I got the Backpack and the shirts. Thank you so much. I'm not really feeling the backpack, it's huge, I don't need something that big. I think I'm either going to try to sell it to another missionary or maybe a member can ebay it, or I'd have you do it, but I'm tired of shipping things. I could then have you get me one from josh's work or I would just try and buy one out here would probably be my plan.
I'll write next week. Went to a cubs game.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
July 22, 2009
Ok Dad, Father, Pops, I want you to read Alma 37,38,39. This is advice that Alma the younger, who is the prophet at this time, is giving to his sons. Each chapter is adressed to a different son. Also in Ch. 41:9-11 and vs.14. You could really almost read from Ch. 37-42. There are a lot of points of advice or warnings that he gives. There are a lot of verses that begin "and now my son." Read these and see what council and advice Alma gives to his sons. I've picked out some things so far that I really like, but you pick some things out. Then what I want you to do is to write me what your advice to me would be if you were in Alma's situation. Give me your life's council and advice, what you would want me to do, or to be aware of, or to become. Think about it, and especially pray about it. I want to know what your advice to me would be for life. I'm serious, read and pray about these things and I will look forward to hearing from you. I love you. The scriptures, The standard works of the Church, are the word of God. I love them. I know that we hold the Priesthood of God. It's a priviledge that has been deligated to us. This Church is where the keys and the authority reside. I know that the scriptures are true and that these things are true, by the Spirit, by the power of the Holy Ghost. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Love Elder Adams
The apartment cleaning went great. We did it all! We listed to some conference talks while we cleaned.
Aren't you just a little hiker! As far as you getting a car, I don't approve, you don't turn 16 for over a year. I want to hear about this tournament though. I told you about the baptism, his mom doesn't want him meeting with us anymore. We are teaching a family from Liberia, Africa though, and the kids want to get baptized. I love you bro. I love when you share your testimony with me. Sometimes I think about you sharing your testimony when I share the first vision with people or when I bear my own testimony. I thought about it Yesterday as we were teaching a couple that is visiting from Jamaica. I love the Jamaican and Carrribean people. Anyway, thanks for writing bro. I love you tons.
Sincerely Elder Adams,
P.S. Here's a scripture for you, it's sort of like advice. Alma 37:2, I thought of you when I read it.
That's awesome mom, Thank you so much! I will keep a look out for the backpack and the shirts. I officially love the Jamaican and Carribean people. They are such a great culture.
The biggest problem we are facing in preparing people for baptism, is getting them to come to church. Usually investigators will commit, we line up rides, we call the night before and verify, and then when it comes to the investigator following through; something always happens. I'd also really like to see our member present lessons increase. The problem is that a lot of our lessons have been falling through lately. People seem so willing to meet with us, but they are either insincere, or they forget. Elder Gardner and I have essentially resorted to having appointment interviews with the people we meet, asking them if this is something they will be interested in, essentially finding out if they are for real. We are continuing to meet with the family from Liberia, with a member from our ward who is also from Liberia. Brother Yancuba has really taken to the teaching and testifying of this family. The Fahnbulleh family (this family from Liberia) struggles with commitments, but most of the kids are very bright and are catching on to who Joseph Smith is. Most importantly they love to pray. Especially this little 9 year old boy named Poppi. Everytime we ask who wants to pray he always wants to say it. We can't get the mom or the older sister, Wiatta, who is 17 to say a closing prayer. Poppi loves to pray though! This family looks to be our most prospective for baptism right now, although we have found some other great investigators.Elder Gardner and I are doing great. One night when we got home last week he said some really nice things about me. He commented how he thought that if I get transferred that he thought the area would collapse. He also sees me as a great teacher. He basically made it sound like things wouldn't be the same. I really feel that he looks up to me, even though at times I would have thought otherwise. It really made me feel good hearing some of the things that he had to say to me the other night. At dinner last night with some members, he said that I've basically been his trainer for teaching the lessons, since in his first area he taught 3 lessons the whole transfer. He's a good companion and he wants to work hard.
