10-28-13

Annie’s Letter

Last email... this is weird. Hello wonderful family of mine! I can't believe this is the last time I will email you on my mission. This makes 82 emails. I think. I can't believe how the time has gone. At times I looked forward and thought the end would never come. And then I was on the countdown and I extended... proving me right! THe end would never come! And I was okay with that! But now I'm down to 4 days. and I'm not quite sure how I feel. I have loved being a missionary. The good times and the hard ones. My new favorite scripture is Alma 26:15-16.

15 Yea, they were encircled about with everlasting darkness and destruction; but behold, he has brought them into his everlasting light, yea, into everlasting salvation; and they are encircled about with the matchless bounty of his love; yea, and we have been instruments in his hands of doing this great and marvelous work.

16 Therefore, let us glory, yea, we will glory in the Lord; yea, we will rejoice, for our joy is full; yea, we will praise our God forever. Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long-suffering towards the children of men? Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the smallest part which I feel.

This is how I feel. I have loved being an insturment in the hands of the Lord in doing this great and marvelous work. What a work it is! I am so excited to see how the work continues to hasten, and to be a part of it! I'm pretty jealous of all the missionaries that get to stay here! But I have seen some amazing things on my mission. And I'm grateful for all that I have been able to see here: The baptisms of Kris, Zoey, Marcia, Braelynn, Josh, Kyle, Reva, Barb, Charlie, Miles, Joni, Ty, Ben, Bethany. So many people and lives touched and changed by the gospel. My own testimony grow. The mission split. 13 sisters in the mission to 71!  So many other things... I'll just have to tell you all about them when I see you all! I'm very excited!

So cool story...last week when I was going from marysville to Clearfork a woman picked me up from the clearfork ward to drive me. She joined the church years ago in France. She was baptized by an Elder Jameson. Who lives in...ONTARIO CANADA! Where in Ontario? Hamilton! Landon knows him! So we were able to get his address and phone number so she can get in contact with him. She just wants to tell him thankyou for teaching her. She now has generations of members and missionaries in her family. How cool is that!? Small world!

This week has been crazy of course! monday after I emailed I went to Worthington, then to OSU, then to Gahanna, then to Pickerington, then to Lancaster then to Piqua! Where I am at right now. With SISTER MEREDITH! She was in the apartment with me in Mt.Vernon when there were 4 of us. So that has been SO FUN!

So my plans changed, i was supposed to end in Piqua, but Sister Nilsen and I were discussing the needs of some of the sisters and decided that it would be better for me to go up here earlier. So I called ElDee and told her. Before I even got your message, dad :-) So no worries. I got that all worked out. I have just a few areas left. Today I go to Xenia, then to Hayden Run, Westland, and the Scioto. And then to Columbus on Friday afternoon. I'll meet you at the mission home!

I love you all and am so excited to see all of you! Have a wonderful week!

Love,

Sister Webb. 

Landon’s Letter

Hey familia,

This week has been pretty crazy with fun filled events. first off and the best was the one  Annie talked about. When I called Malcolm Jameson and told him he was so surprised and he was very excited to hear that. I think anyone likes to hear that the people they helped teach the gospel to is doing well. 

Also this week we had a Halloween Party so that was really fun! We found a family this week to teach and we invited them out to the party. They had a fun time and we are going to help them make a transition into the Stoney Creek ward because that is where they are moving. That ward could really use a good family like this! So I hope that it will help them in that ward!

Sandra also got confirmed this week so we were grateful that she was able to make it to church on time. She is doing great and the Ward loves her. We were told by the Relief Society President that she is amazing! So we were really excited for that.

I have thought a lot lately about the conditions in which we live. Not just the calamities of the world but also with our battles against the adversary. We have so much thrown at us that can have devastating consequences. But we know that a way has been provided to prevent this. We are to build upon the rock or our Redeemer our foundations and keep them maintained. We build and continue to strengthen our foundations by living the gospel. We must build our faith through studying the scriptures (especially the Book of Mormon which grows our testimony of the restored gospel), earnestly praying, attending church, attending the temple, give service, fulfill our callings, and share the gospel. We Repent or things we feel and see we can improve in our lives and constantly strive to become better. We make covenants through sacred ordinances by the restored priesthood authority and renew those covenants by partaking of the sacrament weekly. We are promised the gift of the Holy Ghost who will guide us in things to help us build our faith, things we can repent of, and bear witness of the truthfulness of the restored gospel and the blessings that it gives to us. Then as we endure to the end which is everything mentioned above we can be cleansed through the Atonement of Jesus Christ so we can return with our Father in Heaven. How blessed are we! I said to my self this past week I am so grateful to be a member of the church.

I am grateful for all of the things each of you do!

Rachel- where are you going to be staying next week? At home, a friends, or at Megans & Justins? How is work going? When do you take the ACT?

Natalie- Hope that you don't get too scared from Rock Springs I think it is scarier in the downtown section of Rock Springs then anywhere else there.

Annie- Holy crow you are old, in the mission field, I know that you are really helping out those sister missionaries and they will be very grateful for that.

Megan & Justin- I hope that Beaudee isn't kicking too hard. He is going to be a soccer player ;) or maybe he is practicing dribbling a basketball ;)

Mom- Wow I can't believe you get to be Sister Webbs companion. That is so awesome! Oh I don't know yet for Christmas so let me think about it.

Dad- That's awesome that general authorities stopped by. I hope that I get to see some more. I have only seen 2 here Which is pretty good so I hope that I see at least an Apostle hopefully!

I love you all.

Love your favorite Brother, Elder, and Son

Elder Landon Webb

10-21-13

Landon’s Letter

Hey so not much has changed since my last email on Wednesday. 

Our week was a very fast one, it's kinda like a long weekend for us. Weird huh ;)

This week we were surprised when a man walked into church and came up to us and said he had talked to some missionaries on Mormon.org and that he came to the closest meeting house that he could. His name is Dave Ketch. He has met with missionaries before and was very close to being baptized so we are hoping we can help him to get to that point that he is this time. He loved church!

Sandra was not able to be confirmed this Sunday because she was late. Which she is always late to things between 30-45 minutes. But she is an awesome artist. If I can send a picture of a picture that she drew of me I will. It is very good. 

Well I love you all sorry this is a short letter.

Rachel- I hope that they don't win in basketball this year. How is Koda? When are you taking the ACT or have you done that recently? Hope you have a great week!

Natalie & Jon- Oh man they killed Fitzgerald? Darn. was it a life kit or a lift kit? How is it in Rock Springs. Is there anyone there I would now at the college?

Annie- Oh man I can't believe what is going on! Are you going to be traveling around the mission to different sisters for 2 weeks? Or what is it you are doing?

Megan & Justin- I hear that Beaudee is  pretty spoiled already. Are you still working Megan? Are you going to go back or just stay home and take care of him?

