jokes I know things have been crazy and I'm glad things are calming down a bit!!
Man that is a lot of work! You need to send me pictures of the finished project!! I'm glad Ethan has been helping out. He needs a good workout ;) Jokes. Speaking of working out... So this mission is apparently well known for gaining weight because of how much members feed you. I was super worried because I don't want to get fat. So I've been doing a short exercise routine every morning. I have started to learn that no other sister missionary does any exercises in the morning, so I'm a little less worried now haha. My trainer always complains about how big she is (She's not that big she just used to be a super good soccer player and is kinda emberassed im in more shape than her) and I have to bite my tongue so I don't tell her she should just exercise with me in the morning haha. Anywyas i"m now 150lbs and I don't know how much I was before, so I'm hopign I can stay in that range.
I'm glad Ana has been working! She'll also be glad when she's looking for a Prom dress end of this year haha. I heard she broke up with her boyfriend. How has that been? Is she still using social media or have yous cut back on that?
Wow Tanya also has a boyfriend? Well I hope that ends well haha. Let me know if they get serious
If it makes you feel better I think about you and the whole family every day. I remember at the beginning of the mission I was super excited to email friends and hear from them, but now I just get so happy when I hear from you, dad, Grant and kir, Ethan, and Ana. I'm so grateful for all your support!!
So usually throughout the week I write down in my planner little things that I want to send yous on P day, but this week I had hardly any. Which I'm super proud of because that means I'm more focused on work than emailing yous! But here's the few things I do have written down
1. I've decided, after I graduate college I'm going to buy a little lamb and name it Jackie and have a pet sheep. I know that's so random but there's so many sheep on our long drives and they are just so cute!!! I really want a pet sheep and this desire may go away after I leave NZ but as for right now this is my plan hahahhaha
2. I know we've talked a lot about my sarcasm, and usually I see it as a positive thing but I'm realizing how negative it is. My companion and I have not been getting along super well because we're both defensive and sarcastic, so I've made a goal this week to cut sarcasm out of my life. I know sometimes it's humor but I think if I can just be positive I"ll have a better mission experience.
3. I have the most random memory of you in 5th grade during my maturation class. I just remember sitting down and you were wearing your big puffy coat and when I started to get a little weirded out about what we were being taught you just laughed and raised your eyebrows and I felt so much better. Sometimes I think of that memory and I am just so grateful that you have always been there throughout my life to comfort me and be there for me.
Sorry this email is HUGE so I hope it makes up for my lack of responses! Also tell dad to read his emails to you because I realize sometimes there's something I mean to send to the both of you but just send to one haha
I love you so much!! THanks for always being there for me!
Much love
Sister KEller
On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 8:24 AM carlin keller
Ah, my dearest Sister missionary, Miss Morgan Keller,
What a few weeks it has been trying to remember to write to you! I have sent a couple post cards :)
It was sweet of you to hand write Akemi, she posted the envelope on snap chat and was supper excited :)
We are finally moved to the Italian house. Always something new and different around the corner. We liked the house, but it has grown on us even more since we moved in. A few space issues I thought we'd have have been fine and a couple things we didn't notice are driving me a bit nuts, mostly because you dad needs everything unboxed yesterday and it's not going to happen just yet. But we are getting close! This past week we had a couple guys put shelves in the storage rooms and the garage which has really helped us finally move boxes around and unpack. Ethan helped me paint said shelves for about three hours! Needless to say that I'm done painting shelves for a bit, hahaha. I just finished our closet this morning. Tomorrow I can start to arrange the closet :) We are very used to having drawers in our bathroom/closet areas and there are no drawers so I ordered a couple of dressers. That should finish off the closet and we can start doing laundry, haha. No I've been doing laundry.
This week was UEA and so the kids have had a couple days off to play and work. Ethan and Dad got some fishing in on Thursday and Dad and Uncle Mikey are off fishing today. Jack and Luke came down for a couple basketball games that Jack is playing in this weekend so Ethan went down with them overnight to watch Jack play ball. Ana has been busy working. She got a second job at a Halloween store for the month of October so between that and Lagoon she's been working hard.
Tanya moved her stuff in a few weeks ago and seems to be doing well, she spends one night a week here and then stays at her boyfriends house the rest of the time (she says she sleeps on the couch). oh, so yes, she has a new boyfriend. His name is Taylor. He owns a house and has a couple of roommates.
We invited everyone over for dinner tomorrow and to dedicate the house, should be a good day. I just need to figure out something to make for dinner! Kirsten is going to bring desert so I've been saving up a sugar cheat day so I can eat some!! Very exciting :)
Last week was a crazy week. Lots of good things, but lots of things that made me think of you or want to share with you. I think I went through that with Grant too. The first couple months I was super excited and supportive and then a little phase where I wanted to share things and he wasn't there. Or things made me think of him. It's all good, just know you are loved and missed, but that we are so happy that you have this opportunity to share the gospel and knowledge of Christ with others. And a great way to learn about yourself and other people, to learn patience, humility and joy while serving God and having the Holy Ghost with you.
Love you and pray for you,
mom
So I guess you got your phone. Is there anything else that you need?
In your letters to everyone it's ok to write things that are hard too, but share what you learn from the hard experience. And everyone loves your letters! Do let us know if there are any investigators we can pray for too. You are awesome!
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