Saturday July 26th 2008

Letter to Rachel from friend McKenna.
Subject: It's me, your best friend, and guess what I'm writing you an e-mail.

Hey beautiful Sister Rachel

I've finally started receiving your e-letters forworded by Laura. I had forgotten to give her my e-mail a few weeks ago when she had asked in order to start sending them to me so I've had a lot of good reading to do and I've spent about an hour doing so. But now it's my turn to write you, and give you an update. I've been meaning to send you a post card or a letter but it's really hard to find stamps around here. But I'm greatful that Laura sent me your email address becuause frankly it's cheaper, faster, and more convenient... imagine that.

So let's see where I left off, the last time I wrote you...

I would say first and foremost. Josef and I are doing much better and our relationship is getting stronger. We are happier with our lives and stronger in the Gospel. We still have a lot of work to do and we definately can do better in our scripture studies, but we hardly ever miss a FHE and we never miss family and individul prayer and of course we are always paying our tithing even though we are really poor. I really have no idea how we have survived without the Lord and the blessings of tithing. I started a new job at the end of June and only contributed 200 eur to the whole month of July for food and all the expenses that there are, and no none of the expenses have included clothes, oh man. But occordingly the Lord has helped us. There is no physical possibliity that we have had enough money but for some reason it's there and we are fed. I've never been more worry free about money in our marriage than now, when we really should be worried. I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about. Oh, yeah and we've started building our food storage. We don't have much but it's a good start. The week I got your last letter talking about food storage, our ward also had an adult combined lesson about food storage. So I took it as a sign and try to add bits here and there.

Alright now second: Kendall got married June 19th to Jamie Ellis and my parents payed for Josef and I to come to the wedding. It was fun and really nice to be un Utah with Josef this time. Exspecially since you were not there, I really felt a hole and kept telling Josef, man I miss Rachel. We were there for about 8 days since Josef sitll had the University and wasn't able to miss much more of school otherwise we would have stayed longer. But we got to spend some time with his family and mine so it was worth it.

And just before the wedding I chopped my hair off.....

"WHAT??"... I am sure you are screaming but it looks really good and it's so much healthier. I had been concidering it for a while now and you know me and how emotionaly attached I was to my hair. After much concideration I'd felt it was time for something new and I don't regret it one bit. I chose the style that Paris Hilton had in 2006 and it works really well with my face and hair typer. I attached some before and after pictures below. You can also watch my video here and see other pictures here
and here too.

So... anyways I don't want to take up too much of your time and I still want to have somthing to write for you next week. I'll write about my job and how much I like it, as well Josef and I are moving to Frankfurt on friday. Our apartment is SO cool and I will send pics of the changes that were made and the painting we will be dong this week. But I'll tell you all about next week.

I love you! I'm so proud of you and I am so greatful for your example to me. You are SO VERY AMAZING Rachel, and I know you can do what you are doing because that is what you are.

Love, McKenna