Letter - 10/27 {Gregory}

Hellooooo Mummy :) (haha - get it?!?)

Okay, so I know Halloween is next week, but by the time I send this and you get it it will be Halloween so Happy Halloween! :) What is everyone doing/being for Halloween? Anything fun? :)

Tuesday 10/20/15 - Hi Mom :) Today a Safelite guy came and fixed our windshield's rock chip so that was cool. Then we went to EG's house to help him finish his project so he can get home to his wife and kids in Arizona. And guess wat he is doing? Exactly what we did to our patio with the pavers, haha! So that was cool. Then we went and helped S out for a bit which was cool. Then we had a good lesson with MM at the church which was cool. Then we had dinner at the K's which was awesome, they are super cool. Then after dinner we went and saw AR which was cool because she is cool and super nice, so yeah - that was my exciting day :) How about yours? haha - love you!

Wednesday 10/21/15 - Hello again! So today was pretty cool :) We had a lesson with E which went good and what not. His wife told him that I have divinity in my eyes apparently, so basically I am cool :) haha - anyways, so after that we drove to Galeta for President interviews which were awesome. While Elder Levis was in his interview I was talking to Sister Felix and then I got to talk to President Felix and they are both just seriously so awesome, like for reals so awesome :) and apparently the Utes are ranked 3rd!! That's so awesome! Holy smokes that is cool. Anyways after that we drove to Solvange straight to EG's house to help him out, then we went and had a good lesson with R, then we went and saw L which was cool. Then we went and said hi to Coach O, haha sweet. Then we had dinner with the M's (Sister M the RS President's son) which was super cool because they are cool and then we went to AH's house to help set up for trunk-or-treat so that was cool :) and yeah - pretty cool day, huh? haha - love you mommy. Hope everything is super cool back home and thanks for giving me super cool eyes that are divine apparently :) Have a certain sparkle or light about them haha j/k :) But yeah anyway - when are you going to sen dme a letter mean face - I have no questions to answer - haha love you!!

Thursday 10/22/15 - Hi mom :) So to begin with I am so your child hahaha goodness gracious :) more on that later though. So about my day - we had a lesson with E which was good and cool and dandy and then we went and did weekly planning and then we went to EG's to keep helping him which is always fun. Then after that we went and saw the H's and that was cool, they are super nice and what not. Then we went and saw G and set up some lessons with him and then we had a late dinner with the N's which was awesome because they are super awesome, super funny and nice and yeah it was cool. Then after dinner we came back to finish weekly planning. .....

Friday 10/23/15 - Hi :) Okay, so today we had District Meeting and me and Elder Levis had to do an EDPEP which went pretty good I think. Then we went and had District lunch. Then we went and took District photos at a member's home. So yeah, it was all very cool. Then we drove back to Solvang and went to help EG some more. Then we went to the church to help Brother H load up some tables and chairs in his trailer to drive down to Santa Barbara for Family Heritage Days tomorrow (which we are totally going to), then we had a lesson with EH and he is doing awesome, so that's good. Then we went and had dinner at the M's! You know the ones from Draper who have apparently been to our house before to play Bunco?!? holy smokes it is a small world! Let me know if she gives you a call, haha, so freaking crazy! Anyways, then we went and had a lesson with G who is hopefully coming to church thi sweek! So yeah, pretty cool day - love you!

Saturday 10/24/15 - Hi mommy :) Today was pretty cool! We had a lesson with R which was awesome...Then we went and had an awesome lesson with G which was also awesome.....I have realized just how blessed I really am to be in our family :) Anyways, then we drove to Brother C's to help him load up some stuff to cook beans with for a Family Heritage Days then we drove down with him! So yeah, got to go back to Santa Barbara. We got there and unloaded everything and helped cook the beans then we got to kinda hang out and see all my SB peeps. And we got to be the judges of the Pie Contest which was super cool! Then we helped Brother C clean up (Sister L sent you a photo!). Then we helped load everything up and drove back to Solvang! We helped Brother H unload all the chairs and tables and then we helped Brother C unload all his stuff and yeah, pretty coolday - haha, I love you mom!

Sunday 10/25/15 - Hello :) Today was Sunday which means tomorrow is Monday so that's always awesome because EMAILS!! Anyways, so today we went to Ward Council which is cool because the people in this Ward Council are cool, haha. Then we went to church and EH came but left after Sacrament Meeting but even cooler than that is that G came and stayed all three hours and had an awesome experience :) Then after church we opened up the font and had a lesson in front of it and it went so good. So that was really cool! Then after that we Sister M's house to have lunch and tell her about all the people we saw that she asked us to go see so that was cool. Then we went and did all our studies which was cool I guess since we have to do them everyday so I might as well just have a good attitude about them :) Then we went and had dinner with the E's which was awesome because they are awesome :) Then we went to Bishop P's to tell him about all the people we saw that he asked us to go see, so that was cool haha :) and then we wen tto the L's to share a message with them and get to know them a little bit better. Good old Sundays :) talk to you tomorrow - love you!

