Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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E-Mail 11-29-2010
I could see all the pictures, but in thumbnail. To see them another way I would have to download something, but the computer will not allow it.
I am writing a letter to the editor. I am writing on the story of Christmas from the Book of Mormon. So that's exciting.
For Thanksgiving I rode my bike to a members home and had dinner with them. The Oliviera's they are from Brazil! they are way cool and it was fun.
Then on Black Friday we braved the crowds and handed out cards until the security told us we couldn't do that, so we then went inside the mall to strategically place cards so people of there own free will and choice could pick them up. But then the security told us that we were tresspassing cause they had told us to leave. But they didn't tell us to leave, they told us to stop, so we did, then a police officer man showed up and he was alot nicer than the security gaurds. So operation "share the gospel of peace" was thwarted by Satan and his helpers. All the security guards united against us. But it was fun.
um.....maybe I will send you some pictures next week.
marry thanksgiving black friday.
Elder Stander
Also aslo, I forgot to say, I got a letter from Brian Waters this week. He talked of St. Cloud and his favorite Resturaunt there. The Catfish Place, which is delicious to the taste, and very desirable! So just thought I would tell ya bout that.
ta ta for now!
I am writing a letter to the editor. I am writing on the story of Christmas from the Book of Mormon. So that's exciting.
For Thanksgiving I rode my bike to a members home and had dinner with them. The Oliviera's they are from Brazil! they are way cool and it was fun.
Then on Black Friday we braved the crowds and handed out cards until the security told us we couldn't do that, so we then went inside the mall to strategically place cards so people of there own free will and choice could pick them up. But then the security told us that we were tresspassing cause they had told us to leave. But they didn't tell us to leave, they told us to stop, so we did, then a police officer man showed up and he was alot nicer than the security gaurds. So operation "share the gospel of peace" was thwarted by Satan and his helpers. All the security guards united against us. But it was fun.
um.....maybe I will send you some pictures next week.
marry thanksgiving black friday.
Elder Stander
Also aslo, I forgot to say, I got a letter from Brian Waters this week. He talked of St. Cloud and his favorite Resturaunt there. The Catfish Place, which is delicious to the taste, and very desirable! So just thought I would tell ya bout that.
ta ta for now!
Monday, November 22, 2010
E-Mail 11-22-2010
So now what do you want to talk about?
Cause I got nothing.
To be honest, I do indeed miss Idaho. Even the snow! I hope I can still remember how to drive in snow upon my arrival.
Well saturday I hit my 18th month mark. So thats cool.
Um.....Been riding my bike alot lately. I crashed the other day cause there was a hidden whole in the eath that made my front tire sink into the sand and caused the forward mortion to be displaced and I gracefully flew over my handlebars. But, but, I was drinking some aqua while riding, and when I crashed, I did not spill any. Impressed? You should be.
That self same day that I crashed, I also got a flat tire so I had to fix that.
Thats about all the excitement for the week.
We are tracting alot cause there are slim pickins for teaching. I like oranges.
be blessed.
Elder Stander
Cause I got nothing.
To be honest, I do indeed miss Idaho. Even the snow! I hope I can still remember how to drive in snow upon my arrival.
Well saturday I hit my 18th month mark. So thats cool.
Um.....Been riding my bike alot lately. I crashed the other day cause there was a hidden whole in the eath that made my front tire sink into the sand and caused the forward mortion to be displaced and I gracefully flew over my handlebars. But, but, I was drinking some aqua while riding, and when I crashed, I did not spill any. Impressed? You should be.
That self same day that I crashed, I also got a flat tire so I had to fix that.
Thats about all the excitement for the week.
We are tracting alot cause there are slim pickins for teaching. I like oranges.
be blessed.
Elder Stander
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
E-Mail 11-9-2010
Hello,
I am sorry to have not written an epistle yesterday. The peperation day was moved to today because of a Zone conferance with a general authority. But not I am able to write for today is p-day, and time to e-mail home and president!
I have a new companion, Elder Chase Hanson from Shelley Idaho. So we have some stuff to talk about.....like potatos and stuff. haha! We white-washed Wintergarden. And all week we have been sleeping in Sister missionaries beds, and a sister missionary has been sleeping in my bed. Haha! cause we took over a sisters area, and sisters took over my last area!
This week we have been getting to know the area, and tracting. We have also tried to visit some members. So just getting our bearings about us! I ma one of the few missionaries to be in a 3-way car share.....twice. Once in St. Cloud, and again in Winter Garden. We actually don't live in our area, so we bike about 20 minutes to get into our area to tract, so that is kind of fun.....kinda. I think this area will be real good!
Had a baptism in Deltona. I was unable to attend, but it was still the fruit of my labors. The sisters basically walked into a free baptism! But that a'ight! Uh...thats all folks!
peace!
Elder Stander
I am sorry to have not written an epistle yesterday. The peperation day was moved to today because of a Zone conferance with a general authority. But not I am able to write for today is p-day, and time to e-mail home and president!
I have a new companion, Elder Chase Hanson from Shelley Idaho. So we have some stuff to talk about.....like potatos and stuff. haha! We white-washed Wintergarden. And all week we have been sleeping in Sister missionaries beds, and a sister missionary has been sleeping in my bed. Haha! cause we took over a sisters area, and sisters took over my last area!
This week we have been getting to know the area, and tracting. We have also tried to visit some members. So just getting our bearings about us! I ma one of the few missionaries to be in a 3-way car share.....twice. Once in St. Cloud, and again in Winter Garden. We actually don't live in our area, so we bike about 20 minutes to get into our area to tract, so that is kind of fun.....kinda. I think this area will be real good!
Had a baptism in Deltona. I was unable to attend, but it was still the fruit of my labors. The sisters basically walked into a free baptism! But that a'ight! Uh...thats all folks!
peace!
Elder Stander
Monday, November 1, 2010
E-Mail 11-1-2010
Dear mother,
No baptisms...........the ward decided to tell us last minute about our baptismal canidate, and some things he has said. this, that and whatever. A bit of misscommunication, but.....whatever. So we pushed it back to this week....but both me and my comp are being transfered, and replaced by sisters. and I am going down to winter Garden, and replacing sisters. Infact, one sister and I are swaping places. kinda fun. So I will not get to see the baptism...oh well.
Well.....thats the news! Sounds like a fun party! I am looking forward to pictures. I am also looking forward to next years party when I can delight in old friends and family fun!
For Christmas/....... I can think of lots of things...... I really like books...and reading now.....but am not suppose to read anything out of the missionary liberary. Unless given permission. So......Just get me stuff for home. Some cd's I've missed out on, movies, some good church books. The messiah series would be sweet! by Bruce R. MConkie. That would be sweet. if I think of naything else I'll fill ya in on it!
Oh and Sister Sharon Hall says "hello, and we love and miss you Joanna."
Love - Elder Stander.
No baptisms...........the ward decided to tell us last minute about our baptismal canidate, and some things he has said. this, that and whatever. A bit of misscommunication, but.....whatever. So we pushed it back to this week....but both me and my comp are being transfered, and replaced by sisters. and I am going down to winter Garden, and replacing sisters. Infact, one sister and I are swaping places. kinda fun. So I will not get to see the baptism...oh well.
Well.....thats the news! Sounds like a fun party! I am looking forward to pictures. I am also looking forward to next years party when I can delight in old friends and family fun!
For Christmas/....... I can think of lots of things...... I really like books...and reading now.....but am not suppose to read anything out of the missionary liberary. Unless given permission. So......Just get me stuff for home. Some cd's I've missed out on, movies, some good church books. The messiah series would be sweet! by Bruce R. MConkie. That would be sweet. if I think of naything else I'll fill ya in on it!
Oh and Sister Sharon Hall says "hello, and we love and miss you Joanna."
Love - Elder Stander.
Monday, October 25, 2010
E-Mail 10-25-2010
I did get to go to the baptism! I ment to send you a picture, but I forgot....next week. Also have a baptism this week in Deltona! So thats neet!
we are working with alot of positive people right now, and so hopefully more baptisms will follow!
I am going skateboarding today with my comp and another missionary who is way cool! so thats exciting! thats about it.... um good luck and have fun! I'll send a picture of my halloween costume. peace
Love- Elder Stander
we are working with alot of positive people right now, and so hopefully more baptisms will follow!
I am going skateboarding today with my comp and another missionary who is way cool! so thats exciting! thats about it.... um good luck and have fun! I'll send a picture of my halloween costume. peace
Love- Elder Stander
Monday, October 18, 2010
E-Mail 10-18-2010
Hello. Well we are teaching a couple of people all who are looking very positive for baptism. Now I know we're not suppose to have favorites, but I do, and his name is Jaco, (pronounced Yako) He is way chill and he took notes when we taught him, and he has kept all his commitments and he wants to talk about baptism this week when we meet with him! So sweet! He also wants us to go trail riding with him on our bikes! He is like my best friend, I have already decided!
On Wednesday I get to go to a baptism of a girl that I taught in St. Cloud! And I will get to see old Comps, and some loverly members from St. Cloud! I'm uber excited!
We possibly have a baptism for saturday too....so.....I don't know....I feel it needs to be moved back cause the kid doesn't have a testimony yet...he doesn't understand. I don't know.....we'll be meeting with him and talking with him and working things out....
Um......Star Wars is approved for watching on Zone P-days! I was excited about that!
I have Elvis Presely gospel music that is way cool, thats also exciting. I like Halloween. Um.....theres alll the exciting news anything else I share would be of unimportance and such So I will just leave it out! hope all is well and stays well.
also could you send me my tape thingy back that I sent home last year....cause you said you would send it back.....but....where is it? So....I just don't want you all to be liars (2Nephi 9:34)
Love- Elder Luke Stander
so long
On Wednesday I get to go to a baptism of a girl that I taught in St. Cloud! And I will get to see old Comps, and some loverly members from St. Cloud! I'm uber excited!
We possibly have a baptism for saturday too....so.....I don't know....I feel it needs to be moved back cause the kid doesn't have a testimony yet...he doesn't understand. I don't know.....we'll be meeting with him and talking with him and working things out....
Um......Star Wars is approved for watching on Zone P-days! I was excited about that!
I have Elvis Presely gospel music that is way cool, thats also exciting. I like Halloween. Um.....theres alll the exciting news anything else I share would be of unimportance and such So I will just leave it out! hope all is well and stays well.
also could you send me my tape thingy back that I sent home last year....cause you said you would send it back.....but....where is it? So....I just don't want you all to be liars (2Nephi 9:34)
Love- Elder Luke Stander
so long
Monday, October 11, 2010
E-Mail 10-11-2010
So it sounds like some fun was happening. Corgin, that silly boy. I miss all that. the Beet dump,Corgin, Family and other various memories that often creep into my mind. But alas tis for a small moment. um....
I learned a new idea for a great date. One of out investigators fed us on Friday, they had a "Korean Grill" or something like that....you cook your own food and stuff......it's hard to articulate through typing exactly how cool it really is.
um.......not much going on. A missionary wants to write on of Brianne's friends....so Thats cool.....Elder Moore is his name. He is cool! It's Zone p-day today. We're getting a new bishop. I'm wearing sunglasses. we have Cockroaches in our house. I found some great Elvis gospel music! Um.....thats about all .......people in Deltona are stiffnecked and hard hearted people. There is not much southern hospitality here, unlike St. Cloud. I get area trunkie alot. Oh I recall!
A girl in St. Cloud might be baptized! So I might get to go watch it! "thats kewl" haha! anywho....
Peace.
Elder St. Stander.
