October 28 - Left in Hopkinsville

This week has been crazy and I want to share it with you. So to try to keep it somewhat simple I’ll share with you to start how we got left in Hopkinsville! Well it was no big deal I got a salad and it made my week! We also ended up having to get a ride from other missionaries to get back. Over all it was super interesting. 

More about my week in a sec! 

First how is n8 and Sam doing? are they doing ok with their cold? I know being sick sucks so I hope they are ok. Let them know to get healthy eat well and all will be well!

Also I found out I will need to get a different bag =(

My bag does not have a waste strap why they must be this way I do not know. But God rewards obedience. I know that we get the missionary rules to help us with our daily lives for the rest of our life and that they come from prophets and apostles. But sometimes I really want to kick and scream about it.

So any way this week I have gotten to see a lot of crazies but it’s awesome I still love them and I know the gospel will help them more than anything because it has helped me. 

I love you mom and all of you have an awesome day!
Elder Daniel Richard Perry the one that is away  

October 21st - Feed the missionaries healthy stuff

So this week has been interesting, I have done a lot of walking and biking.

KENTUCKY is awesome when I came up to Leitchfield I thought I was going to be in an area with a full time car. Only to find out that we use pretty much all the miles we have just to go to meetings, lol so that’s so so ... fun I guess. lol 

It’s good to hear you’re in Oklahoma safe. 

My new companion is elder Shiner from California he is awesome and bikes at a good speed.

This upcoming week will be interesting because today I’m spending p day in Hopkinsville. And will also be here Tuesday for elder Shiner to go to Green Hills for a meeting and I get to stay here. Then Wednesday I’ll go back up to Leitchfield whoo hoo. 

Feed the missionaries healthy stuff they will love it it’s something we don’t get too much and leave out dessert. 

I’m doing good you are in my prayers and I love you until pigs can fly lol I like your mud one.

October 14th - On the move again...

Well I’m moving again on Tuesday. Which makes me look back on my time here in Winchester

While here in Winchester it’s been ... well interesting... [He had 3 companions in 8 and a half weeks, and several other missionaries left and came back into the area]

It will be exciting to hear from people here about the growth again and maybe come back to find a stake in Winchester 

Looking back I have had a lot of fun with all my companions and I got to see Hogwarts and learn a ton...

In your email you said I was not telling you everything well I haven't and well I couldn't there would be just too much to tell. 

Well you are always in my prayers and I got the Medifast thank you so much my companion and everyone that tried a bite loved it. 

Thank you for not sending me any junk food that is a blessing because I’m able to do more. 

[He met a great family there that has helped him out, and he’s being Daniel and being positive even when times are hard!]

There is still lots more I don’t tell you but I love God and love the Lord and do love the place here and that is my focus.

Having a positive attitude focus is the most powerful I believe!  

Know that I’m doing all I can do and I do indeed love you. 

Elder Daniel Richard Perry the one that is away  

October 7th - Direction in the South

October 7, 2013

So I’m sorry about last week I was running out of time so it was a little short. So it sounds like your having an awesome time and are where you need to be.

General Conference well it truly was amazing, I don’t know if I have ever learned so much, so fast. It was wonderful and I had the same thought that we were watching the same meeting. I then turned to another missionary and told him this is the closest thing you will get for 2 years to watching a movie with your girlfriend. It was a little mean I had to apologize to him which was no good, we had a good laugh! I don’t even know what to say about General Conference because it was so good. 

Before General Conference I got some real Tennessee directions, we were on splits and my companion had my GPS (o yeah I have a GPS now btw) so the directions were so funny: 

You go down the road and turn left and go through the holler then the road turns left DONT GO LEFT  then you turn right at the top of the hill BUT NOT QUITE THE TOP OF THE HILL then its on a paved road BUT NOT PAVED VERY WELL SO YOU CANT SEE IT TO WELL.... 
My thoughts were what’s a holler? 

Is the road paved or unpaved? 

Why are you telling me all the places not to go? 

I guess it’s worse even farther south in some areas the example I was given was, I guess they say turn right at the old oak tree well where the old oak tree used to be. 

Gotta love the southern directions! 

Answer some of your questions everything is ok.

We have been contacting a lot of the fare referrals and we had the car so we got a lot done this week we are back on bikes and walking whoo hoo! 

Also we are teaching a lot. 

Things improve all the time with everyone 

I guess a bunch of mail(a letter) for me has been delayed a week I should get it today whoo hoo maybe…

There is a lot to learn every day 

I love hearing you are doing good. 

Elder Daniel Richard Perry the one that is away