Hey All,
Just a short email to let you all know I am here and soon to be pedaling around in the Tuscalooska Northport Mission. My new address, as well as the 3 Elders I will be roomating with for probably the next 6 weeks is:
Elder Wade Draper
1433 Hargrove Road East Apt. #11
I was originally assigned to the Birmingham/Tuscalooska Demopolis Mission but when we got here I was switched to the Northport Mission. The reassignment was so Elder Crowther and I could practice Spanish in the mornings and evenings and not loose the language we have grown to love at the MTC and will be speaking in Argentina. There is very little opportuinities to utilize our Spanish here as the race ratio here is 60% African American, 30% Caucasion and 10% Spanish give or take an enchillada (all in fun my hermanas and refuerzos).
Well I'm looking forward to some "finger licking"Paula Dean chicken and ribs, guess I'll try the grits but probably pass on the collar greens yuk!
Catcha' by the bayou all, gotta run (pedal) for now!
"In The Land Of Cotton"
Elder Wade Draper
PS ( I saw NeNe Leakes from Real Housewives of Atlanta from afar in the Atalanta airport and I about had a cow! ha haha)
PHONE CALL 4/25/12 10:00 am
Hey Mom,
Just calling to let you know I'm leaving for Alabama Birmingham Mission tomorrow! Really mom, I'm not kidding. We will get up at 4am and leave here by 5:00, be at Salt Lake International by 6:00. I will fly Delta 2218 leaving at 7:10 into Atlanta Georgia then on to Alabama.
HELLLOOOO mom, ok mom, I know your there cause I can feel you crying it's ok take a deep breath and wipe those tears, did you put the kleenex by the phone like I told you earlier last week? I'm here son, right here, always will be. Sniff sniff, ok, who's going with you? Well Hermanar Fernly and Elder Crowther (Wade Daniel) isn't that a hoow since dads name is Daniel Wade amd I was named after dad, anyways he is, from another District. Elder Nielson's is going to Ogden Utah and the other three Hermana's to Spokane
Washington. Elder Witherell is still recovering, nicely though!
I'm excited mom, I know you are excited for me too, I think this is the first time I have ever heard you speechless! HaHa. Wade honey, sniff sniff, you will be awesome wherever you go as long as your walking in the footsteps of the Lord and yes I am over the top excited for you. Will you call
me tomorrow before you leave? I don't know how it works mom, they haven't said but I bought a calling card like you said just in case. I have a 55 minute layover in Atlanta so I've heard we can call on layovers. Mom, I gotta go times up, I know you will be tracking the flight online while were in flight. I remember we used to do that when
we first moved to Utah and Grams would fly out from Kansas and I was always excited to be able to sit at "THE NO ZONE" Dads computer, and mess with the keyboard!
K mom really gotta go. I love you much! CLICK...
Again my cheek remained pressed to the phone for several seconds realizing he was off on
the next journey of his mission and I was assured again, "All Is Well" and I too must move forward and keep pressing on.
Sweet Hour Of Prayer,
Mom
