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

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

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)

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 5-2-10

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

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!

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

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