Hey sorry this week's email is going to be really short we are short on time today because we are going to go golfing! It will still be an okay email though.
This week was a really really slow week. We are trying to find some new people to teach but with the holiday this week people could really care less about listening to the missionaries and cared a lot more about their bbq's and their fireworks then the good word of god.
We had a good meeting with the stake presidency of one of our stake's last night though and hope that it will spark the interest in that stake and we will see some increased missionary efforts in that stake.
Thank you for all of the support that all of you give to me and for all of the prayer's in my companion's and my behalf.
Have a great week and I will talk to all of you next week.
Last but not least. Two days ago I played a Fazioli piano. This piano is a $200,000 piano! The piano man has never sounded so good!
Love, Elder Anderson
P.S. Next week's letter will be better I promise!
Monday, July 27, 2009
hoy es el dia
Hola! So this week has been really good! Unfortunately I was kind of bad a writing in my journal this week so I can't really remember everything that happened. Every day is pretty much the same though.
So you may or may not have heard but I taught a lady from our stake this week at the TRC. It was cool to see someone from Bluffdale. Unfortunately I kind of froze and it took me awhile to get into the Spanish grove. That's OK though. Spanish is coming slowly but surely. I guess it will really come in a week when I leave.
Yes, I did get my travel plans. I leave a week from tomorrow! It will be weird to be in the outside world but I'm excited! Our flight leaves at 8:40 (I think) on the 4th. I'm the travel leader (woohoo, I'm not too excited). So I have no idea what time I'll call you but it will probably be between 7-8 or so. There are 10 of us going. 5 are in my district and I don't know the others.
I'm kind of nervous and can't really believe that I'm actually leaving. I'm planning on just doing everything I can to have the Spirit with me because that will make up for my lack of speaking the language. After-all, it's the spirit that teaches, not the missionaries. I've found something amazing though. When my companionship is unified and I'm listening to the Spirit I can speak really well. It is a miracle. It really is a gift from Heavenly Father because when we aren't teaching I can't really speak any Spanish. I did hear some reassuring news from a Spanish speaker from Tucson though. He said that almost everyone there speaks English as well. I don't know if that is true but I hope so. He said his tio (uncle) is the branch president of one of the 3 Spanish branches in Tucson.
We had a substitute teacher this week that kept saying "hoy es el dia" (today is the day). He said it over and over again and would say things like "today is the 2nd to last July 24th you have as a missionary." This has become the joke in my district. We always say it to each other. I realized that it is true though. Today is the day and today is the second to last July 27th I have as a missionary. I need to make sure that I'm giving it everything I have. I think that this applies to everyone. Today IS the day.
Thanks for all of the letters and packages. I really love them and so does my district. Hermana Lee said "your mom is the bomb." I agree. Dad, thanks for sending me those cool postcards! I loved them! It sounds like you are all doing really well and are super busy. Way cool about the temple dedication! Tell the fam thanks for all writing me little notes on Sunday. I hope Matt is feeling better. And I'm so glad that grandma is doing well. I'm sorry that my letters are so long. Put Reed's on after mine on the blog so people can read his. Have a great week!
Love, Hermana Anderson
ps Suzy thanks for giving me those popper things before I left. For the 24th my roommate, Hna Hadley, and I hung out the window and throw them out. It was quite exciting and I felt like such a rebel. I'll send pictures soon.
pps that is cool about the 5k for Keltson. How did Tommy get involved. If it hasn't happened yet tell his mom that I'll participate not next year but the next
So you may or may not have heard but I taught a lady from our stake this week at the TRC. It was cool to see someone from Bluffdale. Unfortunately I kind of froze and it took me awhile to get into the Spanish grove. That's OK though. Spanish is coming slowly but surely. I guess it will really come in a week when I leave.
Yes, I did get my travel plans. I leave a week from tomorrow! It will be weird to be in the outside world but I'm excited! Our flight leaves at 8:40 (I think) on the 4th. I'm the travel leader (woohoo, I'm not too excited). So I have no idea what time I'll call you but it will probably be between 7-8 or so. There are 10 of us going. 5 are in my district and I don't know the others.