I witnessed an answered prayer. Sometimes the people in downtown Evanston can be rough, ignorant, and reject you. Lately I've been praying to have a greater love and sincerity and conviction in my heart for the people. I've been praying to feel this greater love and concern for the people. The other day as we were downtown contacting people I felt that. It was an overwhelming joy. I couldn't help but smile. That morning all of our appointments had fallen through, and even though people told me "no", I couldn't help but smile. I loved them and saw them as if they were my own family members. I just felt good, and that's the best way that I can describe it. God had answered my prayer to feel a deeper love for the people. This was just an almost overwhelming happiness yesterday, being able to talk to the people in downtown. True happiness lies in serving and showing love to other people. Serving a mission is like being hooked up to an I.V. full of this. This is what causes such joy and happiness. Think of it like spiritual morphine for the soul. I just want you to picture someone that you've spent a few minutes speaking with, sharing the gospel. Feeling so good as you talk to them, and then as they turn away and begin to walk away they look back and tell you, "The message doesn't speak to me, but if it works for you.." Picture this as they walk away. This message does work for me, but not just for me for all of God's Children. Those are the faces that you have to see as a missionary. The message I share just feels so right. These people need this, I know it, but some of them turn away. They still enjoy talking to you, but they continue on their way. One day they will hear it in full, and except it. Maybe then they will see me, and recognize me for who I am trying to become. If they except then we will have joy, and kneel at the Saviors feet. I bear you this witness in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Why did you have to go the doctors. Did you get the same backpack or did you try to get another one like the one that I described to you?
I've gotta go grocery shopping really quick, and then when I get back I can check the email. let me know the name of the back pack that you got. maybe send me a picture of it from a website or something. I just can't go to the website. I love you and hopefully I can check back briefly. You are the MOM!!
So would there be anyway if I don't like this one that you got that I could get the money for the broken one and use it to go towards one that I like?
Love Elder Adams
The apartment cleaning went great. We did it all! We listed to some conference talks while we cleaned.
Aren't you just a little hiker! As far as you getting a car, I don't approve, you don't turn 16 for over a year. I want to hear about this tournament though. I told you about the baptism, his mom doesn't want him meeting with us anymore. We are teaching a family from Liberia, Africa though, and the kids want to get baptized. I love you bro. I love when you share your testimony with me. Sometimes I think about you sharing your testimony when I share the first vision with people or when I bear my own testimony. I thought about it Yesterday as we were teaching a couple that is visiting from Jamaica. I love the Jamaican and Carrribean people. Anyway, thanks for writing bro. I love you tons.
Sincerely Elder Adams,
P.S. Here's a scripture for you, it's sort of like advice. Alma 37:2, I thought of you when I read it.
That's awesome mom, Thank you so much! I will keep a look out for the backpack and the shirts. I officially love the Jamaican and Carribean people. They are such a great culture.
The biggest problem we are facing in preparing people for baptism, is getting them to come to church. Usually investigators will commit, we line up rides, we call the night before and verify, and then when it comes to the investigator following through; something always happens. I'd also really like to see our member present lessons increase. The problem is that a lot of our lessons have been falling through lately. People seem so willing to meet with us, but they are either insincere, or they forget. Elder Gardner and I have essentially resorted to having appointment interviews with the people we meet, asking them if this is something they will be interested in, essentially finding out if they are for real. We are continuing to meet with the family from Liberia, with a member from our ward who is also from Liberia. Brother Yancuba has really taken to the teaching and testifying of this family. The Fahnbulleh family (this family from Liberia) struggles with commitments, but most of the kids are very bright and are catching on to who Joseph Smith is. Most importantly they love to pray. Especially this little 9 year old boy named Poppi. Everytime we ask who wants to pray he always wants to say it. We can't get the mom or the older sister, Wiatta, who is 17 to say a closing prayer. Poppi loves to pray though! This family looks to be our most prospective for baptism right now, although we have found some other great investigators.Elder Gardner and I are doing great. One night when we got home last week he said some really nice things about me. He commented how he thought that if I get transferred that he thought the area would collapse. He also sees me as a great teacher. He basically made it sound like things wouldn't be the same. I really feel that he looks up to me, even though at times I would have thought otherwise. It really made me feel good hearing some of the things that he had to say to me the other night. At dinner last night with some members, he said that I've basically been his trainer for teaching the lessons, since in his first area he taught 3 lessons the whole transfer. He's a good companion and he wants to work hard.
I witnessed an answered prayer. Sometimes the people in downtown Evanston can be rough, ignorant, and reject you. Lately I've been praying to have a greater love and sincerity and conviction in my heart for the people. I've been praying to feel this greater love and concern for the people. The other day as we were downtown contacting people I felt that. It was an overwhelming joy. I couldn't help but smile. That morning all of our appointments had fallen through, and even though people told me "no", I couldn't help but smile. I loved them and saw them as if they were my own family members. I just felt good, and that's the best way that I can describe it. God had answered my prayer to feel a deeper love for the people. This was just an almost overwhelming happiness yesterday, being able to talk to the people in downtown. True happiness lies in serving and showing love to other people. Serving a mission is like being hooked up to an I.V. full of this. This is what causes such joy and happiness. Think of it like spiritual morphine for the soul. I just want you to picture someone that you've spent a few minutes speaking with, sharing the gospel. Feeling so good as you talk to them, and then as they turn away and begin to walk away they look back and tell you, "The message doesn't speak to me, but if it works for you.." Picture this as they walk away. This message does work for me, but not just for me for all of God's Children. Those are the faces that you have to see as a missionary. The message I share just feels so right. These people need this, I know it, but some of them turn away. They still enjoy talking to you, but they continue on their way. One day they will hear it in full, and except it. Maybe then they will see me, and recognize me for who I am trying to become. If they except then we will have joy, and kneel at the Saviors feet. I bear you this witness in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Why did you have to go the doctors. Did you get the same backpack or did you try to get another one like the one that I described to you?
