Dec. 24 email

> hello is cmas eve! but yes i received 3 packages! everything is safe and sound and my comps and more than happy. and i did receive the package with banana bread and it was amazingly delicious everyone enjoyed it. our mission had a party the 17th were 3 out of the 9 zones in the mission got together up in the town of globe up in the mountains and had skits and a good lunch and stuff had a white elephant x change so it was alright nothing way special but im not complaining. the whole calling thing is kind of weird i guess i just dont know much but we will call inbetween 10 to 3 if there is a better time let me now asap. its good to hear logan and colton are doing good thats cool that colton gf is in the ward. but yeah that would be really neat if diane visited me just tell her to call the pres up and he will give me her number no problem. but it seems like christmas has been pretty crazy back home i miss it but everything is going to be fun here too. tonight we are going with a family to the temple to see the lights and then their house to make gingerbread houses and they're cooking us steak and just going to have a fun night then tomorrow we go to the same ward mission leaders house that we went to thanksgiving he is way cool and were going to his parents for breakfast in the morning tell 10 then her parents at 3 and party and eat i guess and thats all we have planned so it should be really fun. thats good that everyone enjoys the cards i am almost 100 percent that i sent one to mandy that is crazy i will send her another i guess. you want some details about my days in tempe hah im in mesa details will be good on the phone but yeah everyone gets along everyone is different but for the most part everyone is pretty chill we all have the same purpose and there is never fist thrown so its a good time we are in a threesome right now cuz one of the other elders went home for school but its not as bad as i thought we are having fun with it so..but everything is good work wise everyone is been really busy with Christmas haven't taught any lessons but just done some good visiting and caroling and stuff its fun we went last night with one of ward mission leaders who has 4 adopted mexican kids who are the cutest kids ever but i think thats it for now so enjoy and will talk to you tomorrow!
> love elder knaphus

Elder "Cool"

Cute hair and shades?

December 10 email

> hello. doing great and how about you. . it is awesome to hear that the utes are headed to the sugar bowl against bama that should be an amazing game and i think the utes should be able to pull it off you got to have faith. thats fun that you guys had the lights on party thats always a good time. man that is really crazy that riley is in high school working on driving and everything i cant believe it is he going to drive the cruiser how is that thing holdin up i miss it but thats good he's having fun with jr jazz and everything it sucks we havnt played basketball on p day for a while cuz no one is really athletic or anything but last p day we made these sweet knifes with deer antler handles at a members house whose in charge of mountain man rendezvous so that is cool. but it seem like everyone is having fun back home that is what i like to hear. everything is going pretty well here michael boutchyard got baptized last saturday it went really well. the other lady who was planning on getting baptized late dec cancelled cuz she doesnt know if she wants to pay a full tithe but she will come around she knows everything to be true so.. but the 78 yr olds we are working with are awesome we will give them a baptismal date Thursday and they love coming to church so thats cool. and all our wards are amazing just really picking up the missionary work and helping us out its cool thats one of the biggest motivators is when you have members and wards that will help you out. but thanks for everything i got your package fine the shampoo is great and there were some awesome ties in there thank you. for c mas we are going to our ward mission leaders parents house who took us to thanksgiving for c mas eve and c mas day they are really cool people it should be fun. but have a happy holiday season love you much
> love elder knaphus

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December 3 email

hello my feet are holdin up pretty good
my shoes are really nice i havnt had any
problems but its nice to take the load off
just take it easy at nights.  i have been
quite fortunate i havent rode my bike much
at all only like 2 times so im pulling the
first 7 and a half months in car thats crazy
i wonder how long i will stay in the car i
really like it but it will be nice to bike
too i will get a little more exercise that is
needed.  its like thanksgiving every freakin
night here. but thats is awesome to hear about
the utes man i look at those pics of the game
everyday and it gets me excited i wish i could
be there you guys should go to the game if its
in new orleans.  thats way cool that trent is
finally baptizing some fools he's a stud. 
thats wild dad turned 50 i cant believe it
and thats awesome they got hima gen x get
up those are the best.  but things are going
really well here teaching is going really good
and those 78 yr olds are doing good we finally
got them a good fellowship who are becoming really
good friends and we got them to go to church and
right after they turned to us and said when can
we get babtized so that was really awesome the
work is still going great last night was crazy
we were at the ward for a baptismal interview and
a crazy lady who was possessed walked in and wanted
a blessing from the bishop she wouldnt let us do it
but luckily the bish showed up and took care of
everything.  she was saying the devil was breaking
down her door and trying to tear down her
walls and stuff it was crazy but thats the mission
i love it so much and having fun.  enjoy the
holidays!
love elder knaphus