Hello family and friends!
Once again we meet, it feels like it was yesterday! Sorry for the late email. The church has changed the way we write our weekly letter to President and it made a few glitches in the email system. About half the Elders and Sisters were having troubles logging in, but after an hour of attempting it just worked! Same with Elder Ng. But I'm on now and ready to go.
Well I love hearing your about your week, even if it was slow I have those too. We always joke, what if we didn't get an email one week? Would be pretty sad but I don't think it will ever happen, I get two great ones each week. It's hard to decide what one to read first, usually just switch it up.
So before we start. I was in one of our Bishops (B. Esplin of WC7) house this week and saw this list of rules on there bulletin board. They are called "The Esplin Media Rules" and I just loved them so I got a copy and thought I would throw them home today for Paige. I just know she will eat them up ha!
1. No TV or interent when home alone
2. No interent after mom and dad in bed
3. Ten minute reporting rule
4. No chatrooms or talking to people you don't know (Facebook chat allowed)
5. Movies at friends - call home. No rated R and PG-13 ask permission
6. iPods - two family members aprove every song
7. No iPods at family gatherings
What do you think Paige! I don't know if I could have lived with these but man they would have prevented alot of trouble! I really don't think it would be that bad if you were raised with them. There youngest is five and oldest is just leaving on a mission and they are completely normal family. I think it's pretty smart stuff. Rule three is key** It's from a talk of an apostle few years ago. If you see something bad on accident you report it to the parents within 10 minutes. If the kids don't they continue to think about it and feel bad for something they didn't even do! Eventually they start to become curious and ask questions and so on. Pretty smart definitely had that a few times when I was a little tyke. Enough of the rules, just thought they were.... cute? no smart. I don't know!
So today is officially the start of a new transfer! I have been out three transfers! WHAT! Thats nuts! Time flies, only like 14 more to go lol! Want to know the greatest feeling as a missionairy! Sliding a new planner into that pocket, dang! Nothing better, so fresh and minty I love it. Then retiring that old one is even better, add it to the collection. So if we are to get transfered we would find out tomorrow by getting a phone call by the assistants. Usually you stay with your trainer for two transfers so most likely we will be staying together, I hope. I will defiantley be staying in the area, they almost never have someone take over an area after one transfer. Man I would love to stay in this area for 6-10 months! Elder England stayed in one for 11 months! I just love it. Great landlords, people, members, leaders in these stakes and so much potential! We have non-member families attending church! Just working on getting them to meet with us, and that should happen!
So the Woods are excellent. We have had two lessons and another tonight. They have the cutest little girl, Lesley, she's two! But honestly identical to Avery, she is her replacement. Exact same attitude, same stare and even looks similair. She is so curious this little thing! We were cutting their lawn and weed eating it this week, Lesley just running through the the garden getting all dirty. So cute! Anyways they are progressing in the Gospel as well. Bro. Wood has a baptismal date of August 7th.
I'll keep you updated.
And for that night that I couldn't fall asleep and just stayed awake thinking, that was the only time that has ever happened. You are dead tired by the end of the night, the greatest sleeps ever here. Even though the bed has a hole in the middle from elbows digging in it during the thousands of prayers that have been said on it for the past five years, it's still really comfortable. Like a hamic (sp?). I love it. Last night was actually one of the best sleeps I have ever had, woke up with so much engery.
So we have a Bishop Ulrich who's Bishop of the WC1st ward (Sis.Christenson's ward) who is a genious in the sticks. He never knew to much on his mission but ever since his mission he has bought one religous book a week! You should see his library, it's outrageous! Well he teaches institute at the U (Utah State) and sometimes at the Y and a few other places. Like I'm talking he teaches Isaiah classes... he knows the life of every prophet inside and out, so cool. Anyways we usually go by Bishops once a week to give an update of the work in their ward, they like it. And every time we go over to his place we get to ask him one question each. The best! Mine this time was where and when did FLDS branch off? Holy, he explained ever branch there has been and they sure have issues!! Elder Ng asked something about the resurrection, the transformation described as the "twinkling of an eye" thats found in the scriptures. But man, this is going to be hard to get my thought across here... But basically the more you know the more it comes together. Everything is intertwined. If you don't believe it you haven't looked into it. When people say Joseph Smith wasn't a prophet I just want say study his life. Really the only thing I have to study are talks by Truman G. Madsen "the Prophet Joesph Smith". Like 6 CD's of talks and lectures given by Truman (my all time favorite scholar!). By the way I will be meeting Bishop Ulrich's wife pretty soon, they have a place up in Brighton.
OK off track! Back on. So Bishop Esplin was talking to us and getting so excited about his answers, I on the other side just couldn't stop smiling. Almost out of control smile. It was weird. Us in his huge office, him on that side of the desk drawing like crazy on this peice of paper and us just soaking it all in. Some things we didn't even understand of course but I was just staring at him thinking one day, I will be there. I will have that knowledge just stored up like he does. I can't wait, I hope I don't get distracted by the world and continue to study like I am know. He has given be tons of names of books I MUST buy and read after the mission. Since I can't get them at home I'm going to by them and send them home eventually. Dad you can go ahead and tackle them first.
I think these emails are really random and all over the place? But thats me, so tough luck I guess. I'll just keep trying though lol. So we are projecting five baptisms this month (convert baptisms) and a few eight year olds with less-active parents we have been teaching as a family to help activate them. We should definetly have more though, so we SHOULD be able to hit the mission goal of six a transfer. The people we have on date and their dates are:
1. Adam (20) - July 31
2. Cera (12) - Aug 7
3. Jack (9) - July 31
4. Bro. Wood (late 20's) - Aug 7
So his wife will be in there too and we should hopefully have a few others we are working with. The summer really kills us. When people go on vacation its hard, you have the best first lesson. They go away week and half, and come home and nahhhhh, I'm cool. It sucks but thats OK.
Let's see thats basically my week. Heres a thought for the week, I always think of this. Imagine sending someone in your place to do something that is personally really important to you. Maybe it's to play your basketball game as you, your number. Write a test in school. Go to a job interview as yourself. For me I think of landscaping the yard last summer. We all know and like to joke about it for some reason! That I like things done perfectly! I was pretty picky about who was helping and did what and how it was done. I don't know why, think I just take pride in my work but I do. Well if I was to have someone do the entire yard last year I would have been pretty nervous. Not to sure if I would have trusted them. I most definitely would have wanted to train them for hours and hours and teach them everything I could. Pass on any knowledge or skill I have to them. Here's one for Paige. Someone replacing you for a hair cut that you would be graded on! How scary?! Well you would want them to do it perfectly, the way you would want it done right?
So I think you get my point. Well quite simpily thats what I am doing for the Lord. I am a true representive of Jesus Christ. I'm sure alot who are reading this find it hard to believe, or don't. Well I am. Heavenly Father has chosen me and I have been called by a prophet of God, along with all other missionaires. The Lord trusts us. I have the authority to preach his gospel. It's hard to wrap my head around, I don't think I could trust anyone last summer! But he does. I have a ministerial certificate that verfies this authority to the world. Of course though this authority I was given when set apart is conditional upon my thoughts, words and actions. My faith. I honor Christ's name by my actions. "Obiedence governs the spirit. The spirit governs the work." Thats how I access the power of this calling. That power is what makes me do this work effectively. Being told what to say, when to say it just at the right moment, and where to go by the spirit. I love this work and all of you. Please go study.
Love Elder Pizzey
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