What are the Hermana's names in your area?
Hermana Cannon and Mikinin dont know how to spell them
Where are they from?
Not sure
What is the best thing you've eaten since you've been there, besides dillas?
Not sure a lot of it is great
How much money do you get to live on?
Not sure ha ha sorry
Do all of the elders share all of the food or do you have it separate?
Both we have different tastes so we get stuff we like then things to share
What has the weather been like this week?
Warm and getting warmer. Today is going to be hot I'm pretty sure of it.
Is there anyone special that you are teaching right now that has a cool story?
Nope not really
How was your first zone conference?
It was really good! we got to eat and chat and things like that I liked it a lot and the president is amazing ha ha
What did you think of the Houston Temple?(That's where Adam & Lisa got married)
I really liked it. Not what I expected at the end but it was still a temple so you can't complain cause they are all awesome
Did you go back to the bible study group? If so what was that like?
No we didn't
Do you have a ward or a branch?
Branch
Do you get to do anything at church, teach, talk, etc??
Not me ha ha ha I guess I have said prayers in Sunday school
How are the beds, better than the MTC? Did the new ones come yet?
We get new ones? They are good I sleep so good. I can't even imagine how good mine is after these ones. Speaking of that can you send that to me? ha ha ha
How's the Spanish coming?
Good I understand a lot more
Have you gotten ANY of my letters? The first one I sent came back, hoping the rest don't.
yeah I have gotten all of the stuff I think.
Have you gotten any letters from anyone else?
Brook
Have you sent your SD card yet? I'm assuming you got your camera back. :)
Im going to send it once we are by the post office
I love you BUBBA!!!!!
Love you more
MOM
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
March 31, 2010
Hey
How is it going? It's going good here in Texas. I dont know how updated everyone is cause I think that people might be getting mail from the president? Not sure. But this week is our week of sacrifices, where we are giving up a lot of stuff and spending more time finding people. We are giving up a few days of language study and a lot of hours each day then we are also studying a few more specific things in the scriptures about the last week of Christs life. It has been good. Oh and today in the Spanish North Area we are giving up food too. Ha ha I dont know how good it is to shop hungry but I am about to do it. We tract for at least 4 hours everyday it's fun there are a lot of interesting people that we meet. We got to go to the temple this last week with this part of the mission and that was really fun. All but one of my MTC district elders were there it was good to talk to them again.
But about the people ha ha Houston is very interesting.. there is for sure a difference in how people act and what race they are. Not to be racist but the white people are kind of mean ha ha. It's mostly all of the white people that say IM BAPTIST and shut the door. ha ha but some have been very nice. Then the hispanic people will listen to what you have to say then they say o I'm catholic or baptist and then we keep telling them about our message and they take like a pamphlet with our number and set a return appointment then never answer their door ha ha ha but that is all of the negative we get some people that really want to change and are receptive and what we commit them to doing is hard so it is hard for a lot of people but they are great people here we always get waters and sometimes we are riding to our appartment for lunch and some members will say o come eat here and we get some spanish food ha ha it's good. I eat so much our here. I have a trick ha ha while my companions are speaking spanish to them I get more food and just keep eating ha ha ha just kidding but I do eat a lot. And bike a lot. So I haven't gained any weight at all. But I ran out of stuff to talk about. This library like makes me sick everytime I come in it I dont know if it is the lighting or what but when I'm sick I am not super talkative but I love you all so much and hope that you have a great week.
Elder Archibald
How is it going? It's going good here in Texas. I dont know how updated everyone is cause I think that people might be getting mail from the president? Not sure. But this week is our week of sacrifices, where we are giving up a lot of stuff and spending more time finding people. We are giving up a few days of language study and a lot of hours each day then we are also studying a few more specific things in the scriptures about the last week of Christs life. It has been good. Oh and today in the Spanish North Area we are giving up food too. Ha ha I dont know how good it is to shop hungry but I am about to do it. We tract for at least 4 hours everyday it's fun there are a lot of interesting people that we meet. We got to go to the temple this last week with this part of the mission and that was really fun. All but one of my MTC district elders were there it was good to talk to them again.
