Let's call this one "The Rest of 2016"
6 years ago
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Elder Jesse Guy Carter Singing in the Christmas Devotional
The choir, directed by Sister Whetman, has learned four songs to perform for our Christmas Music Devotional: "Come to the Stable", "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "Still, Still, Still", and "Angel's Carol".
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Zone Leader Council December 2011
Torrance North Stake Mini Mission Sunday Nobember 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday November 11, 2011 Zone Conference - Elder Jesse Guy Carter Zone Leader for the Peninsula Zone - OXO -
Friday, November 11, 2011
Zone Conference November 2011
Before we begin each conference, Sister Mayorga, our mission nurse, speaks to the missionaries. This month she encouraged each missionary to get a flu shot. The Center for Disease Control and Missionary Medical both support this objective. Shots are easily available. They cost $25 to $35 and are not covered by missionary health insurance. Elder Olsen, our car czar, emphasized the importance of paying attention when driving and parking.
Sister Baker taught about Repentance and quoted Isaiah 1:18 to help the missionaries understand that there are no "pink people" in Heavenly Father's kingdom. The Zone Leaders taught in breakout sessions how missionaries can prepare to receive the Holy Ghost through their planning. The Assistants taught the missionaries how to improve the lines of communication between companions because contention drives away the Holy Ghost.
We asked all the missionaries to prepare a 3 minute talk on "What the Sacrament Means to Me" and we heard from five of them in each of our three sessions. President Baker finished up by talking about Enduring to the End. He presented this video and the missionaries discussed why the level of our effort determines our success. President Baker challenged the missionaries to read the Book of Mormon between now and December 31, looking for references to the Doctrine of Christ.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
California Los Angeles Mission Zone Leader Council - Elder Jesse Guy Carter OXO
Happy Halloween My "Dear Handsome Elder Jesse Guy Carter"
To Emily Jane Carter
| From: | Jesse Carter (jesse.carter@myldsmail.net)  |
| Sent: | Mon 10/31/11 4:36 PM |
| To: | Emily Jane Carter (emi_3_76@hotmail.com) |
Hey Family!!!
It was fantastic to hear from y'all:) Mom that stinks about your finger:( I am sorry to hear that that happened. I hope that it gets better really quickly. It truely is amazing how the Holy Ghost prompts us to do things, the trick is, is doing exactly what you did which was listen to that prompting and follow it. It truely is amazing when you can get to the point where you are spiritually enough in tune that you get promptings quite regularly which I am sure you get many promptings. The scriptures don't lie when they say that the spirit will tell us ALL things that we should do and bring all things into a remembrance in our hour of need. I am experienced that many times on my mission and it's awesome! The most important thing is that you can still play the piano with your finger. I loved the pictures of the cabin! It was amazing to see some pictures of the mountain and the cabin. It looks like Kenny G is getting TALL!!! Dang he is probably going to be taller than me when I return from my journey. It is crazy to think that this is my last email to you guys being under 1 year out on the mission. There are times where I wish that I was back home for this or that, but most of the time I am just LOVING it out here. There are ups and downs, but the good times block out the bad that is for sure. We had an amazing Halloween party with the ward on friday, and it was Awesome to see all that costumes and all that work that the ward put into making the party a success. There were over 100 people that came to the party and at the end we ended the party with a lazer show that was put on by one of the members of the ward named Brother Shipp. He does lazer shows for his profession so it was amazing. I really love my new comp as well. His name is Elder Loli and he is from HAWAII! Yep, he is an islander and he is a really good missionary. Super loving, and a very good teacher. We are going to get super tight with the ward. I hope that we stay together for 2 or 3 transfers. I am trying to make the most of every minute in this area because I never know when I am going to get toasted like my former comp elder Stenquist. Things change very quickly out here so I am learning to make the most of every moment. Than last night we had a ward dinner at Bro and Sis Nocella's house. And many members of the ward came to that as well. We had a really cool spiritual thought that Elder Loli came up with. We had nine books, 3 books in 3 rows all in a square. Elder Loli left the room and me and the rest of the ward chose 1 book and elder loli had to guess which book it was. There was 3 different tricks to the game. The first time he chose the book, when he came out I pointed with my pen at one of the books and asked him yes or no. The location in which I pointed at the first book secretly told Elder Loli which book was the chosen one. For example if I pointed at the very middle of the book than he knew that the chosen book was on the second row and was the book in the middle of the 3 books. The next round, I touched the book again, but this time I touched it with my index finger and when I came upon the chosen book I switched fingers and touched it with my middle finger so he knew that that was the chosen book. The 3rd time, he went out, we chose another book and one of the kids was the one choosing the book, and I took out my planner and sat on the side and put my finger on my planner where the chosen book was in the set of 9. haha I don't know if that all made sense, but it was awesome! The kids and the grown ups liked it. But this week went really well, I think Elder Loli and I are going to get alot of good work done here in San Pedro. Dad San Pedro is located at the very southern most part of LA county. It borders Long Beach. There is the biggest or at least one of the biggest ports in the USA in the harbor next to my area. It use to be a naval base. HUGE ships come in and out every day. It is really cool to see. Mom as far as pants and what not, I haven't gotten any thing yet, I think I am just gonna wait it out for now and see what happens. I am making due for now haha. No worries though, I will continue to wear pants as I make my way around San Pedro haha, even though alot of people around here choose not to wear pants, or at least barely! They didn't get the memo that modest is hottest I suppose haha. But anyways, thank you for all that you do, things are going really well, just continue to chug on through! Dad I hope that work will pick up soon. Thank you for all the packages mom, they are the best!
