First Missionary Email from Honey and Papa

Here's the email they sent this morning! Sounds like things are off to a good start!

"Hi Family immediate and extended,

Tonight we are staying in Dechard Tenn. the birthplace of my paternal grandfather. Our trip has been fairly uneventful, that's alright with us! After leaving L.V. on Monday we went to Kingman AZ were we decided to go ahead and follow interstate 40 most of the way across the U.S. Mostly very boring from AZ to Arkansas. Fields and fields and fields and fields...you get the picture. Yesterday however as we entered Arkansas I remembered I knew two different families that live in that state. I called grandpa miller and he called Beth Paullin and thru the miracle of cell phones I had Jeff and Jan Jacksons' phone number, an offer for a yummy dinner, a place to stay and a great visit. We even found out that Jeffs nephew and his family live in our home ward in Ivins! I also got to talk to Linda Valliere today although we had already passed their place of residence yesterday. FUN!

Today when we got to Memphis Tenn. we took off on a two lane road that brought us to Dechard after only five hours. But the scenery was lots better than on the interstate. We even witnessed a one car accident right in front of us. We stopped and Ruben checked the lady out, someone else stopped who actually knew where we were and offered to call the tow truck and police. So we took off.

After looking around here in the morning we are going on to Greenwood S.C. where we have been assigned to live and labor. I spoke to the mission president today and we are to go Greenwood contact our district leader, find a place to live, settle in, and then perhaps go to Columbia to meet him. So that's what we will do!

Please be reasonably impressed.. We hooked up to wireless internet this evening and all it took was one phone call to trusty Bridget on the cell phone to talk me thru it. Aren't I smart! And that Noelle calls me a techno peasant. HA!

For us this all counts as high adventure! WE LOVE AND MISS ALL OF YOU ALREADY! LISTEN! BLOGS ARE GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO US THIS YEAR - BLOG MORE! Consider it as service to us missionarys.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL - HONEY AND PAPA"