The prayers for **** will be much appriacated, we have had to postpone the date yet again. She is going to a festivle called Burining Man the best explination that I have been told is that it is the new version of woodstock(oh great(sarcasm intended))Anyway President Brady informed us that the inteview would be posponed untill after they return so just pray that she is able to reconginze the diffrence in the spirit that is there.
We diddnt get a chance to meet with the @@@@@@@@@@@ this week because ##### is wrapping up several projects at school and is trying to find a job and life is just crazy for them.
We have had several diffrent interesting events this week. I am teaching myself how to make tortillas. I have discovered quite a few tricks for example, the warmer you have the pan that you cook them in the softer the tortilla. I really wish I had payed more attention when you cooked. It took me the first couple of times to discover how to properly knead the dough.
It was our ward mission leaders birthday two Sundays ago since we had him on the dinner callender this week we decided to make him a cake. It was in the shape of a dead cat in honor of one of the stories that he told us in ward correlation (I will explain next week if I havent already) Every one laughed out loud. The funniest part was his son Alex had not heard the story behind it yet you should have seen the looks on his face as brother colemen explaned what was going on.
I also found out that bike tubes can explode. I was on an exchange with Elder Holverson and we were pedeling along all of the sudden we hear this loud crack almost like a bb gun going off. When I stop I discovered that there was a hole in the tire about the size of a dime, and the tube sealiing agent had splattered all over the street (dont worry we were in a residental neigborhood and the street was empty)
It sounds like you have a great group in the temple prep class, and I agree with you. They have Gospel essentials and gospel doctine why cant they have a higher tier temple class. Grammy and Grandpa had mention that they were having fun with their Wii fit a couple of letters back I am sure they wil enjoy the cover and you dont need to worry my lips are sealed about Christmas.
Love you more than home made tortillas,
Chris
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
36th Letter from California
Yes Eldetr Packer and I are together for another transfer, you are learning to speak missionary very well i am impressed!!
I will tell you the good news about **** first, reading second Nephi 2 solved the whole Satan issue!!! However the bumps continue she needs to have a baptismal interview with President Brady which was supposed to be yesterday, but **** and her husband fell behind on some business they had to take care of in San Diego and they would be late and that would not have worked with priesident's schedule so we are trying to find out a new time.
We taught the &&&&&&&& the plan of Salvation this week and they commited that they would be at church this week, which should be good. The only resason I say that is our Gospel principles teacher threw the milk before meet principle out the window again. The lesson he tought this week was on our heavenly family, and he went way too deep, he started talking about our heavenly mother, how testimonies take years and years to develop (this may be true but the way he went about explaining it was not good) the list goes on. I kind of want to pull him aside and say look you are teaching a room full of recent converts (and in last weeks case a nonmember friend of one of our recent converts) PLEASE keep it simple.
Anyway I am glad life in redneckville is being kind to you and the well watered diggie, but then again if she is attacking sprinklers and isnt well hydrated i would be very alarmed.(ha ha) I used to wonder why buisniesses could file a tip credit and pay people below minimum wage but seeing how much missy is making a week with the tips I can see why, my gosh. I will keep Dad in my prayers. I am glad you like the pictures. I Will be sending more after ****'s baptism, which is going to happpen(prayers for this PLEASE!!!) Some of them may be of me being tracted into by Elder Fagundes, his father wanted pictures of him tracting so we threw some together before coming to Email this morning that was fun.
Love you more than ice cold slurpees,
Chris
I will tell you the good news about **** first, reading second Nephi 2 solved the whole Satan issue!!! However the bumps continue she needs to have a baptismal interview with President Brady which was supposed to be yesterday, but **** and her husband fell behind on some business they had to take care of in San Diego and they would be late and that would not have worked with priesident's schedule so we are trying to find out a new time.
We taught the &&&&&&&& the plan of Salvation this week and they commited that they would be at church this week, which should be good. The only resason I say that is our Gospel principles teacher threw the milk before meet principle out the window again. The lesson he tought this week was on our heavenly family, and he went way too deep, he started talking about our heavenly mother, how testimonies take years and years to develop (this may be true but the way he went about explaining it was not good) the list goes on. I kind of want to pull him aside and say look you are teaching a room full of recent converts (and in last weeks case a nonmember friend of one of our recent converts) PLEASE keep it simple.
Anyway I am glad life in redneckville is being kind to you and the well watered diggie, but then again if she is attacking sprinklers and isnt well hydrated i would be very alarmed.(ha ha) I used to wonder why buisniesses could file a tip credit and pay people below minimum wage but seeing how much missy is making a week with the tips I can see why, my gosh. I will keep Dad in my prayers. I am glad you like the pictures. I Will be sending more after ****'s baptism, which is going to happpen(prayers for this PLEASE!!!) Some of them may be of me being tracted into by Elder Fagundes, his father wanted pictures of him tracting so we threw some together before coming to Email this morning that was fun.
Love you more than ice cold slurpees,
Chris
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
35th Letter from California
This week has been rather interesting. We had a discussion with **** about whether or not Satan exists. Giving the content of that lesson we asked her home teacher who also happens to be the the second councilor in the Stake Presidency to come with us. During the lesson President Matinez bore his testimony and went extremely deep with the atonement and the pre existance. We just ended with that. She told us that she did not want to get baptized on the 15th which we were kind of expecting. She wanted to get baptized in April, because that is the anivrsary of her Catholic baptism, but we comitted her to pray about a date that is just a little closer then that.
We met with the &&&&&&&& and we talked about what he read in 3 Nephi 11 and he really got alot out of it. Elder Packer and I were very pleased. His wife, ^^^^^^, expressed intrest in getting her partarchal blessing and in order to do that she needs to start comming to the third ward so now they have some incentive.
