Awesome week

Hello mother have you sent my memory card back cuz i still havent gotten it or it got lost, well anyways thats awesome that aaron hawkins is on his mission i havent seen that kid in so long could you get me his email address so i could send him something well thats cool i heard that the mannings would be playing but the better one took the win hahahaha. i like how miles is always traveling now. its cuz hes all alone without us isnt it haha well we still love him as long as he writes to us. well just you wait and see i will be burning my pants sooner than you think its just so crazy to think that i have been gone for almost five months now it goes by so fast. and Marshall is going to be home in like 9 months it crazy to think about. well this week was amazing we did a mission wide fast to contact 10 people a day for a week (its harder than you think) so we could get our 14 points and everyone but like 15 companionship's accomplished it and the number of new investigators went up 100 in one week and there are going to be more this week because of return appointments so this next week is going to be awesome. well mom if you could when you can send my memory card and other stuff you feel like (money cough cough) well i hope you guys have a good week I LOVE YOU MOMMY have fun :)

hey dad i just wanted to say i love you cuz i dont have a lot of time left to write but have a good week take care: love your son

Elder Goodrich

Blessings

From Cameron 09-13-10

To Mom: That’s cool that you went to a WSU game, mom, but kinda weird for you, haha j/k. Hey mom, have you sent my memory card back cuz I still haven’t gotten it or it got lost but oh well. That’s cool that you saw Rueben H. I miss that kid. Well this week was pretty good - lots of new people to teach and this week is going to be better. Well this last Saturday we had a fajita feast and it was awesome. We had some gators there and the food was good. So this week was alright - lots of riding bikes so I was way glad to get my bike back because the other one was just not cuttin it; so there is proof that the Lord takes care of his kids :) haha Miles and his man cave - it is still gonna be there when I come home, right? lol not – I’m gonna turn it into my drum studio!

hahahaha j/k Well that’s pretty much it for this week. Sorry - not a lot of exciting things going on. Just same ol same ol. Well gotta run. I have a time limit on these darn things so adios mi madre. Te amo mucho.

Take care.

To Dad: Hey paps, that story about you and that other guy. That kinda stuff always happens and its just their pride. And it’s amazing how much stuff is in the scriptures that you can’t find if you don’t have the spirit, which is why other churches are totally lost. Well I don’t have a lot of time but that’s cool that you are going to start exercising. I have actually lost about 20 lbs since leaving, haha. Well, gotta run, dad. Love you.

More Letters

7-26-10

I’m sorry about the ATM thing. ($8 ATM charge!) It was in the MTC, and I didn’t know it would charge me cuz it never did tell me. Well, that is awesome that Miles can go see Shane. Could you send my other flip flops cuando los encuentra, (translation: when you find them), and some other short sleeved shirts quisas (maybe). Well I’m glad that you are finally all moved out of the house, but yeah I guess it will definitely take some getting used to. That is awesome that it doesn’t take that long now to go to the templo (temple). Mi companero y yo, (my companion and I) fuimos a el templo en viernes en la manana (went to the temple Friday morning); fue un muy gran experiencia para mi (it was a very great experience for me). Quiero ir a el templo (I want to go to the temple) cada mes cuando puedo ir a mi casa nuevo (each month when I get to my new house). Pues esta semana (Well this week) tenemos 8 o 9 investigadores (we have 8 or 9 investigators), pero solo dos tienen fechas ser bautisados (but only 2 have baptism dates), pero todo bien (but everything’s good). Well this week was a hot one, but I’m getting along much better now, I think. It’s crazy to think that I have been out here for 3 weeks now; time flies! Hey mom I love you so much :)))))

Elder Goodrich

08-02-10

Well that is awesome that Miles could meet Nicole. She is pretty cool. I sent a package of pictures in the MTC. Did you not get them? Well I am going to print off more pictures for me and then I am going to send my card this week ok? That’s so funny that Marshall can play piano now. I would have never thought that. Well this week we found a few good people we might teach - depends on when they are available, but we will do our best to keep finding those people that are ready for us to teach. Well this week we are going to have a baptism which is great because he totally wants it. It is awesome how fasting helps out so much because I know the Llord will take care of his children. Well I don’t have much time, so I am going to get going now. Sorry if I didn’t write much. Not a lot has happened this week except for the one promising man we are going to baptize. Oh and one more thing: you said you were going to put money oin my card but how much and if you are going to cancel my other card so just let me know if you can :) I love you mommy. Have a good week. Oh and one more thing - after that if you could get me maybe, just a thought, some Josh Groban CD's and possibly some general conference talks in Spanish because it really helps with the Spanish but I don’t have any. Well G2G (got to go) love you. Have a great week.

