July 19, 2019

Joseph Ross my darling precious wonderful and amazing son. I cannot tell you how excited I am for your letter this morning. I've been counting down the days all week. I just want to know how you are. I want to know what it's like. Last week it was also new and I'm just so excited to hear about your week. We are missing you like crazy. It's so weird. I just keep turning around to talk to you and you're not there. It's hard adjusting to that. Coy, Annie Seth and I are trying to train for a triathlon and we're finding out it's a lot harder than we thought. We are sometimes swimming sometimes biking sometimes running and more often not doing any of it. Coy and I are doing a lot better than the little lazy kid pranks just kidding. They're doing good but they don't always want to go. Last night I had the sacred privilege of going up in the mountains and testifying of the Saviour at girls camp with our stake leaders. It was so so so gorgeous. The mountains up above Kamas are just Exquisite. It's kind of up by Heber. This week we rip the deck apart on Monday and then we started rebuilding the trusses and working on the new banisters on Wednesday. It's going to be so pretty and look so so good. The new deck is going to be a lot easier it's just naturally very straight and level. Acute turning around to see you there too. I had such a strong spiritual sweet comfort and joy as I was reading 2nd Nephi 6 7 and 8 yesterday. His hand is not shortened. He can redeem. He can cover Zion. He can do anything. I'm so in awe about how much he loves us. Last night I told the story about the two little kids getting in a car accident and the only blood that match to the little girls was the little boys and they asked him to give his blood and he did but then he asked the doctor, quote Dr, when do I die? Quote we had someone who actually did that for us and said he would give his blood and actually did die for us and he is so loving and it is all such Joy. I'm so grateful you get to carry that message to Samoa. That couldn't be a better one. Korean Camp started on Wednesday and the kids are so precious and darling. The first night after flying 22 hours there were these cute girls studying their Seminary lesson because they're supposed to check in with their Seminary teacher every single day. It's pretty humbling to see that kind of devotion. Mostly we have just been watching stuff and McKay fight over your bed every single night for 3 hours. C o y has had two great job interviews this week and they were blown away by his experience and ability so that is very exciting. I know you're keeping him in your prayers. I just want to thank you for that and tell you that things are looking up. Dad's liver is down a little so he's doing some bed rest to Nate and Nick moved home. They have showed their house four times in the last two days and things are looking up. Coy has had two great job interviews and they were pretty amazed at his experience and ability so that's really exciting I can't tell if this is working when I'm driving so I might be saying everything twice sorry about that. Do you need anything? Is there anything we can do for you? Is there any food you're craving that you're not getting down there? get that back up in between the times when he's not doing bed rest. He's down in Fairview right now trying to fix the sprinklers. I don't think this letter is making sense. The cursor keeps jumping around I'm so sorry. You know it's driving me crazy? I want to help people more than I am. I want to do more good to relieve the suffering in the world and help turn people to Christ who is the real healer and the real solver of problems and the real creator of the best men. I came down to Provo this morning to borrow Angie's 12 passenger van for Korean camp. We pick up to 12 passenger vans on Monday morning, but we need one for today and she graciously loaned hers. I am wondering if you are playing soccer out on the field. I did not drive to close out of respect for the consecrated dedicated missionary that I love. :-) I will admit to pulling over and staring from the road intently though :-). I love you and testify that what you're working on is true. How is the language coming? What can you say now? How is the steady going? Do you want any other study materials? What would be very best in another package? This morning on the run I was quoting the touch of the Master's Hand over and over and that got me through set difficulty. I love that whole thing so much. I love what the Savior does for us to us and in our behalf. I love you you are awesome incredible wonderful amazing young man. We miss you like crazy and I just cannot wait from to hear from you today. Love you so much love, Mom