Re: Hi Our Handsome Most Wonderful Elder OXO
9/19/11
To Emily Carter
| From: | Jesse Carter (jesse.carter@myldsmail.net) |
| Sent: | Mon 9/19/11 2:31 PM |
| To: | Emily Carter (emi_3_76@hotmail.com) |
Hey Family!!!
Wow it sounds like alot went on this week! I sure hope Lindsday is doing better now. What is causing her to have all these complications with the baby? Well here is the news. . . . . . I GOT TRANSFERED! I have been shipped off to San Pedro and I am also going to be serving as a. . . . . Zone Leader haha. It is pretty awesome so far, definately not any easier than district leader. Actually I really wanted to stay as a district leader for a while longer but for whatever reason the Lord wants me in Penninsula zone right now serving with Elder Stenquist as a Zone Leader. It is just another way that us as missionaries can grow and develope! It has been really interesting so far I must say. Elder Stenquist reminds me alot of Curtis Stevenson haha. He is a pretty legit missionary. Curt Dog in the flesh! I am definately going to miss Redondo Beach:( It was pretty sad leaving the Smith's especially, but they gave me all of their cell phone numbers if I ever need them haha. I am really excited for zone leader though. Elder Stenquist goes home this December so I am going to be with him most likely for 2 transfers. It is really different being junior companion again, I have gotten so use to training and always having the last say in things it is going to take some getting use to having it the other way around. San Pedro is definately full of alot of people more on the humble side of things. It is surrounded by the ocean but not full of beaches and super rich people due to the fact that the harbor is surrounding san pedro. There is also a U.S. Air force field that is in my area too. Alot of the members from the ward are in the air force and live on base. This area is amazing though! Through out the mission every missionary wants to serve in San Pedro because of how unique it is. On Saturday Night we went street contacting at 8 at night hahahaha BAD IDEA! Well not really, it was definately different than redondo beach at 8 at night. We went on one of the main streets so all of the homeless people/citizens of san pedro were all walking to the clubs/bars and alot of them were already drunk! There was one guy that started singing and dancing for us, and was like 6 inches from my face trying to tell me a story about how he was a hunchman haha. Than this lady that was missing her 4 front teeth came up to this homeless guy we were talking to and asked him for a smoke, and he pulled out the cigerate he had in his mouth and gave it to her haha. It is amazing how these people could find so much happiness in such meger circumstances. The homeless guy that we were talking to that gave the lady a smoke, was telling us how he found god through writing him a letter, and he said that god appeared to him on the page of paper and started talking to him. It was pretty intense! than the other day we were street contacting during the day this time, and this guy that was super tall and skinny, and looked like he had smoked a little too much weed told us that number nine is the perfect number and therefore number nine is god! haha just super strange/awesome experiences like that make me really excited for the future in San Pedro!
Mom thank you so much for the Ipod! I have it plugged in right now charging:) I have already gotten so music on it from the misison home computer and have been listening to it:) Thank you so much, and as for the bread and your packages, feel free to start sending them out again. Because I am a zone leader now I will be picking up mail on thursdays instead of fridays because we pick it up than distribute it to our zone on friday so that will be nice to have it even a day fresher! That is awesome about the Elk hunt! ahhh that makes me miss hunting so much:( How did the archery hunt go this year with ryan, dustin, and micah? Did they all hunt? Dad did you draw out for the rifle hunt? Are you gonna be heading to good ol' BUCKSKIN?! Ahh I love bucksin, best place even though all the deer are extinct haha. Kenny G 18 minutes flat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAA YAAAAAAA! That is amazing! It sounds like you are dominating in XC. Keep it up and keep pushing for varsity. Who is the number one varsity runner at Cedar? How is the Car search going? Dad what job are you bidding on tuesday? Is there any more work coming up? How long will the Brian Head job last for do you think?
LANCE IS GOING TO THE PHILLIPEANS! What the! That is crazy hahaha. When I read that, I started freaking out! Is lance excited about serving there? Has Trevin put in his papers yet? Lance is going to be an amazing missionary, I hope he is really taking preparing for the mission seriously because the phillipeans is definately going to be quite a different place than America. Anyways, thank you all for all that you do. You are always in my prayers!
Love, Elder Carter the 5th
My Dearest Darling Elder,
I Love You!!!
We just returned home from St. George as Daddie Kenny and I went to see Shawn and Lindsey. Lindsey is in the hospital threatening to have their little precious girl at 27 weeks. As of right now she is doing ok and the Dr. is hopeful that she will be able to heal and continue to carry the baby. Lindsey said that the Dr. thought that her baby was about 2 and 1/2 pounds which is so very very very tiny. Say a little prayer for them and their little angel girl. I am working on putting all of our names in 19 Temples to help all of us.
Daddie had a fun time with Dustin, Trevy, and Ryan on the once in a lifetime Elk hunt this last weekend - Dustin and Ryan went out again after church, Daddie is bidding a small job on Tuesday and couldn't go.
Kenny is Totally Amazing with his Cross Country and will tell you about everything - I was sad because I wasn't able to watch his race as it was in Murray the same time as the Big Hunt.
