Thanksgiving Letter From Morgan

Fun fact of the week: kiwis dont celebrate Thanksgiving, but they do celebrate Black Friday!

Chur bruhs!

This week has been more or less uneventful. Pretty much the highlight of the week was when we had district counsel and our awesome senior couple, Elder and Sister Stout, made us Thanksgiving dinner. It was super tastey with real pumpkin cheesecake and real sliced Turkey from a bag!! One of our newest missionaries, Elder Powell, is from Wales so this was his first Thanksgiving ever :,) also his first name is Ethan, so now I have two little brothers named Ethan! (Don't worry Thanman you're still my favorite)

Other than that it's been super rainy, and since neither Sister Ieremia or I really want to get sick again, we've been spending an extra hour or two in the flat so we can study and she can prepare for exchanges next week. The best thing that comes out of that is I have more time to bake! Those of you who know me, (which is everyone?) Know I have a huge sweet tooth. So I've been baking heaps! And since I don't want to gain weight (this is called the 20k mission for a reason) I give most of my sweets to the Elders. I'm not allowed to look up any recipes, so everything I make is from memory. Apparently its half decent because one companionship of Elders can wolf down a dozen cookies in under five minutes. They crazy

Speaking of sickness, I'm mostly recovered! Nice! The only thing left is I can't hear out of my right ear. Less nice! Apparently when you're sick and you sniff and blow your nose a lot, you can cause temporary deafness. So that's made for some interesting lessons... apparently one day Sister Ieremia was talking to me from the other room for five minutes and I didn't hear any of it haha. She can't wait for transfers

We had lots of appointments and pretty much all of them got cancelled Haha. Our progressing investigator has been out of town for two weeks now, so we probably won't be able to set her this transfer which is kind of sad. We have been visiting lots of less actives though which is way cool! Our branch could be a ward if half of our less actives came back. So we are doing work, just not a lot of numbers to show for it. But that's okay because missionary work is more about love than conversion :) which leads me to my spiritual thought...

For those of you who can, look up the Mormon message (Are they called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints messages now?) "you never know". This one makes me cry every single time and it has such a strong meaning  behind it. Even simple ministering such as babysitting the neighbors kids for an hour or listening to your sister vent lead to so much good you may never realize. I know all of yous are missionaries even without the tag, and I'm proud of your examples! This week I commit each of you to find a less active and visit them, even if it's just to check up on them. I promise that as you do you'll be able to feel Gods love for your individual selves throughout the week.

Ofa  Atu!

Sister Keller

1. My favorite Samoan hairstylists back at it!
2. The finished product
3. Thxgiving in New Zealand!
4. My new Maori grandma and her mokopono
5. Pretty Opotiki :)
6. Wimona is pretty too I guess
7. A member made a bag for me and told me to wear it in my hair...? Está bien

November, Thanksgiving and Tanya's 22nd Birthday!

Ok a few more things that happened in November...  The Tingey's did a bunch of sealings in the Bountiful Temple on Saurday the 17th.  It was great to be there all together and to do some long awaited temple sealings.  The names we did were names that my mom, Grayce and I had found. Very cool.

Some pictures of Ethan and Percy chilling... took these to send to Morgan and I don't think that we got them sent!  Better late than never.

Then, of course, there was Thanksgiving!  We had the family and my parents over to our new home in Farmington for Thanksgiving dinner.  Troy was awesome to make the turkey again this year!  I'm not so great with birds and would always talk someone else into cooking the bird, or coming over and helping me cook it.  So a few years back when I broke my wrist right before Thanksgiving, Troy stepped up and cooked the turkey!  Awesomeness! Thus it has been passed to him to be the baker of the bird at Thanksgiving.  I give thanks for this blessing :)

It was great to have most everyone there.  We were missing Morgan as she is serving the Lord in New Zealand and Victor said he slept though the holiday, so we missed him too.  The food was great and I
even baked a pie, it's been years!  Seriously, maybe like 15 years since I've baked a pie.  It was so so.  I cut out half of the sugar that the recipe called for and so the pie was ok, but definately needed a little whipped cream or better yet some ice cream.  Then it was tasty.

