e-mail 9-21-2009

Oh! sounds like fun! Sorry. I need to go get stamps cause
I'm out, so snail mail has halted for a bit! next sunday
is my 4 month mark! only 2 mor months and I wont be a
greenie anymore! yay! haha! The work is still great!
Bill.......hmmm He went cold after we invited him to be
baptized!. Haven't talked to him for a while now. and
Christina.....who we found out is like 18...which is
weird, she left on vacation with her boyfriend
(who is a member) and his family. So we can't do much
there till next week! but We have a golden contact!
Erlik, and his wife Daneille! They have been searching
and we tought the plan of salvation first, and they are
really interested and accepted a soft invite to baptism!
They are super cool! and way open and humble! I am so
excited to teach them more, and we will hopefully set a
baptismal date for them to work towards. They will
progress greatly in the Kingdom of God here on earth!
So there is some info! Got to go shopping and go play
volleyball with some of the young men in the Apopka ward!
most just Morgan Blackwelder. He is a stud! I love the
work, and all is well! how is everyone in B-town?
Love Elder Stander

E-Mail 9-14-2009

If I recall......I told you "Just so you know, next monday the library will be closed, so you will not get an e-mail from me. just a for-warning! kay? kay!" That was copied and pasted straight from my last e-mail I sent you! So be angered not! I fore-warned you of this event!I did tell jared he could have my trench coat, It is nice and when you find it, you can give it to Cindy to give to Jared free of charge, cause I don't want my little buddy freezing in Canada! It can be his birthday present! I think it's in my room? Oh boy, Jared is a missionary boy! haha! thats cool!Thanks for filling me in! Things are well with me! I have been having lots of fun...Oh and transfers happened and my comp got gone and I have a new one! Elder Kelvin Christensen from Elkridge Utah! He is pretty chill and very obeidient, so he keeps me in line! We have lots of positive investigators, and Bill is the most positive. He was an athiest of sorts, but wanted to know about the after life cause his wife just passed away. So it has been slow, but he is progressing awesomely! He is the coolest! and getting really smart in a spiritual sense, cause he is very intelligent in general! so he is super cool. We are also teaching this girl named Christina, who just barely graduated...I didn't know she was so young, but she is younger than I! She is pretty positive too. Hopefully we can get some baptisms! So there is some info an me! Kepp me filled in too!Have a great day, and do good!
Love Elder Stander

E-Mail 8-31-2009

Must be busy or something.....no e-mail. Just so you know, next monday the library will be closed, so you will not get an e-mail from me. just a for-warning! kay? kay! anywho......Whats going on wif you? I went to a stake conference and it was really really good! I felt the spirit real strong! I enjoyed it very much. Transfers are next week. But I will be staying in Apopka. Yep! uh....lets see....oh...talked to this guy that was kinda like the anti-christs' ion the book of mormon.....he was trying to confound us in our words, and wanted physical proof of our religion, and we testified and the spirit was really strong, but he denied the spirit and continued to argue and tried to tell us we were wrong......but it was a powerful lesson....just not for him. um.....thats basically it... just good ol' missionary work, Eat, study, teach, tract, sleep, tract, teach, ect. oh...and I have been out for a little over 3 months now! kewl huh? only 21 months to goI miss ya all. and love ya. e-mail you the week after next! Love Elder Stander

E-mail 8-24-09

This week we set three baptismal dates, but two of them had to be moved cause they didn't attend church this Sunday....so now they are null and void, but we will work something out! We have alot of positive investigators, and so it's all good. Transfers are comeing up, so I might be moved. I highly doubt that they will transfer me, but could happen. I'm glad to here that Jenna is ok! man, I just wrote her and Jane this morning, and already sealed the evelope! Brianne told me she stopped by the other day, and talked with you for like three hours! she said she really enjoyed it! um.....I think thats all.....Oh and I also found out that I can listen to John Bytheway out here! So next time you send me a package for something, maybe find all my john Bytheway talks and send them too! that would be neat! Tahnks for keeping me informed! I love you all! buh bye!
Elder Stander.
ps. I'm still not use to calling myself elder rather than Luke....

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!