Thank you for all your prayers and Love, I am still trying to get better from the infection that has taken over me again.
Tomorrow Daddie is going to pick all the peaches as they are starting to drop-we have some real beauties.
Well did you get transferred?
We are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO proud of You and all that You are doing.
I Love when you come home and the babies greet you at the door and just love and adore you.
You can really feel fall in the air and the leaves are starting to change on our little trees.
We haven't had any t.v. for a week now, our home seems quiet and different. On Wednesday we are getting a new setup that will save us $100.00 every month.
Tomorrow I am making some more pear jam, my finger is still healing from all the cutting on the last batch of pears but I do Love the jam, I am also making bread.
How are You doing?
Lance received his Mission call and Daddie and I were there when he opened it. He is going to the Philippines Quezon North Mission and will report to the MTC on February 1st.
Next week we are getting a new Bishopric. I have just loved Bishop Peterson and will really miss him.
"Whistle while You work."
What would You like for Christmas my Darling?
I have your Missionary book all caught up and I am now getting your scrap book all done.
I have the "sweet" picture of you reading the scriptures in a beautiful frame on the table by all my dried flowers for everyone to see when they walk in. I have also put your Handsome self in the kitchen and up in the parlor on the Missionary wall.
I have been reading "Believing Christ" by stephen E. Robinson-I really love this book-Bishop Peterson told me to read it.
I just said the prayer with Kenny, Moosey, and Niki.
Daddie has gone up to bed and will be calling me soon-I am really trying hard to go to bed with Daddie and find rest at night.
I continue to practice my 13 page song for Brother Stacey " A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" and pray that I will be ready. I was thinking that it would be fun to play some duets with Kenny with him on the piano and me on the keyboard with a bell sound for Christmas.
Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
3 Nephi 1:16
D&C 6:20
Behold, thou art Oliver, (Jesse) and I have spoken unto thee because of thy desires; therefore treasure up these words in thy heart. Be faithful and diligent in keeping the commandments of God and I will encircle thee in the arms of my love.
Mosiah 2:41
And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
Well my Darling I Love You with All My Heart.
Have a Wonderful week knowing that You are the BEST MISSIONARY EVER!!!
With All My "sweet" and tender Love,
Mama Mee OXO
Hey Jesse,
This week I had a cross country meet up in Murray. We didn't take a bus up which is way stupid. The new school policy is that you can only have one bus trip over 200 miles. So we drove up in cars and didn't stay over night. But the race was still fun. There were about 600 people in the J.V race. During the race it was raining but I actually quite enjoyed it but on one of the sharp turns I slipped and fell, two other people fell on top of me but I was able to get back up and keep running. I finished 16th over 600 runners. My time was 18.00 flat my best time this year! It wasn't a over all P.R. but it was really good. I got a medal and everything since I was in the top 20. Then I also beat 3 of our varsity runners times so more than likely I'll move up to varsity. In soccer this week sadly we lost 3-0 our first loss this season but we should have beat them. The first place team we beat played this team and won like 5-0 so it was just a stupid loss. We had hardly any subs so I think next time we best beat them. But that's pretty much it for this week. I hope all is well.
Love,
Renka
Jesse,
Did you get transferred? We have been wondering all week if you have had the transfer or not. We have received the Notice to proceed for Brian Head but the driller is in our way so we can't start yet. We are hoping that he will finally finish this week so we can start on the building. The company that we have subbed the underground work to will start tomorrow. They are planning on working from daylight to dark every day to try and get their part done this year before winter sets in but it is getting so late in the year it is doubtful they will be able to finish either this year.
I went out with Dustin and Ryan on the elk hunt Friday. Dustin drew out at Indian Peaks. A couple of guys that Chris Stevenson knew from Minersville have been helping us find elk in an area west of Minersville. Anyway on our way out Friday evening we ran into a huge elk (a seven point that would probably have been rated at 350-360 class). It was right in the middle of the road! Its to bad the hunt didn't start until the next morning! We got up at six o'clock the next morning and went to where Jed (the guide from Minersville) thought we would most likely see something. There are a lot of elk in this area and they were bugling all around us. Anyway we saw some cow elk in the cedars and there was a huge six pointer with them! Dustin couldn't get a shot at it in the thick trees so he and Jed took off running to where he thought they would go. Sure enough down in the bottom of this draw the cows came through with the big boy right behind them. Dustin was able to get a good shot off but he was so winded from sprinting through the trees that he shot right over the top of him. That afternoon we went back where we saw that huge seven pointer. Ryan used his cow call and was able to call in another huge six pointer. It was really fun. Ryan would call and the bull elk would bugle in return. When we started he was at least a mile away. It took probably 45 minutes but we called him into within 20 yards of where Ryan and I were on the four wheelers. Dustin could have easily shot him but his front tine on the left side had been broken off in a fight or something. He decided to wait and see if he could get one that didn't have a broken antler. Anyway Dustin and Ryan went back out today so that they could hunt Monday. This area that they are in has more big elk then even the Paunsagot where I shot that five pointer a couple of years ago.
I am excited to hear from you and to find out what has happened this last week. You are always in our prayers.
Love, Dad
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