I learned a new idea for a great date. One of out investigators fed us on Friday, they had a "Korean Grill" or something like that....you cook your own food and stuff......it's hard to articulate through typing exactly how cool it really is.
um.......not much going on. A missionary wants to write on of Brianne's friends....so Thats cool.....Elder Moore is his name. He is cool! It's Zone p-day today. We're getting a new bishop. I'm wearing sunglasses. we have Cockroaches in our house. I found some great Elvis gospel music! Um.....thats about all .......people in Deltona are stiffnecked and hard hearted people. There is not much southern hospitality here, unlike St. Cloud. I get area trunkie alot. Oh I recall!
A girl in St. Cloud might be baptized! So I might get to go watch it! "thats kewl" haha! anywho....
Peace.
Elder St. Stander.
Monday, October 4, 2010
E-Mail 10-4-2010
The weather here likewise has been rather pleasent. The hellish heat of summer has passed and the Florida is now alive with people leaving their air conditioned homes to see the world beyond their doors and windows.
I hope that this year will not be as frieghtfully cold as last.
I also hope all had a chance to enjoy General Conferance! Something is happening......President Monson's call to arms or missions (which ever you would prefer.) was peciuliar. and Jeffery Roy Holland's talk was not his usual bold talk but rather a "thanks" and testimony type of talk. Then during Priesthood Session President Monson boldly called the priesthood bretheren to repentance. There was alot of talk or repentace, following the prophets and using our agency to make the right choices. Also talks sending our thoughts back to the basics.
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo Da Vinci.
Something looms on the horizon. Something great, something terrible. This something will change things greatly and what we thought we knew is nothing compared to what we will most likely wish we knew. eh? Something to think about. yeah?
There is a day, a certain day of every month that rolls around that I can't help but notice when it comes and goes. Everytime it rolls by, I add it to the surmounting number which I began on May 27th of 2009.
This day, this certain day I have been talking about is the 27th day of each month. My month mark. It's not so much that I am trunkie or nessesarily counting days......but as I said earlier, I can't help but notice another month has passed from the last time that day, that certain day, has come and gone. I fear that this date has had such a special place in my thoughts that even when the day no longer matters I will not be able to ignore it's comings and goings. So yes, I know the months I have been out because of a day, a certain day.
I'm working on sounding intelligent.....how am I doing? I realize that by pointing this out my intentional intelligence is diminished, but If I continue to write and talk like this, If I pretend persay, it might turn into real actual intelligence. This may sound weird to you, but think of your actions when talking to a baby, You speak to them almost pretending they can understand you, until one day they actually do and you pretend no longer. What you pretended become reality. So if I pretend to be intelligent, maybe by chance I can be, intelligent, that is.
As you might have noticed (or lets hope you have noticed) that there is not much happening as of late. I already talked of conferance which was indeed the highlight of the week. So this leaves me with nothing much else to say. All other words would be empty, devoid of any actual meaning for they are meant to mean nothing. They would be written to give illusion that I had somehting worth while for you to read, but the truth is...I'm fresh out.
so farewell for now.
Love- Elder Luke Stander.
I hope that this year will not be as frieghtfully cold as last.
I also hope all had a chance to enjoy General Conferance! Something is happening......President Monson's call to arms or missions (which ever you would prefer.) was peciuliar. and Jeffery Roy Holland's talk was not his usual bold talk but rather a "thanks" and testimony type of talk. Then during Priesthood Session President Monson boldly called the priesthood bretheren to repentance. There was alot of talk or repentace, following the prophets and using our agency to make the right choices. Also talks sending our thoughts back to the basics.
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo Da Vinci.
Something looms on the horizon. Something great, something terrible. This something will change things greatly and what we thought we knew is nothing compared to what we will most likely wish we knew. eh? Something to think about. yeah?
There is a day, a certain day of every month that rolls around that I can't help but notice when it comes and goes. Everytime it rolls by, I add it to the surmounting number which I began on May 27th of 2009.
This day, this certain day I have been talking about is the 27th day of each month. My month mark. It's not so much that I am trunkie or nessesarily counting days......but as I said earlier, I can't help but notice another month has passed from the last time that day, that certain day, has come and gone. I fear that this date has had such a special place in my thoughts that even when the day no longer matters I will not be able to ignore it's comings and goings. So yes, I know the months I have been out because of a day, a certain day.
I'm working on sounding intelligent.....how am I doing? I realize that by pointing this out my intentional intelligence is diminished, but If I continue to write and talk like this, If I pretend persay, it might turn into real actual intelligence. This may sound weird to you, but think of your actions when talking to a baby, You speak to them almost pretending they can understand you, until one day they actually do and you pretend no longer. What you pretended become reality. So if I pretend to be intelligent, maybe by chance I can be, intelligent, that is.
As you might have noticed (or lets hope you have noticed) that there is not much happening as of late. I already talked of conferance which was indeed the highlight of the week. So this leaves me with nothing much else to say. All other words would be empty, devoid of any actual meaning for they are meant to mean nothing. They would be written to give illusion that I had somehting worth while for you to read, but the truth is...I'm fresh out.
so farewell for now.
Love- Elder Luke Stander.
Monday, September 27, 2010
E-Mail 9-27-2010
Yeah for good talks! So this week had a cool oppurtunity, I got to bless the sacrament in Deltona! I hadn't done it for almsot two years or so! So that was neat. I did my specialty, the water! We are also on the ward softball league, we play other christian churches! So thats cool, and hopefully some teaching oppurtunities will come of that. I so hope. I also was able to get my hand on some translated dead sea scrolls and read some stuff....just enough to satisfy my curiousity, and build my testimony of the truthfulnes of this gospel. I have been purchasing books that I will be sending home soon....once I find where the post office is and get some boxes and such...most are c.s. Lewis books. I also found some other books for good price that I want to read such as the Da Vinci Code and Ender's Game. So I will be sending a box full of books.....I never thopugth I would want to read so bad and buy so many books....but I love reading now....it's weird.
i'm excited to get back to work on the farm. I miss it. I like playing more, but I still like working on the farm....have for a while now....just like playing more,... they usually get in the way of eachother.
Some hopefull baptisms coming up...I'll keep you posted....I will aslo try to get some pictures to send via e-mail.
Sending a package of goodies to Elder Stensrud (Bat-man) He is home now...so he thingks he has rid himself of the Joker, so I am sending him a gentle reminder! hehe! Um.....today is my 16th month mark! "Well that's cool" I think of Lexi everytime I say that. I also say it all weird like like she does couse of her story and such.....missionaries don't get it......anywho
peace, grace, love and joy in Christ Jesus!
Elder Stander
i'm excited to get back to work on the farm. I miss it. I like playing more, but I still like working on the farm....have for a while now....just like playing more,... they usually get in the way of eachother.
Some hopefull baptisms coming up...I'll keep you posted....I will aslo try to get some pictures to send via e-mail.
Sending a package of goodies to Elder Stensrud (Bat-man) He is home now...so he thingks he has rid himself of the Joker, so I am sending him a gentle reminder! hehe! Um.....today is my 16th month mark! "Well that's cool" I think of Lexi everytime I say that. I also say it all weird like like she does couse of her story and such.....missionaries don't get it......anywho
peace, grace, love and joy in Christ Jesus!
Elder Stander
Thursday, September 23, 2010
2 E-Mails 9-20-10
Mother!
I asked my mission president What to write to you for your talk, this is his reply!
"Tell her how much you love this work, how much you see the hand of the Lord in the work ,and what a privilege it is to be in his service. Finally, how much he blesses the families at home because of your service. How is that for starters?"
So...I do indeed love this work! I love the Savior and all he has done for all of us! The best parts about this work is coming closer to Christ and bringing as many people as will listen to you along! The Lord most defiantly is in this work! I have mentioned a many miracles I have seen as I have labored and asked for the Lord's help! I am so glad the lord Trusts me with his lost sheep!
This is definantly the work of the Lord! Jesus is the Christ, the very son of the eternal and living God! He is the Savior and redeemer of the earth! There is no other way nor name given under heaven whereby men can be saved, only in and through Jesus Christ, the Lord onipotent! (Mosiah 3: 17...I think.) By his strips we are healed. His Atonement is infinite and eternal! and God's mercy and Justice are perfect! I know that we can all come unto Christ and be perfected in Him! I know that Christ restored His church again on the earth throught His prophet Joseph Smith! I know these things are true!
you'll have to talk about the blessings of the family! :D Hope this helped!
Elder Me! thats Luke Stander
Um.....well nothing to specific I want to share. My companion from St. Cloud went assistant! So thats cool.
I also got a letter from some of the converts in St. Cloud! That was a great letter! It made my day!
Well Brad and Jo's visit...It was really good! I didn't even get home sick! But it was a sureal experience, it was weird, it felt more like a dream than real life, and after they left it felt even more like a dream that they were here! They we not able to make it to the temple tour. But next time! When I come back to visit the mission I am going on a temple tour! they are awesome! So ...um..Taelor has grown up so much! It's crazy! It was alot of fun though, we went to Texas roadhouse for dinner and talked! it was neat! They said they are coming again at the end of my mission so then I might be able to go to disney with them! That would be neat-o! So looking forward to that!
Haha! I totally remember you backing into your cousin's car! hehe! That's funny! Sounds like you have had alot of fun! good deal!
Um.....good luck on your talk! and have a great week! I'll write to ya next week!
Love - Elder Stander
I asked my mission president What to write to you for your talk, this is his reply!
"Tell her how much you love this work, how much you see the hand of the Lord in the work ,and what a privilege it is to be in his service. Finally, how much he blesses the families at home because of your service. How is that for starters?"
So...I do indeed love this work! I love the Savior and all he has done for all of us! The best parts about this work is coming closer to Christ and bringing as many people as will listen to you along! The Lord most defiantly is in this work! I have mentioned a many miracles I have seen as I have labored and asked for the Lord's help! I am so glad the lord Trusts me with his lost sheep!
This is definantly the work of the Lord! Jesus is the Christ, the very son of the eternal and living God! He is the Savior and redeemer of the earth! There is no other way nor name given under heaven whereby men can be saved, only in and through Jesus Christ, the Lord onipotent! (Mosiah 3: 17...I think.) By his strips we are healed. His Atonement is infinite and eternal! and God's mercy and Justice are perfect! I know that we can all come unto Christ and be perfected in Him! I know that Christ restored His church again on the earth throught His prophet Joseph Smith! I know these things are true!
you'll have to talk about the blessings of the family! :D Hope this helped!
Elder Me! thats Luke Stander
Um.....well nothing to specific I want to share. My companion from St. Cloud went assistant! So thats cool.
I also got a letter from some of the converts in St. Cloud! That was a great letter! It made my day!
Well Brad and Jo's visit...It was really good! I didn't even get home sick! But it was a sureal experience, it was weird, it felt more like a dream than real life, and after they left it felt even more like a dream that they were here! They we not able to make it to the temple tour. But next time! When I come back to visit the mission I am going on a temple tour! they are awesome! So ...um..Taelor has grown up so much! It's crazy! It was alot of fun though, we went to Texas roadhouse for dinner and talked! it was neat! They said they are coming again at the end of my mission so then I might be able to go to disney with them! That would be neat-o! So looking forward to that!
Haha! I totally remember you backing into your cousin's car! hehe! That's funny! Sounds like you have had alot of fun! good deal!
Um.....good luck on your talk! and have a great week! I'll write to ya next week!
Love - Elder Stander
Monday, September 13, 2010
E-Mail 9-13-10
Well mother......The person most suited to help you with the talk is God! So, "Have you inquired of the Lord?" "You must seek from God those answers that man cannot give...nor take away." "Ask and ye shall recieve, knock and it shall be open unto you"
"If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him, but let him ask in faith..."
