March 27, 2006
Mom,
Wow, sounds like things are pretty crazay! what ever happend to my Jury summons thing? lol. am i going to be arrested? lol, thatd be more funny than bad imo.
It is starting to turn spring here. you can tell because everybody starts to reapair their roofs lol. the plants ahve started to bud, and the weather is getting warmER... i stress the -ER part, because it still doesnt qualify as warm... i think its like high 40's.
Wow, test drive a mini? how was that? i hear those things handle pretty well. manual or auto?
How are Nick and Jamie? they sent me an epic package the other day, i was so excited to get it. there was music, talks, candy, and a sweeeet singing duck! they are truely the most awesome ones. How was dinner with them? yah, Natalie and Chelsea should move in together, thatd be a good thing. A person who WANTS to be motivated, cannot do so if living with someone who isnt nor wants to be motivated. i see that alot here in N.Adams. we call it the North Adams Effect. I had Elder Johnson from Pittsfield e-mail chelsea. hes TOTALY her type, and they are the same age. tell her to check her email.
It sounds like the house is going to be completely different by the time i get back! the whole thing geeze. send me pictures of everything that is new.
Yah, Ben and I write pretty much every week. hes been a great source of inspiration and advice. hows everybody else back home in the ward? good things i hope.
Thanks for the package Mom, i really enjoyed (and am still enjoying) the snacks. Elder Fletcher and I are the only ones in the apartment.
So the past few weeks ahve been pretty crazy! When we went into Boston the other day we were able to go the the Temple! the temple in Boston is sooo nice, and it has the same kinda "didnt see that comming" effect as the San Diego temple does. it looks like a Citadel or somthing lol. While we were there in Belmont we got a typewriter from the mission. that was sweet, because all of my hand written letters practicaly resemble ancient chaldean charecters lol. Elder Fletcher and I are going to be writing a book as part of our companionship study plan. its going to be about Truth and Religion. along the same lines as Pratt's "the key to the science of tehology", btw, did you find that in my book box?
Here is an exciting event that happend while we were there. We went to visit Elder Fletchers old area, and we stoped by a members house. His name is Dennis Villa, and hes been baptized for like 20 years, but only been really converted and active for the past 5. he was baptized because his wife, but i dont know the specifics. Anyway, the really exciting and intriguing part is this... Dennis was on the commitee called the Theologate (dad, have you heard of that?). He was essentialy trained from birth by the Catholic church to do this. only 12 people in the entire world can be holding this calling at one time, so the Catholics have to wait till Dennis dies to even assign a new one. their job is to essentialy create and dictate the doctrine of the Catholic church. they describe HOW to interpret scripture, and create explinations for doctrinal incositancies. his job is so high up the totem pole that he would only answer to the Pope. hes pretty close friends with the guy who wrote "De Vinci Code", and says they both make fun of that non-sense. He was all talking about how he called the Pope last week and how they are all telling him how disapointed they are that he left the Catholic church. all he would say is how he finaly found the truth. he could literaly trace the Catholic church's creed in reverse order to the point where he could chart out the entire apostasy. he said its remarkable how the LDS church is completely in-line with the oldest pure christian teachings they have. Hes the guy who let out all the information about the Priest's sexual abuse scandals and such. Pretty much hes the smartest person ive ever met. he has like 4 PhDs. a very cool guy, and its interesting to have met him. we taught another minister this last week, a Methodist female Pastor. she told us that our knowledge of the cahtolic church was off and we should talk to a priest to learn more... we were .5 seconds away form telling her that we are friends with the one who WRITES what the catholic church believes, and hes now Mormon lol. i think its ironic, eh? he said that if every catholic took the time to learn what their church believed, they would learn that it was pagan and un-true. kinda harsh, but thats the kind of guy he is.
anyway, another lady we are teaching is Linaya... all i can say about here is that shes been investigating for 35 years and wont joing until women can have the priesthood. she seems to think our church prevents women from getting careers and such... she asked me if my mom was just a mere-house wife and i about fell on my head. i told her about your Job, your schooling, and how you still manage and make family your top priority. she was without words lol. oh well, shes a nice but interesting lady.
Oh yah, during basketball last week i bent my glasses way out of whack lol, but i got them fixed the next morning at a glasses place in town.
Well, thats pretty much it. pretty exciting past few weeks. love you all, and i hope all is well. miss ya tons, and let me know if there is anything i can do for you. i pray for you all every night and day. Prayer is a miracle working tool we have been given. In Ether it talks about how the B.o Jared no longer had faith, because he had a knowledge of God. i feel like i have that kind of position with Prayer. the reality of it is so evident and undeniable, it really has ceased to require 'faith' to pray... i KNOW God will hear and answer the prayers 'if i ask not amiss'. )just finished memorizing Nephi's Psalm, had to quote that lol). pray always that you may come of conquerer (D&C 10). its true. take care, much love.
