Christmas Package Arrived!

Merry Christmas.

I forgot to bring my camera. I will definately get pictures of me as Santa with little chinese kids around me. I pretty much think that our branch's primary is the cutest in the whole entire world. They are also the most talented and naughty in the world.

Thanks for the package. I really liked all the treats and everybody was so jealous and wanted to help me eat them. I have gotten more generous.

I like all my companions that I have had. In fact, today I sat by all of them together. I realised that they are all Chinese. I like them all. I didn't bring my camera or I would have gotten a picture of them all together. Refresher: Elder Lee from Malaysia, Elder Bendall from Maryland and Elder Ngai from Canada (Calgary). An interesting fact for you all: My MTC companion, Elder Stewart, is on his mission in Calgary in the very same branch that Elder Ngai's dad is serving as branch president.

I want to come back and live in Hong Kong and attend the Victoria 3rd branch (my Mandarin second family). I have a secret desire to be a counselor(if that's how you spell it).

I also want to be mission President in Hei Long Jiang. Did I tell you this fantasy already?

I really need to write people snail mail letters, but I am so lazy. Jessica Li is coming to Hong Kong one day for her aunt's wedding in the temple. I still haven't written Daoqi Zhanglao back (Elder Dodge). I probably need to write Sonia back too (that Peruvian girl who played trumpet).

My companion's aunts and uncles and grandparents live in Hong Kong, so I get to hang there on Christmas. The only problem is that I think I might not earn their love because I can't do Cantonese and I'm a large white man.

Expect a call around seven pm on Christmas Eve. Thanks for providing that number. I remember how the MTC only had the Provo number and so when I got to Taiwan I could only remember Dad's cell phone and basically I just talked with dad only.

I don't really know what to say, but I get to call you so that will be make up for this bogus email that took an hour to write.

I love my mission.

Love,

Hua Zhanglao