Well hello to West Weber, its been a while. At 2 or 2:30 today it will be a month that I have been a missionary. Hopefully I only have a month left, and yes 'visa talk' runs like wildfire here, everyone worries about it. When we first showed up there were elders that had been here 14 or 15 weeks. A few are leaving this week they've been stuck for 12 or so. So ya basically as far as i hear its the Mexican Government that has been skimpy on lettin them go through or something, most other countries haven't been a problem. I had a friend from Ogden area that got re assigned to Salt Lake mission til his visa comes through. I'm not worried about it, there's too much right now to do to worry about.
Ya tucker and I are on the same feeding schedule, thats about it. I see him at least once a day his classroom is just down the hall.
I am in love with Heston and Cy's rodeo saga, if there's anything i would want from the outside of here it would be to live the saga with them, I hope they continue sounds like a lot of fun. They looked good dressed up for the big rodeo. (Heston-brother, and Cy-cousin, rode bulls last week at the pioneer days rodeo, they were on the front page news the next day as the 10 year-old rodeo legends:)
I made 5 bucks last night at dinner, an elder in my district mixed up some sauces and food he thought was nasty and i ate it, it wasn't too bad definitly worth the money and I can pretty much stomach anything so I'm down for that challenge.
I played soccer yesterday at gym, I'm pertty good and i caught some sun, not really burned but slightly pink haha
We've had a few emeritus 70's speak and someone who's like head of the missionary program and yea we're excited to return to the temple at 3 today. We just had a pretty big spiritual experience Saturday night as a district and are super excited for the Temple.
I like to hear from you all, dearelder is the best method. and don't neccesarily expect a huge reply back from me I only have so much time once a week to write back, nevertheless i do like hearing from "yall" and i got to follow the rules if I want to be like Captain Moroni, alma 48:17
.......so I love you all and be good
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Week 3
Wow thanks for lining up the family party when i'm not there. Its good though, keep the family together. Maybe Levi can get a date with the rodeo queen this year tell him to take it up a notch from just a picture and hook it up, cuz Dave can't cause he's whooooped, and I'm on my mission. Do it for me son. Out of all the times of the year I think Pioneer Days and the Fair is the funnest, and i'm entirely jealous of Heston and Cy signing up for the rodeo. I wish someone did that for me. Why isn't Levi signed up is the real question. That is awesome let me know how that all works out. And I'm super glad Levi let you know if I need something, I need something, and I've been in dire need of a knife. Its been ruff without one. I definitely liked the pics of the Arise celebration, was Jake wearing my glasses I won at a welding competition? and was he and Jacee partners? By the way let her know that I could tell she's been the little Fremont dancer, she had a big old grin in all of them pics meanwhile the other girls were kind of lookin like they weren't so excited to be there.
Last week when I emailed you and mom replied with two sentences I was pretty bummed thats all I got. I sent a big email and a ten page letter that put a big blister on my finger and thats all I got? Its fine it took a while for you to write back, I really don't mind as long as you keep in touch. Its nice to hear from the outside world. We've joked, not being serious that its a lot like prison here, except we don't got TV. haha its really not - its hard to not be busy if that makes sense somethimes it doesn't seem like there is enough time for everything to get done, learn the language and all the gospel we need to teach. And it seems like nine weeks is a drag, but being here doing doesn't seem long enough to be prepared when you get out there. But I guess thats the whole concept of relying on the Lord then the message comes more from him then from us and thats how its suppose to be.
Saren sent me a letter I just got today before laundry. Our DL picked up mail before just in case if anyone wrote and what do you know i had one. She left her words of inspiration and what I should do here, I've been here long enough to figure them all out.
The Temple opens up this week and I think we get to start going next. It'll be nice, it can be another "big event" to look forward to during the week. But then idk how we're going to have time to get everything done on P day and write letters.
I'm planning on going out on the curb and wait for Tucker to pull in @ 1. I'll let you know how it works out.
