The congratulations, apology accepted, travel plans, and BYU.

Hey you! Thanks for your letter! It meant a lot to me. I'm so excited for you and what a great place to be called to. I know there are people in Dallas ready to hear the wonderful message of this gospel that you are bringing!

I want you to know that I really appreciate your apology. Please know that you are forgiven.. I am so grateful for the friendship that we've shared for the past four years. I hope you know what a great person you are in my eyes, honestly, I could not have asked for a better x-boyfriend! Even from the beginning I've always wondered how we would be at this point in our lives, after we were graduated from high school and you're about to go on your mission...I'm so happy and I feel you are too and we're still great friends! It's more than I hoped for, thank you!

Anyway, Michelle's been here in San Clemente this past weekend and I'm actually at the beach right now writing you this letter. I'm way excited to come to UT, my whole family is going to be there, even Ben and Heidi. Michelle, Erika, and I are driving to Mesquite Wednesday afternoon then driving the rest of the way Thursday. I'll be in Utah till the 23rd (I start school the 26th). I hope we can hang out while I'm in town. Give me a call, I'll have my cell phone (801) 367-5679. See you soon!

Love-Jess

P.S. I'm waiting to hear back from BYU right now for winter semester so keep your fingers crossed.

P.P.S. It looks like I'll probably be able to come into town for your farewell. I'm going to need to find housing for school and I've got a couple other things going on that weekend like...my birthday :) It just might work...

The apology, the mission call, new roommates, and the farewell date.

(I hope you can read my cursive)

First off I would like to say I'm sorry for all the pain that I have caused you these past six months. Thank you for the awesome example you have always been to me. You have the strongest testimony that I have always marveled at.

If you haven't heard yet I've been called to serve the people of Dallas Texas. Things are going pretty good back there in Happy Valley. Bob, Adam, Mark, and I have moved into a little house down by the hospital. It's pretty fun. I'm surprised at the difference I've seen in Bob and Adam that I haven't noticed before. Some we stay up late just talking about things that we have learned about this gospel in preparing for missions. Mark is kind of struggling but I think our examples are rubbing of on him. Please pray for him.. He is thinking more of girls that anything else.

I hope your having fun down there in sunnyville. It's been record heat up here forever. Deer Creak is really low - Don't surf the waves too much.

Love-Brad

P.S. I don't know why but heres a picture, I took it myself. I go into the MTC October 2, farewell Sep. 29. If you can come.