i didnt know dad was a veil worker. i got permission to go with my ward to the temple, but the ward moved the date after transfurs so ill be gone. almost for sure. i realy like elder nelsons talks. i cant put a face with the name jacob smith but i remember playing at his house once, and that i saw his sister last summer. i cant beleive that that was a year ago. say hi to kristen for me. and sal.
we went to the beach to play socar, but there was a storm, so the beach was covered in 2 feet of foam. we played volly ball instead. it was realy fun. and this 45 year old engeneir from the midwest came and played with us. it was a fun day. life is good. we have been working hard, but almost no one came to church sunday, it was a little disapointing. but one of our investigators told us that she is going to marry her partener so that we can baptise her. i just hope we can make it happen before i leave. weve knocked every door in our area, so we are looing for new ways to find people.
im jelous. i want to go on a good bike ride and swim after. i think that we dont use bikes here because a while ago, a missionary got hit and killed by a car. it would be weird to have bikes, we have to do alot of street contacts every day so it would be harder on bikes, and our area ist very big. its pretty hot here. the rainny season started so its realy humid and we got rained on a few times. we are aloud to listen to classical music, so one of my compaions got a i pod full of classical music, and orcestas playing led zeplin. its pretty cool.
if you could send me a package that would be great. i need a scripture case, im not sure exactly what size, but something that will protect my scriptures, and keep them dry if it rains hard enough to soack through my back pack. chocolate would be good. a pair of shorts for p day, socks, pictures, flossand any thing else that you think i could use. thats all i can think of right now. in my last interveiw with the president, he told me he saw ashly harper. i gues shes in gaudalajara on a byu spanish trip. and she saw him at a stake confrence. he said it was a funny visit.
things are good. im kind of ready to get to know a different area. love you and thank you for your letter. elder lariviere
-----Original Message-----
From: "Mardie"
To: "'benjamin LaRiviere'"
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:01:15 -0400

Hi Ben,
Dad has been sending letters regularly except for 2 weeks. I think you should be getting lots more next time.
Dad and I went to Nashua today. There was a special meeting for temple workers and their spouses. Since Dad is a temple veil worker, we were invited. Elder Russell M. Nelson spoke. I really wanted to see and hear him in person.
He talked about temples through history and how ancient they are and how much they are like temples today. He said Moroni, who was given the keys to the Book of Mormon spoke about Elijah during his first message to Joseph Smith. Elijah and the keys of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers. This dispensation is all about getting those sealing ordinances and other temple ordinances in place to bind families together.
I was so happy to listen to him.
We saw the Smiths there as well. I haven't seen them for over a year and it was a nice reunion. Their son Jacob just got his mission call to Hamburg Germany. He will be entering the MTC September 10.
Don't forget Valerie in your prayers.
Pop has gone home for about 4 weeks. He has a bunch of doctors' appointments.
Kristen comes here in a week for a quick visit. Sal is coming with her, but not Scott. Scott is through with school for the summer and has a job with the school doing something. Research? I don't remember, but he has to be gone for a week and Kristen decided to come here. That will be great.
Dad went fishing again yesterday. Frank Gilcreast has been staining the dock and I hope we can get it set down tomorrow.
It was in the 90's today. All of a sudden it was very, very hot. Yesterday was the first meet at Dover: cold in the morning, hot in the afternoon.
I actually didn't go for most of it. The stake Relief Society (that's me), put on a women's conference about families. I hated to miss the meet, but thoroughly enjoyed myself (except for having to speak).
I hope you are keeping cool. Buy a slushie!
Love,
Mum