February 28, 2009

Dear Everybody, So I have been in the office a few weeks. Now it is awesome, I have my own office computer, whatever I need I got it, haha. I am the Mission Historian/Referral Secretary and Mission Computer Tech. Pretty much I fix everything from the President's 2 laptops, his tablet, Elder and Sister Carter's (the office couple) 2 computers and my companion's computer, plus all the printers, phone system, and Pitney Bowes Machine (stamp machine). We work there Mon-Sat and then go proselyte in the evenings. As the mission historian I keep track of all the baptism and all that jazz. We share a lipstick red 2009 Corolla with the sisters, Sis Christensen and Sister Granda. So we are stuck doing everything with them on P-day (Wed), except after 2:00 we drop them off and we play ball until 5, then at 6 we are back in the office. We had an investigator commit to baptism and we went to set a date and she was like well I was thinking Sept 27th because it's my birthday. I said ya I don't think so. That won't fly. So we discussed why sooner than later and I told her to pray about it and we would too. So we will see what happens this week. So time is flying by. I am coming up on the big 6 now. Oh ya! I got to go to the Billings Temple this morning with the Sisters, we aren't supposed to go until after studies but the sisters get away with anything. I have no clue why we don't live in the mission home, there are like 15 bunk beds upstairs. I know they used to, I might have to ask President. I've been pretty much told I'm going to be in the office a long time. Good thing I like computers. So the computers at Montana State University where we e-mail are absolutely crappy, so it is a pain in the butt. It takes forever to send stuff because they always freeze. Its cool as office Elders if the President wants us in the office we go in, the other night we came back in at 9 pm and didn't leave until 11:30 pm, it was pretty tight. I've just been chilling, loving the mission, it is great. So I was working out hardcore in Missoula, now I sit at a desk all day eating candy and drinking soda. Oh Yeah! But everything is going great. Love, Elder Hinton

February 25, 2009

Dear Family, Just writing a quick note especially since I am super busy, didn't have time to write with doing all the transfer stuff. But ya I am an office Elder. President Fisher told me I will most likely be there a while. He said I will be in that chair when the new President comes in July which will last 6 months and however long Pres. Larry Gardner from St. George wants to keep me there. We live with members, not at the mission home. We share a car with the sisters. How is everyone doing back home? Oh ya just send all the mail to the mission home. Hopefully I will have time to write a longer letter later but you never know. Love, Elder Hinton

Note from Kyler's Mom: Yes, this short little letter is all we have gotten in the last 2 weeks, but I have chastised him so hopefully a better letter will come. From my e-mail conversations with him, I think he was happy in Missoula and liked his companion and they had some things going so the transfer was a little hard. But he seems to love the cushy job he has now. He says his companion is lazy though. Anyway his big diet and get in shape program has gone by the wayside. The President is always bringing food in the office for the Elders and the office couple takes them out to lunch and yes even brought Dr. Pepper for Kyler. Shameful!! But he seems happy and says he is keeping the President's computer working because, quote "all the other Elders were RETARDS" and didn't know what they were doing. When I got the phone call from Pres. Fisher telling me my son was in the Office now, at first I thought maybe he was in trouble, haha, but I guess he heard Kyler was good on computers. Anyway he is the records secretary and he keeps all the statistics, newsletters, etc. and is in charge of the referrals, the highest the referrals were before Kyler came was 98 percent and he says he will get it to 100 percent soon and the President will reward him with a dinner to whatever restaurant he chooses!! So all is well in Montana!