Mom- Wow I can't believe the Bishopric. It's an old bishopric this time not younger like the last. How long has President Isom been stake president? 

Dad- I'm glad you had the missionaries over this week. How was your drive to Cheyenne? Hope that you travel safely especially in this time of the year!

I love you all,

Love your favorite son, brother, and elder

Elder Landon Webb

Annie’s Letter

Hello wonderful family! Wow! This week has just been all sorts of craziness! So here's how it's gone!

Monday: we had some fantastic lessons with our investigators, it was SO good to see them all one more time! Hopefully on November 2 there will be a baptism of one of them we get to attend!

Tuesday: Packed up and headed to transfers! We got my stuff loaded in the car and then Sister Arnell started unpacking it and taking it back into the apartment. Transfers was crazy, sitting in the stand and not getting a new companion or area...crazy! I was crying while we were singing the mission song so some of the sisters came up and stood with me (cuz I was the only sister on the stand) it was very sweet of them. :-) After that we headed to the Temple. Which was awesome! Brother Scheck from Mt. Vernon knew I was going to be there so he went to that session too :-) It was fun to see him one more time. He is the funniest man from that ward. Kindof like a grandpa to all the missionaries. Then on to the mission home. I didn't have my interview with President because I have 2 more weeks still. We were all sitting there talking and I was just thinking "haha, you elders have to go home tomorrow!" Then I headed out to Delaware!
Wednesday I worked with Sister Webb and Sister McCarty for the first half of the day and Sister Bettridge and Sister Burke for the second half. They are fantastic! Wednesday night Sister Ellington came and picked me up from Delaware to take me to Marysville.

Thursday: In Marysville with Sister Shelley and Sister Chapman. They are so sweet. We found a sweet new investigator who came on a chapel tour later that night! I also got to see Barb and Reva two of my recent converts. I didn't go to visit them, don't worry. Barb fed us dinner and then we were out with the ward council and the YW President had planned to see Reva. So that was fun. She was so surprised to see me!

Friday morning I left for Clearfork with Sister Waldron (my great granddaughter) and Sister Hibbert (my great great granddaughter). It was fun. Sister Hibbert was the youngest sister ever! haha. She was so excited to go shopping today because she has never been shopping for herself. I hope she enjoyed herself.

Saturday we went tracting in the morning...it was SO cold! Remember how I sent all my winter stuff home... haha. I'm okay, I still have long sleeves and my jacket and some gloves and things, so I'm good but MAN! I can't believe it's that time of year! It was so good though because Sister Hibbert picked the street that we went tracting on and they have 3 return appointments this week! I'm so glad. It really made her feel like she was contributing. :-) Then I headed to Mansfield with Sister Hayford (my great granddaughter) and Sister Openshaw (my great great granddaughter). They had a baptism that night so I got to see that. One of the women who got baptized was excommunicated 20 years ago and it was amazing to hear some of her story. The Atonement is real for everyone! Always! It was so special. Mansfield ward also got a new senior couple that day, the Olsons. They are from Manilla! They know Jim Brandshaw and his boys really well. He also said he met you dad, over the summer. He was asking you if Webb was a Bridger Valley name. I don't know if you remember him. But it is George and Sharen Olson. They are wonderful. I'm so glad I was in Mansfield that day! INSPIRED!

Sunday I got dropped off in Mt. Vernon at the Rines because that is where the Sisters were eating dinner. I was going down to Powell with Sister Arnell and SIster Renouard to a mission leadership council meeting. And I even got to eat dinner! Eating is the hardest thing about traveling! Because everyone plans smart so they eat when I get picked up because that is when they are at their apartment. I'm very happy with their planning skills. And don't worry, I do eat. But  this was GOOOOD food! We had an incredible meeting with Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the First Quorum of the Seventy. It was on agency and responsibility and control. It was completely amazing! I wish I could adequately tell you about it over an email... but I can't. The thing that stood out to me most though was the principle of "being" and "doing." If we be with out do we are dead (James 1:17) but if we do without be we are hypocrites. So in our planners we have  a "to do" list. But we don't have a "to be" list. But to be is affected directly by what we do. So how effectively am I using my "to do" list. The things I put on there should not just be the menail tasks that I have to remember to perform...but also things that I need to do to become what I want to be. What Heavenly Father wants me to be. It was really good. Then I got dropped off in Westerville.

Monday: So today isn't really pday. I do get time to email, because I basically won't get a pday! I have to leave here in about an hour to go to Worthington so if we had pday then it would have been a waste of me being here. And one of the sisters here, Sister Glaab, really really wants to learn and be better. But President and Sister Nilsen insisted that I email. And the rest of pday was up to me. We had this conversation a couple of days ago. I knew what I was getting into. :-)

It's been a lot of fun floating and getting to work with all the Sisters. I have really enjoyed it. I really am a gypsey though...I carry around all my worldly posessions. Haha. That's not entirely true. My two big suitcases are at the mission home. But I have a cot that I lug around (I wanted an airmattress but they said this would be more comfortable. True...but it's a pain to haul around! And a little suitcase. It's fun. :-) I have met some incredible members. I am so grateful for the members willingness to cart me all around the mission! Coming up I have Worthington, OSU, Gahanna, Pickerington, Lancaster, Scioto, Westland, Hayden Run, Xenia, Beavercreek, and Piqua. That will be my last stop. The Piqua ward shares a building with the Sidney ward so I called ElDee and she will actually be picking me up there on Friday morning and taking me to the mission home! I will have an exit interview and then my new companion will be...MOM! So it's a little crazy. But it's my life. :-) It is so much fun! I've learned a lot from the sisters I have worked with, and hoped they have learned something from me as well.

Landon, do you know the Elders in Kitchner, Ontario? The woman who took me to Clearfork was baptized in France by Elder Jameson who lives in Kitchener Ontario. Her name is Susan . His companion was Elder Nelson. She was baptized on May 26, 1979. Do you have contact with them? Could you ask them about him? And get an address or email address please? She would like to write him and tell him thank you. She is the relief society president in the Clearfork right now.

Dad, when I was in Clearfork and Mansfield everyone was telling me about Elder and SIster Sim who served there in the 80s. They had a big ranch in Evanston. They have both passed away, but wondering if you know who they are. Also...do you remember Boyd, his dad did something with the water heater and Megan had a HUGE crush on him when she was little? Did his dad SELL water heaters? Because if so... the Olson's know them too. I wasn't sure if that's who it was...I only remember Megan was so infatuated with Boyd haha.
Anyway... I hope you all have a fantastic week! I love you! Can't wait for your emails next week! :-)

Annie

ps pictures...

-I'm a dying missionary. What can I say. All the sisters are taking part in killing me. haha

-The Olsons!

-The city that the Clearfork Sisters live in!

