I can't believe that another month is gone and I still feel like I am just starting my mission.
I will be coming up on my one year mark soon, and I might be a senior companion soon, and that is scary enough.
I gave my first training at our district meeting yesterday, and it was on "Does the Lord trust me?".
I think I needed the lesson, I still don't feel ready to be a miisionary, but every time I go out, my mind is lead to what to say and do I hope that I am trusted by the Lord.
New bike pictures next week!
Love Elder Boy
Virginia ROCK! the church is true, and I love you. read mosiah 3
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
IM Chat with William - 08-19-09
William Boy IV: are you online
William Boy IV: Im on my mission
William Boy: I am
How are things going?
William Boy IV: great
William Boy: It has been so long since I got to chat with you.
Tell me all about it
How was Nicoles Baptism?
William Boy IV: I am working on upgrading my bike today (my first bike was to small) and we are teaching more lessons this week then the last one
I didn't get to do it was on a day that we couldn't make
William Boy: I am glad to hear about all the lessons that you are able to teach, but that is to bad about not being able to get to Nicoles baptism
but, you know that you were a part of her finding the church, and that is what matters
William Boy IV: that is how I feel
William Boy: I sent off your letter. Sharon is here this week and we are loving to spend time with her. She and Benson, went to Wingers on Monday. They filled up on the Appetizer and hardly ate any of their meal
William Boy IV: we might be having another baptism soon. His name is Jason, he just got married to a member and we have been teaching him for a little while. Now that he is out from his parents anti-mormon feelings, we will be able to get things moving.
William Boy: Good attitude!
I am so proud of the growth that I hear in your every word, son.
You are a completely different person. And I like was I am seeing in you.
Benson and Anneke are starting school tomorrow. Benson is excited, just because he is so bored sitting around the house
William Boy IV: Thank you, like you always told me experience is what you get after you need it, and I have seen that alot these last few weeks. Looking back on my first months out I wish that I new what I know now.
William Boy: Since I have you online, can you verify that you current address is:
617 Dunedin Rd. Apt A, Portsmouth, VA, 23701
William Boy IV: yes that is it
William Boy: Work has been going great, and Mary Ann is feeling more comfortable in her new position as a manager. We are both doing great on our diet, and I love cooking the food to help us succeed.
William Boy IV: I was able to cook again and I find that I can do it better that I thought.
William Boy: Cool, you have had plenty of chances to play with your cooking skills here at home, so I am not surprised that you are finding new ways to spread your wings while on in the mission field. Have you made lemon pepper chicken for Elder Shock yet? you should.
William Boy IV: Not yet, but I will soon.
William Boy: I forgot to mention in my letter. I have been asked to teach a cooking class for BYU. It is a 3 hour seminar on how to cook using the HCG protocol. (HCG is our diet)
William Boy IV: What is this about mom and a new car?
William Boy: Mom, bought a new Toyota Camry. It is white, and looks just like Mary Ann's car, (except that it is white)
She was having more car trouble with the van, and decided to trade it in on a new car.
Anneke told me that she only gets to drive it in the parking lot, or at night when there isn't very much traffic. But that will probably change once the newness wears off.
So any new investigators for us to pray for? Didn't you have a family that you were teaching?
Has anything new happened with the guy with the BMW?
What was his name?
William Boy IV: whos name
William Boy: Mr. BMW
William Boy: I put the picture of you in his BMW, as your new picture on the Blogsite.
William Boy IV: That was an investigator that I told oyu would have let me drive it around the block but it is against the rules
William Boy: I was thinking of putting your picture of you in the BMW, as your picture in with the ward missionary pictures has anyone from the Heatheridge ward been writing to you?
William Boy IV: I am ok with it I like the car
William: No, no one is writing me from the ward
williamboy3: So did you have a family that you were teaching?
William: Not yet, but he just went in for a blood clot in his lung and so we have to wait until after that
williamboy3: ok, well I hope that he does ok, and I hope that you are able to teach him
Are you going to visit him in the hospital?
A blessing may be just what he needs
William: We are waiting for him to call us and tell us his room number
williamboy3: good idea, I suppose you don't want to be too pushy. Just listen to what the spirit tells you.
William: I try
williamboy3: Benson went to the school today to make some changes to his schedule. He was there at 8am.That is how ready he is to get back to school.
William: How is the old ward going?
Any fun classes, for Benson?
williamboy3: I am teaching my genealogy class, and Mary Ann teaches the sunbeams.
It is weird to see Danny, Josh, and Stirling in Elders Quorum, but things are pretty much the same as always.
William: what about Benson and school?
williamboy3: Benson just went to school today to make some schedule changes.
