Landon’s Letter
Hey family,
Just like we thought before we didn't move. There is 10 missionaries in our district and 6 got transfered out. 2 areas white washed, 3 of the 6 died (went home because they finished their time out) and Elder Sparks was made district leader. Crazy!
So I have a problem, cashiers keep checking me out :/. haha sorry I heard that and I just had to tell you. A member read us one of his friends facebook status.
How is everything going. Bees...wow thats crazy I am actually not suprised with a nest underneath the porch but in the new addition. That's what shocked me. ya you might want to get that taken care of real quick like.
Rachel, Congradulations on your Personal Progress! That is so exciting for you and I am so proud of you. That is a huge accomplishment. Just think you won't have to worry about it anymore. That is so cool! More riding? wow I am really suprised. Ok maybe not. Keep up the great work
Natalie, are you alive because I haven't heard from you in a long time. Please write me a letter or an email. It would be nice to hear how you are doing.
Annie, I am glad to hear that things are going better for you. But you better keep drinking water. Your work sounds amazing I am so proud of you that you keep trucking away and never give up on the work. Ya I know exactly what you mean when you say it is discouraging. In fact this past week we went to visit a member who has 3 referrals for us. So we stopped by and a guy that was visiting her started yelling at us telling us to leave. Pretty much we haven't seen her since and she is avoiding us. But she has always been crazy like this so oh well. You are such a great example Annie keep up the great work and if your knuckles start hurting from all the knocking. Buy golf balls! Especially when it is cold!
Megan & Justin, Justin how was putting in the sprinkler system? That is awesome! I know everyone really appreciates your help. Megan I hope things at work are going great. Thanks for all you do! I am greatful for both of you and all that you do to help us out. You two are truely a blessing in our family. Love you!
Mom, Hey you can send the pictures now! Just to the same 30 Sergio Ct. I can't believe that school is about to start up so soon. Thats crazy! are you ready to go back to teaching or are you ready to be done with all the work? Thanks for all you do and the great support you are to me!
Dad, thanks for all the emails. I have to agree there is a completely different power when you read a letter then an email. I am so grateful for the example you are in my life. You were right about the sunshine room, it definately brings the sun and all the bugs that come with it. Good luck on getting rid of the bees.
So this week like I said before 3 referrals were kept from us. Sad yes and we tried to get them but she is just always avoiding us. Anyway we went tracting and found 2 new people who are interested in learning about the church. This should be really fun! I am so excited because out of all the houses that we have been to for these 6 weeks we got 2 appointments from both. Even Elder Sparks who has been here for 4 1/2 months hasn't had anything like this before and he has tracted alot here. Almost every street we go down.
Our 2 investigators were suppose to baptized this coming sunday but their parents moved them back into September. So we have to wait more.
Sorry I am almost out of time but some cool things about life here.
1. Milk comes in a bag. Ya a bag it is so weird and I really don't like it. But it keeps the milk from going bad. they are 3 packs in a bag which is 4 bucks.
2. Spiders are huge here. We say a spider the other day that was the size of a tuny. The size of a 50 cent piece. Elder Sparks has seen a bigger spider.
3. James Cameron, the director of Avatar & Titanic lived here once. How cool is that!
We'll thats it for now. I love you all and have a great week.
Love your favorite son, brother, and elder,
Elder webb
Annie’s Letter
Can I just tell you all...
I LOVE YOU!!!!
