Monday, March 30, 2009
Pictures
Parker and a friend from home, Blake Chiles
Elder Thomas above and Elder Copenheaver - above that.Pic of Elders Thomas and Copenheaver
From letter dated 3/25
I was saying that I called a man at the RC referral center and he ordered a DVD. I asked him about it and he said (in a very thick southern accent; he was from Louisiana). That he watched it and that after they watched it (I think it was Lamb of God D VD); their dog started barking and he went outside (it was nighttime) and there was a sheep outside his fence. He said it was weird because there weren't any sheep around that area. So he went around asking and a man approached him and him if he had seen a sheep. The caller; he said that he had and that he himself was trying to figure out where it came from. The other man that approached him said that is was a little girl's sheep about 3 miles down the road. So...I was talking to him and after he told his story about the sheep he stopped talking. I replied, "So, was that it?" He said, "Yep" and I said, "That's good". He said "Ever since that sheep came by nothing has been the same. Our lives have been going better then ever!" So I ended up after that weird story, bearing my testimony and sending him a Book of Mormon. It was great!
There are so many other stories from the R.C., a bunch of small things like talking with a black man from Alabama with an accent so thick that you can't tell if he is saying "carl, paul, mawl or towel or cowell or sawell, etc., (his wife was the one that actually called in but she wasn't home and he answered. Wish he had signed up so I actually knew what his name was.
The MTC is awesome and no other place like it in the world. You just wake up to the spirit and go to bed with the spirit. The TRC is awesome. WE have our last appointment tomorrow with fake investigators named Jack and Elaine who have lots of questions on baptism and priesthood. I have learned so much here and want to go to Montana! My teachers are awesome; they inspire me to want to be a MTC teacher after my mission.
There are 8 missionaries in my district; 4 sisters and 4 elders. Sisrers Durfee, Kaufus, Hades, Howard. Elders: me, Hemingway, Copenheaver, Thomas. Sister Hades, Copenheaver and Thomas along with me and 3 others in another district are going to Montana. Sister Kaufus and Dufee are going to Chicago, Illinois North. Sister Howard is going to Tuscon, Arizona, she is from Alaska. There are about 24 missionaries in my branch all together.
Elder Thomas wanted me to ask (because he got a letter from his mom) if we were related to a Margaret and Leland Heywood.
I did not see the Stotts, but that explains why there is always little kids and families here on the weekends.
Did I mention L. Tom Perry spoke? Also that we got to see the Draper dedication? Also last night, Kenneth Johnson spoke (one of the quorum of seventy).
I talked to Morgan Weatherby the other day and she said Corbin left Tuesday Morning.
Keep sending me letters.
Tell Julie, I took her advice and have been giving my companion lots of ti-tacs and Altoids.
That's all.
I was saying that I called a man at the RC referral center and he ordered a DVD. I asked him about it and he said (in a very thick southern accent; he was from Louisiana). That he watched it and that after they watched it (I think it was Lamb of God D VD); their dog started barking and he went outside (it was nighttime) and there was a sheep outside his fence. He said it was weird because there weren't any sheep around that area. So he went around asking and a man approached him and him if he had seen a sheep. The caller; he said that he had and that he himself was trying to figure out where it came from. The other man that approached him said that is was a little girl's sheep about 3 miles down the road. So...I was talking to him and after he told his story about the sheep he stopped talking. I replied, "So, was that it?" He said, "Yep" and I said, "That's good". He said "Ever since that sheep came by nothing has been the same. Our lives have been going better then ever!" So I ended up after that weird story, bearing my testimony and sending him a Book of Mormon. It was great!
There are so many other stories from the R.C., a bunch of small things like talking with a black man from Alabama with an accent so thick that you can't tell if he is saying "carl, paul, mawl or towel or cowell or sawell, etc., (his wife was the one that actually called in but she wasn't home and he answered. Wish he had signed up so I actually knew what his name was.
The MTC is awesome and no other place like it in the world. You just wake up to the spirit and go to bed with the spirit. The TRC is awesome. WE have our last appointment tomorrow with fake investigators named Jack and Elaine who have lots of questions on baptism and priesthood. I have learned so much here and want to go to Montana! My teachers are awesome; they inspire me to want to be a MTC teacher after my mission.
There are 8 missionaries in my district; 4 sisters and 4 elders. Sisrers Durfee, Kaufus, Hades, Howard. Elders: me, Hemingway, Copenheaver, Thomas. Sister Hades, Copenheaver and Thomas along with me and 3 others in another district are going to Montana. Sister Kaufus and Dufee are going to Chicago, Illinois North. Sister Howard is going to Tuscon, Arizona, she is from Alaska. There are about 24 missionaries in my branch all together.
Elder Thomas wanted me to ask (because he got a letter from his mom) if we were related to a Margaret and Leland Heywood.
I did not see the Stotts, but that explains why there is always little kids and families here on the weekends.
Did I mention L. Tom Perry spoke? Also that we got to see the Draper dedication? Also last night, Kenneth Johnson spoke (one of the quorum of seventy).
I talked to Morgan Weatherby the other day and she said Corbin left Tuesday Morning.
