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Merry Christmas!

Hello everybody!


I have a couple questions this week. First, did you read what Boo wrote on the Christmas card? (Liked the picture by the way.) If so, why on earth would you send that to me?  I don't appreciate the spoilers. Because now if they are real, then I already know and I really didn't want that spoiled, and if they're not true, then if you email me and tell me they're not true, that would actually spoil the movie! It's a lose-lose situation for me. I guess the best I can do is hope Boo enjoys the pain and suffering he has caused me, that scruffy little nerf herder. (Joey wrote some fake Star Wars spoilers...we wrote back so Robbie knows the card was sent before the movie even came out 😉).

Second, where is Bro. Hyde going on his mission?!?!?! That's an awful cliffhanger! (This is a couple in our ward, I thought I had already told Robbie this news...they are called as the secretary and assistant secretary to the Asia Area Presidency.)

Anyway, we've had a pretty busy week! There was a baptism this Saturday, his name is Renault, he was one of E. Smith's and E. Boardman's investigators, and he's awesome. Renault and his friend Romeo have the missionaries over for dinner all the time, sometimes we get to go too, if we are doing service for them. It was really awesome, it was totally in French, which was sweet. Philip came to the baptism, and to church the next day, and that was really awesome. I think he's pretty excited about getting baptized, but he was pretty sad that Elder Legault was leaving. I do think he'll get baptized this coming month though, so that should be really cool. 

At the baptism

It was definitely weird to send off E. Legault. On Saturday we were at the Pitre's for service and dinner, and we burned Elder Legault's suit and Elder Boardman's shirt. (At 6 month, year mark, 18 month, and 2 years you burn different items of clothing.) We drove him to Fredericton Sunday. Weird to think that right now he is home, probably watching Star Wars. It's ok though. I've been working with Elder Boardman and Smith, and we've been having a great time. We've been working hard, and have been trying to do work in both of the areas. 

Speaking of, I guess you didn't understand what I was talking about for the transfer. It doesn't END till the 24th, but we transfer on Thursday. So tonight Elder Smith, Boardman and I will be driving to Fredericton. I will be serving with Elder Greenburg, and am really looking forward to that! I've heard that he's an awesome missionary, and he's insane at learning languages. We're going to have a good transfer! Elder Smith is going to be training a new missionary, Elder Pierson.

The Elder at the far left is Elder Greenburg

Q: The photos that Dennis Jagoda posted of zone conference looked like they were taken in a regular LDS chapel...where is that? Is that your stake center?
A: Zone Conference for New Brunswick is held in Moncton. It's about 3h40 minutes away. We hold stake conference in Fredericton. It's kinda weird, but Fredericton is the closest for everybody, even though it's the Saint John Stake. 

Sorry I have to go again. I hope you all enjoy the Christmas holidays starting tomorrow. Sorry I didn't get to send my christmas gifts. I was going to go to the mail to send them, but Elder Legault needed to pack. Looking forward to speaking with you! Love you all.

Elder Marsh

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