mission Adventures!!!‏ E-Mail - 8/17/2009

Wow...a play by play! Well it's been pretty un-eventful here....Me and my comp did set a date with this super cool guy named Greg! He is sooo stinkin smart, and humble! We go over there and just get into deep religious disscusions! So that is the highlight! That and I got the package, and it was safe and great! and the same day I got a package from Jane and Jenna! then 2 letters! so it was really great! The only problem with my package you sent me was....the colored pencils we not sharpened.......so I had to buy a sharpaner, but thats it! they are really nice thank you! and thanks for teh honey! My comp was really jealous, as were the two spanish elders! Then Jane adn Jenna had packed up all sorts of goodies, plus on last Sunday Jake adn Tenessa stopped by and gave me some cookies and brownies! sos I am getting my sugar intake! haah! I also have good families that are feeding me very well! So no need to worry about my food! Thanks for keeping me informed! i enjoy it, and I really enjoyed the pictures! continue that! Love ya. Elder Stander

Soooo Sorry I've been sick!!!‏ E-Mail - 8/10/2009

holy novel! Jeeze! haha jk, I loved it! I have been praying for mikki! I really hope things work out for her! I really miss nice weather! Humidity sucks! haha. I guess that july and August are the worst for heat and humidity. So once I'm done with august I only have to deal with it one more time, then I will return to good ol' Idaho weather! there are 2 bathrooms...it was only me and my comp who were texas two steppin' it! That was fun.....but not really. it was kinda funny cause that night on the way back to our apartment me and my comp were talking about some of the sicknesses we've had and the most recent one, cause Elder Cardon was ill. little did we know that we had caught a bug from Elder Cardon. So I woke in the middle of the night, made my way to the bathroom....then I tossed my cookies! I sat by the toilet and pucked 3 more times in 30 minutes....finally I hear my comp say...something, and I walked out and then he went in to poop. Then started the vicious cycle! so we didn't go to church that day, nor did we do missionary work....I know...shocker! I'm excited for the receiving of my package....hehe. Thanks Katie.....bringing my mind to the gutter...like always! I can always count on my family to tell dirty jokes! haha jk, jk! Oh...and no...no sound on the computer.Sorry....i do want to hear him though! i did buy a recorder thing at teh mtc...I'll send it home and then record corgin on that and send it back! eh? oh boy! camping! I'll miss that for two years! I talked to pres. about Joanna and Brad already, and he said that it would be fine if they get in contact with him. He said in most circumstances it is no bueno, but it would keep me focased on my work! I will give Tealor the "Lord's invitation to be baptized" Which is where you read scripture telling us to be baptized. It's really powerful! :D so....yeah! I am so grateful for all you do and for keeping me informed! Tell jake that we all get stuck in ruts...just not like he does! haha! Continue to keep me informed! and I will do like wise! kay, kay! love you all!
Elder Stander.

Snail mail 8/7/09

Mom and Dad,
Well, even though I escaped the Swine flu outbreak at the MTC, I did not escape the outbreak here in Florida!
We live in a 4 man apartment, so it's me and my comp. and then the two Spanish elders. Two kids at the Spanish branch later got swine flu and elder Cardon hung out with them for a bit. Then after 2 PM on Friday, Elder Cardon didn't feel too hot. He was using the restroom a lot! The Saturday he was sick and said that he had 80% chance it was swine flu. Later that night me and Elder Hansen talked about times we got real sick and how bad it sucked. Then at like 1 in the morning I woke up with a very upset tummy! I sat up then went to the bathroom and threw up! I sat there by the toilet for an hour. Finally Elder Hanson woke up and asked if I was okay. I told him I was sick. He then told me that he doesn't feel and then he goes to the bathroom with diarrhea. I then felt some gurgling and knew I had it to . . . then Elder Thurgood (the other Spanish Elder) walked over to our room and saw we were sick, then told us that he felt like he was going to puke. So Sunday we all were sick except Elder Cardon, who became our nurse . . . ha ha. But now it's Monday . . . I still feel a bit queasy, but I think I'll be over it by tomorrow. I just thought you should know.
Also . . . had my first baptism on Saturday! Marie Davis got baptized! Elder Hansen did the baptizing. I was supposed to do the confirmation but illness befell me! =)
So there's an update . . .
You didn't get an e-mail this week since I was ill. So sorry!
Love ya and hope everything is going good there!
ELDER STANDER!