Ok....I was just kiddin...but seriously.....
What is the purposes of the Church? Proclaim the gospel, prefect the saints, and redeem the dead. What do these all have in common? Christ, they all bring us and all we know, dead or alive unto Christ! As members we are to do these things.
I think thats a good starting line to a talk! Mother.....One thing I find more enjoyable in sacrament meeting talks are talks that keep going back to Christ! No matter what the subject, they can all go back to Christ for he is the center of everything and all the principles and ordinances of the gospel are appendages to Him and His infinite atonement wrought for each and everyone of us! All talks in sacrament meeting should draw us nearer to Christ and have us thinking of Him, for we worship on His day, The Lord's Day, were it not so we would still worship on the seventh day....Saturday. So there is some advice.
Well this week some miracles happened.....we had some people show up at church! It's always grand when this happens!
Um.....tracting.......some member meals.......You know, the usual. I wish I could tell you something good for you talk.....but nothing is really go on yet...it will though...it will. I already mentioned the highlite of the week.......
Use some stories from St. Cloud. Speaking of St. Cloud, I got a letter from one of my investigators there and she is thinking of being baptized! So thats awesome! I hope it goes thru, it could be a real help to her mother who is border line less-active.
One thing we are told is to expect miracles! So I try!
Um.... My bee sting is fine, my hand is normal....Tagamet, the Heart burn medicine helped it heal. So thats neat, and I didn't get heart-burn! win, win! haha!
We have a strobe lite, and lots of glowsticks...so we have parties every once in awhile in our house......it's for fun!
I'm excited to see Taelor, Brad and Jo! I am going to see if they can go to a temple tour, they are awesome! Bro. Herzog does them and he is soo great! So.....I hope that works out!
Um...."all is well in Zion, yea, all is well! Zion prospereth!" (2nephi 28) Good chapter!
Also, also, Hugging is allowed....it's family! Also there is not written rule in the white handbook, or mission specifics that so no hugging! yep.
Love-Elder Stander.
ps. tell me what you want exactly for your talk....
"If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him, but let him ask in faith..."
Ok....I was just kiddin...but seriously.....
What is the purposes of the Church? Proclaim the gospel, prefect the saints, and redeem the dead. What do these all have in common? Christ, they all bring us and all we know, dead or alive unto Christ! As members we are to do these things.
I think thats a good starting line to a talk! Mother.....One thing I find more enjoyable in sacrament meeting talks are talks that keep going back to Christ! No matter what the subject, they can all go back to Christ for he is the center of everything and all the principles and ordinances of the gospel are appendages to Him and His infinite atonement wrought for each and everyone of us! All talks in sacrament meeting should draw us nearer to Christ and have us thinking of Him, for we worship on His day, The Lord's Day, were it not so we would still worship on the seventh day....Saturday. So there is some advice.
Well this week some miracles happened.....we had some people show up at church! It's always grand when this happens!
Um.....tracting.......some member meals.......You know, the usual. I wish I could tell you something good for you talk.....but nothing is really go on yet...it will though...it will. I already mentioned the highlite of the week.......
Use some stories from St. Cloud. Speaking of St. Cloud, I got a letter from one of my investigators there and she is thinking of being baptized! So thats awesome! I hope it goes thru, it could be a real help to her mother who is border line less-active.
One thing we are told is to expect miracles! So I try!
Um.... My bee sting is fine, my hand is normal....Tagamet, the Heart burn medicine helped it heal. So thats neat, and I didn't get heart-burn! win, win! haha!
We have a strobe lite, and lots of glowsticks...so we have parties every once in awhile in our house......it's for fun!
I'm excited to see Taelor, Brad and Jo! I am going to see if they can go to a temple tour, they are awesome! Bro. Herzog does them and he is soo great! So.....I hope that works out!
Um...."all is well in Zion, yea, all is well! Zion prospereth!" (2nephi 28) Good chapter!
Also, also, Hugging is allowed....it's family! Also there is not written rule in the white handbook, or mission specifics that so no hugging! yep.
Love-Elder Stander.
ps. tell me what you want exactly for your talk....
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
E-Mail 9-7-2010
i like home cooked meals..........then I can share a message easier, and it's more relaxed.... I also like take out cause I can order what I want.....So it's a tuffy. Go with home cooked! Sorry I was so late writeing...P-day was moved to tuesday this week cause of labor day! And then we had Zone p-day today and went to the beach here in Daytona for a sunrise service! Which was neat! I'll send ya some pictures! So it was fun!
So excitement of this week...wanna hear? Alrighty! So on Wednesday we did some service for some members who were holding a wedding reception in their yard. So we helped clean it up! So I was climbing trees and sawing branches, then I was pulling vines from trees....as I was pulling one vine inpaticular....I felst a sudden sharp pain followed by burning! I had been stung by a wasp! right on my left thumb under my thumbnail. So...Ok...no big deal....False! soon my thumb was all swollen and the swelling was spreading fast! Soon the whole swelling had enveloped my hand, and had started down my arm! By dinnertime the swelling had spread to my elbow.....So.....I thought it weird...I had gotten stung last year on my chin by the same type of wasp...and the reaction was not so intense! I talked to our ward mission leader here who is a perimedic and he got the details and then told me that I am allrigic to bees...or wasp...whatever...so....he said that next time the reaction will be worse. So he told me for safety sake I should get an epi-pen...So I am going to see about getting one of those...cause thats cool..."Oh...this....it's just my shot of adrenaline!" haha! sweet! So that was exciting...and I bought me some books! C.s Lewis book about christianity! So I'm pretty excited about that too! So I am excited to see Brad and Jo! and Taelor! Hope all is well!
Peace for now!
Elder Stander.
Oh yeah...I also remember writing that letter to Jenna. They told us to write to our younger sibling...so I was like....oh.....I don't have one of....wait a minute! jenna, She is my little sis! yep! thats awesome! I forgot I had did that!
also cool that she gets to sing with foriegner! neat-o!
So excitement of this week...wanna hear? Alrighty! So on Wednesday we did some service for some members who were holding a wedding reception in their yard. So we helped clean it up! So I was climbing trees and sawing branches, then I was pulling vines from trees....as I was pulling one vine inpaticular....I felst a sudden sharp pain followed by burning! I had been stung by a wasp! right on my left thumb under my thumbnail. So...Ok...no big deal....False! soon my thumb was all swollen and the swelling was spreading fast! Soon the whole swelling had enveloped my hand, and had started down my arm! By dinnertime the swelling had spread to my elbow.....So.....I thought it weird...I had gotten stung last year on my chin by the same type of wasp...and the reaction was not so intense! I talked to our ward mission leader here who is a perimedic and he got the details and then told me that I am allrigic to bees...or wasp...whatever...so....he said that next time the reaction will be worse. So he told me for safety sake I should get an epi-pen...So I am going to see about getting one of those...cause thats cool..."Oh...this....it's just my shot of adrenaline!" haha! sweet! So that was exciting...and I bought me some books! C.s Lewis book about christianity! So I'm pretty excited about that too! So I am excited to see Brad and Jo! and Taelor! Hope all is well!
Peace for now!
Elder Stander.
Oh yeah...I also remember writing that letter to Jenna. They told us to write to our younger sibling...so I was like....oh.....I don't have one of....wait a minute! jenna, She is my little sis! yep! thats awesome! I forgot I had did that!
also cool that she gets to sing with foriegner! neat-o!
Monday, August 30, 2010
E-Mail 8-30-10
Sweet pics! Sounds like some pretty exciting things have gone down!
Yesterday the bishop told the deltona first ward to step it up! haha! awesome! He told them to get more involved in missionary work! So hopefully they listened! And apply! Had Zone conferance this week...Saw Elder Hyer which was sweet...Also on P-day had a sweet nerf gun war with the Deland Elders at their chapel! So sweet! Thats the exciting stuff......not much else.....the AC went out on saturday.....but I think it's fixed now. not much else.........I have some letters to write..... thanks for teh pictures!
with love joy and grace in Christ Jesus!
Elder Stander
Yesterday the bishop told the deltona first ward to step it up! haha! awesome! He told them to get more involved in missionary work! So hopefully they listened! And apply! Had Zone conferance this week...Saw Elder Hyer which was sweet...Also on P-day had a sweet nerf gun war with the Deland Elders at their chapel! So sweet! Thats the exciting stuff......not much else.....the AC went out on saturday.....but I think it's fixed now. not much else.........I have some letters to write..... thanks for teh pictures!
with love joy and grace in Christ Jesus!
Elder Stander
Monday, August 23, 2010
E-Mail 8-23-10
Well.....not much is happeing here. To answer some of the inquiries, Yes...it has rained alot. There has been a thunderstorm almost everyday this week! it's really nice cause then usually it stays overcast for the rest of the day and keeps it cooler-ish. Which is nice. I am now in a car share. So one week we get the car, the next week we get bikes. so it's nice every other week! haha! Um.....nothing too special....... just missionary work.
Well everthing is going good! Tell Brent Turner hello for me! He's my buddy! I miss going home teaching with him! So.....the red sox huh? Not much to tell ya about...it's pretty slow out here in Deltona. The ward is really really small. I like the scriptures!
I'm reading the old Testament....I'm in numbers...some chapters it feels like I'm in the wilderness for forty years! haha! but there is alot of good stuff I'm learning! So it's all good!
Well........um......"Take it easy mountian face!" -Hot Rod.
love Elder Stander
Well everthing is going good! Tell Brent Turner hello for me! He's my buddy! I miss going home teaching with him! So.....the red sox huh? Not much to tell ya about...it's pretty slow out here in Deltona. The ward is really really small. I like the scriptures!
I'm reading the old Testament....I'm in numbers...some chapters it feels like I'm in the wilderness for forty years! haha! but there is alot of good stuff I'm learning! So it's all good!
Well........um......"Take it easy mountian face!" -Hot Rod.
love Elder Stander
Monday, August 16, 2010
E-Mail 8-16-2010
Well....I will have to say that a condolensenses would be in order first....cause I was transfered from St. Cloud.....but I guess at the same time and under that same breath you could congratulate me also cause I have been trusted by the Lord to be a senoir companion. Or something...I don't know. All I know is it's more responsability and I liked being able to say...."hey, I'm just jr." But no more. Well...I'm here in Deltona....the ward is small....very small. Alot different to the large ward of St. Cloud. The chapel is new, and also small...fitting for the ward. So my first week here I have already been condemned to Hell twice by some nice baptists. So I have come to the conclususion that the baptist church here teaches the members anti-mormon material.Their main focus is on works, and exaltation. So it should be interesting. The teaching pool is slim pickings, and exchanges from the members are wanting. So hopefully I will be able to apply what I learned in St. Cloud to help this area. It seems like a good area so far. This last week was pretty good, and we have added people to our teaching pool.
My new Comp is Elder Jeppesen from Sacramento California. He is a greenie still.....only out 3 months. I have a sweet picture that I have procured while here in Deltona....I'll have to send a picture of that picture, but I plan on taking it home with me cause it's awesome! It's a picture of Moses! I also have a big desk, and the house is alot nicer than the one in St. Cloud!
So I hope all questions have been answered, and details sufficient.
Love Elder Stander
My new Comp is Elder Jeppesen from Sacramento California. He is a greenie still.....only out 3 months. I have a sweet picture that I have procured while here in Deltona....I'll have to send a picture of that picture, but I plan on taking it home with me cause it's awesome! It's a picture of Moses! I also have a big desk, and the house is alot nicer than the one in St. Cloud!
