Hey! so how is everyone doing!? I assume good because of all of the emailsand dear elders I get from you! I love them I love hearing what is going onand how everyone is doing! please keep sending them I look forward to themeveryday! I sent you all letters today with pictures so you should begetting those soon! So yeah ha-ha asu sucks what a shocker they would losethe big game but its ok! anyway this last week has been nuts! The languageis coming I mean its rough but I am learning something new everyday and thespirit is so strong here I love it! we have been teaching the firstdiscussion and now are moving on to the plan of salvation! I am stoked tostart this! I love teaching, but not so much teaching with words but withthe spirit its truly incredible! My comp and me and also my district areloving the work! we will soon be the only 6 members in our branch becauseall of the 14 dutch elders are leaving along with the 22 English speakingmissionaries this week and for 2 weeks it will only be us 6 elders and thebranch presidency ha-ha ill be having to give talks soon! I gave one onSunday to a member of the branch presidency his wife and 8 other elders! Iwas surprised I talked for about 25 min. and I prepared it all myself!Brother Chandler was impressed! I love him he is my favorite counselor! Ahhok so today I have to go to the hospital.....HA but not for me, its for mycomp. they think he fractured his heel because he fell off the bed thesecond night here! and he has been limping on it since that day so I havefelt so bad for him! he has a good spirit about it though and I love thatabout him! ha-ha its funny because everyone in my district has a girlfriendof like 3 years except me I am the only one in my district without agirlfriend! ya kind of sad on my part I guess but heck I don't have to beworrying about a girl like they do ha-ha! Ok so mom about sending me stuffwell I need a jacket ha-ha its freezing here and I didn't pack one uhh somemore shirts to play basketball in, some protein bars uhh ha-ha idk anythingyou think I may need ill be happy to get whatever! I love you so much momand dad thank you for all the emails and the dear elders I really appreciatethem! Sam gets home soon crazy and its his birthday today! man I miss him!Is he coming to see me here or what and is it going to be a surprise or whatcause I am kind of nervous for it! Anyway Grandma Hey thank you so much forthe pictures they are all hanging up in my room ha-ha all the elders alwayscome in and look at my family and cant believe that I am Japanese grandma Ithink about you everyday and I love you so much! I hope to hear from yousoon! Thanksgiving was tough I was so homesick then Elder Holland I missyou all so much and truly I am so sorry for anything I have ever done tohurt any of you cause in reality I would do anything for all of you! I loveyou all so much you mean the world to me! Dano and Lindsey and my sweetheartnavy! aahh how is she doing man I miss her cute smile! anyway ahh well mycomp says he and his address is the same as mine with the mailbox 143 justput his name on the box as Elder Steven Douglas Van Nevel he reallyappreciates all of this! CAMI dang girl first dance this weekend I amexcited for you you better write me and tell me how it goes! I sent you aletter today as well with some pictures inside I hope you get it soon! momkiea and grandma I sent a bunch of pics home so you can all look at them anddad I have one of me and elder hargrave give it to the priest quorum! dadNick wrote me but I don't have his address cause it was a dear elder so ifyou could send his address to me next time you write me I can write him backtell him I love him so much and thanks for everything! Dad your my hero andevery time I look at you I cant help but smile because without you I wouldnot be where I am today! I would not be the lords hands as feet as I amtoday! this is his work and I am so grateful to bring the people of Denmarkunto Christ and give them his gospel! thank you dad! Well anyway yeah inthe MTC I see Greg a lot he is doing good Brandon's room is right next tomine I see him and talk to him everyday! I love him! I see Connor Knoles alot ha-ha I ran into his sister at the temple on Sunday during my templewalk ha-ha it was so weird she told me she was going to call Nicole and tellher cause her and the Selks are good friends! Ahh I saw Michael free here! Ihad the opportunity to teach him the first discussion and also speak to himin Danish it was truly amazing I felt the spirit so strongly! I love it!This work is so true without a shadow of a doubt I was called by a prophetof god and I am so happy for that!ha-ha I think I am getting fat here ha-ha the food is eating my stomachalive ha I need to start like working out hard core ha-ha! anyway I needpictures like Christmas card and what not shoot at night all I do is want tosee all of you so pictures would be nice! ha-ha Uncle John and Aunt Tracywrote me they sound good I loved hearing from them! all the little kids sentme pictures ha it was fun to get that from them! Mom I miss you so much ahhits hard cause I cant call you or anything every night I close my eyes andkiss your cheek! I love you so much thank you for everything and sorry foreverything I ever did to make you mad or sad! I am finally getting used tothe schedule ha-ha a little bit ha its tough waking up early and going tosleep every night at 10:30 but its getting better they work you so hard hereahh I am like exhausted at the end of the day! I am in class like 10 hours aday and my class is so tiny! well I have to go time is almost up I love allof you so much and thanks for everything I am leaving right now to take ashuttle into Provo to the hospital ha this is going to be weird to leave themtc bubble as they call it! write me soon when you get your letters I sentyou! I love you all so much! tell Sam Happy birthday for me here is a kisson the cheek mom from me to you!
Love you
Jeg Elsker Dig
Love Elder Shreeve! (Jakey)