10-16-13

Landon’s Letter

So Sandra got baptized this week which was great! We are really excited for her. Elder Orr baptized her and as they were getting out of the font he went to go into the dressing room. Now the dressing room in this church is the same as the stall to use the toilet and is the only stall to use the toilet. Well as he went into the dressing room there was a homeless man sitting there doing his business. It wasn't even 5 minutes since he had left the dressing room and there was this man. 

"Opps I thought this was a public washroom (what they call bathrooms here). he said and he finished and left. 

Only in Downtown Hamilton would you run into a situation like this. Honestly that is not uncommon to have well not that specific event but something strange happen like that. We were laughing at it.

This week we have been just busy running around teaching. Honestly! Do any of you remember the demonstration of what my days were back in Windsor? Well my time here is always filled up with teaching. We have a teaching appointment every other hour of the day we so we sometimes barely have time for lunch and dinner. I think it was this past week we had a 30 minute lunch and a 30 minute dinner so it was fun. yesterday we didn't even return home. It was out skills and interviews so we say President and Sister Scott! We left that morning in our suits and then went out and never returned until 8 when we went to get a ward list. 

Thanksgiving is a great time of the year. I have so many things to be grateful for. First off I am grateful for the opportunity to have 2 thanksgivings! ;) I am very grateful though for my family, the opportunity I have to serve a mission, and also for the great privilege I have to serve and invite the people here in the Canada Toronto Mission to come to Christ. 

So just so you know this year completely made up for last year. We have 3 turkey dinners. I haven't had to cook or make anything for 3 days. We received a turkey Dinner Sunday Night with the Single Adults who invited us. So I saw some people from the Stoney Creek Ward! That was awesome! Then we had a huge turkey lunch at Sister Stahlers home which was sweet. Traditional Thanksgiving and traditional Philippeno food as well. Then we got left overs from another family's turkey dinner as well. Then another family took us out to eat last night to the Mandarin which is a Chinese restaurant. So we were very well fed this year!

Rachel- Man those boys must not have wanted to win then if they just let them win. Oh well. I hope that school is going well. I am glad you helped out with the swimming meet Keep up the great work

Natalie & Jon- I got you card yesterday. It was sweet. I really want to carve a pumpkin this year so I think I will! have a good week with school. Oh when does the NBA season start?

Annie- Holy cow you are busy aren't you! That is awesome. I know that those sisters will really appreciate all that help them with if they allow it! Keep up the awesome work. Man that's not a lot of time is it.

Megan & Justin- When are you pulling out the snowmobiles. Here people call it skidooing. Which is weird right? Are you going hunting this year as well?

Mom- I know the Elders would love that! if you want them there do it quickly. Keep me posted on the new bishopric. Holy cow I haven'e even heard about what Shaun has been doing. When are you going to put up Christmas lights?

Dad- When are you going to Ohio to pick up Annie? wow you will be right across the lake from me haha. Well sorta...ish. Well you get the picture! Are you taking any detours for that flight or are you just heading there and right back?

I love you all.

Love your favorite Elder, Brother, and Son

Elder Landon Webb

10-14-13

Annie’s Letter

Hello family! Thanks for your emails, I just love getting them! Only 2 more sets! crazy!

I will be traveling around so I won't actually know where I will be, but if you send them to the office, SIster Niu will get them to me. She's the best.

Dad, travel plans sound great! Make sure you call the temple and get a reservation. Also, Cathy Miller and her husband will be coming with us to the Temple that night! wahoo! Then on Saturday one other thing we will have to do is go to Velvet and get some ice cream. But we have to take Sean Martinsen with us. He is a young man in the ward and we had a deal that he had to have a plan for his eagle before I left or he owed ice cream. He didn't. So he'll just have to come with us. I love the Martinsen family. They are so wonderful. I am so excited for you to get to meet everyone! Also, Sunday, after Amish church we'll be passing through Mt. Vernon on our way to Marysville so we can stop at the Mt. Vernon building and see more people there. :-) In Marysville we can stay with Sister Heiselt. She is amazing and I love her to death. I saw her at the Temple on Thursday and she told me we could stay there. I will have Sis Miller text you her phone number.  As far as a motel in Mt. Vernon... the only one that is really... working... is the Holiday Inn Express. If you call between 9-5 to make a reservation, you can ask to talk to Marcia RIne. She is a manager there and a member of the ward. LOVE her! Also, it wouldn't be a bad idea for you guys to bring an extra suitcase. :-) You're going to want to load up on Troyers! haha. Also, Katie lives in Columbus so we should try to see her on Friday. Maybe her and Sean could come to the Temple with us too!

So the rest of this week was CRAZY TOWN! Tuesday as you know we had mission leadership council at the Hochstetlers. So on Wednesday night I felt SO SICK! We were going to the temple on Thursday and I hadn't been in 8 months so dang it, I was GOING to the Temple! But in the middle of the night...I was sick. SO Thursday we got up and went to the Temple. Then we had some appointments we were NOT missing.And a fireside we had to go to in New Albany. I had a fever all day I wasn't the only one sick. About 10 of us (including President Nilsen) who were at MLC in Danville got sick. The Hochstetler's kids had had the flu. FUn. haha. :-( SO Friday I just slept all day. It was sad. But Thursday at the Temple was amazing! The new movie is INCREDIBLE! oh my gosh I loved it so much! And it was so cool because while I was there I saw Sister Heiselt and President and Sister Wallis! When I was in Marysville I went to the Temple and saw a family from Springfield. When I was in Montgomery I went to the Temple and saw Sis. Heiselt from Marysville. Now I'm in Mt. Vernon and I saw President and Sister Wallis from Montgomery! It was so great! And SIster Heiselt of course. It was so wonderful. And to have the Young's there was just great. It was a very special day.

Yesterday at church they called me up and had me bear my testimony. Of course I cried... but I'm glad that I got to. I just love this ward. And I feel so loved by this ward. I will miss it here so much. It really is a home away from home. I'm sad that even though I'll be in Columbus for 2 more weeks I won't be in Mt. Vernon. I am SO EXCITED to go around to the Sisters areas though! I was talking to Sister Nilsen about it last night and coming up with a rough plan for my life. It will be great! It's going to be a hard 2 weeks because I will be working mostly with the sisters who are struggling but I know I will learn a lot and hopefully I will be able to help these incredible sisters out. It has been amazing to see how the mission has changed in the last 19 months. It is a completely different mission than it was before. I wish everyone could see the change that has happened, really in the last 2.5 years since President Nilsen got here, but even in the last 18 months. THe mission is doing really well right now and I don't want them to take it for granted. However, I think what has changed the most is me. Of course, that's so cliche. I know. But really, my whole perspective on everything, but especially missionary work has changed. Yesterday when I was bearing my testimony, I recited my favorite quote of all time!

