Steven will be speaking in Sacrament Meeting, March 28th, at 1pm. More details to follow, but just so you have the date. He will be home on March 26th! Only 33 more days! (Gordon and I will see him in 29!).
Jane
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
February 17, 2010
well i'm not to trunky right now, it still feels weird thinking that i only have that little left, i don't think time has hit me yet perosnally. wow, so jmaes is going to peru, that should be fun.
wakefield has changed quite abit. when i left there was a bout 40-50 members each sunday but there been a few baptisms and a few fmailies that moved in and now there is about 60. theres a new branch preisdnecy here, and a few families that have moved, other than that it's about the same. but right now the area is on fire, theres about 6 people set for baptism and one of them has a pretty cool story behind it. her mom joined the church a little less than a year ago, and two weeks ago she died suddenly and she is alot more intersted now. alot of the members here were very excited to see me again. the branch president wife when i was here she, was very excited to see me again. it's defiantly been fun.
address is still the same it P.o box 964, wakefield, Va 23888. so my companion name is elder conlin, from pocotello. he's been out for a while as well, he is actually going home 3 months after me. and his last companion here, just finished his mission. so people are strating to call him the killer.
so i actually have some funny stories for this week. yesterday was a sad one, we were leaving an invetsigators house, and as i got to the door the dog was trying to get it, so out of reflex i shut the screen again not to let it out and all of the sudden the dog started whining, i was lloking at it and was wondering what is this dog doing. and at the same time not realizing i was still trying to shut the door. it turns out it's paw was caught in between the door. i felt so bad. but the dog is fine now. but the better story is we went to teach a family and one of them volunteered to say the paryer, and then we stood there in cirlce holding hands, a baptist thing, and we stood there for about 4 minutes waiting for him to say the paryer, i was thinking are they just saying a slient prayer to themselves, i wasn't sure what was going on, so we didn't say anything and it turns out the person forgot he was saying it. so were teaching this family named the fishers and they are awesome, there son has been a member for a few years and they never have been intersted, and now they are. the reason there intersted is so there family can be together forever. pretty sweet huh.well other than that not to much more i know to say, but it's been fun being here again. it's had some sad things though, like one person that i atught she is going down the wrong road. she wants to be out on her own and basically wants freedom of no rules, and apparently she moving in with someone that has had problems with the law, so it's been heartbreaking seeing that. but all we can do is hope she comes back. well sorry to end on a sad note but things are doing very god here, talk to you later.
wakefield has changed quite abit. when i left there was a bout 40-50 members each sunday but there been a few baptisms and a few fmailies that moved in and now there is about 60. theres a new branch preisdnecy here, and a few families that have moved, other than that it's about the same. but right now the area is on fire, theres about 6 people set for baptism and one of them has a pretty cool story behind it. her mom joined the church a little less than a year ago, and two weeks ago she died suddenly and she is alot more intersted now. alot of the members here were very excited to see me again. the branch president wife when i was here she, was very excited to see me again. it's defiantly been fun.
address is still the same it P.o box 964, wakefield, Va 23888. so my companion name is elder conlin, from pocotello. he's been out for a while as well, he is actually going home 3 months after me. and his last companion here, just finished his mission. so people are strating to call him the killer.
so i actually have some funny stories for this week. yesterday was a sad one, we were leaving an invetsigators house, and as i got to the door the dog was trying to get it, so out of reflex i shut the screen again not to let it out and all of the sudden the dog started whining, i was lloking at it and was wondering what is this dog doing. and at the same time not realizing i was still trying to shut the door. it turns out it's paw was caught in between the door. i felt so bad. but the dog is fine now. but the better story is we went to teach a family and one of them volunteered to say the paryer, and then we stood there in cirlce holding hands, a baptist thing, and we stood there for about 4 minutes waiting for him to say the paryer, i was thinking are they just saying a slient prayer to themselves, i wasn't sure what was going on, so we didn't say anything and it turns out the person forgot he was saying it. so were teaching this family named the fishers and they are awesome, there son has been a member for a few years and they never have been intersted, and now they are. the reason there intersted is so there family can be together forever. pretty sweet huh.well other than that not to much more i know to say, but it's been fun being here again. it's had some sad things though, like one person that i atught she is going down the wrong road. she wants to be out on her own and basically wants freedom of no rules, and apparently she moving in with someone that has had problems with the law, so it's been heartbreaking seeing that. but all we can do is hope she comes back. well sorry to end on a sad note but things are doing very god here, talk to you later.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Letter from President Milburn (February 13, 2010)
We got the official release Letter from President Milburn today! It's really going to happen--he's coming home!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
February 10, 2020
Mom's note: Only 6 more weeks!
yeah we got snow again. but were are able to email. it's been pretty annoying, we finally got power back yesterday from the last one, but sounds like no snow in forecast so some good news.
