Dallin sent a quick email, but there wasn't much time. He is happy Elder Sion has returned and they are trying to get back to a normal routine. He was really disappointed to hear from President that he probably wouldn't be transferred until March. He is anxious to experience something new, but is happy to do whatever is asked for the time being.
He did get his Christmas package. They must have sent it with the new missionaries. We sent a few necessities as well as a bunch of candy and little toys to give to the kids in his area. "I actually somehow got my Christmas package! They must have sent it on from Tarawa, I'm lucky it came last week! Thank you so much! Me and Sion had a blast building Legos haha."
It also included letters from friends, family, and a bunch of his college/hometown friends. His friend Matt created a riddle hidden throughout his letter. "I really did love that.Those kids are the best. I'm glad Matt still respects me enough to be clever to me haha great guy. We gave the hot wheels to our branch President's daughter, and she loved it, she's a cute little kid."
The Island was running low on water and a big storm came through. "We had a super fun service: picking up trash after a HUGE tsunami style wave came over our branch President's sea wall. We were there when it happened and it was so big! Really scary/cool. Too fast for a camera but amazing nonetheless. It was just huge surf kicked up by a big thunderstorm. I hadn't heard thunder in so long -loud! Waves like that don't happen very often at all. It hardly ever rains, but it rains right when we're about to run out."
That was it for this week's update. He is healthy and happy and learning a lot about patience. I know he will enjoy getting to know some new missionaries on the island before being transferred again.
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