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Email from December 7th

G'day mum,

Hey we just got transfer calls yesterday, and Elder Heslop is moving to Springwood and my new companion is Elder Tobiassen.
Elder Tobiassen is from western Australia close to were elder brown was from i guess they new each other before .
this week not much happened, other than transfers.
You will have to forgive me of me typing the keyboard I am using is weird.
this next week we are going back up to lightning ridge and other places so I will so if we can stop again in that little town to email.
the branch is slowly getting bigger out here in Dubbo ( let me know how you were saying it) since Elder Heslop has been here 3 families have moved in, also i don't know how much longer we will have to have the branch presidency positions. Pres Scruggs is coming out this next week for some business so i will see him quickly then head up to lightning ridge.
Well i am excited to serve out here with elder Tobiassen I think we will be able to get a lot done out here. He has been out just shorter than me.
You should get that package sometime this week. I sent some Vegiemite and more tim tams but someone said they don't let that stuff in anymore so we will see what goes through.
well we have to head down to Sydney now to go to transfers so I will take off

Thanks love ya heaps~

Love Elder Andreasen

E-Mail from November 30th

G'day mom
Hey so sorry I don't have any time to write much. I forgot to write Dad last week so I spent most of the time writing him this week.
I am sending a package this week so that can be my sorry present.
Oh don't erase the pictures again
Love ya heaps
Elder Andreasen

Email from November 23rd

G'day mum,

Yeah this week we went down to Sydney for Zone Conference, that was really good. I just love zone conference because you learn so much, then you go back to your area excited and ready to do the Lord's work the Lord's way. I just wish I could always get that boost not just once or twice a transfer (6 weeks).

After zone conference Pres. Scruggs interviewed the bush Elders. That is us in Dubbo and Bathurst. I went to zone conference hoping I would get 2 packages the one with the cookies then my glasses. the glasses were not there. but at the interview President called the office to see if another package arrived and it did. So that was really lucky.

Thanks for the cookies they somehow got through customs but by the time I got them they were pretty old. Those little Halloween toys are pretty disturbing. Pooping in a trick or treat bag LOL. I got the memory card and I will send the other on soon. This new card has alot of pics from the zoo. So could you send some to Hayden when it gets there. Because he and Kylie wanted to know what kind of animals I see here.

I will send some other stuff as well I think I will send something for Redden's baptism. When is that again? soon eh?

OH I almost forgot. Our Branch presidents wife is American so she had us all ( Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange senior couple) over for Thanksgiving Dinner. We played horse shoes and watch a football movie that president said we could watch. So that was really fun.

We don't hear much at all about prop 8 out here in Dubbo. I am not sure if they do in Sydney. I bet they would a bit in Sydney especially in the south mission on the coast because that is like a gay capitol over here?

Yes i got a package from grandma about 5 weeks ago will you tell her thanks for me. It had some cloths and candy in it. That was really nice of her I really enjoyed what she sent.

All I got this time when i went to Sydney was those 2 packages from you and a letter from you with with Jazz info, then a letter from Grandma Janice, and that's about all the past little while.

President Ryan the branch president is a big football fan his favorite team is the Chargers so he is keeping me updated on that, just last week my Steelers beat the Chargers 10 to 11. He was pretty upset about that.

Hey just one question about the NBA who is Oklahoma City I forgot. It looks like they are having a hard season 1 win 12 loss's. 10 losing streak pretty sad. Maybe you should cheer for them maybe they will win.

Well i better get going I think mine is a bit more of a novel than yours

Love ya heaps and thanks

Love Elder Blake Andreasen

E-Mail from November 16th

Hey Elder Heslop and i found a little email library in one of the bush towns we were driving through, so i am able to email this week.
Hey just so you don't feel bad about long emails, I love it the only reason I don't have much time is because Elder Heslop doesn't email so I try not to stay on too long because I don't want to take up much of his time.
Yesterday after church (we only went to sacrament meeting) we started on our way up to lightning ridge. we went through a few other towns were some members lived to catch up with them. we left Dubbo at 12 and got to Lightning Ridge at 8. I think it was about 6 to 7 hours of driving.
If you get the chance look up Lightning Ridge on the net . It is famous for opal's I think next time I am up there I will get some to show you.
we are in Walget now and we are going to spend the night at Brewarina then we are driving to Dubbo then the next day to Sydney then back the next.
well I better get going love ya heaps!!
Elder Andreasen

Tracting at the Zoo

G'day mum
This week was pretty interesting, we went to the Zoo a couple of times. Dubbo missionaries get to go to the zoo because it is an interesting place to serve. As soon as I get the other memory card back I will send this one. I haven't received those packages yet with the cookies or memory card. The only time we get those is at zone conference or at transfers, so zone conference is not this Wednesday but the next hopefully i will get them then.
We also went 10 pin bowling this week on some spare time. That was pretty fun some how I did really good. I got 148 which is the best I've ever done, and I had a really good shot on a split.
Wow I only have a couple more minutes i just realized, tell Jen thanks for the email.
This week was good, Dubbo has a lot of people that could make a big part of this branch, miracles are waiting to happen. I just hope and pray soon.
This next week i will not be able to email at the usual time because we are doing a lot of travelling. We are going to visit some members that live clear out in the bush.
well love ya heaps!!
Elder Andreasen

E-Mail from November 2nd

G'day

Hey sorry to here about your kidney stones hopefully you can get over them quickly. That's good that you have hook ups in the hospital though.
Well we had 2 trick or treaters which were our next door neighbors but Halloween isn't really celebrated over here. Some get kinda mad because they say its an American holiday. We went tracting but didn't get any candy.
Well my new area is Dubbo. Dubbo is a small Branch. The area is pretty much all outback NSW, the area is about the size of the state of Utah. Pretty crazy eh. I am in the branch presidency, there were 17 people at church yesterday. it will be interesting to be serving here but i am sure it will be fun.
Elder Heslop is my companion he is cool. he is from New Zealand. He is white though not Maori. He is 23 but looks a lot older.

Everything is well in Dubbo it will be really fun to serve here it looks like there is a lot of potential in Dubbo. Oh i forget to tell you what I need. I don't know if its allergies or what but my eyes get this goop stuff in them and they mess up my contacts and some other missionaries broke my glasses, so could you maybe go to Sam's club and see if they have the record of my frames and prescription and get me some new ones that is the only thing I really need. I am pretty well looked after both spiritually and physically well i better go love ya heaps!!!!
Elder Andreasen