We moved into a new apartment this week. We are now in a one bedroom as opposed to a studio. Things have already gotten eventful. What happen was Elder Packer has this bake ware plate filled with candle wax that he likes to warm on the stove so the apartment smells nice. He had done this pleanty of times in the old apartment with out any trouble but... The first night we get back home the apartmrnt is filled with smoke. We get over to the stove the dish is cracked and charred on the inside the wax is all gone and the bottle of vegtable oil that was sitting on the top of the contorol pannel is on the stove partially melted with almost no oil left in it. We are still trying to clean out the soot. Dont worry we are both OK.
Love you more than Home Town Buffet,
Chris
We met with the &&&&&&&& and we talked about what he read in 3 Nephi 11 and he really got alot out of it. Elder Packer and I were very pleased. His wife, ^^^^^^, expressed intrest in getting her partarchal blessing and in order to do that she needs to start comming to the third ward so now they have some incentive.
We moved into a new apartment this week. We are now in a one bedroom as opposed to a studio. Things have already gotten eventful. What happen was Elder Packer has this bake ware plate filled with candle wax that he likes to warm on the stove so the apartment smells nice. He had done this pleanty of times in the old apartment with out any trouble but... The first night we get back home the apartmrnt is filled with smoke. We get over to the stove the dish is cracked and charred on the inside the wax is all gone and the bottle of vegtable oil that was sitting on the top of the contorol pannel is on the stove partially melted with almost no oil left in it. We are still trying to clean out the soot. Dont worry we are both OK.
Love you more than Home Town Buffet,
Chris
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
34th Letter fronm California
You do not need to apologize at all for not writing I know that life can get a little hectic some times. Well I think everything about the schools will pass. I did actually end up feeling like Mill Creek was home to me after I got out of that first semester I really did start to enjoy it. So I am confitednt the girls will be able to do the same with their new schools.
I am glad you are almost done with your temples, and I really hope the new format works for you. Too bad you wont be able to go to the Brisbane temple, that could have been fun(ha ha). I tell you what, I will take you to the first temple you design after I make the new york times best seller list.
That is a really great oppertunity for Katie I hope she makes the most of it. Yeah Missy mentioned the job in her letter and i am glad she is getting this experince if anything it will motivate her even more to finish her degree as if she needs any more drive.
Things are a lot better with my companion we get along great and we are working hard, and we are hoping that we will stay together for one more transfer, but we will find out on Saturday. What ever happens its the Lords will and it will be better for both of us.
We actually played vollyball on pday last week, my serves were on fire!!!
This week was had a couple of cool experiences first we got a call form the second councilor in the stake presidency about seven in the morning and asked me to speak at a funeral in the Vista tenth ward becuse the missionaries that cover that ward had a prior commitment with President Brady. The funeral was at eleven oclock that morning so I spent my studies preparing this talk, and ended up speaking for eight and a half minutes on the Plan of Salvation to a room full of about twenty non members!!! Another one was on my Birthday we went to this Chinese place because we had a cupon for buy one entree get one free (we were really greateful when we saw the bill) Elder packer spoke to the waitress in Mandrin and gave her a pass along card. It was really cool to listen to him all through out the meal. The other one was last night we were walking around getting our contacts and we were going to contact these two guys and we notice this pit bull is mauling the living daylights out of this Chiuauah. One of the guys is trying to ward off the pitbull by beating it with its shoe the pit bull finally let go and Elder packer and I just kept on walking because we figured that now would not be the best time. The really funny part was we told our district leader about it this morning and he said "at least it was a chiuahua" this did not please his companion who happens to own two of the little runts back at home.
Love you more than weeks that boost your confidence.
Chris
[Mom's note: She is fully insupport of Elder McKenna hoping into the middle of a dog fight!]
I am glad you are almost done with your temples, and I really hope the new format works for you. Too bad you wont be able to go to the Brisbane temple, that could have been fun(ha ha). I tell you what, I will take you to the first temple you design after I make the new york times best seller list.
That is a really great oppertunity for Katie I hope she makes the most of it. Yeah Missy mentioned the job in her letter and i am glad she is getting this experince if anything it will motivate her even more to finish her degree as if she needs any more drive.
Things are a lot better with my companion we get along great and we are working hard, and we are hoping that we will stay together for one more transfer, but we will find out on Saturday. What ever happens its the Lords will and it will be better for both of us.
We actually played vollyball on pday last week, my serves were on fire!!!
This week was had a couple of cool experiences first we got a call form the second councilor in the stake presidency about seven in the morning and asked me to speak at a funeral in the Vista tenth ward becuse the missionaries that cover that ward had a prior commitment with President Brady. The funeral was at eleven oclock that morning so I spent my studies preparing this talk, and ended up speaking for eight and a half minutes on the Plan of Salvation to a room full of about twenty non members!!! Another one was on my Birthday we went to this Chinese place because we had a cupon for buy one entree get one free (we were really greateful when we saw the bill) Elder packer spoke to the waitress in Mandrin and gave her a pass along card. It was really cool to listen to him all through out the meal. The other one was last night we were walking around getting our contacts and we were going to contact these two guys and we notice this pit bull is mauling the living daylights out of this Chiuauah. One of the guys is trying to ward off the pitbull by beating it with its shoe the pit bull finally let go and Elder packer and I just kept on walking because we figured that now would not be the best time. The really funny part was we told our district leader about it this morning and he said "at least it was a chiuahua" this did not please his companion who happens to own two of the little runts back at home.
Love you more than weeks that boost your confidence.
Chris
[Mom's note: She is fully insupport of Elder McKenna hoping into the middle of a dog fight!]
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