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!
Monday, March 29, 2010
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!
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