11/4/2008

Yea, the parallels in the Book of Mormon are crazy. No, I haven't gotten the package yet, but I'm not putting my hopes and dreams on it. We know my luck with packages.

Well this one's really short. Sorry. Things are going great here in Kln. I'm enjoying it a lot. Perhaps Brother Feil could give me a few hints about Kln culture- that'd be sweet. Everything’s great here.
Much love
Elder McDonald


11/3/08

Dear son;
I hope you are doing well. Our thoughts and prayers are with you! Have you received the package we sent yet? As dad mentioned, tomorrow is an important election day. More than voting for a president, we are voting for the sanctity of marriage. We will let you know how everything turns out.

I started Helaman today. It is amazing how our times parallel the times in the Book of Mormon. We need to read and heed the lessons there. The wonderful news is those that love the Lord can have peace in this time of uncertainty.

Mom

Kln

Note: Cyndy's email to Russell is included below to give context to Russell's response.

10/28/2008

Hey everything’s fine here. Wow, I didn't know Brother Feil served in Cologne. I doubt that the apartment that Bro Feil was in is still around, but you can tell him that I live in Kalk. And my area is Mhlheim.

Kln is great, the area's got a lot of work and there's a lot of stuff to see. It's been kinda crazy because our district leader's getting a companion from the Preston MTC (they come in the middle of the transfer). We've been in a drit (threesome) working two area's. It's been really fun, actually.

Alles liebe
Elder McDonald.


-----Original Message-----
From: "Cyndy McDonald"
To: "'russell McDonald'"
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:11:50 -0700
Subject: transfer

Dear Son;

I hope you are all settled in at Cologne. Tell us about your new companion. Patriarch Feil is very excited to hear you are serving in one of the cities he served in. He is wondering where your apartment is. He told me all about where his apartment was when he was there. Were you ever able to contact Daniel Lee? Last Ihad heard he was in Cologne.