But about the people ha ha Houston is very interesting.. there is for sure a difference in how people act and what race they are. Not to be racist but the white people are kind of mean ha ha. It's mostly all of the white people that say IM BAPTIST and shut the door. ha ha but some have been very nice. Then the hispanic people will listen to what you have to say then they say o I'm catholic or baptist and then we keep telling them about our message and they take like a pamphlet with our number and set a return appointment then never answer their door ha ha ha but that is all of the negative we get some people that really want to change and are receptive and what we commit them to doing is hard so it is hard for a lot of people but they are great people here we always get waters and sometimes we are riding to our appartment for lunch and some members will say o come eat here and we get some spanish food ha ha it's good. I eat so much our here. I have a trick ha ha while my companions are speaking spanish to them I get more food and just keep eating ha ha ha just kidding but I do eat a lot. And bike a lot. So I haven't gained any weight at all. But I ran out of stuff to talk about. This library like makes me sick everytime I come in it I dont know if it is the lighting or what but when I'm sick I am not super talkative but I love you all so much and hope that you have a great week.
Elder Archibald
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Answers to Questions March 24, 2010
So where are you? I'm in Galena Park
What is your new address?I dont know my address so they were saying just send stuff to the mission home and they will forward it to me that way if there is a emergency transfer they can still get it to me.
What is your companion's name? Elder Martin and Elder Messick
How long has he been out? This is elder Messicks last transfer and Elder Martin has been out of about 3 Months or so
Where is he from? Flagstaff and Twin falls
Are you driving or riding a bike? BIKING!!!
So far I have sent 3 boxes and 2 letters. Have you received any of these? I got the greeny package and the bedding
Have you been tracting yet? We tract so so much it is fun
Tell me about your first day there.... I was just in a daze but my first full day was just confused with the language and things
Tell me about the people you are teaching... They are kinda not progressing much so now we are finding a lot we are going to knock galena!
How is the Ward or Branch? Tell me about your first Sunday experience....Its is fun we have a few members that are just great and help us out a lot and we dont have a mission leader yet so that is a little bit harder.
Have you found anyone new to teach since you've been there? yeah we have we have found a lot of new people that we are going to try out you have to teach them a few times for them to make it to the investigators list we have to weed out all of the pity acceptors
Tell me about any discussions you have taught or helped with this week.. We have taught all sorts of them sorry dont have time to tell about all of them cause there are a lot
What is your apartment or house like? dad saw it on google maps you can see it too. just ask him
What are you eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner? anything we can find we ran out of food but are shopping today and im getting stuff for dillas
Do you get fed by the members there? Yes and I eat so much since I have been out here like a TON!
Have you eaten anything strange??? Not really
Have you had any opportunities for service this week? Not really but a little
Have you seen any elder's you know? Nope
What was your meeting with President Moldenhauer like? What do you think of him? What kind of things did he talk to you about? He is GREAT and an amazing man. I haven't talked with him much though.
Did Elder Stelse give you a hug for me? yes he did the first time a saw him on our first day at the resturant.
Love you so much!
What is your new address?I dont know my address so they were saying just send stuff to the mission home and they will forward it to me that way if there is a emergency transfer they can still get it to me.
What is your companion's name? Elder Martin and Elder Messick
How long has he been out? This is elder Messicks last transfer and Elder Martin has been out of about 3 Months or so
Where is he from? Flagstaff and Twin falls
Are you driving or riding a bike? BIKING!!!
So far I have sent 3 boxes and 2 letters. Have you received any of these? I got the greeny package and the bedding
Have you been tracting yet? We tract so so much it is fun
Tell me about your first day there.... I was just in a daze but my first full day was just confused with the language and things
Tell me about the people you are teaching... They are kinda not progressing much so now we are finding a lot we are going to knock galena!
How is the Ward or Branch? Tell me about your first Sunday experience....Its is fun we have a few members that are just great and help us out a lot and we dont have a mission leader yet so that is a little bit harder.
