy to know that my Mom isn’t blind but is actually OK.  Thanks Momma.  Tell me what you learn.  I feel super bad for you and I’m praying for you!  Today produced such gems as “You are the guinea pigs of the chosen generation.” --Bro Sung and “I’m gonna be brother Sung’s oppa” –Elder Westbrook.  Also Elder Westbrook screaming with agony as his chalk burst in half in the middle of a [something indecipherable] tense match.  Also questioning the authenticity of Sister Baek’s Korean race when he beat her at a game of it. We had a beautiful day. D&C 50:13-22 is awesome.  Teach and be taught.  We are only facilitators of learning.

Feb 22 Friday

I had a super fun day today. Class was good. I learned how to adjectivize verbs. Also I practiced street contacting in Korean. It’s a tad sketchy.  So today Elder Westbrook gave Brother Sung a hug, but before you hear what he said you must understand the love that he has for that man. His favorite phrase is, “How money is Brother Sung?” So then as he was hugging Bro Sung, he said “This just feels so right!”  His love for Brother Sung is pretty hilarious.  Also as we were making fun of him because girls sisters say hi to him all the time. He kept denying the fact and then a sister walks around the corner and says, “Hola!” in a very happy way, pointedly directed at Elder Westbrook.  No comeback after that.  Also Brother Sung accidentally called Elder Richardson Elder Rice.  Which is funny because his companion is Elder Eccles.  So Rice-Eccles stadium.  And then he accidentally called me Elder Westbrook and got sad and wanted to go home.  But we love him lots. He is way spiritual.  I love all your letters and all of you! 1^st Nephi 11 – 13 is some of the greatest of the Book fo Mormon.  I love Jesus Christ and I love all of you.

2/23

The month is upon us.  Pretty weird.  I feel like I should know a lot more and yet I’ve learned a lot.  I fell tons of love from my district.  Me and my companion went through a little rough patch today and we’re still figuring it out.  We taught an amazing TRC lesson today.  TRC is where you teach volunteers.  We taught a Master’s degree student from the Y.  We asked if he’d ever read the BoM and how he’d been blessed.  He told us that he wasn’t LDS and that he had never read the BoM.  We shared our favorite scriptures and testified of the truth of the BoM.  We then invited him to read and pray about it every day and promised he would be blessed.  He said he would and we closed with a prayer.  He told us he was actually LDS but that the spirit had been strong and he was recommitted to reading and praying.  It was a sweet experience. I love you all lots. Read pray obey.

2/24

So today the older transfer leaves.  I love them! And I’m going to miss them. They are way cool Elders.  I’ll see some soon.  I inherited the inspiring quote board and a beautiful nativity scene.  I am stoked to go.  Now is when things feel more and more real.  Devotional was wonderful.  I felt that I can be a more loving leader.  I love all of you.  I know I’m doing what I need to be doing.  Just took pics with all the Koreans.

2/26

Some of my letters may be longer than others.  Tonight Elder M. Russell Ballard spoke to us.  His conviction and humility were very apparent.  I know Jesus is the Christ.  I know that this is His restored church.  The scriptures are true. God loves us.  Eternal happiness now and forever is attainable through faith in Christ, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the End.  Everything we need is right here for us.  We need only to look to Christ and be saved.  I love him with all my heart.  I will serve Him until I die.  I testify that there is no other way back to God than Jesus Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Do Not Bunny Hop My Medical Scooter

Wednesday Feb 13

Crazy day today.  We went to the doctor this morning.  I went to the same clinic I went to for my wrist! The cruel irony.  Anyway it's a simple fracture so I should be good to go in about 5 weeks.  Perfect timing.  I slept during language study.  I was so tired.  I woke up and couldn't move my hand.  Mildly concerning until I realized that I was just temporarily sleep drunk and my hand fell asleep so all was right.  So my new favorite thing to do is to write English words in Korean characters.  it helps me spell. (He tries this, but I can't read it.) Super funny.  We spent a little time testing this out in class.  The results: [he writes "What's up dawg" in Korean characters.] So fun.  It's late.  I love you all but especially Momma. I drove past the BYU dorms and waved.  I hope Jake and Sara and Colter and Brandon and Chance and Flint and everyone else cool saw me! I have tons of food.  Like I could pass a food storage 6 month test. Loves!

