Hi Son,
How are things going? Are things moving along with you investigators? Have your soccer skills improved?
Remember the show "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" on the Food Network? They spotlighted a Dive in Salt Lake City that had some great mexican food. It's Called the "Red Iguana". We went there last week and in the middle of the week the place was packed. We had to wait 45 minutes just to get in. The food was great and the atmospere was electric.
We are having a spring cleanup this week and the Elders are going to take any trash to the dump for everyone. So we cleaned up the backyard. Trimmed the Apple trees, Raked the Leaves and cleaned out the garage. Things are looking pretty nice. We still had 7 goldfish in the pond, after all winter.
In Elder Quorum on Sunday, we read about when the prophet Joseph Smith was in Jail in Independence Missouri, with Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt and Amasa Lyman. I recognised the name Amasa Lyman from our trip to the Parowan Cemetery about 3 weeks ago and we are related to Amasa Lyman. he was one of the counselors to Joseph Smith in the early days of the church. Cool Stuff.
Indy has decided that he can sit on the red chair in the living room, so I have begun putting packing tape on the chair. Now when we come home for lunch, Indy is hiding in the corner, covered in tape. Maybe he will get the idea that he should not sit in the chair.
Next week we are planning on going to a passover supper at BYU. they serve foods that were eaten at the time of Christ and tell you all about them, and their meanings. I think it will be cool. Also Mary ann made a traditional Irish Meal for us for St. Patricks Day. We had Corned Beef and Cabbage, Red potatos and Irish soda bread. Then she made Irish Creme, Creme' brulee for dessert. Anneke can over and we had a great time.
Anneke got her learners permit, she said that she never went over 10 miles an hour her first time out.
Well, I know that this letter is a rush because I have left it until this morning, and I don't want to miss your email without something for you, so I will close for this week. I still have not gotten your snail mail in the mail for you. sorry.
Love you
Dad, Mary Ann, and Benson
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A very slow week - 3-11-2009
Hello,
Well, this last week has been the slowest week I have had yet. It is almost over and I found out that I am staying in Newport News, in the same area, for another 6 week or so. My new companion is Elder Ballee. He sounds really cool, I hope we have a lot of fun and success together. Elder Goats is starting a new spanish zone and Elder Davis is going to Chesapeake.
Yes, I am staying in the same area so you can send the snailmail. This last week has been really slow and I have been having a hard time trying to stay focused. I have looked at the time I have here and it is really short but I feel it getting longer. I know that I am doing the right thing but this is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Your letters do help the day and I love reading them.
I sent Aunt Susie a letter last week and I hope that she got it. Tell Benson that he can email me to I have found out that all family can email, and with his new computer it should be no problem.
I love you all and wish for the best, I can't wait you see you again but for now email work. I hope that when you see me you will see the difference that I have felt just in the last few weeks. I can't believe that 12 weeks have gone by since I left the MTC. I hate the way time works that by looking back it seem fast but forward sometimes seems fast or slow.
I love you and can't wait to hear from you again, bye.
Elder Boy
p.s. Please send some pictures that I can put in my album that I have. I love to go back and look at it from time to time.
P.s.s. Sorry, about the cookbook, I need something that is fast to make and cook.
P.s.s.s If at all possible send some pictures of the family and what everyone looks like. I am having a hard time remembering. :)
Well, this last week has been the slowest week I have had yet. It is almost over and I found out that I am staying in Newport News, in the same area, for another 6 week or so. My new companion is Elder Ballee. He sounds really cool, I hope we have a lot of fun and success together. Elder Goats is starting a new spanish zone and Elder Davis is going to Chesapeake.
Yes, I am staying in the same area so you can send the snailmail. This last week has been really slow and I have been having a hard time trying to stay focused. I have looked at the time I have here and it is really short but I feel it getting longer. I know that I am doing the right thing but this is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Your letters do help the day and I love reading them.
I sent Aunt Susie a letter last week and I hope that she got it. Tell Benson that he can email me to I have found out that all family can email, and with his new computer it should be no problem.
I love you all and wish for the best, I can't wait you see you again but for now email work. I hope that when you see me you will see the difference that I have felt just in the last few weeks. I can't believe that 12 weeks have gone by since I left the MTC. I hate the way time works that by looking back it seem fast but forward sometimes seems fast or slow.
I love you and can't wait to hear from you again, bye.
Elder Boy
p.s. Please send some pictures that I can put in my album that I have. I love to go back and look at it from time to time.
P.s.s. Sorry, about the cookbook, I need something that is fast to make and cook.
P.s.s.s If at all possible send some pictures of the family and what everyone looks like. I am having a hard time remembering. :)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
What going on here in Orem - 3-10-2009
William,
So how is Virginia? Are you still with Elder Davis and Elder Goats? I chose to hold off on the "snailmail" when you said that you may get a transfer this week. So what happened with all that?
Mary Ann has been watching the weather for Virginia and I think she mentioned snow and cold temperatures. We have had 4 inches of snow and 50 degree weather in the same week. How's that for Utah. She has also been playing around with making "creme' Brule" and "flan", Custards made from scratch, and are they delicious. Her quilt top is done and now she just has to make back. It is for Trish.
