tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85316033866075225962024-03-13T23:20:38.718-07:00Arizona Mesa Mission "Regrets are mistakes you didn't learn from"Karminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330291526513185619noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-31269642885306437502013-02-13T23:03:00.000-08:002013-02-13T23:03:24.034-08:00I'm home! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtzOewszsgApfAAlr6xCFU-At8wclN5aUsqupJoUWj7_LreKuw3yqrsIVk9PutZJKIY3GsYUS_NV3VZsQzUV5dHGLsCQnbUFexjn_rNPt5AFDNbyF4Bp0hHhVO1P-HfTJX4UbCbXZpUOE/s1600/Mickey+Mouse+and+Me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtzOewszsgApfAAlr6xCFU-At8wclN5aUsqupJoUWj7_LreKuw3yqrsIVk9PutZJKIY3GsYUS_NV3VZsQzUV5dHGLsCQnbUFexjn_rNPt5AFDNbyF4Bp0hHhVO1P-HfTJX4UbCbXZpUOE/s320/Mickey+Mouse+and+Me.jpg" width="240" /></a>So I'm home now but feel free to visit my new blog <a href="http://believeintheblessings.blogspot.com/">believeintheblessings.blogspot.com</a><br />
And thank you to EVERYONE who supported me on my mission!<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear MOM, DAD, & GRANDMA, </span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes that's fine if Ryan and Misty bless Daniel that same day. Might as well kill two birds with one stone. What day is that? </span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" />
<br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus
is doing so well! He set a baptismal date for the 1st of December, he
came to church yesterday and brought his sister and cousin, he came to
the Mission President's Fireside last night, he's been praying, and he
read in the Book of Mormon and told us he loved 2 Nephi 4:19... he
didn't remember the exact reference but he remembered it was 19 and that
it talked about "my heart groanth", he also said he just keep reading
beyond what we had asked him to and that he just wanted to keep finding
treasures. He's so solid! And the ward is taking him in and helping him
with rides or whatever he needs. He tells us every time we meet that
he's so grateful and really appreciates that we take the time to come.
We remind him that he's worth it and that Heavenly Father knew he was
prepared. Jesus was the first person that I "found" on my mission that
we taught and he wanted more and then wanted to get baptized, meaning
everyone else come looking for the missionaries though a member and
already knew they wanted to get baptized(that just shows you how
important member missionary work is). In all reality though we didn't
find him Heavenly Father put us at his door step. I'm so grateful for
the chance I got to teach him and that it happened when it did. </span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" />
<br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Robert
is... not so good... we're not too sure all that is going on but he
couldn't come to church and then he didn't come to the fireside either
after he said he would. We know it's stuff at home but we don't know
what and there isn't anything we can do other than pray, so thank you
for prayers on his behalf he'll need them for a while yet... </span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" />
<br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We
also got a new investigator yesterday but he seems kind of flaky and
he's meet with missionaries before and was flaky then so we'll see. </span><br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" />
<br style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cool
miracle this week. We've been going to members home and doing Family
Mission Plans to help members do more missionary work in normal and
natural ways. Basically they list people they want to help come closer
to Christ and then is has ideas of what they can do like bring them
cookies or invite them to FHE, things like that. It's not to get more
referrals for us but to help the members prepare people so maybe they
will be ready sometime down the road. One family we had done it with had
listed all the non-members on their street and was working on ideas of
things they could do, well Sister Booth (no relation... I think) called
us and said that she felt prompted to go by her neighbor (a part member
family) and invite her daughter to primary. She followed it and when she
did the neighbor said that her and her husband had been talking about
coming to church but were waiting for an invitation... SO COOL!!! ALWAYS
FOLLOW PROMPTINGS!!!! We are working on starting to teach her, we met
them and they said we could come by soon. </span><br style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif;" />
<br /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1352147662051_936" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">MIRACLES</span>, <span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1352147662051_935" style="color: #cc0000;">BLESSINGS</span>, &<span style="color: #663333;"> TENDER MERCIES!!!!</span></span><br />
<br />So I guess I should have called it a blessed week! <br /><br />Well that's all. Halloween was fun, hope yours was too! <br /><br />Miss you much, Love you more! <br /><br />Love Sister Anderson </h3>
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"Look our for our friend Jesus" </h3>
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Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA, <br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">H<span style="color: #ff6600;">a</span>P<span style="color: #ff6600;">p</span>Y H<span style="color: #cc6600;">a</span>LL<span style="color: #ff6600;">o</span>W<span style="color: #ff6600;">e</span>E<span style="color: #ff6600;">n</span></span><span style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">!<span style="color: #ff6600;">!</span>!</span><br />
<br />We have a new investigator, his name is Jesus (he's Hispanic, but if
you don't know that it totally seems like we are talking about Christ),
he's 20 and we found him when we went to contact a street contact that
said we could come back and pray with her. She wasn't home but Jesus let
us in and we talked with him a little, shared a scripture about the
Atonement, and invited him to church. He ended up not being able to come
but he said he would next week and that he might bring a friend. There
was a YSA dance/party last night and our WML went over to pick him up,
it ended up being too late and by the time they would have gotten there
the dance would have been over but they invited him to a party on
Wednesday and he was excited to go. Jared (our Ward Mission Leader) said
it was a good first contact and that he really appreciated the fact
that they stopped by. At first I wasn't too sure how teaching Jesus was
going to work out but it's looking like he is very prepared. The work is
moving forward in the YSA ward, they have several potentials and we're
working hard to help them find people. This is my third YSA ward on my
mission and I think it's because I love YSA wards. A sister asked me a
while ago how you get work in YSA wards and I told her you just love
them, meaning I have no idea how we get work in those ward other than
the fact that I love to serve in them and I feel like Heavenly Father
gives us work (sometimes later rather than sooner) just because we love
them! <br />
<br />Robert is doing good, we contacted him finally and we were able to
talk to his parents. Basically it will be awhile until he can get
baptized because they want him to figure other things in his life out
and they want him to take it all in. I can't blame them they just want
to make sure he is committed. <br />
<br />We had a lot of little miracles this week, like random lessons with
people we didn't intend on seeing and such. One of those was with Lu
she's from Russia and was baptized when she was adopted 9ish years ago
but is on and off active. She had just the week before decided she
needed to be more diligent at reading and praying, and has started to
work on getting Sundays off so she can go to the YSA ward and not just
the family ward she's been going to. And then we showed up at her door.
She came to church on Sunday and the dance last night. Heavenly Father
is so aware of us all! <br />
<br />That's it for this week. My companions are awesome as always and the
work is SLOWLY moving forward. Miss you much Love you more! <br /><br />Love Sister Anderson<br /><br />Pictures:<br />The 3 Amiga's<br />My little baby! </h3>
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Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA, <br /><br />We ate with the YSA ward this week
and it was a blast. Eating with members really helps with getting to
know them. The first apartment we ate at had several returned sister
missionaries and one said when she was on her mission and there was a
"Babylonian distraction" her companion would tell her "FDA divert your
eyes!" FDA stands for Fiery Dart of the Advisory. Since we've started
working more in the YSA ward I've been feeling like there is work just
around the corner and on Sunday our Ward Mission Leader told us he had 2
possible investigators, one of which had come to church several times
and no one had made the connection he wasn't a member. BLESSINGS!!! OUR
YSA Ward Mission Leader is so diligent, he fed us this week and invited
several people to come. There ended up being there 2 non-members (not
from our area but that's okay) and a less-active. We used a bunch of Mormon Messages and it was pretty good. Those have the spirit so strong,
I love them!<br />
<br />We got to do service this week. We helped a member clean her house
and you know me I love to clean. Unfortunately there really isn't much
to tell but I'll do my best to have more to tell next week. <br /><br />The church is true, the book is blue, and Moroni is ALWAYS on the ball! Miss you much, Love you more! <br />
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Dear MOM and DAD, <br /><br />This was one of "those week..." you know the
kind I don't really like to talk about... it's kind of sad. We found a
new investigator but then found out later she told one of her Mormon
friends that life was hard for her because she was Mormon and she needed
to throw away her Book of Mormon. All this after we had a really good
lesson with her and she committed find out if this was the answer to her
prayers... <br />
<br />Robert won't be getting baptized this week either... his parents
didn't know he was planning on that date. They are supportive and don't
mind he's looking into it but they don't want him to rush in head long
first and then back out later and I guess he has a habit of doing
that... I'm grateful his parents want him to not do this halfheartedly
but really sad he wasn't upfront with us about his parents wishes. I'm
also glad my companions are in tune to the Spirit and felt we should go
talk to his parents... because that whole thing could have been bad had
we not talked to them yesterday. <br />
<br />Other than that sad news we had a lot of meetings and study this
week. There is an extra hour of study for new missionaries so we have
very little time in our area with all the things we have. This coming
week it's less than 15 proselyting hours, but it is good to be busy...
right? <br />
<br />In hopes of reviving this weeks email I've decided to send pictures, ENJOY</h3>
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<b>Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA,<br /><br />Grandma's going to get in the pool... I thought she was scared of
water... GO GRANDMA!!! So what did you think of the big announcement in
conference? Pretty crazy... but I really want Kember to go on a mission,
I told her to pray about it. But she also may not need a mission
because she's amazing on her own (meaning she is growing spiritually
with out a kick in the pants... lol) <br /><br />Our lesson on Sunday was... okay... we probably will be dropping
Drew. His mom doesn't really like the idea and he's not putting in very
much effort (probably because he doesn't want to offend his mom). He
might put more into it if dad was more committed to returning but that
time for church change a few weeks back and he keep missing it because
he's sleeping in. So if he doesn't read this week we will have to trust
the Lord will help him when the time is best. He is a great kid, but
it's hard when mom and dad disagree (they are divorced as well)</b>
<b><br /><br />Robert is doing so good. We watched Joseph Smith Prophet of the
Restoration last night and he cried. He is so in tune with the spirit.
We also taught the Law of Chasity and when we committed him to live it
he said that would be the easiest thing in the world. I asked him if he
thought about serving a mission and he said he was going to! SO AWESOME!
He also in the last week has read from 2 Nephi to Helaman... He is a
tender mercy, miracle, and a blessing all in one. Sometimes it's hard to
get lessons because of stuff at home and the fact we have to go through
his friend to contact him, because his phone is CRAZY, but every time
we have a lesson it is so good and we are reminded how prepared he his. </b>
<b><br /><br />Sister Hamstead is AMAZING!!! She's our little greenie. We both feel
like she's training us because she is so prepared. Trio are usually
pretty difficult but so far we are doing great and we all get along
really well. This last week has been full of meetings and lessons so it's
been pretty crazy but it's always better when your busy. </b>
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<b><br />How is everyone's reading? We should be on page 84 by the end of today... That's it for today! <br /><br />Miss you much, Love you more! <br /><br />Love Sister Anderson<br /></b>
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<b>So this last week I was reading in Mosiah 2 and in
verse 3 something stood out to me. I know it was the Spirit because it
never really had an impact before. The chapter is referring to General
Conference (of course) and the beginning is all about how they prepared.
