I KNOW who I am relying on...

Thank you sooooo much for the package!!! Seriously I wasn't actually expecting you to get me that gps! It is so awesome. Ive already entered in most of our investigators addresses and some of the members. It will help so much, especially when I get transferred somewhere down the line. All the goodies you sent were great too. We chow down on those jelly bellies every day during companion study. Oh wait, dang it! Sorry, I guess I just gave it away. I already opened my presents. I couldn't help it!!!! Im sorry! But seriously, thank you so much. I hope you didn't spend too much on it.
We just got our transfer information, and yeah Elder Taylor is leaving. He got got to be a Zone Leader in Dothan, Alabama. So im taking over this area, and my new companions name is Elder Keesler. Hes coming from the Panama City zone where he served as a zone leader for a while. Elder Taylor says hes a really cool guy and an awesome missionary, so im excited. The best part is that he is only about 5 ft tall so im actually going to be bigger than someone for once Im really happy that im staying here in Fox Run because I just love it here and the people have been some of the gratest people that I have ever met. I am going to miss Elder Taylor though. He has been such a great example of the kind of missionary that I want to be out here. The kid literally runs off faith. Everything that he does is based on him relying on the spirit. Hes been great and he will be someone who I will definitely keep in contact with when I get home.
This week has been a fun week. We got a lot accomplished. We are working with this lady named Dixie Bowman who is just about the coolest old lady that I have ever met. She is as southern as can be. Weve been helping her out in her yard which is completely overgrown with thick trees and bushes about 6 ft tall. Were working on clearing it all out for her. I don't even want to talk about the ridiculous spiders I have seen working in there. There are brown recluses all over out here. I guess when you get bit, the poison just starting eating away at your flesh and it keeps going until you get the anti-venom. I saw some picture at a members house of him when he got bit and her had a hole in his back about the size of a gratefruit and about 3 inches deep. He said every day for a few months he had to scoop out the green decaying flesh. So anyways, that gives you kind of a good idea of the type of bugs im working around out here. Don't ever make fun of me again for my fear of spiders because you havnt worked out here in the south! Haha j/k. But anyways, pray for Dixie, she has a hard time believing more than just the bible but she would be such an awesome member.
Then There is Jim and Debbie coy who are an awesome older couple we are teaching. They totally believe the Book of Mormon and are progressing a lot so keep them in your prayers as well. The others are Lisa Eisner and her son Michael, Kathy Pack, Andrea Johnson, Ivan Juarez, and a less active girl named Eva. These are our main progressing investigators so yeah that would be so awesome if you could keep them in your prayers. These people are amazing, I havnt met to many people in my life that have had better hearts.
I cant believe Eric is home already!! What in the world! That's so awesome. I bet his brother is so happy to see him. Brett just hit his 13 month mark. That really just blows my mind. Time really is flying by out here. In just a couple weeks will be my 4 month mark. There has been some hard times but overall, I wish time would slow down just a little bit. Ive learned so much about myself out here and more importantly ive become so much closer to my savior. It hurts me to see people out here who say they know God and say they are saved, but really they just see God as some mysterious amoeba floating around in space somewhere. I am so grateful that I KNOW who I am relying on and that I KNOW exactly who am praying to when I kneel down at night. I am grateful that I Know that God sent his son to the earth to atone for the sins of all of us, and that I KNOW he lives again, with a glorified body of flesh and bones that is as tangible as can be. We KNOW who God is. And because we know this, we know what our potential is and who we can become. Is there any greater knowledge than this? I couldn't be happier than I am right now, knowing exactly who I am serving, and knowing what he has done for me.
Thank you so much for everything, for raising me the way you did. Mome- You're the best mom ever. I love you sooo much. Dad- I miss you and love you with all my heart. I miss you both. Im glad to here all is well back at home. I still cant believe you guys got that boat haha. AWSOME! Well I gots to go. I LOVE YOU!!!!!
Love, Elder Joshua Burnham
p.s. Were about to play basketball at the stake center with the entire Zone. Im excited:)