I AM CALLED OF GOD. MY AUTHORITY IS ABOVE THAT OF THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. BY REVELATION I HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. HE IS MY MASTER AND HE HAS CHOSEN ME TO REPRESENT HIM. TO STAND IN HIS PLACE. TO SAY AND DO WHAT HE HIMSELF WOULD SAY AND DO IF HE PERSONALLY WERE MINISTERING AMONG THE VERY PEOPLE TO WHOM HE HAS SENT ME. MY VOICE IS HIS VOICE AND MY ACTS ARE HIS ACTS. MY WORDS ARE HIS WORDS AND MY DOCTRINE IS HIS DOCTRINE. FOR I AM HIS AGENT. MYH COMMISSION IS TO DO WHAT HE WANTS DONE, TO SAY WHAT HE WANTS SAID. TO BE A LIVING, MODERN WITNESS, IN WORD AND IN DEED OF THE DIVINITY OF HIS GREAT AND MARVELOUS LATTER DAY WORK. AND HE THAT RECEIVETH ME RECEIVETH HIM. WHILE HE THAT REJECTETH ME REJECTETH HIM THAT SENT ME. HOW GREAT IS MY CALLING! If I can help the sisters in the mission with anything at all, I hope I can  help them understand and believe THAT! Becuase it is so true! A lot of the sisters struggle with confidence. but it's okay. Each and every person who is in the great Ohio was called here for their specific personality and talents. The Lord called them here. He wants them here. And they are here because they can do it! The Lord really doesn't call the qualified. He qualifies the called. Look at me, 2 years ago, a mission was the last thought in my mind. But here I stand. A disciple of Jesus Christ, a servant of the Lord. I may not be the most successful missionary ever, but I have done what the Lord would have me do. Have I been the perfect missionary? No, of course not. But I know that the Lord is happy with what I have done with the part of the vineyard that I have been entrusted with. I am so grateful that I have been here and have had the opportunity to serve my Lord for these 18 months. I do not look forward to the time when I get released and I have to take my tag off. But I know I can have it forever painted on my heart. I am so grateful for the recent push for missionaries and members to band together. I am so excited to be a member missionary and to be able to contribute to the hastening of the work of salvation for the rest of my life! I am so excited to be able to go on another mission someday, with my husband! We have been teaching a man named Bryan and was was saying that he would like to go on a misison. We told him he could, someday with his wife! When he was saying the closing prayer, he prayed that we would be able to find men who would take us on a mission when we were older. It was very sweet. Mom, dad, start thinking about a mission. Start planning. Set it as a goal! I know you both served missions, but how could you not want that experience again!? It's just the greatest thing ever! And the senior couples are the absolute best!

Well, I sure love each and every one of you. Thank you for all the support and love you have given me on my mission. You're the best and I don't know what I would do without you! Thank goodness I never have to know! yay for eternal families!! Hope ya'll have a fabulous week! Work hard, play hard! And write lots of letters! Oh! And we love the pictures. It's so fun. Everyone was trying to guess who was who. Everyone guessed wrong. bahahaha!

Landon- did you ever meet an Emma-Leigh Puddicombe? She is from London, Ontario and she knows you! She is serving in my mission! Actually, she is being trained by Sister Nalls so that's kind of funny. Small world, eh? Happy Thanksgiving bud! Love ya, keep up the great work!

Peace out family!

Annie

10-9-13

Annie’s Letter

Hello wonderful family of mine! This week has been SO CRAZY! Where even to begin?

Last Monday: after pday...everything fell through! So we made one appointment happen and when we got everyone there (members and investigator) everyone was super sad. They had all had a rough day. So Sister Arnell and I pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps and had a "this is why life is great" lesson. we drew with chalk all over the church parking lot. It was fun :-)

Tuesday we went to Zanesville to help out one of the sets of sisters that was there. So that was an exciting adventure. They live with members. The members have a guest room. There is a loft with beds in the guest room. and guess how you get to the loft?! You climb the rock wall! it was so awesome! We had a good time and hopefully helped the sisters out there.

Thursday we had a huge miracle! We were out in Centerburg for dinner with a member. On the way home we decided that we should go visit a less active member who we hadn't met yet. So we went to her house and she told us that she wanted to come back to church and her husband has read the Book of Mormon twice and the Pearl of Great Price and is halfway through the D&C and she basically has his baptism planned! yay! We were so excited! They even went to conference this weekend and both loved it! It was very exciting!

Friday we had first friday (a street fair in Mt. Vernon) and it was so successful! It was awesome, thanks to Elder Fall. I will attach a picture of him. :-)

Saturday was conference, obviously, which was AMAZING! I absolutely loved all of it! I am so excited to read all the talks again! wahoo! We were in a competition with a set of Elders to see who could get the most chapel tours. So on Saturday we were about to leave the church to go to the second session at a members home when this guy started walking through the parking lot! So we asked if he had ever seen the inside of the church, and if he wanted to. It started to rain at that moment, and he had groceries...so we went inside. Showed him around, gave him a lesson, and extended baptism. He said he would if he knew it was true! Which is what we want! So that was super exciting.
Sunday, again CONFERENCE! Brian (the guy we found the day before) even came! We were so excited! It was such a wonderful weekend! We weren't planning on having pday until thursday because WE GET TO GO TO THE TEMPLE! So that's super exciting! Anyway, Sunday night we found out that it was still pday on Monday AND we get to go to the temple on Thursday! But we had so many appointments set up that we did NOT want to cancel...so we just skipped pday. :-) Today was the first time we had a chance to email. It's been crazy!

We had misison leadership council on Wednesday and it was so awesome! INstead of going to powell like normal, we all went to Danville (Amish!) So it was fun for everyone else to get to hear their stories and meet the wonderful Amish families and their kids. The spirit was so strong. Mom, dad I'm so excited for you to meet them! They are excited too!

So that's kind of been our week. We have been very busy but have seen so many miracles. The work is going forth! It's so exciting! I just love being a part of it! I'll sure miss it. I don't really know what is going on for the last 2 1/2 weeks yet...I'll probably find out next Tuesday. haha. But I'm excited.
As for the Ohio trip, i was thinking maybe a temple session Friday and see Katie. then do the Mt. Vernon/amish country thing on Saturday. Go to Amish church on Sunday and then head to Marysville. Monday head to Springfield and see ElDee and Tuesday do Cincy. Then fly out Wednesday morning. I know some things that would be fun to do and some people to see for sure.

It sounds like things are going great for all of you! I love you and am so thankful for your love and support. Lets play a game for the last 3 weeks...

HOW MANY LETTERS CAN SISTER WEBB GET IN 3 WEEKS? That will be a fun game! :-)

Love you!

Annie

10-7-13

Landon’s Letter

Conference was so awesome! Honestly I loved it just like usual.

There were some awesome talks that I loved and hope to take and learn from it.

