Hey mom,
I'm so happy to hear everything that is going on. thats really cool about you callings! I love teaching I found out. but I'm learning alot on exactly how here, they have this new training program that we are using and its way cool, and it works! I attached some pictures of leviv when we were there, sorry the camera isn't the best so I only put up the ones that turned out. thanks for the package haha yeah this transfer ends right on my birthday, so your sending the card in the package then? thats good because I thought dad send like the bank was mailing it. anyway. if you could throw in maybe some brown sugar, they do not have it in this country and there are lots of good things we could make if we had it lol made banana bread and better then "sunday school " cake this week! and it was amazing! I'm really enjoying cooking. this week we sat in a whole for one of the days diggin it. I will have to get it off of my comps camera because mine didn't really take a good picture.but yeah like 4 ft deep and a foot wide.. well mine was the other elder who are smaller then mee made there's like 4 inches wide haha not really that small but lets just say when they had me helping them my digging motions were that of an "i'm a little tea pot" song haha hardly in zhitomyr this week with all of the traveleing we have been doing, weather is being weird and some days just looks cold but really isn't. Anyway I hope you enjoy these pictures and can SEND MORE!!!!!!!!!! I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY! need them!!! well mom I love you and keep your head up, I love you mom, hey if you have some cool Idea's for english would you please send them? I'm running out! I love you mom! your the best!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Translating and Teaching
there is two options you could do for the card, either send it in a package quickly to Ukraine and hide it inbetween pictures or something, or call the MTC and send it to them telling them to send it with the next missionaries that are coming out here however that will not be until Nov.. so... I dont know. yeah I have called them here, the only conflicting thing is the time zones! there giving me the run around but I have one number I'm going to be trying today with president on a conference call tonight at around 7 so yeah. hope its the right one cause it is alot of money to call out. well this last sunday we had one of our senior couples come to our city and see how its doing, they only know english so it was my privlage to translate... and he did NOT make it easy in his talk. we are told that the translators for converence rate the speakers 1-7 in diffuculty and President Holland seems to always be one of the most difficult. lol funny example I could just see as Elder Maxwell once said "we need to protect ourelves with a coat of spiritual tephlar" and I can see the translator just sitting back there screaming "WHY?!!!". this week I accidently ate fish, we didn't realize it until we chomped into it, not a smart move. the church has a rule against it saying that the fish is not healthy here .. soo yeah woops. it was at one ofour referrals givin to us by a member, however we need to talk with that member and tell her the next time she gives us one she needs to make sure a few thigs are done first. when we walked in the house it was filled with smoke, alcohol on the counter (not uncommon) and a pornographic welcome poster as soon as you walk in. NOOOOT the best enviorment to teach in. but it went REALLY well after a while.oh hey mom I have a song for you to look up its called "just a heartbeat away" by Jenny Jordan Frogley. good song. so guess what I have decided I want to learn a few new insturments when I get home! I have been playing the piano here and I'm getting better at it, but I want to embrace our heritage and learn how to play the bagpipes and the penny whistle! kind of a random note but hey..last week we were in the gem of Ukraine! Leviv, really pretty city and unfortunantly I forgot my camera so I cant exactly send pictures but next time. really pretty city, and then 7 hours later back in good ole zhitomyr. I am starting to wonder what will be happening next transfer, I'm coming up on 6 months in this city and if I dont get transfered I will REALLy be wondering what will be going on the following. sorry mom I'm having ahard time typing I hve got to type taleya reall quick. I'll also type to dad and you can read that one aswell.. stay strong mom, prayerful and keep on keeping those commandments! Love you
Monday, September 13, 2010
Food for Thought
Hey mom,
ok so check this out have I got some food for thought for YOU! so what are you thoughts on the New and Everlasting Covenant? obviously it is a commandment and we were told that only through this convenant would we be able to achieve the highest glory of the celecstial kingom! well I want you to grab a bible RIGHT now dont read anymore until you do! ........................................ lol ok so have you ever thought, Christ being the Son of God, how is it that he has obtained the highest Glory of the Celelstial Kingdom? granted yeah He is the Savior! but with that calling He came to earth to teach us how we can return and what we must do to recieve the highest of blessings! well I was thinking about this and I came to the conclusion (may be ignorant one but I ahve my reasonings) that to obtain that glory Christ infact TAUGHT us how to do that by being married Himself. Yeah I know its different but hear me out. In John 20 it speaks on His ressurection, and when He returned to the Tomb and found Mary Magdalin there weeping. In the Russian Translation of the Greek Bible Jesus Christ addresses her as Wife. and when she turned about Jesus Christ said "touch me not for I have not yet ascended to my Father" now look at the Joseph Smiths Translation for "touch me not" at the bottom of