I wanted to write Dallin a letter but I don't think I should write him two so I will put it to good use and put it on here :)

Elder

I am sorry you had a rough week…actually I am sorry every week seems to have some really hard lows, but I hope you know I am very proud of you. I am so happy you always keep trying, that is something I just love about you. You never give up and even more than just enduring you continue to want to grow and ask for more hard times because you understand what they do for you. You are really smart and I know God is so pleased with the work you are performing out there. Keep it up!
So about this companion ha by the time you get this he will basically be gone so I don’t really have much to say. But, I am glad you had a hard companion that way “if we get married’’ and heaven forbid I ever get on your nerves I’ll just refer to this companion and you will worship me like a God! Haha seriously I am sure some day you will look back and laugh and appreciate the time you had with him. I talked to my mom about it and she nailed it right on the head acutally. She said “Usually when someone is hard and cold like that it is because they have gone through something really challenging, and it’s really important to love them because they are the ones that need your love the most.” So maybe these last couple days with him you can just love the crap out of him! You are really good at serving and loving so you probably already do things but really go above and beyond.
Um…so I still don’t know what you like to hear about….I am doing fine woohoo it’s my birthday! I am no longer a mere teenager! Haha I didn’t feel like one before anyways but I guess now my age is catching up to me! For my birthday I got new boots and tires and my parents are helping me with tuition…yay for growing up! My mom and I are going to festival of tree’s as usual and then probably dinner. So…I might take off next semester and just work then go to school in the summer at BYU Hawaii (if I get accepted of course). It’s actually kind of stressing me out what to do…I don’t want to take time off because of money because once I graduate I will be making a LOT more than right now and I can pay it off quicker then…unless I get married and I have to be someone’s sugar momma ;) anyways…I have been praying pretty hard about what to do. So from here I’ll go with the flow and follow my gut. God will let me know what to do I am very confident. Another thing I have been thinking about lately is going on a mission. I still have a year but really only 9 months and I’ll start preparing now no matter what. You never can learn to much about the gospel right! Haha to be honest the only reason I wouldn’t is because of you…and if the spirit told me not to. But I will also just go with the flow and make the decision when it is closer. I was hoping actually once you got on your mission you would change your mind about not waiting for me and say I had to go because it’s so fun haha I don’t think you’d say it’s fun now though. I have noticed my thinking is expanding on the possibilities of what I can do! I want to travel really bad. Like go on a study abroad or go to school at Hawaii or a mission. It’s different now that I don’t have someone tying me back and I feel as long as I keep moving around the less chance I have of getting tied down again because I want to be here when you get back!
For thanksgiving I went to Blanding. We went and saw Indian ruins it was fun. Ugh I could write to you all day but I want a response so I better get off so you can wish me happy birthday and tell me how much you love me haha Keep up the good work! I really do love you and I am really proud of how hard you are working! Tell Elder Nembaware hi and bye for me :)

Goo