Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas morning started bright and early in Idaho I was up at 4:40 a.m. making sure my skype connection was still good and everything was ready for when Cameron called. He called around 5:30 a.m which in Virginia it was 7:30 a.m. There was quite a crowd in the basement Kaitlyn Smyer, Ty and Kenz, Scott & Mindy's family, Grandpa Rod & Grandma Marilyn, the Davis crew and of course Hank, Kambrie & I.

It was soooooo awesome to see Cameron on the big screen, to see him beaming and completely happy. We talked for an hour, mainly we listened to him :D as he shared many rewarding experiences.

December 19, 2011

My week wasn’t too shabby but not that great either! It was a lot like your one day you had! We had many teaching appointments set up but cancelled on us the holidays are the worst because no one wants to talk to us because they are all too busy. On Saturday we had 4 appointments set up. And we drove to all of them and not a single person was home! I was so mad grr they wasted our whole day and plus it was cold and we biked all over the dang place! But ya it makes me angry to. Lol

FIX that TREE don’t let it get the best of ya.

I can call b4 you go to work because we are 2 hrs a head of you so it’s normal for me but early for the rest of the family. But o well it might be our only time. So Sunday morning at like 7:30 my time so like

5:30 your time??? Idk I will figure it out or maybe even Christmas Eve? Idk I will talk to mom about it she is chatting with me on the email so I will talk to you on Sunday

Love Twark

So guess what! I finished the Book of Mormon today! First time all the way through without jumping around all my myself! We read it all the way as a family but I can actually understand it now! It’s fantastic! There is a talk by Elder Holland that I love and y'all will to! It’s on lds.org and go to conference talks and it’s called "safety for the soul" and how he talks about the book of Mormon is exactly how I feel!

December 12, 2011

Hey mom!

I’m doing great and I’m staying in Yorktown!!!!!!!!!!!

I just sent that first part so you could breath! He he

I will still be with Elder Sevy. We have work yet to do in Yorktown! It will be a good time and I love the ward and was going be bummed if I had to move right b4 Christmas. But all is well here. I can’t think of anything I need! But if I do I will let you know! I have some pics I want to send you when I get my other memory card back! It lots cheaper than printing them out then sending them.

All is well in Yorktown! We have a few people set for baptism and I’m glad I will get to be here for that! We also found a few really solid investigators this last week! I’m so stoked to teach them. Sister Shumate let me watch that video you sent me so I could actually hear it! It was fantastic! Thanks so much!

Sounds like peewee was in a coma!! What a dork! Lol hahaha Kambrie is lost! Hahaha love her!

I’m glad things have kind of slowed down for you! Thanks so much for the stuff! I will be looking for it!

Isn’t that crazy about the Preach my Gospel! Who would have thunk it! NOT ME! Lol

Thanks Mom you’re the best!

Love you forever like you for always

Love Twark

December 5, 2011

Hey Family! I got the package! It had lots of "g's" in it! Thank you! My iPod! Under armor, socks, hat, and gloves. Did you forget the jump drive or sending it at a different time? Transfer calls are Sunday so I will find out if I stay or go on Sunday but transfers are on Thursday the 15th. Idk about the calls on Christmas yet I will talk to the zone leaders today.

I do have a few people I would like to get something for. Our ward is doing stuff for people and I’m chosen to get something for a teen age boy so I will be getting that today! I’m thinking just a gift card for like $20. But idk yet. I would like to give a couple books! But more like 5 of them. I have to recent converts I would like to give them to, my bishop, Calls, and the mission president! I love that 3 trees book! That would be perfect!

Sounds like Idaho is great! Nice and cold o’ and you can’t forget about the wind! I’m glad u still got more than one tree! I have taught you something!!! He he jk. Sounds fun! We have a member that is going give us a tree.

Anyways a cool story for you,

Hmmmmm I have some not too many though. The most recent was Thanksgiving Day! We had a super powerful lesson with our investigator Judy (the older lady) on Tuesday! We asked her to be baptized for the 10th time! She said she didn’t know she will think about it! We promised her how happy she would be and all that jazz and had a fantastic lesson, well on Thursday night I had the impression I needed to call her before we went to bed to see how she was doing and how her Thanksgiving was, we talked for a few minutes about the day and at the very end of the conversation she said, “Oh and by the way I have decided I want to be baptized on Dec 3rd" I jumped off the bed and she was calm as could be!!! It was so cool the spirit works in weird ways! But I like it!

Another experience

I and Elder Sevy were riding our bikes going to see and inactive member. We had no intentions at stopping at anyone’s house along the way! Well we were riding by this house that had a bunch of stuff lying out on the street. It was old carpet pad, carpet, trim; it looked like they had done a remodel in the house or something! Well you know me it caught my eye! I turned around and told Elder Sevy we needed to knock this door! So we did! A kid probably 23 years old answered the door, we told him who we are and what we do! We told him as missionaries we go around and help people answer the questions of the soul, such as: where did we come from, what the purpose of life, and where do we go after this life? We had never seen this kid before and had no idea of his situation. He had just had a recent death in the family that’s why he was even home. Normally he is at school down in Norfolk. He invited us in and we taught him the entire plan of salvation. Last I knew he was meeting with missionaries in Norfolk from the singles ward. What if I didn’t follow the spirit and knock that house! He would probably still have no knowledge to what happens after we die. If you think about it the LDS church is the only church who knows the plan of salvation and that our families can truly be together forever. Just a FYI his name was Marcello, and he was the one that did the remodel for his parents! We had an instant connection! I just wish we could get to teach him! He is a great guy.

