Hello Family! Sorry it has been such a long time since I have written. Things are crazy here in Snowflake! I have met so many people that knew Grandpa. I met his cousin Dean Flake who got in and out of a lot of trouble with Grandpa. Grandpa's old house is actually just down the street from me! I love it here. I can't meet anyone without them commenting on my name. I've been learning a lot about our genealogy too. Last week I went and toured the James Madison Flake home. It was a nice place. We need to have a Family Reunion down here one of these summers. After my mission though! Last week we found a lot of people to teach. The first couple weeks I came here, nothing was going on. Then out of nowhere, people have been wanting to meet with us and it has kept us very busy. The busiest I've been in my mission so far! There are a lot of members up here. There are a lot of Flakes as well! A lot of people are surprised when I tell them I'm from Tennessee. They never thought Flakes existed anywhere else but Snowflake. Its very exciting meeting relatives in every ward I cover. I haven't met a Flake yet that hasn't been willing to help out with missionary work. I hope I can stay up here for a long time.
I'm excited for Rebecca to be heading out for her mission! Grandma's missionary wall just keeps getting bigger and bigger. We both will be serving our missions at the same time! I will come home one month before she does. We know you'll do great Rebecca. You will be so much taller than all the natives down there! My favorite memory of Rebecca is when we were little kids. She zipped me up in a sleeping bag and threw me down the stairs! I'm sure it wasn't intentional. That moment made me the man I am today. Rebecca, your testimony and standards have always been an example to me. Thank you. I hope you love your mission as much as I love mine.
Hope you all have a great month family! I will be sure to keep updating you on the happenings of Snowflake. Thank you so much Grandma for all that you do. I love getting the newsletters every month. I hope all is well!
Love, Elder Flake
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