Thursday Feb 14

I got my scooter today! Super fun but I'm not allowed to let anyone ride it.  Unfortunately I cannot chase anyone down who steals it coz that's kind of the point of the scooter.  Needless to say, dorm record lap times are bing set as I pen these words.  I also said the words, "Please do not bunny hop my medical scooter."  Didn't see that comin'.  It will possibly inflict more injuries than it prevents.  Elder Bingham almost killed three people in four laps, including a member of a branch presidency.  Anyway.  I love you all and if I don't respond to your letters its just because stuff is crazy. I don't have tons of time. But I still love you! Read Pray Obey. Boom.

2/15 Friday

The MTC is a crazy place. First you think you'll never get out to serve people and you blink and you're almost half way.  I got so many wonderful letters today. i feel so loved and supported.  no wonder the church focuses on families.  i dunno if I'll be able to write all of you back, but I'll give it a shot!  I can't say how wonderful it is to receive them.  Thank you sooooo much.  I feel super encouraged.  So today was more fun on the scooter.  i rode about 100 feet on two wheels and chased Elder Westbrook and Elder Bingham around trying to get it back.  I learned so diligence and persuasion techniques.  We are planning for TRC--it's when you teach volunteer members.  it's humbling and inspiring.  In case you need something way awesome to study, D&C 20 is really interesting! The patterns of the Lord's church are easily visible.  I love it.  If only I could stop passing out between verses... Love you tons!

For Dixons: anyanghaseyo is hello.

2/16 Saturday

I cannot express how wonderful all of your letters are.  I feel so loved.  Writing back is tough cause our schedule is pretty packed.  I had another fun filled day.  We taught at TRC today.  Lots of Koreans came and we actually had a good 20 minute lesson in Korean.  Super sweet.  Admittedly our understanding wasn't exactly 100%.  More like 5%.  But progress is being made.  We also said going to church was "rad," which resulted in tumultuous laughter.  It was great.  I really felt the reality of Christ's resurrection today.  I read in John for 20 minutes.  The blessings and reality of Christ is incredible.  I know He lives and he loves us.  I feel it and I know that the people I get to teach feel it.  It is truly incredible.  I love you all.

Quote of the day: "There is only a dream between now and our next meeting."

2/17 Sunday

So I got called as district leader today! I'm really excited to serve the people of my district! It's very humbling.  I get mail and do meetings and have tons of fun approving splits.  We sang in choir and had tons of fun.  The devotional was on modern day miracles and was incredible.  Also Jeffrey R. holland's teaching seminar was awesome.  i'm super mobile on my knee scooter.  I scooted to the temple and got many funny looks.  Alma 32 is always awesome.  i love you tons.  I know the Church is Jesus Christ's restored church.

Monday Feb 18th

Update! We just cleaned showers and sorted sheets for an hour and half for our service.  i really like service time.  It's an easy way to show love for people.  Also during district meeting I can't look at Elder Bingham or else I crack up super hard.  Or just start smiling.  We need to figure that out.  So my big question of the week is to better understand how I personally can live the gospel righteously and still make money and own nice stuff.  I think that after studying the scriptures the answer is pretty clear. Riches and affluence are blessings from God that He expects you to use appropriately.  the appropriate use is up to you and your own personal revelation so I can't tell whether somebody isn't using their wealth appropriately.  That isn't my place.  As a representative of Jesus Christ I do have the responsibility to caution people without condemning them.  Mark Chapter 10 is a good example, especially verses 17 - 31ish.  It si clear that we must be ready and willing to give up everything.  But it is between us and God and no one else to decide what needs to be actually given.  The pride cycle of the Nephites pretty clearly illustrates this too.  Humility -->Faith in Christ-->Conversion-->Blessings-->Pride-->[something that looks like but probably isn't "wichadss"]-->Humility.  So anyway think about that and let me know what you think.  But I learned in district meeting that love comes before anything else.  D&C 121 rocks.  OK thanks for hearing me out.  It's been on my mind lately.

And now for a funny story:

I've heard Elders Bingham and Hale first teaching appointment story a bunch and it's pretty hilarious.  Oh, and I'm related to both of them.  So here goes.