Have you found anyone new to teach since you've been there? yeah we have we have found a lot of new people that we are going to try out you have to teach them a few times for them to make it to the investigators list we have to weed out all of the pity acceptors
Tell me about any discussions you have taught or helped with this week.. We have taught all sorts of them sorry dont have time to tell about all of them cause there are a lot
What is your apartment or house like? dad saw it on google maps you can see it too. just ask him
What are you eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner? anything we can find we ran out of food but are shopping today and im getting stuff for dillas
Do you get fed by the members there? Yes and I eat so much since I have been out here like a TON!
Have you eaten anything strange??? Not really
Have you had any opportunities for service this week? Not really but a little
Have you seen any elder's you know? Nope
What was your meeting with President Moldenhauer like? What do you think of him? What kind of things did he talk to you about? He is GREAT and an amazing man. I haven't talked with him much though.
Did Elder Stelse give you a hug for me? yes he did the first time a saw him on our first day at the resturant.
Love you so much!
March 24, 2010
Hey everyone
Hope that everything is going good. Texas is sweet, I love it here. Everyday we have more and more crazy things happen ha ha the people of Texas are for sure a different bunch but it has been really great. It is like 90 percent Spanish in my area and that is kinda hard cause it is for sure a different thing than I learned in the MTC but it has been super good. I am learning a lot more everyday and understanding a lot more of it ha ha I still dont talk to much cause you have to know what they are talking about to jump into to conversation so I'm mostly working on that. But I still testify cause I love doing that as you know ha ha ha. The field is a very different feeling. I can't really explain it but I like it a lot. It is harder than the MTC in some ways but thats life ha ha. I love riding my bike around all day and talking to people though it is fun. I might have forgetten sunscreen one day though ha ha ha but it is pretty much already gone. O it was so sweet cause on Saturday we went to the ward activity and it was our ward vs another and it was a soccer game. It isn't like Utah like they all have custom jerseys and stuff but we played and it was pouring rain and windy and super super cold once you stopped playing but it was fun I mean its not everyday that you get trashed at soccer but a 50 year old little hispanic guy but that is what they are good at and it was really fun ha ha ha. Everyday we meet some crazy people ha ha I dont have time to tell all of the stories but I am keeping a really good journal so people can read it ha ha. I love this work though and im working hard at it too. Tomorrow is temple day for mission conference and I'm excited. We have to get rides with the Hermanas everywhere ha ha they had to take us to the library then after this shopping and then to a park or something to play some games. I'm excited it doesnt feel like I get enough sleep out here cause we work so so hard everyday and it just isn't enough sleep but that is ok I didn't sign up to do something easy I'm here to work. Hopefully I will get my camera back tomorrow I left it in the president's wife'. van ha ha. Sorry not many pictures but that is ok I guess. I feel bad cause there is so much to talk about but not enough time to say it all but I'm doing great and working hard. We are in the process of finding more investigators now cause ours aren't wanting to progress so we have to drop a lot. Which is sad but we can't waste our time on someone that is not going to change and it is really hard to do but you have to. OOOO our baptist study group I got to tell you about this it will be the last story though. Elder Messick and his old comp knocked into a bible study group of these old ladies and they weren't like normal baptists down here they were like o I love Jesus come in and talk with us and they were just like super nice little old ladies and the week after their teacher wasn't there so they taught the restoration and gave them Book of Mormons and they were actually really reseptive so we went back for this weeks session last night and their teacher was there and she was teaching out of the bible and we backed up what she was saying with the Book of Mormon like perfectly and then she pulled out the wolves in sheeps clothing and started slamming our church and stuff and she would never deny that the Book of Mormon wasn't from god she actually said that is was but she said its just a good book only the bible is true though. It was really weird though but the BOM is a stone of stumbling and that testified of that. It was fun but I don't think that we are invited back. It was funny she would compliment us in english cause I think she thought I didnt know what she was saying ha ha ha. Well love you all have a great week.