Keep sending me letters.
Tell Julie, I took her advice and have been giving my companion lots of ti-tacs and Altoids.
That's all.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Hello once again everyone.
This is a message to the whole family and to Katie and to anyone else that wants to hear or listen due to my impatience in WRITING letters.
First of all, I forgot to say that I went to the doctors last week due to my ear bugging me. It was infected and I was given antibiotics and eardrops. (the cool thing about the mtc is that everything was cheap. I payed 5 dollars for 2 prescriptions) anyway, and probably as you (mom) know, (because they said they were going to call on insurance) I had another checkup today and they are sending me to another doctor. Dr. Brown and I discussed what was wrong etc and he said depending on what happens in the next couple days I could be delayed because of the plane ride and something about my ear exploding. I just thought that it was a bunch of hodge podge but whatever. I just went in because it started to hurt and that I had been deaf the last couple weeks. whatever. I will keep you updated. my appt is tomorrow.
P.S. just saw Jacob chappel from Idaho
There is an experience that I have to share really quick. it happened this morning after going to the temple (by the way...it snowed this morning) me and my companion did an endowment session and then decided to do a sealing session for the heck of it. The sealer was awesome and talked a lot more about stuff than actually doing the sealings. talk about spiritual high. it was awesome. anyway... in our sealing session there was this grandma who had a full moustache and was just barely starting on growing a nice goatee. when I say moustache I mean moustache! Longer than probably me or any of my friends have grown. It was way long and white as snow. I just couldn’t stop looking at it. it was so awesome and disgusting at the same time. There was also another lady who seemed a little weird and slow. I didn’t know what her problem was but as we were talking between sealings we somehow got into the subject of the phrase "sealing" and what it meant and about spouses, etc etc etc. the one lady (kind of mentally handicap) started talking about how she wasn’t going to get married in this life because she took "lots" of medicine and stuff and that she didn’t want to screw up her kids if she had some on this earth but that she would wait until the millennium etc etc. (she literally said screw up) it was pretty funny and you kind of had to be there but the sealers response was kind of like " oh, that’s nice" "really" "ok" "wait what did you say?". I could go into a lot more detail but don’t have time. It was overall a very funny and spiritual experience.
now for the random:
Yes, Brandt photo was just plain gay.
I just have to say, that for the prices here in the Mtc I could live here. everything is so dang cheap. I ended up getting my suits dry cleaned hemmed and slimmed down because the pants made me look like I had Tree trunks for legs and that I was wearing bell bottom pants. all together for dry cleaning and alterations it costed 20 bucks. I love the food and the prices. ps I have stayed away from the orange juice and I still have horrible gas.
please send me my social #
MOST important. I definitely need something for montana. Try to send it as soon as possible. I don’t know what a parka is but if its just like a big coat instead of a trench coat then yes I want that. The trench coats just make you look like a thug. someone told me you can buy them online at the "missionary mall" and they will send them to the Mtc for free same day delivery.
I want to share another story: The other day in the referral center (where you make phone calls to people who have previously called in from seeing a commercial and want a free bible, bom, dvd, etc.) I talked to a man who ordered a dvd. I asked him if he watched it and he said that ever since he watched that dvd
I' out of time. expect my letter on Friday or Saturday.
This is a message to the whole family and to Katie and to anyone else that wants to hear or listen due to my impatience in WRITING letters.
First of all, I forgot to say that I went to the doctors last week due to my ear bugging me. It was infected and I was given antibiotics and eardrops. (the cool thing about the mtc is that everything was cheap. I payed 5 dollars for 2 prescriptions) anyway, and probably as you (mom) know, (because they said they were going to call on insurance) I had another checkup today and they are sending me to another doctor. Dr. Brown and I discussed what was wrong etc and he said depending on what happens in the next couple days I could be delayed because of the plane ride and something about my ear exploding. I just thought that it was a bunch of hodge podge but whatever. I just went in because it started to hurt and that I had been deaf the last couple weeks. whatever. I will keep you updated. my appt is tomorrow.
P.S. just saw Jacob chappel from Idaho
There is an experience that I have to share really quick. it happened this morning after going to the temple (by the way...it snowed this morning) me and my companion did an endowment session and then decided to do a sealing session for the heck of it. The sealer was awesome and talked a lot more about stuff than actually doing the sealings. talk about spiritual high. it was awesome. anyway... in our sealing session there was this grandma who had a full moustache and was just barely starting on growing a nice goatee. when I say moustache I mean moustache! Longer than probably me or any of my friends have grown. It was way long and white as snow. I just couldn’t stop looking at it. it was so awesome and disgusting at the same time. There was also another lady who seemed a little weird and slow. I didn’t know what her problem was but as we were talking between sealings we somehow got into the subject of the phrase "sealing" and what it meant and about spouses, etc etc etc. the one lady (kind of mentally handicap) started talking about how she wasn’t going to get married in this life because she took "lots" of medicine and stuff and that she didn’t want to screw up her kids if she had some on this earth but that she would wait until the millennium etc etc. (she literally said screw up) it was pretty funny and you kind of had to be there but the sealers response was kind of like " oh, that’s nice" "really" "ok" "wait what did you say?". I could go into a lot more detail but don’t have time. It was overall a very funny and spiritual experience.
now for the random:
Yes, Brandt photo was just plain gay.