I've gotta go grocery shopping really quick, and then when I get back I can check the email. let me know the name of the back pack that you got. maybe send me a picture of it from a website or something. I just can't go to the website. I love you and hopefully I can check back briefly. You are the MOM!!
So would there be anyway if I don't like this one that you got that I could get the money for the broken one and use it to go towards one that I like?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
July 15, 2009
That's pretty gross that he touched it with his bare hands. I wrote you about our bike trip we had yesterday, but I accidently deleted it so I wrote about it to mom. We had a ride down to chicago for zone conference. I'm just finishing up my entry forms for the tour de france. I think If I can stay in the lead for the first 2/3 of the course then no one will be able to catch me!!! Ha ha ha. Anyway it was good ride. I love you so much pops. You're a great dad. I never heard if you got the card that I sent you for father's day. Oh and how was your birthday, I don't think I ever wrote you anything.
Love your Son
I only have till about 11:30 my time though because we are meeting with a guy and his two young boys that I contacted into in downtown Evanston. They all had on Barcelona soccer jerseys. He wants to meet with us, so that's where we are headed. His name is Havier, and he's leaving tonight to Florida. I will try and come back to email at around 2, 3, or 4, I don't know it's hard to say when I'll jump back online. We are going to clean our apartment today also. Hurry online.
HEy you're a little slow getting on. I'll go meet with this guy downtown and we can meet back here in an hour or two does that work.
All right I'll send it, but what do I use in the mean time. Gotta go.
I think the one here was about 80? It was an ogio at the chicago cycle store. I need to know what I'm supposed to do for a backpack for a week or so until You can
send me a new one, if I send this one that I have home. Just borrow one of my companions other ones???
Good idea, I can use the temple one, or my companion said that he has an extra one.
It went good. He took us to this little pizza place called gigio's and we ate with him and his two boys. Found out he's from Barcelona spain, but is living in Florida and visiting here because he has some property here. His boys asked us questions about our religion. They are 15 and 11, I think. I went well though. I had a good chicken salad.
Yeah on monday. So what's the plan for this backpack. And you said you just barely got the package with the shirts in it??
I hope the summer is going well for you all,First off, it says on my garments (the bottoms) that I cannot bleach them. The tops I can, but I don't think any of the tops are that bad. The bleach idea therefore will not work witht he bottoms and those are the ones that are the worst.
Next, sorry I did mess up on the scripture it's John 6:61-71. The talk went GREAT! The ward loved it. I received so many compliments, people kept saying "Great talk Elder." One lady told me it was the best missionary talk she'd heard. A lot of people just really loved it. I got a little choked up on some parts but I tried to deliver strong. I prepared part of it while I was on the stand. Elder Hicken, the former Area 70 as of May, told me that I did good,and that it was better that they waited to have me speak because then it had more impact. I felt really good that day. My companion has had a ton of flat tires lately and he had a huge rip in his tire. Sunday we were on the side of the road while he fixed his tire, he'd used up all of his patches by the end. This lady who's house we were out in front of was nice to us. Now he's bought a new tire. It's a good thing he got it fixed also because yesterday we had to bike to Zone conference in Logan Square, in chicago. The sisters have totaled their car twice and it looks like the mission is done issuing them new vehicles. This is who we normally ride with. One member calculated the ride to be about 10 miles one way, though I haven't checked. It took us about 45 minutes to get there. It was a good ride. I was ran off the road by an suv who pulled out of a line of traffic. You're biking down in that city through gaps and alongside traffic and people are insane. We also had interviews with President Doll yesterday. I beginning to feel his love, that this is where he is called to be and he cares for us. He does things a little different, he's changed a few rules and he runs zone conference a little different but I like him. Last week he actually called us and asked if there were any appointments he could come to with us. He came to one with us and taught. During this appointment we set a baptismal date for one of investigators Marquel. Then he and his wife took us to Boston Market for dinner afterwards. It was a great experience. President sent me this letter today
Reply From President
It was a great experience to be able to teach with you and Elder Gardner last week. You have a good way of explaining the gospel and of asking good questions. I hope that my experience with you was an example of the kind of teaching you do all of the time. I can see that you are also a good companion and trainer for Elder Gardner. Read keep up the good work.
