So close and yet so far.....

I imagine you are wondering what is this picture? Well...we got an e-mail from Kyle on Monday. More details to follow. I will just include the part of the letter that pertains to this picture:

'On Saturday I met (actually met) Martin Luther King III. We went to help out at a black history month program. I felt awkward because I was the only white guy there. The first set of pictures we took one of the security guards said, "Elder Heller, we are going to have the elders take a picture with him...so can you stand off to the side over here?" I thought it was funny.'

This picture was published on the church website on Wednesday. Notice the handsome missionaries in the picture. Notice the handsome missionary missing.
Kyle's mom thinks this is funny as well.

Letter

Letter from Elder Heller send out on Feb 8^th. Day before he leaves the MTC. Letter to E&A Heller

Hey y’all

How’s everything going`? Thank you so much for the letter! It’s a huge marcle booster! I hope y’all got my email or my travel info in case you didn’t I leave Tuesday (Feb. 9^th) at 8:30 from the Salt lake City Airport. Life here at the MTC is awesome. Time goes by really fast. I didn’t remember what I wrote in my last letter. My first day was very motivation and positive. I was anxious at first maybe even a little hesitant but once I started walking with my host I knew that I had made the right choice. I don’t really have any “weird” people in my district. There are 5 Elder and 4 Sisters and my teachers are great. I’m in a tripanionshio which didn’t go so well but I’ve learned to love them, mail seems to be slow here so I don’t know when you’re going to get this. I;ve grown a lot here but I can’t wait to get to Georgia. I have like 5 days and I’ve already packed. I;m looking forward to tomorrow. I get to do some service and make calls at the RC. Also theirs this cute cashier at the store so another Elder and I are going to talk to her and find out her relationship status and what not. I guess that’s one of the things about me that I may never grow out of. Well time for bed. Can’t wait to hear from y’all and hopefully see you!

-EH

1st Area

Kyle arrived in Atlanta, GA on 2/9/10. He spent the night at the mission home in Fayetteville, GA.
His first area is Decatur, GA. We got an e-mail from him and he said he is doing great. His companion is Elder Kwartdeng. He said the days are busy, and he is TIRED! It looks like all packages and letters will go to the mission home.:
Elder Kyle Heller
Georgia Atlanta Mission
112 Governors Square, Suite A
Fayetteville, GA 30215-4805

P.S. This is a picture I took of Kyle before he left home. What a ham!

P.S.S. This is Kyle's mom posting, not the usual talented Alyssa. (I hope she is proud of her technologically challenged mother-in-law. :)

Saying good bye from the SLC airport

Alyssa, Eric and Brooklyn visited Elder Heller in the wee morning, about 6:30am. They were lucky enough to catch him, he noticed it was Eric and Alyssa when Brooklyn went up to him and grabbed his bag. He was very surprised. He said he woke up at 3:30 this morning to go to the airport, there were two buses. and a TON of missionaries. some photos we took. The last photo is of the missionaries he was leaving with. He was excited to go upstairs and call home. He will be arriving in Atlanta around 1 or 2 ish. Atlanta Time!! :)

Eric thought it was funny how many missionaries there were...TONS :) what do you expect?

Elder Heller and his "group"

Departing missionary

Date:Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Subject: eparting Missionary

Hey yall!
So I'm leaving Tuesday, February 9th at 8:30am from the Salt Lake City airport (LV). Everything here has been goin alright except for i messed up my rotator cuff in my shoulder but it's pretty much healed. Here at the MTC we all have girlfriends that are also at the MTC but the rule is that if you talk to them then that means you're broken up. My MTC girlfriend is Sister Coons. She's cute. Well i gotta go but i'll be back on in an hour or so for about 10 minutes. Hope all is well with yall! Ttyl
-EH

letter to Eric and Alyssa Heller