hey mom,
my week was pretty good. not to much happened but a couple things did. on wednesday we went to nairobi for our DDM. it was a pretty good meeting. then we went around with the zone leader, elder kazozo and his comp elder kazomba. i interviewed one of their investigators. then we went around and later that night and i interviewed another one of the investigators. this investigator was pretty kool she is getting married to someone from tennessee. so she could understand me perfectly which is something that i love. i cant explain how much i love when someone understands me because most people cant. it is so nice when you can speak to someone and not have to repeat yourself like 10 times every time. ugh i hate it haha. even with my companion i have to do that. its crazy but hopefully my accent will change and then they will understand me. anyway after the interview when we were leaving i went to pet the dog and after i was petting it i moved and all of a sudden it like attacked my arm right on my wrist. it kinda freaked me out a little bit because ive never been bit by a dog that liked me hah. but luckily its bite didnt pierce my wrist because of my tiger like reflexes. hah. it only gave me kind of a scratch. but i guess what happened is i stepped on its bone so it freaked out. and kenyan dogs are not as well fed as american dogs so it was scared that it wasnt going to be eating that night so it bit me. so ya that was fun.

anyways then on saturday we had our christmas party. we got there early like around 11 to help make food and get stuff together. it was pretty kool because some of our investigators came and they had a pretty good time. we watched the mormon tabernacle choir do a christmas special and each of the quorums had a little presentation. the missionary department we read something in the book of mormon about Jesus Christ, sang a song and bore our testimonies and stuff so it was pretty good. then we did, my favorite thing in the world, we ate. haha we had some choma or bbq and pilou really good rice stuff and some chapati (kenyan type tortillas) my favorite food here. and thats pretty much everything that was worthwhile to write about this week.

so on sunday i will be able to talk to you guys! yay! my first call im excited its going to be weird to hear you voice cause not gonna lie i cant really remember anyones voice. i mean if i hear it i will be able to know who it is but i cant recall exactly so forgive me if that offends anyone sorry... hah. but i will buy some credit and i will be able to talk to you and stuff so if i dont have enough just call back and we can talk again hah. well i hope everyone has an awesome week and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Love Reese

ps- package ideas i know you love them haha. but burts bees is a must hah, craisins, candy, chocolate, trail mix, and i will think of some more later

pps- recipe ideas- taco mix again haha, stuff for chinese food, mexican food and italian food


********************just some questions I asked him! kinda random!***********************************


**hah ya the marriage proposal was pretty funny tho. because i didnt see her or even talk to her before she asked so it caught me totally off guard! but from what ive learned so far its pretty hard to be prepared for everything that is going to happen for the these 2 years.

**i guess you could say that the service project was like a concert but it was kinda scary cause people were going nuts in like getting crazy mad about the food and the tshirts. but it was a real eye opening experience.

**i would have to agree with you about not respecting the gospel. i did not respect it at all. i just thought you know that it was just a good thing to do. but now i see how important it really is.

**i think that you should sneak a picture of Kurt on the stage next to Bishop Dixon. it think that it would be pretty funny. im glad that you were able to see bro bulloch at the mission homecoming. i love that guy. make sure when ever you see that guy you tell him that i say hi and that hes freakin awesome. and im glad to hear that i will be getting another package!! yay! im glad that elder naylors talk was good. that one love thing is awesome.

**its awesome that dave and tiff had their fourth kid....right hah. make sure that you let them know that i say congrats.

**so the first question i have about secret santa....was there any presents in the package for me?? haha just kidding!

**im glad that jay is going to my dads for christmas. i really think that it will be good for him to spend so father son time with him alone without me. because when im there he usually doesnt say much and its just me talking to him and stuff. i think that it will be good for him. i guess that also a lecture or two cant hurt hahah

**so you didnt tell me how the lasagna at brio was. i want to get your perspective from it cause it think that it was the best lasagna ive ever had (thanks bro b) and why am i always talking about food? cuz im always hungry hah nothing new

** ive been giving those pictures or the passalong cards, with Jesus and the little girl and boy, to members of my branch and they love them! they think they are the koolest pictures ever. so if you can send more hah, (especially the one with Him carrying the little african boy)

**well with the byu boys choir you can send the cd or just send it on email. cause if you send the cd i will put it on the usb and if you email it i will put it on the usb so its all going to the same place so it doesnt matter how you send it. but with the recipes make sure its from scratch like with tomatoes tell me how to cut them and stuff like that cause like tomato paste is one thing i have NO IDEA how to make haha!