Letter From Lane

Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 13:32:31

Dear Mom,
Yep this is my last email here in the MTC. I have gotten my flight plans, and I will be leaving Monday. I need to leave the MTC at 6 in the morning but my flight from here isn't til like 9:40 or so. I get into LA aroung 10:32 and I will have a 3 hour Layover so that is when I get to call you all. I wrote down the numbers, and can't wait to be able to talk to you. Oh ya I am getting really nervous. Pretty much the plane ride is the part that is making me nervous. I have never been on a plane and being that high in the sky it sort of freaks me out. But, I think I will be able to get through it. Oh ya and I was made Travel leader that sucks, you know how bad I am with directions. It will be an interesting experience. > Don't worry mom, the MTC has been amazing. Its pretty much everyday that I can feel the spirit and it is great. I do know that this is the most important thing I could be doing right now. And I would not want to do anything else. I just can't wait to get out there and start working. I too Love this gospel. It is so amazing the think how much Heavenling Father loves us and what he wants for us. Man I can't wait to get out there. > And mom just because I talked back to dad doesn't make me a strong person. That showed how weak I was. That didn't show guts. I look back and know how things could have been different between us. The strong thing would have been to just keep my mouth shut and restrain myself from talking back. Please tell him I am sorry. > So today, is the last day that I get to go to the temple for the next two years, but don't worry we will be getting a few new temples while we are all in Japan. I don't have time to get the thing to you but look up about when the first time the mission in japan was opened and what was said. So many have said that is now. So I am going to work my hardest to make that now. I love this work, and can't wait to get to work.> I love you all and can't wait to talk to you. Tell everyone hi for me or just read this to them either one doesn't matter. I need to get going I have some laundry and letters to do. I will talk to you soon.
Love, Elder Ashmore