We have some child of record baptisms this month, for some less active members we have been workin with, it looks like this will be Elder Stones first and only baptism on his mission.
This last week we have been doing a lot of updating, a couple of people from the bishopric think we may have been inspired to do so because all the stuff I started doing in this area, turns out is something required by the stake that they now have to do, while the stake is deciding new ward boundaries, there is a new chapel being built so our ward will probably be split.
How is the baby going and all that stuff turn out, when was she born?
Gotta get taking off but i love you mom
We did not do a whole lot this week so i did not have much to write about
Bye
Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
No thanks on the CTR ring.
That is funny that you have tons of snow, or at least got it, down in south east Alaska, it has been kinda snowy, but in the area of Alaska I’m in, it is staying about 30F-50F but no snow.
The work has been progressing well, we are having fun in our area, and doing a lot of service, we ate dinner with a professional photographer, so she took a bunch of pictures, I’m on a slow pc so I updated them in a smaller format, I’ll re upload them later.
We will be having several children getting baptized this month in our ward, one or 2 from a less active family we have been working with
The teenagers we baptized are still active and coming to seminary.
I just knew we were going to get stuff for plowing our house as soon I left, haha just kidding, that should help out a lot as well as the polaris ranger with the plow, by the way, I never heard any more about Danny’s dad, what is the news with that? from when he was in the hospital?
I have been fixing peoples computers, it gets me in the door to less actives then we can teach them. The less actives are who we have been doing a lot of focusing on, that is who our stake president wants us to focus on at this time, we have a lot of them hiding in our area.
Jeffrey R. Holland priesthood session was good, so was the first one about memorizing scriptures.
Also do you know if i might be able to buy a new winter hat, it’s about $50 I’ll keep looking for the one i want but for less $$$ also I am probably going to send you a package today
i love you and am getting off, also i got the hat for like $30 instead, thanks bye.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday, October 03, 2011
This week we watched general conference at the Willow ward building, and there were only 3 people at the Saturday session at the church Bishop Fishback, Elder Stone, and me.
That is really cool that you were in the afternoon session I was looking for you as we watched, that was a very powerful session of conference. As soon as I saw the Mayan, I remembered that Trevor was a cliff diver there, that is a cool restaurant. Did they still have a lot of robotic parrots and stuff?
We had a lot of fun for 6 hours watching conference with the bishop. I have been in this area just about 7 months and I have earned his trust so far as he has given me his account info and password for lds.org and the clerks office computer I have his password as well, so that we can update the ward roster for him
I might be here in this area for quite a while, Elder Stone goes home at the end of this transfer and if I am moved then this area will be white washed which is where both elders leave, which is really bad for a huge area like this.
I’m fine with staying here it means i get to see Christmas here and it would mean i can focus on the people that i have wanted to, I would enjoy staying. We are teaching about 4 or so people.
When you send the package for Halloween to me can you include some of the packets of nacho cheese sauce?
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 26th, 2011
My week has been good, I got my package.
I would like to write Josh a letter, although I forgot where he got called to, that might help a little.
I can hardly believe that Marissa went to home coming let alone with Britton, that kid has always been a bit...
Fall started here a while ago, there are hardly any leaves left on the trees.
Oh by the way, transfers are tomorrow, Elder Stone and I are staying six more weeks.
I am glad Danielle is getting married so soon and to someone from Idaho! Josh is probably working are air to air and air to ground weapons guidance systems such as j-dams and things like that. That is a good field to go into, and being stationed in Oklahoma means he is more likely to be on the design and testing end, than in combat and using them. A lot of weapons testing is done in that area of the US.
That sounds pretty spendy to fly to Trevor’s and help out, I hope you are able to spend some time with them.
love you.
I’ll send you the package soon as I find some more stuff to put in it.
I would like to write Josh a letter, although I forgot where he got called to, that might help a little.
I can hardly believe that Marissa went to home coming let alone with Britton, that kid has always been a bit...
Fall started here a while ago, there are hardly any leaves left on the trees.
Oh by the way, transfers are tomorrow, Elder Stone and I are staying six more weeks.
I am glad Danielle is getting married so soon and to someone from Idaho! Josh is probably working are air to air and air to ground weapons guidance systems such as j-dams and things like that. That is a good field to go into, and being stationed in Oklahoma means he is more likely to be on the design and testing end, than in combat and using them. A lot of weapons testing is done in that area of the US.
That sounds pretty spendy to fly to Trevor’s and help out, I hope you are able to spend some time with them.
love you.
I’ll send you the package soon as I find some more stuff to put in it.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Monday, September 19th, 2011
That’s a funny photo of Oreo, she looks kinda weird now, I am going to have to tell Elder Sutton what his dad said, he is my zone leader, hahaha. (So in our Ward Conference in Rexburg President Sutton stood up and said that he might have to stop watching BYU football games if he is going to follow the 13th Article of Faith because there was nothing virtuous, lovely or of good report or praiseworthy about their last game.)