His construction class wasn't showing up on his schedule, so he wanted to check on it.
The funny thing is that he got there at 8am this morning.
Well, I can believe that I am the one saying this, but I have to get going.
I have some people who want some of my time, and I am at work so I guess that I should help them.
William: Ok, I will try again later.
williamboy3: Great, I love to hear from you.
Take care of yourself, and keep up the good work.
We love you, and pray for you every night.
Bye
William Boy IV: Im on my mission
William Boy: I am
How are things going?
William Boy IV: great
William Boy: It has been so long since I got to chat with you.
Tell me all about it
How was Nicoles Baptism?
William Boy IV: I am working on upgrading my bike today (my first bike was to small) and we are teaching more lessons this week then the last one
I didn't get to do it was on a day that we couldn't make
William Boy: I am glad to hear about all the lessons that you are able to teach, but that is to bad about not being able to get to Nicoles baptism
but, you know that you were a part of her finding the church, and that is what matters
William Boy IV: that is how I feel
William Boy: I sent off your letter. Sharon is here this week and we are loving to spend time with her. She and Benson, went to Wingers on Monday. They filled up on the Appetizer and hardly ate any of their meal
William Boy IV: we might be having another baptism soon. His name is Jason, he just got married to a member and we have been teaching him for a little while. Now that he is out from his parents anti-mormon feelings, we will be able to get things moving.
William Boy: Good attitude!
I am so proud of the growth that I hear in your every word, son.
You are a completely different person. And I like was I am seeing in you.
Benson and Anneke are starting school tomorrow. Benson is excited, just because he is so bored sitting around the house
William Boy IV: Thank you, like you always told me experience is what you get after you need it, and I have seen that alot these last few weeks. Looking back on my first months out I wish that I new what I know now.
William Boy: Since I have you online, can you verify that you current address is:
617 Dunedin Rd. Apt A, Portsmouth, VA, 23701
William Boy IV: yes that is it
William Boy: Work has been going great, and Mary Ann is feeling more comfortable in her new position as a manager. We are both doing great on our diet, and I love cooking the food to help us succeed.
William Boy IV: I was able to cook again and I find that I can do it better that I thought.
William Boy: Cool, you have had plenty of chances to play with your cooking skills here at home, so I am not surprised that you are finding new ways to spread your wings while on in the mission field. Have you made lemon pepper chicken for Elder Shock yet? you should.
William Boy IV: Not yet, but I will soon.
William Boy: I forgot to mention in my letter. I have been asked to teach a cooking class for BYU. It is a 3 hour seminar on how to cook using the HCG protocol. (HCG is our diet)
William Boy IV: What is this about mom and a new car?
William Boy: Mom, bought a new Toyota Camry. It is white, and looks just like Mary Ann's car, (except that it is white)
She was having more car trouble with the van, and decided to trade it in on a new car.
Anneke told me that she only gets to drive it in the parking lot, or at night when there isn't very much traffic. But that will probably change once the newness wears off.
So any new investigators for us to pray for? Didn't you have a family that you were teaching?
Has anything new happened with the guy with the BMW?
What was his name?
William Boy IV: whos name
William Boy: Mr. BMW
William Boy: I put the picture of you in his BMW, as your new picture on the Blogsite.
William Boy IV: That was an investigator that I told oyu would have let me drive it around the block but it is against the rules
William Boy: I was thinking of putting your picture of you in the BMW, as your picture in with the ward missionary pictures has anyone from the Heatheridge ward been writing to you?
William Boy IV: I am ok with it I like the car
William: No, no one is writing me from the ward
williamboy3: So did you have a family that you were teaching?
William: Not yet, but he just went in for a blood clot in his lung and so we have to wait until after that
williamboy3: ok, well I hope that he does ok, and I hope that you are able to teach him
Are you going to visit him in the hospital?
A blessing may be just what he needs
William: We are waiting for him to call us and tell us his room number
williamboy3: good idea, I suppose you don't want to be too pushy. Just listen to what the spirit tells you.
William: I try
williamboy3: Benson went to the school today to make some changes to his schedule. He was there at 8am.That is how ready he is to get back to school.
William: How is the old ward going?
Any fun classes, for Benson?
williamboy3: I am teaching my genealogy class, and Mary Ann teaches the sunbeams.
It is weird to see Danny, Josh, and Stirling in Elders Quorum, but things are pretty much the same as always.
William: what about Benson and school?
williamboy3: Benson just went to school today to make some schedule changes.
His construction class wasn't showing up on his schedule, so he wanted to check on it.
The funny thing is that he got there at 8am this morning.
Well, I can believe that I am the one saying this, but I have to get going.
