Birthday Boy

April 15 email:
well hello sorry i didnt email yesterday. we were out with the patriarch. the guy we live with, he took us out to his ranch and saw some cool indian stuff. but it seems like all is going well. back home, preppin my room and stuff. that sounds exciting. dad hasnt emailed for the last 2 weeks whats up with that. i guess thats a good sign meaning he's busy. i did get my package and i think the watch is awesome. thanks so much for the b day package and letter. kinda crazy taht im 21. now i can go to concerts in bars. thats going to be exciting. it was a good b day. everything is going great here dont have a lot of time. we are going to go to some more service for good old jay lebow. he has givin us quite the collection of things. last time he gave me a painting and today we get another one. so i will have to hang them in my room they are pretty cool. he gave me an old school pack of b ball cards too. and so on. he's awesome. the couple at wal mart are troy and megan. we have had a few lessons with them. theyre doing great. gettin married the 24th and baptized the 29th and he is doin really good with quittin chew. monique is not doin good. we are supposed to have a lesson today but she went to the doc the other day and he said she doesnt have very long to live so thats sad but good thing she has the gospel. last night was pretty cool we picked up a family of 4 but no dad the machado fam. the spanish missionaries found them and they speak english so the lesson went great they were all open and accepting. then the harris fam another fam of 4 but the dad is stubborn. came to church and all seems like they are really progresssing so that was awesome. daphne adams is kinda struggling. it lookas like she is looking for excuses to not commit to baptism but. we will keep layin the spirit on her. then had a way good lesson with a 15 yr old named layne. really good kid. his 2 sisterrs are members and mom said she would make a good member so they should be coming to chuch and have onther lesson sunday so that looks real good too. so things are going great staying busy having a fantastic time. hope all is well back home. thats pretty crazy it snowed. yesterday out at the ranch it was 70 and my neck got way sunburned so i can barely move haha. but oh well. love you guys so much. have a great week.
love elder knaphus