I'm kind of nervous and can't really believe that I'm actually leaving. I'm planning on just doing everything I can to have the Spirit with me because that will make up for my lack of speaking the language. After-all, it's the spirit that teaches, not the missionaries. I've found something amazing though. When my companionship is unified and I'm listening to the Spirit I can speak really well. It is a miracle. It really is a gift from Heavenly Father because when we aren't teaching I can't really speak any Spanish. I did hear some reassuring news from a Spanish speaker from Tucson though. He said that almost everyone there speaks English as well. I don't know if that is true but I hope so. He said his tio (uncle) is the branch president of one of the 3 Spanish branches in Tucson.
We had a substitute teacher this week that kept saying "hoy es el dia" (today is the day). He said it over and over again and would say things like "today is the 2nd to last July 24th you have as a missionary." This has become the joke in my district. We always say it to each other. I realized that it is true though. Today is the day and today is the second to last July 27th I have as a missionary. I need to make sure that I'm giving it everything I have. I think that this applies to everyone. Today IS the day.
Thanks for all of the letters and packages. I really love them and so does my district. Hermana Lee said "your mom is the bomb." I agree. Dad, thanks for sending me those cool postcards! I loved them! It sounds like you are all doing really well and are super busy. Way cool about the temple dedication! Tell the fam thanks for all writing me little notes on Sunday. I hope Matt is feeling better. And I'm so glad that grandma is doing well. I'm sorry that my letters are so long. Put Reed's on after mine on the blog so people can read his. Have a great week!
Love, Hermana Anderson
ps Suzy thanks for giving me those popper things before I left. For the 24th my roommate, Hna Hadley, and I hung out the window and throw them out. It was quite exciting and I felt like such a rebel. I'll send pictures soon.
pps that is cool about the 5k for Keltson. How did Tommy get involved. If it hasn't happened yet tell his mom that I'll participate not next year but the next
Monday, July 20, 2009
Hola mi familia!
(Please don't worry...no scandal here Hermana Anderson with her cousin Elder Lloyd.)
Hola mi familia!
So this week has been really good. Thanks for everyone's love and support. I really appreciated the letters and packages. Dad thanks for sending me a letter. I love getting letters from you. Mom, thanks for sending letters and the pie. Unfortunately, I did not receive the pie. The post office people somehow knew that it was a pie and instead of giving that to me they gave me a lovely notice saying that I received a pie that had been confiscated. I really appreciate the thought though. Sorry you took all of that time and I didn't even get it. The other package was way good. My District loves our family so much.
So this week I have learned a lot about communication. Communication is SO important! Without good communication there can be a lot of misunderstandings. A lot. So I've been working to make sure that everything I say is understood the right way. Also, I've learned the importance of service. Service and communication have changed my companionship. Every day I search for things that I can do to serve. There is no time to think about myself. This is how it should be.
My companionship has grown so much stronger this past week. When we teach it is amazing. The spirit is with us. It’s amazing because even if we don't understand what the other companions are saying we always know what to say and it always ends up being the perfect thing to say. People have been complimenting us a lot this week because of our teaching with unity. I attribute it all to the Lord, communication, and service.
We have an investigator that we call on the phone every week. He is a middle aged man who has no hope in life because he is really sick. This week we taught him about faith and hope (PMG teaches that hope is the anchor of our souls; I know that this is true). He told us that because of us his faith and hope has increased. It was amazing when he told us that. I realized that we really are doing the work of angels. We really are bringing salvation unto people.
Today I was studying Words of Mormon. I love verse 8 because I think that I am fulfilling Mormon's prayer in a way. It says "and my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of Christ; that they may once again be a delightsome people." I'll be teaching his people.
So we got 3 new roommates this week! It is amazing! I love it. One is from South Jordan, one used to live with one of the Elders in my districts fam in Alaska, and one is my friend from college! Suzy, it is Sarah Johns, you were visiting teaching comps with her at the Dev. For the week leading up to getting roommates I just knew that it would be her. I could just feel it. The Lord has really blessed me. At District Leadership Meeting yesterday the District President said "Hermana Anderson, the Lord must really love you." I completely agree.