Elder Goodrich

08-09-10

Ok, so this week was probably the funnest week so far. First, to start off, about halfway through the week me and my comp were riding down a hill next to the road and we went into the road again. Then I jumped back on the curb and what I didn’t see was a telephone pole and then a bus sign and then the bus bench, so I got past the pole and the sign but I wasn’t so lucky with the bench. So my peddle hit it and I flew like five feet off my bike and almost hit the fence that was close by. But that’s not the weird thing; I flew five feet to the side. It was pretty much the most epic crash I have ever been in. It was awesome, but I did hurt my shoulder a bit. But it was all fun. And then yesterday we had our first baptism. His name is Fred Ramos and he is a stud. He has been doing so great and when we went to the baptism he was really nervous but he did great. And another thing, a family we found about a month ago came to church yesterday and their little kids are crazy, but nursery is great for that problem. But the dad really liked it, but the mom was in nursery the whole time so she told the dad that he is going to be there the next week. So this last week was pretty good I think. It sounds like you are all having fun up there in Pasco. What’s the weather like? Cuz here, this morning, I saw the weather and it was nothing but 102 here for the next week, but there is also the humidity problem. Yeah I got to admit that I have had a few Dews as well; ain’t nobody perfect, haha, and just one Monster, pero eso es toda, yo creo (but that’s all, I

believe) lol. Well I have been on a few exchanges so far, so I am learning a lot from a lot of elders which I guess is the benefit of being the district leader’s companion. That is really great that you have a job already. Because from what I have heard is that it is really hard to find a job right now, so I guess that is what the Lord means when he says that as long as we do our part he will do his and he don’t break his promises. pero tengo ir ahora (but I have to go now), te amo (I love you) mucho mommy, tenga una buena semana (have a good week).

Elder Goodrich

08-16-10

That sounds like you had a fun filled week, haha. You wouldn’t believe how many times Avatar comes up here because of how good it is lol. It’s so weird to think that Lisa Quinn is married now but she’s a nice girl.

Yeah the girls will be girls (fighting a lot). Well one thing this week:

I think Satan has really been trying to stop us this week with the 8 flat tires. We had this week 2 en martes (on Tues), 1 en miercoles (Wed), 3 en jueves (Thurs) 1 en viernes (Fri), y 1 ayer (yesterday) and we didn’t even ride yesterday which was stupid. Well that is what happened this week so we didn’t get a whole lot of work done but we kept on going, and I am still working on filling up my camera for y'all haha.

Don’t you worry about that ok. Pues espero que ustedes tangan un buen semana (Well, I hope that you all have a good week), les amo muy muchisimo (I love you all very muchisimo), adios mi madre (goodbye my

mother) <3>

Elder Goodrich

8-22-10

Hello mother you there? Hey mom, sounds like your week was pretty good.

It’s been so long since I have been to a zoo. I don’t even remember being at one. haha that’s cool that the bishop is a dentist. So now I know that some one can do something right (our dentist) j/k haha Well this week I “killed” my comp (sent him home). He’s back home in Cali doing school and stuff like that. My new comp is Elder Astle and he is also from Cali and he only has 3 months left, so I am probably going to “kill” him as well. Mwuahahahahah. Miles would eat something like that (biggest pita ever) lol. So anywhos, about the memory card. You sent me the wrong one - just thought I would let you know haha. So I can’t use it. Oh well, right? Well thanks for the letter anyways. Well yesterday, it was probably the hottest ever and I thought I was going to pass out from dehydration and other stuff like that. And I had a little to much to eat, but on the good side we found 14 new investigators this week just in 2 days. It was awesome. But one of our gators was outside drinkin beer when we got back from a meeting so I’m gonna BALCH him for that. And one word I learned this week in church is a nickname for Satan, you’re gonna love it – crudhead. Haha. Well, love you all and tell my little bro to write me, ok? It would be nice but he does have agency and I cant force him to do anything. Well I will ttyl mom. Have a good week. LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!!

Elder Goodrich

8-30-10

Ok, well this week was probably the worst week for a missionary. First off, I missed my first zone conference because my comp was sick, so I was in the apt all day. The next day while I was on an exchange over in another area my companion forgot the lock to the bikes. So while I am eating dinner with another elder I get a call from my companion and the other elder tells me that my bike was stolen. So dad, you know that 600 bucks you gave me for a bike, well right now I have no idea where it is.