Elder Archibald
Hope that everything is going good. Texas is sweet, I love it here. Everyday we have more and more crazy things happen ha ha the people of Texas are for sure a different bunch but it has been really great. It is like 90 percent Spanish in my area and that is kinda hard cause it is for sure a different thing than I learned in the MTC but it has been super good. I am learning a lot more everyday and understanding a lot more of it ha ha I still dont talk to much cause you have to know what they are talking about to jump into to conversation so I'm mostly working on that. But I still testify cause I love doing that as you know ha ha ha. The field is a very different feeling. I can't really explain it but I like it a lot. It is harder than the MTC in some ways but thats life ha ha. I love riding my bike around all day and talking to people though it is fun. I might have forgetten sunscreen one day though ha ha ha but it is pretty much already gone. O it was so sweet cause on Saturday we went to the ward activity and it was our ward vs another and it was a soccer game. It isn't like Utah like they all have custom jerseys and stuff but we played and it was pouring rain and windy and super super cold once you stopped playing but it was fun I mean its not everyday that you get trashed at soccer but a 50 year old little hispanic guy but that is what they are good at and it was really fun ha ha ha. Everyday we meet some crazy people ha ha I dont have time to tell all of the stories but I am keeping a really good journal so people can read it ha ha. I love this work though and im working hard at it too. Tomorrow is temple day for mission conference and I'm excited. We have to get rides with the Hermanas everywhere ha ha they had to take us to the library then after this shopping and then to a park or something to play some games. I'm excited it doesnt feel like I get enough sleep out here cause we work so so hard everyday and it just isn't enough sleep but that is ok I didn't sign up to do something easy I'm here to work. Hopefully I will get my camera back tomorrow I left it in the president's wife'. van ha ha. Sorry not many pictures but that is ok I guess. I feel bad cause there is so much to talk about but not enough time to say it all but I'm doing great and working hard. We are in the process of finding more investigators now cause ours aren't wanting to progress so we have to drop a lot. Which is sad but we can't waste our time on someone that is not going to change and it is really hard to do but you have to. OOOO our baptist study group I got to tell you about this it will be the last story though. Elder Messick and his old comp knocked into a bible study group of these old ladies and they weren't like normal baptists down here they were like o I love Jesus come in and talk with us and they were just like super nice little old ladies and the week after their teacher wasn't there so they taught the restoration and gave them Book of Mormons and they were actually really reseptive so we went back for this weeks session last night and their teacher was there and she was teaching out of the bible and we backed up what she was saying with the Book of Mormon like perfectly and then she pulled out the wolves in sheeps clothing and started slamming our church and stuff and she would never deny that the Book of Mormon wasn't from god she actually said that is was but she said its just a good book only the bible is true though. It was really weird though but the BOM is a stone of stumbling and that testified of that. It was fun but I don't think that we are invited back. It was funny she would compliment us in english cause I think she thought I didnt know what she was saying ha ha ha. Well love you all have a great week.
Elder Archibald
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
March 16, 2010
Hey!
Hope everything is good at home! I love you all so much! I'm out of the MTC this is my last day and im so stoked! It was a really good learning experience and I loved it then towards the end I felt like I was brain fried cause I have had a fire hose hooked up to my mouth for 2 months! ha ha But it was really good and I have learned so much and still don't feel all of the way realy at all but I think that that is normal. I am for sure ready to get out of here though. ha ha I thought High School was bad but sitting in a class all day everyday is tough. I dont have a whole lot to talk about actually. last night we said goodbye to our teachers and that was really hard actually but I should be used to it or get used to it I guess. I love you all so much and sorry that this weeks was so short there isn't a whole lot that happened this week. I want all of you to know that this church is true and I'm going to work hard out there I won't put shame to any of the names on my tag I promise!
Elder Archibald
Hope everything is good at home! I love you all so much! I'm out of the MTC this is my last day and im so stoked! It was a really good learning experience and I loved it then towards the end I felt like I was brain fried cause I have had a fire hose hooked up to my mouth for 2 months! ha ha But it was really good and I have learned so much and still don't feel all of the way realy at all but I think that that is normal. I am for sure ready to get out of here though. ha ha I thought High School was bad but sitting in a class all day everyday is tough. I dont have a whole lot to talk about actually. last night we said goodbye to our teachers and that was really hard actually but I should be used to it or get used to it I guess. I love you all so much and sorry that this weeks was so short there isn't a whole lot that happened this week. I want all of you to know that this church is true and I'm going to work hard out there I won't put shame to any of the names on my tag I promise!
