Last Day

A picture that Elder Christofferson drew of their district

He wants to remember the beautiful view and sunsets he saw in the CTM. 

Kyle's district love each other so much that they decided they wanted to spend every holiday with each other. They had already spent Valentines together. They would be together for St Patricks Day, so in one weekend, they had Halloween, Easter, Christmas and New Years together. (back row: Elder Koford, Elder Funk, Elder Christofferson, Sister Rosenlund, Elder Keyser... front row: Elder Jones, Sister Preator, Sister Thomas, Elder DeGraw)

Sister Preator and Elder DeGraw dressed up for "halloween" 

Hey, Last day at the CTM! 

I am super excited to head out the field tomorrow, and I thought I would just tell you and the rest of the family about how much I love my district. 

I was blessed so much when it comes to my district here at the CTM. We all bonded immediately. It was such a great blessing to be able to have people I could turn to in case I needed them. I know that Heavenly Father gave me all these people  for a reason and I feel his love through my district. I am sad to leave because I know that I probably won't see some of these people for another two years.

I wanted to take some time to tell you all about everyone in my district-

Elder Funk is one of our zone leaders. He is funny, and really go at sports. I love his smile, the light that it brings to the room is so amazing. I also love his competitiveness he brings to physical activity, it makes me try harder and want to be better. 

Elder Jones is our other zone leader, and he reminds me so much of Kameron Meeker. It is nice to have a little bit of home here at the CTM. Elder Jones is super caring about all of our spiritual strength as well. It is nice to know he cares about our spirits

Sister Thomas is super sweet, I can see her care and love for everyone. She has a super funny laugh and it's always nice to hear. My favorite part of her is her care for all though, her little brother has special needs, and it shows through her that it doesn't matter who it is, she loves them nonetheless. 

Sister Preator is really fun. She is never afraid to show her true side and I love that. I bonded with her really well, and it was nice to know I had a friend to turn to. She would tell me all about the elders she had little "crushes" on at the CTM. It would always make me laugh, and I would tease her about it. Then she would always tease me about marissa. She loves to hear about us. She also asked me to give her a blessing yesterday so that was cool. 

Sister Rosenlund is super funny. I love her personality, she has kinda become the mom of the district. She always made sure to come and shoot some baskets with me, and I always appreciated that. She reminds me of everyone from Utah, and I love that so much too, It's been nice to have a piece of that too.

Elder Koford is super funny. He is from New York, and because of that has given me hope. He tells stories of his friends doing some crazy things, and how he would still not participate. And that gives me hope for my children as this world seems to get darker and darker. Elder Koford always brings a lighter feeling to the world, and I love the Joy he does.

Elder Christofferson (yes the grandson of Elder Christofferson) is super cool too. It is nice to have someone who shares a love for reading, and has knowledge of weird things like I do. He is super talented at the piano and so that is super super cool.

My companions are the best, and are definitely who I am going to miss the most. Elder Noble and Elder Keyser have blessed my life in so many different ways. I have loved to see the light and spirit they bring to our discussions. We can always joke around too, and have some fun when times seem difficult. I love them both so much and hope that I can serve with them again sometime. 

I love you mom, and I love the family as well. I hope you guys are all safe, and I pray for you every day. 

-Elder DeGraw

We sent Kyle an american pizza to celebrate his last week in the CTM.