To boldly go where no one has gone before

This is Calvin's letter from last week. The week just slipped away from me and I never got it posted. I'm sorry. So you'll get lots of news this week! - Jessica

Live long and prosper! I'm glad to hear that all is going....... well it's going! I pray every day for you, and I hope things get better, or at least stay the same. Goodness, how time flies by, but is also SUPER slow. I can't believe that it's already preparation day! The weeks are going by faster, which is both comforting and scary. I have been learning a lot out here! I think I know now why people say that they travel to "discover" themselves, because I have learned a lot about who I am, and what I want to be.  I love how you talked about how the modem is doing things that guy has never seen modems do before! I thought to myself "Ok, so what Millennium Falcon modifications did Dad make to the modem?" I thought that was cool, but I hope the internet comes back up so you can get this email!  [Our modem was doing odd things last week also, so our internet was up and then down every 5 minutes or so for the entire weekend. It was very aggravating. The repairman came on Monday in time for us to get Calvin's mail - hooray! But he did say that the modem was doing things he had never seen a modem do before. Leave it to our modem to teach him new things. *grin*] I'm sad to hear Grandpa Homer died. [He's in fact Calvin's Great Grandpa Homer.] I'm actually surprised more than sad, because I thought he would live until the Second Coming! I'm not really beat up about it, and I hope that he knows how much I do love him. He was a great man! I hope that Grandma [Hargrave] is taking it well. I hope you all have been taking it well. I wouldn't mind a sweater from Grandpa Homer.  I'm sad to hear that the Huffs are moving. They are a great family, and they are just super awesome!   OH! So you are looking on google earth the Ottawa area, right, well I am in a little town called Gloucester, and our meeting house is in a place named Orleans, another town right next to Gloucester. Actually, we live in the apartments on Arrowsmith drive in the south eastern part of Gloucester. In the buildings shaped like Ys. (the church's link to Google earth is pretty handy.) Anyways, That's where I live if you're interested. We also cover out to Rockland. Oh, we live in the the north apartment complex, the two apartments that face each other, with a turn-around in between them. (again, google earth.)  Mom, keep the Book of Mormons, and put one in each common room of the house! That way you always have some scriptures nearby. [I told Calvin I would send him my hard cover copies of the Book of Mormon in French so he could hand them out instead of his nice, bonded leather copy, since he gave out what was supposed to be MY nice bonded leather copy his first DAY!] So, this week was fun, because we almost got into an accident this week! We almost collided with a car who was crossing our street without looking, but luckily, the Lord saved us that heartache, and our brakes worked perfectly, and we were able to swerve out of the way! Out here, there are hundreds of small miracles every day. Every day, something happens just perfectly, or at the perfect time, or something works out perfectly or something miraculous happens. Every day. It's insane! I cannot believe how much the Lord is involved in each one of our lives.   I love all of you VERY much, and I have missed you all dearly in this time away from home. I have, however, been having TONS of fun, and I wouldn't trade this opportunity for the world. Girls, That means you, Chantal and Miranda, love Sophie. Take her outside as much as you can! Spend as much time as you can with her, because I can't! I love you all Lots, and I will be sending some letters soon. I don't have much time to do that now.  I love you all, and hope that all goes well! Calvin