My parent's have been teaching a finance class in the evenings and so we had them come share some highlights for the family.  It was really good and I think most everyone got something useful out of it.  After the financial learning we pulled out the pies, cake and ice cream and celebrated Tanya's 22nd birthday.  She got all of the candles out with one little puff.  We may have to go back to trick candles for Tanya next year.

Mom's Letter

Hello dearest daughter,

I keep sitting down to write to you and other things pop up!  I saw an email from facebook saying a lot of people liked something on the Hamilton Mission page so I had to go and see :)  It was about really taping up the boxes we mail to NZ, sigh.  I already mailed yours this morning!! Hope it makes it safely to you. 
        side note:  there are two of a lot of things, one for you and one for your companion.  the things with tags without a name are for your companion, you may have a different one by Christmas, so I left them blank.  There are also a few things wrapped for you to open on christmas... not much, didn't know what you would want to haul around with you for another year!  And I didn't know if you needed dresses or clothes or things like that.  The stuff that isn't wrapped you can enjoy before christmas or for Christmas eve, whatever. 

Then I saw a post about the Opotiki fb page and found the right one!  Your cute face is right in the back middle of the home page for the Opotiki ward page.  It's private to I asked to join :)

Ethan has been home sick the past two days with a fever... yep some kind of flu.  It's not bad at all and he feels great while he is on advil and tylenol.  But as soon as they wear off he's got the chills or is cooking hot.   Hopefully it breaks by Sunday night so he doesn't miss anymore school.  Although he's a pretty easy patient!  Can't complain.  I've been making him help me when he feels good get somethings around the house done.  Thus I get distracted and forget to write to you.  I was going to write right after I read my scriptures to that I could send uplifting thoughts, but then I ran to the store and mailed your box :).  See what I mean.  It takes a lot to get me to sit and focus at the computer, hahahaha.

Well, is there anything you do need?  We are just plugging along.  We are going to go see the second Fantastic Beasts movie tonight at 10pm!  That should be fun and the Tingey's are going to do a bunch of sealings at Bountiful Temple at 4pm tomorrow (Saturday), it will be nice to get a lot of those done too.

Oh, I also saw on the Hamilton FB page that some people have done a couple different things to help avoid all the fees when you buy stuff on your bank card.  Everytime you make a purchase you are charged about 5$ in fees.  Two options people mentioned were:  One family got their son a amx card on their account because amx doesn't charge international fees.  We could do that.  Do most places take american express in NZ?  The other was their son opened a bank account in NZ and he just transfers $ from his other account and he avoids the extra fees...
Are either of those options you would be interested in?

So all the leaves are pretty much gone and we've had to rake up a ton of leaves and it is freezing cold here now.  I'm missing Texas just a little bit :(  and it's not even winter yet!!  I'm in trouble, haha.  Love the mountains, but I dont' know if the cold is a worthy trade off.

Love you Love you,
mom



Mom you  are the best!! You are so sweet to send me packages, especially stuff for my companion. I'm so grateful for you!!

There isnt anything I want, but if there's extra room could you maybe send some of my tee shirts or my BYU swest shirt? I really dont have anything from home and it would be nice to have.

I can't believe you're thinking of going to Australia! And I can't  believe dad is going to New Zealand??? Yous would be  so close to me it would be strange Haha.

I hope Ethan starts feeling better soon. Grant and kir told me he's been playing heaps of video games so hopefully that's not a problem...

Oh yeah sister Fermanis in our branch said  you should request to be on the FB page again, somehow your request got lost but she wants to accept you

Sorry these emails are a little shorter,  we've been emailing on our phones but it takes twice as long to type emails.

I love all the funny emails you and the rest of the family send throughout  the week. They always make me laugh!!

Love and miss yous!

Sister Keller

Sick Mission Letters Today

Fun fact of the week:
Kiwis are nocturnal! (This time I'm talking about the cute fluffy flightless birds, not the people. Although I'm pretty sure our neighbors are nocturnal...)

Kia Ora whanau!

