Elder Perrin - 9 September 2009

So I got 10 minutes to write this. Email is really short today because of transfers. I'm not doing so good, not really myself for the past few days. My companion got sent home, in fact he might call you and ask for the phone number for Zach. Elder Melchor got sent home yesterday. I spent the day with other missionaries and today I got a new companion. I'm really upset because I don't think this should have happened, and I had a long talk with President, but he didn't understand. He's just new and doesn't get it. It's not like Elder Melchor wanted to go home, but now he's home, miserable, suffering. One of the best missionaries out here for real, is now shamefully at home, when he didn't have to be, while I'm still here. So anyway, I have a new companion. He's Russian and different, but cool. I didn't read your email. Because I have no time, but I saw it was long so I'll enjoy reading it. I was hoping to leave this area but it looks I'll be here till the end. So, there's my mission. Woodstock, and a few square miles of Chicago. Patience Curtis, don't kill these people, they are children of God , is what I find myself saying to myself a lot. So I am so sorry I forgot to send a birthday present or card, or even say happy birthday. I'm worthless, but I love you so much and think your the best. Your so amazing, how you do everything is really beyond me. Love you love you love you
Love Curtis

Elder Perrin - 2 September 2009

I love your letters and the little stuff you tell me about Charlie and stuff. It makes me really miss you and Charlie, but that's ok. It makes me laugh. I love Spongebob. I wish I could be seven with Charlie then we could go hang out all the time. Cereal instead of steak. That's so cool. and so true. I used to eat cereal like crazy!! ha ha. So the basement could be finished? Before this decade ends??? That's crazy. I just think you have a lot of patience and are the best mom ever. EVER!!!! You rock. So school is tiring??? What would give you more energy??? Well I think your doing it; excercise and eating healthy. And you have to drink water and not DIET COKE. I'm serious, the diet coke I swear will take the energy right out of you, and I don't know if you drink it a lot or not, but if you do, mom, don't drink the diet coke. Half a gallon of water a day. For real, it does wonders. Then the veggies and a good breakfast will do wonders. I'm for real, Wheaties with fruit or something. The breakfast is just so good, soo good. So maybe this helps, I know you already know it. I can't say I know what it's like to be stressed and want to eat, because I'm the opposite. But you have to find a different wordly pleasure instead of food for when you come home. I personally, now don't hate me or anything, but I think if it were me I would choose sex, or music, or laughing and hanging out with my family. So just say to yourself, I deserve a romantic moment, or I deserve a good laugh and a good talk, or I deserve an awesome song blasted in my ears right now. I don't know, that's what I think. That's why so many missionaries get fat I think, because we don't have any other of the wordly pleasures, so we just eat food. ha ha, I don't know what I'm saying. This week was cold. I could see my breath in the morning the past 2 or 3 days. It's just like a cold spell, it's really odd, and shouldn't be happening. It's funny , we were talking to this guy on the street by his house, he was pretty cool. Then I asked him "What is going on with this weather here, why is it so cold?" His response made me laugh, he said "I don't know, but we never used to have this problem until everybody started going green." So maybe global warming is a good thing, I don't know anybody who likes freezing their butt off. As for missionary work, it's just a crazy trip. and hey, I'm not depressed!!! ha ha, I can't believe you told the congregation that in your talk, I don't get depressed for crying out loud. I hate that word, maybe next time just use the word a little frustrated with the people, or down about the rejection, or frustrated because of the power satan has to ruin the progress of investigators. I don't know, I just hate the word depressed. I will read to you later what depressed is when I read to you the stories of my second companion. that's depressed. You probably remember. But your talk was awesome. I hope Chels finds a job, it must be hard to not have one. I'm worried about that one too. So the temple, I hope I have desires to go a lot when I get back. You're awesome to get yourself there as much as possible. I love you tonz and don't worry about the memory card. Your the best. Love you.
Love curt