THanx I enjoy your emails as well. Yeah The Mission has been awesome so far. I am really really Glad I made the decision to serve. Its been the best most important decision I have made so far in my life. Sorry I havent gotten a letter back to you yet. I will be writing you today for sure. So Meegan probably flew today to go to the mtc? I will pray for her to be less nervous and to have a good experience in the mtc. How was meegans farewell talk? Tell me about it please. Hahaha That is Funny! I knew those two would get married. hahaha I will write Nick and Congratulate him. what does Bruce think. Really? Nick told me the same thing. Tell Bruce He can write me. Bytheway Did Nick Farmer already have the hearing for deciding the custody of his Son? I dont think I need money. I Used my debit card a few times for food, because my Msf Card wasn't working for some reason a couple of times. But There was nothing wrong with it, it wasn't over drafted or anything like that. It just didnt work so I used my atm card to buy food a couple times. But I can take money from the msf card to replace what i used to buy food.
Ok Kool! I will be looking forward to getting the Cinnamon Roles. Dont forget to put them in plastic bag as soon as it has been frosted and just baked. And try not to capture to much air in the bag with them so they keep better. Thank you so much Mom! I love our home cooking. Wow sounds like a lot of Rain.
So we had Zone Conference last week, and it was President Christison's Last Zone Conference. And last time we had to see him before he leaves. It was a really good Zone Conference. They talked about a lot of the things that they did while serving in The Colorado Denver South Mission and many of the Highlights they have had and many of the things they have helped improve in the Mission. It was really cool. I dont know if I told you this already but President Christison was called personally on his Son's cell Phone by President Monson To serve as the Mission President of the CDSM and then I think it was last winter He saw President Monson at a Motab Concert in Denver. And he asked him if he could extend his Service time as Mission President. But President Monson told him he couldn't let him do that. Cause it would cause a bunch of problems all over the church. So He told him he has to let the new Mission President take over when he gets here. And Go home when his time is up. So its sad, but I will totally see President Christison again after the Mission. And the new Mission President we have was called by the first presidency and he is suposed to be here. So it will be awesome to have another oppurtunity to get to know a new President. But I got to get going.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
June 23, 2010
Hey Check out this picture this is of me and Elder Rambo. And it was before elder Rambo got his teeth fixed. Things are going great here. We got four new investigators on monday! And two of them are going to be at church on Sunday! They are absolutely awesome! extremely nice, have already learned alot about the church and Joseph Smith, and they are interested in the Book Of Mormon. We are also giving talks on sunday for fourth ward sacramanet, and we are teaching some priests about preparing for a mission. Wish us luck!
Friday, June 4, 2010
June 2, 2010
Its good to hear from you, and thank you for the letters. It was awesome to read them. Im sorry i havent written back yet, but I will soon. OOOh Marionberry season? Awesome, you should send me some berries? Yes? hahaha Cause they are delicious, not sure if they will keep tho haha. I'm glad you had a great anniversary. Wow that dridge sounds like it is pretty awesome. And Dad walked accross it eh? Wow, cool.
well this is transfer week and turns out me and Elder Rambo are going to be staying companions for atleast another transfer. But the wards we cover are going to be changing. We were covering Fruita 1st and Third but we will be covering Fruita 1st and 4th wards. cause there was a Senior couple of Missionaries here covering 4th ward. But they left recently so we will get their ward and the Elders that were covering 2nd ward, will keep second, but also take 3rd. So we get to keep some of our investigators but some of them we wont :-(. And we are teaching a family in third ward tonight. This is the part member family with five kids and he and the kids are all interested in going to church and everything but the Mom is the Less active member that is holding them back. Tonight we are teaching them the Law of Chastity. They arnt Married, so it will be interesting, but they need to know. And they need to get married. I just Hope they understand why they should keep the law of Chastity. Pray for me please. Thank you Mom! All of the other investigators seem like they are never home, so it is hard to get appointments with them but we found some new investigators that are a lot mroe promising. We are pressing forward with Faith. I dont think I need you to send me any gifts for the families we are teaching. But I would love some Mangoes, and Some Cinnamon Rolls. I've had some out here made by a couple different members, but they arnt as good as yours. Send them freshly baked and Frosted and then sealed in a plastic bag with little air, asap, and I think they will make it just fine with spoiling or anything. Thank you so much mom. I love you! And I really really appreciate your support, letters, and prayers. Take care!
