Haha sorry I didn't get that email until this week but my address that I'm at is
637 Main Street Unit B
Delafield, WI 53018
I should be in this area for six months. I did get that package you sent me too with all the meds haha. The airborne you sent me is awesome, and I've never seen it in those powder packs before. And all the other stuff is awesome and I had to take some of the nyquill the other night because I was starting to get sick again so that came in handy. Thanks so much for that and I'm sooooo glad that you didn't order the other shoes because I would have felt soooo bad. Thank you again for thos boots, they are very nice and will do me good for two years. Thank you sooooooooooo much Tawni, it really does mean so much to me all that you do for me. I am doing really awesome and am LOVING my new area and I love and miss you all and wish you all a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I'll talk to you next week.
Love,
Elder Patterson

Haha I'm ok it's not like I'm dying or something. I do have a huge jacket though but I haven't had to use it quite yet because it hasn't really been cold enough for it so I should be ok with that. I've just been sick because it rains a lot and the shoes I have, have a hole in the toe now and also they are not waterproof so that's why my feet are always wet and I'm just guessing that that's why I've been sick so much. I was actually stressing out because I didn't know what I was gonna do about the boots and I was afraid to ask for some because it seems like I'm always asking. Thanks though for those because I didn't know what I was gonna do. I am getting transferred though for sure and I won't know where I'm going until tomorrow. I'll be out of Escanaba though tomorrow at noon which I'm pretty sad about but it had to happen sometime right? I've been feeling pretty dang good though the past couple of days. All I have now is just a sore throat and a runny nose. And trust me, being sick hasn't gotten in the way of me having a lot of fun! I'm having a blast out here! I just wanna know where I'm being transferred to! Haha! Well I'll let ya go and just know that I am doing great out here and thank you so much for everything that you do! I love and miss you all and I will talk to you later!
Love,
Elder Patterson

Hey what's up? I got pictures from Brandi of Cannon, he's cute and it's crazy to think she has two kids now. I hope your trip was good and I don't know if you're still there but I hope it's still going well.
I'm doing good here still and am still sick but hey, I've still gotta be working right? We had a really good week and I've been having a pretty tough time with my new comp but it was good to see the work keep moving forward and it not being slowed down.
Well I'll let ya go and I keep you and your family in my prayers and I'll talk to ya later!
Love, Elder Patterson

Hey thanks for emailing me it was good to hear from you. That doesn't sound good with what's going on with grandma I hope they get it all figured out and stuff. I'll for sure fast with everyone and I'm glad you told me. I'll keep her in my prayers and keep me updated on the situation. Also see if you can find someone to go over and give her a priesthood blessing because she really needs that right now. See if Dane and Brian can run over and give her one or something. Thanks again for letting me know.
I'm doing good here and am keeping busy which is good. I'm still sick but I'm finally starting to feel much much better. I just can't get rid of my cough. My new companion Elder Kraus is from the Check Republic and is a great hard working missionary but he's completely different than my last companion which is taking some time to get used to. I'm the driver now which is really fun but not gonna be fun when it starts snowing because I really hate driving in the snow. Our truck has 4WD which is good though for the U.P. We are going to Green Bay today for a zone conference and I'm pretty excited for that.
Well I'll let you go and have fun in Texas and make sure you take lots of pictures of the baby and send them to me. Make sure you don't send any of her having it because I don't want to have nightmares ha ha. See ya later and I'll talk to ya later bye.
Love Elder Patterson

How's it going? Sorry I haven't emailed for a while I was in Green Bay last week for stake conference and wasn't able to email. I don't have a lot of time to email today either because we gotta go somewhere. But I'll just catch you up on as much as I can right now. Well if you haven't heard, last week while we were in Green Bay I had to go to the emergency room because I was having a really hard time breathing from being sick and was able t get the meds that I need to get better. As a result to that I am actually feeling the best I have in the last three weeks today which is pretty exciting because I'm really sick of being sick. Transfers are this Wednesday and I am staying in Escanaba for another transfer which is another six weeks and I'm excited to stay here too because this is the best area in the mission. I am however getting a new companion which I'm really nervous for really hoping it's one I can stand being with for six weeks or longer. We set a baptismal date with one of our investigators for October 23rd and I'm really excited to help her prepare for it and to watch her life just change dramatically. Well that's all I can think of updating you on and I'll let you go and hope to hear from you next week. Tell your kids that I love them and miss them and I'll talk to you next week!
Elder Patty

How are things going with you? Do you know if you're having a boy or a girl yet? My guess is a boy! How's everything else been going?
Well I'm doing good here. I got your cookies! They were so good, thank you so much! I should be sending you a letter this week. But yeah like I said I'm doing ok. I've had pneumonia which is not fun at all but I'm doing everything I can to get better from that. It's tough though because it doesn't let me sleep at night. Last night was actually pretty good because I slept for an hour and a half which felt really good. Our investigators here are all doing great and they are all still progressing and getting there. There is one member here though who needs everyones prayers, who is Tommy Chicago. A couple days ago someone stole his credit card and spent over $3,000. He has been through so much in his life and he's just trying to understand why he's going through so much. We've been working on getting him to the Temple and the closer he gets, Satan gives all he's got to stop him from going. So please keep him in your prayers as we get him closer to the Temple.
Well that's all that I can think of that's new here in Escanaba and I'll write you a letter this week and put anything that I may have forgotten in it. Thank you so much for everything especially those COOKIES ha ha. Love you!
Love,
Elder Patterson

Family and Friends

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing really well. I myself am doing really well out here. It was actually a crazy week because we spent half of the week here in Escanaba and then we spent the other half in Iron Mountain which is about an hour and ten minutes away from here. We did that because my companion and one of the Iron Mountain Elders comp went to Milwaukee for the week for meetings and so it was just Elder Carter and I all week. It was really interesting because we did a lot of finding by knocking on doors. We did that so much and because of that we now have three new investigators here in Escanaba and Iron Mountain also has a few more. While finding though we found a Born Again Christian who invited us in and really starting bashing on our church and what we believed. That's always an interesting experience to have.

Now that Elder Hofmeister and I are back together we have a lot of referrals to go to all week because of the fair. We have really been looking forward to visiting these people. We have been working very hard and been having such a blast. We work hard and play hard. Also to catch you all up on our recent convert Bonnie Kirschner. When we gave her a Priesthood Blessing a couple weeks before her baptism to help her quit coffee she was so amazed at how easily she quit drinking it. To this day she has told us that she has quit caffeine all together which really surprised me. She is such an amazing member and is really making great friends in the Branch here in Escanaba.

Well that's pretty much what we've been up to out here and I just want to continually thank everyone for all the support that you all give me. I pray for you all every single day. This mission has been a great experience and blessing so far. My Testimony has never been so strong before and is continually growing every day out here. Thanks again for everything you all do for me and I hope to hear from you!

Love,

Elder Patterson