Elders Bingham and Hale gingerly enter the room.  Bowing and anyanghaseyoing, they sit down.  They attempt to read several prepared sentences about modern prophets and the restoration.  Sister Goo's eyebrows are touching her hair line.  They continue to struggle for another half and hour as Sister Goo leans in closer and closer as their sentences trail off.  Elder Bingham then profusely thanks her over and over agai.  he meant to apologize but frantic desperation has scrambled his neural connections.  They both try and read "see you next time." 3 or 4 times before Elder Bingham leans over, points to it on his paper, stands up, and runs out.

They teach solid lessons now, but that sitll makes us laugh.  I love you all, keep laughing. Stay happy.

P-day! Tuesday Feb 19th

The four week mark is tomorrow. It's pretty weird.  it feels like I've come a long way and learned tons. But at the same time I have such a long way to go.  not in a really discouraging way but in a motivating way.  I'm wondering if I get a wheel chair for the temple.  I don't know if my scooter is appropriate.  Not gonna lie, I'm tired of a lot of the mega-conservative mindset that I hear a lot out here.  it seems like people have locked in their views and aren't open to change.  There's tons of open, wonderful missionaries here too though.  I dunno why i said that.  i guess it's just something I have to get over.  But it's interesting to get called as District leader. There's that moment of excitement that you've shown yourself to be responsible and then a little pride creeps in that you're better than the other missionaries in the district.  Then it's like, "Shut up, Zach. Anyone can be a district leader." But then i realize that I have shown myself to be a good leard and I can be a good district leader, but only through the guidance of the Holy Ghost.  Without that I can't do anything.  So I get humbled and learn to serve my district well.  That's the plan anyway.  Oh, and the temple was awesome.

[Note from Julia: here are a few of the pics he's shared. Pretty much captures the MTC.]

Getting into the culture

Leading district meeting

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Broken Foot! And Pictures

I broke my foot playing basketball! I was having a super good game and just went to fake someone, rolled it, and I heard it pop. I was kinda bummed cause I thought I had rolled it and wouldn't be able to play for a couple weeks. I got rolled into the little physical therapy booth there and lo and behold, there was my comapanion! Lying in a bed with ice on his ankle. Everyone who knows us was laughing pretty hard. He has a pretty bad sprain and after she found out I hurt my foot she sent me to go get x-rays to make sure I didn't break it. And then it turned out I broke it. We did get to talk to a few people at BYU so that part was fun. Also I took some ibuprofen and felt great the rest of the day. I woke up this morning and felt pretty terrible though. Crutching around is the worst as I'm sure you know.

I think I will be able to stay in the MTC. I have an appointment on Wednesday and I will know a lot more then . As of now it looks like it should be able to heal in the MTC and I should go out on time.

I'll let you know more as soon as I know more! 

Elder Mumford Pleads for Mail

Jan 29 Tuesday

I'm terrible about taking time to write in my journal.  There are soooo many cool Elders. And the sisters are cool too but we don't talk to them in case it's seen as flirting and I get sent home. Tonight was devotional on companionships by L. Whitney Clayton and his wife Kathy Clayton.  It was pretty amazing.  me and Elder Westbrook were inspired to be more positive and reverent.  We have a really fun time together so it's tough to focus sometimes.

Jan 30 Wednesday

New missionaries came today! i was tempted to pretend like I knew what was going on but I was just nice and sympathetic instead.  Tim moves slow here. I've been here forever but I just checked in.  We have some hilarious jokesters in my district. Elder Bingham is a riot. I'll send pictures as soon as I have my SD card! We played basketball against him and Elder Hale today. We owned them. I made a bunch of threes! Apparently the blessings of the MTC aren't limited to just the gospel... Korean's coming along nicely. Ku Me Yun talked to us for 45 minutes today. I totally felt the spirit and her love.  We are teaching her about baptism and prayer. Also the restored gospel. It's still hilarious but better than before. I love my companion! The gospel is true. Jesus Christ is my Savior. On a less spiritual note I am wearing some awesome parachute pants. I love you and miss you!

Jan 31 Thursday

We taught Ku Me Yun her last lesson today. She turns out to be our other teacher! She's really cool.  She said we did a good job sharing our love and teaching about the Book of Mormon.

