My new companion is Awesome

Hey Mom,

Happy Birthday to you too! Aahhh my birthday wasnt to exciting. I bought a 1.5 liter of coke and some ice cream but that's about it. Haha you got a gun? That's awesome;) I'm sorry about kadyn I hope she's feeling better. Tell Jaren to move it. He's supposed to be doing better.

So, I am doing good. I am so tired though its like I cant keep up on sleep. But I guess it will be like this for the rest of my mission so I better get used to it. I haven't gotten your package or Jennie's yet. We didn't have an activity today so I didn't see anyone to get mail. But I might get it tomorrow.  But thank you! Tell Jennie I love it already. I love all packages. My new companion is awesome. Haha guess what? He lives right across the street from Elder Mortensen. Is that crazy or what? His name is Elder Francom, and he's really tall. 6' 6"! I feel so short walking with him. We get along great. We both like a lot of the same things so its easy. So far training isn't too bad. It's hard work but not overwhelming. We've walked around a lot and have meet a lot of new people. Right now w are teaching this lady named Latisha and hopefully she will be baptized. Right now were planning for the 1st of the year. She has some problems that we need to fix first.
Don't talk to me about Thanksgiving! I get fried rice for my Thanksgiving meal. I hope its good and that you don't eat too much!
We listened to the last session of general conference, and it was awesome. President Monson was so happy. He looked awesome and that's the most jokes that I have ever heard from him. It was so cool.  We are going to watch the rest of them for our district meetings. 
Hey guess what. I sent the letters!!! Yeah I used my own money to go to town and send them. So they're on their way. So you can stop bugging me now. ok?;)
I've got nothing else but I will next week so... i love you. Talk to you later.
love,
Trevin

We had a baptism!!!

Hey mom,
Everything is good. Today we dropped off Elder Mortensen. Haha He was happy to go home. So guess what? We had a baptism on the 12th! His name is Samson. I don't remember if i said anything about him but he's awesome. He's going to be an awesome member. I got to preform the baptism and we confirmed him on Sunday.  Oohhhh I can't wait to meet my trainee on Wednesday.  I'm excited but really scared at the ame time. It's going to be fun. So right now I'm in a three elder group with Elder Gibson and Elder Sesay. Gibson is going to Cape Coast to be a zone leader and Sesay is staying and he's also training. I don't know how I feel about that one, but we'll see what happens.
I got the crate! Thank you it was awesome. There was a lot of stuff in it. Right now me and my apartment are enjoying.
Tell Jaren I'im rooting for him and that he better do good. Haha when is madrigal? I'm glad that I'm not there for that. I hope kadyn and Carsen are having fun. and yeah Jessica emailed me saying that she sent something sooo....we'll see. I got grandmas letter today, and yes I've written grandma's letter. But they've changed our p day schedule. When the 70 guy came he didn't like some of the things we were doing so they changed it a little. So now I can only send letters once a month unless I send it by pouch. But that's a lot slower then just regular mail and all my letters are more then one page.
Teaching is ok. I'm getting better at explaining things, so that they understand. but we still arent getting much help. We still haven't found Grace I don't know if she will ever come back.
Sooo I don't have much else. But in my next letter I will.  I'll tell you about my new companion. But for now thats it. I love you!
love,
Trevin

I got a call from Prez Shulz. I'm training!!

Hey Mom,
I'm really sorry that I wasn't able to send an email yesterday. We had our normal p day and then we went to the cafe to email but on our walk there the power went out.  We waited for almost an hour and a half but it didn't come on and I had a meeting to go to.
Guess what? I got a call from Prez Shulz on Saturday. I'm training! We had a trainers meeting last night that I had to go to so I wasn't able to email. Haha I'm so excited but scared at the same time. I don't feel very ready to train a new missionary. We didn't find anything out out on who were getting yet but I know that I'm staying in Abuakwa. Tha'ts a very good thing, at least I know the people here and I don't have to start a new place.
So this crate has kinda disappeared. the Prez doesn't know anything about it, and no one knows where it is. Nothing was ever said to the President. So it's not here so I don't know when I'm getting it.  It would probably be a good thing to tell the family that sent it to call and explain whats going on to the president.
The district meeting went well they were just explaining how we should make our goals. But the pizza, we have to walk about 20 min to get there and when we did they didn't have any cheese but it was ok we went last night after our meeting. Haha and for Ghana it was good pizza. It was like a really crappy frozen pizza at home.
Haha hey I just got your email. Yes I know I need to write them. I'm working on it. Do you know how hard it is to find time to write a letter. I have Grandma Kathy's done I'm working on Grandma Sandys and Jennie's and I just got a letter from Markie. (don't worry family's first) so a lot of letters and then I have to find the time that I go to town and send them. But don't worry I'm working on it.
But I thank you for the packages they help a lot. Ooohhh and a smushed poptart is still a good poptart.
Aahhhh!!! I wish it would snow here its getting so much hotter. It's going to be a hard 2 years wthout snow or a real christmas. The money  is probably the best thing to do. I don't know what else to do. I don't think I need anymore pills right now but I will need shampoo soon but I dont know how well it will travel. But if you do send some send the best smelling stuff you can find, like old spice aqua reef shampoo. It has to be something strong or it doesn't feel like it does anything.
So it sounds like everyone is having fun. I hope they are doing well.
So I guess I gotta go. Tell everyone I love them!
love,
Trevin

My weeks are blurring together and moving so fast

Hey Mom,

Everything is gooing good. To be honest I don't remember much, the weeks are kinda blurring together and are moving really fast. We've started teaching some new people. I don't know if any of them a very serious about it but we'll find out. Yesterday the missionaries taught the elders quorum and relief society. We taught them on giving referrals. We don't get very much help from our branch. They won't give us any names of friends or family so we can teach them. And the people who do have kinda dried up and can't help us very much any more. The work here would go a lot better if the members would help.

Elder Mortensen is doing just fine. He can't wait to get home. It's not distracting him any. But when were sitting in the apartment talking its usually about what he's going to do at home. I just keep thinking that I still have 21 months until I get to that point.

Haha happy halloween!!! for you. We don't have halloween here. So it's just a normal day. But I hope that Kadyn and Carsen have a good halloween.

That's all right about the scriptures. I will just order a pair. So a couple of p days ago me and Elder Mortensen went with our senior couple missionaries the Zolls and played golf.  Yeah thats right, my first time actually playing on a golf course and its in Africa!  So thats what I took out the money for. I had to replace the subsistence money that I used. I also to out some money today. Tomorrow after our disrict meeting were going to get pizza! and i like to have a little extra with me. The rest of the time I had been using the plane money that you gave me. So it lasts for a while. I haven't bought to many things so it won't go anywhere fast.

Haha yeah its crazy that were all getting so old now. except you, how old are you now? 25? I can't remember. I don't feel almost twenty and Jaren shouldn't be driving. but its cool. I'm glad Jaren is doing better in school. Let's hope it keeps working.

I stll haven't gotten the package. AHHHH! I want it. It's still in cape coast. I hope they bring it up soon. ummm....i dont know what to do for Christmas. I'm fine with anything. I'll be happy with just some awesome christmas candy. Food. I don't really need anything. I dont know. By the way if you send any chewy candy like starbursts put them in a zip lock. Haha Jennie sent some but the humidity got to them and they were really sticky. Good but sticky. and yes I decided not to buy the washing machine. I can do without.

Elder Gaverett was cool. It didn't feel any different then meeting some one on the street but its a cool experience. He just asked me how long I had been out and about home. It was a normal interview.

Well ok I don't have anything else for now. I love you and miss you.

love,
Trevin