In verse 3 it talks about offering sacrifice and I thought about what we
offer as a sacrifice now "a broken heart and a contrite spirit" and my
thought was "Do I prepare for conference with a broken heart and
contrite spirit, prepared to receive what the Prophet will say, and am I
humble enough to do what he will ask me to do?" just some food for
thought. They also turned their tent doors to the temple (preparing to
listen to the prophets voice). Are our doors (the activities in our
homes) turning to temple? It was a really sweet "tender mercy" to learn
that this last week. </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>Don't forget about the Book of Mormon challenge. It
starts on the 3rd of October, 14 pages a day to finish the Book of
Mormon in a transfer. I know I've said it before but I would love it if
my whole family did it with me. I know it seem like it would take too
much time, but you can read 14 pages in an hour and an hour isn't too
much to give to the Lord, who in return will bless you more than you
ever gave. Right? =D</b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>Well as the subject line states we got transfer news
and Sister Shurtz and I are staying together, we are also training, so
we'll be in a trio. This will be an adventure. We are also moving
because the members we live with don't have enough room. (That's another
thing I tell you more about) </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>We haven't seen Robert this week meaning his baptism
will have to be moved to the 20th of October. He's been grounded all
week and then was at his grandparent for the weekend. Pray we can
contact him this week. </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>We that's all she wrote! I Love you all! </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>Miss you much, Love you more! </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>Love Sister Anderson</b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>P.S. I would love to hear about what you all are receiving as you read the Book of Mormon. </b></div>
<div>
<b> And tell Grandma I love and miss her too </b></div>
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YOU'RE AWESOME!!!</h3>
<h3 class="details hidefocus" tabindex="-1">
September 24,2012</h3>
<div>
<b>Dear MOM and DAD, </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>I LOVE all the missionary
work you are doing! It makes me even more proud to call you my mom and
dad! You'll have to let me know how it all goes and you know you can
give me his phone # and I can call him at the Visitors' Center or have
one of the other Sisters call. But defiantly pray about it. Funny you
should say USU because Sister Beckstrand was saying I should go there
(her reasoning was different) but I've also been thinking that lately.
My only struggle would be being SO far away from my babies... I feel
like I've missed so much of their lives already! But you know me I'll go
where the Lord wants me to and it's probably time for me to work on my
living my life... I just love our family so much! And it wouldn't be
that long because it's only an endorsement. Anywho... I'll get to my
week. </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>So on Saturday we had ELDER DAVID A BEDNAR come to our
mission!!!! It was SOOOOOO good and we all got to shake his hand! I
can't even tell you how awesome it was to have him speak to us for THREE
hours!!! I know he's called of God and he has the Spirit so strong, it
just makes me want to be better. He talked a lot about treating people as
Agents who act not Objects to be acted upon and how that affects our
missionary work. Also about realizing it's the Spirit that will take the
message into the hearts of those we teach not us . We were given two
talks about a month ago and asked to read and know them, and that was
what our meeting mostly consisted of. Him asking what we learned for the
talks and then expounding on them. They were <em>Seek Learning by Faith</em> <a href="http://www.lds.org/liahona/2007/09/seek-learning-by-faith?lang=eng&query=%22seek+learning+by+faith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lds.org/liahona/2007/09/seek-learning-by-faith?lang=eng&query="seek+learning+by+faith</a>" and <em>Ask in Faith </em><a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/ask-in-faith?lang=eng&query=%22ask+in+faith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/ask-in-faith?lang=eng&query="ask+in+faith</em></a><em>"</em>
My invitation to you is to read them because I really couldn't expound
on his words and I really can't describe how awesome it was! </b></div>
<div>
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<div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1352145431326_386">
<b>We started teaching
Robert, YAY! And he is awesome, I've never met a 16 year old that is so
in tune. We had a lesson yesterday with the bishop and his friend form
the other ward was there. We taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I
know the Spirit taught because I had a desire to apply the Doctrine of
Christ in my life more. But after, we were trying to set up other times
to meet this week and his friend had other things in his ward that were
planned, the best part was Robert told him i think this is more
important right now! Funny thing about all of this, when we first meet
him I kept thinking he look like someone I know and during one of our
lessons it dawned on me... he looks like Josh... my ex-boyfriend...
Sister Shurtz and I laughed for some time after I told her. But it's
such a blessing to get to teach him, I'm grateful! </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>That's all I got for this week! Miss you much, Love you more!!! </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>P.S. Forgot to mention that Saddie, my YSA investigator for my old
area, got baptized, I couldn't remember if I mentioned that, but she
comes into the VC every so often and is excited to see me and that makes
me happy! </b>
<br />
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<div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1352147662051_189">
<b>Also my Ward Mission
Leader from the Gable (YSA) Ward (my first YSA) came in yesterday to
have me sign a card for Christina, because today was her year mark of
being baptized. She was less-active but has been coming back! YAY! Then I
also realized my first convert was baptized over a year ago! It's crazy
how that all works. </b></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<b>Love ya! </b></div>
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<div>
<b>Love, Sister Anderson</b></div>
</div>
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Dropping and Miracles!</h3>
<b>September 17, 2012 </b><br />
<br />
<b> Dear MOM and DAD, <br /><br />Yes I got the package! Thank you so much! I
love giving away daddy's toys. And I'd been craving popcorn, so that was
perfect. Sister Shurtz says thank you for the toys. I gave her two. <br /><br />Well I'm pretty sure all our investigators are dropped, in the
process of dropping, or dropped us. Every member present lesson we had
scheduled this week, fell through... But we had a miracle last night.
The other sisters in our stake called us to tell us they had an
investigator with a date for us! He's 15 and owns a quad and has been
reading it for years. He's been going to church for the last 3-4 weeks
and they had one lesson with him and set a baptismal date for the 13th
of October, and he's in our area, so we'll start teaching him now. His
name is Robert, by the by. BLESSING!!! </b>
<b><br /><br />Today was zone activity and we played Lazer tag, I've never played Lazer tag before so that was fun. </b>
<b><br /><br />I'm jealous that Conference is coming up. You know how I LOVE conference. <br /><br />Sorry I'm a little distracted by other things and I still want to email Kember. So I'm gonna finish. I love you! <br /><br />Miss you much, love you more! </b>
<b><br /><br />Love Sister Anderson</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<b>RAIN </b><br />
<br />
<b>September 11, 2012</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>Dear MOM and DAD, <br /><br />I haven't got my meds yet but I haven't been
to the Visitors' Center yet today, so I'm hoping it will show up today. I
also wanted to request some more toys if you're sending a package,
because I'm out and being in a new area I need to have some to give to
new people! c= <br /><br />It's been raining a ton this week and that has been a blessing. We
came to the conclusion that it's time for us to drop those who aren't
progressing so the Lord can send those who are. Sister Shurtz was
struggling with it for a a awhile because she cares so much for the
people she's been teaching and she doesn't want them to fall though the
cracks, but she told me the Lord comforted her that they would be taking
care of and that we would see success if we had the faith to find the
elect. </b>
<b><br /><br />This week has been a week full of the Spirit. I can't even begin to
tell you how many times I felt prompted or lead by the Spirit this
week, and It feels so good after when you know it was the Spirit and you
followed it because you knew it was, instead of seeing after "Oh yeah,
that was the Spirit!" Don't get me wrong I'm grateful for those moments,
because those happen all the time. But it's a blessing to know before
hand that it was the spirit guiding you. </b>
<b><br /><br />Sorry I don't have a ton to write today. But know I'm working hard and missing you all very much! </b>
<b><br /><br />Love you all, <br /><br />Love Sister Anderson</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-2107976784338917132012-11-05T12:24:00.002-08:002012-11-05T12:24:43.063-08:00Well...<div>
<span class="" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1352145431326_190"> September 4, 2012</span> </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Dear MOM & DAD,</div>
<div>
So our investigators... we have quit a few but I still don't know
all of them and I'm not to sure how solid they all are but we do have
one who all he needs to do is set a date. His wife is a member returning
to activity and the sisters have been trying to get over there for
months and just 2 months ago they did. He believes it and know it to be
true but still won't set a date, he had one prior but it fell though and
hasn't set one since. David is awesome and you'd thin he was a member
already, we just need to get him wet now. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
We also found a new investigator this last week
named AJ, he teaches ballroom and just recently moved to Mesa. He lived
in Texas right down the street from a Temple and he says he's always
open to "talking religion" so we have a lesson for tomorrow and we're
excited to see where that goes. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I feel bad because my whole mission I've been in
areas where the work is pretty slow and then I came here and there is
more work here than in my other areas (at least there was) so I was
pretty excited, but my first week the activity of the area decreased
ALOT and Sister Shurtz thinks it's her fault... which is not true, but I
feel bad because I don't quit know how to life her spirits because this
is very much what I'm use to and she's use to success to this is not up
to par for her. I just pray she will not let the advisory get her down
and make her think it is her fault. The people we teach have a choice
and if they chose otherwise they are not prepared yet and the Lord will
give us someone who is. </div>
<div>
<br /> </div>
<div>
<div>
So our investigators... we have quit a few but I still don't know
all of them and I'm not to sure how solid they all are but we do have
one who all he needs to do is set a date. His wife is a member returning
to activity and the sisters have been trying to get over there for
months and just 2 months ago they did. He believes it and know it to be
true but still won't set a date, he had one prior but it fell though and
hasn't set one since. David is awesome and you'd think he was a member
already, we just need to get him wet now. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
We also found a new investigator this last week
named AJ, he teaches ballroom and just recently moved to Mesa. He lived
in Texas right down the street from a Temple and he says he's always
open to "talking religion" so we have a lesson for tomorrow and we're
excited to see where that goes. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1352145431326_186">
I feel bad
because my whole mission I've been in areas where the work is pretty
slow and then I came here and there is more work here than in all my other
areas (at least there was) so I was pretty excited, but my first week
the activity of the area decreased ALOT and Sister Shurtz thinks it's
her fault... which is not true, but I feel bad because I don't quit know
how to lift her spirits because this is very much what I'm use to and
she's use to success so this is not up to par for her. I just pray she
will not let the advisory get her down and make her think it is her
fault. The people we teach have a choice and if they chose otherwise
they are not prepared yet and the Lord will give us someone who is. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1352145431326_180">
From my last area
Sadee is getting baptized this weekend, they are still figuring out her
ward but for now they are baptizing her into the ward she's in and
then transferring her over to her right ward. I got to see her on Sunday at the Mission Presidents Fireside, she gave me a big hug and told me
how much she missed me and how bummed she was when she learned I had been
transferred, that made me feel good to know I was missed. Now I just
need to find someone to take to her baptism so I can go. I think we're
going to try and get David and his family there. Cheryl the lady we
found right before I left came into the Visitor's Center with Sister K
and I don't think she even recognized me... oh well the work moves
forward, thank goodness! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Sister K and I sang at the MP Fireside. We sang "If
the Savior stood beside me" we had also sang that our last Sunday as
companions. I tell you angels were singing with us both times
because we were so nervous that there is no way it should have sounded
good... but it did and a lot of people complemented us on it, both times.
