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!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
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!
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