I just got the second package today, there have been a lot of confusing things with it and its been annoying but I worked it out with the ups store this morning.
The other elders here have never heard of spud day, I told them about it... it’s an Idaho thing; it’s a lot of fun though. I’m surprised dad you don’t sound more excited about going to something called spud day, sounds like a hoot!
I’m sure the cats love it in my room nice and quiet. No one bothers them in there.
I told Elder Sutton about his dad and he thought that was funny he is in a ward nearby called Knick Fairview, his area borders mine.
There are a few different things in Talkeetna one of them is the place that was on TV for a giant burger it is a $34 burger I don’t know if it’s better than Big Juds I never had one, it was on TV though just tourist food.
I ate one of the meal worm suckers, the other elders where very surprised that they make suckers with real bugs would it be possible to get any scorpion ones?
I don’t know if he ever had a brother that served a mission there, his name would be winckle but I’m not sure, he was converted only 4 years ago
It’s possible I could train but I don’t know it would be fun though.
Elder Stone and I are working well together; we have difference of opinions but nothing serious.
Love ya
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
We did not get to email yesterday because it was a holiday and all the libraries were closed. We did service at the Fair.
Elder Wiegand, Elder Williams, Elder Cameron, Elder White, Elder Stone, Sis. Squires, Sis. Gardner, Elder Carson at fair.
I did have fun pushing old people, we got a cool guy named Phil, he was probably 80 something. We kept asking him where he wanted to go and he would say, "Wherever you want to go is fine". So we pushed him around from noon till 4pm and tried to get him to see as much of the fair as possible. He was a lot of fun. I found out later that he might be a member of our church, the lady said he said he was but others said he was not. The missionaries at one time were taking him the sacrament, the Elder I talked to who was in that ward said he really likes just being around people. He is usually in a ward (not church ward, old people home ward) by himself. I guess sometimes he has dementia. We spent Monday at the fair too.
Thank you so much for sending everything. When did you send them? I have not gotten either package yet. Combo of weekend and holiday makes mail slow.
The things we do on our missions are quite incredible, most people find it hard to believe that we are giving up this much time to serve the Lord, especially when they find out we are paying for our missions. I am very excited for the next 17 months of my mission, there is a lot of learning I still need to do and all the study that we do throughout the day is really helping, we also attend seminary in the morning and we are learning about the old testament.
Our days are getting shorter and shorter, we have had a lot of leaves fall off already, soon it we will not have much sunlight at all. It's getting windy and colder too.
I get to attend the temple tomorrow for the first time on my mission and my companions first time since MTC as well, he has been out 22 months, he has not much time left and this is his first change, so we will be in Anchorage.
Thank you for your love and support.
Elder Wiegand, Elder Williams, Elder Cameron, Elder White, Elder Stone, Sis. Squires, Sis. Gardner, Elder Carson at fair.
I did have fun pushing old people, we got a cool guy named Phil, he was probably 80 something. We kept asking him where he wanted to go and he would say, "Wherever you want to go is fine". So we pushed him around from noon till 4pm and tried to get him to see as much of the fair as possible. He was a lot of fun. I found out later that he might be a member of our church, the lady said he said he was but others said he was not. The missionaries at one time were taking him the sacrament, the Elder I talked to who was in that ward said he really likes just being around people. He is usually in a ward (not church ward, old people home ward) by himself. I guess sometimes he has dementia. We spent Monday at the fair too.
Thank you so much for sending everything. When did you send them? I have not gotten either package yet. Combo of weekend and holiday makes mail slow.
The things we do on our missions are quite incredible, most people find it hard to believe that we are giving up this much time to serve the Lord, especially when they find out we are paying for our missions. I am very excited for the next 17 months of my mission, there is a lot of learning I still need to do and all the study that we do throughout the day is really helping, we also attend seminary in the morning and we are learning about the old testament.
Our days are getting shorter and shorter, we have had a lot of leaves fall off already, soon it we will not have much sunlight at all. It's getting windy and colder too.
I get to attend the temple tomorrow for the first time on my mission and my companions first time since MTC as well, he has been out 22 months, he has not much time left and this is his first change, so we will be in Anchorage.
Thank you for your love and support.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Thank you for finding that stuff and getting the CTR rings for me I think it will be a big help. I can't think of anything else I need.
Things have pretty much been same old same old here as well, we are doing a service project today and Thursday pushing old people..... that is how they described it to me. We are pushing them around in wheel chairs at the state fair in Palmer. That should be fun!
It sure does help the missionary work as the ward works with us to help our investigators.
Is Chris and Rachel back yet?
I love you I will write more when I think of more things to say.
Things have pretty much been same old same old here as well, we are doing a service project today and Thursday pushing old people..... that is how they described it to me. We are pushing them around in wheel chairs at the state fair in Palmer. That should be fun!
It sure does help the missionary work as the ward works with us to help our investigators.
Is Chris and Rachel back yet?
I love you I will write more when I think of more things to say.
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