We were also told we blended well which I love to hear because it's
better to blend than to stick out, when it comes to singing that is. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I hope daddy is doing okay, while he's down for a
bit I think that would be a GREAT time to write me some letters... he's
only got a short while left that he can write me... Honestly I just miss
hearing from my papa! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
That's it for this week! I love you all! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Love Sister Anderson</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-4710821871653523872012-08-27T15:45:00.000-07:002012-08-27T15:45:06.881-07:00Crazy all around!<div id="yiv281189276">
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1346103498_0">Dear MOM and DAD</span>, <br /><br />Sounds
like life is crazy at the Anderson Home! But I wouldn't have it any
other way. My week has been crazy and frustrating but I'm good. It's
just a new area with 5 new wards and a ton of new investigators and I'm
not remembering much but I know it will come and I seem to be settling
faster than I have previously. Sister Shurtz is amazing and I love being
her companion. I really have been blessed with the companions I've had,
even the ones I didn't get along with, I've learned so much from each
and every one. Sister Dyer taught me to work hard! Sister Everette
taught me to expect and look for miracles! Sister Stephens taught me the
Lord will provide! (Jehovah Jirah) Sister Parker taught me to laugh and
let go! (to be more myself) Sister Dashjav taught me to love people and
not to stress so much! Sister Kranendonk taught me to work hard and
laugh (I've never laughed so much with a companion) and to always lift
people up! And I know I'll learn even more for Sister Shurtz, already
I've learned to make prayer more important and not just to rush off
after I pray. <br />
<br />I'll write you more about the area next week when I have more of my
thoughts put in place. It is an awesome area and I love the people I've
met thus far. I'm still struggling being in the passengers seat all the
time and my car sickness doesn't help much but I'm working on letting
the Lord take care of me. I'm almost out of my meds and I'll need more
immunobuild, I've been taking two a day again because I've been fighting
a cold for about a month. I'll only need one more bottle and some
echinacea would be good as well. I'm still looking forward to your
letter about writing dad on his mission. <br />
<br />I think you are right about the 0-5 year olds, I love babies and that would open my options of what I could do with my degree. <br /><br />I put a link to a "I'm a Mormon" I watched this week and thought of dad when I did. I think he could relate. <br />
<a href="http://bcove.me/wfce21mf" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1346103504782157" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1346103498_1">http://bcove.me/wfce21mf</span></a><br /><br />Well
that's it for now, thank you for all you do. I never really thought I
could love and appreciate you and our family more than I did but
everyday I meet more people I do. Even good families have wayward
children and other problems, but I know now that our family really is
unique. Maybe it's cause we grew up in a small town and your the best
parents ever, I don't know but I'm glad for whatever it was. <br />
<br />Miss you much, Love you more! <br /><br />Love Sister Anderson <br />
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-61315276587429146052012-08-20T17:45:00.000-07:002012-08-20T17:45:55.366-07:00"It's sufficiently decent"August 20, 2012 <br />
<br />
Dear MOM and DAD,<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Well transfer news is in... I'm
headed to Mesa East Stake and going from 4 wards to 5, and I'm still at
the Visitors' Center! YAY!!!! My new companion will be Sister Michelle
Shurtz, she's from Clearfield UT. She's the sister who had a sibling
pass away on her mission. I think I mentioned her before. She's a great
missionary and she works hard so it will be a good transfer. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Well this week was full of miracles! Sadee set a
baptismal date for the 8th of September. We think she'll have to go to
the ward she lives in but it's still cool that she's progressing and it
doesn't matter where people get baptized just as long as they do. It
also is a test of their conversion when they have to
transfer missionaries and wards, but she knows she might have to and
she's willing to do whatever the Lord would have her do. The Gospel Blesses
lives! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I don't know if you've noticed the pattern on my
mission but Heavenly Father just likes to randomly put prepared people
in our path. This last week we got a call from some random RM who said
that when he got home he told his aunt that he'd sic the missionaries
on her and her response was... "Okay, I'm ready for them now." We've had
two lessons with her and she is so prepared. She meet with missionaries
up in Payson AZ last year and then moved and was wanting to pick it back
up when she got settled and then her nephew got home and tada! Here we
are. She called a member in our ward to tell her that she wanted to set a
baptismal date, so Sister Bardin called us and we called Cheryl and
she's getting baptized on the 22nd of September! I'm sad I won't get to
teach her anymore but I'm really excited that Sister K gets to teach
her. She's never taught anyone all the way to baptism before so I'm
really glad she gets to be part of this miracle. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div id="yui_3_2_0_1_134550065404210577">
We went to the
temple this week and I was just full of gratitude for the Gospel and the
temple and my family and my friends. I was just grateful for
everything. Heavenly Father has blessed me so much and I don't even know
what to do with myself sometimes. Sister K was telling me how in her
thank you card she said that I talk about how amazing our family is all
the time. Well it's true and I love you all so much, how could I help
from bragging. She also told me this morning she loves the traditions
our family has, because I talk about those too. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The weather hasn't been too bad this summer. I think
it's gotten up to 115 three times and that's it, others may think it's
hot (and it is) but I'm grateful it's not 120. One of our ward mission
leaders was released and we didn't even know it till a week later...
still waiting on a new one to be called but I know that the Bishop is
being very prayerful about it all. I have loved the bishops in this
area. I'm just grateful for all the amazing people I get to meet! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
That's all for today. I'll work on getting a contact
number to you. And thank you for doing all that school stuff for me as
well. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Miss you MUCH, Love you MORE!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love Sister Anderson </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
In response to the quote no effort wasted -"It's not a waste of time... you'll learn you were an idiot!"</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
All
of today's quotes are from Jono (John-O), our ward mission leader in
the YSA ward, he served in England and he's super funny! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-43637517663236822762012-08-20T17:19:00.000-07:002012-08-20T17:19:48.030-07:00Book of Mormon ChallengeI had Sister Anderson write letter to our ward. It was a wonderful letter and I will post it later when I get it back from the news letter lady.<br />
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In that letter she asked that those so inclined, read the Book of Mormon in a "transfer". A transfer is 6 weeks. Her Mission President's wife challenged her some time earlier to read the Book of Mormon in a transfer. She was so impressed and learned so much reading more than just a chapter a day. It really made it come alive for her. So for her last transfer she is going to read the Book of Mormon. She will be starting on October 3. She would love to hear your experiences if you choose to join her. She will be returning home on November 13th. Colleen<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-35202588044155837592012-08-20T16:56:00.000-07:002012-08-20T16:56:31.312-07:00The Chicken is .... DEAD!August 13, 2012 <br />
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Dear MOM and DAD,<br />
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This week
we've had 4 animals die... The members we live with have chickens so
when they leave town they ask us to let them in and out of the pen morning
and night and to make sure they have water, because when they left town
last month one of them died. So we had been doing that faithfully but
one night not all of them were in the pen when we went to lock it...
well we found it a short time later DEAD... probably because it was sick
and it was the first day it got to 115 degrees. But that was just one
of the four... the day before we had found a dead gopher in the pool. He
had fallen in and drowned because he couldn't get back out... we know
this because he died in swimming position. Then the day after we found a
dead bird on our lawn, from where I have no idea... and yesterday a
bird flew into the window at the Visitors' Center and died from it...
I'm convinced it's the second coming... just kidding but it's been
pretty weird that's for sure. <br />
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The Lord blessed us with two new investigators this
week. Kyle and Tiffany aren't very religious but said we could come back
and talk to them. They ended up canceling our appointment because of
work and then again because they were sick, but then we stopped by this
last week and they were both home and let us come in. We had a really
good talk about God blessing their lives with the gospel and how if they
did their part in finding out if it was true they would see the
blessings. We also talked a little about temples and eternal marriage
and they really liked that, so they said they would try it out. We're
excited to teach them though I think it will be a struggle to set up
lessons with them because they have crazy schedules. But we believe they
are prepared and even though they don't think they are religious they
are searching for something and I know we have it! </div>
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We had Mission Tour today. Elder Marcos A.
Aidukaitis was the General Authority that spoke to us. It was really
good, he was funny and spiritual, he uplifted us and called us to
repentance. It was just really neat how he chastened us but never really
"chastened" us. It was good I'm still processing it all but it was
good. </div>
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Sunday was a
total "trunkie" day for both Sister K and I (mostly me though). We went
to our YSA ward and it is a really good ward which makes me miss being
in a YSA ward, going to activities, having munch and mingles after
church, and just being around people my age. (It's probably a good thing
I'll probably be getting transferred next, there aren't
any grantees but I'm pretty sure I'll be moved, I've been in this area 6
months almost) Then we went to visit a less-active member and while we
were there her grandson (he's about 25) come over and said when she was
finished that she could come over and watch Pride and Prejudiced with
him (that's her favorite Sunday movie) and then they talked about going
to breakfast the next morning. It just made me miss spending time with
my Grandma... and then I bragged about Grandma to one of the Senior
Elders at the VC when I got on shift and that just made me miss her all
the more. I was also talking about the memories I had from my youth and
how I loved them and he told me to make sure I thank my mom and dad for
giving me those memories. So THANK YOU Mom and Dad! Well that was my
"trunkie" day, but don't worry we got a lot done that day too. We had a
member present lesson with Sadee (who by the way is doing awesome, she's
read up to page 30 in the Book of Mormon just his last week, how cool
is that?) and 2 less-active lessons and a bunch of member visits. </div>
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Well I guess that's all I've got for you this week. Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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<div>
Love Sister Anderson</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-48168719404595909882012-08-20T16:34:00.001-07:002012-08-20T16:34:58.916-07:00July 9, 18 ,24, Aug 7<div>
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August 7, 2012 </div>
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My week and other stuff</div>
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Hey MOM, <div>
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<div>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Sister
Dyer was visiting this last week and she told me my blog hasn't been
updated since April... and Kristy told me last month you aren't
forwarding my emails anymore... I can send them to Kristy if you want
her to post and forward them, I understand you are busy so it wouldn't
be a problem for me to just send my emails to Kristy too, you'd just
have to give her my blog password (because I don't remember it) so she
could post them... or maybe even Kember because Kristy it pretty busy as
well. And has my box made it home from Richfield yet? Just curious. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">This last week was
pretty hard, you know how I let my emotions get the best of me, but the
last few days have been good so I know I'll be okay. It's just hard to
let something go that I've wanted my whole life, but I feel like we all
get to the point where God wants us to give it ALL and I never could
before, I never had the choice. Heavenly Father is just giving me a
chance now to show Him who's most important to me. And you know me I'm
all about doing what He wants me to and then eventually I see that His
way was best and I'm glad I followed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We
have a new investigator in the HighGroves YSA ward. Her name is Sadee
and she's been around members her whole life and knew they all had
something and that it was something she should have but never knew what
it was, so she's been coming to church for 4 weeks with her best friend.
We asked her how she felt after our first lesson (in which we talked
about baptism) and her response was "I'm a fan!" We are excited about
teaching her. She lives right outside of the ward though so we are
still trying to decide what to do about that. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_1_134550065404210179" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We've
had lots of little miracles this week too (I feel like some are in part
because of the decision I made last week and that Heavenly Father is
saying now I can show you real missionary work). the best one is we have
a potential we've been trying to contact in the Avalon ward but have
had not luck in doing so, he's YSA age so we've been thinking it would
be good to get the YSA's involved. Well we had dinner with some girls
from the YSA ward last night and they had a recent convert and
non-member friend over to eat with us. About half way though the dinner
Sister K leans over and whispers "Do you know who that is?" So I look
back at Errick (that's his name) and of course I don't recognize him
(because we've never seen him). She then said "That's Errick Daniels!"
(the potential we've been trying to contact) She'd figured it out after
hearing some other names mentioned during dinner. He still doesn't know
we've been trying to contact him but we are sure it was a blessing that
we hadn't met him yet because we were going to meet him then and now we
know he has fellowship in the YSA ward and we know who we need to talk
to about best inviting him to take the lesson. </span></div>
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That's probably the most exciting news on my end. But
I've definitely felt your prayer this week and I might add that you pray
for me to hold strong to the end, you know how I get when finishing
things, to the point I just want to be done, and that will make for a
long last transfer if I get that way. Anyway I'm excited for your letter
and I'm praying for your finals, you'll do awesome! You're super smart! I
love you! </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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P.S.