As you could maybe tell from the title of my email, this week we were sick! Nice. One of my dear friends asked what missionaries do when they're sick a few weeks back (sorry for never responding Elise haha) so I will now tell you! The one who's sick sleeps all day, and the other one goes crazy (:  Sister Ieremia was sick from Monday to Friday, so we barely left the flat (except for Zone conf), and not gonna lie, I went a lil stir crazy. Talking to myself isnt an abnormal thing for me, but this was starting to get a little Kristoff and Sven like and I was getting worried.

To keep myself from going too much crazier than I already am, I washed and vacuumed the car, cleaned the flat (3 times), cooked all of Sister Ieremias meals, washed the dishes, messed around in the kitchen, and did heaps of personal study.  Pretty much became the perfect housewife :)

I then got sick on Saturday and we weren't allowed to leave then either. Honestly this has probably been the lowest point of my mission because we got literally no work done and that was pretty hard for me. Hoping for a better next week!

One fun thing we did get to do was go to Zone Conference! We probably shouldn't have because Sister Ieremia got someone super sick but it was worth it in my opinion! My favorite quote was from our mission presidents wife when she said "those who love you will tell you the truth and those who dont will tell you lies". I loved this because we have been promised blessings from Heavenly Father, and often we feel like we haven't received those blessings after doing what we are asked. But I know that because Heavenly Father loves us he will keep his promise and help us through everything we are struggling with. It really put things into perspective for me and helped me out this week.

For my spiritual thought this week, since I've been doing so much personal study, I want to share a parable from Luke 14:16-24. It's really easy for us to make excuses for our actions and to push off things we know we need to be doing, but the Lord knows our hearts and knows when we are just making excuses.

Love yous, have an awesome week!

1. Bird nest in our car ??
2. Bird eggs in our car !?!
3-4.  Sick comp=bored selfies
5. My awesome foot tan (notice the white where my strap is)

Percy's Letter To Sister Keller

So Percy, do you like the new neighborhood?

It’s pretty good. I like all the neighborhood kids. They think I’m so cool. 

What about the new house?

Walking up and down the stairs just to go to the bathroom is exciting.  I love getting dad up at 3 am to take me down. Ha!  

Sometimes people forget about me and so I scratch the door. My scratches look really great on the wood. 

Who is your favorite person these days?

That’s hard to say. Morgan used to be the one who spent the most time at my level. In other words, on the floor. But other people aren’t bad. Dad always drops food because he’s so clumsy and I eat it for him. Mom always pretends not to like taking me everywhere and cleaning up after me, but when it’s just us she tells me I’m actually her favorite. 

What do you want for Christmas?

Some more baby animals I can chew the heads off of. (It would be great if this year they were alive!)

Anything you want to ask Morgan?

Please pee on any spots there in New Zealand that I haven’t peed on before. I’m not sure if I’ve been there but if not, you know what to do. 

From: Morgan Keller
Date: November 18, 2018 at 2:42:16 PM MST
To: Father
Subject: Re: Interview with Percy

Haha this email made me so happy! I screenshotted it on my phone so I can read  it when I'm sad :) glad he's doing well!!

Morgan and Dad's Exchanges This Week

Hey, thanksgiving is just around the corner.  Looking forward to having the
family here, and we'll send you some real-time photos.  Do they have a fall
holiday in New Zealand?  A harvest day or something, or is the weather so
year-round balmy that that wouldn't make sense?  Maybe the missionaries will
get together this week for a thanksgiving-ish thing?  We did that one year,
but not the other when I was out.

Talking about New Zealand--it looks like I'll be heading there to fish in
March!  But on the south island.  Brett and Kim are also going.  Brett set
it up.  Should be a hoot.

Your last letter was very touching.  It made us happy to hear how much joy
you are experiencing just serving and being with the people.  I'm sure there
are hard moments, but I'm glad that it appears you are losing yourself in
the work.  Listen to the spirit, and it will guide you in next steps as you
grow and evolve in your service. 

Stake conference was really nice today.  Our stake president (Wilkes, the
eye doctor mom and kids go to) shared a talk that was very good.  He shared
an experience where he was bored at a convention and didn't want to be
there, but he had felt he should attend.  At it,  they showed an unusual
case, that caught his interest.  Then, two weeks later a young woman came
into his office with that same condition. She'd been all around the state
and had no luck finding a doctor who could help her.  Pres. Wilkes shared
how it was clear in this case how the spirit had guided the situation, but
there are many, many more times when we are guided but we may not see the
outcome.  I love this gospel we have with our faith that the world is filled
with purpose and God is our partner in making good lives and weaving the
tapestry of the human family and events.

