November 11, 2010

Yes I did get the package. I got it from the Zone Leaders last friday. And the Cinnamon Rolls are really good. Thank you so much! And thank you for the letter and the pictures! I really appreciate it. I really appreciate the Mangoes, and jerky. Kind of funny but Im not in very much of a candy mood it seems like anymore. Every know and then I'll have a little bit, but not very much anymore. Well it is good to hear that Dad is ok and recovering. All he is eating is sweet liquids? Give him some apple sauce. or tomato soup haha. :-D Well thank you for your words Mom, I really really appreciate it. Sounds like a good plan. I usually do pretty well about staying focused and not worrying. So next week is transfers and I would like to stay here another transfer. Elder Nicholls said President pretty much told him he was getting transferred next transfer. And then Elder Steed (my great grandpa in mission prosterity and lingo) who is one of the assistants to the President, said Elder Nicholls is getting transferred. So will probably be getting a new companion next transfer. And I wonder who it will be and if I know them already. We have been trying to do more finding in our proselyting time lately. And we've had some succes in finding more people to teach. It is pretty awesome. Last thursday, we were on companionship exchanges with some other elders in our district and we had a pretty amazing experience. I will have to tell you more about it in the letter I write you next. But it was amazing. And Lately I have been seeing so many prayers answered and God really helping His children so much it has been so amazing and such a testimony grower. I Love Being a missionary so much, it is so wonderful to be an instrument in God's hands in helping his children, and reaching out to them in Love. The Snow has finally came here to denver, it is getting colder now. Luckily I have a lot of clothes to keep me warm!

November 4, 2010

Its good to hear back from you! Sounds like everyone had fun on halloween. It was pretty much just another day to me. I dont need or want money for christmas Mom. But thank you. I think the prayers and support you give me already is more than I deserve. But Some more Music might be nice for christmas. Efy music is approved. All motab is approved. Alex Boye would be awesome. Also there is this Nashville tribute to Joseph Smith Cd that is extremely good. That would be a fantastic choice as well. But thank you so much Mom. So Stephanie is out that is really good. Is Josh anywhere in the picture? I am praying for him that he will turn his life around and do better. Cause i really hope that he does. Oh We went to the temple this morning it was pretty cool, I saw Elder Galenzoski again. And we also stopped by Desret bookstore and I wanted to buy a copy of the last april conference Ensign cause we dont have it in our apartment. And that conference was filled with a ton of good talks and I was wanting to use a bunch of those talks to expand my teaching recources. But they were all out. So a copy of that would be so amazing! I would love to have my own copy, whenever you go to the deseret bookstore or are in the portland area again. I love you so much Mom. Thank you so much for sending me Footprints Mom. I love that story it is so powerful to me. I read a copy in my last area and it just made me start crying and the spirit came over me. It is an amazing story. I love being a missionary so much. I have noticed so much more happiness, peace, joy, and more special spiritual experiences, and times when I have felt the spirit so much stronger since I have been out on my mission, then I ever have b4. And I have become a lot more spiritual my self. And I know it is still quite a ways off. But I am a little worried about when I come home. Cause I have heard a lot that return missionaries decrease a lot in spirituality when they go home than when they were on their mission. And I really dont want to lose this cause it has been beyond descrition for me, such an amazing blessing. I just want to stay a missionary forever. I have been so blessed my comapsnions as well. All of the companions I have had so far have been so good. They have all helped me and I have learned a lot from each of them. And I do miss Elder Rambo, Elder Galenzoski, and Elder Tonga, but still get to see them every now and then. so that is good. The whole concept of time changes so much when you are a missionary. It feels like time as flown by but sometimes it feels like it has been a long time. Its different. It will probably all seem like it has gone by faster and faster near and at the end.

October 27, 2010

Sorry I didnt write very much last week. These computers dont let us have very much time. I did have a good week. We had Zone Conference and leadership trainning last week. It was pretty good. Elder Kent F. Richards came and visited the mission for Zone Conferences and leadership trainning. I believe he is in the first seventy. But he gave some really good trainnings about the Holy Ghost and teaching people not lessons. I learned a lot. We do have winterish weather in Denver right now. Its been like this for two days now where it has gotten a lot colder. It was staying pretty nice up until two days ago. It was like a long summer here in the metro side of the mission. I liked it and I dont like the cold so I am not looking forward to the winter very much. Me and Elder Nicholls get along pretty good. He was sick for a couple days which was a drag but he is feeling much better now. I didnt really like being a district leader ast first, but I have gotten used to it now. We have some really good missionaries in our district so its pretty cool. And District meetings are different when Im running them. But the one we had this week was really good. And I think I am getting the hang of it. Something I've thought about b4 that Ithink would be realyl cool would be teaching at the mtc. But I dont have any other reason to go to Provo except for that. And I dont really want to go to byu. But I will worry about that after the mission and figure it out. Teaching is going better. Lately it seems like its been really hard to get a hold of people. But last week we got two new investigators! WOOT WOOT! and one the week b4 that. So we are going to try and find some more people to teach this week. And tommorrow we are going on splits with the Zone Leaders. That will be interesting because they cover Half of capital hill ward which covers part of downtown Denver. And I've never been to downtown denver b4, but I have heard it is pretty crazy. Crescant Valley is number 2? that is weird. But I am glad we are in 3rd. Hopefully Ben Duerr gets back into the hang of things. Haha they helped you make hte Cinnamon Roles thats awesome. Can't wait til they get here! Bytheway at Zone Conference after Lunch I had an interview with Elder Richards. He said that when he got to the mission he asked president Maynes to set some interviews up with some of the missionaries so he could get to know them. We had a good talk. Elder Richards is really awesome. we talked about how a lot of returned missionaries go less active after they go home. And We talked about how that happens. I told him I wasn't ever going to go less active. And he Told me to tell you Mom that I am the Missionary you think I am. I'm really trying. And I really want to work and help God's Children come to him. Its good to hear that you are all recieving a lot of blessings. Did you guys get all the projects done b4 the rains came? I hope so.Thats good that Ward COnference was good. Pesident Carlyle is still the Stake President Right? Bytheway How are those addresses coming that I asked about? How is Brother Dare doing? Hey good luck with the missionary sunday thing. Let me know how it goes and what all its about. Hey do you remember the talk by Ezra Taft Benson that I used as part of my farewell talk? It was about the law of chastity. It is a really good talk and I was wondering if you could send me a copy of it that I could use for teaching and stuff vie email? Cause I can print it out here at the library. Thank you Mom! Also I was wondering if you could send me a copy of "footprints" to me, Its the story about how this guy had a dream where he was walking on the beach with the Lord. It is really good and it is a great story to share in when teaching and talking about the atonement. Please let me know if you can, thank you so much Mom. Since I have been a missionary I have been praying way way more than I ever have in my life. And it is so good to see and hear Heavenly father answering my prayers, by hearing how many blessings you guys are receiving. It is so amazing and so wonderful. Those topics they talked about at ward Conference are such a huge part of enduring to the End. Really the more we pray (sincerely) the more spiritual strength we recieve, and the more we read the scripture the more we can also have strength. Both of which we recieve revelation through and feel the spirit and can Be filled with God's Great love. There are so many blessings that come from those two things. And we can never do them too much. No I havent gone to the bank yet, but I will go today and talk to them about that.