Well i love you all time is running out, my scripture is ephesians 2:10-13 so I bid thee farewell
Last week when I emailed you and mom replied with two sentences I was pretty bummed thats all I got. I sent a big email and a ten page letter that put a big blister on my finger and thats all I got? Its fine it took a while for you to write back, I really don't mind as long as you keep in touch. Its nice to hear from the outside world. We've joked, not being serious that its a lot like prison here, except we don't got TV. haha its really not - its hard to not be busy if that makes sense somethimes it doesn't seem like there is enough time for everything to get done, learn the language and all the gospel we need to teach. And it seems like nine weeks is a drag, but being here doing doesn't seem long enough to be prepared when you get out there. But I guess thats the whole concept of relying on the Lord then the message comes more from him then from us and thats how its suppose to be.
Saren sent me a letter I just got today before laundry. Our DL picked up mail before just in case if anyone wrote and what do you know i had one. She left her words of inspiration and what I should do here, I've been here long enough to figure them all out.
The Temple opens up this week and I think we get to start going next. It'll be nice, it can be another "big event" to look forward to during the week. But then idk how we're going to have time to get everything done on P day and write letters.
I'm planning on going out on the curb and wait for Tucker to pull in @ 1. I'll let you know how it works out.
Well i love you all time is running out, my scripture is ephesians 2:10-13 so I bid thee farewell
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Week 2
That is exciting about Tucker coming next Wed. I cant wait to run into him here. One of my comp's cousin is in here too and we have the same feeding schedule so they usually talk each day. Its fun to run into people here, its a small world. I'm glad you told me about Tuck I was going to ask when he comes I couldn't remember. I'm going to go see if I can request to be his escort. I see Brock Ballif every now and then, another kid I played little league football up in North Ogden with, and a few other Elders I know from school.
It's really weird to think about life on the outside world of the MTC, it just seems normal and natural here. The food started out seeming great but as time's gone by it's lost its taste. It all seems the same just with a different name each day. It seems like we do the same thing day in and day out so anything out of the ordinary day is a huge event. Like today is P day, we get to do laundry, clean the room, write letters and stuff and our zone gets a new district. Just the concept of seeing new missionaries with their orange dots on their tag is cool. Last week I literally vacumed and scrubbed the whole room down on pday, it seemed so grimey i was freaking out. There were nasty booger stains on the walls from previous elders, I about barfed scrubbing those off, really you don't even know the half of it. \
I write in the journal every night, its hard to fit everything onto one page. I like alot of the equipment we got for my mission, it works out. Those plastic things you sent was not at all what I meant by the collar extensions. If I think about it I can't eat with those white shirts on I want to gag when my adams apple is compressed from the collar.
"Everyone here seems too nice, it's weird. But I guess they're just trying to develop christlike attributes like were suppose to, like everyone in the church is suppose to. I don't think about normal life very often but when I do it seems different and foreign. It's seems like missionary life is so established that normal life is not right.
Yes i figured out the laundry and its fun. I couldn't find those dryer fabric softener things you put in the baggy. But we get six dollars a week on our mission cards and I can buy those in the laundry room with that. 5 of the missionaries in our district are leaving to Lima Peru next week, 3 sisters and 2 elders. So our District is going to be pure Tampico Mexicans, the 7 of us.
If you could find a Mexico soccer jersey that would be awesome to send. I'm going to write a letter to you guys and send it on Friday with some pictures. I don't remember if I told you but wednesdays is P day obviously and we're only suppose to write stuff Wednesdays. I'm trying to follow all the rules and be obedient, bye
It's really weird to think about life on the outside world of the MTC, it just seems normal and natural here. The food started out seeming great but as time's gone by it's lost its taste. It all seems the same just with a different name each day. It seems like we do the same thing day in and day out so anything out of the ordinary day is a huge event. Like today is P day, we get to do laundry, clean the room, write letters and stuff and our zone gets a new district. Just the concept of seeing new missionaries with their orange dots on their tag is cool. Last week I literally vacumed and scrubbed the whole room down on pday, it seemed so grimey i was freaking out. There were nasty booger stains on the walls from previous elders, I about barfed scrubbing those off, really you don't even know the half of it. \
I write in the journal every night, its hard to fit everything onto one page. I like alot of the equipment we got for my mission, it works out. Those plastic things you sent was not at all what I meant by the collar extensions. If I think about it I can't eat with those white shirts on I want to gag when my adams apple is compressed from the collar.
