A letter from April 23

Subject: We Ate What?????????

Greetings from the land of all Craziness!!!(A.k.a. Winnemucca)

This week has been so crazy. We were going to go to the temple in Reno on Wednesday and I was so pumped, but then it snowed like 6 inches and we couldn't make it out there. What kind of desert is this that it snows in April??? Or snows at all for that matter, but let me tell you I am glad I had that big winter coat, because tracting in the snow, as Chanel would say…BOO! Anyway it was a good day and we had a fun snowball fight and did other very important missionary activities like that.

Then the best of the best was this Saturday. We went to one the high counselors homes and branded 5 bulls!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!! They were really big and really mad….hot fire on my butt and I would be mad too. But it was so cool - I got some pictures and video so when I get my new card I will send them on home. The craziest part about the whole thing was what I found out today. Elder Body was driving us to do email and he was like “guess what you ate on Saturday?” and Elder Filter and I were like “What?” Then he laid a huge bomb on us….well I should give you some background about what all we ate first. We ate cookies and chips and Sloppy Joes, or what we thought was Sloppy Joes, Really it was Rocky Mountain Oysters…..yes that’s right everyone I ate Bull's Balls for lunch and didn’t even know it. The weird thing about it…..they aren’t as bad as you think, just a little more seasoning and they might not taste like Balls. All in all it was so much fun to go and brand, I didn’t actually do it, I just watched. A city boy like me brand????? What are you crazy?????

I’m glad to hear all about the babies. It sounds like all is well. Chanel your life is going crazy…do you ever sleep????? It sounds like ward conference was good. How do the hardwood floors look?? Now let me just rant a moment. I had to deal with that carpet for like ever and then I leave and they get hardwood???? Let me tell you what, that really grinds my gears. Now that that’s out of the way... We had a stake priesthood meeting last night, it was way good. Elder Body gave a really good talk and then the some other guys talked, but not as good. Then the stake president spoke. Now he is a really nice guy, but he is no President Dalton, and no I’m not just saying that just because I think he might read this but it’s true. He gave a talk on how to communicate with women; it was good and very helpful.

I’m glad you got my questionnaire/letter, I hope you took it with love and a grain of salt. I guess I was just so fired up and stuff. President Andrus is just really good at lighting a fire under you to make you want to work and everyone around you work just as hard as well, so there you have the note. I really appreciate that you will try and do it, at first it will be weird, let me tell you talking to people you don’t know is weird, but the message is that important that it doesn’t matter anymore if you don’t know them.

Transfer Calls were Saturday as well, but first the Crookston's had a baptism in Battle Mountain (look it up on the map, if you can find it) so we went to that and got back at like 9 o’clock, then we got the news. Our whole district is staying the same, we were really pumped up because we have all gelled well together and enjoy life in Winnemucca, what little life there is. I am glad to be here in still, the families we have in this ward are really strong and very helpful. I will make sure to get some pictures of them to send home when I can.

Well as I said at the beginning this week was crazy. But it was so worth it. We are having a good time here and all is well. We are getting ready to go bowling now, I guess it’s the only thing to do here, but its fun. I bowled a 172 last week, I know, I’m amazing, and humble too. But really I miss you all and hope all is going well back home. Dad your email this week was very nice and I really appreciate the things you said. I love you a lot and hope you have fun playing in the yard this week. Chanel thanks for the picture of mom and dad, doesn’t look like I’m missing much. [THIS IS THE PICTURE I SENT WITH THE CAPTION "Here's what you're missing..."] Well time's a wasting - I hope everyone is doing well.

This is for grandma and grandpa: Thanks for the stamps, I feel like the worst grandson ever. I will write today and put it in the mail. Time just goes by too fast on your mission. I ‘m glad to hear all is well in IF and the weather is the same here as it is there. I can’t wait to hear about the trip to see Aunt Betty.

And finally in closing…..Bull Balls don’t taste like anything so give’em a try…..you wont regret it….or maybe you will……who knows???????


Elder Taylor