Elder Archibald
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
I Got more pictures!
So I hooked up with another Missionary Mom in Boise last week and she gave me all of her son's pictures and there were more of Taylor in his pictures than in Taylor's pictures. Enjoy!
Matching ties for our district..
Left to right: Elder Majors, Elder Esplin, Elder Conder, Elder Jenkins, Elder Tay, Elder Olsen, Elder Wilkes, down in front, Elder Wasden.
District Temple Day at the Provo Temple
Archibald and Esplin are History.......
The Spanish didn't go so well...
Elder Tay and his companion Elder Esplin
Elder Tay and his companion Elder Esplin
We all know this handsome guy!
Left to right: Elder Olsen, Elder Wilkes, Elder Major, Elder Jenkins, Elder Archibald, Elder Esplin, Elder Wasden
Matching ties for our district..
Left to right: Elder Majors, Elder Esplin, Elder Conder, Elder Jenkins, Elder Tay, Elder Olsen, Elder Wilkes, down in front, Elder Wasden.
District Temple Day at the Provo Temple
Archibald and Esplin are History.......
The Spanish didn't go so well...
Elder Tay and his companion Elder Esplin
Elder Tay and his companion Elder Esplin
We all know this handsome guy!
Left to right: Elder Olsen, Elder Wilkes, Elder Major, Elder Jenkins, Elder Archibald, Elder Esplin, Elder Wasden
March 9, 2010
Hey everyone. Hope everything is going good with you. Everything is great here. Spanish is really coming a long more this past week. Not a whole lot has happened this week... Kinda just the normal MTC week. But we got our FLIGHT PLANS!!! ha ha that is all the excitement this week. We are leaving on the 17th here at 6 in the morning. Our departure time is at 10:45 and we will calling be so hopefully everyone can talk around then... I want to call Liza for just a few minutes too. Elder Woods just got here this week not last ha ha but I got your hug mom thanks. Everyhintg is going pretty great here though. O Brook tell your mom that she was right you never realize how much drool till you have a white pillow case ha ha ha and when you sleep on the bottom bunk with no light then it is hard to tell but I'm washing it now :) ha ha ha. I dont know what else to talk about. I'm excited to get to Texas and do this for real. Me and my companion teach lessons 3-4 times everyday and it has really been good. I hope that I get a Native companion that can't speak english ha ha ha or at least a trainer that won't speak English. I love Spanish and when I get home I hope that you all learn Spanish cause that is all that I am speaking... except to Brook ha ha ha ha. I love you all know that i love you I have been trying to send everyone a letter sometimes. Sorry this weeks is so short but I sure do love you and can't wait to talk to you in a week. O and I'm the flight leaderMarch so we are partying in the airport ha ha ha just kidding. Have a most wonderful week. !Nos Vemos!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010
Hey everyone, I hope everything is good! I love you all so much! The Spanish is for sure coming along. Tomorrow we get to teach the Plan of Salvation with The Word of Wisdom. So that will be super fun.... I'm not too worried about teaching it because we have already taught it a lot. I love speaking to Natives though ha ha. There is a native hermana next to me and I can actually understand it. How's everything going there? Thanks for all of the letters and stuff. O by the way my email has changed because they are updating it. This one should be easy to remember though. I haven't seen any of the the Houston Missionaries. We don't see too many English speakers here. I'm not sick but I have been super tired lately. That is so crazy about Chile we have heard a ton about it here. O and dont worry about my retainers ha ha ha I wear them. And i am working out plenty so i dont get fat ha ha. I have lost 3 pounds this week. So now im 177.5 ha ha ha. Biggest I have ever been.. I hope that the trip is good. I am doing good and working hard. The Spanish comes more and more each day. Hey i wanted to get Liza something little, would she like a flashlight for camping with like flowers on it? We are very limited to what we can get for presents here at the MTC ha ha ha. Is Brook doing any better? I hope so ha ha she is always so busy she cant afford to get sick but still she ALWAYS gets sickand still manages to pull it off. She is just amazing. Lucky me. Well I hope that things are good love you all write if you have time and just give me an update on how you are doing. -Elder Archibald
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