I would like to start off this E-mail by thanking the ST. George McKenna's for sending me that amazing package of goodies (which has almost been completely digested by me and my companions) and for the wonderful cards. Things seem to be going well back home with cousin camp in full swing (I still want to know how the video turns out) and Chynna's team winning the football cup because she scored a penalty kick, not to mention Max and Jenni are on the softball team and kicking trash! As for holidays Max, Jenni, Mom, and Dad are already planning to go to New York to see a Yankee game, in the old stadium (and to of course watch some plays). Charlie is his same old self, pooping and chewing everywhere (you just got to love him) and buddy is living 'happily ever after' no questions asked :). In answer to some questions given by mom... the weather here is horrible (I would take 114 degree weather any day over R-A-I-N), I do my own washing and ironing (my whites are still white :)), and I don't know how long the three of us will be together but I do know that they don't like to keep three in a companionship so if there is an even number of missionaries after this next transfer they will probably take one of us away :(. As for my new mission president he seems like he really has a good idea of what he wants to accomplish and as of yet no big changes will be made but I know that he is called of God and who God calls he will qualify, I have no doubt that President Bullock will do great things and I am ready to support him in any endeavour he wishes me to undertake.
Well, I feel that my E-mails may have painted quite a gloomy picture for me over here but I don't want any of you to forget that Elder McKenna has fun no matter what! So I figured I would just make this a fun E-mail and show some pictures! The first one is just a taste of the landscape we have up here in the North (it is drop dead eautiful)
and the second is another sample of what I get to see every day :).
The third is of my two companions (the Italian Stallion and the Californian surfer). fourth is a picture of me outside the 'dock museum' where they give a history of all the boats that the Barrow shipyard has created, the shipyard is currently building one of the fastest submarines in the world to protect it's recent creation the Trident Submarine (the one that carries nuclear missiles). Fifth is just a picture of me in the front garden of a Church of England cathedral (by the way you just can't imagine how many spectacular cathedrals there are here there just so common you forget how amazingly unique they are!). Last of all is a picture of me and my district (four of the elders in the picture are going home or have already left!
I'm in a really 'old' district meaning that the missionaries here have all been on their missions for over 18 months!). The mission is hard but don't think for a second that I don't find a lot of fun in it. I love what I do every day, I literally wake up and for a whole day do nothing but find ways to help out my brothers and sisters! This work truly is amazing and as I continue to serve my love begins to grow. Dad, I loved what you said in your letter, I have seen some of the most amazing miracles while on my mission some of which are too sacred to share with anyone but I think the greatest miracle of all is the change of heart I'm experiencing. I love it! I still have all the fun things that make me, me but the Lord is just taking that as the base and is building upon it! I am beginning to grow more then I ever though I could (spiritually, physically I haven't grown at all :)) and every day I wake up knowing that I'm going to learn something else. I love you all and hope that this letter finds you well.
I love the Land, I love the people, and I love the work!
Elder McKenna
P.S. ummmmmmm I didn't get too many E-mails this week... just so you know :P
P.P.S. I still love you though :)
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