We did have a baptism set up for August 1 with this 19 year old black kid. His name is Marquel, this is the date that we set when President came to teach with us. He has had a rough life, made some mistakes in his life, but he quit smoking and we set a baptismal date for him. Then the other day when we were about to bike to his house for an appointment, I called him and he said that his mom, who he just moved in with, doesn't want him talking to us anymore. He asked if he could keep the BoM though, and of course we told him sure. It's sad though that he can't meet with us or get baptised anymore. We had set this baptismal date last week. Things are going forward though. I love you mom and family. The family is so important. I'm so thankful for all that you do mom and dad. You don't know how much your sacrifices mean to me. As I get older I can't help but think that I want to continue to be you little boy. I feel like we lost time together throughout those years we fought. I love you so much all of you. You are in my prayers. I'm doing the Lords work, and when you're oout on a sunny day knocking doors testifying, that's the life, these are the good times. When you're downtown in Evanston, testifying and teaching and talking to people, it's envigoration. I love this work. I'M A MISSIONARY. It just feels good, and I want to soak it all up.
WITH Love and Gratitude,
Elder Adams
Ok, you can keep writing me right now. I just have to jump over to another sight so I can write my weekly letter to president.
Here's something else that I thought I'd write to you about.
Another miracle happened the other day. At night we were planning and I was trying to find a street on the map that I had seen during the day that I wanted to tract, but I couldn't remember the name of it. We picked another. Then during the day as we were out I saw the street again. Now I am a huge advocate for not changing the plans, because we had picked that street and maybe Father in Heaven has been preparing people on that street for us all day, waiting for us to come. Then I decided we would change plans. I felt we should have a prayer though, and I offered one for us there. I prayed that we were changing plans and asked for help. I felt that something was going to happen on this street. Sure enough it did. We met a lady that shared very personal spiritual experiences. She was also strong in her beliefs. This could have been confrontational or argumentative, but I feel that prayer came into play , and we were able to speak to her. She was kind, and said we could bring by a copy of the Book of Mormon, but we did not set up to meet again. Nonetheless I feel she was one of the reasons we were to be on that street. Then a few more houses down I spoke to a man a single Japanese man, Suji Takahashi, and he immediately let us in after I had asked if we could share our message some time. He offered us water and then had us sit down. This was unlike any lesson. We taught principles from all 4 lessons in question and answer and discussion format. He was asking some important things. At the end he asked what the one thing he could do to know. We told him read the Book of Mormon. We didn't have any copies on us, because of the shortage that we've had, but we told him we'd bring one back. We set up a return appointment with him. Yesterday we dropped off the Book of Mormon to him with our testimonies in the front cover, and few of my favorite chapters written in. I feel like this was all evidence of God's hand in directing the work, showing us where we needed to go. I'm glad I acted. I've also seen the power of prayer, and I'm glad I acted on the prompting to pray. The Lord answered us and led us to people who are waiting. It's incredible when you feel guided, it's times like these that you know that this is not mine or any other missionarie's work: It's Gods. It's a good thing that I put aside my own judgements about changing plans.
I love you too mom. Thank you for sticking with me. Families in this gospel are forever, we have that to always hold onto.
That reminds me, I forgot to tell you about this awesome vegetable stire fry I made last week. I'm a Thai chef. Some members gave us some frozen stir fry vegetables and I seasoned and soy sauced them. It was so good. It's probably one of my favorite things. Probably one of the best things I've made on my mission. I made it two nights in a row, now I'm rationing the rest of the frozen veggies.
So you've been printing off my emails. I'm wondering if I should print off all of the stuff that I've received from you guys or things like that. So I can read it all later. My mail box is getting full and I keep getting this warning and I have to delte stuff because it says mailbox almost full. I might have to go back and start deleting.
Well I certainly didn't do anything to deserve that kind of love.
you can keep emailing me. I'm just going back and forth and working out while I email you.
Thanks...anyway this transfer is going by extra fast. It's insane.
Your last message didn't come through. There's an ogio bag that i want that's different than the one that I have. It's alittle narrower and a lot nicer that's the 80 one. maybe i can just buy that one and then ogio can reimburse? i don't know. i gotta go though. love ya tons.
I am gonna spend a fortune sending home packages. ha haha
Love your Son
I only have till about 11:30 my time though because we are meeting with a guy and his two young boys that I contacted into in downtown Evanston. They all had on Barcelona soccer jerseys. He wants to meet with us, so that's where we are headed. His name is Havier, and he's leaving tonight to Florida. I will try and come back to email at around 2, 3, or 4, I don't know it's hard to say when I'll jump back online. We are going to clean our apartment today also. Hurry online.
HEy you're a little slow getting on. I'll go meet with this guy downtown and we can meet back here in an hour or two does that work.