"Everyone here seems too nice, it's weird. But I guess they're just trying to develop christlike attributes like were suppose to, like everyone in the church is suppose to. I don't think about normal life very often but when I do it seems different and foreign. It's seems like missionary life is so established that normal life is not right.
Yes i figured out the laundry and its fun. I couldn't find those dryer fabric softener things you put in the baggy. But we get six dollars a week on our mission cards and I can buy those in the laundry room with that. 5 of the missionaries in our district are leaving to Lima Peru next week, 3 sisters and 2 elders. So our District is going to be pure Tampico Mexicans, the 7 of us.
If you could find a Mexico soccer jersey that would be awesome to send. I'm going to write a letter to you guys and send it on Friday with some pictures. I don't remember if I told you but wednesdays is P day obviously and we're only suppose to write stuff Wednesdays. I'm trying to follow all the rules and be obedient, bye
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Hola
Hola Mother Joanne,
Yeah I agree, What a send-off, I didn't get a tardy demerit, I too loved that we came in and dropped me off just like YOU wanted, you told me all along you were coming in the doors with me, and you did. Not too many Elders can say that happened to them, eh? I just got done with laundry it is 11:51.
I got that box last week like friday or something, it was great. They keep us busy. I sent a letter last week sometime you all should've got it by now I would think. Heston's letter he sent was nice. I think so far from all the DearElders you guys sent me, the box, and Hestons note, I've received more letters than anyone in my district. I think I've got twice as many as my two companeros combined. I guess that just show how much all you love me. It's really nice to get mail, but it's far from something i'm worried about.
Like I said, I'm in a threesome with Elder Brian Cook, from Syracause, he went to Syracause High and played Center for the football team. He's like 6'3" or 4 and weighs less than me, he said he used to be fat in high school and has lost a bunch of weight since. He's pretty cool he went to utah state for the year and was friends with some girls from my school up there. Elder Seth Mitchell is from some city in northern Las Vegas, I don't remember what its called. He seems like a really great kid, you can see it in him. I think were going to do really well, we've all gottin along real well and connect real well. They shove the Spanish language down your throut, and you just got to keep your mouth as wide open as you can.
Well it's been a week, my companeros and I are gettin the jist of things around this here part of the world. Its like we all live inside this physical bubble and there's no exit out until you've done your time. Though it's extremely spiritually enlighting and it seems like that bubble was removed. It still doesn't seem real. There's so many rules, guidelines, and specific schedules anyone and everyone would think it's ridiculous. I just have a constant feeling, or knowledge that every little rule or way they want us to do things is exactly how it's suppose to be. Someone somewhere said once that we are a peculiar people, and we are. But the Lord blesses us more so than we would think when we follow every little rule or commandment, and especially when it's to the T. So everythings great.
love you bye3
Yeah I agree, What a send-off, I didn't get a tardy demerit, I too loved that we came in and dropped me off just like YOU wanted, you told me all along you were coming in the doors with me, and you did. Not too many Elders can say that happened to them, eh? I just got done with laundry it is 11:51.
I got that box last week like friday or something, it was great. They keep us busy. I sent a letter last week sometime you all should've got it by now I would think. Heston's letter he sent was nice. I think so far from all the DearElders you guys sent me, the box, and Hestons note, I've received more letters than anyone in my district. I think I've got twice as many as my two companeros combined. I guess that just show how much all you love me. It's really nice to get mail, but it's far from something i'm worried about.