I just have to say, that for the prices here in the Mtc I could live here. everything is so dang cheap. I ended up getting my suits dry cleaned hemmed and slimmed down because the pants made me look like I had Tree trunks for legs and that I was wearing bell bottom pants. all together for dry cleaning and alterations it costed 20 bucks. I love the food and the prices. ps I have stayed away from the orange juice and I still have horrible gas.
please send me my social #
MOST important. I definitely need something for montana. Try to send it as soon as possible. I don’t know what a parka is but if its just like a big coat instead of a trench coat then yes I want that. The trench coats just make you look like a thug. someone told me you can buy them online at the "missionary mall" and they will send them to the Mtc for free same day delivery.
I want to share another story: The other day in the referral center (where you make phone calls to people who have previously called in from seeing a commercial and want a free bible, bom, dvd, etc.) I talked to a man who ordered a dvd. I asked him if he watched it and he said that ever since he watched that dvd
I' out of time. expect my letter on Friday or Saturday.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Excerpts from a letter to "Dana Wee Heywood"
Thank you for the letter. It is one of the better parts of my day. The temp here is in the 50's to 70's, but there is suppose to be snow on Sunday.
...
Elder L. Tom Perry got to talk to us on Tuesday night. It was sweet! He let us know that we have to work hard as companions and families and always serve one another.
...
Read your scriptures everyday.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
(Entry from Savanna who works in the MTC Cafeteria)
March 20, 2009
Hey Jill there you go.
He's doing great. He helped me keep the elders in line with the dishroom stuff. It made me laugh, I was telling them to not form a line that they could go all the way in and he came and stood by me and started repeating everything i was saying. It made me laugh.Then when we first say each other we gave a hug then he stepped back and said in a rather loud voice, "i'm so happy to be hugging my family right now!" and gave me another hug. It was great. He is a silly kid. If you choose to forward his emails I'd like to be on the list.
Savvy;)
I don't have very long to write. forgive me of my typing and random writing. I will skip around alot.
Well I just found out that the three some we were in just got split up.
Elder Copenheaver got a new companion (elder hemingway) who is going to Omaha nebraska. he told us his mission got swithched from portugal to nebraska due to health reasons.
I am not going to lie. the first couple of days here was absolutely horrible. By Sunday I was beaming with the spirit. The Tuesday night devotional (last night) Elder L. Tom Perry spoke to us. It was awesome.
its cool. every Tuesdsay and Sunday night we have a fireside/ devotional.
Sunday is always just an average joe and Tuesday is always a general authority. (except you dont know who it is going to be until they walk into the building) it could be a seventy or even the prophet. you just dont know until they walk in.
My branch president is awesome. there are approx. 8 missionaries going to Montana. 4 in my districct (3elders 1 sister) and 3 others that I have met randomly. I am the district leader. there are usually 3 or 4 districts that make up a branch consisting of about 8 missionaries eaach and the zone leaders are the leaders of that branch.
I don't know what else to say other than if someone could just spend a couple of days here they would know the church is true... apart from sitting in the 5 hour long classes.
One more thing. the food gives gives you the most horrible gas but it is good i have already gained about 5 pounds. there is such a variety that i have to get a little bit of everything. Every Wednesday and Sunday we get icecream from the creamery with every topping you can imagine! Marshmallow fudge and caramels syrups, choc chips strawberr,y everything!. time is short. i will try to send pics ( once again) and finish up all the info in another letter.
goodbye from the best son 3/18/09 4:35pm
Well I just found out that the three some we were in just got split up.
Elder Copenheaver got a new companion (elder hemingway) who is going to Omaha nebraska. he told us his mission got swithched from portugal to nebraska due to health reasons.
I am not going to lie. the first couple of days here was absolutely horrible. By Sunday I was beaming with the spirit. The Tuesday night devotional (last night) Elder L. Tom Perry spoke to us. It was awesome.
its cool. every Tuesdsay and Sunday night we have a fireside/ devotional.
Sunday is always just an average joe and Tuesday is always a general authority. (except you dont know who it is going to be until they walk into the building) it could be a seventy or even the prophet. you just dont know until they walk in.
My branch president is awesome. there are approx. 8 missionaries going to Montana. 4 in my districct (3elders 1 sister) and 3 others that I have met randomly. I am the district leader. there are usually 3 or 4 districts that make up a branch consisting of about 8 missionaries eaach and the zone leaders are the leaders of that branch.
I don't know what else to say other than if someone could just spend a couple of days here they would know the church is true... apart from sitting in the 5 hour long classes.
One more thing. the food gives gives you the most horrible gas but it is good i have already gained about 5 pounds. there is such a variety that i have to get a little bit of everything. Every Wednesday and Sunday we get icecream from the creamery with every topping you can imagine! Marshmallow fudge and caramels syrups, choc chips strawberr,y everything!. time is short. i will try to send pics ( once again) and finish up all the info in another letter.
goodbye from the best son 3/18/09 4:35pm
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