I'm going driving with Ana in a few minutes.  Joy!  Mom has been doing most
of it with her, so I can't complain.  She's going to be 18 in a few months
and needs her drivers' license, but that opens a whole other can of worms.
We'll figure it out. She is going to be taking some technical training
classes at DTC and learn how to operate machinery.  She gets High School
credit for it as well as the training. 

Ethan got asked to the Christmas Dance here in a couple weeks.  Would be
great if he goes out a little more with girls and friends.  He still kind of
has the same small circle of friends he's always had. 

OK.  That's all I can think to tell you.  Have a great day.  Love you tons.
Dad




From: Morgan Keller
Date: November 18, 2018 at 3:45:48 PM MST
To: Father
Subject: Re: latest water-cooler news at the Keller house

I can't believe you are coming to New Zealand!!! I mean it's not my mission but that's so Insane you'll be so close!!

Thanks for the spiritual thought and the funny email about Percy. I love hearing from the family yous have no idea how much it brightens my week.

It's good to hear about Ana and Ethan, they haven't been emailing me. Oh yeah funny fact there's a new missionary named Elder Powell, but his first name is Ethan! Since he's in my district he's my "little  brother" (the missionaries here like to make a weird family tree. My mom is my trainer) so I have two little brothers names Ethan Haha!

We dont have a fall here as far as I can tell. We have a senior couple in our district who is making us Thanksgiving dinner, so I'm super lucky to be able to go to that! If yous are coming in March you'll be here at the end of Summer so I think it will be good weather. I've been asking people for fishing spots but that's all the north island so I doubt that will do you any good...

Thanks for everything!! Love and miss yous!!
Sister Keller

Troy and Carlin's weekend in Maine

So this story is about acquiring miles on Delta.  Oh, I know that got your attention.  Well, once upon a time there was this incredible husband who flew all over the world so that he could accrue miles for his family to go on fun vacations, with or without him.  Um, I mean there once was this hard working husband that did everything his job required of him and in the process of working very hard for his employer he happened to travel extensively, thus racking up miles with the airlines Delta and United.  

One year this amazing man decided a change of jobs was in order.  So the family packed their bags and trundled off to the mountains.  After a quick trip to the capital of the country and back the couple realized that this hard working man would just be shy of getting his Diamond status again next year.  He dearly loved this status because he would get bumped up to the first class cabin where is 6'6" frame was able to stretch out in the very wide and comfortable seating at the front of the plane.  So this young man decided to use his free companion fare and travel as far as he could within the states to rack up enough miles that he could retain his flying status for one more year.  Because with his new job he would not be traveling as much and he would definately not be seeing those comfy front row seats for many more moons.  

So off they went to the land of Maine, a place they had never visited before.  It being November there was a definite chill in the air, good thing they brought scarves and gloves.  They ate delicious scallions, oysters and clam chowder at the Oyster Bar.  They drove up the coast to see the ocean.  They crossed many bridges and walked though some small towns and churches. They bought souvenirs at the Mexicali Blues store.   And they enjoyed all of the first class upgrades on their flights too and from Maine.  Thus they were very happy and comfortable on their way home to the mountains.

But best of all this hard working husband flew far enough and high enough to retain his Diamond status for one more year.  Thus making his wife incredibly happy to also get bumped up for one more year.  Now off to plan many travels before the year is out.

Mom's Letter To Morgan

Ohh  so fun!! I'm glad you are enjoying time with dad. I'm sure the kids will be okay, I mean in two years they could be living on their own...

Ah that would  be cool if you went to Australia!! Wed be in the same time zone Haha!! Dad sent a video of everyone saying hi, and it made my week. I miss your voices!!

Thank you so much for supporting me on my mission! I know it is expensive, and its a long time for me to be gone, but I have never felt closer to Christ and I know I wouldn't have ever had this opportunity without you. Thank you so much!!

Miss you lots mama!!