My week was sweet! I went to Richmond for most of it! I had leadership training down there and I had lots of fun and learned a lot! It was cool! But Saturday was the best! We had a baptism! It was one of my favorite baptisms so far!  It was really spiritual! It makes it all worth it! I have a card that is called My Missionary Commission" Diffy gave it to be b4 I left on my mission but the meaning of it didn’t really hit me until last week when I was in Richmond listing to President Perry speak.
My Missionary Commission
I Am Called Of God.
    My authority is above that of the kings of the earth. By revelation I have been selected as a personal representative of the lord Jesus Christ. He is my master and he has chosen me to represent him. To stand in his place, to say and do what he himself would say and do if he personally were ministering to the very people to whom he has sent me. My voice is his voice, and my acts are his acts; my words are his words and my doctrine is his doctrine. My commission is to do what he wants done. To say what he wants said. To be a living modern witness in word and deed of the divinity of his great and marvelous latter-day work.
                        Elder Bruce R. McConkie
Just with this week and with the baptism and when I read this it makes this whole mission thing worth it!!!!!!!! Judy’s baptism when great! It was the most spiritual baptism so far and it was truly a great day and week.

Love y all forever Like y all for always

For all eternity my family you will be!

Love Cameron

November 29, 2011

Someone must have been bored

Always catchin' critters

           Road named Whitt

Changing Seasons

    

Old Battlefield

November 28, 2011

Hey mom!

Dad already made me cry when I read his letter about the prayer!!! And hear come the tears again! Goodness! I love y'all so much! But my Thanksgiving was good! Sister Archibald fed us right good! I was fat and happy! Kinda I couldn't move for 3 hrs! Lol she was so funny! She told us after we ate that if we needed to belch, fart undo our pants or do anything we needed to make us feel at home! I just grabbed a pillow and layed on the floor! It was great! Elder Sevy didn't even move from the table he was so full! It was so funny! But we had a good time! The Turkey bowl was fun! No one got hurt! That’s a plus! Normally a bunch of older guys get together and some one is bound to get hurt but no one did! It was fun!

Tell everyone Yellow Horse says hi! Lol Buck he is a funny guy! I can totally see Durf and Dallin keeping it short! Poor bishop!

Thanks so much for sending that stuff!

One more thing that I would like is my Osterhout Family history book! Our mission and one other mission in California are doing a pilot program for all the missionaries in the world! And it is called finding through family history! I think that book would help with it. And one thing that I can’t do is I want to find out my priesthood history! We can trace it clear back to Christ! I just don't have the resources to do that. I think you can ask the ward clerk and it’s on file. It would be so cool.

But this week was a good week! We set that older lady for baptism! She will get baptized on the 3rd so on Saturday!!!! She is such a sweet heart! And also this week I will be in Richmond! I will be there Monday to Friday for leadership training! It will be fun! But that’s the exciting news for the week. We are going fishing with a member today in the ocean! It will be fun!

I'm glad your Holiday was good! Mine was as well! Thanks So much for the PIE!!!!!! It’s great! You’re the best! <3 take care

Love you forever like you for Always

For all eternity my mother you will be!

Love Cameron

November 21, 2011

Hello Mom!

I was looking in the mail all week for that package! lol.  I was wondering if it got lost! But yes I forgive you lol! We had dinner at the Call’s last Sunday! She is so funny! And yes we have been fed very well! I’m still getting chunky! But its OK it’s not too bad I can still see ripples of my once flourishing 6 pack! Lol it’s kinda got a layer of soft stuff over it now but it won’t be hard to take off! I just need to start running in the mornings! Hahah idk how that will work out! And no need to worry. We are going to a member’s house for dinner and she is said to be one of the best cooks in the ward! We were fed by members every night in the month of November! We haven’t had to cook anything!  It is very nice on the grocery bill. December is already starting to get filled up so that’s good!

This week nothing happened! It’s just been slow and we have been raking lots of leaves! Lots of fun! NOT! Too many freaking trees!

Well there are somethings I do need. One thing that you might be able to find on Friday is a GPS, like one that is for in cars, I don’t care what brand just a cool looking one that won’t break in the first month! Every missionary needs to have one cuz its impossible to navigate with out it in Virginia! That’s something Sister Perry has suggested as a good gift from home! Elder Sevy got one From K-Mart that works really well. It wasn't very much and the Brand starts with a M, It Might Be Magellan but I'm not sure, The reason i haven't needed on thus far is cuz i have been lucky and all my comps have had one but idk Elder Sevy thinks he is going to be transferred so i might need it before Christmas. Transfers are on the 15th.

Some other stuff that I need is my snowmobile longjohns! They are in my Snowmobile bag that I think is under my bed! If they aren't in there ask pee wee! She has a tendency to steal them they are under armor pants but they aren't tights. I would also some of my wool socks, some more stamps, White under armor. I think i have some in my closet, and Black gloves and hat. Its starting to get cold fast! But no snow just freezing air cuz of all the humidity! So if that could be speedily sen that would be sweet!

Well mom my is out of time!

I hope you have a good holiday! Don't worry about me i will be in good hands! And I never go hungry!  I will try to send my Memory card home so you can get all the pics off it and see them and as soon as I get one back I will send the other.

Love you mom!

Love you forever, like you for always

Love Twark!