Holy Cow!!!! I have no excuse for not keeping up this blog for Elder Rob except I HAVE BEEN BUSY!!! I will repent and try to catch everything up....where do I start...Elder Rob is in Yakima Washington right now and has been for the last two or three transfers so he probably will see a new area in his next transfer. His first companion in this area was Elder Parsons....he really had to work hard with this Elder, just a few conflicts I guess he had only been out 4 1/2 months and as Elder Rob put it "he's soooo green" .. let's just say he was excited to have a new Elder from Lehi Elder Robert Greaves....he says right now he is kind of quiet and "a little bit country" hahaha...they get along really well though. The area Elder Rob is in is a little rough...rough enough that when they ride down the streets police will pull them over and ask them if they know where they are...their comment is "um yes" and they go onto teaching. The people are extremely humble and great...dogs on the other hand are out of control!!! Lots of rotweilers and pit bulls....andddd the dreaded chiwawa's....the ankle biters! Elder Rob describes them as "PACKS" OF VICIOUS LITTLE CHIWAWA DOGS who chase them when they are on their bikes and try to bite their ankles LOL....he says he wants to drop kick them...hahahaha...Elder Rob has been able to attend the temple about every 3 months...that is amazing in the mission field...two temples in his mission help with this. He says the Portland Temple is so beautiful...quote "We visited the Temple I feel so much better than I did last week. It's hard doing missionary work when you only visit the Temple once every 3 months, I do not know how the other missionaries who do not have a temple in their mission do that! It would be so flipping difficult (flipping is my new word ... we had some "Mormon swears" banned from our mission recently) Some of the people Elder Rob is teaching in this area are Alexcia who is 11 and super smart..she reads and comprehends the most amazing things. Isabella (Bella) Davis...she was getting Baptized. The Sharps are a nutty family that remind Elder Rob of our family...Mom Melissa is raising the kids since the dad is in jail right now...Destiny 14, Bailey 13, and Gage 10.."they are the coolest people, they love us and want to learn"....then there is Alexis and Fidel...Elder Rob's quote "I've taught them since I've been here, they seem to now be understanding why reading and praying is so important...I dono why they all of a sudden got it, but hey, they did". "We have TWO BAPTISMS coming up...Alexia 10yrs and Christina 19yrs...exciting. "I'm doing pretty good, Happy just tired" Seems to be the theme of a missionary...they work hard and study long. Love hearing from Elder Rob and knowing some of the experience he is going through...even more excited for his future in the Kennewich Washington mission...oh, he only has 6 months left.....until he "Returns with Honor" A bunch of good looking missionaries on P-day Elder Rob's companion from Lehi Ut Bella and her little sister...Bella got Baptised