well this is transfer week and turns out me and Elder Rambo are going to be staying companions for atleast another transfer. But the wards we cover are going to be changing. We were covering Fruita 1st and Third but we will be covering Fruita 1st and 4th wards. cause there was a Senior couple of Missionaries here covering 4th ward. But they left recently so we will get their ward and the Elders that were covering 2nd ward, will keep second, but also take 3rd. So we get to keep some of our investigators but some of them we wont :-(. And we are teaching a family in third ward tonight. This is the part member family with five kids and he and the kids are all interested in going to church and everything but the Mom is the Less active member that is holding them back. Tonight we are teaching them the Law of Chastity. They arnt Married, so it will be interesting, but they need to know. And they need to get married. I just Hope they understand why they should keep the law of Chastity. Pray for me please. Thank you Mom! All of the other investigators seem like they are never home, so it is hard to get appointments with them but we found some new investigators that are a lot mroe promising. We are pressing forward with Faith. I dont think I need you to send me any gifts for the families we are teaching. But I would love some Mangoes, and Some Cinnamon Rolls. I've had some out here made by a couple different members, but they arnt as good as yours. Send them freshly baked and Frosted and then sealed in a plastic bag with little air, asap, and I think they will make it just fine with spoiling or anything. Thank you so much mom. I love you! And I really really appreciate your support, letters, and prayers. Take care!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
May 26, 2010
Its awesome to hear from you. And I'm really sorry I havent finished the letter yet to send it back to you. But i should be able to finish it today. My only excuse is we are only allowed to write letters on p-day. And we have been pretty busy. Im sorry I havent finished the letter sooner but It will be sent soon! I promise. Hey emails are good too, its just only get a half an hour to email on pdays, so I have more time to write letters usually than email. That is why I like letters better.
That is awesome Dan, I am really really glad you are enjoying working at the hospital in Corvallis, That is funny about Naomi. And that is awesome that you have already used your experiece for good at ur new job. That is sad about that girl that is parallised on the left side of her body tho. But that is awesome how you helped her Dan. Nice Job. You're Awesome.
Yeah you were telling me about how you're are getting into mountaineering even more in your letter. That is awesome. I am a little jealous that yu get to mountain climbing and I do not tho. It is an unapproved activity for missionaries, just like swimming, four weeling, skiing etc.
We will have to go mountain climbing when I get back. And after the mission we can come over here and climb a few of the mountains, like The Monument we could Mountain Climb over here. 28,000 feet that is really high up! That is crazy. Fruita is like 4,400 some feet in elevation, and Denver is like 5,000 some feet.
Hi Jenn! Wow sounds liek you are really enjoying your break. Good luck with the Quilt!
I miss you too Jenn! But dont worry I wont be gone forever, I'll see you again in a while. That is a lot of books to read, I wish I had more time to read. We only get about an hour of personal study to read a day. And I just love reading the Scriptures and Preach My Gospel, and I want to read Jesus the Christ and the reast of the missionary approved library but I never have enough time. So you are lucky to have all of that time to read. Enjoy it! haha.
I am having a lot and a lot of fun as a missionary. It is so incredible. I Love it out here In Fruita, the people are so nice. Its crazy that its already been three months since I left. But in Those three months I have learned more and grown more, and come closer to Christ than I ever would've without serving a mission. I miss you both but dont forget I love you too, and I am really happy for you and how awesome things are going for you. Take care! You will get my letter soon!
That is awesome Dan, I am really really glad you are enjoying working at the hospital in Corvallis, That is funny about Naomi. And that is awesome that you have already used your experiece for good at ur new job. That is sad about that girl that is parallised on the left side of her body tho. But that is awesome how you helped her Dan. Nice Job. You're Awesome.