Tell Lauren congrats and the rest of my Siblings (except Ryan, he still
writes me every week and has been my salvation for it) to write me. In
the last almost two months I've only received 5 or 6 letters that
weren't from Ryan I'm feeling a little forgotten... (that sounded more
down that I actually feel, but it still bums me out) =0D</div>
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And that challenge applies to you and dad as well
(and the rest of the family) If I have time to do it as a missionary I
know you all can find time to do it (yes I get study time but that is
spent studying for others) Just saying. I love you!!!! And send more
pictures... WOW this is a really demanding letter, sorry everything of
course is a request. =0D</div>
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July 24, 2012 </div>
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Awkward week!!!</div>
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Dear MOM and DAD, <div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Well one word to describe my
week...... AWKWARD! I don't think I could even begin to tell you about
all the awkwardness of this week, but just know we had many awkward
moments. </div>
<div>
Maybe I'll try to expound on that.</div>
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AWKWARD moments: </div>
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<ol>
<li>We were making phone calls in our car and a lady came out to see if we needed anything because she thought we were creeping...</li>
<li>Crazy lady giving us a bunch of her cloths, because we did service
(I don't feel it appropriate to tell you more at this time, maybe
someday...)</li>
<li>Going in the outs in gated communities</li>
<li>Not really knowing what to say when people answer the door</li>
<li>A less-active inviting us in and not inviting us to sit down and then ignoring us...</li>
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So those were just a few I could remember.</div>
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Jeff
doesn't actually live in our area, so we transitioned him to his ward,
so we didn't have a baptism this week. We have alot of people in our
wards that come and aren't members but they don't actually live in the
ward boundaries, so we'll be teaching alot of first lessons and then
transitioning them to the correct ward. But I know the Lord will bless
us if we are diligent. </div>
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We had another hubbub this week and it rained like
crazy again. I actually got pictures as the storm was coming in, so
cool. All week is has been cloudy and it has been really cool to see
them change and move. It just reminds me we have a loving Heavenly
Father every time I see the beauty of nature. </div>
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We did get a new investigator this week, he's been
living with his less-active girlfriend for 19 years and she wants to be
active in the church but they are struggling to set a marriage date. He
committed to pray to know if God was real and we have hope that he has
real potential. Serina is doing better than we knew, bishop said he had a
good chat with her and she's still going strong she just has alot on
her plate that she is dealing with. I feel so much better knowing that
she still has a testimony. Thank you for you prayers on her behalf. </div>
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I met a little girl named Carmen this week (picture included) </div>
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Well that's my week. Send more pictures I love seeing you! </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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We ate at a members home this week who went to Bountiful High School and
she pulled out her '88 and '89 year books and look who I found! I
thought it was awesome. She even remembers having him. She didn't
remember the class just that she had him as a teacher and she liked him
and thought he was funny!
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What a week!</div>
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Dear MOM and DAD, </div>
<div>
Thank you for my cute package, I have the wind chimes hung up and
everything and the stamps were greatly needed, you're the best!</div>
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I don't have a ton of time today but I'm sending you a hand written
letter this week. We got two new wards, Avalon and HighGroves YSA, I
may have never trained but this is my second time whitewashing... I'm so
excited to be in a YSA ward again, they are so alive and full of
activity. We had a lesson with a guy who's been coming for 4 week, last
night. He set a baptismal date for next Saturday. He is so prepared. </div>
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It rained like crazy on Friday,
like total down pour. I've NEVER seen it rain so much and then in 2
hours it was gone. The picutes were taken at 3:30 when it started to
rain (we were walking because it was cooler) then 30 mins later, I was
pouring water out or my shoe... that's how much rain there was, then 1
hour later the skys cleared. So crazy! The other picture was from the
Fourth, Sister Marrott and I were "The Stars and Strips". </div>
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Did you ever get the box from Richfield? I think it was the one
that had a box and a Book of Mormon Timeline and then it had Pickled
Catus just for you two (because you like all things pickled) so I hope
you've got it, and it has my letters from people in it. Just let me know!
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Well I get you a letter in the mail today, but that's it for now! </div>
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Miss you Much, Love you more!!</div>
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Ether 12:27</div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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July 9, 2012 <br />
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Transfer news...kind of...<br />
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Dear MOM and DAD,
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<div id="yui_3_2_0_1_13455006540428338">
President
Ellsworth is trying something new this transfer, he's letting us know if
we are getting transferred but not where. It's to avoid transfer
gossip. But none of that really applies to me because Sister K and I are
staying together. We may be getting two extra wards but we still aren't
sure about that yet. We're excited to work hard this transfer and we've
already set some new transfer goals that we want to work on. Basically
we want to be more self less and focused on others, it's is going to be
great! </div>
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We got to do some secret service this week and it
was AWESOME!!! We raked the yard and pulled the weeds of some returning
members in our ward. </div>
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We've been working with
some more less-actives but we're going to be refocusing on the part
member families. Sister Hansen always use to say we are here to complete
eternal families. Make me glad mine is complete and active! </div>
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I actually have a headache so this letter will be
short this week. But I want to you know I love you all and I'm grateful
for you everyday! </div>
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Miss you Much, Love you More! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-68264413063750565472012-08-20T13:59:00.001-07:002012-08-20T13:59:19.528-07:00June 5,11,18,26, July 2July 2, 2012 <br />
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" I'm in love with a clown" Sister K<br />
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Dear MOM and DAD, (and Paula, Randy, and Danielle)<br />
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Well
my week has been pretty average, meaning nothing hugely miraculous but
nothing hugely bad either and full of little miracles every day. It's
almost like we have so many mini miracles that I don't even notice them
all, I acknowledge they are miracles but it's almost normal. Which I
think should be the normal for everyone. God is a God of miracles and He
wants to bless our lives and make us happy, sometimes we just need to
ask and then always be looking for the miracles. I think that is a huge
part of why I see so many miracles now, I'm ALWAYS looking for
them because I know they are there! What a blessing to have the
knowledge I do of a loving Heavenly Father who ultimate goal is my
happiness, so I know when things are rough or a trial is not being eased
it's is because what I will learn for it will make me much happier than
having it taken away! (Perfect Brightness of Hope)</div>
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We had some really good meetings yesterday. We had
asked a couple members to bare their testimony on missionary work this
week and even though we weren't they the Bishop said that their were
quite a few who bore theirs and that the whole t talks about faith to be
healed and that doesn't always mean in a physical way. Healing is more
the emotional and spiritual and curing is all physical. People can be
physically cure and not healed and people can still have physical
ailments and be fully heal though the atonement of Christ. I just loved
that because I feel more often are we healed when we are not cured then
are we cured and healed. It was a really neat lesson. And then Relief
Society was all about miracles and was really good as well.</div>
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Serina is
struggling being active so prayers on her behalf would be wonderful. We
are meeting with Katie and Gabe this week so we're hoping it is a good
lesson. Still working hard, talking to everyone, and laughing all the
time. Sister K and I actually got in a fight this week but the cool part
was we were able to work though it and not have left over feelings. It
is amazing what humility, prayer, and the atonement can do. I'm so
grateful for my companion and I love her so much. She has been a huge
blessing of my mission! </div>
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I guess that's all I got! </div>
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Miss you Much, Love you More! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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2 Nephi 31:20</div>
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The
pictures are for laughs and to prove we really do have fun! =D And we
did our hair the same that day too (even though you can't see it)</div>
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<span></span>This is more just cuz. I would love to get hand written mail (Including
Paula... tell her I'm feeling unloved, it's been over a year since I've
heard from her, meaning it was in person last time... But I still love
her =D ) I also would love a letter from daddy... just so you know.
Thought I'd throw that out there!</div>
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June 26, 2012 <br />
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Saving souls on sticky note at a time! <br />
<br />
Dear MOM and DAD,<br />
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<div>
We found two new investigators
this week, and we're really excited about both of them. Gabe is Katie
boyfriend, Katie is a less-active in the ward. They are really cool
people and we're excited to teach them. We had a great first lesson and
just laid it all out there. Our purpose and expectation of why we were
teaching him and he's willing to read and pray, so we're excited! The
other is Rene' she is super familiar with the missionaries and loves
talking to them but says she has a problem with the Book of Mormon "I
live by the ten and that's all I need" but she committed herself to
reading the first BOOK of Nephi and to open her heart and ask if she
should read more, all before this coming Saturday. We are stoked to meet
with her on Saturday. </div>
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We're trying to work more with less-actives and
actually have been getting into their homes, that in it's self is a huge
blessing! </div>
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<div>
So even though it was funny when
people told my trainer that she was almost finished, when she had under 5
months left, I don't like it now. People tell me that all the time!!!
And it's not even that I don't want to come home but I don't want to get
trunkie and that does not help. So just a shout out on behalf of all
missionaries, don't say stuff like that, but focus on what they are
doing right now, when you talk with them. I know that's a huge help to
me. </div>
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We got to do a
double session at the temple this last week with a couple other Zones.
They were ASL sessions too, (meaning they had a separate screen with
someone signing on it) so I got to watch the whole thing in sign
language and I actually understood alot, thank you High School ASL! But
it was really neat spending so much time in the temple. </div>
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Well that's it for this week, we're still working had on finding people (even in 110 degrees) and the Lord is blessing us. </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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Pictures:</div>
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Thank you for the bubbles I love them</div>
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Sister K and I</div>
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Sister K took this because she says I'm always on the piano</div>
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June 18,2012 <br />
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Learning lots<br />
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Dear MOM and DAD, </div>
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<div>
Well it turns out our investigators really aren't that legit but
that's okay because this week we receive 5 referral and we are pumped to
contact them. We taught Brandon but he really just wants to hang out...
we told him we don't hang out but that if he wanted the blessing
Heavenly Father was waiting to give him we'd love to teach him, so we
told him to pray about it and let us know at our next lesson. He hasn't
confirmed the next lesson, it was suppose to be today... so we're
thinking he's "not ready". But we were bold and planted some deep seeds,
someday when missionaries find him again he'll remember that some
missionaries taught him and he'll want to learn more and then get
BAPTIZED! Do you like my positive attitude? I got that from Sister
Parker when we were companions and Sister Parker trained Sister
Kranendonk so we are both trying to have an attitude like her. I really
have been blessed with my companions.</div>
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There are a lot of baptisms happening in my old area... well two
that I knew before so I'll get to go to them. And Menilik's mom met the
missionaries this last week (actually when Sister K was on exchanges in
that area so it was neat she could be a part of all of it) and invited
them for dinner on Sunday, she's not interested but I'm praying that her
heart has softened enough that Menilik will feel okay taking the
lessons before he goes up to school. That way Jason, the member who
referred him could baptize him and I could come because it's in the
mission. Pray for him, he is so prepare he just needs the courage to
move forward. </div>
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Though there still isn't too much
going on in the area right now were are seeing little miracles
everyday, even if it's that the heat isn't getting to us too bad, and
I'm learning so much. I feel the Lord is teaching me trust. I know that I
trust Him with many things but there is always more I could give and
I'm working really hard to give it all. I'm also being blessing with
learning Charity.. meaning that some people are harder to love than
others, but they are the ones who meed it the most. It will come. I've
been thinking back to the me before my mission and I really am starting
to see the changes I've made, I could put it down to anything specific
(though I could yesterday, I just can't remember today... oh well) I do
know I am a better person and more of the daughter Heavenly Father wants
me to be, I've got plenty to go but I'm glad that the Lord is blessing
me with some hind sight. </div>
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That's it for this week. Alma 38:5</div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Love Sister Karmin LaNae Anderson </div>
<span><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><br />
<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>
PS The yard looks GREAT and I love the wood post awning! I love our home!