So I hope all questions have been answered, and details sufficient.
Love Elder Stander
Monday, August 9, 2010
E-Mail 8-9-2010
Well....on saturday I recieved a most greivious phone call.......on the other line was Elder Doxey, an assistant to president, who said that President Hall had some exciting news for me. I was put on hold then President Hall got on the line and told me I was being transfered from St. Cloud. "And many other things did he tell me which I cannot write at this time."
I'm being transferd to Deltona which is south of Daytona.
I'm very sad to be leaving...but I plan on returning to visit after my mission. So I told eveyone that they hadn't seen the last of me and I will not be liar!
While tracting ...Tuesday, We ran into this man named Richard Hicks. We sat and talked with him for like 3 hours....but it was a very productive 3 hours....We told him about a temple tour that happens every wednesday and invited him to come. He said he would think about it and we should call him. So we called him, and he said he would go. We picked him up and went off.
He enjoyed the Temple Tour, and so we invited him to church also...he said he would think about it. So we called him Saturday to see if he would go, and he did! It was pretty sweet! He is a way cool guy! So thats about the only thing worth talking about.....Just tracting and stuff. The Book of Mormon is cool! I like it alot.....I'm reading a sweet book, it's called A marvelous Work and Wonder. It's really good. It puts the restoration into perspective! I think all should read it!
Hope all is well and good with everyone. Tell them all hello!
Elder Stander
I'm being transferd to Deltona which is south of Daytona.
I'm very sad to be leaving...but I plan on returning to visit after my mission. So I told eveyone that they hadn't seen the last of me and I will not be liar!
While tracting ...Tuesday, We ran into this man named Richard Hicks. We sat and talked with him for like 3 hours....but it was a very productive 3 hours....We told him about a temple tour that happens every wednesday and invited him to come. He said he would think about it and we should call him. So we called him, and he said he would go. We picked him up and went off.
He enjoyed the Temple Tour, and so we invited him to church also...he said he would think about it. So we called him Saturday to see if he would go, and he did! It was pretty sweet! He is a way cool guy! So thats about the only thing worth talking about.....Just tracting and stuff. The Book of Mormon is cool! I like it alot.....I'm reading a sweet book, it's called A marvelous Work and Wonder. It's really good. It puts the restoration into perspective! I think all should read it!
Hope all is well and good with everyone. Tell them all hello!
Elder Stander
E-Mail 8-2-2010
Mother, I thank you for protecting my package from my siblings who seek to do evil against me! I trust my package to your care. Some of the stuff is things that I didn't really need, nor want to haul around, so I sent it home, other things we some distractions, so...I'll prolly be sending more stuff home, such as letters, and other things I wont need. Tell Dad he is welcome for the knife! Also remind him to send a picture to brother Wright of the first deer he has gutted! Request of Bro. Wright!
Thanks for the picture...I'll raz Brianne about it. Haha. I'm glad to hear that all is well, nad that the camping was fun! I'm looking foward to next years camping trip when I can be present! That'll be neat! Time is flying! Nothing to specail happened this week..... But hopefully something cool will happen this week. Also hopefully I won't be transfered. We'll find out on Saturday......So I'll keep ya informed. stay classy
love- Elder Stander
Thanks for the picture...I'll raz Brianne about it. Haha. I'm glad to hear that all is well, nad that the camping was fun! I'm looking foward to next years camping trip when I can be present! That'll be neat! Time is flying! Nothing to specail happened this week..... But hopefully something cool will happen this week. Also hopefully I won't be transfered. We'll find out on Saturday......So I'll keep ya informed. stay classy
love- Elder Stander
E-Mail 7-26-2010
Readable face? What did you read my face as mother? Was it complete excitement about a monkey being on-top of my shoulders? anywho....
Sounds like you guys are a sorry sight being injured and all. Hope all heals up and gets better! I will also pray for Cory and Jill.
Well the Lord has blessed me and my companion with what is called a "golden investigator" or "Contact" who was just baptized saturday, and confirmed yesterday! She has such a great testimony already, and loves, loves the Church! She knows it to be Christ's church restored! Which is sweet! Her name is Rhonda Hall. (yes another Hall, no relation to Chris Hall and his family) We are also hoping to teach her Daughters, who are interested! So great blessings! We also started teaching Seamus Hall (Chris's oldest son) and He is pretty interested and recognizes that there is something about church that makes him want to go back! AKA: The Spirit! So thinks are going great for me, I just hope I'm not transfered this coming transfer. So I will fill you in on that!
All is well and all will be well at home hopefully! I know that this church is Jesus Christ's church and was organized in the same manner Christ organized it while in the the flesh of mortality. And the Prophet and Apostles today are special witnesses of him and his resurrection just as were the apostles and prophets of old! May we all hearken unto their counsel.
Love Elder Stander!
ps. recieved a letter from Aaron Stander he has met a returned missionary from this mission, who I served around...abit. Elder Lindstrom. Pretty neat. It's a small world in the church...only like 14 millinon of us!
Sounds like you guys are a sorry sight being injured and all. Hope all heals up and gets better! I will also pray for Cory and Jill.
Well the Lord has blessed me and my companion with what is called a "golden investigator" or "Contact" who was just baptized saturday, and confirmed yesterday! She has such a great testimony already, and loves, loves the Church! She knows it to be Christ's church restored! Which is sweet! Her name is Rhonda Hall. (yes another Hall, no relation to Chris Hall and his family) We are also hoping to teach her Daughters, who are interested! So great blessings! We also started teaching Seamus Hall (Chris's oldest son) and He is pretty interested and recognizes that there is something about church that makes him want to go back! AKA: The Spirit! So thinks are going great for me, I just hope I'm not transfered this coming transfer. So I will fill you in on that!
All is well and all will be well at home hopefully! I know that this church is Jesus Christ's church and was organized in the same manner Christ organized it while in the the flesh of mortality. And the Prophet and Apostles today are special witnesses of him and his resurrection just as were the apostles and prophets of old! May we all hearken unto their counsel.
Love Elder Stander!
ps. recieved a letter from Aaron Stander he has met a returned missionary from this mission, who I served around...abit. Elder Lindstrom. Pretty neat. It's a small world in the church...only like 14 millinon of us!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
E-Mail 7-19-10 Haven't you always wanted a monkey?
Well I paid 900 bucks on the jeep I'll have you know! Plus the 100 for the cd player that Jake helped me install! I just thought I would try. 8 grand is very very cheap for a porcshe, not to mention, it's an older model, the kind I like best! and it's a really nice color. I understand that it's to much.....but I thought I would try. Jeep's are cool though. if you do sell the jeep, I do want another vehicle before I arrive home cause I hate relying on other people for transportation! I have had to do it for over a year, and will have to do it for another year! So...just for FYI. mmm kay.
Well looks like were having a baptism on saturday! So thats cool. looking forward to that! Um.....didn't get the packages sent out last week.....everybody was to focused on zone p-day so they didn't want to take extra time to mail......so hopefully today! Tell dad to open his package immediatly!
Nothing to cool other than the baptism...and a tracting story! So Elder Lindley and I were just tracting along when we got to this house and there, tied up to a tree was a funny looking animal. At first it looked like a cat, but I soon realized that it was a monkey! So we were a bit excited....naturally...so we went to knock on the persons door anyways......no one answered so we were walking away...but slowly cause there was this monkey, and I wanted to linger a bit.....So I stopped and stood there and the monkey came up to me....looked at me and then proceeded to climb up my leg, then right onto my shoulder. So Elder Lindley took a picture with the phone, and I then took a picture of that picture,...So here is that picture!
E-Mail 7-12-10
Let me tell you why I e-mailed seperately. So the day after the fourth of July, the library in St, Cloud was closed, so we got permission to e-mail on tuesday. But the Zone Leaders had planned an exchange on that day. So I went to the Zone Leaders area, and their library was not closed, so they got to e-mail, but I did not. So I e-mailed from their library on tuesday after they already got to e-mail on monday. So I was brief. My new comp came out with my trainer, so he is seasoned. he is awesome! we get along pretty good so far....it's been 2 weeks. So thats good!
I am sending two packages home today. One for Father, and one for me When I get home. It was some things that were/ are a bit distracting, so I have sent them home. So save them for me So I can open it and experience some christmas feelings! deal? deal!
Well after some thought and some tender mercies of the Lord, I feel I am ready to part with my Jeep to persue a dream. That dream being: A owner of a Porsche. Now this dream has been made to reality this week as I was dilligently working for the Lord. I was going about sharing his word, I experienced a tender mercy of the Lord, I saw a car most desirable above all other cars. So the man who owns the car said he was interested, and as I left I said, I like your car. He rejoined with a, "It's for sale" How much? "eight grand" I asked if he could hold it for 11 months, he said he could! It is a model that I really like, and it is a great price and I would highly reccomend that if you sell my Jeep and to use that money and help me in purchasing a long time dream!
So will you, mother, Be willing to e-mail the man on my behalf to purchase a dream?
I promise you blessings of a happy and dream fulfilled life for your youngest child!
I would love to own this car. it is a Porsche 911 SC. and it is beautiful!
his e-mail is - inquire on my behalf for the car! thank you!
Also...that was a big highlight of my week, and setting a date with a member refferal! This ward is awesome! this area of St. Cloud is a land flowing with milk and honey!
With love from Florida!
Elder Luke Stander
2nd E-Mail that day
I'm sorry...I was so excited about the Porsche business, I forgot to answer your questions. I did get to meet President and Sister Hall! they are great! Different, but great! Are you going to meet President and Sister Darrington in July? You should! they are excited to meet you!
They (the Halls) had a get to know us slide show and had some pictures of Idaho, and a swather cutting hay, and pictures of Targhee, and president Hall's jeep and I was trunkie, I'll be honest. I missed home. But I'm over it! I'm looking forward to learning more about those great people! be blessed!
Elder Stander
E-Mail 7-6-10
I'm sorry that the last couple weeks I haven't much to say, or sufficient amount of time to say it. I also regret to announce that this too will be a brief e-mail. Everyone else got to e-mail yesterday, but I didn't, So they are waiting. But some new stuff. President Hall is in charge of the mission now. I'm still in St. Cloud but with Elder Lindley now instead of Hyer. He is from Colarado spings. He is pretty cool. Hopefully we will have some baptismal dates to set and then some more baptisms. But as of now we have no dates. But it changes quickly! All is good with me. I got some acid reducers for the heart burn.
Yesterday we went and helped the Clarks Roof their dock. I reminded me of the good time spent with Clint on his roof. We did tar paper, but ran out before we were able to finish it all. So it was fun. I got a bit sunburnt, but it's turning into a nice tan! I hope all is going well and continues to go well for everyone in Idaho and spread abroad. Thats exciting that Little Jake is coming home! sweet sauce! Keep on keeping on!
love - Elder Luke Stander
Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
E-Mail 6-14-2010
Oh man. Already thinking about when I'm done huh? A little trunkie for your son, mother? The rules of the mission are as follows. 1. I would still be a missionary so I would need a companion or melchezidic priesthood holder to be with me so It can't be just you "gals." 2. We are told we are to go home on a plane and be picked up at the airport.
So...sorry. Also I wouldn't be able to do much of the fun stuff as a missionary still. But It would be sweet to road trip it up on down here to Florida to do a mission tour after I have been home and released! So we can do that! Then I can also experience Florida as a normal person. We can hit up beaches and swim and stuff...I don't know. How about that?