Elder Onken
Wow, sounds like things are pretty crazay! what ever happend to my Jury summons thing? lol. am i going to be arrested? lol, thatd be more funny than bad imo.
It is starting to turn spring here. you can tell because everybody starts to reapair their roofs lol. the plants ahve started to bud, and the weather is getting warmER... i stress the -ER part, because it still doesnt qualify as warm... i think its like high 40's.
Wow, test drive a mini? how was that? i hear those things handle pretty well. manual or auto?
How are Nick and Jamie? they sent me an epic package the other day, i was so excited to get it. there was music, talks, candy, and a sweeeet singing duck! they are truely the most awesome ones. How was dinner with them? yah, Natalie and Chelsea should move in together, thatd be a good thing. A person who WANTS to be motivated, cannot do so if living with someone who isnt nor wants to be motivated. i see that alot here in N.Adams. we call it the North Adams Effect. I had Elder Johnson from Pittsfield e-mail chelsea. hes TOTALY her type, and they are the same age. tell her to check her email.
It sounds like the house is going to be completely different by the time i get back! the whole thing geeze. send me pictures of everything that is new.
Yah, Ben and I write pretty much every week. hes been a great source of inspiration and advice. hows everybody else back home in the ward? good things i hope.
Thanks for the package Mom, i really enjoyed (and am still enjoying) the snacks. Elder Fletcher and I are the only ones in the apartment.
So the past few weeks ahve been pretty crazy! When we went into Boston the other day we were able to go the the Temple! the temple in Boston is sooo nice, and it has the same kinda "didnt see that comming" effect as the San Diego temple does. it looks like a Citadel or somthing lol. While we were there in Belmont we got a typewriter from the mission. that was sweet, because all of my hand written letters practicaly resemble ancient chaldean charecters lol. Elder Fletcher and I are going to be writing a book as part of our companionship study plan. its going to be about Truth and Religion. along the same lines as Pratt's "the key to the science of tehology", btw, did you find that in my book box?
Here is an exciting event that happend while we were there. We went to visit Elder Fletchers old area, and we stoped by a members house. His name is Dennis Villa, and hes been baptized for like 20 years, but only been really converted and active for the past 5. he was baptized because his wife, but i dont know the specifics. Anyway, the really exciting and intriguing part is this... Dennis was on the commitee called the Theologate (dad, have you heard of that?). He was essentialy trained from birth by the Catholic church to do this. only 12 people in the entire world can be holding this calling at one time, so the Catholics have to wait till Dennis dies to even assign a new one. their job is to essentialy create and dictate the doctrine of the Catholic church. they describe HOW to interpret scripture, and create explinations for doctrinal incositancies. his job is so high up the totem pole that he would only answer to the Pope. hes pretty close friends with the guy who wrote "De Vinci Code", and says they both make fun of that non-sense. He was all talking about how he called the Pope last week and how they are all telling him how disapointed they are that he left the Catholic church. all he would say is how he finaly found the truth. he could literaly trace the Catholic church's creed in reverse order to the point where he could chart out the entire apostasy. he said its remarkable how the LDS church is completely in-line with the oldest pure christian teachings they have. Hes the guy who let out all the information about the Priest's sexual abuse scandals and such. Pretty much hes the smartest person ive ever met. he has like 4 PhDs. a very cool guy, and its interesting to have met him. we taught another minister this last week, a Methodist female Pastor. she told us that our knowledge of the cahtolic church was off and we should talk to a priest to learn more... we were .5 seconds away form telling her that we are friends with the one who WRITES what the catholic church believes, and hes now Mormon lol. i think its ironic, eh? he said that if every catholic took the time to learn what their church believed, they would learn that it was pagan and un-true. kinda harsh, but thats the kind of guy he is.
anyway, another lady we are teaching is Linaya... all i can say about here is that shes been investigating for 35 years and wont joing until women can have the priesthood. she seems to think our church prevents women from getting careers and such... she asked me if my mom was just a mere-house wife and i about fell on my head. i told her about your Job, your schooling, and how you still manage and make family your top priority. she was without words lol. oh well, shes a nice but interesting lady.
Oh yah, during basketball last week i bent my glasses way out of whack lol, but i got them fixed the next morning at a glasses place in town.
Well, thats pretty much it. pretty exciting past few weeks. love you all, and i hope all is well. miss ya tons, and let me know if there is anything i can do for you. i pray for you all every night and day. Prayer is a miracle working tool we have been given. In Ether it talks about how the B.o Jared no longer had faith, because he had a knowledge of God. i feel like i have that kind of position with Prayer. the reality of it is so evident and undeniable, it really has ceased to require 'faith' to pray... i KNOW God will hear and answer the prayers 'if i ask not amiss'. )just finished memorizing Nephi's Psalm, had to quote that lol). pray always that you may come of conquerer (D&C 10). its true. take care, much love.
Elder Onken
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