Although I've had some hard times here I know that it all has a purpose. In everything we do there is a purpose. In Words of Mormon 1:7 it says "..And now, I do not know all things which are to come; but the Lord knoweth all things which are to come..." I know that He has a plan for me and I just need to have faith and be humble. PMG teaches that Humility is not a sign of weakness but strength. It means that we know that through the Lord we can do all things. I've been working to have more humility. I love Chapter 6 of PMG. You all should study it. So, this letter is really long. Thanks for everything you all do for me. I can't believe I'm leaving here in 2 weeks. I look forward to talking to you on the phone. Can you maybe send a slip (the kind for bikes) just in case I'm on a bike? That would be fabulous. Good luck with everything this week! Have fun! I love you all!
Love, Hermana Anderson
Wow what a week!
(Elder Anderson with a family in his last area)
It has been a long week that is for sure! Our area is really slow right now and this week we had like twenty-five referrals to check and every single one of them were horrible referrals and none of them turned out good. So this week pretty much turned out horrible. But things with Elder Davies are going really good we are getting along really good and we are brainstorming new ideas as to how to get the work going better in my new area.
So last night Elder Davies and I got to go back to his old area to see a baptism of somebody that he taught. It was a really neat baptism. The lady had to be baptized 7 times until it got done right but it eventually got done right and it was awesome. The spirit was so strong there though! Afterwords we went over to President Stan Childs home to visit him. Elder Davies used to be really good friends with him and so we went to bug him and to see if we could get a ride home with him. He sat there and told me how good of folks I had and how good of people my parents were. It is amazing to see how many people I run into sense I have been on my mission and to see how they respect my Mom and Dad!
So yesterday at church I came across a scripture that I really really really liked! I think that it kind of has a lot to do with what I have been going through throughout the last 6 months of my mission (I hit my six month mark tomorrow) but not only the last six months but the last 4 years of my life. The scripture is D&C 122:7 "And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good." This scripture is awesome! I really love it, especially how it says if all of these horrible things happen (Now don't get me wrong I don't think I have had it hard at all compared to lots of people) But it has been hard the last few years and especially the last six months. But the last bit of that scripture says, "all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good." All of these things that have happened in my life and in the last six months have been such a blessing for me! Lot's of people look at it and are like wow how could you go through that. And I am like you know what all of those things have made me who I am today. The last six months and what I have gone through have made me the missionary that I am today! Then in verse 9 of section 122 it says, " Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever." That scripture is what tops it off. For god shall be with you forever and ever! I know that God has been with me on my mission! He is lifting me up when I need that little bit of help or that extra bit of strength to make it through the day.
I love all of you and am thankful for the example that you have all been to me in my life.
I hope to get lots of letter's from all of you this week so I can hear from you and hear how your summer is going!
Love,
Elder Anderson
Monday, July 13, 2009
It's possible to learn while sleeping...
Hola!
How are you all? I was wondering, how is Grandma doing? And how is Beu Hobson doing?
Thanks for the letters and packages. I really needed them. This week has been really tough. Every day my companions spoke in more and more Korean and it got to a point where there was no English spoken when it was just the 3 of us. For the first time, on Wednesday night I lost it. I was like "companionship inventory now!" So I told them my opinion: we have zero unity among the three of us because it is just like a two-some. Well their response about killed me. They said that they were speaking in Korean because I didn't care about them. Seriously? Where in the world did that come from? Well I'll tell you where it came from. I declined to eat seaweed when we first got here. Because I don't like seaweed I don't love Korea and since I don't love Korea I don't love them and if I don't love them there is no use for unity. Weird, I know. I was not happy but hid it. So after this big conversation I read your letter mom. It was exactly what I needed to hear and I needed to read that talk. The next day I was trying to figure out what to do to help our unit. That night one of the wives from our branch presidency came. My companions were visiting their friend at the time so she and I had a really good talk. I just told her how I was feeling. It was so nice to be able to talk someone. I came to a conclusion, I needed to serve. So now every night I review how much service and compliments I did that day and make goals for the next day. I make the goals hard to reach, they really push me. I decided that if doing this didn't bless my companionship it would at least bless me. So yeah, things are now going a lot lot better. Our unity is much better. Everything I do now is for the companionship. I don't have time to worry about me.