Sister keller

On Mon, 12 Nov 2018, 4:57 AM carlin keller, wrote:
Hey babe

We are hanging out at Becky's dinner in Portland Maine waiting for a table for breakfast. 

We took this little trip so that we could get some more miles so Dad can have diamond medallion one more year, we'll really so I can have gold status one more year, not that I flew much this past year. 😂😂

We had a bbsitter, but she didn't make it over last night so I think the kids stayed up pretty late!  We'll see if they make it to church 😂

Sorry I didn't get a letter of earlier in the week and we are a little distracted here.  Stacey, Jennifer and I are trying to plan a little trip like in February, we were looking at Australia because there were some cheap flights, but we didn't get them booked in time so who knows where we'll end up.

Hope you had a wonderful we'll this week.  I did mail a little package, it isn't a Christmas package, so open it 😊.  Do you get stuff pretty quickly or does it take a month before you get it from when I mail it? Or do you know? 🤣

Love you, mom



Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Dad's Letter To Morgan

So, back in America...

We had the mid-term elections last week. Medical Marijuana was on the ballot in Utah and passed!  It wasn’t actually a surprise, as it was expected. The church was against it but realized it would pass and so has worked with other groups to come out with a proposed compromise that would allow medical marijuana under more specific circumstances.  It will be interesting in Utah to see what the future looks like with legalized stuff. I have no issue if it is treated like any other prescription drug and doctors can prescribe it to be ingested in a pill for purposes it is useful for (cancer patients etc) but because it is only legal in some states and is not at the federal level, it can’t be used in the same framework as prescription drugs. As such, it will be a bit of a mess here for a while. I just searched online and it sounds like New Zealand will be having a similar vote next year. Changing world.

Also expected in the elections was that the democrats would win a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in a decade. This is big news but the republicans still control the senate and the White House of course so all it means is that the democrats will have some blocking power on new legislation and the power to conduct investigations into trump if they want to. Will be interesting to see how they use the power.

What else?  Mom and I are in Maine this weekend just as a quick getaway. Mom is worried the kids will turn into juvenile delinquents while we are gone but she’s still trying to enjoy herself.  Being a mom seems hard :)

I read a few chapters of Jesus the Christ this morning. Good stuff. I’m also reading a book from a friend of mine in which he does kind of a poetic and narrative retelling of the gospels. It’s really cool.

We had our first party in the new house with people from work. Went well. Next up: thanksgiving!

Hope you are doing great. The gospel is so real and you are implementing it on the front lines. If not only changes people. It continues changing them non-stop forever.  The gospel is life. A way of life that is of a very different kind from what we otherwise would live.

Hope you have a fantastic week. Love
Dad

Sister Keller Writes Again

Since I'm in a pretty upbeat mood I've decided to do my weekly email in fun facts to make it more... fun :)

1. The reason we have exchanges pretty much every other week is because my lovely companion is STL and has to have the sisters up once a transfer.
 Exchanges were so awesome!! I was back with Sister Morgan and Sister Vodo, and we got heaps done. (must be something about Morgans….) Absolutely nothing went according to plan, but we got one new investigator and one referral and we are progressing with someone we didn't think we'd be progressing with! It's super exciting and was a very productive exchange.

2. Apparently small children really love me?
I think it's because I let them do whatever they want to me haha. While all the big kids were playing touch, I was sitting in a circle with three 9-10yr olds playing a hand clapping game thing, with two 3yr olds doing (pulling) my hair and putting grass in it, with one 6yr old telling me to punch boys if they try to kiss me. (we were telling each other stories and that was the moral of her story haha. I like it)  I've kinda learned that whenever I'm around small children they will want me to play with them and I kinda give in haha

3. Sister Keller really dislikes technology
This week we had to transfer our whole area book (which is about 100 pages) into our cellular devices, and it took a really long time and made my head hurt. I just want to use paper but it's okay because we're hastening the Lords work and it's all goods!
4. Sister Keller really really dislikes spiders
So during the spring time, there are just spiders everywhere. None of them are deadly unlike in Azzie, but they are everywhere. They have also learned to CLIMB THROUGH THE VENTS which is super terrifying when you're going 100kmh up a steep hill and you see a less than friendly eight legged nightmare crawl out of the vent and up the side of the steering wheel. I feel like Ron Weesley haha