the page. ........... crazy huh? and also if you read on that same day he appears to His disciples and Thomas touches His body (cuts in His hands and what not) and he had not yet ascended. the begining of Acts says that He did not ascend until 40 days after He had been resurrected. and in Mathew and luke it talks about how Mary (magdalin) and the other Mary (Mary and Martha) held His feet and worshipped Him. sooo my common sense says well.... ok so if people were allowed to touch Him as one would a diety or God than it was allowed, but with Mary's "hold me not" earlier I conclude that some kind of affection she wanted to show Him. And because all of His lifes ministry was teaching by example I think I could venture to say that He was indeed married her or else why would she act in such a way, and why would He say hold me not. it was really interesting for me, I have another one for you but I give it to you next week. because it involves visuals and I would have to draw it. I'm glad I was able to help with my email last week but it seems it didn't really prove useful, not sure what she is going to do now about anything but I guess we will see. I gave dad the site for the meridian times but I guess you already saw that lol.....yeah not the best picture of me :S the prophet was up and to OUr right hense everyone looking that way. we were suppose to be singing... but well yeah lol. oh hey I need some English teaching Ideas from you! we teach english every week and I'm running out so pllease ALONG WITH PICTURES! send a bunch next week. we head to Leviv this week so that will be fun. I'll try and take some more pictures for you all. Ask Taleya what the Ukrainian Version of "sleep tight dont let the bed bugs bite" is lol it was SOO funny. HOLD ON A SECOND! where is Taleya right now???? I thought she was in Florida? sorry this just clicked! lol I've decided the Lord is filtering out my mind and thus I have some empty space in there now and I'm trying to fill it back up! hey mom want to tell you and dad if he is right there with you, how grateful I am to have you TWO specifically as parents! I could have had 2 of the BILLIONS of other people in the world, but you two ahve something special... and I think I saw that, you are good parents and I have learned alot from you. mom and her dreams of becoming a stewartess on the plane, I remember that time she went out for the schooling... we were all anxiously awaiting her arrival at the airport (thats when we could go in) dad sitting there trying to keep us all coralled up so that we wouldn't run all over the place. plane finally arives and all of us kids looking down the ramp to see which of the heads bobbing up and down behind the first person was our mom. finally we see you and I remember seeing a HUGE relief on dads face witha kid in hand...lol just "oh she's here". mom hurt because she didn't quite make it in to the school. The early morning trips to take dad to work in the mornings listening to K bul 93 lol I would not trade any of that! you two are truly one in a million ... well I guess it would be billions. love you both keep reading the scriptures and MAGNIFYING your callings. dad those lessons you teach on sunday are MORE important that your work! you are affecting the lifes of many people spiritually with what you teach. its also your chance to serve your fellow man! so just MAGNIFY! its the most importan thing you could be doing, the Lord will bless you in your job if you do this... I beleive it. I love you both and cant wait for the giant hug when I get back! love you.. oh yeah Christmas is coming up so I'll get to talk to you then! love you all keep writing
ok so check this out have I got some food for thought for YOU! so what are you thoughts on the New and Everlasting Covenant? obviously it is a commandment and we were told that only through this convenant would we be able to achieve the highest glory of the celecstial kingom! well I want you to grab a bible RIGHT now dont read anymore until you do! ........................................ lol ok so have you ever thought, Christ being the Son of God, how is it that he has obtained the highest Glory of the Celelstial Kingdom? granted yeah He is the Savior! but with that calling He came to earth to teach us how we can return and what we must do to recieve the highest of blessings! well I was thinking about this and I came to the conclusion (may be ignorant one but I ahve my reasonings) that to obtain that glory Christ infact TAUGHT us how to do that by being married Himself. Yeah I know its different but hear me out. In John 20 it speaks on His ressurection, and when He returned to the Tomb and found Mary Magdalin there weeping. In the Russian Translation of the Greek Bible Jesus Christ addresses her as Wife. and when she turned about Jesus Christ said "touch me not for I have not yet ascended to my Father" now look at the Joseph Smiths Translation for "touch me not" at the bottom of the page. ........... crazy huh? and also if you read on that same day he appears to His disciples and Thomas touches His body (cuts in His hands and what not) and he had not yet ascended. the begining of Acts says that He did not ascend until 40 days after He had been resurrected. and in Mathew and luke it talks about how Mary (magdalin) and the other Mary (Mary and Martha) held His feet and worshipped Him. sooo my common sense says well.... ok so if people were allowed to touch Him as one would a diety or God than it was allowed, but with Mary's "hold me not" earlier I conclude that some kind of affection she wanted to show Him. And because all of His lifes ministry was teaching by example I think I could venture to say that He was indeed married her or else why would she act in such a way, and why would He say hold me not. it was really interesting for me, I have another one for you but I give it to you next week. because it involves