11-21-2011

Dear Family,
Anyway, Amy is going to be jealous of this next part. I got a free shirt :) We went and helped a group called Habitat for Humanities, they build homes for people and the labor is all voluntary. So we went and helped on Saturday. It was really great, we got the ground ready for sod and then laid the sod, and also painted one of the houses. It was nice to do some work like that.
No, I’m not getting transferred which I’m fine with cause I really love the people in Valdosta and the ward is just great. Time is just flying by, Last week on Wednesday was my 100-day mark of being set apart as a missionary. Really crazy how fast time has gone.
And I did receive your package and thank you for that. For Thanksgiving we are going to a family's house that we have been working with lately, it's going to be interesting because they are having ribs and chicken and that stuff. It'll be cool though. That family really loves us too. They treat us like family and always call us their "white" brothers and the mom Sabrina says that I now have a nappy haired black sister. They are a great family.
Sorry this is so short but I spent a lot of time emailing Eric. And nothing really cool or interesting really happened this week except for the service which I loved.
That's awesome that Amy gave a talk in sacrament I bet she did a great job. Sacrament was really good for me too. They talked about being thankful as well. Sister Lehman talked
about the five kernels of corn that the pilgrim would have on their plates and what it meant and I really liked it and she shared some really cool stories about it too. Yeah, it's pretty crazy that our
country has slid such a long ways from when the founding fathers did what they were doing to where we are now in regards to God. Very sad actually.
You all have a wonderful Thanksgiving too. I wish I could be there to celebrate it with you but that's just has to wait for two years. I love you and I know what I’m doing right now is where I’m suppose to be. I too am grateful for this chance I have to serve a mission. I am learning a lot about myself and my testimony. And I’m excited to see how far I will have come from the time I started my mission to the time I’ve finished. Take care and keep following God.
Love Elder Klingler