Thursday, September 19, 2013
Dental Care is important
Dear Family
I loved everyones Letters. I'm glad ya'll are having a great summer WITHOUT ME. Just kidding. I'm excited to hear from you guys. I guess the longer you are away from people that you love, the more you want to hear from them. Lets see, what is some good news. . .Well I got rid of a toe fungus with my bare hands! I found a new way of shaving: Fire! I'm starting to workout again and oh boy, I have never been so worked in my life! I've been trying to learn Arabic, how? I ordered a Arabic Book of Mormon! Gonna try a On The Other Side of Heaven thing. But so far, no success at all! I've been eating A LOT of McDonalds. Cuz that monopoly thing is going on, I feel like I can win for some reason. But Im getting sick of the stuff. Have you guys ever studied Elder Bednar's talks? What a guy! I think all of us could benefit from doing his Book of Mormon Challenge: Get a cheap copy of the Book of Mormon, and think of a topic that you would like to either learn of, get more information about or to improve on a Christ-like characteristic. I'm doing Obedience right now. But you read the Entire Book of Mormon cover to cover, and highlight everything about your topic. or something that inspires you. THen at the end, write a summary about what you learned, and by the end, you should know a heck of a lot! It takes so long, cuz your not just reading it to get through the book, but youre reading it to get something out of it. Which is called studying. yall should try it! I've learned so much! You can apply just about EVERY scripture to your topic. Obedience, charity, patience, humility, broken heart, contrite spirit, Family, eternal life, atonement, baptism, Faith, hope, the list is endless!
I want to freaking know whats goin on in our ward! Who left already? Who is going soon? Where is everyone called? Why haven't I heard from anyone? Whats their email? That is just a great feeling to know that at least 7 of our guys are going on missions. What an awesome thing if you think about it. Sons of Mosiah and Alma were about 5, and they converted entire cities. Look how solid these 2 years are going to be. I may have a low baptism rate area, but I cant let that hold my expectations down. The Lord is preparing the hears of more people. I know it for a fact! People that you would think are not interested in the church, just talk to em! Just by examples, you can spark some questions or desires to learn. Example: Karen was atheist for 50 years, and now shes talking about converting other people to the church when she herself hasn't even been baptized. The only thing wrong with being a missionary is that you see how bad of the job you did back home is sharing the gospel. And I'd say I did a decent job. I invited all my girlfriends to church! Members are so much more effective in missionary work. I wish I involved the missionaries in my friends more. oh well!
Don't know how long yall are up in Idaho for, so I wont expect anything. But I love you guys and I really do wonder how you guys are doing, Brush Your Teeth! Your dental care affect ALL the rest of your health believe it or not! People Do Not have teeth up here. It's weird.
Love, Elder Andersen
I loved everyones Letters. I'm glad ya'll are having a great summer WITHOUT ME. Just kidding. I'm excited to hear from you guys. I guess the longer you are away from people that you love, the more you want to hear from them. Lets see, what is some good news. . .Well I got rid of a toe fungus with my bare hands! I found a new way of shaving: Fire! I'm starting to workout again and oh boy, I have never been so worked in my life! I've been trying to learn Arabic, how? I ordered a Arabic Book of Mormon! Gonna try a On The Other Side of Heaven thing. But so far, no success at all! I've been eating A LOT of McDonalds. Cuz that monopoly thing is going on, I feel like I can win for some reason. But Im getting sick of the stuff. Have you guys ever studied Elder Bednar's talks? What a guy! I think all of us could benefit from doing his Book of Mormon Challenge: Get a cheap copy of the Book of Mormon, and think of a topic that you would like to either learn of, get more information about or to improve on a Christ-like characteristic. I'm doing Obedience right now. But you read the Entire Book of Mormon cover to cover, and highlight everything about your topic. or something that inspires you. THen at the end, write a summary about what you learned, and by the end, you should know a heck of a lot! It takes so long, cuz your not just reading it to get through the book, but youre reading it to get something out of it. Which is called studying. yall should try it! I've learned so much! You can apply just about EVERY scripture to your topic. Obedience, charity, patience, humility, broken heart, contrite spirit, Family, eternal life, atonement, baptism, Faith, hope, the list is endless!
I want to freaking know whats goin on in our ward! Who left already? Who is going soon? Where is everyone called? Why haven't I heard from anyone? Whats their email? That is just a great feeling to know that at least 7 of our guys are going on missions. What an awesome thing if you think about it. Sons of Mosiah and Alma were about 5, and they converted entire cities. Look how solid these 2 years are going to be. I may have a low baptism rate area, but I cant let that hold my expectations down. The Lord is preparing the hears of more people. I know it for a fact! People that you would think are not interested in the church, just talk to em! Just by examples, you can spark some questions or desires to learn. Example: Karen was atheist for 50 years, and now shes talking about converting other people to the church when she herself hasn't even been baptized. The only thing wrong with being a missionary is that you see how bad of the job you did back home is sharing the gospel. And I'd say I did a decent job. I invited all my girlfriends to church! Members are so much more effective in missionary work. I wish I involved the missionaries in my friends more. oh well!
Don't know how long yall are up in Idaho for, so I wont expect anything. But I love you guys and I really do wonder how you guys are doing, Brush Your Teeth! Your dental care affect ALL the rest of your health believe it or not! People Do Not have teeth up here. It's weird.
Love, Elder Andersen
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