This week we were blessed. We are hoping that next week one of our investigators, Sandra, will be baptized. We are hoping that things will work out then. So we are having to do a lot more work this week to help her make sure that things stay on track. She doesn't have any problems with any commandments but just that she is always busy. So we are trying to help her with that.

Next week we are having our P-Day on Wednesday because of Canada Thanksgiving on Monday and then our Interviews with President Scott on Tuesday. So that will make for a long week. But it will be good so I am excited! Working on Canadian Thanksgiving last year was not too fun because everyone was yelling at us to go home and not to bug anyone so it was just a long day. On top of that no one even invited us to have dinner with them :( But this year that has changed we got invited to a dinner! But I still think people will still say go home and leave people alone. Oh well the Gospel is more important then a man made holiday.

Rachel- I heard you did good with your parade last week! Did you get my email last week? I found something this week saying it failed to go through. If so sorry 

Natalie & Jon- I hope things work out for you both. Man you guys are busy having fun huh ;) Keep up the awesome work! How is school and work going? Are you taking institute? What classes are you both taking?

Annie- I hope that things are going good for you this week! Keep up the awesome work! Are you there for the whole transfer or part of it?

Megan & Justin- How many people does it take to put up a baby swing? That is so exciting things are moving and coming up so quickly!

Mom- No I haven't been to Toronto yet the closest I have been is Brampton so I am itching to try and get there before June. So I still have time. I forgot to get the postal code so I will get that later today.

Dad- I was thinking about how each one of you were watching when I was watching. It was pretty cool to think about. You took pictures of me walking away?

I love you all

Love your favorite Brother, Son, and Elder

Elder Landon Webb

9-30-13

Annie’s Letter

Dear family! Hello! I just love each and EVERY ONE OF YOU SO MUCH! You're just the greatest! :-) I am so lucky to have you all in my life! Thanks for the emails, I love hearing from you guys!
This week was SO AWESOME! It was a little crazy, what week isn't!? Haha, that's the way we like it! We are definitely kept on our toes!
Ben's baptism was so wonderful. There was so much ward support, there were over 80 people there!  We were very thankful. His family really felt the spirit, they loved the baptism. We will be seeing them soon :-) On Saturday was another baptism for the Mt. Vernon 3 sisters. I was so happy. They have been working so hard! The young man that was baptized WAS a part member family. That family has come so far. It's just awesome. Yesterday, both boys got confirmed, received the gift of the holy ghost, and received that Aaronic Priesthood. It was a very special experience. Chance's dad received the Aaronic priesthood just before Chance did and so his dad was able to ordain him. It was amazing. And Ben was just beaming, he was so excited. Later last night, we had a lesson with another investigator at the church and Ben was there. He said the opening prayer and gave thanks that he was able to receive the Priesthood and be a member of the church. It has been so incredible to see these boys grow. Ben is so completely different than he was. The first time we met him he was angry and not thankful for anything. It was really sad. But now he is happy and thankful and just has such a different attitude. I love it. The gospel really does change lives. It is amazing! How could this gospel not be true? It brings so much happiness and peace! That alone should be enough for people to want it! But there is so much more to it as well! I just absolutely love it! :-)

We got a phone call late Wednesday night from the assistants asking us to go to OSU to help with the new missionary training that was going on. We were thrilled! Our part was to take around the new missionaries on campus and just contact people. It was so fun! I was super lost because the campus is HUGE and so I pretty much just asked people where stuff was to talk to them. It was awesome, we had some great conversations about the church. The elders got LOTS of referrals that day! It was a lot of fun!

Yesterday, we weren't really sure who was going to come to church, we had some people who said they were coming but we weren't sold on it... so we were doing everything we could to get them there! Short of kidnapping of course. Because that would be a felony and then they would probably send us home early and we can't have that! All of the sudden Seanace texted us and asked for a ride to church! Okay!! And then Jack, who wasn't going to come because his 5 year old daughter didn't want to go, showed up as well! They didn't stay for the whole time but they still came and so we were happy! When we are obedient and do EVERYTHING the Lord and the mission president asks us to, miracles happen! I'm so sad I only have 2 weeks left in beautiful Mt. Vernon.

Last night we were home and getting ready for bed and our phone rings...PRESIDENT NILSEN! So we answer it and he said "Sisters, you know I'm not supposed to have favorites, right?" We said "we recognize that.." And then he told us that he left a bottle of his very own experimental homemade pickles for us at the Weaver's house. haha. We are very excited. He just called to tell us that he loves us and was thinking about us. I love President Nilsen. He is the greatest ever! Mom and dad I am so excited for you to meet him! Everyone else...you'll have to wait!

Okay, now for the water poisoning story... I drank at least a gallon of water in about 40 minutes on Friday. It was a little crazy. By the end I was a little lightheaded, but I got free pie out of it! Haha. We were at dinner with a member and the waiter just kept bringing out water and saying things like "finish that one!" Well, you know me...I'm too competitive for my own good. So I finished like 4 and he said "finish this one, and dessert is on the house" so I did. And won. And then he brought out another glass and I finished that one too! It was so funny! We even got to talk about the gospel and our work as missionaries! Of course! We left a card. Someday he will get baptized. I drank enough water to fill up his font I'm pretty sure! haha. It was funny. :-)

Mom and Dad- Shaun and Katie live real close. Like super close. ElDee lives close to Springfield so we'll be able to see her too! Everyone in Mt. Vernon is excited for you guys to come! It will be awesome! I definitely want to go to the Temple. You have to call and make reservations. And yes, bring your own clothes. :-)

Megan and Justin- what color is Beaudee's room? And which room is is? The craft room or the hunting room?

Natalie and Jon-I'm glad things are going well for you guys! Keep up the great work! Remember to have lots of fun!

Rachel-good luck with marching band! You'll be awesome! I can't believe you're a senior, it still blows my mind! Have fun!
I love you all SO MUCH! Hope you have a great week! See you in a month!

Annie

Landon’s Letter

So Hamilton is doing great. I love the ward, people, and work that is going on here. Things are pretty interesting and different in contrast. The people here are so humble compared to those in Windsor. It is crazy how much more humble they are. They actually will sit down and talk to us or even just talk in general. So I am excited to be here. There are some crazy people here in Hamilton. The joke of being here is It's a rare occasion to meet a "normal person" here. It's one of a kind I will leave it at that.

We are working with some pretty cool people but they don't live in the best of conditions. That is how a lot of houses here are. I have seen in just my first week house beetles, cockroaches, and also bedbugs. It's not so good. I found a bedbug on my chair back in our apartment after I took of my pants and put them on the chair. So far that is the only one I have found so fingers crossed that it was only a lone bug I brought in. 

We also got to go to the temple this week. It was so awesome! I loved it it was amazing!

Rachel- I hope that you do well on your solo in marching band. Let me now how it goes. Good luck with school work and everything you are doing. Do something with Captain America or you could do Captain Canuck for me ;)

Natalie & Jon- Wow you guys really had a movie week last week huh? That is good. Nice job in being in the Library for so long. Your hard work will pay off! Enjoy the time you have there!

