Hey family.
They don't deliver
Dear Elder until like dinner time so I haven't received them yet, but I'm
excited for it. Yeah, 1 month just a few days ago. that means only 5 or 6
more weeks. I am losing count. I saw kendall (orton) just the other
day. i came up behind him and covered his eyes and it kind of freaked him
out. it was great. I'm excited to see brandon (garlick) this week. That
is so awesome that maddie (schellenberg) is going to finland. one of the elders that
left a week ago going to lyon was from finland. that language is
crazy!!! the word for missionary is like 25 letters long and looks like
this "a;lskdjfndklsoienrn;dslsierhklamsn" but I'm super excited
for her. I am also excited to see where dani (peterson) is going! 
there keeps getting
more and more missionaries every week and tons and tons of sister missionaries.
it is crazy. we have gym like 4 or 5 times a week for a little less
than an hour. i usually dominate everyone at four square. including
elder hales. haha (he says that is a lie but its not). i will see lauren (hafen)
here for a few days, and probably that other kid. the
tahitians are leaving the branch next week and then we will officially
be the oldest, and then about one hundred new french speaking
missionaries are coming in. about 45 with lauren and like 45 two weeks
before and then a handful the other weeks. its gonna be crazy.
Did you hear that
Elder Holland came a week ago for our tuesday night devotional.
it was awesome. he gave one of his usual fire and brimstone,
scare you to be an awesome missionary, talks that
are awesome. one of the best parts was when he was
talking about how missionaries sometimes don't convert themselves and
then they get home and fall away. he said that those people wouldn't
like to meet him in a dark alley after that. he was basically yelling
into the mic and said pointing his finger at all of us. "I COMMAND
YOU TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE CONVERT ON YOUR MISSION AND IF THAT IS ALL,
IT BETTER BE YOU" it was pretty awesome.
also, elder
hales replaced me as district leader because we are half way through
now. we just got a notice when we checked for mail that elder
potter, hales, and i have to report to the health clinic tomorrow for malaria
info. we don't know any more than that but should be fun.
thanks for the
new talks that should be good for now. i have really loved reading
through them and studying them. i have learned a lot. its really cold
here all the time. it just gets me more and more excited for africa and
no negative degree mornings and temple walks that make your face hurt. just hot
hot hot. I'm psyched! i am constantly tired here. i could fall
asleep any time of the day if i wasn't doing stuff. it is so hard to stay
awake in the temple and at church. i was snoring a little in the temple
this morning, but not too loud and just for a second :). at church i
blink and then my head just falls, but it is ok, just keep working. 
tell
everyone back home they are awesome. I'll look for brandon
tomorrow and this week. love you all, thanks for the
letters that i will read tonight! stay warm.
love love love.
Elder Rybin