24 Feb 2008

Feb. 24, 2008
Dear Elder Sean,
No, we're not sick with the flu, but so many people around us are that we're just counting the days. Tonight Dallas will be staying with us because EHS won first place in the districts for basketball and now they have the State tournament this week. Dallas's family is passing the flu around and they don't want Dallas to get sick, so he's staying with us. Alex and Dallas just left here to go get some of his clothes and they both wrapped themselves in surgical masks and gear to ward off the flu germs of the Yorgason house. Dawn says they have so many things going on this week and they don't have time to get sick. Tyler is expecting his mission call this week and wants his parents to be there with him when he opens the letter and also Chad is getting baptized on Saturday. So we're just trying to help them out a little.

We had a nice Sabbath day. In RS we talked about ways to spread the gospel and how to answer gospel questions from friends. It was a good lesson. Some people are just curious about our church and others are truly seeking the truth in life.

We went to 2 great shows over the weekend. On Fri night we went to the BYU International Folk Dancers show. They're a talented bunch. Then on Sat night we double dated with the Pinders and went to the Nampa Civic Center to see Barrage, a group of amazing fiddlers who could dance while fiddling which was incredible and keep it all in tune. What energy. I am really enjoying the live theatre watching very talented people who entertain so well and will be looking for shows to go to in our area. There's just something very invigorating about it.

We sent a package off this week to you. It's fun going on little scavenger hunts for your packages. Alex gets a little jealous when he sees some of the things we're putting in your packages, so I tell him if he goes on a mission then maybe he'll get fun things too.

Alex returned from Canada Friday night and Sonous did extremely well. Alex wants all of us to go to Vancouver now for a family vacation. He really liked it.

It's good to hear that your knee is regaining some of it strength. You may have to baby it the rest of your life, but keep working on strengthening the muscles. We don't miss a chance in our prayers to pray for you, your health and the people you're teaching. Leah and Nikki and I had a little talk tonight about why you're looking for families to teach the gospel to and why we want people to come to church and go to the temple. It's such a simple answer for them-to be happy and to be close to Heavenly Father. Aaaah, to have the faith of a child.

I hope one day you do get that temple in Cordoba. How many stakes are in Cordoba?

Kirk sounds like he's doing well. He's going to get a job next semester in the catering department serving the lunches for dignitaries every Tues and Thurs. I think that will be a fun job for him. He has a friend who asked him if he wanted to work there.

So it's late here and Dallas has decided he's very hungry so he and Alex are scouring the kitchen for food. I think if he's going to stay here I'm going to have to do some serious grocery shopping. Dallas has such a fast metabolism and can eat so much. They're making egg burritos.

Well, that's about it for around here. Not much in the way of news. Scott Vance had his farewell today. Oliver came home for his farewell. Let me know how the plan Elder Robbins talked about works-the one where you visit members and visiting their friends bringing a gift. It sounds great. How and when do you do visits when you're working in the office? Tell me a little about your schedule.

I'd love to get a copy of your talk you gave last week too. Keep up the good work and keep your great attitude. Always remember to look people in the eyes and truly care about who they are and what they're saying.

I love you much,
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