Here you go!

Hola Familia,

Hey! How´s everything going? I really appreciate your emails! They are always so awesome, and I love the little details, like always. I got a lot of emails from friends as well, thanks a million! I can´t write back through email, but i´ll see what I can do about getting some letters sent out. I´m glad to hear Christopher is getting close to his camping merit badge! Keep working hard. Tanner, you put underglow on the golf cart? Ha Sounds like something you´d see here in Guate.

Well, it´s with a lot of sadness and a whole lot of excitement that I have the opportunity to tell you i´ve been changed! I received the phone call from the zone leaders and before I knew it I was in change conference! Saying goodbye to the people of Patzicia was one of the hardest things ever, and I feel like i´m leaving a bunch of my family behind. Even though that area was a definite challenge, I had some of my best learning experiences, and i´ll always remember the charm of the mountains. Hermana Per gave me a handstitched piece of Corte, and all the little kids were giving me a bunch of little odds and ends(marbles, stickers for the back of my plaque, etc...). Can you believe how giving and humble they are?

So here I am, RIGHT in the capital. I thought I was in the capital in Boca Del Monte, but now i´m right in the thick of it. I´m not going to lie, even though I was only in Patzicia for 2 changes, I was getting used to it, and now I feel a little strange here in the city. I´m not too worried about it though, that´s one thing i´ve learned, is how to adapt to the drastic changes in the mission. My new companion is Elder Cunningham, and just like Elder Cano, he´s on his way home. This is his last change, but instead of thinking a lot of home, he´s thinking about how hard he needs to finish his mission. I´m SO thankful for this, because he´s an excelent missionary, and an incredibly hard worker. Usually i´m the one doing the pushing, I can´t wait to just get out and GO! We´ve already had the amount of lessons we would have had in a weeks worth in Patzicia, and we´ve only been together 2 days. The Lord is blessing me, and i´m so excited. Elder Cunningham is from SLC, and reminds me A LOT of Jordan and Jason Melville, I just can´t decide which. Probably more like Jason. He loves snowboarding and wants a Subaru. I´m so lucky, he´s awesome. The area is a pretty good area, It´s called Monte María, and it´s really close to everything in the capital. There are even grocery stores close! Ha How weird is that?

Even though this has been a little bit of a surprise, i´m really excited for the change, and way excited to see what the Lord has in store for me. I know that i´m here for a purpose, a reason, and i´m willing and ready to work hard and give it my all. I have received SO many blessings, I owe it to my Father in Heaven to give it EVERYTHING I have. Thanks a ton for all of your support, just know I love you all so much and I think about you a ton.

I talked to my companion in Patzicia, Elder Arias, before I left, and he said he would be ok with getting the stuff that Brother Redd brings to me. The only other way would be to leave it in the CCM, but they will have to pay a small price. Maybe they can try to leave it in the CCM, and if they let them, great, if not, they can give it to Elder Arias and he´ll send it to me. Tell him to tell Elder Arias to take it to interviews. Really, honestly, you don´t need to send me much at all! I´m happy, healthy, and working hard. I don´t need any more clothes, just a lot of letters and pictures... There´s nothing better! The new lacrosse head would be awesome, and the shaft doesn´t matter, maybe just not the weird shaped debeer one... Obviously i´m going to need a ball or two... Don´t worry too much about sending me stuff, I can only have 3 bags. Keep it small!

Oh, by the way. Elder Lanham is my new Zone Leader and we´re going to be going on divisions again! How cool is that? He was just sitting right next to me at internet, but he left. You have no idea how much I love Elder Lanham, and how much he has influenced me and my mission.

Well, It´s time to go, but just know I love you all so much! The Book of Mormon is true, and I´m still learning like crazy! I´m so thankful for my savior Jesus Christ. I know he lives and loves us.

Elder Micah Melville






Hey family, here are some pictures of my most favorite family ever, the Per family. They have 3 missionaries out right now. One in Ecuador close to the temple. Tell Aunt Susan thanks a million for the email! Also, Tell her if she sees Elder Per, she needs to talk with him and tell him thanks for sharing his family with me.