Merry Christmas

So i don't have a lot of time today but for skyping it will probably be around 3pm my time. but i will call you 10 minutes before i actually Skype you to make sure you are ready. I sent a package home. it probably won't get there till after Christmas unfortunately. And i told you forever ago what happened to our car. it was a hit and run. I have been learning a lot lately. Elder Shurtleff is a really good trainer! he makes me think like i have never had to think before if that makes any sense? he asks me what im thinking and how i feel about this all the time. It stresses me out haha. Also it is raining here... Its supposed to be just a gloomy rainy Christmas apparently. Which is just "UNHEARD OF" around here haha. i find it funny when people talk about the weather. 

Josh is doing awesome!! we had a lesson at the Allen's on Wednesday that was just great. He is really starting to get it i think. We talked mostly about apostasy and how it makes sense that God would call another prophet in these days just as in times of old. We have another lesson with him at the Allen's again tomorrow night and we are going to invite him to be baptized so it should be good! we are hoping to get a date set of January 24th.  

I can't wait to Skype you all on Thursday and thanks for everything! I love you! We will be having Christmas dinner at the McMurchery's she is a less active and there is supposedly going to be somewhere around 18-20 non-members there... so it should be a party! Also funny story: Elder Larson and Elder Georgeson( they are in our district) were out knocking doors and they knocked on this one house that was kinda dark inside when a naked guy with a long beard answers the door!!! ahahahaha they tried to play it cool and just give him a card and leave. And the naked guy's dog got loose. it was quite the ordeal. i just thought you all would get a kick out of that. 

Elder Long