Thanks. So how are ya'll doing? Rachel it sounds like you have been having SOOOO much fun this summer! I am jealous of all your horse riding adventures. I miss riding! Tell Stan, Emily, and the boys hello and I love them and I miss them! Mom and Dad I'm so glad you are moving forward with the second house! That's so great! You said you were going to take the hot tub out and replace the carpet... does the hot tub go back in after that??? If it does that's awesome! If it doesn't... you could always put it in our house... :-) Landon, sounds like you're kicking butt and taking names. Keep up the good work. Natalie, you move so soon! Are you super excited? Nervous? This is such an exciting time in your life! Megan and Justin I'm sure you two are super busy and doing all sorts of fun things. Cuz that's just what you do. Mom I'm so glad you got to talk to Sister Skaggs! She is awesome! She called me this morning and told me she knew where I got my awesome from. :-) We will be going over to her house today to make yummy jam! and the black raspberry jam... it is really good. I ate some this morning. Update on medical... I came up with a brilliant idea that maybe it had to do with the heat because let me tell you it is HOT!! Everyday is just boiling and it wouldn't be so bad but we are in the heat all the time! I drink a ton of water but I'm pretty sure I let out more than I take in. haha. anyway so now I am eating a banana every day and drinking orange juice every day and still taking vitamin D and we'll see if it helps :-)
Update on investigators!
OLIVIA!! She is just great. We saw her for the first time on Monday. She had met with previous sisters earlier this year but life got crazy and she hadn't been seen since May. Well, she has an incredible testimony. She knows the Book of Mormon is true, she knows the Church is true. She is just absorbing everything like a sponge. She is just incredible. She is on date to be baptized on September 8! We are very excited! Marysville hasn't had a baptism since January! We are still teaching the Gibson girls Grace and Victoria (and their older sisters Gwendolyn and Gabrielle) and they are just so sweet. We love these girls so much! Hopefully they will be able to come to Church and keep progressing. We also found a new investigator... Sunday night at 8:30. After tracting all week and not finding any new investigators and being discouraged we were planning to go see a member last night. But then we were like... HECK NO! We can't give up in the last hour of the week! We're going finding! So we did and we met Pam and had a great lesson about scriptures and prophets. It was sooo wonderful! We will go back and see her on Sunday. Never never never give up! We have to go 100%! All the time, until the very last minute! The miracle comes AFTER the trial of faith. We have to "press forward" (thanks Lehi!)
I have some thoughts I want to share with you. You know how much I love quotes...well, these two are awesome. They are so awesome in fact that we recite them every morning. I don't know if I have told you them before or not... but I really love them so if you haven't heard them before get ready for pure awesomeness!! If you have heard them before... well, get ready for pure awesomeness anyway! I say them every morning and they are still awesome. I still love them. I still feel the spirit so strongly when I say them. But really say them. Don't just read them monotone and boring... say them with feeling! Imagine the voice of an apostle of the Lord as they would have said these quotes. They are so wonderful.
I am called of God. My authority is above that of the Kings of the Earth.
By revelation I have been selected as a 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, my acts are His acts, My words are His words and my doctrine His doctrine.
My commission is to do what He wants done, to say what He wants said
To be a living, modern witness 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 who sent me.
HOW GREAT IS MY CALLING!
-Elder Bruce R. McConkie
You and I today and always are to bless all people in all nations of the earth.
You and I today and always are to bear witness of Jesus Christ and declare the message of the restoration.
Proclaiming the gospel is not a part time priesthood obligation.
It is not simply an activity in which we engage for a limited time or an assignment we must complete.
Rather, missionary work is a manifestation of our spiritual identity and heritage.
We were foreordained in the premortal existence and born into mortality to fulfill the covenant and promise God made to Abraham.
We are here upon the earth at this time to magnify the priesthood and to preach the gospel.
That is who we are and that is why we are here.
Today and Always.
-Elder David A. Bednar
Man I love those quotes! I hope you all enjoyed them! Well dearest family and fabulous friends. I love you all so much. Thank you for your support and your prayers. Thank you for your letters and thank you in advance for the letters you are all going to send me this week :-) You guys are all just... the bee's knees. I seriously can't think of a better way to describe you all. If you don't know what the bee's knees means... ask someone a few generations older than you :-) haha. Well, I love you all so much! Have a great week and I can't wait to hear from ya'll next week!
Tata!!
Annie
PS, yes dad I did get a blessing. It was great :-) The Priesthood is so incredible. Thanks to all you worthy and willing Priesthood holders. You're all remarkable!
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