Hey Mom! 

Haha the Fletcher's are the best that is for sure. They love the missionaries.  This was the last place I was expecting to go actually but President decided to reopen it up and put us in here and call me as district leader. We have an awesome district here. We have a trio of Elders. Elder Parker, Pule who is from Zew Zealand and Elder Allred. And Sisters McGuire and Schettler. Elder Morgan is new. He is doing great. There are plenty of Hispanics but they are all Mexican. I miss the Dominicans but I'm starting to love the Mexicans too. It's way different cultural wise, but this area is beautiful. We have already been down to their (Fletchers) house and funny thing is is that Elder Stubbs who was my Zone leader at the beginning of my mission is now here for the summer working for him and living there so he is helping us out and it's awesome to see him cause he helped me out a lot when I was struggling. Really love the area and it is a ward but we have to bring back all of the less actives and everything on the Spanish side. It was super sad to leave Hazleton but President B said I have a place to stay when I come back haha. He gave me a tie. He was so awesome. He was originally supposed to go to Finland on his mission. He told us some crazy stories. He was a super super good missionary.  I think tomorrow we are having a bon fire cause there is a less active Elder Stubbs(James) wants us to meet so we are going down to the Fletchers for that. So yeah! It was a good week of lots of contacting and all that. 

Yeah I hope to hear that she (A back in Hazleton) gets baptized soon! I am going to email Elder Wasden about her and stuff to see what is going on. 

Yeah being on my own for a year has been interesting, but at least it has helped me know what to buy when I go shopping and not eating crappy all the time. 

Oh! So I am actually in Elder Weisler's (Jake's) zone and he is my zone leader so we are actually going on an exchange together on Thursday. Your dream came true! We are both super excited. I talked to Elder Hillstead. We really hope we serve together.

That is too weird that he (Jessey) has already finished his mission like I remember when he just left to go back out. Wow. Time goes by super quick. Cody will be leaving soon! Haha yeah still one more year. This past year has been great and I know the next will only be better especially after knowing how to speak the language a lot better. Elder Pule wants to learn. He already speaks Samoan and some Native New Zealand language. And of course English. 

Oh it is so humid here and much hotter than up north.

Jessey's blog post was super good. I know he definitely will never forget because I know I'll never forget mine. The experiences I've had have been amazing. 

Oh and so we actually live in Pennsylvania. We work here and in Maryland. Well I hope you really enjoy the trip down there. Send some pictures! I love you Mom! Talk to ya again real soon! 

Love, 

Elder McArthur  

 

I have to thank Brother Fletcher in the 3rd picture down with Elder McArthur for these pictures because Elder McArthur has been slacking on sending pictures lately!!

 

 

                          So the young man 2nd from the left is the former Elder Stubbs who they helped move in to his new place for the summer.

                                         Sister Fletcher with them here.  Her and Brother Fletcher have been spoiling him.  They sure love the missionaries!!

                                  Elder McArthur on transfer day.  It was so much easier for Brother Fletcher to get pictures of him since he moved to his area!

                                          Unloading at his new apartment in Oxford!

                                          One of the MANY times they have eaten at the Fletchers in the less than 3 weeks that he has been there!  Thank you Owen and Emily!!