Things are going great! This Saturday we are having two baptisims. Laura and Antonio Murph. They have been investigating for a while and now are ready to be baptized! it's sweet! and Chris Hall has set a date for teh 26th of this month. So that will be the week after and he will be baptized with this kid named Sean. He is super cool. He went to church yesterday and loved it. There was much talk of a "trek" coming up on thursday, and Sean upon hearing this asked if he could go. Turns out he can, and is! haha! So awesome! so we will be teaching him tomorrow! So thats sweet!
So I pranked Elder Stensrud real good! haha! I wrote his lady friend, and asked for her help, she complied. She wrote him a normal letter and talked about sending him some pictures. she then sealed the envelope, ripped it back open and placed a joker card in it. then taped it shut. She then sent it to Stensrud, and sent me the pictures (with doubles) and I colored on them and did the little joker smile on them and now have sent them to Stensrud. So it looks like I intercepted his mail. haha! He is soo confused and can't figure out how I did it! He said, and I quote "I'm not even mad, I am actually really impressed!" haha! I will now send the doubles of the pictures I drew on to Elder Grant, one of the spanish elders living with Stensrud, to put in Stensrud's photo album of his lady friend's photos with a joker card. haha! so it should be good!
I have not met President Hall yet, and won't till next month. But President and Sister Darrington will be leaving next month and I will be seeing them for the last time the last sunday of June. So Thats kind of a bummer. But oh well.
But all is well and going good! hope the weather starts cooperating! Tell Dad: "happy fathers day and thanks for not beating me to death even when I deserved it!"
Elder Stander
So...sorry. Also I wouldn't be able to do much of the fun stuff as a missionary still. But It would be sweet to road trip it up on down here to Florida to do a mission tour after I have been home and released! So we can do that! Then I can also experience Florida as a normal person. We can hit up beaches and swim and stuff...I don't know. How about that?
Things are going great! This Saturday we are having two baptisims. Laura and Antonio Murph. They have been investigating for a while and now are ready to be baptized! it's sweet! and Chris Hall has set a date for teh 26th of this month. So that will be the week after and he will be baptized with this kid named Sean. He is super cool. He went to church yesterday and loved it. There was much talk of a "trek" coming up on thursday, and Sean upon hearing this asked if he could go. Turns out he can, and is! haha! So awesome! so we will be teaching him tomorrow! So thats sweet!
So I pranked Elder Stensrud real good! haha! I wrote his lady friend, and asked for her help, she complied. She wrote him a normal letter and talked about sending him some pictures. she then sealed the envelope, ripped it back open and placed a joker card in it. then taped it shut. She then sent it to Stensrud, and sent me the pictures (with doubles) and I colored on them and did the little joker smile on them and now have sent them to Stensrud. So it looks like I intercepted his mail. haha! He is soo confused and can't figure out how I did it! He said, and I quote "I'm not even mad, I am actually really impressed!" haha! I will now send the doubles of the pictures I drew on to Elder Grant, one of the spanish elders living with Stensrud, to put in Stensrud's photo album of his lady friend's photos with a joker card. haha! so it should be good!
I have not met President Hall yet, and won't till next month. But President and Sister Darrington will be leaving next month and I will be seeing them for the last time the last sunday of June. So Thats kind of a bummer. But oh well.
But all is well and going good! hope the weather starts cooperating! Tell Dad: "happy fathers day and thanks for not beating me to death even when I deserved it!"
Elder Stander
Monday, June 7, 2010
E-Mail 6-7-10
Tell Jake happy b-day! Not much is happening. Chris Hall, the dad of the two boys we have baptized, Has been wondering if there even is a god. So we have been teaching him so we can get him baptized then to the temple! So yesterday for fast Sunday we fasted that he would get a manifestation that God was real. So during sacrament he said he was praying asking God to show him that He's there. He then said that a voice came into his head and said "I am showing you." So he got his answer! We will be teaching him on wednesday at the church! Miracles do happen! That is the most exciting thing that has happened this week.
This is President and Sister Darrington's last transfer. They will be going home and when they get home they will be speaking at firesides and sacrament meetings and would love for you to come if you can to meet them. This is the closest one.
Declo, Idaho fireside
Sunday, July 18
Declo Stake Center
213 West Main Street
4:30 pm.
Feel free to go. I would recomend it!
Thats all!
Elder Stander
This is President and Sister Darrington's last transfer. They will be going home and when they get home they will be speaking at firesides and sacrament meetings and would love for you to come if you can to meet them. This is the closest one.
Declo, Idaho fireside
Sunday, July 18
Declo Stake Center
213 West Main Street
4:30 pm.
Feel free to go. I would recomend it!
Thats all!
Elder Stander
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
E-mail 6-1-10
You are correct! no e-mail on holidays! but today is one! yay! happy day after holidays!
Well, The pranks will be going very well in a bit. I have lots of things instore for Elder Stensrud (Batman) . I got a hold of his Lady-friend's address and asked if she could help me, so if she does then There will be some good things happening there. Then I also enlisted the help of some of the sister missionaries in my zone and Elder Hyer and hopefully Elder Stienmen, the assistant, to help with another prank! so he won't know what hit him! haha! It's fun stuff!
The baptisms were awesome! Michelle Camreon (the wife of a recent convert) Was baptized by her Husband! She was very happy to be baptized! It was awesome to see Charles (her husband) being able to baptize her! Then Seanin (the older brother of Cullin) Was also baptized so now everyone in the Hall family is baptized except two. The oldest son and Chris who is the dad. But we are working with him! I really want to see them be a forever family! This week, we may or may not be able to baptize the Murph family. We have an appointment at 7 tonight with them and we will see exactly where they are at! So hopefully all is well there!
Elder Hansen ,My trainer, Was injusred awhile back at zone p-day. He was playing basketball and blew out his knee. He tore both meniscus (spelling?) So he needs a surgury. So this is his last transfer then he goes home. He was pretty bummed about it, but he has now since realized they it'll be ok!
Also...The convict was caught!
So even after a surgury Jake still looks like Jake....ugly and mean? haha! Just kiddin....but seriuosly though....
I got the package and all is well with it! Thank you very much! Did you forget who I am though? I'm don't like pickles! But it's ok! I am very greatful for the package! Also I did receive Aunt Jo's letter and check....But Just barely...I think it got lost in the mail. But Now I have to find where and how to cash it. I have been meaning to write a letter to them.
I wish luck for eveyone! all is well with me!
Elder Stander
Well, The pranks will be going very well in a bit. I have lots of things instore for Elder Stensrud (Batman) . I got a hold of his Lady-friend's address and asked if she could help me, so if she does then There will be some good things happening there. Then I also enlisted the help of some of the sister missionaries in my zone and Elder Hyer and hopefully Elder Stienmen, the assistant, to help with another prank! so he won't know what hit him! haha! It's fun stuff!
The baptisms were awesome! Michelle Camreon (the wife of a recent convert) Was baptized by her Husband! She was very happy to be baptized! It was awesome to see Charles (her husband) being able to baptize her! Then Seanin (the older brother of Cullin) Was also baptized so now everyone in the Hall family is baptized except two. The oldest son and Chris who is the dad. But we are working with him! I really want to see them be a forever family! This week, we may or may not be able to baptize the Murph family. We have an appointment at 7 tonight with them and we will see exactly where they are at! So hopefully all is well there!
Elder Hansen ,My trainer, Was injusred awhile back at zone p-day. He was playing basketball and blew out his knee. He tore both meniscus (spelling?) So he needs a surgury. So this is his last transfer then he goes home. He was pretty bummed about it, but he has now since realized they it'll be ok!
Also...The convict was caught!
So even after a surgury Jake still looks like Jake....ugly and mean? haha! Just kiddin....but seriuosly though....
I got the package and all is well with it! Thank you very much! Did you forget who I am though? I'm don't like pickles! But it's ok! I am very greatful for the package! Also I did receive Aunt Jo's letter and check....But Just barely...I think it got lost in the mail. But Now I have to find where and how to cash it. I have been meaning to write a letter to them.
I wish luck for eveyone! all is well with me!
Elder Stander
Monday, May 24, 2010
Hmmm. . . .Hump Week E-mail 5-24-10
Wow. Sounds like some exciting things have been happening, like car crashes and stuff. Thats a super bummer for Tate....just gettting a mustang all fixed up then getting it totalled! Bummer! Oh well. Crap happens huh? Tell clint happy b-day and for his birthday...I give him the absence of my presence! haha! Last b-day I left for his gift and the next one I'll come home and grace him with my awesomicity! Ask him how that sounds! haha! Well things are good. um.......we are having two baptisms this saturday. then two more the following week! So thats cool! huh? yeah!
A garden! yay!
I was thinking...and I think some honey candy would be awesome! yep. I have been telling people about it, and so I said I would see about aquiring some for t hem to taste, but I also want some for me! That would be neat for my over the hill mission b-day.
Thursday we tracted and it felt like I was in a video game! There were helicopters circling all about and sirens. So we were wondering what was going on....then a member, sister Sheckmen, (who use to live in Aberdeen of all places!) Pulled over and informed us that a convict had escaped and was being serched for! So that was neat! yep. Well.....um.....Thats about it. I'm still pulling some sweet pranks on Elder Stensrud. He says he has got a plan for me. So I'll wait to see what happens! haha!
Well hope all is welll and tell Jake and Tate that seatbelts are great for holding people! kind of like pools are great for holding water! right?
Elder Stander
A garden! yay!
I was thinking...and I think some honey candy would be awesome! yep. I have been telling people about it, and so I said I would see about aquiring some for t hem to taste, but I also want some for me! That would be neat for my over the hill mission b-day.
Thursday we tracted and it felt like I was in a video game! There were helicopters circling all about and sirens. So we were wondering what was going on....then a member, sister Sheckmen, (who use to live in Aberdeen of all places!) Pulled over and informed us that a convict had escaped and was being serched for! So that was neat! yep. Well.....um.....Thats about it. I'm still pulling some sweet pranks on Elder Stensrud. He says he has got a plan for me. So I'll wait to see what happens! haha!
Well hope all is welll and tell Jake and Tate that seatbelts are great for holding people! kind of like pools are great for holding water! right?
Elder Stander
Monday, May 17, 2010
E-Mail 5-16-10 (Mom forgot to send him an e-mail) bad mom
Did you get my e-mail last week with the pictures? um....Why didn't you write back? Was it something a said? Was I talking back?....is this downsizing? I know not? Anywho...I thought I would write so I didn't get scorned even though you didn't write....haha! I forgive. All is well! We are working towards two baptisms for the 29th of May, and two more for the 5th of June! All of which are awesome people! So thats si neat! things are cool! I like stuff! and I hung out with a sweet family last night who the husband lived in Burley (grew up there) He played against Snake River in many sports, and he is cool and does tri-ath-alons (slaughtered the spelling) So thats cool! um.......taught people, tracted....my trainer goes home this transfer...in 6 weeks. So thats kind of a bummer....He gots injured and need surgury. But it's ok. all is well!
It's p-day
and I get to play!
yay!
and i'm a poet
and I totally know it!
My time is running low
it's almost time to go!
so now I'll leave you with this thought
Salvation is paid for, but never bought! (well...kind of.)
Elder Stander
It's p-day
and I get to play!
yay!
and i'm a poet
and I totally know it!
My time is running low
it's almost time to go!
so now I'll leave you with this thought
Salvation is paid for, but never bought! (well...kind of.)
Elder Stander
Pictures 5-10-10
Here are some pictures. The first is Cullen Hall and his family. Tracy (mom) and Liam (one of the twins) have already been baptized. Chris (dad) and Seanin (other twin) have not.