Benson got a new computer at the BYU surplus sale, a 2.4 GHz duo-core system for $50. He and I have been playing Ghost Recon on it now instead of using the laptop. During one of the warmer days Benson was nice enough to take the christmas lights down for Mary Ann. Really, it's only March, what's the hurry. Benson went down to the cannery. He told his seminary teacher that he worked a shift in the cannery and his teacher told him that he would get 2000 "spiritual" browny points. but no extra credit for seminary.
Anneke came over for dinner last week, it was fun to see her again. She mentioned that you sent a photo memory card to them last week, but I am stilling hoping to see some of them. Anneke said that she would try to get me some this week, so I gave her my jumpdrive. Now I have been without my jumpdrive for a few days and still have no pictures.
The water softener has really been great on our skin, Mary Ann has stopped scratching and the dry skin on my legs has been healing. Talking about water, Mary Ann has been pushing me to cleanup the Fish tank, so Saturday we did a water change, and rearranged some of the rock. It is starting to look nice again.
Benson is teaching Indy to jump. The best we have gotten out of him so far is to stand up quickly. So he is still a work in progress.
Matt only has 108 days left in the Paris France Mission. Tami and Shawn have sold their house and are moving soon. Steve passed his LSAT for Law school with a 186. He needed a 187 to go to Harvard Law School.I asked Sue if Steve wanted to go to Harvard and she said no, but it's cool to say it.
I have been attaching the pictures of the headstones from Parowan to each genealogy record for Mary Ann family tree. We have a family reunion in July. I have joined the Wendelboe reunion group on Facebook and have more family pictures then I can shake a stick at.
Well that is about all for this week, I need to plan my week out better so that I can start adding a spiritual message again. I hope that you are having a great week and that you are continuing to have some success with your investigators. I am including a couple of pictures from the board at church and some of us hear at home.
Keep up the "Good" work, and know that our prayers are with you.
- Dad, Mary Ann, and Benson
Pictures
The headboard that we made as a wedding gift for Steve & Tausha
William's Picture on the Ward Missionary board
David's Picture on the Ward Missionary board
Andrew's picture on the Ward Missionary Board
Top of the quilt that Mary Ann made for Trisha
How the Fishtank is looking so far
Benson & Indy
So how is Virginia? Are you still with Elder Davis and Elder Goats? I chose to hold off on the "snailmail" when you said that you may get a transfer this week. So what happened with all that?
Mary Ann has been watching the weather for Virginia and I think she mentioned snow and cold temperatures. We have had 4 inches of snow and 50 degree weather in the same week. How's that for Utah. She has also been playing around with making "creme' Brule" and "flan", Custards made from scratch, and are they delicious. Her quilt top is done and now she just has to make back. It is for Trish.
Benson got a new computer at the BYU surplus sale, a 2.4 GHz duo-core system for $50. He and I have been playing Ghost Recon on it now instead of using the laptop. During one of the warmer days Benson was nice enough to take the christmas lights down for Mary Ann. Really, it's only March, what's the hurry. Benson went down to the cannery. He told his seminary teacher that he worked a shift in the cannery and his teacher told him that he would get 2000 "spiritual" browny points. but no extra credit for seminary.
Anneke came over for dinner last week, it was fun to see her again. She mentioned that you sent a photo memory card to them last week, but I am stilling hoping to see some of them. Anneke said that she would try to get me some this week, so I gave her my jumpdrive. Now I have been without my jumpdrive for a few days and still have no pictures.
The water softener has really been great on our skin, Mary Ann has stopped scratching and the dry skin on my legs has been healing. Talking about water, Mary Ann has been pushing me to cleanup the Fish tank, so Saturday we did a water change, and rearranged some of the rock. It is starting to look nice again.
Benson is teaching Indy to jump. The best we have gotten out of him so far is to stand up quickly. So he is still a work in progress.
Matt only has 108 days left in the Paris France Mission. Tami and Shawn have sold their house and are moving soon. Steve passed his LSAT for Law school with a 186. He needed a 187 to go to Harvard Law School.I asked Sue if Steve wanted to go to Harvard and she said no, but it's cool to say it.
I have been attaching the pictures of the headstones from Parowan to each genealogy record for Mary Ann family tree. We have a family reunion in July. I have joined the Wendelboe reunion group on Facebook and have more family pictures then I can shake a stick at.
Well that is about all for this week, I need to plan my week out better so that I can start adding a spiritual message again. I hope that you are having a great week and that you are continuing to have some success with your investigators. I am including a couple of pictures from the board at church and some of us hear at home.
Keep up the "Good" work, and know that our prayers are with you.
- Dad, Mary Ann, and Benson
Pictures
The headboard that we made as a wedding gift for Steve & Tausha
William's Picture on the Ward Missionary board
David's Picture on the Ward Missionary board
Andrew's picture on the Ward Missionary Board
Top of the quilt that Mary Ann made for Trisha
How the Fishtank is looking so far
Benson & Indy
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
New Spanish Guy getting baptized - 3-4-09
This last week has been really different. It started out bad with a snow day, 2 inches of snow stopped us because we were told not to leave the apartment. So we stayed in all day and did nothing. I tried to write a letter but then stopped, Elder Goats and I played with our cameras and you will see those pictures soon.
