Week 3 (cont.)

Dallin should have his p-day and some updates tomorrow hopefully.

In the meantime, we received a couple of nice surprises late this week. First, social media came through already, and we received a picture of D and his new companion/trainer from a friend of a friend up in Richland, Washington. We also found out from the mission Facebook page that his trainer is awesome and named Elder Lindholm.

                                     Elder Rexinger and Elder Lindholm

Then, we received a letter from D yesterday that appears to be written from his day in the mission home this past week. It is classic D.

'Sup Rexinger Trio, maybe a Duncan too,

I have arrived to Kennewick, Washington. It's really good so far. It isn't cold here at all. It's only like 19 degrees I think. The Mission President is awesome so far, super nice. The other missionaries here are awesome, telling us the lay of the land. Good news, I probably won't have to knock on too many doors of random people. Also, unlike Kiley's mission, I have a car. I won't have to walk too much. Because I have a car though, I have a fear of hitting something (like a cow for example like Dad.) I can already tell I am going to hate that Tiwi box. I can't drive the way I usually would.

The temple here is awesome. It's super small and in the middle of a neighborhood pretty much. I'm used to temples being on like giant hills, but this temple has a neighborhood right behind it. I'm also already meeting people who know about me. This missionary who was going home called me out because she recognized my last name. She said she knew Kiley. He name is Sister Passey. She headed home the day I arrived, literally right after I walked off the plane. I also talked to someone who knew Bishop Franks. The name he gave me to track down is a counselor in the Stake Presidency. I got myself some friends in high places now.

Guess what? Costa Vida is in my mission and I get a 60% discount for being an Elder. They also have Wingstop, the best wings place ever. There are a ton of good places to eat up here. I understand how so many people gain weight here, but I won't, probably maybe.

So, moral of the letter is I'm doing good and I'm really well off. The people so far are awesome and super nice. Love you all. Wish me luck this week.

Dallin

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support.

The Rexingers