Love, Elder Carter the 5th
It was fantastic to hear from y'all:) Mom that stinks about your finger:( I am sorry to hear that that happened. I hope that it gets better really quickly. It truely is amazing how the Holy Ghost prompts us to do things, the trick is, is doing exactly what you did which was listen to that prompting and follow it. It truely is amazing when you can get to the point where you are spiritually enough in tune that you get promptings quite regularly which I am sure you get many promptings. The scriptures don't lie when they say that the spirit will tell us ALL things that we should do and bring all things into a remembrance in our hour of need. I am experienced that many times on my mission and it's awesome! The most important thing is that you can still play the piano with your finger. I loved the pictures of the cabin! It was amazing to see some pictures of the mountain and the cabin. It looks like Kenny G is getting TALL!!! Dang he is probably going to be taller than me when I return from my journey. It is crazy to think that this is my last email to you guys being under 1 year out on the mission. There are times where I wish that I was back home for this or that, but most of the time I am just LOVING it out here. There are ups and downs, but the good times block out the bad that is for sure. We had an amazing Halloween party with the ward on friday, and it was Awesome to see all that costumes and all that work that the ward put into making the party a success. There were over 100 people that came to the party and at the end we ended the party with a lazer show that was put on by one of the members of the ward named Brother Shipp. He does lazer shows for his profession so it was amazing. I really love my new comp as well. His name is Elder Loli and he is from HAWAII! Yep, he is an islander and he is a really good missionary. Super loving, and a very good teacher. We are going to get super tight with the ward. I hope that we stay together for 2 or 3 transfers. I am trying to make the most of every minute in this area because I never know when I am going to get toasted like my former comp elder Stenquist. Things change very quickly out here so I am learning to make the most of every moment. Than last night we had a ward dinner at Bro and Sis Nocella's house. And many members of the ward came to that as well. We had a really cool spiritual thought that Elder Loli came up with. We had nine books, 3 books in 3 rows all in a square. Elder Loli left the room and me and the rest of the ward chose 1 book and elder loli had to guess which book it was. There was 3 different tricks to the game. The first time he chose the book, when he came out I pointed with my pen at one of the books and asked him yes or no. The location in which I pointed at the first book secretly told Elder Loli which book was the chosen one. For example if I pointed at the very middle of the book than he knew that the chosen book was on the second row and was the book in the middle of the 3 books. The next round, I touched the book again, but this time I touched it with my index finger and when I came upon the chosen book I switched fingers and touched it with my middle finger so he knew that that was the chosen book. The 3rd time, he went out, we chose another book and one of the kids was the one choosing the book, and I took out my planner and sat on the side and put my finger on my planner where the chosen book was in the set of 9. haha I don't know if that all made sense, but it was awesome! The kids and the grown ups liked it. But this week went really well, I think Elder Loli and I are going to get alot of good work done here in San Pedro. Dad San Pedro is located at the very southern most part of LA county. It borders Long Beach. There is the biggest or at least one of the biggest ports in the USA in the harbor next to my area. It use to be a naval base. HUGE ships come in and out every day. It is really cool to see. Mom as far as pants and what not, I haven't gotten any thing yet, I think I am just gonna wait it out for now and see what happens. I am making due for now haha. No worries though, I will continue to wear pants as I make my way around San Pedro haha, even though alot of people around here choose not to wear pants, or at least barely! They didn't get the memo that modest is hottest I suppose haha. But anyways, thank you for all that you do, things are going really well, just continue to chug on through! Dad I hope that work will pick up soon. Thank you for all the packages mom, they are the best!