All right I'll send it, but what do I use in the mean time. Gotta go.
I think the one here was about 80? It was an ogio at the chicago cycle store. I need to know what I'm supposed to do for a backpack for a week or so until You can
send me a new one, if I send this one that I have home. Just borrow one of my companions other ones???
Good idea, I can use the temple one, or my companion said that he has an extra one.
It went good. He took us to this little pizza place called gigio's and we ate with him and his two boys. Found out he's from Barcelona spain, but is living in Florida and visiting here because he has some property here. His boys asked us questions about our religion. They are 15 and 11, I think. I went well though. I had a good chicken salad.
Yeah on monday. So what's the plan for this backpack. And you said you just barely got the package with the shirts in it??
I hope the summer is going well for you all,First off, it says on my garments (the bottoms) that I cannot bleach them. The tops I can, but I don't think any of the tops are that bad. The bleach idea therefore will not work witht he bottoms and those are the ones that are the worst.
Next, sorry I did mess up on the scripture it's John 6:61-71. The talk went GREAT! The ward loved it. I received so many compliments, people kept saying "Great talk Elder." One lady told me it was the best missionary talk she'd heard. A lot of people just really loved it. I got a little choked up on some parts but I tried to deliver strong. I prepared part of it while I was on the stand. Elder Hicken, the former Area 70 as of May, told me that I did good,and that it was better that they waited to have me speak because then it had more impact. I felt really good that day. My companion has had a ton of flat tires lately and he had a huge rip in his tire. Sunday we were on the side of the road while he fixed his tire, he'd used up all of his patches by the end. This lady who's house we were out in front of was nice to us. Now he's bought a new tire. It's a good thing he got it fixed also because yesterday we had to bike to Zone conference in Logan Square, in chicago. The sisters have totaled their car twice and it looks like the mission is done issuing them new vehicles. This is who we normally ride with. One member calculated the ride to be about 10 miles one way, though I haven't checked. It took us about 45 minutes to get there. It was a good ride. I was ran off the road by an suv who pulled out of a line of traffic. You're biking down in that city through gaps and alongside traffic and people are insane. We also had interviews with President Doll yesterday. I beginning to feel his love, that this is where he is called to be and he cares for us. He does things a little different, he's changed a few rules and he runs zone conference a little different but I like him. Last week he actually called us and asked if there were any appointments he could come to with us. He came to one with us and taught. During this appointment we set a baptismal date for one of investigators Marquel. Then he and his wife took us to Boston Market for dinner afterwards. It was a great experience. President sent me this letter today
Reply From President
It was a great experience to be able to teach with you and Elder Gardner last week. You have a good way of explaining the gospel and of asking good questions. I hope that my experience with you was an example of the kind of teaching you do all of the time. I can see that you are also a good companion and trainer for Elder Gardner. Read keep up the good work.
We did have a baptism set up for August 1 with this 19 year old black kid. His name is Marquel, this is the date that we set when President came to teach with us. He has had a rough life, made some mistakes in his life, but he quit smoking and we set a baptismal date for him. Then the other day when we were about to bike to his house for an appointment, I called him and he said that his mom, who he just moved in with, doesn't want him talking to us anymore. He asked if he could keep the BoM though, and of course we told him sure. It's sad though that he can't meet with us or get baptised anymore. We had set this baptismal date last week. Things are going forward though. I love you mom and family. The family is so important. I'm so thankful for all that you do mom and dad. You don't know how much your sacrifices mean to me. As I get older I can't help but think that I want to continue to be you little boy. I feel like we lost time together throughout those years we fought. I love you so much all of you. You are in my prayers. I'm doing the Lords work, and when you're oout on a sunny day knocking doors testifying, that's the life, these are the good times. When you're downtown in Evanston, testifying and teaching and talking to people, it's envigoration. I love this work. I'M A MISSIONARY. It just feels good, and I want to soak it all up.
WITH Love and Gratitude,
Elder Adams
Ok, you can keep writing me right now. I just have to jump over to another sight so I can write my weekly letter to president.
Here's something else that I thought I'd write to you about.
