Picture Time!

I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to E-mail this past week but Elder Larson was
transferred… He has been transferred to serve in Manchester, Stretford and I am
now with a really good friend of mine Elder Atkin (Elder Atkin and I came out
together and have been around each other almost our entire missions!) needless
to say we are getting along just fine and these next six weeks are going to fly
by!

Thank you for all of your E-mails! It sounds like everything back home is well
good! Halloween was enjoyed by one and all! Irelynn was a bumble bee, Kai was
Iron man, and Chynna was a Goddess… Madisyn was going to be a bumble bee and
Aidan was going to be Iron man but for the ward party they all decided to just
be a family of Yankee fans… Jackson was a greaser, Carson was a roman
gladiator, Meghan was Alice from Alice in wonderland (not the Alice I taught in
Wrexham with some ‘interesting’ hobbies :) ), Ellyse was to cool for school and
didn’t dress up as anything, and Jeff dressed up as good ol’ Uncle Billy Ray
(I’ll let him describe it to you sometime :) )… Jackson and Carson won an award
for pumpkin carving… and the most exciting thing of all is that I missed having
to help prepare the house for Gwyn! Which is worth freezing over here in
Britain anytime :)! Meghan is in Japan, Tatum celebrated her 9th birthday in
Hawaii, Kai is getting ready to celebrate his eighth birthday by requesting some
chocolate sheet cake, Madisyn dominated in her gymnastic performance, Ellyse has
a nice scholarship for Snow college, is unsure what she is going to do, and is
looking for a job, while Irelynn is all about her trip to Catalina! Overall
life seems to be cruising along back home at ludicrous speed! In answer to some
questions that were asked… Yes, they celebrate Halloween over here in Britain
but it isn’t nearly as big as it is in America only a couple of people go out
trick or treating… I don’t know if I’ll die in this area or if I will be moved
for my last transfer but in any case send all post to the mission office from
now on because they will distribute it on the 23rd… YES! When Michael Jackson
died it was a huge deal over here and for about 10 days all I could hear walking
the streets or knocking on doors was Michael’s greatest hits… I don’t know, it’s
hard to say how I feel now that I approach the end of my mission, I suppose the
best way to describe it is when you leave for your mission; your full of
excitement and yet you get pretty depressed to think about what you are going to
leave behind.

Well, another transfer has come and gone, I have a new companion, the same drive
to find and teach as before, wonderful people to teach, a great ward to work in,
and yet I feel like things are moving too fast :(. It seems like yesterday I
was in Middleton celebrating Thanksgiving dinner with Elder Newson, Hyde, and
Driscoll… watching as Elder Newson drank a goblet of gravy because he was dared
by the member and almost starting the members house on fire as I tried to fix
their Christmas lights and crossed the wires in the cord shooting sparks all
over the floor and Christmas tree. And now Thanksgiving has almost hit and
Christmas is just around the corner! Time really doesn’t wait for no one… Any
who, these past two weeks have been ridiculous! Rachel wants to get baptized
but has just found out she’s pregnant with Phil’s child! Nicky’s family has
threatened to have the police called on us if we ever talk to her again! Louise
and Jane came to church the past two Sundays and have loved it! Rachel bore her
testimony during fast and testimony meeting! Louis is loved by all the YSA in
the ward! Ann Rudd had a heart attack and was rushed to Preston hospital!
There is just way too much to talk about so I decided that I wouldn’t talk about
it and just send home some pictures :)…

The first picture is Elder Driscoll and Elder Larson when they both had the swine flu and were stuck in the flat…


The second is a picture of me and Elder Eichelberger who is now back home in
California…


The third is a picture of me, Louis, and Elder Larson at his
baptism…


The fourth is a picture of the pumpkins that Elder Larson and I carved
for Halloween (look at how amazingly awesome that bat is :))…


The fifth picture is the Chorley zone with President at the end of last transfer…


The sixth picture is Elder Larson, me, Rachel, Phil, and Jordan…


The seventh picture is me and Elder Atkin on transfer day…


The Eighth picture is me and some people who came out with me at President’s house.


The Lord is truly blessing the Chorley area and I’m so grateful to be a missionary here in the EMM!

Love ya tons!
Elder McKenna

P.S. Thank you for working on the charts and for keeping me updated on what is
happening :)