ELDER GILL HAS LANDED!

First City: Taganrog


Here's a paragraph from his First letter From Russia:

Russia's tight. Its extremely cold though. as in EXTREMELY. like...ive never been so cold haha. ridiculous. its weird, its like a different cold than i've ever experienced. like, i've been in below zero before, 36 hours @ keystone and stuff, but its different. this cold is so bitter. is impossible to describe, but it literaly just seeps into your bones! haha its awesome i love it. all the streets and sidewalks are totally covered in ice. my foot hasn't touched anything but ice yet. just kidding, that's an exxageration. there's been SOME snow.

you can write him at:

Elder Joshua Gill

Russia Rostov
Bolshaya Sadovaya
39/4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

What do swimmers do off season? WATER POLO!!

Water polo is a game requiring excellent hand-eye coordination. The ability to handle and pass the ball flawlessly separates the good teams from the great teams. A pass thrown to a field position player is preferably a "dry pass" (meaning the ball does not touch the water) and allows for optimal speed when passing from player to player with fluid motion between catching and throwing. A "wet pass" is a deliberate pass into the water, just out of reach of the offensive player nearest the goal .

Amy plays the "hole D" position for her team. They won their first game last night. She was very...should we say...aggressive! go Amy!! (she was "ejected," which means basically, she fouled out haha) oh well, she was put back in after a few minutes-- her coach was happy--called her a beast!

Amy: noun, a feminine name meaning beloved

Amy is 15! WOW, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

Things we love about Amy:

• cheerfulness,
• willingness to help out
• sees needs and then responds
• kind
• a good and loyal friend
• eats a pazookie every day
• her can-do attitude!
• personal progress expert
• dedicated to good things
• trains hard in the pool every day
• willing to try new things
• makes others feel happy when they are in her presence
• good example to follow
• chooses to do the right thing
• is intrinsically motivated
• loves snickers bars
• loves children and animals (especially Apollo)
• straight A student
• memorizes scripture
• loves the Book of Mormon
• passed her drivers permit test

for her birthday, her friends surprised her with a party and over-the-top decorated room