December 31st Letter

Life is going great here in Lethbridge, I won't be able to send pictures this week because i left my camera cord in Brentwood. We've really found a lot of people to teach and I'm so excited! I really love being a missionary! Its not too cold anymore, but there is SO MUCH snow! its everywhere! I have a lot less time to email now, and at the moment, not too many stories are coming to mind, but mom and dad can tell you some because i got to see them! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO it was so fun to see them and all. Well, i8'm off to play basketball and stuff, love you all!

Please send the Miles ALL my love for them and stuff.!

December 16th Letter

Well, I'm being transferred. THats pretty sad. I'm gonna miss Christmas and the baptisms. Not cool. But i'm going down to Lethbridge and am pretty excited for that. It'll be a fun new experience. It really has been a good time here in Brentwood, i'll miss it a bunch! Sports night, oh i will miss sports night, hahaha. Church members are amazing up here. So, It'll be great! I'm excited for Christmas and all, Its been FREEZING cold we haven't even been allowed outside! -40. It's COLD. But its all good. I don't really have much to say. I LOVE teaching with the spirit and all. So fun to feel words that aren't yours flowing out my mouth. I love you all and am so excited to see you!!!
Elder Crippen

December 10th Letter

Cool icicles on Bow River
Me at the temple site, (a similar picture is my Christmas card)
Me in the snow

This is everything i carry in a day. Crazy!

The Calgary west zone

Walking around our area in the snow. New experience for sure!

Elder Taylor and i with our Christmas tree!

Kickin it on the C-Train

I love playgrounds! A bit too big eh?

Our new mission car...not.

The Scripture box! (x5)

Hello! Life is going great up here. It's starting to get decently cold as you can see, but its nice for my body to have a chance to cool down after living in CA forever. I get to see you guys! Whenever you guys mosey on down to Calgary we have an hour for dinner together!!! How sweet is that? I'm so pumped! I'm assuming we'll set it up next week or something. When are you guys planning on going down to Cardston or anything? I'm glad to hear your brace will be coming off Mom! Isn't it so exciting! Wooo!!! I was impressed at the nightgowns you made! Leneah is such a sweetheart and all of the kids look great! And OLD! Holy cow, I've been gone 4 months and look whats happened! Crazy! I want the gray jacket, the one with no hood, works well in snow, zips and buttons and stuff. The one i got from BYU bookstore. I miss that jacket haha. Life is going great up here. I love it! Its so much fun finding those people on the street that were definitely prepared to speak to you. I love teaching people and answering their questions. it always amazes me, the simpleness of everything. I think sometimes we get caught up in all the deep stuff and beautiful simplicity. I love it! Do you guys remember things that were said in my setting apart? It was a bit overwhelming and i can't really remember. please? haha, we've gotten so much snow that we were grounded this last Sunday. We couldn't drive anywhere we had to either walk or get rides. so we shoveled lots of walks and stuff. I wish i could describe to you how great life is going. But i can't. Hopefully you'll be able to tell when we get to see each other, but really, i LOVE it. Its amazing. read Alma 5. I read it this last week and its awesome. I gotta go, there is basketball that needs to be played. Love you!!!!!!
Elder Crippen

December 3rd Letter

Does that pitcher look familiar?

Me and Elder White, the whip cracking district leader

Me and Calgary and a new tie!!! Thanks for the package!

Hey!
Greetings from Calgary! How's the life back home in the sunny CA? SO jealous. Its getting REALLY cold! I talked to president and sent him a piece of that last email and stuff so we'll see waht he says! When exactly are you guys coming up again? Thanks for the pictures! They were fun to see! Everyone looks great and all! man i miss everyone. I have such a sweet family. Haha there you go. You've finally got a confession out of me! No plans for Calgary Christmas yet. Too far ahead for me to plan. I'll chare my conversion story next week. I'm kinda running out of time, but you will get it, i promise next week!! ANd i definitely had a great trainer. Elder Page was GREAT> I love seeing my old companions. its so much fun. So we were helping someone put up their Christmas lights, and i had no way down. SO I pulled a trick out of my Jason Bourne handbook and jumped off the roof, grabbed a tree branch, and climbed down. I know i promised that I'd be elder Crippen and now Elder Bourne, but i had no other way down, promise.... :) We've definitely planted a lot of seeds. We had to drop a couple baptismal dates because they either dropped off the face of the earth, or couldn't go through with it. But Our golden two are amazing, and one of them has asked me to baptize her! That was a big honor! I'm excited to be in water again. Gah I LOVE TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THIS GOSPEL!!! its amazing. SO some members in our ward are from rim of the world! He went to high school there back when dad started teaching! Lester Stehmeier sounds familiar? They're a sweet family. Well, I'm off to shop and stuff. I miss you guys a bunch and love you! Thanks for raising me right!
ELDER Crippen