SORRY. I was really stinkin ticked off. Yeah, I figured when I saw Grant, I kinda figured he wouldn’t go back out, but then again, if he really did want to he would have been healed just like that. Jjust takes a little faith, like this one elder that was out here. He tore his ACL and he was back here in one transfer. Well again, I am really sorry for the bike thing. We called the cops and told them, but for right now a lot of prayers would really be great because if I don’t have a bike the work here doesn’t progress. So all we can do is pray, right? Well the next day after the bike incident my companion who has been in a car thinks that we have to walk every where which is good if there is a good reason behind it, which there wasn’t, so I am getting dehydrated and he just wants to keep going and I told him that I’m done and this is ridiculous we walked six miles for nothing. Nothing good came from that.

I was getting dizzy from the heat and he’s a cross country dude so he can go for long distances but I kinda can’t, so whenever he just wants to do something for no reason we don’t cuz it’s pointless. I mean, yeah, there are good intentions behind his choices, and he doesn’t plan out the area well so we walk or ride from opposite ends of the area and he never brings water so I always have to give him some of mine, so I ;run out fast cuz he has been in a car his whole mission and he just always complains about that too. He always says if we had a car... well we aren’t in a car and there are some things you have to adjust for like bringing a lock for the bike - that would be a great one. Anywhos, well we had a good day at church. A family came that we started teaching about a week ago, and the dad said, what day are you guys coming over next time, and we said, wed, and then he said to me that he might have something for me. Possibly a bike is what he said but I don’t know. He is really awesome so I might be getting a little present this week but then again I still am ticked for losing your money. Well I hope alls of yous have a great week. love y'all. Adios my madre,

Elder Goodrich

Catching Up

7-19-10

Yeah, this week was awesome. We found about 8 new investigators so we are teaching them now. That’s awesome you’re just spending time with the family (spending a day shopping together!). Just wish we could have done it a lot more but no biggy. I saw the pics of the house - it looks awesome already. Well, this week we are going to try and see if we can get 2 gators to be baptized before my trainer leaves for home cuz he only has one month left, which stinks, cuz he is awesome and I learn so much from him. So, I guess I am going to just have to use him while I can. It is amazing how much I am learning from the Book of Mormon. I actually started to study it and it is fun; you should tell Miles to start when he has the chance. Yeah, I know. Dad told me to read it at home but I guess it just hits you when you get out here. I guess I have just been missing out all this time. Well Shayanna told me that they are going to try and start a family, maybe, but who knows, right? Well I am going to try and mail my camera card thingy to you this week so you can see all 500 of my pics. Well, the house looks great. I love you all.

Have a great week, and mom, I hope you are feeling better. I have been praying for y'all. ADIOS mi familia

Elder Goodrich

7-12-10

haha Yeah i like the way the mission does pictures. Well first to start off one thing really important - if you ever want me to get a package or mail to me you have to send it to the mission home USPS ok or I can’t get it until they see me next so there. My companion is Elder Ramirez.

Yeah I got someone who is amazing at Spanish but I don’t know how long I am going to be with him because he just trains for the 6 weeks and then he trains again so I am his third companion in 3 transfers. But the First Pres has made new changes to everything so they said I might be in my first area for like 6 transfers. Well we have 5 investigators right now but one is moving to Maryland and he said he was going to be baptized on the 18th but not no more; but we have 2 that I think are promising but then again the devil is a jerk. Well I tried to email pictures but this computer is stupid so I will just mail my card when I can. Sound good? :) Well I haven’t had a chance to buy my bike yet so I had probably the worst bike in the world to start with. It doesn’t shift out of 15th gear and the crank is bent (the part the peddle is connected

to) in case you didn’t know. So yeah I have had a rough week but I just went and bought my bike today but I can’t get it till Wed. So I guess I will just have to suffer more with this piece of junk, but then again blessed are they that suffer, right? haha. Yeah, well last week it got to 100 degrees so yeah, this is going to take some getting used to. But because of the hurricane it has been really nice here. But that doesn’t help the bike situation. Hey, well I will try and get the pictures to you as soon as I can. I love you all. I hope you are enjoying Washington because I miss it a lot. Well I love you bunches. Adios. And one more thing. I am in Dallas east area, in the Dallas 10th ward and the ward is the size of Moses Lake and the ward is only like 100 people. It’s crazy and I have two of my MTC buddies in my district so I see mi companero from the MTC a lot which is cool. Well bye mommy. I love you.

Elder Goodrich