So Spanish is a real struggle. I'm a slow learner. But I testify that the Lord's promise of filling our mouths with words is true. Every time we have to teach I just open my mouth not knowing what will come out. And every time my mouth is full and I can teach. I never know what I said afterwords but the investigators always say that they are touched. Lately I've been thinking that it would be really great if I dreamed in Spanish because it would help me learn it. Well, last night I put it to the test. The following may sound really lame, you may not want to put it on the blog. So I have this book I carry everywhere with me. It's my Spanish book. Well last night I put it under my pillow open on a specific page. I prayed with faith knowing that it was possible to learn Spanish while sleeping. And guess what, I learned some Spanish while sleeping. Its amazing. And really really odd. It reminds me of the Brother of Jared. His best idea was to have the Lord touch rocks for their light. Well, my best idea was to put my book under my pillow. Lame idea, but I asked in faith and it happened. Also, it reminds me of Moroni 7. It talks about how we still have miracles and the ministering of angels today. The only catch is that you have to have faith for it. Well, I testify that they still exist. I see both of those things in my life everyday. It is amazing. Faith is the key. While being here I've learned a lot about prayer. Prayer is amazing. Everyday my prayers are answered. I think that it is sad that people don't believe in God and communicating with Him. That is one of the reasons I'm serving a mission. I'm confidant that I can do whatever the Lord asks me to do. There is no doubt in my mind about Spanish. I know that one day I will be fluent. With the Lord all things are possible. Also, I know that there is a reason that my companions are from Korea. There is so much I have learned from them and still need to learn from them. My branch president always reminds me of this and that the Lord has great things in store for me. I just need to prepare for them. Also, I know that the temple is SO important. It is such a peaceful place and a place where we can learn so much. The church is SO true. Can you forward this to Dad? I always forget to get his email. I love you all and hope that you have a great week. Thanks for all of your prayers, I really need them.
Love, Hermana Anderson
How are you all? I was wondering, how is Grandma doing? And how is Beu Hobson doing?
Thanks for the letters and packages. I really needed them. This week has been really tough. Every day my companions spoke in more and more Korean and it got to a point where there was no English spoken when it was just the 3 of us. For the first time, on Wednesday night I lost it. I was like "companionship inventory now!" So I told them my opinion: we have zero unity among the three of us because it is just like a two-some. Well their response about killed me. They said that they were speaking in Korean because I didn't care about them. Seriously? Where in the world did that come from? Well I'll tell you where it came from. I declined to eat seaweed when we first got here. Because I don't like seaweed I don't love Korea and since I don't love Korea I don't love them and if I don't love them there is no use for unity. Weird, I know. I was not happy but hid it. So after this big conversation I read your letter mom. It was exactly what I needed to hear and I needed to read that talk. The next day I was trying to figure out what to do to help our unit. That night one of the wives from our branch presidency came. My companions were visiting their friend at the time so she and I had a really good talk. I just told her how I was feeling. It was so nice to be able to talk someone. I came to a conclusion, I needed to serve. So now every night I review how much service and compliments I did that day and make goals for the next day. I make the goals hard to reach, they really push me. I decided that if doing this didn't bless my companionship it would at least bless me. So yeah, things are now going a lot lot better. Our unity is much better. Everything I do now is for the companionship. I don't have time to worry about me.