Yeah you were telling me about how you're are getting into mountaineering even more in your letter. That is awesome. I am a little jealous that yu get to mountain climbing and I do not tho. It is an unapproved activity for missionaries, just like swimming, four weeling, skiing etc.
We will have to go mountain climbing when I get back. And after the mission we can come over here and climb a few of the mountains, like The Monument we could Mountain Climb over here. 28,000 feet that is really high up! That is crazy. Fruita is like 4,400 some feet in elevation, and Denver is like 5,000 some feet.
Hi Jenn! Wow sounds liek you are really enjoying your break. Good luck with the Quilt!
I miss you too Jenn! But dont worry I wont be gone forever, I'll see you again in a while. That is a lot of books to read, I wish I had more time to read. We only get about an hour of personal study to read a day. And I just love reading the Scriptures and Preach My Gospel, and I want to read Jesus the Christ and the reast of the missionary approved library but I never have enough time. So you are lucky to have all of that time to read. Enjoy it! haha.
I am having a lot and a lot of fun as a missionary. It is so incredible. I Love it out here In Fruita, the people are so nice. Its crazy that its already been three months since I left. But in Those three months I have learned more and grown more, and come closer to Christ than I ever would've without serving a mission. I miss you both but dont forget I love you too, and I am really happy for you and how awesome things are going for you. Take care! You will get my letter soon!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
May 19, 2010
Yeah it is amazing to think how big the universe is and how much stuff is out there. We know that Christ Created this world, and many others like unto it Like it says In Moses Chapter one. All for his own purpose. And they arnt numbered unto us, but they are numbered to him. It makes me think of the song, If you could High To Kolob #284. Its truly amazing too think about how many other worlds there are out there. And how the Universe is always expanding. And there is plenty more room out there for many, many more worlds to be created. God's plan for us is so beautiful, and wonderful, beyond our own mortal comprehension.
Thanx for the Quote. That is a good one. It sounds familialar. We got to have interviews with President Christison Last Saturday. He set these up cause he is leaving soon and wanted to get a chance to meet with all of the missionaries for one last personal interview before he left. So he came to our Zone last saturday. And we also got to have some good trainings from the Assistants. WHo are Elder Forsyth, and Elder Steed. Elder Steed is actually my great Grandad in the mission. In the Mission, your trainor is your dad. So Elder Steed Trained Elder Franklin, Elder Franklin Trained Elder Rambo, and Elder Rambo trained me. So he is my Mission Great Grandad. And he is an Awesome missionary. We went up on top of the Moument (which is a big mountain Plateau nearby) to a place called the Devil's Kitchen, it was a little hike and a cool rock formation. It was awesome while we were up there, President Christison Told us a bunch about the life of Joseph Smith and answered some questions. He said a lot of stuff that I had never heard or known before. He said the church has recently compiled and gathered a whole bunch of Joseph Smith Papers that will be published soon by the church. Which will be cool. President Christison is so awesome. In my interview with him he told me some things that was exactly what i needed to hear. When we were driving to meet that saturday morning, one of the other Elders Said when we get up on the monument President is probably going to call Down Brigham Young to toalk to us about Missionary work. hahaha It was funny, but President Christison is very inspired and very intune with the spirit. He's been an awesome mission president.
Thanx for the Quote. That is a good one. It sounds familialar. We got to have interviews with President Christison Last Saturday. He set these up cause he is leaving soon and wanted to get a chance to meet with all of the missionaries for one last personal interview before he left. So he came to our Zone last saturday. And we also got to have some good trainings from the Assistants. WHo are Elder Forsyth, and Elder Steed. Elder Steed is actually my great Grandad in the mission. In the Mission, your trainor is your dad. So Elder Steed Trained Elder Franklin, Elder Franklin Trained Elder Rambo, and Elder Rambo trained me. So he is my Mission Great Grandad. And he is an Awesome missionary. We went up on top of the Moument (which is a big mountain Plateau nearby) to a place called the Devil's Kitchen, it was a little hike and a cool rock formation. It was awesome while we were up there, President Christison Told us a bunch about the life of Joseph Smith and answered some questions. He said a lot of stuff that I had never heard or known before. He said the church has recently compiled and gathered a whole bunch of Joseph Smith Papers that will be published soon by the church. Which will be cool. President Christison is so awesome. In my interview with him he told me some things that was exactly what i needed to hear. When we were driving to meet that saturday morning, one of the other Elders Said when we get up on the monument President is probably going to call Down Brigham Young to toalk to us about Missionary work. hahaha It was funny, but President Christison is very inspired and very intune with the spirit. He's been an awesome mission president.