Then a picture of a picture I drew of Coriantimur for Elder Hyer. (read the last chapter of Ether to really appreciate it)
Then a picture of a picture I drew of Coriantimur for Elder Hyer. (read the last chapter of Ether to really appreciate it)
Monday, May 10, 2010
Mothers Day
We were able to talk to Luke on Sunday for Mothers Day, so he had said it all, therefore it is a very short letter.
E-Mail 5-10-10
Jake is small....Immuna get fat out here, esspecially in this area! haha! I hope you had a grand mothers day mother! After we got done talking I went downstairs and sat in on a family councile. Then they went around and said one thing they loved about their mother and we had the opptunity to say one thing we loved about our mothers. I said I loved your sense of humor and being able to put up with all the times we make/poke fun at you! haha!
Love Elder Stander
E-Mail 5-10-10
Jake is small....Immuna get fat out here, esspecially in this area! haha! I hope you had a grand mothers day mother! After we got done talking I went downstairs and sat in on a family councile. Then they went around and said one thing they loved about their mother and we had the opptunity to say one thing we loved about our mothers. I said I loved your sense of humor and being able to put up with all the times we make/poke fun at you! haha!
Love Elder Stander
Monday, May 3, 2010
E-Mail 5-2-10
Kewl! I'm glad all is well! Tell Kaite congrats for having a second child! Now the real fun begins! haha! I think he does look like Corgin alot, but still has is own look about him! Thats pretty cool! ! I'll get meore for ya! I promise! Not much to say cause I'm saving up some sweet stuff to talk about for mommy's day! Tell all the mommies in the family happy M-day for me kay?! ohkay! Well St.Cloud is awesome and if Steve and Margene show up I will talk with them cause it would be rude not to1 haha1 Thats exciting! I hope all is well and all stays welll sorry it's short but I need some goood material for sunday! It'll be sometime after seven so it's free minutes for us! I'll talk with my companion to get an exact time. But I know it'll be after seven weather minutes or hours...I know not. OK! have fun! Love you.
Elder Stander
Elder Stander
ps. I was sending you pictures but they wouldn't go cause your inbox is too full!
Also tell maddie happy b-day from me!
Monday, April 26, 2010
E-Mail 4-26-2010
Oh boy! Hope all si well with Katie, Linkoln and Grandpa! I will keep them all in my prayers. Alex Turpin also has or had a surgery on his heart....so if you woudn't mind keeping him in prayers also! Man....must be something in the water in Idaho or something....everyone is having problems and some people are dying....Man. I thought Florida water was bad! I hope all starts to be ok for everyone!
Yesterday Elder Hyer and I set a baptismal date! Also I bought myself a book called "The Infinante Atonement" by Tad R. Callister to take Elder Scott (Richard G. that is) up on his challenge to learn more about the Atonement! It is really good! And I have alread learned alot more about it! I recomend it to read!
The Ward is super awesome and the work is going well! I'm happy to be in Saint Cloud! Yep, yep! So there is all the exciting news.......I can't think of anything else.....Um.....The Clarks in this ward! awesome! The are so cool and we have had dinner at their home 3 Sundays in a row and will be going there for Mothers Day! All of their children have went on missions except their youngest and that only cause he isn't of age yet! So they are very missionary friendly!....yep! All is going good with me and Elder Hyer and I have been working out so I'm not so fat! haha! I am being well taken care of. Listen to this Hyer Stander, Thats me and my comps name combo that the members use to remember us! haha! anyways. take luck!
Luke! (Elder) Stander
Yesterday Elder Hyer and I set a baptismal date! Also I bought myself a book called "The Infinante Atonement" by Tad R. Callister to take Elder Scott (Richard G. that is) up on his challenge to learn more about the Atonement! It is really good! And I have alread learned alot more about it! I recomend it to read!
The Ward is super awesome and the work is going well! I'm happy to be in Saint Cloud! Yep, yep! So there is all the exciting news.......I can't think of anything else.....Um.....The Clarks in this ward! awesome! The are so cool and we have had dinner at their home 3 Sundays in a row and will be going there for Mothers Day! All of their children have went on missions except their youngest and that only cause he isn't of age yet! So they are very missionary friendly!....yep! All is going good with me and Elder Hyer and I have been working out so I'm not so fat! haha! I am being well taken care of. Listen to this Hyer Stander, Thats me and my comps name combo that the members use to remember us! haha! anyways. take luck!
Luke! (Elder) Stander
E-Mail 4-19-2010
Well may I just say this? Saint Cloud is alive with missionary work! I mean holy moly! The members are so very helpful and awesome! This week we have had 12 lessons with a member! Which is phenominal!! (spelling?) So thats awesome! We have set two dates and have gotten lots of investigators! It is like night and day the differeance between this area and the last! I hope I'm here for a while! I heard that there was a small earthquake in Idaho and Utah area? It came from a pretty reliable sorce! So how was that? It seems like I keep hearing more and more about natual disasters! jeeze! well.....lets see....Oh last week I got to go on exchanges with my trainer! He is the Zone Leader over me and so we get to recall all the good times in Apopka! wich is sweet! I loved being able to serve with him again even though it was only for a day! Awesome! Today is zone P-day! So I get to hang with him again! anywho thats about it. Peace out familia!
Elder Stander
Elder Stander
Monday, April 12, 2010
E-Mail 4-12-2010
Well I love my new area! I have had a dinner everynight this week! The members here are ready to do some missionary work! My companion Elder Hyer is pretty cool and we have had alot of fun already and plan on having a fun transfer! I'm super stoked! Everything should be good!
It's good to hear about every one getting jobs and succeeding in life! Thats super cool! Um...welll not to much has hapened...Talked to some members....talked to some other poeple some crazy...some not. You know....just good ol' missionary work! I hopefully will have more to share next week!
I love you all in a family type of way...unless your not family....
Elder ME! (luke!!!!)
It's good to hear about every one getting jobs and succeeding in life! Thats super cool! Um...welll not to much has hapened...Talked to some members....talked to some other poeple some crazy...some not. You know....just good ol' missionary work! I hopefully will have more to share next week!
I love you all in a family type of way...unless your not family....
Elder ME! (luke!!!!)
Monday, April 5, 2010
E-Mail 4-05-2010
Mommy!
Does that take you back to when I was little? Haha. It has been a while since I've been called anything but Elder, Stander, Elder Stander, and missionary. yep. It has warmed up a ton here and it made me realize how roasting hot summer is and made me regret that I didn't enjoy the cold more......haha.
Transfer time for Luke! They are fianlly booting me out of the leesburg stake and lecanto ward to a place called St. Cloud! I don't know where thats at, but I do know that my trainer will be my zone leader there so I'm excited about that! Elder Hansen (my trainer) is super cool! My new companion is Elder Hyer.....I know nothing about him, neither does anyone else.....So I guess We'll see ...
General Conferance was awesome! Saw all sessions at the church. We had zero investigators come which was a bummer.....but I was spiritally edified! If you feel so inclined I would love the conferance ensign for this conferance to study with the disks I get to listen to! I absorb better by reading!
Sounds like everyone is good and having fun...and eating candy (corgin) haha! I am going to see if a video I took is to big or not to send by e-mail...if it's to big I guess I'll disk it and send it home! Um....not much to say really......I had a good week........I ate alot of kfc the other day! I bought a family bucket 6 peice with mashed potatos and gravy........Then I ate all of it last night except the two chicken breasts that I ate earlier...I was full to bursting...but I conqured it! There were many who doubted, but I won in the end! haha!
Love you all in a totally kosher family type of way!
Elder Stander- Luke!!!!
Does that take you back to when I was little? Haha. It has been a while since I've been called anything but Elder, Stander, Elder Stander, and missionary. yep. It has warmed up a ton here and it made me realize how roasting hot summer is and made me regret that I didn't enjoy the cold more......haha.
Transfer time for Luke! They are fianlly booting me out of the leesburg stake and lecanto ward to a place called St. Cloud! I don't know where thats at, but I do know that my trainer will be my zone leader there so I'm excited about that! Elder Hansen (my trainer) is super cool! My new companion is Elder Hyer.....I know nothing about him, neither does anyone else.....So I guess We'll see ...
General Conferance was awesome! Saw all sessions at the church. We had zero investigators come which was a bummer.....but I was spiritally edified! If you feel so inclined I would love the conferance ensign for this conferance to study with the disks I get to listen to! I absorb better by reading!
Sounds like everyone is good and having fun...and eating candy (corgin) haha! I am going to see if a video I took is to big or not to send by e-mail...if it's to big I guess I'll disk it and send it home! Um....not much to say really......I had a good week........I ate alot of kfc the other day! I bought a family bucket 6 peice with mashed potatos and gravy........Then I ate all of it last night except the two chicken breasts that I ate earlier...I was full to bursting...but I conqured it! There were many who doubted, but I won in the end! haha!
Love you all in a totally kosher family type of way!
Elder Stander- Luke!!!!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Luke's 20th B-day! E-Mail 3-29-2010
Thank you! I am no longer a teenager! man! Well I had a party last night. Some missionaries set up a suprise b-day party for me at a members house! it was good eating and good company. So that was pretty cool. Elder Maughan has pictures...so I will get them to send to you. I have now been out for like ten months! that is nuts! time is cruising! I'm not even mad! I'm impressed! haha! I got both packages! Thank you! It's just what I wanted! now I can send you pictures more promptly! cool tools huh?! Well not to much going on....just tracting and stuff......Hopefully things will pick up in this area, I feel like they will but I will prolly be transfered come next tuesday. I will be able to tell you where next monday! um...Thanks again!
love Elder Stander
ps. I'll keep Grandpa R. in my prayers!
love Elder Stander
ps. I'll keep Grandpa R. in my prayers!
Monday, March 22, 2010
E-Mail 3-22-2010
Tell dad happy b-day for me! I told Jake but I guess it's to late but I wanted some honey candy....I was tracting and I was thinking about honey and recalled the awesomeness of honey candy. Maybe next package. like for my year mark or someting. I hit ten months on saturday......man...thats almost to hump day. Then I'll have to do a year another time. So the second coming is way close....All I hear about are earthquakes everywhere (in divers places) So.....yeah. and It has been predicted that thise year will be a pretty bad hurricane season.....so might have to do less tracting and more chainsawing! yeah! or something....anywho....Shannon dropped us cause she needs some time to think....so we only have one investigator so we tract alot. It was bike week last week and Elder Maughan and I bolth got flat tires.....so we had to walk and stuff.....Um....The ward here in Lecanto is finally going to start doing missionary work which is exciting....but I'll be leaving before it gets going so that kind of is a bummer....... Welp....I'm doing good...can't think of anything. How is everyone doing? Is tytan still an alien?
Luke!!!! (elder)
Luke!!!! (elder)
E-Mail 3-15-2010
Oh! Lucky me! "Oh I was born a traveling man..." Sounds like Dad's theme song! wow! and your's too! Jeeze! Do you realize that I have only been in .....one...two....three.....four...five....Five states in my entire life! Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and now Florida. I guess I could count air space too for the flight over here....but I don't really think it should be counted! Yet in one trip you hit up seven different states........Awesome!
Anywho....Not much happening here...just tracting. We weren't able to meet with any of our investigators this week so that stunk. But we did get a referral from a member in my previous area (Apopka) and she was pretty cool! So we'll be adding her to the list of top investigators. but thats all.
For B-day....I wand a Xd card reader that plugs into the computer so I can send you pictures and also a flash drive to save my pictures on....a pretty big one too cause I have been taking alot of pictures. Then I can delete them off my camera and still have them! Thats all! Oh...and some stamps would be nice...I just recently ran out...... but thats it.
