May 23, 2011
Mom writes:
Hey buddy!
It's mom...
'sup?
Regular questions......weather...companion....prospects.....scheduled baptisms.....critter sightings......
Not a whole lot going on here. Store is doing ok. Not pulling a profit but sales are up....so guess we'll see there.
Starting to get hot....expecting our first 100 degree day this week.....so now's the time you're gonna start liking Oregon.
Getting ready to head up to Utah for Jentry's wedding. Should be fun. We will be there on the 9th...funny how that works out.....can't believe it's been a year.
Everyone around here is in mourning over the ward realignment. Any day now. We checked into our new ward. It's the Ironwood Crossing ward. They start at 8:00 a.m. YUK!! No bueno! Course if this is our biggest challenge we face to test our faith.....I'll take it! Much better than what others have had to face.
It's the last week of school for the girls....so Kasey is gonna be so bored!!!! Glad she's made some friends next door.
Kylee is....well....Kylee. She seems to like her job. They threw a little party for her birthday....she was emberrased...but she liked it at the same time. 'course there were customers in the store so it was a TAD bit awkward...rightly so
Dad's letters are much better. Sorry. I'm not good a making conversation. All the momma wants to know is how you're doing.....eating well...sleeping well.....enjoying the work....what do you need?
k - go answer everyone's emails....
be safe
love you...sort of...not really.....
:D
momma
Skylar replies:
well.. its good to hear from you too mom. you should send these every week. i can get 2 perspectives on how things are going.. you threw a bday bash in the store? how weird.
so my news.. grama has been sending me money and i havent had anything to do with it.. is i bought a portable hard drive to store everything i get from the mission.. Emails..pics..books. talks.. i have like all the church media from the members we live with.. i guess i was ok with it because i figured i would use it after the mission as well. a member at target got us the discount.. and theres no tax here.. not looking forward to that when i get home.. it was 50 bucks.. evrrything smaller was liek 20 and 30 bucks and i dident want to just have to get more space.. so i spent the extra 20 and got 750 gigs.... not quite leike you tera.. that was 100.. i couldent justify that....
umm.. oh ya.. dont send the book if you havent bought it.. we have powells books.. its like the biggest new and used book store i have evers seen and it has a whole mormon section there for mormons.. so i can get it allot cheaper than the 60 bucks at deseret.. and i get 10% off at deseret anyways... just thinkin.. the mission has uped my money management so much.. i have mastered living off of 120 a month.. i think i will live like that at home and save money for collage..
everything else is fine.. working hard.. studies blow my mind.. the gospel is making allot of sense and makes me think about learning pysics and teaching religious history.
companion is sweet.. this is the last email of the transfer.. pray we dont get moved we love it here!!!!! no move!!!! no move!!!
oh and lisa a girl we are teaching just got baptized!!!
Onnie writes: (Skylar replies)
Hi, Hello and how do you do?
How's my favorite missionary? I hope you are GREAT!
Things here are good. We just had stake conference with as, always was wonderful. We have a new stake presidency--all such good men. The organization of the church is amazing! Scott is keeping busy with work, and the kids are great. Casen had a fun week last week and is now out for summer. Kelsey finished up school this week. Kaelyn is talking so much! She is so funny. Hopefully you got the pics I sent from Disneyland. Scott and I got to go to the temple with a couple of recent converts for baptisms for the dead on Friday--so cool...
A few things to ask:
When is your next temple trip? IN 3 MONTHS :(
Where is your comp from? HIGHLAND UT
How often do you do splits? EVERY WEEK.. HE IS THE DL
How are your shoes holding up? ALL TO WELL!! ALL TO WELL
Have you cleaned your fridge lately? NOPE HAHA. WILL DO THOUGH
What is your favorite meeting? STAKE PRESIDENTS COULNCIL.. IT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I HAVE A INFLUANCE OVER THE STAKE AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN IT.. ITS A BIG RESPONSABILITY BUT ITS A COOL THING TO THINK ABOUT
When you tract do you play any games with your comp? NO WE JUST TALK DOCTRINE.. I LOVE DOCTINAL QUESTIONS. THEY ARE MY FAVORITE
If you could meet anyone from the old testament who would it be?ENOCH... OR ADAM..
And from the new testament (besides Christ himself)? UMM. JOHN THE BAPTIST.. MARK.. I FEEL LIKE HE HAD A GOSPEL THAT IS SPECIFICALY UNIQUE.. AND PAUL
Well, I was looking around at the LDS.org site and found this quote. It's a cool one. I'm so glad to be married to a valiant priesthood holder. He is a great man and blesses my life daily because he honors his priesthood. Skylar, the most important thing you can do for your future family is to be a great priesthood holder, and a great missionary now. The lessons you are learning now will be ones you will use daily as a husband and father. It's wonderful that the Lord has given you this opportunity to learn and grow. Make the most of it and be sure to write your experiences down--you will need to be reminded of them later on, and will be so glad you have them recorded.
~“As you read the scriptures and listen to the words of the prophets with all your heart and mind, the Lord will tell you how to live up to your priesthood privileges.”
—President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Serve well, and work hard--you will never regret that you did!
Love,
Onnie
LOVES!!!