Annie- I hope things are going great for you in your area. Keep up the awesome work. Is your extension for a full transfer? I can't believe that time has flew so fast.

Megan & Justin- Glad you finished painting Beaudee's room. What else are you planning on doing in the room? Which room is it the one on the right or left? Love you!

Mom- I heard that the broad cast was good so I am glad you enjoyed it. I hope that things for school are doing well. That is awesome how you are using that!

Dad- Thanks for the football updates. I guess it will be a close year for Lyman vs. Mountain View. So it should be good this year. Wow you and Mom are just going to travel all around the East coast that is awesome!

I love you all!

Love your favorite Brother, Son, and Elder 

Elder Landon Webb

9-23-13

Annie’s Letter

What are you taking? You're unnaturally happy. A recent convert in the Mt. Vernon ward, Chris, asks me that question every time he sees me. I promise, I am not on anything! Just the gospel! This week has been so great! We were on exchanges for like 4 days so that was exhausting but it's good. :-) It's great to be able to learn from the other sisters in our stake. It's super tiring though. It's especially hard because Sister Arnell has started taking sleeping pills so we have to work around those. I feel bad for her. She gets pretty loopy. Just keep her in your prayers that she will be able to get this all figured out. We are hoping she will only have to be on the pills for a month and then she will have trained her body to fall asleep...we'll see. She's pretty funny though. I have some good stories now :-) haha. Anyway, this week was just fantastic. Tuesday we had interviews. When we have interviews we have training as well. So we are in 5 groups and we go to different rotations, one of which is interviews. We were in that one first. So I was waiting in the other room sending all the other missionaries through (Sister Arnell and I were in charge of this group). I sent the Westerville sisters in and then one came back and said "Sister Webb, President wants you first." uh... so I walk back there... and he tells me that Sister Arnell and I are to set the standard for the mission and then asked me to extend. I was floored! So then I walked back into the other room and told Sister Arnell and she jumped out of her chair and tipped it over and fell...it was funny. So for the last 2 weeks I will be going to all the sisters areas in the mission and doing training with them. I'm super excited, it should be a lot of fun. :-) I know I'll learn a lot! So all week Sister Arnell and I were working so hard and it was an INCREDIBLE WEEK! We have seen so many miracles!
Sunday we had 4 people at church, which was awesome! We fasted as a district to have baptisms this month so that we can reach our goal. Ben came up to us and decided that he wanted to get baptized THIS WEEK! He has been on date or a while, for in October. But we talked to his parents last night and set his baptism for Wednesday. His parents are not members but they are totally supportive and have really been encouraging him to keep meeting with us. He gave his dad a tour of the church, we taught his dad the Restoration. He loves it. We aren't teaching them yet, but it will come I'm sure. I am excited for Ben's baptism. They will feel the spirit so strong! I know it will help them to have a desire to come closer to Jesus Christ as well! After sacrament meeting another young girl we are teaching came up to us and told us she wants to get baptized. We have been praying that she will be prepared to be baptized on October 12 and then that happened! She accepted the date! We have an appointment with her on Tuesday so we will talk to her mom. Her mom is actually a former investigator. She loves the church and everything it stands for. She always lets Desiray come to the activities.It was funny, on Wednesday we were over there and then Desiray's biological mom came over and walnted to take her out. Roslyn said No! She's sick, she can't go. So we asked if she could go and Roslyn said yes. haha. She just wants Desiray to be around good people who will lift her up and help her live good standards. She has been to church and baptisms and knows the standards of the church and it is something she wants for her daughter. We're doing really good with youth, we just gotta work on the parents now! The youth in Mt. Vernon are amazing! They are always inviting non members to mutual. For the last 2 weeks there have been 4 non members there. We are so proud of them! Then on Sunday we had a new investigator at church. Her name is Chelsea. She is actually also the daughter of former investigators. She is an adult though. haha. At correlation meeting yesterday we were talking about her and Bro. Groom (the mission leader) said and how old is she? In her 20s... "oh, she's an adult?" yeah... one of the few we are teaching. haha. Anyway, she felt the spirit SOO STRONG when we taught her the Restoration. It was amazing. It was like a role play. Honestly, it was an amazing lesson. It could have been a set up. It went perfect! So she came to church and she LOVED it. The lessons were just what she needed and it was just fabulous! During sacrament meeting Sister Arnell was talking to Chelsea about how he Priesthood holders have to be worthy to pass the sacrament. Law of chastity, word of wisdom, etc. Chelsea said "so I'd have to quit smoking" and Sister Arnell said "yes, if you want to get baptized" and she said "Good thing I've already started to quit!" It was amazing. Then this morning we had a lesson with another former investigator of ours who randomly started coming the the activities and church again and he wants to get baptized! The problem last time was that he lived with his girlfriend...but she moved out! wahoo! So he just has to quit smoking and then we'll get him baptized too! Miracles really are happening! It's amazing to see! NO WONDER I'M "UNNATURALLY HAPPY!"

Mom and Dad- I know just where we will go to church! :-) You'll love it. It will be a once in a lifetime experience...AMISH GROUP! It's awesome! I'm so excited for you to get to meet everyone in Ohio that I love so much! :-) AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR FEBRUARY 8! STYX!!! Don't worry, I'll stay focused :-)

Megan and Justin (and Beaudee..and the dogs) I'm so glad Beaudee is growing so big! I can't wait to meet him! :-) Get ready to dress him up in OSU and BYU stuff all the time! HA!

Landon-sorry you had a rough week. You are such an amazing example. I am just so proud of you. You are such an incredible missionary. I look up to you a lot. (Not just because you're taller than me). Keep up the good work. Ether 12:6 :-)

Nat and Jon-hope everything is going well with school!

Rachel- I'm glad everything is going well. Enjoy your last year of school! It goes fast!

Well, I sure love you all! Thanks for all you do for me. I just don't know what I would do without each and EVERY ONE  of you. You all are the best! Love ya!

Annie

Landon’s Letter

Hey so I got transfered this week to Hamilton Downtown. When I was in Stoney Creek we would go into Hamilton because part of our area was in Hamilton. Well part of Hamilton. It's known as Gotham and is pretty crazy. But I am excited to go back. I hope that I see some people from the Stoney Creek Ward there.

This week here in Windsor all of our investigators were dropped. We also didn't find any new investigators this week. So I really really feel bad for the new missionaries here. But we tried our hardest. 

sorry there really isn't much to write this week and I am just trying to get things ready to go. I love you all

Rachel- I hope that things stay good for school! 

Natalie & Jon- Keep up the good work you are doing.

Annie- That is awesome. Keep up the awesome work.

Megan & Justin- What did your dogs do this time? Hope you have a good week!