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Also Dad I've been giving toys to
the senior couple for fathers/mothers day and they all say thank you,
everyone loves them and I love giving them and bragging about my papa! </div>
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June 11.2012 <br />
<br />
Investigators<br />
<br />
MOM and DAD,<br />
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<br /></div>
<div>
First thank you my incredible family
for my fun package! I loved it! Dad everyone loves your toys and I love
giving them. Sister Kranendonk has decided she want a bunch when she's
older and has kids, I told her you would love to teach/help her make
some, that my family loves to adopt new members. </div>
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<div>
So the last few days Sister K and I have been SOOOOO
warn out! Like dead tired, it was bad, laughing over the stupidest
things and looking like we had only got an hour of sleep... but it was
all good because we looked that way because we had been working HARD all
week. We work really well together and neither one of us mind talking
to people on the street because we both know that we are not going to
have to do all the talking and that our companion will back us up and
support everything we say. We have awesome unity with each other and the
Spirit (or "we"nity as our Zone Leaders would call it) and it really
has been the best transfer thus far! Definitely the most unity we've both
had with any of our companions. </div>
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Because we've gotten better at talking to everyone
we got 2 new investigators last week, from talking and then praying with
them. We not too sure how solid they are yet but we have return
appointments this week. It's just nice to have people to teach and to
feel like I'm giving my all. I'm pretty sure that I would be okay
if Sister K was my companion the rest of my mission, she's awesome!!!!
And we really do work hard in the work and to self improve. </div>
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We got to do more
service this week and that was GREAT! Things have slowed quit a bit at
the Visitors' Center because it being summer and all but I still love
being there and it is now a time to show the Lord that I can be busy and
focused even when there aren't alot of people. </div>
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I love hearing from you all and I hope all the fam is well. I'm so blessed to be in our family! </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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<br /></div>
<div>
Love Sister Anderson</div>
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June 5, 2012 <br />
<br />
Working hard...or hardly working ?!<br />
<br />
Dear MOM and DAD, <br />Well this week has been really good. We still
don't have much to show for it, but we have been working really hard! We
talk to everyone! (Even if that means pulling over a few block ahead
and walking back, kind of creepy, but that's missionary work) We do
service! We helped one of our ward mission leader plant some flowers, we
helped a family move out of their home, and we helped a a sister in the
ward with back problems clean her kitchen. You know me I love service! <br />
<br />Sister Kranendonk is a great missionary and I'm learning so much
from her! We set some goals of what we want to get out of our transfer
and we've been working hard on them. I feel like I've already learned so
much in the transfer and it's only been a week. We teach very well
together (meaning the spirit is the senior companion and we let him lead
the lesson) and we are getting very bold as we testify to people on the
street. It is going to be a great transfer. We've decided we want to be
friends, have fun, work hard and be unified in the work, and so far
we're doing pretty good! <br />
<br />We've been trying to do member lesson more so we can get to know
the members and we had a couple last night. It really helps our teaching
and reminds me why I'm hear (sometimes that is easy to forget when you
aren't teaching any one). <br />
<br />The pictures are as follows:<br />1-Sister McKee (from Duchesne) and me before she finished her mission<br />2-Just like college... taking apart beds (we had to move our beds around the apartment because we had an extra sister)<br />
3-My flower I planted from a seed 3 months ago<br />4-That's how tall it is now (up to my waist)<br />5-It has like 8 buds on the one plant and this was after the second had bloomed<br />6-Sister Kranendonk and I<br /><br />More
about Sister Kranendonk, she's 24 from Salt Lake City (by the airport),
graduated at USU (that will make Dad happy) in Family and Consumer
Development, she wants to be a counselor for families and children at
hospitals. She's amazing and I love her!!!<br />
<br />Glad to hear about the fun of family reunion (we should come up
with a clever name for it like The Anderson Family Annual Extravaganza,
that might not work because every time we gather it's an Extravaganza!)
Oh how I miss you all so much!!!!!! I have the best family in the world!
<br />
<br />I guess that's it for now, get feeling better mom and tell dad not
to work TOO hard. Loves and kisses to everyone! (I sent Joey a card if
he didn't get it yesterday he should have gotten it today, but tell him
Happy Birthday from me anyway!) <br />
<br />Miss you MUCH, Love you MORE!!!! <br /><br />Love Sister Karmin LaNae Anderson<br />
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May 28,2012</div>
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Transfer Time Again</div>
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Dear MOM and DAD, <div>
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Now that my "UN" talent has been
read I'm expecting some pretty awesome mail from ALL my siblings! ;-)
I'm super excited to plan next years!!!! What did everyone else do for
their "UN" talents? What was the best white elephant? Did anyone break a
trophy this year? Oh man I miss our family, but we'll make up for it
next year!!!! </div>
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So transfer news is in. Sister Dashjav is leaving
and Sister Kranendonk is coming to me. She's from Utah... sad to say but
I don't remember where exactly. But I'm so excited! I loved having
Sister Dashjav and we've had a blast together. I actually prayed to be
Sister Kranendonk's companion at some point on my mission, the Lord
really does answer my prayers. </div>
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This weekend was so beautiful it was in the 80's all
weekend. We talked to lots of people... no one accepted. But we did
contact a less-active family we had been trying to see and they came to
church yesterday. We have a bunch of service lined up for the week so
I'm excited about that. And we're singing at the fireside on Sunday. </div>
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Menilik is doing great! He hasn't decided to tell
his mom yet but he does know it's true and wants to be baptized after
he's learned more. I'm just praying he gets baptized here, it's in our
mission so I could come if he did. If not I know he'll get baptized this
year if not here than at school and in the long run it doesn't really
matter where people get baptized just that they do, right? </div>
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Nothing else too exciting, just trying to work hard and then hope the Lord blesses us with people to teach. </div>
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So
if you wonder what sorts of things we do on chat I copied an
interesting conversation we had with a man yesterday for Nigeria, that
we had on chat. Now not all our conversations are like this but we do
have some pretty interesting chats with people. People are not afraid to
talk about anything when they know that you can't see them... Anyway I
hope you enjoy! We were sure laughing hard! =D </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Hello</span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt;">A missionary will be with you shortly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Ok...am waiting</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please continue to hold for the next available missionary.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Please i need to talk to someone right now</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We apologize for the delay.<br />You may continue to hold or email us at </span><a href="mailto:missionaries@mormon.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;">missionaries@mormon.org</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Please this is becoming unbearable...i need to talk to someone right nw and i really mean it</span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Please this is becoming unbearable...i need to talk to someone right nw and i really mean it</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will be connected to the next available missionary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: ok</span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Agent [Karmin] has joined the chat privately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Agent [Karmin] has joined the chat publicly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: ok</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: ok</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dashmaa: hello</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me: Hello</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me: How can we help you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: how are you doing</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Am here for love</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER
HENRY: i was told in your church you are trusworthy and faithful that
is why i came online in order to chat with you and have sincere girl to
marry</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me: That is not our purpose as missionaries, we would like to answer any questions but anything else is not okay</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER
HENRY: Pls Mr Karmin...i understand what you mean but if am your
younger brother i knw you will never let me marry someones wife</span></div>
<div style="font-size: medium; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me: Well I'm a sister missionary</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me: but that's still not our purpose</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Me: ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Pls sister</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER
HENRY: can i know you more or if you have facebook accout so that we
can chat.....i love that..am so happy chatting with you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dashmaa: we are representatives or Lord Jesus Christ</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dashmaa: we would like to share with you His gospel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: Yes i dont want you to get me wrong</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1345485462324311" style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: accpted.....the bible said man should not live by bread alone.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">SEEKER HENRY: i need a bone of my bone...i mean a faithful and sincere girl to stay with for ever</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 12pt;">Me: I'm going to end this chat now due to your </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">inappropriate comments. Feel free to come back when you have questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 12pt;">Dashmaa: <u>The Family: A Proclamation to the World </u> (that was a link)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 12pt;">Well that's all folk! Miss you much Love you More!!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 12pt;">Alma 26:11-12</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 12pt;">Love Sister "Karmy" Anderson</span></span></div>
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May 21, 2012</div>
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Not Much To Tell</div>
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Dear MOM and DAD, <div>
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Well this week we have work really
hard, it's always good to feel like you've worked hard. What working
hard consists of is; Visiting members and setting up member lesson
(mostly for this coming week), knocking on lots of less-active members
doors and no one answering, talking to lots of people on the street and
no one wanting to learn more, delivering Mothers Day chocolate bars to
less-active sisters (which most of them opened the door then...),and
sweating a lot. Hence the nothing much to tell... but it is all good! The
Lord knows His work and we just have to work hard and He will provide
and if not then we get to learn something. I am a little sad we don't
have a lot of work but I really do trust the Lord knows what he's
doing. </div>
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We dropped Sarka
after we had an amazing lesson. She like to talk religion but doesn't
want to be happier and isn't looking to believe anything we teach, she
just likes to learn about what other people believe. (Like Jill from my
greenie area) But the good thing about all of this was that I've never
prayed so much before and during a lesson as I did in that lesson and we
were able to ask good inspired questions and follow the spirit as we
taught her" not a lesson. So we learned how to better teach together and
that is always good as a missionary.</div>
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We got to sing at the Spanish Fireside last night, I
didn't understand most of what was said but I could pick up a word here
and there and it was fun to sing in Spanish. The Visitors' Center choir
has been such a blessing and I love singing in a choir again. </div>
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy Birthday Kember Lue Who!!!!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Well
that all for now, I'm sending a letter out today that I think you'll
really like. Take lots of pictures of Family Reunion for me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Love Sister Anderson </span><br /><div>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss you much, Love you more! </span></div>
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PS Tell Grandma Cope <div>
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<b id="yui_3_2_0_1_1345485462324297"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1345485462324296" style="color: #6600cc; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Happy Birthday!!!!!!!</span></b> </div>
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for me! </div>
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May 15, 2012</div>
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2012Dear MOM and DAD, <br /><div>
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This week we had Zone
Conference. It was really good, inspired me to be better. We are now
going to offer to pray with people, because I guess in the Christian
world it's normal to pray with people, so when we meet people and they
don't seem to interested in what we are teaching then we can offer to
pray for blessings on them and their homes and it gives them a chance to
feel the spirit and it softens their heart. We haven't had a chance to
ask many people and the ones we have asked weren't to interested in it
but it came from our mission President so it's inspired and I'm sure
we'll see miracles. </div>
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We got a new investigator this week. Her name is
Sarka and she's from the Czech Republic. She was a former, she says she
doesn't believe in God but she is willing to discuss it and pray. We
think it will have to be a lot of inspired questions and praying for her.
