December 5, 2005

  • From an e-mail dated 11/28/05:
    Dear Family, Friends, and Fellow Xangans,

    Please think of your missionaries out in the field and their empty mailboxes this holiday season.

    I have now ended my second transfer. I am no longer serving in Glendale. *tear* It is strange, but I don't feel responsible any more for the people in that area. I have a whole new area of responsibility. It is Sunland/Tujunga. I am working with Elder Wittier, who is from Cedar City, Utah. He's a cool kid. Like all of my other companions, he is the District Leader here.

    I can't express my relief at not being in that threesome. It feels so great. This area is very different from Glendale/Los Angeles, though it is in the same zone. The population here isn't as dense. We live in the guest house of a nice family. They own four-wheelers, horses, chickens, etc. We're way up in the foothills. This is like a foreign country to me. I'll be able to tell you all more next week.

    Elder Embree