This week we did some service for the Williams on their ranch...so I kind of got to do farm work.....nothing like what I have done there at home...but it was farm work regardless! So that was cool! It made me happy to do some real work instead of just missionary work. Not saying missionary work is bad....just ...it's a different type of work. anywho...all is good talk to you later.
Elder Luke Stander
Anywho....Not much happening here...just tracting. We weren't able to meet with any of our investigators this week so that stunk. But we did get a referral from a member in my previous area (Apopka) and she was pretty cool! So we'll be adding her to the list of top investigators. but thats all.
For B-day....I wand a Xd card reader that plugs into the computer so I can send you pictures and also a flash drive to save my pictures on....a pretty big one too cause I have been taking alot of pictures. Then I can delete them off my camera and still have them! Thats all! Oh...and some stamps would be nice...I just recently ran out...... but thats it.
This week we did some service for the Williams on their ranch...so I kind of got to do farm work.....nothing like what I have done there at home...but it was farm work regardless! So that was cool! It made me happy to do some real work instead of just missionary work. Not saying missionary work is bad....just ...it's a different type of work. anywho...all is good talk to you later.
Elder Luke Stander
E-Mail 3-8-2010
Kewl. Sounds like a pretty good weekend, Like everyone had a good time doing good and stuff? Tell Jake good job at blessing his son! Also tell Clint good job at the bathroom! Tell Katie good job on keeping Corgin in line. Tell Maddie good job on bringing and riasing a child and for keeping Jake in line! haha! Good job team!
The new mission president won't change up until june....I think... or july? So it's not final yet. But he has gotten his call and accepted it (pres. Hall that is) President Darrington seems like he is getting ready to be done. He wants to have this mission on an upward slant when we get the new mission president...so he is pushing us hard, but not to hard.
They way missionary work works is when we teach an investigator...we give them challenges or commitments which is how they began to repent and pre-pare for baptism. If it gets to a point where they are no longer keeping the new commitments then we give them the drop talk and see if they will progress...if they don't then we drop them and move on until they are ready to progress. Other wise we would waste our time if they were not progressing.
The lecanto ward has undergone some major changes. We got a new Bishopric. and now a new ward mission leader. so this changes alot in missionary work and how we will work with the ward! I think it's a change for the best! It seems the old bishop and ward mission leader and other quorm leaders were getting a bit burned out and had lost some faith. So I'm excited to see what happens.
We had 3 investigators at church which is extremely rare and so that was neat. we didn't have much hope that any of them would come. but they did! Thats what fasting and prayer does! Thats all for me! The bathroom lookes completely different and Tytan looks like a baby! so thats cool! ("Well thats cool " said in the voice as described by Lexi about the old woman) haha! keep going to church! it's true!
Elder Luke Stander
The new mission president won't change up until june....I think... or july? So it's not final yet. But he has gotten his call and accepted it (pres. Hall that is) President Darrington seems like he is getting ready to be done. He wants to have this mission on an upward slant when we get the new mission president...so he is pushing us hard, but not to hard.
They way missionary work works is when we teach an investigator...we give them challenges or commitments which is how they began to repent and pre-pare for baptism. If it gets to a point where they are no longer keeping the new commitments then we give them the drop talk and see if they will progress...if they don't then we drop them and move on until they are ready to progress. Other wise we would waste our time if they were not progressing.
The lecanto ward has undergone some major changes. We got a new Bishopric. and now a new ward mission leader. so this changes alot in missionary work and how we will work with the ward! I think it's a change for the best! It seems the old bishop and ward mission leader and other quorm leaders were getting a bit burned out and had lost some faith. So I'm excited to see what happens.
We had 3 investigators at church which is extremely rare and so that was neat. we didn't have much hope that any of them would come. but they did! Thats what fasting and prayer does! Thats all for me! The bathroom lookes completely different and Tytan looks like a baby! so thats cool! ("Well thats cool " said in the voice as described by Lexi about the old woman) haha! keep going to church! it's true!
Elder Luke Stander
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
E-Mail 3-1-2010
Mom!
Transfers happen usually about every 4 transfers which is about 6 months or so. So this is my 4th transfer here so I will almost most definantly be transfered next transfer. So....thats how it works.
Sorry..I have known that President Darrington was about spent my first day in FL. But I didn't know who the new mission President was till recently. He is a football coach or was one....he has a picture in Mormon Times paper under the mission Presidants portion believe it or not! He looks like a stern fellow! I hope he is as cool as President Darrington! He sounds like a pretty good guy, so I'm not to worried! I don't know to much about him....sorry...
Sounds like all is doing good at home! Sounds like some fun stuff going on! That is neat!
So awesome that Delores got baptized! That makes me happy! Good thing Grandpa and Grandma were doing their jobs and being member missionaries! That is sooo cool! Sounds like what we call a "payday" for Grandpa and Grandma!
I also got a letter from Myles and he sent me a thank you card that was prolly the coolest thank you card I have ever seen in my entire life! haha!
Things going with Frank, Shannon, and Diane are not as I would have wished...but you need not to think that things are going terrible with them, just not as I would like. I want them to realize the awesomeness and legitness of the message we share! then they would prolly progress faster and be truely converted! But all is well with them....They just need to progress or we will have to drop them. :(
My condolenceses (spelling? You should fix that if you blog-erize this) go out to the Turner Family! For the loss of a loved one and a sad seperation of a family! That is unfortunate. Almost everyone one here is on their second marrige...it's crazy!
Well hope all contines to go well! Tell everyone Hi.
Peace!
Luke......Elder Stander
Transfers happen usually about every 4 transfers which is about 6 months or so. So this is my 4th transfer here so I will almost most definantly be transfered next transfer. So....thats how it works.
Sorry..I have known that President Darrington was about spent my first day in FL. But I didn't know who the new mission President was till recently. He is a football coach or was one....he has a picture in Mormon Times paper under the mission Presidants portion believe it or not! He looks like a stern fellow! I hope he is as cool as President Darrington! He sounds like a pretty good guy, so I'm not to worried! I don't know to much about him....sorry...
Sounds like all is doing good at home! Sounds like some fun stuff going on! That is neat!
So awesome that Delores got baptized! That makes me happy! Good thing Grandpa and Grandma were doing their jobs and being member missionaries! That is sooo cool! Sounds like what we call a "payday" for Grandpa and Grandma!
I also got a letter from Myles and he sent me a thank you card that was prolly the coolest thank you card I have ever seen in my entire life! haha!
Things going with Frank, Shannon, and Diane are not as I would have wished...but you need not to think that things are going terrible with them, just not as I would like. I want them to realize the awesomeness and legitness of the message we share! then they would prolly progress faster and be truely converted! But all is well with them....They just need to progress or we will have to drop them. :(
My condolenceses (spelling? You should fix that if you blog-erize this) go out to the Turner Family! For the loss of a loved one and a sad seperation of a family! That is unfortunate. Almost everyone one here is on their second marrige...it's crazy!
Well hope all contines to go well! Tell everyone Hi.
Peace!
Luke......Elder Stander
Monday, February 22, 2010
E-Mail 2-22-2010
Man! Jeeze! Sounds like a very eventful vacation! But I'm glad that no one got too hurt...just poor little Corgin with some burns...but luckily it wasn't to bad! When you were talking about skiing I thought you were going to say some one got a broken bone or something....so that was a relief when there were no broken bones to read about!
Well as far as the work is going......all is well.....sometimes a bit discouraging.....but hopefully improving. Transfers happened and I will still be staying here in Inverness for another six weeks! The members in this ward are way cool! So I am fine with that!
We are still working with Shannon, and helping her along so she can become a member of Christ's church! Also Frank, and this woman named Diane. Hopefully they will move along quickly!
I'll send my study notes from Skousen's talk home when I finish them! mmm Kay? Hope all continues to be well! I love and miss you all in a totally non-gay or cheesey way! Be blessed!
Elder Stander
Well as far as the work is going......all is well.....sometimes a bit discouraging.....but hopefully improving. Transfers happened and I will still be staying here in Inverness for another six weeks! The members in this ward are way cool! So I am fine with that!
We are still working with Shannon, and helping her along so she can become a member of Christ's church! Also Frank, and this woman named Diane. Hopefully they will move along quickly!
I'll send my study notes from Skousen's talk home when I finish them! mmm Kay? Hope all continues to be well! I love and miss you all in a totally non-gay or cheesey way! Be blessed!
Elder Stander
Monday, February 15, 2010
"Come together, right now. . .over me." E-mail 2-15-10
Haha! I'm glad you liked the picture! We were all walking across this cross walk on p-day and I said...."it's like the Beatles in that one picture!" then Peterson Said "We should re-create that picture for a p-day. I call dibbs on the guy wearing no shoes!" Then I said "Dibbs on the guy in jeans!" Then we went and saw a picture of it at a store and we said to ourselves....We have to do it! Then Elder Maughan snapped a picture of the picture and we got the right-ish clothes at thrift stores and from members then found a pretty good cross walk and got a less-active member to snapp the photo! so thats pretty much it....We might do a re-shoot to get it more accurate.....possibly! If we do, I'll send you a copy!
Anywho....not much is happening here..... We found out who the new mission president is going to be. He is from Rexburg, ID, and his last name is Hall. Thats all I remember...that and something to do with BYUI. so thats pretty cool!
We also have been teaching and preaching! I listened to this talk by a member named Cleon Skousen about the atonement and God Science! It was awesome! It really helps one understand how the Atonement works with the who justice and mercy and how compassion plays a big part, and we are saved not because of what we did, but because Jesus Christ suffered for us, and he pleads with the father saying, "Behold the suffering of the one who did no sin"And the Father will say something to the extent of.., I will let them in for you, not because of them, they don't deserve it,They did not keep the laws that I gave them, but for you. Compassion always will over come justice! That is how Mercy works is through compassion! Does that make sense? I'll get teh scripture referaces and explanation to you or something to really get a feel for it! It was an amazing talk! It really put into perspective the Atonement, and the ordinaces we do here, and why we are to follow the savior! With out the Atonement all of mankind must unavoidably perish! How great is our Father that He prepared a savior so that we can be redeemed and live with Him again!?!
Thats about it! I hope all is well and everyone is blessed! Have a great day!
Love Elder Stander!
ps. Hope you can enjoy a vacation sometime if not soon! Vacations are cool!
Anywho....not much is happening here..... We found out who the new mission president is going to be. He is from Rexburg, ID, and his last name is Hall. Thats all I remember...that and something to do with BYUI. so thats pretty cool!
We also have been teaching and preaching! I listened to this talk by a member named Cleon Skousen about the atonement and God Science! It was awesome! It really helps one understand how the Atonement works with the who justice and mercy and how compassion plays a big part, and we are saved not because of what we did, but because Jesus Christ suffered for us, and he pleads with the father saying, "Behold the suffering of the one who did no sin"And the Father will say something to the extent of.., I will let them in for you, not because of them, they don't deserve it,They did not keep the laws that I gave them, but for you. Compassion always will over come justice! That is how Mercy works is through compassion! Does that make sense? I'll get teh scripture referaces and explanation to you or something to really get a feel for it! It was an amazing talk! It really put into perspective the Atonement, and the ordinaces we do here, and why we are to follow the savior! With out the Atonement all of mankind must unavoidably perish! How great is our Father that He prepared a savior so that we can be redeemed and live with Him again!?!
Thats about it! I hope all is well and everyone is blessed! Have a great day!
Love Elder Stander!
ps. Hope you can enjoy a vacation sometime if not soon! Vacations are cool!
Monday, February 8, 2010
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Neat-o! Sounds pretty neat! Maybe just some strengthening for the saints in B-town! Good thing the whole family got to be there! Thats awesome!