visuals and I would have to draw it. I'm glad I was able to help with my email last week but it seems it didn't really prove useful, not sure what she is going to do now about anything but I guess we will see. I gave dad the site for the meridian times but I guess you already saw that lol.....yeah not the best picture of me :S the prophet was up and to OUr right hense everyone looking that way. we were suppose to be singing... but well yeah lol. oh hey I need some English teaching Ideas from you! we teach english every week and I'm running out so pllease ALONG WITH PICTURES! send a bunch next week. we head to Leviv this week so that will be fun. I'll try and take some more pictures for you all. Ask Taleya what the Ukrainian Version of "sleep tight dont let the bed bugs bite" is lol it was SOO funny. HOLD ON A SECOND! where is Taleya right now???? I thought she was in Florida? sorry this just clicked! lol I've decided the Lord is filtering out my mind and thus I have some empty space in there now and I'm trying to fill it back up! hey mom want to tell you and dad if he is right there with you, how grateful I am to have you TWO specifically as parents! I could have had 2 of the BILLIONS of other people in the world, but you two ahve something special... and I think I saw that, you are good parents and I have learned alot from you. mom and her dreams of becoming a stewartess on the plane, I remember that time she went out for the schooling... we were all anxiously awaiting her arrival at the airport (thats when we could go in) dad sitting there trying to keep us all coralled up so that we wouldn't run all over the place. plane finally arives and all of us kids looking down the ramp to see which of the heads bobbing up and down behind the first person was our mom. finally we see you and I remember seeing a HUGE relief on dads face witha kid in hand...lol just "oh she's here". mom hurt because she didn't quite make it in to the school. The early morning trips to take dad to work in the mornings listening to K bul 93 lol I would not trade any of that! you two are truly one in a million ... well I guess it would be billions. love you both keep reading the scriptures and MAGNIFYING your callings. dad those lessons you teach on sunday are MORE important that your work! you are affecting the lifes of many people spiritually with what you teach. its also your chance to serve your fellow man! so just MAGNIFY! its the most importan thing you could be doing, the Lord will bless you in your job if you do this... I beleive it. I love you both and cant wait for the giant hug when I get back! love you.. oh yeah Christmas is coming up so I'll get to talk to you then! love you all keep writing
Brothers 2
hahaha so I love how you dont even write your name and I know who the email is from! thats way cool bud, we are going to have a blast at when I get back and you had better be just about on your mission by then. GIRLFRIEND?? man you have to send pictures! flats screens and xbox oh yeah hahayou better start lifting man I'm still pretty big! and I'm only getting stronger! tell you what here is your goal. start out doing 30 pushups but only 10 at a time every day ok? and then 50 sit ups! we will do that for a few weeks alright? yeah I've seen ALOT of old stuff I'll take pictures in Leviv and here and send k? haha KUNG FU PANDA! keep writing bud! tell Chris to aswell!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Knowledge Day
yeah I'm good! this last week was REALLy hard. I took Senior companion this week and oh man! my language skills went through the roof but I felt like my head was going to explode. it was really hard... BUT we have now more investigators and another baptismal date! YEAH!!! t this was holday weekend? which one? sorry I cant remember.
I know that they had a holiday here lol its called Knowledge day! aka the first day of school! wow the kids her go all out! everyone of them in suits... even the small kindergarners. and then the little girls where HUGE white bows in there hair... it looked as though there was a layer of snow inside the bus that we were on.. lol at first we had no clue what was going on, only knew that there were ALOT more of hte Gods children in our city now, we didn't know why but we were excited! wrote a email to dad... thought it might help, maybe ask him to read it. um... what else.oh yeah... my shoes.. atleast one pair. the soul is now cracked! has a HUGE cut on the underneath that opens when i wallk.... yeah I know "great!".
yeah I'm so grateful for the clothes thing that happened at the begining of the week.. my suitcase had practially EVERYTHING in it!! big relief. we are headed to Leviv again next week for zone conference. get to get back on the Harry Potter Train for 6 hours :D yeah struggles and trials are usually in the areas we hate, because they are our weakest ones, but thats why we need them because thats how we learn, He shows us our weaknesses that we may be made strong! you sound alot more patient these days mom! lol good on ya! hoped you liked my Hinckley thing. Elder bretzing sent it to me. this week we have been having new classes that are teaching us how to teach even better, we used them this last week on a couple of our investigators and it Broke through ALL of there defences or questions or problems or excuses! the spirit was felt so strongly there. it was amazing! I do havea really good comp, the new one that is. he is a smart lad. yeah I do want to know about Kristine, and tell bryndon and Chris to write. wanna know whats up with them.. well mom Im' sorry this is so short, I will write longer next week... but is would seem everyone in this Enternet Club is looking and watching videos that are SOO innaporpraite.. we feel really weird and uncomortable. oh and please send Picutres!!!! love you mom! stand tall! fly straight!
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