I have some people who want some of my time, and I am at work so I guess that I should help them.
William: Ok, I will try again later.
williamboy3: Great, I love to hear from you.
Take care of yourself, and keep up the good work.
We love you, and pray for you every night.
Bye
Sharon's Here - 08-19-09
Hi William,
Sharon is here for Education Week this entire week. She has already had a great time at several wonderful classes, and still has most of the week yet to go. Yesterday she went to See "Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat" with Steve and Tausha. She loved it.
Garth and Quintin got home safely, Benson drove them to Cedar City all by himself, twice. Anneke was in the car, but he was in charge. It was fun having him up, and I know that Mary Ann enjoyed seeing him again.
Benson and Anneke are getting ready for school, which starts tomorrow. We bought Benson some new clothes, and new shoes. He has all of his classes taken care of and is really excited about his construction class. He will actually get to help build a real house.
Mary Ann is down 40 lbs and I am down 37lbs. We are really enjoying our diet, and I am having a great time creating new recipes. Yesterday, I made "stuffed onions". They are meatloaf in a onion shell, and they are delicious but need a little more work before I am done with the recipe.
Benson is working in at a carnival. The parents of a friend of ours owns a carnival and needed some help, so Benson got a job working there setting up the rides, and working in the caramel apple booth. He also has an interview with an insurance company, working on the phones. We will see how that works out.
Your little sister is now 16 years old. She says that she can get her drivers license next month, We'll see if Mom let's her drive the new car or not. Anneke asked for makeup for her birthday, and Mary Ann helped her to know how to put it on so that it looks nice.
We were thrilled to hear about your 2 baptisms last week, and about Nicole this week. Did you get to go to her baptism? How was it? We sure are proud of you, and all the hard work you are putting into bringing people into the church. Keep up the great work.
------- A Note from Benson
This is Benson. Sorry I don't write that much. WWednesdays just seen to sneak up on me and then they are over before I can do anything about it. I got a weekend job working in the circus this week and a telebusiness job where I call people and they hang up on me. It isn't the best, but it's a job. and i need the money.
Since Mary Ann and Dad are so happy about their weight loss, I just want you to know that it is affecting me as while. I am down 12 lbs. But, the funny thing is that I still eat the junk food I originally did. I think it is something to do with your mind and just thinking about it makes it happen at least for guys.
-------
Well that is about it for this week. We love you and pray for you always.
Love Dad, Mary Ann, and Benson
-- "It's never to late too live happily ever after."
Sharon is here for Education Week this entire week. She has already had a great time at several wonderful classes, and still has most of the week yet to go. Yesterday she went to See "Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat" with Steve and Tausha. She loved it.
Garth and Quintin got home safely, Benson drove them to Cedar City all by himself, twice. Anneke was in the car, but he was in charge. It was fun having him up, and I know that Mary Ann enjoyed seeing him again.
Benson and Anneke are getting ready for school, which starts tomorrow. We bought Benson some new clothes, and new shoes. He has all of his classes taken care of and is really excited about his construction class. He will actually get to help build a real house.
Mary Ann is down 40 lbs and I am down 37lbs. We are really enjoying our diet, and I am having a great time creating new recipes. Yesterday, I made "stuffed onions". They are meatloaf in a onion shell, and they are delicious but need a little more work before I am done with the recipe.
Benson is working in at a carnival. The parents of a friend of ours owns a carnival and needed some help, so Benson got a job working there setting up the rides, and working in the caramel apple booth. He also has an interview with an insurance company, working on the phones. We will see how that works out.
Your little sister is now 16 years old. She says that she can get her drivers license next month, We'll see if Mom let's her drive the new car or not. Anneke asked for makeup for her birthday, and Mary Ann helped her to know how to put it on so that it looks nice.
We were thrilled to hear about your 2 baptisms last week, and about Nicole this week. Did you get to go to her baptism? How was it? We sure are proud of you, and all the hard work you are putting into bringing people into the church. Keep up the great work.
------- A Note from Benson
This is Benson. Sorry I don't write that much. WWednesdays just seen to sneak up on me and then they are over before I can do anything about it. I got a weekend job working in the circus this week and a telebusiness job where I call people and they hang up on me. It isn't the best, but it's a job. and i need the money.
Since Mary Ann and Dad are so happy about their weight loss, I just want you to know that it is affecting me as while. I am down 12 lbs. But, the funny thing is that I still eat the junk food I originally did. I think it is something to do with your mind and just thinking about it makes it happen at least for guys.
-------
Well that is about it for this week. We love you and pray for you always.
Love Dad, Mary Ann, and Benson
-- "It's never to late too live happily ever after."
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