On January 31, we received our first e-mail from Matt in the mission field. Sounds like he is doing well and loving life. He sent pictures! Aren't digital camera's the best? What did we do without them! Remember when we used to have to wait forever to get pictures? Now, it is instant and I love it.
This is a group of missionaries visiting the the Cross of the Buenaventura mission up on the hill over Ventura, Oxnard and Thousand Oaks.
Matt says: "I'm in Carpinteria, a pretty little-ish town about 25-30 min south of Santa Barbara. Its beautiful! We're right on the coast, and we live with Bro. Sears. His house is 131 years old and is TOTALLY COOL! Everything about it is perfect! His wife died about 3 or 4 months ago, so he's kinda lonely and tells us stories from his youth and the war ALL THE TIME! It's way cool! I keep taking little videos of him, because the stories are AMAZING! I'll send some if i get a chance. He's 91 yrs old by the way, and we live in the back upstairs of his house and there's a kitchen and bathroom. Its pretty old, but it works! :)We tract everyday up in Summerland, about 15 min north of us. It's a pretty wealthy neighborhood right on the coast with tons of hills and really cool houses! I guess some people are rich, and others are not too rich... Haha! We give out alot of cards, but we don't get into alot of homes... But thats ok! We're planting seeds."
Here is a picture of outside of the house. Matt's companion is Elder Manning and he is from American Falls, ID. Two Idaho boys should do well in California don't you think?
Here is a picture of outside of the house. Matt's companion is Elder Manning and he is from American Falls, ID. Two Idaho boys should do well in California don't you think? Matt loves mail!
Elder Matt Monk
California Ventura Mission
260 Maple Ct. Ste. 120
Ventura, California 93003-3692
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