Mom- Yes I eat potatoes here don't worry. I have not turned down any food yet. haha

Dad- I hope that you get better soon. 

I love you all

Love your favorite Brother, Son, and Elder

Elder Landon Webb

9-16-13

Annie’s Letter

Funniest thing ever! We were with a group of missionaries, and the elders from our area said "Sister Webb, your dress is in our car." The elders that were there were all SO confused...it was funny. Let me explain. On Saturday we got to see 2 baptisms! One was for a little girl named Jasmine. She is so sweet! She wanted a dress to wear after she was baptized so we ran home and got some dresses. She chose my red and black one. Her clothes that she came in were wet so she couldn't change. The elders were going over to their house to do service later that day so they picked up my dress after. Baha.
Another funny thing... the first thing Sister Young said to me when she saw me yesterady was "your father is a brat!" Then Brother Young came up to me and said "I have a bone to pick with your father!" I was like... "man, what did he do!?" It was about the picture you sent them about camping. Haha. They thought it was great fun. Look out though...they'll get even :-) I love the Youngs. Yesterday they asked when I was going to the temple next because they want to go with us. And then they asked for my flight info because they want to come to the airport and see my off. How sweet is that!? I just adore that family!

I can't believe it's down to a month! Everytime we call one of the zone leaders we work with he says "Sister Webb, how close is that plane?" Punk. But we are working really hard! We have miracles to see before I leave!
One major miracle this week, we have been teaching a 15 year old young man, Ben. He is a great kid. He hadn't really connected with God or the atonement thus far and we were worried about what to do next. His parents are really supportive and will tell us (via a member) what Ben needs. So that's super awesome. Well, on Friday night Ben and his friend and fellowshipper, Matt, went to dinner and Gayle and Marty Hansen's house. Later, they went back to the church and just talked for hours. Well, they called us that night freaking out about something...when we called them back they were so excited to tell us the news! Ben got on the phone and said "I used the power of the atonement for the first time." He prayed and asked the Lord for forgiveness for some things in his past and he felt the weight of the world lift from his shoulders. Ever since then he has been on fire! He volunteered to pray 3 times and our next lesson and 2 times at the lesson after that. He now loves praying where before it was like pulling teeth to get him to pray. I remember the first time we met him, he didn't want to pray at all, he didn't have anything he was grateful for, but he is completely different now! The Atonement really does have an incredible effect on people! I love it! It is very exciting to see the changes that have come in him. He is happier, more loving, more service oriented, he learns better...the list goes on and on and on. It's fun to see.

As we have been going one exchanges iwth the Sisters in our zones, we have discovered that a major obstacle with the sisters is that they don't have enough fun! So we try really hard to help them enjoy the work while we are with them. Attitude really is everything! If it's going to be fun it will be! If it's going to be awful (whatever it is) it will be! We are both pretty competitive sisters...so we have been doing lots of challenges with our sisters (5 other companionships) but we can't win them...even though we will. We just won't get the prize :-) One for this week is the "1-2-3-4 challenge." If everyone gets 1 person to church, 2 new investigators, 3 member present lessons and 4 baptismal extensions this week, we will have a fun day! We're thinking we're going to go rollerskating but we'll have to see the details on skateland first... or we'll figure out something else fun, but it will be awesome! The other one we started this week I am super excited about! It is a fitness challenge. You get points based on cardio (which is the highest points) and pushups and crunches. The comapnionship that has the most points by the end of the transfer will also win an awesome prize! It's been really good for us, because some mornings we just want to stretch instead of do some good cardio but not we are like... go, go, go! We have to set the standard! So that's been really fun. I'm interested to see how the fitness challenge points compare with the key indicators for the rest of the week. The more you exercise (obedience) and especially do cardio, the more energy you have, and the more blessings you receive so I'm betting the the companionships with the highest fitness have the best key indicators as well. We shall see :-)

We also got to go on exchanges to Westerville this week. It was super fun! We found 2 new investigators! It was awesome becasue the things they wanted to focus on during the exchanges was finding and teaching specific groups of people (namely atheists and muslims). It was awesome because Sister Stewart and I taught an athiest man the restoration and then Sister Glaab and I taught a muslim who is one of their newest investigators! And Sister Arnell and Sister Glaab found a new investigator as well! Talk to everyone! :-) They also had a wedding that night. Michelle and Patrick were getting married Friday night and baptized Saturday morning. So we were helping getting things set up for the wedding. Patrick forgot a tie. And you can't get married without a tie! And if they didn't get married, they couldn't get baptized! So we had to find a tie! So we called all the elders in that area (there are 4 sets) and only one answered their phone. They had a member that lived close to the church, so we went to their house and asked them for a tie. They were very kind and allowed us to borrow one. It was even a red one! Which is what Patrick's daughters wanted! It was great. It was so fun to be a part of their wedding! They were baptized on Saturday and just beaming on Sunday when we saw them for Stake Conference. Yay for miracles! Yay for the gospel!

0573- Sister Arnell and I all dressud up for the Luau. It was super fun. Everyone loved our outfits! Thanks to the Youngs for providing Sister Arnell's lava lava and all the flowers and necklaces :-)

0577-The Young women blasted the Young Men in the missionary competition that we had. So we gave them a dessert party this week. The girl holding the poster was baptized during our competition :-)

0588- Ty-one of the kids that we taught that got baptized on Saturday...then went to a football game

0592-Jamsine, the girl that got baptized and wore my dress. After she came out of the font, Sister Arnell and I were waiting for her in the back and she just had the biggest grin on her face...it was awesome!

0597-yes that is me, yes that is a pole. Yes, that is me upside down on a pole. :-) We have fun in Mt. Vernon! :-) Oh the things I learn on my mission...

Well, I love you all! I'm glad to hear things are going well for all of you! See you in a month! :-)

Annie

Landon’s Letter

Yup Ba lute you know the partly developed duck egg. I had that this week. It tastes like an egg in general so it was first like drinking egg drop soup and then like eating a hard boiled egg. :) So that makes Ba lute, cow stomach, cow feet, and cow intestines on my mission. I think I have eaten some pretty exotic stuff  so it's not so bad haha.

This week we started out fantastic. We had 2 investigators with a baptismal date, look like we were going to pick up 3 new investigators, and also have a lot of success here in Windsor North/Downtown. Then it happened. Every person decided to not continue or learn anymore. So we again get to start from square 1 but I am not hanging my head one bit. ya it was a little discouraging but it just brought more determination. It is pretty easy to say now but when things get harder this week that will be the true test. On top of this as well our bikes are broken. Nothing we did but they just broke. One of the frames broke and the other wheel is toast. So we are now Windsor walk & bus area. :) So that will be good. That just means we get to talk to all the people on the bus now ;)

I have been studying a lot this week about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Not just what he went through but how it is the center of the gospel and Heavenly Fathers Plan for us, how it satisfies justice & extends mercy when we fall short, and also how it changes those who repent. It's been awesome to study about. It is amazing! The restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, His church, and the Priesthood Authority allows us to have access to and utilize the Atonement of Jesus Christ into our very lives as we strive to change and progress. What an amazing plan, what an amazing blessing, what an amazing gift we have in our lives.