We have a lesson so we'll see how that goes. =D</div>
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The weather is warming up so you should all be
grateful for your 75 degree weather. We've pulled out the sunscreen and
are ever grateful for our car! </div>
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Sister Orton
got a new companion this week her name it Sister Taylor from Bountiful
and she is awesome. I was nothing like the missionaries that come out
now, I was timid and avoided talking with people and she is a go get
'er. It cool to see. </div>
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Got a wedding announcement from April this week,
she's getting married on June 9th. That's exciting for her, you should
go to her reception for me. </div>
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It
was good to see everyone, of course my babies are getting too big and
need to stop growing! And it was exciting to hear about your missionary
work at home! Keep it up! </div>
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Mom could you send me some prevacid, i'm also
down to a couple weeks on my meds, and the name of the microwave veggie
steamer, or brand, is Lekue. </div>
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Well that's it... sad I didn't hear from anyone today = ( But as always, </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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<span>May 8,2012 </span><br />
<span>Tired </span><br />
<span>Dear MOM and DAD, </span><br />
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Well we went to
the Phx Zoo followed by Steve's Krazy Subs for Zone activity so I'm
drained from being in the sun but I'l try to make this email exciting...
maybe! </div>
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Yes I did get your email, I'll
figure out who's house we'll do it at and I'll give them your
information so they can call you and it will be sometime between 6-7. </div>
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Since we baptized our only investigators we are
now looking for people to teach and haven't found any yet, but I can
feel something coming, the advisory is working really hard on our entire
mission so I just know something awesome is coming. </div>
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Sister Parker (one of our roommate
sisters) went home this week, she's had a headache for the last two
months and they finally decided she need to go home and get better. She
plans on coming back so we're praying for her. We are now in
a temporary trio, but Sister Orton just goes with random sister while we
are at the Visitors' Center.</div>
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I
do want to give a shout out to all the "moms" in my life (because I
can't afford to send you all cards) Mom, Grandma Kelley, Grandma Cope,
Kristy, Misty, Kelsha, Kember (being an aunt counts too), Paula, All my
aunts (to avoid missing anyone), Mission moms; Sister Birch, Sister
Shelley, and anyone else that is a mother and has an impact on my life! </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>I LOVE YOU ALL</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>HAPPY MOTHERS DAY</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a line in a song that sums up the way I feel about you all "I know I'm who I am today because I knew you!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Moms are angels without wing, and my mom is the best (sorry I'm bias)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss you Much Love you More (sorry it's not longer, i'll try to have something awesome for you next week) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Love Sister Anderson (I'll see you on Sunday)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry there were picture but it won't send with them</span></div>
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May 1, 2012<br />
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Dear MOM and DAD,<br />
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Serina, Kyana, and Michael all
were baptized on the 28th and confirmed on the 29th. It was a really
good baptism and they had a lot of support there. She said before she got
in she was still feeling anxious and burdened and as she step into the
water she felt Heavenly Father take it all and then she was instantly
calm. She cried at both and she doesn't get emotional so it was really
neat to see the actual change in her countenance and her children we so
happy. They had their baptismal interviews this last week and the Elder
who interviewed Kyana said that at the end she said if she's not married
when she's 21 she wants to serve a mission because of Sister Dashjav
and I, I felt pretty special and it was a huge blessing and answer to my
prayer to get to teach such an amazing family! </div>
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We finally got our accounts approved for chat (my
companion and I) some sisters have had theirs for awhile but a bunch of us
had to wait. But we finally got it and Sister Dashjav and I got an
investigator on chat yesterday. It was really fun, in a live lesson you
can't talk about what your response will be and then scream
and holler when they accept an invitation (both of which we did
yesterday) and instead of it being my sentence and her sentence we have
one that includes both our thoughts and style of talking! It was a lot of
fun and when have a return appointment tonight. </div>
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Church was really good, even though the topics where
more for after the mission, I took lots of notes that I can look of
when I get home. I felt very "fed" after. </div>
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One
of the sisters at the VC found out her sister died yesterday so if you
could keep Sister Michelle Shurtz in your prayer I know that would
help. </div>
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I know that the atonement is real, I've seen it so
much on my mission in my life and in the lives of others. I know we have
a loving Heavenly Father who always does what is best for us (even when
I may not agree...lol). I know that everything <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1345486397_0">Jesus Christ</span>
did was for you, because He loves us. At the VC there is a mural on the
wall of the universe and one day I was sitting there wondering why it's
there, why did they paint that specific picture? Then the spirit told
me that everything that was created was created because of God's love
for you (that comes from Pres. Uchtdorf) and even though all that was
created is wonderful and amazing Christ is always focused on us just as
the statue is looking at us. I know that we are Heavenly Father, Jesus
Christ, and the Holy Ghost's main focus, so that we can return. I know
that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Christ's chruch
restored in its fullness and I thank the Lord for parents who raised me
in it. THe Book of Mormon IS true and we DO have a living prophet. </div>
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I've been a slacker on encouraging the fam to create a <a href="http://mormon.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1345486397_1">mormon.org</span></a> profile. Here's a link to mine <a href="http://mormon.org/me/5SQQ/Karmin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1345486397_2">http://mormon.org/me/5SQQ/Karmin/</span></a> and
I would love it if all of you would create one. This is one way the
Lord is moving His work forward and you will never know who you can
touch with your testimony. </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more. </div>
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I'm excited to see/hear you on Mother's Day! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-79916907632712595832012-08-20T11:12:00.003-07:002012-08-20T11:12:40.097-07:00Catching UPTo Friends and Family, I (Karmin's) mom started school on line the first week in May. Since that time I have just procrastinated getting her emails on her blog. So (sorry) you will be getting several emails as I get her letters posted. Please bear with me. Thanks, ColleenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-64551482161692137482012-04-30T10:32:00.001-07:002012-04-30T10:32:40.904-07:00IT'S GETTIN' HOT.... alreadyApril 23, 2012 <br />
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Dear MOM and DAD<br />
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I think most of my letter homes mention something about the weather... tis the nature of the beast! But it reached 104 degrees <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT374">yesterday</span>!</div>
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Well this last week has flown. On <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT375">Tuesday</span>
we went to the mission office to pick up Sister Soifua, she spent her
first night with us. Totally brought me back to my first day in the
field, 115 degrees and quite homesick. Still really hot but I can't
believe that I've come this far. I love and miss you all so much but
I'm good and even though my mission has thus far been very hard (and
will continue I'm sure) I wouldn't trade all I've experienced and
learned for the world! Anyway back to our greenie, we saw miracles all
night, people being home and getting to talk to random people. Miracles
always happen when new missionaries come in and it was a
huge privilege to get to "day train" her. Most of the other
missionaries who got to do it were Zone Leaders or VC Trainers (Their
the ZL's of the VC) so we felt pretty special. </div>
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Yeah for being back at the Visitors' Center! The
Lord really knew what He was doing when he sent me there and I thank
Him everyday for it! One day we were on phones and I was teaching my
phone investigator Menilik (who is AWESOME) he was referred by a member
in my old area who is preparing for a mission. He is the reason that
Menilik is reading the Book of Mormon, praying, and trying to go to
church (his family goes to a different faith). I had committed him to
pray to know if the Book of Mormon was true and when I asked him this
week he said he was praying and that he didn't think he'd gotten an
answer yet. So we talk about how he feels when he reads and when he
goes to seminary (he went 3 times last week, how great is that!) and it
helped him to see that he was getting his answer and I think he knows
it's true now. He looks forward to the calls and he love reading the
Book of Mormon, this boy will get baptized, I just know it! </div>
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Serina went to the hospital <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT376">yesterday</span>
and is still there (prayers for her would be wonderful) but she still
wants to be baptized THIS week, we asked if she wanted to push it back
and she said now way, so <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT377">today</span>
we get special permission to go to the hospital and teach her, we're on
a tight deadline so president was willing just this once to let us go!
I love that family so much, they are a huge miracle of my mission and
an answer to my prayers to teach someone who was prepared. This work is
the best. They make all the junk we missionaries deal with worth it!
I'll send pictures of the baptism next week! </div>
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Sister Dashjav experienced her first EVER 3 digit
weather and it toasted her apple she left in the car! Thank you for my
package I LOVED it and I did get the card. I named the monkey Lucy Jr.
because she hangs in our car, who's name is Lucy. We're excited to have
a water gun fight too. I love you all more than I can every express! </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more!</div>
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Love Sister Anderson </div>
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P.S. Mom did you get my "un"talent? And still wondering on my boxes... anyway that's all =D</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-48159724480485308572012-04-30T10:17:00.002-07:002012-04-30T10:33:03.061-07:00Transfers are here againApril 16, 2012 <br />
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Dear MOM and DAD,
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Well we got transfer news, I don't really have much
to report, all is staying the same. It will be a good transfer and I
love my companion, we are back at the visitors center and that will
help me get my bearings again. I've been off since Easter Pageant and
being sick, but a new transfer is always a good time to do better. </div>
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Serina, Kyana, and Michael are all doing well. They have a new baptismal date for the <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT297">28th of April</span> and they are determined to work toward that day! It will be a good few weeks. </div>
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We had choir practice this week at the Visitors' Center and Sister
Beckstrand told me I have a good ear, it made me feel good because I've
been trying to sing alto all the time and it's hard picking it up.
Also this week I had a Bargs root beer and I guess if you aren't in
Utah it has caffeine. Well it taste way better in Utah... that's all I
have to say about that! </div>
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We ate a members home who had 38 tractors!!!! What kind is yours dad? It was crazy. <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT298">Yesterday</span>
I was reading about the sons of Mosiah, when they first left, and I
thought of dad. King Mosiah died while they were on their missions,
that's like you dad, your like the sons of Mosiah, pretty special I'd
say! =D</div>
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We also got a new car this week. 39 miles on it
when Elder Nilsen (Elder over cars) gave it to us, he literally drove
it off the lot, and I got to drive it!! Probably the only time I will
get to drive a new car, so I'm enjoying every minute of it!</div>
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Well I'm kind of scatter brained right now so my
email is a little crazy. I'll do better next week! Thank you for the
emails I love you all!!!!</div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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Still wanting to know if you got my boxes...</div>
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Dear MOM and DAD,<br />
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I couldn't see the picture of the
cup, my computer didn't have the correct program to open it because it
was a .odt file. I also have not gotten a package... and I have not
seen Rita. Was she coming to the pageant? If so she forgot to bring it
because I never got it... oh well I guess, there's not much I can do
about it. Maybe she just hasn't dropped it off yet...</div>
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Well the pageant is over. It was really good and I
feel so blessed to have been a part of it. I did get to see a huge
miracle. As you know at the VC we get to call people and teach them
about the gospel. (I may have already told you about Cole, if so bare
with me) Well Cole is one of those I get to teach. Last week I felt
prompted several times to call him and invite him to the Easter
Pageant, so I did just that, he seemed really excited about it too. I
told him to look for a Sister Anderson, me, and then say "hi" (He knows
me as Karmin, because I use my first name on the phones) That I would
be in the Visitors' Center and have a name tag on, he said he would.
Well on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT81">Tuesday</span>
night I was talking to the Birch boys, from my first area and this kid
walks up and looks at me like "you should know me"... then says "I'm
Cole!" To which I responded "The Cole Sister Anderson has been calling
on the phone?" YUP He came (Picture below) How cool is that? I was so
excited and he enjoyed it so much. He also got to watch God's Plan for
His Family, and then had questions, but only had time to ask one, which
was about the temple. So I got to testify about temples and eternal
families and the Plan of Salvation. I told him I'd call him this week
and to write his questions down. God is a God of miracles! It was the
neatest thing and I was on cloud nine all night. I also had one of the
Senior couple Elders tell me I did very well at answering his question. </div>
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Serina and her kids are doing well, we still
haven't got to teach them in over two weeks because of Easter Pageant
and then she's been pretty sick this weekend. But it will happen! We
talked to Kyana and Michael and they've both been reading the Book of
Mormon and really enjoy it. Other than that our area has been pretty
slow because of Easter, so it should pick up this week. </div>
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Mom, did you get my birthday text? I had a member
send it. Also I'm still wondering if you got my two boxes of stuff yet?
It's kind of precious stuff to me (letters from people, Christmas gift.
etc.) so I'd really like to know if it's made it home yet?</div>
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Well, that's all folks! </div>
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Miss you much, Love you More! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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Well not much to report from the
last week because I spent it studying, sleeping, and then working at the
Pageant. Being sick and all I didn't have much ump to do anything
during the day so I slept when we weren't at the pageant or morning
study. It made it possible for me to feel semi normal in the evenings,
so that was a blessing and I've gotten over my cold quit fast so that is
a blessing also. We haven't actually been in our area in a week and it
will be very similar this week. We will get a couple hours a day because
I'm felling better, but those hours, sadly, are when no one is home...
but the Lord will provide! </div>
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The pageant is so good! If I wasn't here now I would
say you should check it out but with the way it is you'll have to wait
until next year... sorry. It actually hasn't been as busy as we thought
it would be, so we're thinking it will be crazy this week because
everyone thought it would be crazy last week so they all waited. </div>
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Conference was really good, as always it made me
homesick, but not too bad. Serina and her kids watched at least the
first session on Sunday which was PERFECT because our lesson <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT544">tonight</span>
is on the Plan of Salvation, that's what everyone talked about. They
are still doing wonderfully despite not being able to meet with them,
the Lord does bless our area when we can't be in it. We had lunch with
Sister Christensen (a ward missionary) and she had family come. They
were from Utah (Bountiful to be exact) and they are bring another box of
stuff home for me. It's mostly my winter stuff that I don't need
anymore. But the cool thing is, that she remembers having dad as a
teacher in high school... her name is Julia Barnett but was Thornley.
