E-Mail 11-22-2009

hmmm. I'm glad you liked that last letter.
HAPPY THANKSGIVINGDAY!!! on thursday.
I have a feeling I am going to be very well fed. we already have two dinners and heard a possibility of a third! We are going to eat and hang out with this really cool family, and one of teh youngest in the ward. They are the Romney's. and I think they are realted to like marion G. but don't quote me on that! Then Bishop Sampson and his wife also invited us over for dinner! So we will visit them. So no worries about me! I'll be well fed. and The Romney's want to show us this movie about the reflections of Christ Another testament dealio....they say it's really good! and we're going to play soccer there too! So it shall be fun!
Corgin is a little "mini me?" Cool! "I shall call him mini me!" (with pinky elevated to mouth in a Dr. Evil fashion) :D So how did the deal work out with katie and the accident? Was the car totalled or fixable? did the insurance pay for it? Sounds like all is well and good. All is well and good with me! I could use more pants! But I did get a new three piece suit at a thrift store! it's pretty cool! and my tie collection is impressive. What I would like alot is the john bytheway collection I have, and I saw he has a second collection also that I would delight in! also my own personal ensign's would be neat starting with last conferance's report. (novembers) I did get myself a cd player, and some really nice speakers and have some burned cd's that are pretty good! So thats all set. I think thats basically all I really want or need. If I think of anything else I'll tell ya!
Picked up a sweet new "gator" this week! his name is Rex DeMerritt! He is really really smart and he really know's the Bible well, but is humble enough to listen to us! He loves Joseph Smiths story, and wants a copy of Joseph Smith's history...So we will work on that. He seems real positive so that is cool. Also did a real big service project. a giant food give-away for the needy. it was really neat! alot of good people were helped out! So that was cool. Other than that....same ol' same ol. Just tracting, eating, sleeping, and the spirit. I like honey.....some more would be nice! :D
Love Elder me.

E-Mail 11-16-2009

I told Luke I needed more info and I wrote him a very short letter letting him know we were alive and fine. I told him I would continue to write these kind of letters until I received more detailed ones from him. I also told him to send the pictures he's been promising us. This is what I received. . . . . . . . .
(He is such a smart alec!)

Didn't I tell you about Marie Davis? I'm pretty sure I did. and I put all my pictures on a disc to send to you I just haven't! Cause I'm trying to figure out if I need to send anything else home too! So I have a package that is going to be sent home with the tape recorder and all! and the disc of pictures with brief info on them! So you will have all the pictures of the mtc and my first area! I only sent Brianne pictures cause she asked for some! I'm sending you a whole disc full! I plan to send you a disc of all my areas after I get transfered.
This week I wore a white shirt and a variety of ties and black pants. I wore black shoes on my feet and also black socks! I went tracting alot and knocked on alot of doors! Some people listened, some people didn't! I taught a guy named Frank Hyer on tuesday. Frank was a media referral who wanted to join the church years ago, but his wife said she would divorce him if he joined....but she did it anyways so now he wants the lessons again. He is a real estate agent. I taught him the resoration and challenged him to read. Then set up an appointment for friday. I tracted. Friday we went and tought Frank Hyer againand answered some of his questions. Then afterwards we went and taught this other guy named Chris Reeves whom we tracted into. Taught him the resoration. He accepted it well. He seems really familier and he is only 24. he is married with two kids and he is a sherriff. Tracted some more. I drank some juice. When I consume alot of liquids I pee alot. it's science. I visit some members. I miss my first area. my companion is Elder Alex benson Nelson from west jordan utah. he is cool. he has short hair and wears a white shirt and ties. he has to have contacts. sometimes he wears glasses. We get along well. We teach teh gospel. We go to church. we feel the spirit. We do missionary work. A mission will be the gayest time of my life......I sleep in teh same room with a guy, I eat with a guy....I live with a guy....and I always have to stay with this guy 24/7. it's p-day today. I'm e-mailing my family.
Love Elder.

E-Mail 11-9-2009

Mom! You don't need all the info! plus....not much goes on here ....just tracting and teaching the gospel....I really don't know what to tell ya! I tell ya all the exciting things. Today we went to a zoo park thingy and saw some manatees! also some Gators, and a hippo who is an actual citizen of FL named Lou, and some snakes. That was pretty neat. Sister Williams is a memeber here in Inverness and she is also our neighbor. She and her Husband have a ranch and lots of land, plus some tractors! she is related to Niel A. Andersen of the quorm of the 12 apostles! so thats cool! The teaching pool is getting bigger and the waether is getting cooler and alot less humid! ......um.......I will pray for Katie! I'm glad she and Corgin is alright! I also got the letter from Dad! I really enjoyed it! I will try to write him back if I have time! I would do more info if I had more time and wasn't so slow at typing! I have only 30 minutes, and I have to write president Darrington every week to keep him informed! Oh a kid I went to high school with is in this mission. and also this kid who took Brianne on a blinde date and who's big bro married my friend Arianna who use to live in Apopka FL. small world huh?! anywho.......I don't know what else to say! but I love letters and await them! :D love you all peace!
Love Elder Stander

E-Mail 11-2-2009

Well here in Inverness we have a grand total of 4 potentials. Only like 2 of them are real positive! But It'll be better in a bit! My comp is cool though!
Last night as I was going to bed, I went into my closet and looked in my suitcase and there was this giant spider in there....So I took a picture, then I picked up something to kill it and I slammed down 3 times then it ran away into some of my clothes...so I coaxed it out of there then it ran under my small suit case....so I moved thet, then threw a rag on it nad took a shoe and slammed down on it like 10 times! Then I moved the rag and the spider was all curled up in a ball....then started uncurling.....It was freakin' invincible! Then I took the shoe and did a "squash n' slide" So I smeard it and then it died....but it was tenacious! It was about as big as a pop can top! I was a wee bit scared for a bit....mostly cause it wouldn't die! So there is a nice story for ya!
Not much is happening here in Inverness since we just tract alot and meet the members. But You will be glad to know that sister Williams has a son on a mission, so she takes good care of us! She is the one who got missionaries back into Inverness and Lecanto! So she is fired up about missionary work! They also own a farm/ranch, and live right next to us! It's almost like home! Only Hot!! haha! Thanks for keeping me filled in! and also Tell Dad I won't worry about the hay anymore! I was real worried!:D (actually kinda was) Keep up the good work, and don't die! kay? kay! peace out familia!
Elder Stander.