Monday, May 17, 2010
May 5, 2010
I'm really not sure what time we will be able to call on sunday. Probably after Church sometime. We cover two wards. and the first ward meets at 9 and the second one meets at 1, but we are an hour ahead over here from you. uhm but we dont stay all three hours of the meeting unless we have an investigator there. Sorry I can't be more specific, my companion doesnt know what time we will be calling either. That's awesome, Daniel is old. haha dont tell him I said that. Im glad he is liking his Job. I dont think there really is a secret to cooking the steaks other than this, watch them carefully and dont overcook them. Rare is the best. You're welcome for the letter. Thats good to hear that you are having a good time teaching. I got you a Mother's Day Card, Hopefully it will make it over b4 mothersday! I hope you have a wonderful Mother's day Mom. Cause you are the best. I remember you wrote to me in a letter, or was it a card?, when I was in the mtc I read it. And i remember you said you Hope I realize the love the lord has for me, and you said it is important that I develop my own relationship with him. And that brings me to me next topic. we had Zone Conference last friday and it was absolutely phenonomal. President Christison is so awesome. I have only known him for a few months, and Ive only seen and talked to him a couple of times but I love him a lot. And I am going to miss him when he is released and we get a new mission president. But the Highlight of Zone Conference was a Silent lesson we had. We all came to the chapel completely quietly with no one talking. And we were instructed from slides on a projector about what we needed to do. The hole thing was all about helping us develop our own personal relationship with the savior and feel his love. It was so amazing. I felt His Love For me more than I ever have b4. It was so beautiful. And I have developed my own relation ship with him. I know Christ and Heavenly Father care about me very very much, and Know me better than I even know myself. I will write more about it in my next letter but it was so wonderful. I know that there is no greater thing, nor more joyful thing I could be doing with my life right now, than serving the Lord.
I too have memorized a few songs. Songs truly do have a great power of inviting the spirit. I think My favorite song, or atleast one of them, I have a lot, that invites the spirit is the Words of Joseph Smith's First Prayer, to the melody of Come Thou Fount(which isnt in the hymnbook). But It has to be sung well, if it sounds bad it wont have the same effect.
I too have memorized a few songs. Songs truly do have a great power of inviting the spirit. I think My favorite song, or atleast one of them, I have a lot, that invites the spirit is the Words of Joseph Smith's First Prayer, to the melody of Come Thou Fount(which isnt in the hymnbook). But It has to be sung well, if it sounds bad it wont have the same effect.
April 21, 2010
I finally got the package you sent me! Thank you so much! I am thouroughly enjoying the magoes. They are delicious, and thanx for all the candy, i was expecting a bunch of candy haha. And thanx for the Brownies. I also Got your letters, I have been writing another letter to send you, but I was not able to finish it last pday, there was just a bunch of stuff i want to write about. But i am for sure going to finish it today and send it! Thanx, Fruita is awesome! Very loving and kind members, and a lot of the ppl hear are very friendly and easy to talk to. Elder Rambo got one of his teeth replaced yesterday. They were suposed to put both of his Vineers on, but there was a defect in one of them, so he is getting the other one today. And this week is transfer week. And we are having pday one day early than usual because transferday is on wednesday instead of thursday like they usually are. They are doing this because one of the sister missionaries is going Home and she had to leave a day early for some reason or other. But I found out yesterday whether or not i was getting transferred...............(
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