They will be stopping by on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT545">Wednesday</span> or <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT546">Thursday</span>
I told them if it was late to just leave it on the front porch, but
just a heads up. You'll have to let me know how it goes. Did Sister
Phelps parents drop off my first box yet? </div>
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I guess that's it this week, hopefully I have more to tell next week. I love you all!</div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Thank you for all your prayers and encouragement! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-16923850914879342562012-03-27T10:52:00.000-07:002012-03-27T10:59:17.126-07:00Sick Again....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear MOM and DAD,<br />
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Well another week has gone by and I'm sick... go
figure, the weather starts to warm up and my body freaks out. That will
be number 4 time getting sick since I've been in Arizona. I'm probably
just not learning what I need to so the Lord tries to teach me again. </div>
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We had a baptism this weekend, it went well and Lloyd's family is a huge support for him so he should be okay. </div>
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We had a really good Lesson with Serina and her kids this week, they accepted a baptismal date for the <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT168">14th of April</span>.
YAY!! Serina was still a bit iffy about the date because she says that
she knows "jack-Mormons" and she doesn't want to become one so she
wants to be as ready as she can. But then the next day we got a text
from her "sisters I wanted to thank you for for all your love and support,
I want to get baptized the same time as my kids on the 14th, is
that possible?"... HECK YES IT IS!!!! That's not what we said but we
were that excited. Now the trick is teaching them everything they need
to know before then. She works a lot and we will be busy almost every
night with the Easter Pageant, but the Lord will provide a way if we are
doing all we can. They are an amazing family and I feel so blessed to
get to teach them. </div>
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We were heart attacking maniacs this week (as you
can see by the pictures). First we heart attacked Lloyd and his family
and then we got a really sweet message from his mom later that night
saying that was just what they needed at the end of an awful day. I love
being a tool in the Lord's hands! Then the next day we heart attacked
some less-active families, one of which NEVER answers the door, needless
to say we weren't too worried about getting caught... think again, Bro
Sherwood totally caught us... but it was a miracle because we set a
appointment even if I feel yucky. </div>
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I don't think I've told you much about the other
Sisters we live with. Sister Orton from Utah and Sister Parker from
Utah. They are awesome and I love having them around. They are CRAZY and
it's funny to watch them, though I don't know where they get all their
energy from... especially at the end of the day.</div>
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The Easter Pageant starts this week and I'm SOOO
excited. We were leaving the VC 2 nights ago and they were practicing
and even during the practice the Spirit was so strong. The Visitors'
Center closes during the performance so we can go watch it if we want
to, I'll get to see it 7 times if I want. </div>
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There is probably more that happened this week but I
really can't remember much (my head is in a fog). I love you all very
much and I'm going to miss you more so this coming weekend! HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to Ryan this week (hope you got my card), I'm glad you found a
new job mom you'll have to tell me how you like it and when you get a
new calling. You know it's bound to come. </div>
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One thing we've been praying for as a district is
for the members to find investigators so that we can teach, or for us to find investigators through
the members. Your prayers would be wonderful (for that and my health).</div>
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Miss you much, Love you more! </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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I don't remember if I told you
about the Cinderella program they do at the Visitors' Center, but the
last time I saw it, what a got most out of it was when we have hard times
it is because the Lord is giving us a chance to increase our faith and
make us worthy of the blessings coming our way. Well last week was
AWFUL, I didn't know what I was suppose to be doing in my new area I
didn't know anyone and I was missing the VC (of course)... well the end
of the week was full of miracles. Now I wish I had been better at enduring though
the trial... but that is why we have repentance right? </div>
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First we were able to have two lessons with a
recently converted family that has gone less active and hasn't let
anyone in since. But for some reason they opened the door to us, even
though Sister Dashjav and Sister Burton (her previous companion) had
tried several time before, and the dad actually opened up quit a bit <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT166">yesterday</span> and we had a really good lesson. </div>
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So for about the last 6 months I've been praying to
teach someone that actually wanted to learn and keep commitments (any
RM's know what I'm talking about). For most people it's like pulling teeth to
get them to read the Book of Mormon or come to church. I know that the
Lord has prepared people and I have been wanting to teach someone like
that for a while now, well the Lord answers prayers. We received a
referral this last week from our Zone Leaders. A member had contacted
them and said she had a friend that wanted to meet with the
missionaries. So over we head (to her house that is) but no one was
home, so we left a note and our number. GUESS WHAT??? She called back
less than an hour later!!!! We scheduled a lesson for the next day. Her
name is Serina and she has a thirteen year old named Keanna and a eleven
year old named Micheal. She had know Mormons her whole life, she works
with them and has been the recipient of much kindness from them. She
loves that the church has some much unity and family feel and that the people she's known have brought her to want to be a part of it all.
(Members are better missionaries than we missionaries could ever be,
even if it's just loving our non-member friends and neighbors because
eventually their hearts are softened) We had an amazing lesson and then
she came to church <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT167">yesterday</span>! We believe that she will set a baptismal date this week. What a blessing! </div>
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Then, on top of our huge miracle this week, we
received a referral last night from some Elders in our District. A
couple came to their ward <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT168">yesterday</span>, but it turned out that they are in our area. We have a lesson with them <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT169">tonight</span>! We're SO excited!!!! </div>
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It has been raining quit a bit this weekend, it rained all day <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT170">yesterday</span>,
and now it's pretty chilly (that is chilly for Arizona) but I love it.
I'd rather wear a jacket than sweat a ton any day. We also got snow on
the mountain <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT171">yesterday</span>... crazy huh?</div>
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The orange trees are in blossom right now too. We
live right in the middle of several orange grooves and they smell so
good. Nothing like the actual oranges but still very good and I love rolling down
our windows in the car and just breathing it all in. </div>
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I'm surviving full-field... (just kidding, we
are receiving so many blessings because of it) I do miss the VC but
Easter Pageant is coming fast and then we will back at the VC every
night because President Ellsworth wants all the Sisters to proselyte (no
Elders) during the pageant. So that will be fun. </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more.</div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-23734651811426344082012-03-20T11:21:00.000-07:002012-03-20T11:37:04.701-07:00Change is Change<div>
March 12 , 2012 email.<br />
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Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA, </div>
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Well it's been a crazy week. I feel like a greenie again, not
knowing anyone or anything about the area. Sister Dashjav is awesome and
such an example to me. We have one investigator with a baptismal date
for the 24th of this month. His parents just got baptized last month and
after they got baptized he decided he wanted to as well so we're
teaching him. His name is Lloyd and he's 17. When I first met him I
noticed that he had earrings, so in our second lesson we asked him about
it and then counseled him to take them out because prophets have said
that young men shouldn't have earrings. He was totally cool with it and
said "They're just earrings." Then the next day at church he had them
out. I'm glad it wasn't as big a deal as I thought it would be. </div>
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We don't have that many miles for our car so we're going to be biking while it's still cool outside. I do love to bike. </div>
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I guess that's it for now. Didn't get an email this week. </div>
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Miss you much, Love you more. </div>
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Love Sister Anderson</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-54741007132512693062012-03-06T15:26:00.002-08:002012-03-06T15:30:00.138-08:00Transfer news... and lots of other fun stuff!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA, <br />
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<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT72">Last Monday</span>
Sister Parker and I were riding to the Visitors' Center for our shift,
we both had headaches, I was still getting over my cold and Sister
Parker was getting a new one and the wind was blowing like CRAZY. My
thoughts included; this SUCKS (sorry mom...) can't we walk or get a
ride? Why do we have to ride in the wind? My head hurts! And so forth.
Sister Parker (who is such a great example to me) was thinking; I have a
headache, I'm getting sick, and the wind is blowing, but we will get to
the VC and we will be happy, Satan you can't get me down! Just as she
had finished this sentence in her head... she ran into a car... yup that
did just happen, but all is well. Satan may have gotten her down
physically but he couldn't touch her spiritually! She got right up and
we proceeded to the VC (don't worry she had minor injuries). As we
headed on our way again she asked "Why do the weird things happen to
me?" I responded "Because Sister if it had happened to me I would have
stayed on the ground, that would have been the straw that broke the
camels back <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT73"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT74">today</span></span>."
What an example of enduring and being cheerful in all things. She was
able to dust herself off and we both had a great laugh after (and for
many days later). Come to find out she now has walking pneumonia ... I
think she got the cold from me. <br />
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The new Visitors' Center Director's wife, Sister Beckstrand, has a
blog about the VC with pictures and everything that she is doing for the
sisters families <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT75"><a href="http://beckstrandbeat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://beckstrandbeat.blogspot.com/</a></span> enjoy!<br />
66/<br />
Transfer News... drum roll..... I'm leaving my greenie area! After
almost 9 months they are kicking me out. I'm headed to Citrus Heights
which is north/east mesa and my companion will be Sister Dashmaa Dashjav
from Mongolia we will be full-field for 3 weeks, VC for 2 weeks (the
Easter Pageant, SOOOOO excited) and then full-field for the last week.