5. Apparently I've grown an inch since the beginning of my mission?
There are three dresses that were fine in the MTC but don't go past my knee like they're supposed to, so I've had to give them to my companion haha. They look way better on her anyway TBH. I'm just hoping I stop growing so I'm not taller than my husband.... ha ha

6. When milk goes bad it doesn't turn sour, instead it turns into cheese!
Yes I did learn this by experience how did you guess? No I haven't tried the expired milk cheese, and no I'm not planning on it.  (Don't even think about it Ethan)

7. Against the will of my immune system, I've decided I am no longer allergic to cats :)
Yeah I still have allergies but they're just SO CUTE I want to pet them all and I do pet them all and just suffer the consequences. One of our investigators has a cat named puss puss and we're good friends and I love her :)

For those of you who didn't have time to read the whole thing, I don't blame you it's long as haha. Pretty much we had exchanges, I'm doing good, and never going to come home. Jokes! kind of....

Love and miss yous heaps!!

Sister Keller

Dad's Letter to Morgan this week

How does it feel to no longer be a greenie?  I don’t know what the official cutoff for that is, but two months in the field is probably enough to say you know the ropes.  Missions are like miniature lives, in that missionaries go through these phases of maturity and gaining of perspective.  It’s just that it happens so fast in the mission field!  I suspect you are observing, learning, experiencing so much every day.



Yesterday was a good day.  Ethan and I played pickleball for our new ward’s EQ activity.  Mom stayed home and used the blower to blow leaves off the grass.  We have lots of leaves at the new house!  Ethan and I went to Farmington pond to do a little more fishing.  It’s so close, and now is a great time of year. In the summer it’s too warm.  Ethan caught a bunch of trout, and I caught some too.  But he definitely did really well yesterday.  Then Mom, Ana and I went and got a hamburger, and Ethan had Luke Longson over last night.  They basically watched TV for several hours. (Some things never change!)  Ana went to hang out with some new friends in the ward.



Tanya and her boyfriend brought Laila over last night for an hour or so.  They babysat all day for MJ.  Laila was cute but a little tired at that time of the evening.  I’m not a big fan of cranky babies, so I said hi and went back to the study. 😊



It was great to see that you and your companion had a baptism.  Those are some of the best times.  Curious: do you have to travel far to get to a building with a font, or is that readily available in NZ?  Are the church buildings there similar to what we have in the U.S. or is the format very different?



Chris Cutler texted me yesterday to say they were having the Idaho party in the Woodlands, and they’d miss us.  Darn!  That was one of the coolest things in the Woodlands.  Which reminds me, if Duncan were here he’d want me to ask you what you do and don’t like about the food there.  I think you mentioned it briefly in one of your letters, but I suspect you’ve been there long enough now to have developed some opinions!



Hope you are doing well.  It goes by so fast.  Did you hear Elder Rasband’s talk in general conference about managing our fears?  He even mentioned the common fear among missionaries of talking to strangers.  It was really good, and I listened to it again today, because I’m teaching a lesson next week.



Love you tons.  We pray for you always. Have a great week.



Dad

Another Letter from Sister Keller!! Lucky Day

Hello family! A lot happened this week but I didn't want to write all about it in my mass email because I knew it would be too big. So I'm sending this to yous and if you want you can forward it to grandma and grandpa or other family members. Love yous!

So we are teaching these two young girls who are 13 and 14. Their father is a Less Active, and part of the big gang here in town. He told them this is the only church they're allowed to take lessons from which is way cool. He still knows that this church is true despite being less active. Last week we taught the first lesson, and I recited the first vision from memory. The next week, we asked if they had any questions. The younger girl said she didn't, but tried to memorize the first vision because she heard me say it from memory. It was so cool to me because she could understand the importance of the first vision even though she isn't a member and hasn't taken all the lessons! Our actions can be so much more important than our words at times.

We have one new investigator who has been working with missionaries for almost 10 years now. He has a strong testimony, but he is a heavy smoker so he stopped meeting with missionaries regularly. He likes talking with us. It's so hard because he feels unworthy to come to church, but we know that if he would just come he could see the benefits of it and would find quitting smoking to be easier. We're working hard with him and I've been fasting.