Rachel- That is awesome you are going to St. George. One of the missionaries here is from St. George. Elder Ganowsky. Just keep up the great work and it will pay off!

Natalie- Interesting but cool change. I have been learning about studying and how to make the best use of time. First set time aside for studying in a non distracting place, ask the teacher right then if you have questions, read the text book, and repetition.

Annie- Keep up the hard work you are doing great! That's an interesting thing to find out Annie. haha. Glad  you are having fun and working hard. Thanks for your example.

Megan & Justin- Camping I am so jealous I have said that like 4 times this year. I am glad you two are having fun. Is it cooling down in Wyoming? Did you plant a garden this year?

Mom- It's ok that you hit the raccoon. But I hope that it doesn't mean a hard winter. That will be fun to go down to St. George. I did send home both of those things when I sent home the stuff from Niagara Falls.

Dad- I hope you get better soon. Being sick is not fun when you have so much too do. sorry. I hope that you get a relief when you head down south. I have actually thought about Touacan and when we went down both of those times.
I love you all.

Love your favorite Elder, Son, and Brother,

Elder Landon Webb

9-9-13

Landon’s Letter

Hey mi familia,

Sorry this was a short week so I don't have much more to add as I did last week. We have been busy or trying to stay busy.

Our day mostly consists of waking up at 6:30,

Personal Study at 8

Companionship Study at 9

Proselyting by 10

Proselyte from 10-12 or 1ish stopping by former investigators, potential investigators, and whoever else we can talk with during that time.

Lunch around 12 or 1ish

Proselyte from 1 or 2ish-5 doing the same thing

Dinner around 5

Proselyte from 6-9 doing the same things. We hope and try to set up appointments which usually do come. We get between 1 to 2 a day depending on the day. We also try to meet with members often and make plans with them in missionary work.

Plan 9-9:30

Prepare for bed and bed 9:30-10:30

It's awesome.

That's our day but we have other things through out the week like district meetings, weekly planning, and other things that come up.

Rachel- You are a busy girl. Don't forget to have some fun with friends. So be more social than just at school.

Natalie & Jon- That is awesome that things are going good for you guys. That's awesome! I am glad that you like your new ward! Good to hear from you Jon.

Annie- Keep smiling and working hard. Did you get transferred or are you staying in your area for your last one?

Megan & Justin- Thanks for the note! I appreciate it. Man is all you guys do is camp? Lucky! Thanks for all you do!

Mom- Wow that is awesome about Shane. I hope that I get a letter from him soon. I wish I could have gone to see the Bar-J-Wranglers. That would have been awesome!

Dad- How was Yellowstone? I walked into a members home and say a picture. The first thing I said was that it looked like Yellowstone. It was. Today I found 2 old records that had Peter, Paul, and Mary that were 2 bucks each. I though it was pretty cool.

I love you all thanks for all that you do. I love you

Love your favorite brother, son, and elder

Elder Landon Webb

Annie’s Letter

Aloha! I am emailing so late today because we just got back from our MISSION WIDE LUAU! It was super fun! We had delicious pork cooked Tonga-style by the King of Tonga himself...ELDER NIU! And we had lots of fun games. My zone dominated the Sisters Tug of War. Haha. So as it seems most of you know by now...

I AM STILL IN MT VERNON! I'LL STAY HERE UNTIL THE END OF MY MISSION! So let me tell you a little about transfers. We got transfer calls on Wednesday. We found out Sister Nalls would be leaving Mt. Vernon and training. Sister Arnell also got transferred. Sister Meredith would be staying here (well, in Fredricktown, but it the ward) training. And I would be staying as well, but not training. I figured they were putting Sister Training Leaders in companionships FINALLY! So we get to transfers. All the new missionaries and their trainers were sitting in the middle of the chapel. All the missionaries who were leaving their area sat on the left side and all the missionaries staying in their area were one the right side. I'd never been there before, it was kind of cool! So they're going through announcing the transfer. "In Mt. Vernon 2... Sister Webb...will be receiving a new companion..." So I stand up, wondering who my new companion would be.... "SISTER ARNELL!"

WHAT THE?!

So Sister Arnell yells "Ya!" and we are both sprinting up the isles of the chapel. No reverence. :-/ I was thinking "I'm in the chapel...I shouldn't be running..." But I couldn't stop because I was SO EXCITED! It was the greatest thing ever! SO we are back in Mt. Vernon, tearing it up! We have had an awesome week! We got a kid on date, Ben, I wasn't sure if he would ever get there! His favorite phrase is "I don't know" but yesterday we had an awesome lesson with him, talked a lot about baptism. He wasn't super committed, but in a good place. Then we left. Sister Arnell wasn't feeling super well so she laid down on the lawn at the church while I read our mandatory, wonderful 5 pages in the Book of Mormon. A few minutes later Ben and his member friend, Matt, came out to scare us in their phantom of the opera masks. Then they left. A few minutes later they came back again and announced....BEN WANTED TO GET BAPTIZED! So they walked over to talk to his parents and it was all set. His parents haven't been involved at all, but they are supportive. They want to go to his baptism! So  they picked a date that worked for them. October 1. We want to move it up because that is SO far away, but that's great for now! We were very happy! Yesterday was just a miracle day! We walked all day so on the way home we sang a song. It goes to the 12 days of Christmas
.

On the 8th day of September the blessings came our way:

6 baptismal invites

5 people at church

4 aching feet

3 breakfasts made

2 new investigators

and 1 solid person on date!
It was such a great day!
We are working with some great people right now:

Ben: 15, loves video games, super exicted to get baptized!

Cheryl and Danny: sweet couple, Cheryl is looking for a church in Mt. Vernon. They are just great.

Amanda: granddaughter of a member who passed away in May (I played the piano for his funeral). She is doing great with quitting smoking, but still needs prayers! She has a crazy work schedule and is working on changing it around so she can have weekends off.

Nate: We just found him last night, referral from a member. He owns a sporting store in Delaware. He quit going to church because he didn't feel it was right and he is looking for a new one :-)

These are our most progressing investigators. so if you could keep all these amazing people in your prayers that would be great!

Natalie and Jon, blessings come when we do what the Lord is asking us to! What a miracle for you two! I'm so happy for you!

Question: When did Taiya join the church? Where is she going? Where is Tiffany going? What missionaries have they sent out? That is so awesome! The work is definitely progressing! I love being a part of it!

Well, I hope you all are having a fantastic week! You guys are super awesome and I love you all a lot!! Peace out!

Annie