So Spanish is a real struggle. I'm a slow learner. But I testify that the Lord's promise of filling our mouths with words is true. Every time we have to teach I just open my mouth not knowing what will come out. And every time my mouth is full and I can teach. I never know what I said afterwords but the investigators always say that they are touched. Lately I've been thinking that it would be really great if I dreamed in Spanish because it would help me learn it. Well, last night I put it to the test. The following may sound really lame, you may not want to put it on the blog. So I have this book I carry everywhere with me. It's my Spanish book. Well last night I put it under my pillow open on a specific page. I prayed with faith knowing that it was possible to learn Spanish while sleeping. And guess what, I learned some Spanish while sleeping. Its amazing. And really really odd. It reminds me of the Brother of Jared. His best idea was to have the Lord touch rocks for their light. Well, my best idea was to put my book under my pillow. Lame idea, but I asked in faith and it happened. Also, it reminds me of Moroni 7. It talks about how we still have miracles and the ministering of angels today. The only catch is that you have to have faith for it. Well, I testify that they still exist. I see both of those things in my life everyday. It is amazing. Faith is the key. While being here I've learned a lot about prayer. Prayer is amazing. Everyday my prayers are answered. I think that it is sad that people don't believe in God and communicating with Him. That is one of the reasons I'm serving a mission. I'm confidant that I can do whatever the Lord asks me to do. There is no doubt in my mind about Spanish. I know that one day I will be fluent. With the Lord all things are possible. Also, I know that there is a reason that my companions are from Korea. There is so much I have learned from them and still need to learn from them. My branch president always reminds me of this and that the Lord has great things in store for me. I just need to prepare for them. Also, I know that the temple is SO important. It is such a peaceful place and a place where we can learn so much. The church is SO true. Can you forward this to Dad? I always forget to get his email. I love you all and hope that you have a great week. Thanks for all of your prayers, I really need them.
Love, Hermana Anderson
Monday, July 6, 2009
Hola Familia!
Hola Familia! How are you all doing? Whats new? It sounds like you are all super busy! I'd rather be busy than not though. Is it ok that I'm just sending one letter to everyone? I don't have much time.
So Like I said last week, I was way excited to get roommates and we got along really well. Those hermanas are a lot like me. Well, Monday night we got to our room and they had moved out. They got moved up in Spanish classes so they had to switch rooms.
I was sad because I thought that they were the people that were going to fill the void of Sister Lindley being gone. I guess not. Sister Lindley left on Tuesday. I miss her but its ok. I'm happy that she is in Taiwan preaching the truth. Now there is a lot of quiet time for me at night. I hear a lot of Korean but little English. I've decided that I like it. It gives me time to really think about my day and my journal entries are getting much better. I know that there is a reason that my companions are from Korean. I've learned a lot lot from them. Its funny to me how things that don't matter here are huge in Korea and vice versa.
Spanish is way hard and I struggle quite a bit with it but Wednesday night and Thursday morning I had a realization. I've realized that I'm not learning Spanish for me. I'm learning it for the Lord, my future companions, and the people waiting for me to teach them the Gospel. It has nothing to do with me. I think that this is how it is for most things in life. Since this realization my Spanish has improved a ton. Now all of our classes are completely in Spanish and we have to speak it. We also started teaching in Spanish on Saturday. To my surprise we can do it! The key is to pray constantly, listen to the Spirit, and open your mouth. It's way hard and I find myself repeating myself constantly but thats ok. I'm learning.
Thanks for the letters and packages! The shoes fit the Elder perfectly and I'm going to send money today. Also, I'm sending Reed a package. Do you think it would get to him faster if I sent it to our house or the mission home? Send me a dear elder and let me know.
So my companions and I are the only Hermanas in our Branch. I actually LOVE it! All of the elders love us and think of us as their sisters. It has also made it so we are super close with our Branch Presidency and their wives. 3 or 4 times a week one of the wives will come to our room at night and we'll just chat for like a half hour. Its so nice to have other women plus, women who only speak english.
The 4th was kind of special. At all of the meals there were people dressed up as important figures in the founding of the nation and gospel and they would come and talk to us about their stories. The person playing Oliver Cowdrey told us about when he heard the voice of the Lord and how it was like rushing waves. I thought a lot about this and I know its true. Just like waves His voice is constant. It is soothing and calming but can be fierce. Its probably weird that I thought about it that much but I did. They also had a special program where people played the roles of reformers, founding fathers, etc. It was good. We got to watch the fireworks. It was fun but kind of odd because in the middle of it missionaries started singing hymns. I love hymns but it was kind of an odd time to be singing them.