All is well! We set a date on monday! The girls name is Shannon and she is super cool! She has a quad, and she takes notes when we teach her! So thats pretty exciting!
I'll see if I can get the picture we took sent to you! it's awesome! You'll see when you get it!
Yay for finished bathroom!!!!! neat-o! "That is neat!" I did get the halloween pictures. Thank you! I also got the package from the ward! It was awesome! I'll write back! The only thing....the pants you sent out are/ my rock picking pants and also my fairly tight fitting girly pants....I've kind of done away with that.....do I have any other pairs?
Anywho glad to hear all is well and Richard G Scott gave all the saints in Blackfoot a intreview....(ever notice how he like stares into your soul?) haha! All is good with me! peace!
Love Elder Stander
Monday, February 1, 2010
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kewl! Sounds like Maddie and Jake are doing a good job, and Katie Clint and Corgin are doing well and like you and dad are having fun watching all your kids! haha!
I recalled who Duane is....He was my buddy! I went and home taught him with Grandpa many a times! Bummer....He will be sorely missed!
Hope all works out with Jane and Jenna and this new Sean guy. Thats pretty exciting!
Richard G. Scott...huh? Wow! thats cool! At the MTC when Elder Bednar came we had to stand and do all that jazz for him too! Thats super cool! We had a special stake confeance here too, it was a brodcast from Satl Lake. It was L. Tom Perry, and President Eyring! It was really good! I'm a little jealous, but I'm over it now!
Not much is happening here except missionary work. Today we are going to take a sweet picture! I'll send it to you in due time! But it will be sweet! I promise! Also have gotten some new Gators and got them to church and hopefully progress them towards baptism quickly! So thats neat. uhmm...can't think of anything real awesome to tell ya...so next time?
Love ya all! Peace from east! (almost rhymes?)
Elder Stander
P.S. A clue about the picture we are taking...."Abbey Rd." :D bye bye
I recalled who Duane is....He was my buddy! I went and home taught him with Grandpa many a times! Bummer....He will be sorely missed!
Hope all works out with Jane and Jenna and this new Sean guy. Thats pretty exciting!
Richard G. Scott...huh? Wow! thats cool! At the MTC when Elder Bednar came we had to stand and do all that jazz for him too! Thats super cool! We had a special stake confeance here too, it was a brodcast from Satl Lake. It was L. Tom Perry, and President Eyring! It was really good! I'm a little jealous, but I'm over it now!
Not much is happening here except missionary work. Today we are going to take a sweet picture! I'll send it to you in due time! But it will be sweet! I promise! Also have gotten some new Gators and got them to church and hopefully progress them towards baptism quickly! So thats neat. uhmm...can't think of anything real awesome to tell ya...so next time?
Love ya all! Peace from east! (almost rhymes?)
Elder Stander
P.S. A clue about the picture we are taking...."Abbey Rd." :D bye bye
Monday, January 25, 2010
E-Mail 1-25-2010
Oh boy! Sounds like Corgin is getting himself into trouble! haha! Crazy kid! Sounds like alot of fun is going on in good ol' ID.
Grandpa R. doing missionary work! Thats great! I hope Delores gets baptized!!!
Thats exciting! Bummer that so many people have passed away. There was just a funeral here on Saturday. A guy passed away shortly after he had both his legs amputated. It was one of those that it is better for them to pass on cause he was in such pain and stuff.
Sounds like the new poop rooms are going to be good! thats neat!
Special stake conferance? wow! maybe it is for a trial run of the 2 hour block! that would be neat! We have some investigators that think 3 hours is too long such as Frank. But thats ok, cause he has been keeping his commitments and progressing! He is getting ready to get wet!
All is well with me. I've been tracting alot and the other night we had the cops called on us cause we looked shady I guess, but we told him we were just sharing a message about Christ! So that ok! thats the extent of my excitement!
I got the letter from dad with the pictures! They were very clever! and I also got a letter from Taelor! With a current picture! She is growing up fast! Man! Hope all is well with everyone!
BE BLESSED!
Love Elder Luke Stander
Grandpa R. doing missionary work! Thats great! I hope Delores gets baptized!!!
Thats exciting! Bummer that so many people have passed away. There was just a funeral here on Saturday. A guy passed away shortly after he had both his legs amputated. It was one of those that it is better for them to pass on cause he was in such pain and stuff.
Sounds like the new poop rooms are going to be good! thats neat!
Special stake conferance? wow! maybe it is for a trial run of the 2 hour block! that would be neat! We have some investigators that think 3 hours is too long such as Frank. But thats ok, cause he has been keeping his commitments and progressing! He is getting ready to get wet!
All is well with me. I've been tracting alot and the other night we had the cops called on us cause we looked shady I guess, but we told him we were just sharing a message about Christ! So that ok! thats the extent of my excitement!
I got the letter from dad with the pictures! They were very clever! and I also got a letter from Taelor! With a current picture! She is growing up fast! Man! Hope all is well with everyone!
BE BLESSED!
Love Elder Luke Stander
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
E-Mail 1-19-2010
Hey! Glad all is fine there! esspecially with Tytan....now I don't know really how to pronounce that...is it like titan? is that right? or not. if it's wrong maybe you could make a pronoucing chart deal-o! That would be neat! Sounds like everyone is having fun! that is good! My new comp is very much like me in alot of ways, but we gots our differences so it's cool, I still gots my individuality! (in case anyone was worried)
This week we got Frank Hyer to church and commited him to pray about a date to be baptized! So we will hopefully be filling a font for baptism! Frank is really cool! I am excited for him to be a member! Thats really all the new stuff....I'm well and healthy and it has warmed up signiffacantly (slaughtered the spelling!)
Hope all goes well with you! "ye must press foward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and love of God, and of all men; if ye press foward feasting on the words of Christ and enduring to the end then Thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life. 2Nephi (I don't know if thats a direct quote or not.
Love Elder Stander!
This week we got Frank Hyer to church and commited him to pray about a date to be baptized! So we will hopefully be filling a font for baptism! Frank is really cool! I am excited for him to be a member! Thats really all the new stuff....I'm well and healthy and it has warmed up signiffacantly (slaughtered the spelling!)
Hope all goes well with you! "ye must press foward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and love of God, and of all men; if ye press foward feasting on the words of Christ and enduring to the end then Thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life. 2Nephi (I don't know if thats a direct quote or not.
Love Elder Stander!
Monday, January 11, 2010
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Holy crap! that is one tiny baby! wow! I'm glad that all is fine! I look forward to meeting my little nephew! We'll be buds I can tell already! Tell Jake and maddie congrats and having a baby! man! that is neat! He will just be getting to the fun age when I'm getting home! Oh boy!
Well ..... so saturday I woke up......looked out the window and what did I see? ......snow! In florida!!! Winter has brought me such a nice suprise winter snow forming right before my eyes! I could take a handful and make a snowball!......so on so forth! I got pictures! it's not much snow, but it is snow! then on Sunday there was ice everywhere and some old people fell so we went out with table salt in salt-shackers and salted the sidewalks! haha! it was neat!
Luckily some really cool families here heard that I didn't have a jacket, just a sweater, so the chipped in together and got me a really nice jacket that is warm!!! Thank goodness! So no worries about me! I have been keeping warm and having fun!
I really enjoyed being able to skateboard! No injuries except a scrap on my knee! But that is a normal....if you don't come back from a skate session with out some sort of scrap....then you didn't try anything new.....or something like that? whateve.
Transfers have come and I am getting a new companion. I guess he is pretty cool. Other Elders tell me he is alot like me. His favorite band is Thrice, and we like the same movies. So thats cool! I'll tell you about him next week. He has been out one more transfer than I (6 weeks).
Thats all really.....just doing the Lords work! Keep safe and healthy and read some sure scripts or scriptsures! and pray! Our father likes hearing from us!
Love Elder Luke Stander!
Well ..... so saturday I woke up......looked out the window and what did I see? ......snow! In florida!!! Winter has brought me such a nice suprise winter snow forming right before my eyes! I could take a handful and make a snowball!......so on so forth! I got pictures! it's not much snow, but it is snow! then on Sunday there was ice everywhere and some old people fell so we went out with table salt in salt-shackers and salted the sidewalks! haha! it was neat!
Luckily some really cool families here heard that I didn't have a jacket, just a sweater, so the chipped in together and got me a really nice jacket that is warm!!! Thank goodness! So no worries about me! I have been keeping warm and having fun!
I really enjoyed being able to skateboard! No injuries except a scrap on my knee! But that is a normal....if you don't come back from a skate session with out some sort of scrap....then you didn't try anything new.....or something like that? whateve.
Transfers have come and I am getting a new companion. I guess he is pretty cool. Other Elders tell me he is alot like me. His favorite band is Thrice, and we like the same movies. So thats cool! I'll tell you about him next week. He has been out one more transfer than I (6 weeks).
Thats all really.....just doing the Lords work! Keep safe and healthy and read some sure scripts or scriptsures! and pray! Our father likes hearing from us!
Love Elder Luke Stander!
Monday, January 4, 2010
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Well It's not tooo cold here. There was some ice this morning, but I don't do to bad. On bikes it's a bit chilly, but just tracting is not bad at all! So I'm good!
Oh boy! Today I get to skateboard!!! We found a skatepark, and a member is letting me barrow a board, and my comp plans on doing some bike tricks! I'm pretty excited! That is what we are doing right after this(e-mailing). So thats cool!
Not much new has happened here. Just the same ol' same ol'. Thank you for signing in proxy and giving a gift! I wrote a letter that will hopefully be sent off by tomorrow to them! Man.....time should just stop for everyone at home! jeeze! jk. but seriously though....
I'm glad you enjoyed that vision of the spirit world! It's sweet, huh!? I really liked it! I've read it like 4 time or so.
I also got a package from Aunt Jo and Uncle Brad! Some goodies to remind me of some Brian Regan skits! haha! So of course I quoted them ,to the best of my ability according to my memory, to my companion! I don't think he thought it was as funny as I did! Oh well. I'm glad all is well and everyone is having fun! I wish all a good week until next e-mail! peace!
Love Elder Stander
Oh boy! Today I get to skateboard!!! We found a skatepark, and a member is letting me barrow a board, and my comp plans on doing some bike tricks! I'm pretty excited! That is what we are doing right after this(e-mailing). So thats cool!
Not much new has happened here. Just the same ol' same ol'. Thank you for signing in proxy and giving a gift! I wrote a letter that will hopefully be sent off by tomorrow to them! Man.....time should just stop for everyone at home! jeeze! jk. but seriously though....
I'm glad you enjoyed that vision of the spirit world! It's sweet, huh!? I really liked it! I've read it like 4 time or so.
I also got a package from Aunt Jo and Uncle Brad! Some goodies to remind me of some Brian Regan skits! haha! So of course I quoted them ,to the best of my ability according to my memory, to my companion! I don't think he thought it was as funny as I did! Oh well. I'm glad all is well and everyone is having fun! I wish all a good week until next e-mail! peace!
Love Elder Stander
A few of the pics that Luke, who will be, "forever artsy", sent to us! ENJOY! We did!!!
Getting tagged!
Lukes district at the MTC
Moroni and the flag(obviously one of the artsy pics)
Looking down on the fields from his first airplane ride ever!
Luke working out so he can slap Jake when he gets home since he owes him one!
Looking down on the fields from his first airplane ride ever!
Luke working out so he can slap Jake when he gets home since he owes him one!More pics
First baptism: Elder Hansen, Marie Davis and Elder Stander
Elder Cardon and Stander
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