Letter from Josh 2 August 2010

Hey Family!!

The week was pretty good. its good to be back, and to know that we will get to stay here for a little while and not have to pack my bags again. Chyulu and Mombasa were fun though. We went to a different branch in Mombasa then the one i was serving in so i didn't get to see anyone i knew really, but i will be back there again sometime next transfer so maybe i will see them then. in chyulu though they ride bikes and i have gone on exchanges there before and we always come back sore but this time my back tire got a flat and the closest place to buy the patch was a 45 min walk. the problem with that was that it was almost night time and we dont have lights on our bikes so riding at night is kind of like a death wish. so we had to get back super fast and it was mostly uphill and it was a ten kilometer ride. my legs were burning for about an hour after we got home and i was more sore then i have ever been before going on exchanges there. but it was a fun day for the most part.
So i was with elder Clark (the cousin to Jeff Harris) this last week while i was in Chyulu, he was actually the one i went on exchanges with. and i know you told me they have a lot of kids, but i didn't realize that he was the fourteenth of nineteen children. that is crazy, that is absolutely insane. i dont know why you would ever have that many children. i dont know how anybody could have that many children. and none of them are adopted. and the is only one set of twins. that means 18 pregnancies and births. it just doesn't make sense to me. i know mom would love for one of us to have that many grand children for her, but i dont think even mom would want 19 kids. anyways, he ways pretty cool, but that is way too many children.
Mom wantd to know what i am doing this week. so, this week we have two more zone conferences on tuesday and thursday. and then towards the end of the week, probably friday, we will start to try and figure transfers out. wednesday i have to do what is called the president report which is a big spreadsheet and some statistics stuff and also the reasons for why we baptized minors that dont have parents in the church. and then saturday will be p-day, and we will actually be here for our p-day so i will get to write on saturday this week.
I miss you guys, i wish i could have been there for your little party in sams bed the other night, but we will have plenty of fun when i get home. I am still very happy here though, november seems too soon. but for mom i know its not soon enough. oh, about how long will you guys be coming for? i just want to be able to think of about how long to spend in each place and we will do on those days.
anyways, i love you!!!!! i hope you all have wonderfull weeks!
Love,
Elder Harris





P.S. if you haven't sent the package yet if you could put some chocolate chips in there. they dont have them here and i am not wanting to take the time to cut up a chocolate bar just to make cookies. i prefer milk chocolate, but anything will do.