Oh, I was at the RC and was chatting with people last week. Someone that was inactive but wanted to get back into the church got on and asked me what I thought the Atonement was. I testified to her that Christ lived and died for us. That he knows each of us individually and knows what we are going through and that because of Him we are saved. I then felt prompted to share with her Isaiah 53: 3-6. I love this scripture. After she read it she said "wow, that is exactly what I needed." It was so so cool. I'm glad the Spirit prompted me to share that.
I think that the scripture I want is 3 Nephi 5: 13 for my plaque. It says "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life." That is what my job is. I am so happy because I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I know that this is where I'm supposed to be. I know it. I know that Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. Through him we are saved. Mom can you forward this to Suzy and Dad? Thanks.
Well, I love you all! The Church is SO true!
Love Hermana Anderson
So Like I said last week, I was way excited to get roommates and we got along really well. Those hermanas are a lot like me. Well, Monday night we got to our room and they had moved out. They got moved up in Spanish classes so they had to switch rooms.
I was sad because I thought that they were the people that were going to fill the void of Sister Lindley being gone. I guess not. Sister Lindley left on Tuesday. I miss her but its ok. I'm happy that she is in Taiwan preaching the truth. Now there is a lot of quiet time for me at night. I hear a lot of Korean but little English. I've decided that I like it. It gives me time to really think about my day and my journal entries are getting much better. I know that there is a reason that my companions are from Korean. I've learned a lot lot from them. Its funny to me how things that don't matter here are huge in Korea and vice versa.
Spanish is way hard and I struggle quite a bit with it but Wednesday night and Thursday morning I had a realization. I've realized that I'm not learning Spanish for me. I'm learning it for the Lord, my future companions, and the people waiting for me to teach them the Gospel. It has nothing to do with me. I think that this is how it is for most things in life. Since this realization my Spanish has improved a ton. Now all of our classes are completely in Spanish and we have to speak it. We also started teaching in Spanish on Saturday. To my surprise we can do it! The key is to pray constantly, listen to the Spirit, and open your mouth. It's way hard and I find myself repeating myself constantly but thats ok. I'm learning.
Thanks for the letters and packages! The shoes fit the Elder perfectly and I'm going to send money today. Also, I'm sending Reed a package. Do you think it would get to him faster if I sent it to our house or the mission home? Send me a dear elder and let me know.
So my companions and I are the only Hermanas in our Branch. I actually LOVE it! All of the elders love us and think of us as their sisters. It has also made it so we are super close with our Branch Presidency and their wives. 3 or 4 times a week one of the wives will come to our room at night and we'll just chat for like a half hour. Its so nice to have other women plus, women who only speak english.
The 4th was kind of special. At all of the meals there were people dressed up as important figures in the founding of the nation and gospel and they would come and talk to us about their stories. The person playing Oliver Cowdrey told us about when he heard the voice of the Lord and how it was like rushing waves. I thought a lot about this and I know its true. Just like waves His voice is constant. It is soothing and calming but can be fierce. Its probably weird that I thought about it that much but I did. They also had a special program where people played the roles of reformers, founding fathers, etc. It was good. We got to watch the fireworks. It was fun but kind of odd because in the middle of it missionaries started singing hymns. I love hymns but it was kind of an odd time to be singing them.
Oh, I was at the RC and was chatting with people last week. Someone that was inactive but wanted to get back into the church got on and asked me what I thought the Atonement was. I testified to her that Christ lived and died for us. That he knows each of us individually and knows what we are going through and that because of Him we are saved. I then felt prompted to share with her Isaiah 53: 3-6. I love this scripture. After she read it she said "wow, that is exactly what I needed." It was so so cool. I'm glad the Spirit prompted me to share that.
I think that the scripture I want is 3 Nephi 5: 13 for my plaque. It says "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life." That is what my job is. I am so happy because I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I know that this is where I'm supposed to be. I know it. I know that Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. Through him we are saved. Mom can you forward this to Suzy and Dad? Thanks.