well for transfer news it's been pretty exciting. i foun out i am going to wakefield. i'm going back for my last six weeks. crazy huh. my companion name is elder conlin. I don't know him to well, just heard of him, so it will be intersting to see what happens.
the first week sounds fine to me. so tell him the 28th of march. (Mom's Note: The Bishop wanted to know which week he wanted to speak) yeah i heard about the super bowl, i heard it was a close game for most of i, but then peyton threw that interception, and heard it was over after that.
but for this week, we had a pretty good week, we had a good lesson with jason and tabby on thursday and there doing awesome. and then the next day we got hit by that storm. i was crazy because it snowed, and then turned to freezing rain that night, and then snowed on top of that. trees were down all over the place, what was crazy about it is that the roads didn' even look the same, after the storm, they just looked different. but powers back so it's good now. but other than that not to much exciting news for the week. well take care and have fun.
yeah we got snow again. but were are able to email. it's been pretty annoying, we finally got power back yesterday from the last one, but sounds like no snow in forecast so some good news.
well for transfer news it's been pretty exciting. i foun out i am going to wakefield. i'm going back for my last six weeks. crazy huh. my companion name is elder conlin. I don't know him to well, just heard of him, so it will be intersting to see what happens.
the first week sounds fine to me. so tell him the 28th of march. (Mom's Note: The Bishop wanted to know which week he wanted to speak) yeah i heard about the super bowl, i heard it was a close game for most of i, but then peyton threw that interception, and heard it was over after that.
but for this week, we had a pretty good week, we had a good lesson with jason and tabby on thursday and there doing awesome. and then the next day we got hit by that storm. i was crazy because it snowed, and then turned to freezing rain that night, and then snowed on top of that. trees were down all over the place, what was crazy about it is that the roads didn' even look the same, after the storm, they just looked different. but powers back so it's good now. but other than that not to much exciting news for the week. well take care and have fun.
February 3, 2010
as you could probably tell we are having alot of snow. so the storm last weekend dumped three times the amount they were predicting, and yesterday, had a light dusting. but from the sounds of it, were going to get dumped again this weekend. weve heard a bunch of differnt estimates, but all of them are saying around 20 inches, and i've heard higher. so i can understnading with Blanding getting aton. hopefully everything turns out allright.
the plans sound fine to me. so i don't know to much more to add right off. yeah i remember the sonntags i think, i think they were there before i left. but elders defiantly not.(Mom's note: I told him about our Sacrament Meeting, and Brother Sonntag and Brother Elder talked)
yeah transfers are next week, and i'm not expecting to stay, but it's still possible. the only way i could see us both staying is if a third elder comes in. but i quess well find out. well this past week we shoved snow, and actually met someone who was taught like 5 yers ago and still wants to be baptized. so pretty exciting. other than that i can't think of to much more o say. sorry this is short, but take care, and talk to you later. take care.
the plans sound fine to me. so i don't know to much more to add right off. yeah i remember the sonntags i think, i think they were there before i left. but elders defiantly not.(Mom's note: I told him about our Sacrament Meeting, and Brother Sonntag and Brother Elder talked)
yeah transfers are next week, and i'm not expecting to stay, but it's still possible. the only way i could see us both staying is if a third elder comes in. but i quess well find out. well this past week we shoved snow, and actually met someone who was taught like 5 yers ago and still wants to be baptized. so pretty exciting. other than that i can't think of to much more o say. sorry this is short, but take care, and talk to you later. take care.
January 27, 2010
hey how is everything going? yes i got the package monday and i loved the pitcures. sounds like you didn't get to much of snow, were suppossed to get more this weekend but i'm unsure on how much, i've heard light dusting, to 8 inches all from different people, so hopefully nothing to bad.
well wakefield doesn't have any motels are anything there probaly the closest would be either franklin or williamsburg, so thought i would let you know. wow, it's hard to belive colton is going on his mission now
jacob's baptism was awesome. it went very well. I think probably the best part of it was seeing jason smith baptize him. just because about six months ago, he wasn't active, and and hadn't been to church for a while, and now seeing him baptize his nephew was awesome. i can't remember if i told you this or not, but jason and tabby both got recommends to do baptisms at the temple, and she got her recommand for a patrictial blessing. they are on fire right now.other than that not to much more to tell you. but things have been going great here, i'm loving it. well tell everyone hi for me, and talk to you later.
well wakefield doesn't have any motels are anything there probaly the closest would be either franklin or williamsburg, so thought i would let you know. wow, it's hard to belive colton is going on his mission now
jacob's baptism was awesome. it went very well. I think probably the best part of it was seeing jason smith baptize him. just because about six months ago, he wasn't active, and and hadn't been to church for a while, and now seeing him baptize his nephew was awesome. i can't remember if i told you this or not, but jason and tabby both got recommends to do baptisms at the temple, and she got her recommand for a patrictial blessing. they are on fire right now.other than that not to much more to tell you. but things have been going great here, i'm loving it. well tell everyone hi for me, and talk to you later.
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