Hi grandma. Looks like you all had a real fun time up there in the
cabins. My mom sent me a lot of pictures. It sure sounds like a
beautiful place. Do you think you will go back some day? My mom
mentioned that maybe next time we can go to the beach instead.
 
Living like that sure makes you grateful for what you have. I remember
when I was on the pioneer trek and I felt the same way. I felt very
fortunate to live at this time.
 
My mom told me that Colten, Carson, and Tate got lost. Good thing
everything turned out ok. I'm sure you all were worried about them.
 
Sorry you got so many disgusting jelly beans. I hope to play it here
too with some of the members maybe. Probably won't be able to with
other missionaries cause we are far away from other missionaries and
don't see them very often.
 
Wow those wolf digs sound rather large. Are they really nice or mean?
I'm sure they are there to protect that place. I think Lee would say
yes to Gage's wish.
 
I miss you too grandma. I happy that the family can get together and have fun.
 
Love Elder Shumway
 

Hello family and friends. Hope everybody is staying cool in Arizona.
Heard it's been pretty hot over there. Here in PA it's getting pretty
humid. But I'm not really minding it right now. People here complain
how it's so hot. I think it got up to around 90 or so last week and
people were complaining about it. I thought it was a beautiful day.
People here just don't understand what hot is. But they always say
that we don't have to shovel sunshine. So I think they'd rather it be
hot and humid rather that snowy and cold.

So this week was really great. If you remember when I told you about
our recent convert who is just awesome. Her name is Nicki. She also
has a son named Noah. Noah turned 8 last Saturday and wants to be
baptized. And he has asked me to baptize him! I'm really honored that
he asked me to baptize him. Noah is a really smart kid. He probably
knows the gospel better than me! We don't know when he will be
baptized most likely July 30th just because of some scheduling
conflicts we have to push it back.

Also we had 3 investigators come to church! One of them was a former
investigator who Elder Lake knows. His name is Mason. He's in his
early 20s. He's a really nice guy. He talked to us and says that he
really wants to get baptized and join the church. We told him that we
can definitely help him our with that. We have a lesson with him
tomorrow morning. We should be getting him baptized too. Please pray
for him cause Elder Lake says he's done this before and then backs out
at the last minute. So please pray for him so he can be baptized.

This Wednesday I have my first interview with President Randall. I'm
really excited. I didn't get to talk to him much at zone conference a
few weeks ago so I'm really excited to talk to him and get to know him
some more. Anyways I'll tell you about how it went next week.

Love you all the church is true. The priesthood is restored and there
is a prophet on the earth today. Oh and I don't know if I mentioned
this before. But I'm going to get to go through the Philly temple open
house on the 24th before everyone else. I'm really excited about that.

Love Elder Shumway

Mom
Sure seems like a lot has happened. I did have a pretty great week. I
think they just hang out there in the prison courtyard. There were some guys smoking out
there. So they still do that in prison. I feel fine and safe. The walls are
very very high and are made out of stone. The weather is also very
nice. People think it's hot here but it really isn't. They don't know
what hot is.

That's crazy Porter comes home so soon. I sure his family is very excited.
Yes please get a picture with him. And also chance and Micayla! Wow.
Time just goes by super fast.

I do like the pictures of the reunion thank you. Looked like you all had a good time.
You had mice in your cabin? At least there were no bed bugs. That's really gross. I
found a few mice while I was in Reading. That was really gross. I'd
love to read grandmas EVIT poem about me. That would be scary for Carson, Tate and Colton to get
lost in the woods. I'm glad that they were ok and they weren't forever
lost. I'm sure they were pretty tired once they got back. 10 miles is
a long way. I agree the next reunion should be on the beach. Then you
won't really get lost.

Yep everything is going fine with Elder Lake and I. Speaking of Tate.
I emailed an elder who was in my MTC district and he went to Montana.
He says Tate is in his district right now. I thought that was pretty
cool. Elder Smith who is in Montana said that Tate has a trainer that
isn't one of the best missionaries, if you know what I mean. I'm sure
he will learn a lot from his companions. I know I have. I've forgotten
a lot of stuff that I've watched. Seems like the more longer I'm out
the more I forget about stuff.

Did Skylar go to the Andersons homecoming? That song was awesome. I was in it.
It's actually our mission hymn.

Thanks for helping out Teryn. I'm sure he likes to be around a family
that love each other. I really want him to get on a mission. He needs
to just get out of his house. If I was him I wouldn't be homesick
either.

That was an interesting experience I had with Elder Holden. Well the
woman from California is an active member. But her fiancé is not a
member and he wants to know more about what she believes. So yeah they
are sweet. Also he will be coming with us to the day when we go to the
temple on the 24th. And that car crash was pretty something the spanish elders were in.

 There car got very messed though. It is interesting being on exchanges with Spanish

elders, I don't understand a lot of what's going on. I can pick out
some words and phrases but not much.

Oh so that's why Carson is growling his hair out. It's getting very
long. Has grandpa said anything about it. I know he doesn't like it
when boys have long hair. It's my pleasure for writing grandma. She's
very nice to us. I will continue to write her back.

1: I did not get Cindys package. I hope that I will get it soon.
Hopefully on Wednesday cause we have interviews with President Randall
then.
2: It's quiet at night being next to the prison.
3: I say just send the next package to the mission office, maybe send it in the

beginning of August. Transfers will be the second Tuesday in August.

Love Elder Shumway

Dad,

Everything is going well here. It sure looked like you guys had a fun
time. I did get a lot of pictures from mom. Sorry you have to go back
to work. That's great the truck is improving. Seems like it will be a
great addition to the family fleet. Sorry one of your coworkers passed
away. And also your uncle max. Thankfully we have the knowledge that
death is not the end of life. Man the dbacks are not doing so hot at
all. I heard that Kevin Durrant signed with the Warriors. Is that
true?
Love Elder Shumway