Well, I love you all! The Church is SO true!
Love Hermana Anderson
My companion is a Texas boy through and through!
So you guys all know that I got transferred. I am now serving in Draper. In the Draper Crescent View and the Draper Eastridge Stakes. My new companion is Elder Davies from Texas. He is a Texas boy through and through! It sure is true that Texans have a lot of pride!
But anyways things so far are going really well. I am on a bike now and I do believe that we are in the hilliest area of the mission. I am starting to get back in shape really fast though so that is good! Because I was really starting to gain some weight and get a gutt.
So yeah over here on the East side of the valley it is a lot different then the West side. The people are a lot harder to work with! We only have 3 people on date for baptism right now, where as my last area had 11 people on date for baptism when I left. But that is also partly because of the missionary's that were in this area last transfer. I just need to kick this area into shape now and get it rolling and hopefully by the end of this transfer we can also have 11 people on date here.
But things are going really good. I am so glad that I am serving my mission. I am glad that I am serving my mission even though I am so close to home, and even though I can see my home neighborhood from some part's of my new area. But I know it is what I am supposed to be doing at this time of my life.
So the 4th of July was pretty much horrible! First of all we got invited to a 4th of July morning ward breakfast. So I was like alright and I was expecting it to be like what ours is every year. So we woke up early and rode our bike's down to it and were there by 7 o'clock when it started and the following is what they gave the children to eat; all the fruit they wanted and TWO pancakes. Now, the following is what they gave the missionaries to eat; all the fruit we could eat, and ONE pancake. They would only give us one lowsy pancake! But whatever I guess we are just spoiled in Bluffdale over in our neighborhood. Then the lockdown was alright I guess. The movie selection could have been better for one of the movies. We got to watch Cool Runnings (one of my all-time favorite movies) and Madagascar 2 (LAME) Then we had to go home without seeing any fireworks.
But all in all we had a really good week. I love all of you and hope to get LETTERS from all of you next week!
Love,
Elder Anderson
But anyways things so far are going really well. I am on a bike now and I do believe that we are in the hilliest area of the mission. I am starting to get back in shape really fast though so that is good! Because I was really starting to gain some weight and get a gutt.
So yeah over here on the East side of the valley it is a lot different then the West side. The people are a lot harder to work with! We only have 3 people on date for baptism right now, where as my last area had 11 people on date for baptism when I left. But that is also partly because of the missionary's that were in this area last transfer. I just need to kick this area into shape now and get it rolling and hopefully by the end of this transfer we can also have 11 people on date here.
But things are going really good. I am so glad that I am serving my mission. I am glad that I am serving my mission even though I am so close to home, and even though I can see my home neighborhood from some part's of my new area. But I know it is what I am supposed to be doing at this time of my life.
So the 4th of July was pretty much horrible! First of all we got invited to a 4th of July morning ward breakfast. So I was like alright and I was expecting it to be like what ours is every year. So we woke up early and rode our bike's down to it and were there by 7 o'clock when it started and the following is what they gave the children to eat; all the fruit they wanted and TWO pancakes. Now, the following is what they gave the missionaries to eat; all the fruit we could eat, and ONE pancake. They would only give us one lowsy pancake! But whatever I guess we are just spoiled in Bluffdale over in our neighborhood. Then the lockdown was alright I guess. The movie selection could have been better for one of the movies. We got to watch Cool Runnings (one of my all-time favorite movies) and Madagascar 2 (LAME) Then we had to go home without seeing any fireworks.
But all in all we had a really good week. I love all of you and hope to get LETTERS from all of you next week!
Love,
Elder Anderson
Friday, July 3, 2009
Elder Anderson Transferred
Reed was transferred this week to the Sandy/Draper area.
He is happy and excited about the new opportunities.
This is strictly a bike area so Mark and Tommy dropped off Tommy's bike and we're able to get a cherished photo of Elder Davies and Elder Anderson.
Don't you think he looks great!
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