Transfers are next week and I don't know if I will be here or not, so hold all letters and packages until I send the email and tell you my address.
The big highlight is that a new Spanish guy is getting baptized this month. (if all goes well)
He is really cool and we have only been working with him for a little while.
Tell Benson "Good Luck" and tell him I need him to email me if he can get the time
Virginia ROCKS! The church is true, and I love you. read Mosiah 3
Transfers are next week and I don't know if I will be here or not, so hold all letters and packages until I send the email and tell you my address.
The big highlight is that a new Spanish guy is getting baptized this month. (if all goes well)
He is really cool and we have only been working with him for a little while.
Tell Benson "Good Luck" and tell him I need him to email me if he can get the time
Virginia ROCKS! The church is true, and I love you. read Mosiah 3
We had fish for dinner - 3-3-09
Hi William,
We had fish for dinner yesterday. The water softener is really helping my dry skin. And Benson is taking his ACT's next month. Garth has a date this weekend and Wes is thinking of buying a house in this depressed market. Anneke has been over to the house a little more often this last week and I have really enjoyed seeing more of her.
In your last letter you mentioned needing a cookbook. What type would you like? Fast meals for 2, Chinese, home cooking, meals to freeze? Let me know and we will see what we can find for you. Are you having fun with trying some new dishes? I hope so.
How are things going with your companion? I hope that you remember what I told you last week. It will only help your relationship if you are able to realize that you have changed an awful lot in the last couple of months and he was a part of that. He started out with a greenie and had to teach him to become a missionary. I am glad that you have hit it off with you new companion. How are you new investigators doing? you could challenge them to a game of soccer and if you win they have to take the fist discussion. Or while you are playing soccer you and your companions could keep shouting out scriptures or topics from the dicussions.
A couple of weeks ago I sned an email to a guy in Italy about some genealogy information on the Boy line. He never replied by someone in North carolina saw the post and asked my about my line. Well this week we have shared more information and this guy (Gary) is a direct line decendant of my great-grandfathers brother. his half of the family stayed in Tennessee, while my hal of the family moved to Missouri. They have had almost not contact with the families since the split. He only knew about 4 of the 11 siblings of his great-grandfather, because the rest were born after the family splitup.
It is kind of like how it will be when we return to our Heavenly Father and see our "old" friends. We will talk and talk to catchup on each others experiences while we were apart. But in other ways it will seem like we were never apart. Even with "new" family like I have just met, it feels like we have known each other, and just have to catchup a little.
Well I have to get to work, I can't wait to here how your week has been. I love you and I love to hear of the incredible experiences that you are having. I just remembered that I was suppose to send you a "snailmail" this week. I will send you next week, so don't look for it this week, it isn't in the mail. Sorry about that.
Take care of yourself, and go find those golden contacts!
Love you
Dad, Mary Ann & Benson
We had fish for dinner yesterday. The water softener is really helping my dry skin. And Benson is taking his ACT's next month. Garth has a date this weekend and Wes is thinking of buying a house in this depressed market. Anneke has been over to the house a little more often this last week and I have really enjoyed seeing more of her.
In your last letter you mentioned needing a cookbook. What type would you like? Fast meals for 2, Chinese, home cooking, meals to freeze? Let me know and we will see what we can find for you. Are you having fun with trying some new dishes? I hope so.
How are things going with your companion? I hope that you remember what I told you last week. It will only help your relationship if you are able to realize that you have changed an awful lot in the last couple of months and he was a part of that. He started out with a greenie and had to teach him to become a missionary. I am glad that you have hit it off with you new companion. How are you new investigators doing? you could challenge them to a game of soccer and if you win they have to take the fist discussion. Or while you are playing soccer you and your companions could keep shouting out scriptures or topics from the dicussions.
A couple of weeks ago I sned an email to a guy in Italy about some genealogy information on the Boy line. He never replied by someone in North carolina saw the post and asked my about my line. Well this week we have shared more information and this guy (Gary) is a direct line decendant of my great-grandfathers brother. his half of the family stayed in Tennessee, while my hal of the family moved to Missouri. They have had almost not contact with the families since the split. He only knew about 4 of the 11 siblings of his great-grandfather, because the rest were born after the family splitup.
It is kind of like how it will be when we return to our Heavenly Father and see our "old" friends. We will talk and talk to catchup on each others experiences while we were apart. But in other ways it will seem like we were never apart. Even with "new" family like I have just met, it feels like we have known each other, and just have to catchup a little.
Well I have to get to work, I can't wait to here how your week has been. I love you and I love to hear of the incredible experiences that you are having. I just remembered that I was suppose to send you a "snailmail" this week. I will send you next week, so don't look for it this week, it isn't in the mail. Sorry about that.
Take care of yourself, and go find those golden contacts!
Love you
Dad, Mary Ann & Benson
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