The new investigator I mentioned in my mass email is so awesome! We are planning on setting her this week or at the latest next week because she has so much love for the church and a desire to learn more. We are just hoping there won't be any big surprises...

The rain definitely slowed us down a lot. We spent a few extra hours studying instead of out teaching because we were too cold... this week seems to have much better weather so we're determined to work as much as possible!

being in the city again is so weird! I forgot that houses have two stories, or that there are such things as two lanes of traffic. We bought expensive as waffles just because we know we won't have the opportunity to buy any when we go back to Opotiki haha. Tauranga is so beautiful I love it so much!! Also apparently there's a few Argentines in this area so I'm kinda secretly hoping I'll serve here... fingers crossed Haha 

Love yous thanks for the support! ❤❤

Sister Keller

Mom and Morgan Letters

Things are going so well! I love being a missionary and Sister Ieremia and I have worked everything out so I"m honestly just constantly happy. It's the best!

I'm glad yous are being soical with all the neighbors! Hahahaha I definitely think you should work at Delta, then I"ll have something to look forward to when I get back ;)

Hmmm.... maybe ask Lexie? Or some of the old NSL girls who are seniors now?

Haha are you kidding there's no way I'm going home early unless i physically have to! I'm already planning on asking for an extension haha. But I'm excited to go to the temple too!! I miss doing endowment sessions.

I love letters so much thank you for sending them!!
I"m sending a larger email to you and dad about more details of my week in a bit. Thanks for cheking up on PR for me. I'm a little bummed but I'll be able to figure that out when I'm back!
Love you lots!!
Sister KEller

On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 2:06 PM carlin keller wrote:
Dearest Sister Morgan,

It's Turkey month over here in the states!!  October always seems to fly by these days.  Well, everything does from Sept to Dec.

How is life treating you?  Hopefully things have been good for you and your trainer to stay together and in the same area :)  It can't be all bad if you get to run on the beach in the mornings for exercise, dreams do come true! hahaha

The house is feeling more and more comfortable, it's like we are supposed to be here.  Hopefully the kids will make good friends in the ward and neighborhood.  Next Friday we are having people over from dads work for food and to visit, so hopefully he'll be ok that not everything is put totally together yet!  Still figuring out food.  We keep planning toward Mexican, but it's an Italian house.  I feel like we should be doing something Italian, but probably not going to happen.  Then Saturday dad and I are flying to Portland Maine.  It was the furthest we could go on our fly within the states buddy passes and get the most miles!  Dad just needs 5500 more miles to get his diamond status again next year.  It might be the last year! sniff sniff.  I keep saying I'm going to go work for Delta, but if he gets the miles I'll wait till next year.  wink, wink, hahahaha

I asked Akemi if she'd stay with the kids next weekend, but she has 7:30am classes.  I know Rachel is living at home, but I'm not sure if she would like to stay here at night... I don't know.  Laura Jacobson is going to a friends wedding, Tricia's babysitter is watching someone else's kids and so Grandma is watching her kiddos...  It seems like there should be more options.  Who am I missing?  Can you think of anyone I could ask that would be ok staying and not weirded out if Tanya comes over or stays one night?  I was thinking Tanya could, but she and boyfriend are inseparable and I don't really want him or V here while we are gone...  Oh, maybe Kate would?? Grant and Kir said they would check their calendars, but they didn't want to last time.  I may just see if they can stay with Mike and Stacie, but then there's the dog...  sigh, this is why dad and I can't travel together :(

Do you miss hearing about my woes??  I'm done and moving on.  So I do well during the week reading my BofM, but the weekends not so good, so I need to do some make up reading right after this!  I have been going to the temple every week and in a couple weeks the Tingey's are going on a Saturday to do a bunch of sealings!  It will be fun to go to the temple with you again when you get home, don't come home early for that, there will be lots of time when you get home ;)

Love you tons, sent you a snail mail letter this week and sent some pictures before this, so hopefully you are all caught up on the family dealings.  Love you tons and tons and tons!

Mom


I sent pictures of the dog and Halloween this past week.  I'll get those posted in a different post.