Hey, thanks for keeping me up to date with Grandma. I was at the Chicago Temple the other night and I was praying for her in there. I'm so happy to hear that she was not only ably to get a new heart but is doing so well after the surgery. I'm also glad that she was able to get it before Christmas too.
Well I'm doing good here still and as I said, I was able to go to the Temple with my first companion because a member in Escanaba was going through before his mission and he wanted us to come to that. He was escorted by the previous mission president and I was able to meet him for the first time because he got released a couple days before I came out. I'm heard so much about him and now I know what a great guy he is. He is just full of inspiration. We really had such a blast there and now I just can't believe that it's almost Christmas! Time really does fly by so fast. I hit my six month mark last week which is really crazy because I still feel like I just got here. I really am doing great and am staying warm:) I'm so glad to hear that you guys are all doing well at home and are having a great Christmas so far! I'll talk to you on Saturday for Christmas and wish you a Merry Christams!
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Elder Patterson

Sorry I don't really have much time, but I wanted to let you know that I got your Christmas card today and I wanted to thank you for that. Hunter looks funny with all that teeth missing in his mouth. All he wants for Christmas is his five front teeth hahahaha. So how has everything been? Are you guys having a good Christmas so far? I'm doing good with my boots and everything. It's about 9 degrees out there and I'm doing pretty good in it because I've got a good jacket and some good shoes. We had some crazy storms last week. The weather today is nice though except for the temp. Hey I wanted to ask you to send me everyones phone numbers like Dendi, Dane, and yours, and moms new number so I can call you all on Christmas. We got nice new slider phones here with a full keyboard because we are gonna be allowed to text now which is way crazy. Anyways thanks again for the card and it sounds like you guys are doing good back there. I'll talk to you later, bye!!
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Elder Patterson