Like I said, I'm in a threesome with Elder Brian Cook, from Syracause, he went to Syracause High and played Center for the football team. He's like 6'3" or 4 and weighs less than me, he said he used to be fat in high school and has lost a bunch of weight since. He's pretty cool he went to utah state for the year and was friends with some girls from my school up there. Elder Seth Mitchell is from some city in northern Las Vegas, I don't remember what its called. He seems like a really great kid, you can see it in him. I think were going to do really well, we've all gottin along real well and connect real well. They shove the Spanish language down your throut, and you just got to keep your mouth as wide open as you can.
Well it's been a week, my companeros and I are gettin the jist of things around this here part of the world. Its like we all live inside this physical bubble and there's no exit out until you've done your time. Though it's extremely spiritually enlighting and it seems like that bubble was removed. It still doesn't seem real. There's so many rules, guidelines, and specific schedules anyone and everyone would think it's ridiculous. I just have a constant feeling, or knowledge that every little rule or way they want us to do things is exactly how it's suppose to be. Someone somewhere said once that we are a peculiar people, and we are. But the Lord blesses us more so than we would think when we follow every little rule or commandment, and especially when it's to the T. So everythings great.
love you bye3
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Finally a Letter-HOORAY!
Hola Familia,
Well I'm at the MTC. Can't say that I'm in love with it yet. I am in a threesome with Elder Mitchel from North LasVegas and Elder Cook from Syracuse. They seem alright, have the right attitudes and purpose for being here so it seems like it'll be alright. Were learning how to say the basics of a prayer in Spanish. Last night after dinner they gathered all the newbs in different rooms to do role play missionary work. They had a guy dress up as King Lamoni and he came in and gave us an inspirational message telling about Ammon and his conversion and then his people. The next few role play enactments were simulated as investigators and missionaries coming over to their house. Then the narrator would stop the play, ask questions, then it was open to the audience to do their missionary work to the investigators. The investigators were very good actors and sometimes if you got caught in the spirit and story you would almost forget they were just actors.
We went back to our rooms, put a few things away, got slightly settled in and went to bed. I really didn't sleep well, I had alot on my mind and I swear I was worrying if it was 6:30am every 2 hours. But all seems fine and things seem bright. Well, love you all, hope I gave enough information to satisfy mother. I bet cleaning up my stuff will be fun, honestly it will be an adventure, I'm sure you'll find great treasures in all the abyss of clutter!
Love you all
Sam
Well I'm at the MTC. Can't say that I'm in love with it yet. I am in a threesome with Elder Mitchel from North LasVegas and Elder Cook from Syracuse. They seem alright, have the right attitudes and purpose for being here so it seems like it'll be alright. Were learning how to say the basics of a prayer in Spanish. Last night after dinner they gathered all the newbs in different rooms to do role play missionary work. They had a guy dress up as King Lamoni and he came in and gave us an inspirational message telling about Ammon and his conversion and then his people. The next few role play enactments were simulated as investigators and missionaries coming over to their house. Then the narrator would stop the play, ask questions, then it was open to the audience to do their missionary work to the investigators. The investigators were very good actors and sometimes if you got caught in the spirit and story you would almost forget they were just actors.
We went back to our rooms, put a few things away, got slightly settled in and went to bed. I really didn't sleep well, I had alot on my mind and I swear I was worrying if it was 6:30am every 2 hours. But all seems fine and things seem bright. Well, love you all, hope I gave enough information to satisfy mother. I bet cleaning up my stuff will be fun, honestly it will be an adventure, I'm sure you'll find great treasures in all the abyss of clutter!
Love you all
Sam
Friday, July 2, 2010
MTC
Sam has officially begun his mission. He entered the MTC on June 30th, and he made quite the entrance by blasting his music of the "Final Countdown" a CD he had prepared for our drive there. He is excited and prepared to serve. We are waiting (not very patiently) to hear from him. Thank you everyone for your love and support in sending him off.
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