First Email July 8, 2009

Hey family this is your favorite son, elder hall :)
So to answer some of the questions that you have asked me or might have wondered I am going to have some answers right now :)

The food here is awesome. I don't think I have ever ate so much before. I am not used to having 3 big meals every day. I don't think I have gained much weight if any so far so that is good :) I know you guys were worried about me not having my mountain dew for this long of a time, but I haven't really needed it or anything, like people were telling me I would have withdrawals. I have just been drinking water and milk, the good stuff. There are wraps here that we can eat and it is kind of like having a subway wrap, you tell them what you want in it, but they are as big as Cafe Rio, so i only get it every once in awhile.

On the 4th of July we had a huge meeting with everyone, and it was really lame, like I think I have said in one of my letters but it wasn't a good meeting to be at, so after that we could have watched the stadium of fire, fireworks, but me and my companions decided that we needed sleep more than we needed fireworks. At night it is very interesting every time, because my comp, Elder Burbank, sleep talks and sleep walks, so he wakes me up all of the time. I am getting used to it, but sometimes he scares me cause he yells sometimes lol, but its not that big of a deal, it doesn't take me long to fall back asleep.

On Sunday, we had a lot of meetings but we only had sacrament. We usually will have priesthood, but that will be not that big of a deal, it sounds like we just go over priesthood blessings and stuff like that. there isn't a thing called Sunday school, but we just have classes with the branch president. The showers here aren't as bad as Brian made them out to be. The don't have the tree kind anymore, it has all separate showers so that isn't really a big deal, i just wake up early take the shower before everyone wakes up and then i go back to sleep so I don't have to stand in line.

Today I went and turned in some pictures to get developed and when I get them back I will send them your way and then you can post them online. There isn't too many, just a couple of my room mates and on our way to the temple. I will write the name of people on the back of the picture.

I only get 30 min to be able to email you guys, but it is only on Wednesdays, so I will be able to check it once a week. If you didn't catch my email address it is sandiegocups@myldsmail.net

I love you all very much, tell everyone I love them. Talk to you later.

Love,
Elder Hall