Emails and Letters!!

hey hey!!! (2/10/10)
wow time is flying by here!!! ahh i cant believe it! ive been here 2 weeks and i leave for birmingham next week on monday. its a straight shot from salt lake to paris so its going to be insanely long!!! so for district leader i pretty much just run a district which consists of 7 missionaries, 4 sister and 3 elders. i just report to the branch president about issues or good things like that, and run meetings, so at first it was a little crazy but its wicked sweet.
ive had lots of wonderful experiences out here and i am growing so much. the weather out is here is dry, cold, but not as cold as maine so its not bad, i usually walk around with just my suit coat at most.
if you could, could you please tell lauren to give everyone on facebook my email?! :) that would be so awesome.. also im going to give you a bunch of emails, so if you could, forward it to everyone, cause i cant write everyone, and technically i can only write you. haha.
so this week ive learned a lot about the book of mormon and how its the keystone of our religion, and that it has the answers to life in it. for real!!! its crazy! i guess ive always taken for granted that book, but as i read it now, it just strengthens me so much and testifies to me the truthfullness of it. we are promised that if we just take that small step of faith by reading and praying about it, that we will gain a witness of it and we will be blessed. its just the best feeling in the world when you get that crazy feeling youve never felt or havent felt before, and its so cool. i know that we are blessed by just doing small things, and it will strengthen as a people, and as families. i love being here and doing this. i love it so much. i am soooo glad that i decided to come and do this because i am so happy. there are some pretty great guys here that i look up to and can just have a good time with.

please let everyone know i said hi and i miss them sooo much. i havent heard from dad yet, but i did hear that he sold the house! haha crazy! talk about a blessing! hopefully this means he'll be sending some dough my way ;) let everyone know too that i need packages, letters, emails, pictures or whatever it is!!! i need em!!! ill be sending some pics in the mail to you this week!



yo my baby boi shwayze!!! i miss you B!! (2/17/10)
i love missionary work so much, and i want you to know that you are the man! haha this week has been a little tough, the lord has been putting my weakness's in front of me hardcore this week so i can work on them and be ready for the field. my visa got delayed again so im here for at least another week, maybe more. i got to go to the temple again, and its so awesome, every single time! ahh i just love the lord and all the blessings that we can recieve from being obedient, and just they joy of serving him. i get to go back to the temple today, and i cant wait. sounds like hockey is kickin it, and im jealous i cant see.. haha oh well. so weird story... i was driving back from salt lake last week from an appointment, and guess who i saw on the side of the road waiting for the bus...? JOHN AMERO. it was sooo weird, i stopped and said hi to him but he didnt really remember me. haha oh well. well take care buddy i miss you like crazy. i pray for you and amber always. love ya!
- elder bussell