I'm really sad to be leaving Sister Parker, we got along so well and
laughed all the time, but I'm super excited to be going to Sister
Dashjav she is an amazing sister (she knows 5 languages and is super
talented) and I'm excited for a new area. I will miss all the people
I've come to know and love! <br />
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Had a miracle this week. As you know we've dropped all our
investigators. Well, we've been teaching a man that is working on coming
back to church and he has a daughter that is not baptized yet. We had
heard that he wasn't ready for her to be taught so we were just teaching
them both (but for him). We called them a few days ago and asked if he
wanted us to teach her so she could be baptized. His response "I thought
that's what we were doing..." We had an investigator and we didn't even
know it. Even though I won't get to keep teaching her I'll probably get
to go to her baptism. She is a sweetheart and she loves to have us come
by. Tender mercies all over the place. <br />
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We got to go to the stake Women's Conference "Filled with Joy", it
was so good! Just another experience in which I think, "People don't get
this anywhere else". We had tried to get some formers to go but none
showed up... they don't even know what they missed... The Lord truly has
blessed me and I get to share it, not many people can say that! <br />
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Sister Parker and I have now officially been to "Outer Darkness"(out
of the mission, specifically that other side of the 60 )... not on
purpose though. We went to a fireside that the VC sisters were singing
at and on the way home our driver got lost... it was fun for us and we
got pictures. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating a Ned's Crazy Sub (one of the few places to eat in my current area)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Ned's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more Ned's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My watch tan line... isn't it sweet. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Four Musketeers/Ninja Turtles (we all came out together)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again<br />
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By the by, I love getting pictures of all of you!!!!! (Hint, Hint)<br />
Miss you much, Love you More!!! <br />
Love Sister Anderson<br />
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Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA,<br />
<br />
Well not too much has happened this week, other than officially dropping<br />
everyone we were teaching (official basically means we aren't going to try<br />
and contact them any more because they didn't come to church or they<br />
cancelled on us again...) and we had a bunch of lessons with less-active<br />
members of the church (that in it's self was a miracle). We had our zone<br />
activity <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1585"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1586">today</span></span> so I'm warn out (we hiked Camelback and made pizza). So I'll<br />
make up for the lame e-mail next week but this week is a week in pictures<br />
type of email.<br />
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I did have an awesome faith building experience. I was still sick for most<br />
of the week so I got a blessing from my district and zone leaders. It was<br />
so cool when they laid their hands on my head the priesthood filled the<br />
room and you could just fill the power of God. Nothing miraculous happened<br />
but it was a feeling I will never forget and a image I will always<br />
remember. What a blessing to be a member of God's true church! People don't<br />
get to experience things like that and I get to experience it all the time.<br />
I KNOW that this is God's church restored to the earth, there isn't<br />
anything much better than that!<br />
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Miss you much, Love you more!!!!<br />
Love Sister Anderson<br />
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P.S. Daddy you were right, Olive Garden is my favorite and I'm glad you<br />
remembered. I'm sad I missed your fun weekend. The first time it was Dad,<br />
Ryan, and Me and look what it's has become! I love our family!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding our bikes as usual</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready for the Easter Pageant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ate lunch outside on temple grounds one day this week it<br />
was wonderful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My amazing companion and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a picture I took on "hump day"(1/2 way), meaning I have less days here than days I've been here. It's kind of a silly picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pounding the pavement!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made it to the top (again)! I don't plan on doing that<br />
again... but that is what Sister Parker said the last time we went and she<br />
did it again...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pioneer Zone <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1591"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1592">February 2012</span></span> (all but 4)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pioneer Zone real personality... =D</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our zone hiked Camelback at 6 <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1589"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1590">this morning</span></span>, this is a better idea of "what" Camelback is.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-42663525141981393602012-02-20T09:50:00.000-08:002012-02-20T09:50:51.468-08:00Happy President's Day!!!!!<div>
Dear MOM and DAD, </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<strong><u><span style="font-family: arial black,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">Happy</span> <span style="color: #000099;">President's</span> <span style="color: black;">Day!!!!!</span></span></span></u></strong></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
How was your Valentine's Day? We had a mission meeting which
consisted of a short message from President Ellsworth, lunch, and
watching 17 Miracles. Then we tried to find people that would be home
that we could go visit and do service for. It was pretty cold, as
Arizona goes, that day. It rained heavily from 5 to 6 (dinner time), the
Lord was watching out for us because it stopped right before we went
back out to work. Funny story; we've had several people in the ward
thank us for heart attacking their home... but we didn't heart attack
anyone. Who ever did it put "From your 2 favorite Sisters" so they all
assumed it was us... it has taken some serious convincing to get them to
believe it wasn't us. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
We got to do more service this week. We helped a sister in our ward with Newborns in Need kits. Service is always awesome!!! </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Still trying to find new investigators, we have a couple potentials
fingers crossed. We still haven't been able to have a lesson with
RJ... we had one scheduled for last night but he didn't answer the door
or he wasn't home... hopefully it's the later... </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
The Visitors' Center is good, I've been fighting yet another cold
so I've been able to rest when we are there during the day. What a
blessing it has been. The stage for the Easter Pageant is almost up.
Sister Parker and I are SOOOOO excited to get to see it. The Visitors'
Center closes during the performance and when we are on shift we get to
go talk to people and then watch the performance. So I'll get to see it a
couple times, at least. My mission is truly unique, I had a RM from the
Salt Lake VC tell me once, no one will understand your mission, I'm
finding that to be true in that it is nothing like I thought a mission
would be. I'm so glad I got over my pride and listened to the Lord and
came. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Nothing new to report with our investigators, we are still
struggling to get a hold of them, so I guess you could consider them
dropped. </div>
<div>
Jehovah-Jireh (meaning; the Lord will provide)</div>
<div>
I Love you!!!!</div>
<div>
Miss you much, love you more!!!! </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love Sister Anderson </div>
<div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-80918209572428985032012-02-20T08:12:00.000-08:002012-02-20T08:12:48.911-08:00Happy Valentine's Day... tomorrow!<div>
Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA, </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
What an
interesting week... I fell like we've been working hard but I have
nothing much to report. Just a lot of talking to members. We had Zone
Conference last week and the biggest thing I felt I got from it was that
I need to start doing the member lessons again. We are suppose to be
doing them all the time but the last few transfers we haven't been very
diligent at it. So the Lord has prompted us to start those again. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
We haven't been able to drop anyone because we haven't
been able to meet with them this week... and no one came to church...
but we did get a return appointment from a man that we contacted on the
street. The appointment was for last night and when we got there he was
actually studying for an interview and set a return appointment for <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT43">next Sunday</span> (he actually wanted to set it for <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT44">today</span> but we're at the VC <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT45">tonight</span>, but that gives us hope that he really is interested.)</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Our big focus, until we find/ the Lord puts into our
path more people who want to learn, is working with less-active
families. It honestly isn't my favorite. But you know me, I just don't
understand why you wouldn't just go to church... The Lord is teaching me
something, just got to figure out what that is and love them more. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
There really isn't much to report this week, lots of
riding our bikes, knocking on doors (that don't open), and praying. But
I'm sure the Lord is preparing us for something amazing in this area! </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I've been working on gaining a "perfect brightness of
hope". We have a presentation at the Visitors' Center called Cinderella.
The husband served in Orlando Florida on his mission (it's a huge
miracle that he got to go) and the wife was a convert (from his mission)
who worked at Disneyworld as a Princess and it's about going from the
worlds view of "happily ever after" to God's view. They talk about
having a "perfect bightness of hope" a lot and I decided that is
something I want more of (I feel like I'm lacking a lot in that area.)
Sister Proudfit (the wife) also talks about how, as she looks back on
her life she can see that right before anything amazing that God has
given her happens, she felt the advisory working on her extra hard and
now that she's older she can see that when that starts happening that
she knows something good is around the corner and she needs to
strengthen her faith to be worthy of it. That is where my hope that
something good is coming because Satan is working on me and the area
a lot... or God is testing my "perfect brightness of hope" </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well I love you all, hope you have a fun Valentine's Day (enjoy your heart cookie Mom, we both know you'll get one haha) </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Miss you much, Love you more!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love Sister Anderson</div>
<div>
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<span style="font-family: '"Helvetica","Tahoma","Arial","sans-serif"'; font-size: 7.0pt';"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-37661033173009087592012-02-07T13:14:00.000-08:002012-02-07T13:14:22.898-08:00From Arizona<div>
Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA, </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Just a heads up my p-days the rest of this transfer are as follows; <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT44">Feb 13th</span>, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT45">Feb 20th</span>, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT46">Feb 27th</span>, & <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT47">Mar 6th</span> and I check my e-mail at 10:00 AM on those day. </div>
<div>
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<div>
I'll try not to run into any garbage cans... lol, I'm so thankful
that I rode my bike a lot when I was younger and some when I was older
(not too much but more than most I'm finding out) because I actually do
really well on bike, meaning balance and coordination.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I feel like this week that Lord has been answering prayers from two
months ago. It's been very humbling because I didn't feel like I really
needed it answered anymore and that's when I do need humbling. Oh how the
Lord works in mysterious ways... His ways are definitely not mine. But
it's okay because I needed it and I will be a better missionary for it
and He answered my prayer. It's crazy how it was something I wanted at
the time but then when I got it I felt like I didn't need it... </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
We decided that we will probably be dropping most of the people we
are teaching because it feels like we have to push and pull to get them
to keep commitments and that is not what we are here to do. We have to
have the faith to drop so that we can find those that are ready, those
that the Lord has prepared, because that's who we are here to find. It's
going to be an exciting week. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Did I mention how much I love Sister Parker. We really do laugh all
the time!!! Planing for p-day usually takes five minutes at most and
last night it took us thirty... THIRTY, we were so loopy. Bikes wear ya
out, which makes you loopy when you get home and WE LOVE IT!!!!!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
The Visitors' Center is going through some changes on how we report
our numbers (phone call, referrals, people talked to, etc) we will now
have key indicators for the VC as well as our area. Those are basically
our goals. We've been setting goals at the VC but these are more
specific and will require follow-up on the people we call that
accept missionaries. So the other day I was looking at the people that I
have confirmed (though the Spirit of course) and I got to one that I
remembered to be really neat. This guy came in with a member friend and
had been trying to contact the missionaries, he was even calling himself
a "dry mormon", so I got to talk to him and hear his story and then I
made sure the missionaries got in contact with him. Well, I came across
his and decided to see how the lessons were going. When I asked him how
they were he responded "There GREAT, I got baptized last week!" How cool
is that? It was a tender mercy, I didn't really have much to do with his
conversion but I did get to see the results of it. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I also gave a tour to a couple at the begining of the month and it
was so neat to see the Spirit touch their hearts. After the tour she said that
she didn't know why she had come in but that there was a reason she had
never been in before and that is was that she wouldn't have been
receptive to the message but was now. So cool!!! </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
That's it for this week. Were headed to Target now and then an
Indian Restaurant, we got permission to go to, later. Should be a good
day!!! </div>
<div>
Miss you much, Love you more!!!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love Sister Anderson</div>
<div>
Ether 12:26-28</div>
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We don't have many good hair days (helmets and all) so we took advantage of one and took a picture!</div>
<div>
Enjoy!!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: '"Helvetica","Tahoma","Arial","sans-serif"'; font-size: 7.0pt';"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531603386607522596.post-64381831198307575972012-01-31T21:21:00.000-08:002012-01-31T21:21:14.756-08:00Transfers, Bikes & Miracles!<div>
Dear MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
This week has flown by. It's been a great week and I LOVE my
companion!!!! We laugh all the time, maybe it's because we are on bikes
and we're tired all the time, but still there is a lot of laughter and
a lot of hard work (e.g. during our end planning prayer we just burst
into laughter, we were REALLY tired last night). Sister Parker is a
great missionary and I've already learned so much from her. We work hard
and have fun and it's the best!!!! </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Things I love about bike: </div>
<ul>
<li>It's easier to talk to people on the street (without looking like a
stocker because you pull over in front of them and then got out to
talk to them)</li>
<li>People honk at you (for better or worse they do, but it's fun to think it's for better)</li>
<li>Members pull over and talk to you (I think it's because I've been here for 7 months, but we talk to members even more now, there is just
a lot more talking to people when you are on a bike)</li>
<li>The weather is beautiful!!! </li>
<li>It just feels good and improves my mood when I'm outside</li>
<li>I sleep amazing every night</li>
<li>Mandatory exercises! </li>
</ul>
<div>
Bikes are so fun, the only down is my hair looks aweful all the time (good thing no one cares huh?)</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
So Julia has canceled on us twice. We don't think she really wants
to learn so we are giving her a week and then probably dropping her.
Hopefully it was a seed planted and she will come to want to know more
later. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Alex is not all there, we think, so we're holding off on that one too. But we have seen so many mini miracles this last week:</div>
<ul>
<li>People being home when we swing by</li>
<li>People scheduling lesson (I've never had so many lessons scheduled in advance) </li>
<li>Members taking the incentive to fellowship our investigators with out us asking (that is the best!!!)</li>
<li>Members helping get our bikes all worked out</li>
<li>etc</li>
</ul>
<div>
The Lord is blessing us so much right now, it's true when they say the Lord blesses bike areas. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I got a call at the VC this week from <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT34"><a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">mormon.org</a></span>. A lady wanted to know about the programs for children. She was going
through a rough divorce and wanted her kids to have some support. She
had done research on the Mormons in high school and was really
interested in learning more. So to make a long story short I got her the
info on what time her ward would be, I got the missionaries her info
and called her the next day to find out she had gone to all 3 hours of
church, met the missionaries, and was meeting with them again. I love
seeing those who are prepared!!! Sometimes it's really hard and you want
to ring peoples necks but the Lord has prepared so many and it is our
job as members and missionaries to find them. The church is true and I
thank Heavenly Father every day that I know that. So many people are
lost in this crazy world but all can be found! </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love you all, </div>
<div>
Miss you much, Love you more!!!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love Sister Anderson</div>
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