Another miracle happened the other day. At night we were planning and I was trying to find a street on the map that I had seen during the day that I wanted to tract, but I couldn't remember the name of it. We picked another. Then during the day as we were out I saw the street again. Now I am a huge advocate for not changing the plans, because we had picked that street and maybe Father in Heaven has been preparing people on that street for us all day, waiting for us to come. Then I decided we would change plans. I felt we should have a prayer though, and I offered one for us there. I prayed that we were changing plans and asked for help. I felt that something was going to happen on this street. Sure enough it did. We met a lady that shared very personal spiritual experiences. She was also strong in her beliefs. This could have been confrontational or argumentative, but I feel that prayer came into play , and we were able to speak to her. She was kind, and said we could bring by a copy of the Book of Mormon, but we did not set up to meet again. Nonetheless I feel she was one of the reasons we were to be on that street. Then a few more houses down I spoke to a man a single Japanese man, Suji Takahashi, and he immediately let us in after I had asked if we could share our message some time. He offered us water and then had us sit down. This was unlike any lesson. We taught principles from all 4 lessons in question and answer and discussion format. He was asking some important things. At the end he asked what the one thing he could do to know. We told him read the Book of Mormon. We didn't have any copies on us, because of the shortage that we've had, but we told him we'd bring one back. We set up a return appointment with him. Yesterday we dropped off the Book of Mormon to him with our testimonies in the front cover, and few of my favorite chapters written in. I feel like this was all evidence of God's hand in directing the work, showing us where we needed to go. I'm glad I acted. I've also seen the power of prayer, and I'm glad I acted on the prompting to pray. The Lord answered us and led us to people who are waiting. It's incredible when you feel guided, it's times like these that you know that this is not mine or any other missionarie's work: It's Gods. It's a good thing that I put aside my own judgements about changing plans.
I love you too mom. Thank you for sticking with me. Families in this gospel are forever, we have that to always hold onto.
That reminds me, I forgot to tell you about this awesome vegetable stire fry I made last week. I'm a Thai chef. Some members gave us some frozen stir fry vegetables and I seasoned and soy sauced them. It was so good. It's probably one of my favorite things. Probably one of the best things I've made on my mission. I made it two nights in a row, now I'm rationing the rest of the frozen veggies.
So you've been printing off my emails. I'm wondering if I should print off all of the stuff that I've received from you guys or things like that. So I can read it all later. My mail box is getting full and I keep getting this warning and I have to delte stuff because it says mailbox almost full. I might have to go back and start deleting.
Well I certainly didn't do anything to deserve that kind of love.
you can keep emailing me. I'm just going back and forth and working out while I email you.
Thanks...anyway this transfer is going by extra fast. It's insane.
Your last message didn't come through. There's an ogio bag that i want that's different than the one that I have. It's alittle narrower and a lot nicer that's the 80 one. maybe i can just buy that one and then ogio can reimburse? i don't know. i gotta go though. love ya tons.
I am gonna spend a fortune sending home packages. ha haha
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
July 8, 2009
yeah, my zipper is busted, and I think ogio has a lifetime warranty on all zippers and buckles. The smaller size of shirt would be great. I will send them home today.
I got your package, thank you. Anyway so for the fourth of July....My companion bought a bunch of Chicken and I whipped up a marinade for it. A member also gave us a steak so we threw that in there to share also. I also cut up some potatoes and onions that some members had given us and I seasoned and marinated these. The chicken marinated for a day and the veggie's for half a day. We also made some rolls. We went down by the pool and used the apartments barbeque to grill. It was great, not bad for two missionaries. The grill ran out of gas just as our food finished cooking, the steak and some of the potatoes were a little underdone, but it was good. This day was a miracle also because it was raining almost the whole day, and this bbq that we were planning looked like it was going to get canceled. We'd been smelling everyone elses bbq as we went through the neighborhoods earlier that morning. We talked to one black guy out grilling ribs, and it looked like he'd killed every animal and put it on the grill. He told us how much meat he planned to cook and I believed him. I was praying as we tracted out in the rain, soaking wet from biking, that the weather would change. Sure enough right before it was time to go fix dinner the rain stopped and it cleared up. We GRILLED!! Then that night we went to the Lakeshore. We got permission from President to watch the fireworks and to be out a little later. This was probably one of the greatest displays I've ever seen. We were about 100-200 yards away from where they were launching them. I could also see the ones in Chicago amid the buildings. I think our evanston show was bigger. It was so loud and well done. There were a ton of boats that had parked out on the water also, and we stood amid crowds of people on a pier. The shoreline was packed. Getting out of there was intense also. It was like a stadium event was ending, the streets were loaded. We had to walk with our bikes for a little until we could get out. Deffinately a great fourth of July celebration.
Yesterday Elder Gardner and I had some miracles occur. We had 6 appointments set up throughout the day, and some of them we had members lined up to come with us. All six of them fell through. However as we talked to as many people as we could that were around us as we went to the different appointments we were blessed with contacts and newly arranged appointments. It was incredible how many people gave us there information and were willing to meet with us. In one area where we were working it was as if everyone we spoke to wanted to hear the gospel. It was almost as if the Lord compensated for our appointments falling through. My comp got chewed out pretty bad on a street contact last night in downtown evanston, and I had to go over and get the guy to leave and get my comp out of there. He was really hammering on him. My comp said he wanted to punch the guy.