Monday 10/26/15 - Hi! So you were my only email friend today :) But then you hardly emailed me :) lame :) but it's okay because I got your letter today! Good for Dad and Isaac :) and good for Mallory and good for you planning some trips! Better send me some cookies :) and classic Nate and haha classic Nick :) geez, it's like I'm not gone :) and good for Grandma - sounds like everything is going good back home :) Oh and that is cool Nick is going to work for RB, haha, better keep me updated on that! Anyways so about my day :) So at 6:30 am we helped RS put his couch in his van, then we cleaned and then did studies then went to email - emails were totally lame today (thanks for asking oh wait not asking hence the reason they were totally lame - j/k - I still love you) Then we went to contact a referral guy who owns a bakery here in Solvang. So we went to B's Bakery and met the guy's son who is marrying a less active girl from Provo and he gave us free pastries and a tour of the bakery so basically ummmmm best referral ever! I am about to get really fat :) Then we drove to Lompoc to get the oil and tires changed on our car which took like two hours so that was totally way lame because we missed all of District Activity which was carving pumpkins :( oh well..then we drove back to Solvang and had dinner with PH and his family which was awesome :) The poor guy is the Vice Principal of the HS so no one likes him haha but he is cool :) Then we had a lesson with E at the church and now I am writing/finishing this letter to send off tomorrow - so I love you lots mom! And HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Love, Elder Greggy Lamb

Questions for the Week! (with answers :) )

1 - How is life where you are different from life back home? Santa Barbara was insane :) Solvang is like Disneyland :) There is only Summer - no Winter, Spring, or Fall...lame, Super homie town though, haha, it's like Draper with no crime!!

2 - How is life where you are the same as life back home? Friendly people :) There's a casino here :) There's a road you drive down with huge pine trees along both sides, it's awesome! You would love it :) lots of bakeries, kinda really fun!

3 - What books do you use for study time - do you use the books we sent? nope - haven't even opened them yet, haha - just use Preach My Gospel and my scriptures!

4 - How big are the wards you are serving in? super duper small, seriously there are only like 2 Priests, super cool ward though!

5 - Explain your "area" to me...Solvang area = Santa Ynez, Solvang, Buellton - allgo to one ward and me and Elder Levis cover the whole are, the next town is Lompoc - 30 minutes away

6 - What do you love most about where you are living? it's in the middle of downtown Solvang :)

7 - What is something new you have learned to eat & like? nothing yet :) pretty normal food so far - new stuff though is tri-tip - super yummy!

8 - In what ways have you seen God at work lately? haha ummm G :) E :0 finding lots of service opportunities :)

9 - What has been the most challenging thing lately? same old same old - missing home, getting along with companion, not having fun, long days, time not going fast enough

10 - What are some crazy, absurd things that are a part of your life there? Other than the fact that I live in a city modeled after Denmark? Ostrich Land :) or maybe Mini Horse Land :) or Michael Jackson's ranch..."Pink" the singer lives here

11 - What are some of your hopes? To be better today than yesterday and better tomorrow than today - to get through this and I don't know haha - baptize people - the usual :)

12 - How have you readjusted your hopes after being in the field for 2 months now? Just realizing that a mission is not what I expected at all I guess changed everything!

13 - How is missionary life different than you thought it would be? Everything about it haha - nobody could be prepared for a mission - it's just not real life :) no matter how normal you are or want to be you can't be because you are on a mission and yeah, I don't know...

14 - How is mission life the same as you thought it would be? Hard :) I'm learning to love this gospel more and more - more than I ever would have if I hadn't come out!

{I asked for 3 stories - he said he already told him all his good stories, but there is more detail!}
Story #1
I fed ostriches haha! They peck at the food super  hard so you have to hold on with both hands so you don't die! And if you get too close they will bite you :) it's awesome :) And I got to pet a baby ostrich or maybe it was a baby emu - I don't know. Then we had abelskievers which are Danish pancake balls and they are like a dollar each haha total rip off but you gotta do it while you are here :) The singer "Pink" lives here and Michael Jackson's ranch "Neverland Ranch" is in our area - and Ronald Reagan lived here and one of the members in our ward was a body guard for him and Michael Jackson helped pay for another member's home because they were friends :)

Story #2
Brother C is a veteran who lives right across from the church and has a super cool Danish house. He has survived like three different cancers, super duper sad - and one was throat cancer so he has a breathing tube in his throat but he is the funniest guy ever. He loves to mess with people. Apparently he thinks people don't really like him but I freaking love him so I don't know what he is talking about. Oh and BA is the High Priest Group Leader and is a rodeo cowboy - he is in his like 70's and still riding bulls, super cool! His son actually just won the circuit finals her in CA! Look them up!

Story #3
Me and Elder Willis did Planned Miracles whenever we were planning and didn't know what to do at a certain time and almost every time a miracle happened! Last transfer me and Elder Willis gave away like a box and a half of Books of Mormon which is like 50 books - so yeah, that was cool. Our last lesson with G was awesome in front of the font because he told us how much he wanted to change to be better for him and his family so it was really cool :)