Also, it would be nice to have my existence acknowledged. The District leader has 3 packages full of food that he doesn't even want and over 30 letters. I got a laundry bag. Not to be ungrateful. The laundry bag serves its purpose well. But it would be cool if you could send me your names before I forget them.

Quote of the day: "Companionship goal: Survive" --Elder Hale

Your Unforgettable (but perhaps forgotten) Elder Mumford

Friday Feb 1st

It's FEBRUARY! I probably spelled that wrong--I write more Korean than English so it's messing with me. We are learning fast. It's super fun! Our new teacher is awesome. We are her first district so we get a lot of enthusiasm.  Our teachers are both Korean. Their humility and knowledge of the gospel and Korean astound and humble me. Sister Baek also speaks Spanish. Elder Bingham coined the term Kangrish to express her multilingual abilities.

I got the Sparx (candy I sent) today! They are gonna help SOOOO much. Love. Love. Love. Disregard my earlier juvenile monologue. It was humorous at the time though now I realize the error of my much speaking. I got Alex's letter today! It totally made my day. I bragged about his ??? to all the other Elders. I hope I get the rest [of the letters] soon. I think you have the wrong address on the letters though. Just double check.

I'm getting good at basketball! I kinda like it. Also there are tons more sister missionaries than I thought.  We have Sister Laban from new Zealand and Sister Redford from logan in our district. It's way funny to watch Elders try and talk without flirting.  I saw Cody Haas here! It was way sweet! Also there is this Elder Osgothorpe that wears the raddest ties. He's been ejected from Elder Bingham and I's best tie competition because he's just too funky fresh.

Love you tons! Brag about you every day you also get your share of embarrassing stories told. Quote of the day: "I am the most avid of hikers." --Elder Westbrook

Feb 2nd

MTC time's a real thing. Every day is a lifetime that passes you by in a second. You progress and learn so much each day it is truly a miracle. OK. Poetry time over. Since today was Saturday I got the chance to do a little more study than usual. I'm going to try and make it through D&C in the MTC. There's a lot I'm missing out on. We practiced 3 minute lessons with our comps today. Super Informative. i now have a lot more to work on. It's very inspiring.

I get enough food! I had some mediocre chicken broccoli casserole for lunch. I miss Momma's home cookin'. There's this hilarious Elder in our district named Elder Bingham. We learned his first name was Dawson and he hates being called Daws. It's so funny that we keep accidentally saying it and he gets super defensive. It's cool though, we share each other's moods all the time. We can just look at each other and laugh. Also, my companion is the greatest. He does a very good job of connecting with investigators and sharing his love. Also, he makes me laugh so hard all the time. Apparently, Koreans hold hands all the time and call each other pretty. Guys. So that's gonna take a little adjustment. My comp may not survive. He hates Kimchi and these cultural tendencies of Korea. He's great though.

D&C 10 is awesome. Especially verse 68.  I think the doctrine of Christ is faith, repentance, baptism, the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.The basics bring us happiness.  I love it, so simple and infinitely deep. I love you all tons! I send you kisses and hugs and Korean man-hand holds. You're pretty.

Quote of the day:

"Elder what were you doing sleeping during personal study?"

"I was receiving personal revelation through dreams. What were YOU doing?" --Himmer and Myself

Feb 3 Fast Sunday

Awesome, awesome day today. We had mission conference and I had the powerful revelation that I needed to ditch concerns about marriage and school and just dive into missionary work. The talks were beautiful and I felt the spirit incredibly strongly during all the songs. I've noticed that here music always brings a huge outpouring of the Spirit. It's an incredible blessing. The MTC is like the Savior giving you a huge basket of loaves and fishes. You go out into the world to give them away and they multiply even as you share. It's incredible how much I'm learning about myself and Christ and the Sprit. I love the learning. There's tough stuff too but it's an amazing place. Love you!

2/4 Monday

Super Busy. Long tiring day. I learned a ton but I'm falling behind in my letter writing. Elders Bingham and Huh went to the hospital today but he's fine. They got to talk to non-memebers. Luckeeeeee. Love you tons.

2/5 Tuesday

We got up very early and did laundry, then wrote letters all morning. I love all of you so much! i miss your beautiful faces but I feel your wonderful spirits every day. Jesus Christ is my savior. A modern prophet leads the church. I feel so loved.

Love, Elder Mumford