By the way, I'm speaking in sacrament this week, and I bore my testimony in sacrament just this past week. I cried, that's inevitable, but this is like my home ward now anyway. I felt like I'd been putting off sharing my testimony this past couple of fast and testimony meetings and I felt I had to get up this time. I shared some things I'd read in John 5:61-71, during Personal study that morning. Ponder these scriptures and how Jesus' disciples left him. Ponder how peter answers like a good disciple to whom shall we go. Then he testifies of the savior. We have no one else to turn to but Christ. He is my Lord and Savior, and we too must testify. It felt so good to testify, it was like a lift or boost. The spirit surges through you, and then you have a peace and a calm. I love you All and I love this work. Each day to be a missionary is blessing and a gift, I have to treasure each one.
Love ,
Elder Adams
Well how did it go? Did you have any problems, see any miracles, did you plan and evaluate effectively??? Anyway I want to hear more. You can read about my fourth in mom's email. I love you tons. I love you Spencer, stay strong. Where are you at in the BOM. Oh and how's soccer practice going. Also the new mission President has changed a couple of things already. He also called us last night and he wants to come out and work, or teach with us tomorrow night. I never did that with Pres. Stoddard. I'm excited it should be a lot of fun. I love you all and I look forward to hearing a little MORE from you next week.
Love Elder Adams.
Hey, I also washed some of my garments with some colors, particularly a green shirt. So now some of my garment bottoms are tinted green. Some are definately showing green. I don't know how bad the shirts are. Is it ok to wear them still, or do you need to send me some more. You make the decision. They just aren't white anymore. If I need new, could you send some out, probably 3-4 pair. I also still have a pair with a hole in it that I haven't been wearing and haven't thrown out, because I don't know what to do with it. Help me out in this department, I'm still new.
Thanks Elder Adams
I got your package, thank you. Anyway so for the fourth of July....My companion bought a bunch of Chicken and I whipped up a marinade for it. A member also gave us a steak so we threw that in there to share also. I also cut up some potatoes and onions that some members had given us and I seasoned and marinated these. The chicken marinated for a day and the veggie's for half a day. We also made some rolls. We went down by the pool and used the apartments barbeque to grill. It was great, not bad for two missionaries. The grill ran out of gas just as our food finished cooking, the steak and some of the potatoes were a little underdone, but it was good. This day was a miracle also because it was raining almost the whole day, and this bbq that we were planning looked like it was going to get canceled. We'd been smelling everyone elses bbq as we went through the neighborhoods earlier that morning. We talked to one black guy out grilling ribs, and it looked like he'd killed every animal and put it on the grill. He told us how much meat he planned to cook and I believed him. I was praying as we tracted out in the rain, soaking wet from biking, that the weather would change. Sure enough right before it was time to go fix dinner the rain stopped and it cleared up. We GRILLED!! Then that night we went to the Lakeshore. We got permission from President to watch the fireworks and to be out a little later. This was probably one of the greatest displays I've ever seen. We were about 100-200 yards away from where they were launching them. I could also see the ones in Chicago amid the buildings. I think our evanston show was bigger. It was so loud and well done. There were a ton of boats that had parked out on the water also, and we stood amid crowds of people on a pier. The shoreline was packed. Getting out of there was intense also. It was like a stadium event was ending, the streets were loaded. We had to walk with our bikes for a little until we could get out. Deffinately a great fourth of July celebration.
Yesterday Elder Gardner and I had some miracles occur. We had 6 appointments set up throughout the day, and some of them we had members lined up to come with us. All six of them fell through. However as we talked to as many people as we could that were around us as we went to the different appointments we were blessed with contacts and newly arranged appointments. It was incredible how many people gave us there information and were willing to meet with us. In one area where we were working it was as if everyone we spoke to wanted to hear the gospel. It was almost as if the Lord compensated for our appointments falling through. My comp got chewed out pretty bad on a street contact last night in downtown evanston, and I had to go over and get the guy to leave and get my comp out of there. He was really hammering on him. My comp said he wanted to punch the guy.
By the way, I'm speaking in sacrament this week, and I bore my testimony in sacrament just this past week. I cried, that's inevitable, but this is like my home ward now anyway. I felt like I'd been putting off sharing my testimony this past couple of fast and testimony meetings and I felt I had to get up this time. I shared some things I'd read in John 5:61-71, during Personal study that morning. Ponder these scriptures and how Jesus' disciples left him. Ponder how peter answers like a good disciple to whom shall we go. Then he testifies of the savior. We have no one else to turn to but Christ. He is my Lord and Savior, and we too must testify. It felt so good to testify, it was like a lift or boost. The spirit surges through you, and then you have a peace and a calm. I love you All and I love this work. Each day to be a missionary is blessing and a gift, I have to treasure each one.