E-mail 8/3/09

i sent you a letter today...it was informative, I also said I wouldn't be e-mailing you....that was incorrect.....obviously! I will add Mikki to my Prayers! I want to talk to president about Aunt Joanna and Uncle Brad wanting to visit me sometime...and maybe make an agreement the if they do come visit me, I might have to teach them a lesson! So I can stay focased, and help them feel the spirit! I will miss going camping with everyone! bummer...oh well I ll be to the one efter next year! I hope things start looking up for you guys in Blackfoot! Sounds like it's been being really hard for everyone. I love and miss you all. remember to pray! Elder Stander

E-Mail 7-27-2009

Hmmm.....thants intense with what happened to Steve adn Margene! I'm glad that they are fairly ok, and still our friends! Tell them to be careful! I will add them in my prayers!
I guess Brianne's dad had something going on with his back, and they had to do a last minute surgery, and if he would have moved just right he would have been paralyzed from the neck down, but they got it figured out and fixed according to Brianne. So some intense stuff has been happening in B-town, other than the weather!
Well Transfers came and went and no one in my district got transfered. So I still have the same comp. and I'm still in Apopka Fl, whch is good, cause I love it here! I remindes me of our home ward! Small enough that everyone is close, but big enough to function well! It's the coolest! Marie Davis' baptism had to be moved cause she drank coffee, so it's this saturday! Then all our other set dates had to be moved and such for other assorted reasons....so issa bummer. But we have lots of positive progressing investigators, so no worries! I'm on my second Transfer today, adn also, today is my 2 month mark! Oh boy! haha. Time has flown by! it's nuts! Time has gone by so fast for me, and I hope it has gone as fast for all of you at home!
Stay safe everyone! and study the scriptures, they are teh best!It is written that the Temple is the school of the prophets, so if the temple is school, then the scriptures are the text book! I know that you can learn everything you need to know in this life from the scriptures, and from going to the temple! So Temple and Scriptures!
Buh bye
Love Elder Luke Stander!

Snail-Mail 7-24-2009

Mom & Dad,
So. . . Guess who's got a baptism on this Saturday?. . . . That's right! ME! Woot! haha. Her name is Marie Davis & she is really old, but has a good testimony and has agreed to be baptized! Cool, huh! I also got to give my first preisthood blessing! Like the sealing part! So that's cool!
The Neilson's are that cool family I told you about. They feed us alot and are super cool Then the Nalley's feed us every week two! And they are both from Idaho. Bro. Nalley is from Pocatello & Sister Nalley is from Firth! So that's cool! Then the Blackwelders got to Idaho all the time and are actually going there this week! So that's cool!
I had a dream that I went home after my year mark and you guys had sold my jeep and I saw my picture on the canvas and it looked really poopy in my dream. Other stuff happened to , but I don't really remember.
Well. . . Transfers. . . I already told you about transfers. So never mind on that. I think I told you alot of the important stuff. So I've kinda ran out of things to say. . . Sorry. I hope this was good and informative. If you want more info. . . ask specific questions that I can answer specific! Kay. It's also easier in a letter rather than E-mail!
OK. Love ya.
Love Elder LUKE STANDER

E-Mail 7-20-2009

Wow. Thanks for teh letter! Very informative, and lengthy! haha! Sorry I don't tell you much.....I don't have much time on p-days to write.....So I just talk about teh highlights. haha....You can't send me hamburger! haha I figerd that you couldn't...but I thought I would ask! haha! I wrote you and Dad a letter so there should be some good info in there! Transfers are this week or next...But I prolly won't go anywhere....I'll still be in Apopka Florida! which is ok with me, cause I like it here! I got a combined letter from Taelor, Nathan, Courtney, and I'm guessing Spencer was in on it too. But I really really enjoyed it! and wrote them back! I enjoy hearing from everyone! I have gotten a couple of letters from Grandma and Grandpa Robertson. So it is cool! I have lots of pictures i should send to you.....so I will! Don't delete them off my memory card though, I'll do that when it gets too full. But I will send that to you or Katie sometime! Kay! kay! Well I got things to do! Love you and thanks for keeping me informed! Elder Stander