Love ,
Elder Adams
Well how did it go? Did you have any problems, see any miracles, did you plan and evaluate effectively??? Anyway I want to hear more. You can read about my fourth in mom's email. I love you tons. I love you Spencer, stay strong. Where are you at in the BOM. Oh and how's soccer practice going. Also the new mission President has changed a couple of things already. He also called us last night and he wants to come out and work, or teach with us tomorrow night. I never did that with Pres. Stoddard. I'm excited it should be a lot of fun. I love you all and I look forward to hearing a little MORE from you next week.
Love Elder Adams.
Hey, I also washed some of my garments with some colors, particularly a green shirt. So now some of my garment bottoms are tinted green. Some are definately showing green. I don't know how bad the shirts are. Is it ok to wear them still, or do you need to send me some more. You make the decision. They just aren't white anymore. If I need new, could you send some out, probably 3-4 pair. I also still have a pair with a hole in it that I haven't been wearing and haven't thrown out, because I don't know what to do with it. Help me out in this department, I'm still new.
Thanks Elder Adams
Friday, July 10, 2009
July 1, 2009
Wow I remember just last year before I left that Steve's wife was due to have a baby. She must have gotten pregnant as soon as she had that one. That's intense. Yeah we heard about Michael Jackson dying from people. Then as we ride through the streets every car radio is playing one of his songs, the day after it all happened. So I've had to make a bunch of calls and get things straightened out with the bills. I got a claim started with State Farm, and then passed this info onto missionary medical. Missionary medical is working with me. State farm is the company that is the carrier for the car that I had the accident with, so everything is moving forward. As I celebrate the 4th this will be the first holiday that I celebrate twice on my mission. I still remember last year like it was yesterday. I want to roast a marshmallow on the grills down by the pool at our apartment complex, but other than that there are no set plans. We should be able to see the fireworks from the city on the 3rd.
So how did spencer's soccer tournament go? I have that scripture for him. DC 62:3, there is also another set of scriptures that I found that is along the same lines. It's a scripture chain, DC 84:61-62, then read vs. 94, then 116.
Today we met the new mission President. Him and his wife both seem great. He's straight forward and down to business, but she seems a lot more "perky." In fact she reminds me of Lucy, from "I love Lucy." It will be great getting to know them all. We were also going to go to the Taste of Chicago today, but our ride changed on us and plans got changed. It was a little rainy today anyway, and I'd already been last year, but my comp had not. He didn't seem to disappointed.
OH, I wanted to see if you can find out if my OGIO backpack can be replaced. One of the zippers has the teeth all bent. There's a pack that I saw at a place out here that I want that's ogio,and it's a little smaller also. I can't remember the name of it though. Also I was wondering if on the Long sleeve shirts, since I haven't opened them, if they make any smaller sizes. Did you get me a 15? I was wondering if they make a 14.5 or something, but I can't have the sleeves any shorter. I don't know the necks on my shirts are just not as snug fitting as my past couple of companions.
Anyway, I 've thought about it and I could probably enter the Tour de' France next year, and do it in a shirt and tie. What do you think.
I love you mom, I love you family. Sorry there's not more time to write or chat.
Love,
Elder Adams
Talk to Debbie and Aaron and see if they received the letter I sent to them? It's been a couple of weeks.
So how did spencer's soccer tournament go? I have that scripture for him. DC 62:3, there is also another set of scriptures that I found that is along the same lines. It's a scripture chain, DC 84:61-62, then read vs. 94, then 116.
Today we met the new mission President. Him and his wife both seem great. He's straight forward and down to business, but she seems a lot more "perky." In fact she reminds me of Lucy, from "I love Lucy." It will be great getting to know them all. We were also going to go to the Taste of Chicago today, but our ride changed on us and plans got changed. It was a little rainy today anyway, and I'd already been last year, but my comp had not. He didn't seem to disappointed.
OH, I wanted to see if you can find out if my OGIO backpack can be replaced. One of the zippers has the teeth all bent. There's a pack that I saw at a place out here that I want that's ogio,and it's a little smaller also. I can't remember the name of it though. Also I was wondering if on the Long sleeve shirts, since I haven't opened them, if they make any smaller sizes. Did you get me a 15? I was wondering if they make a 14.5 or something, but I can't have the sleeves any shorter. I don't know the necks on my shirts are just not as snug fitting as my past couple of companions.
Anyway, I 've thought about it and I could probably enter the Tour de' France next year, and do it in a shirt and tie. What do you think.
I love you mom, I love you family. Sorry there's not more time to write or chat.
Love,
Elder Adams
Talk to Debbie and Aaron and see if they received the letter I sent to them? It's been a couple of weeks.
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