Love, Elder Carter the 5th
My Dearest Handsome Elder,
Well my typing today will be slow and painful as I had an accident and hurt my 3rd finger on my right hand. On Thursday I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited to feed the Missionaries and was planning to feed them Shelynne's delicious recipe called Club Chicken. This wonderful dish you don't prepare in advance so I was on a time schedule with the Missionaries coming for dinner. I was planning on Kenny's great expertise in the kitchen and found out that soccer had been changed to an earlier time plus our babies, (the dogs) were out at the Beauty Parlor so they would be ready for the Missionaries. Kenny left for the Hitch 'n' Post to bring back our Darlings and I was busily working hard and fast in the kitchen when into my mind and heart came a very strong and prodding thought; I was told in my mind that I needed to stop what I was doing and go and kneel down and pray, I felt like something was going to happen and knew that even with my time schedule if I took the time to pray that Heavenly Father would bless my family and me. So I went upstairs and knelt by my special rocking chair that faces Jesus and offered a sincere and heart felt prayer and then waited a minute and then went back to work in the kitchen. Well about 5 minutes later I was using my electric food chopper to chop up the bacon for the club chicken and was just finishing the last of the bacon. With my chopper you have to put the lid on, lock it into place and then turn the lid and press the back button for it to turn on. Well the last bit of bacon had some fat on it that I didn't want to chop up so I put my finger down in the machine to get the bad meat out and the food chopper just turned itself on. I truly believe that one of my Guardian Angels helped me to get my finger out as I really don't think that my reflexes could have moved SOOOO fast. However the damage had been done and my 3rd finger was bleeding badly. The food chopper had cut right through my nail and deep into the side of my finger, just one more twirl, one more second and my finger would have looked like the meat with the top gone. I called Daddie and he came right home from work and took me to the Insta Care and Kenny and Grandma Mom came to my rescue in the kitchen, cooking the food for the Missionaries. Well the Dr. put 4 shots into my finger to numb it which was extremely painful and then he took off part of my nail that had been battered and sewed up the side of my finger. I haven't slept for 3 nights and it is excruciatingly painful, it reminds me of the 3 other times when I cut my 2nd finger to the bone. The 1st time it happened I had to wear a bandage for 5 years and with consciousness determined playing I finally started using my finger to play with the love and coaxing of Daddie saying he would not leave the room until he saw me play with my finger. Dr. Gharaffari sewed me up the other 2 times and said I was just one of his children. The 3rd time that he put my finger back together he said that no one else would ever play the piano again with a finger like mine but I would and he knew that I would play like always before. Well here I am again but I know in my heart that truly I was Blessed beyond words even though I am in a lot of pain and can't play for Primary today. I know that if I hadn't taken the time to pray as I was promoted that the outcome would have been very different. I know that I was truly blessed and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO grateful that I headed the prompting to pray and take time for Heavenly Father to come into my life. In 10 days the Dr. will take the stitches out and then in time my nail will grow back and again I have been reminded of the power of prayer, of listening to the spirit, and of the Great and Wonderful Blessing it is to play the piano so that my inner soul can speak with Heavenly Father. I am really missing the little Primary children today and the spirit that Primary brings into my life. I had told Daddie that I was going to record all of my Beautiful Primary preludes while I have them in my hands having just put on the Primary Program. I am determined to do this now for sure as soon as I can play the piano again.
Well my Darling I sent You a Fun Halloween, Hump package that You will be receiving this week.
Have You been able to shop for a new suit? I remember how absolutely stunning You looked in your grey Missionary suit and black one too.
It is a Beautiful day, I love how the sun shines through the leaves in our big Maple tree right out the dinning and kitchen window. The 2 male crab apple trees were just beautiful as the leaves turned and fell and now the Maple tree is taking it's turn which gives me a little more fall time to enjoy. I just love the crunchy leaves and the beautiful colors that come with fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the joy and wonder of Christmas.
Daddie and Grandma Mom have been helping me to bottle the tomatoes now, can you believe Daddies' garden - he truly has golden hands and there are more tomatoes to come as he has the tomatoes covered with concrete blankets.
Tomorrow will be fun being a "Princess Witch" and handing out candy to all the children. I am still planning on teaching and dressing up so I will be ready for the fun. I know that You will have a FUN day being the "BEST" MISSIONARY EVER."
Lindsey and Shawn just have to hold on to their little darling until midnight tomorrow night and then after that she can have the baby any time and the Air force will pay for everything, Their precious little girl is actually due on the 16th of December but I'm sure she will be born very soon as she is anxious to gain a body and fulfill her Mission here on earth in their family. Thank you for All Your many prayers for each of us, always know that we pray for you always, many many many times each day.
Daddie and Kenny will be coming home from church and my finger is killing me so I will come back a little later and share my love for Our Handsome Missionary.
"Whistle while You Work"
D&C 84:87,88
Behold, I send you out to reprove the world of all their unrighteous deeds and to teach them of a judgment which is to come.
And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.
David O. McKay
"Eternal life is the result of knowledge - and knowledge is obtained by doing the will of God." This "sweet" bookmark was the special gift that I placed in Daddy Warren's hand the last time I saw him. He had told me that he wanted President David O. McKay placed in his hand and I was guided to this special thought.Psalm 9:1I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.Enjoy your sojourn on earth going forth with the power and the knowledge that You are a Child of God born to an eternal heritage of royalty.Return with HonorYou Our Amazing Elder have been crowned with intelligence and power being set apart and called of God.Put your hand in the hand of the Lord.Miracles require Faith and Righteousness.We had a really nice Sunday dinner with Daddies' squash and corn from the garden. Kenny made Grandma Gaye's Pumpkin Cake and Raspberry muffins. Ryan, Meagan, and Grandma Mom came for dinner.You are not going to believe it but I actually cut Kenny's hair - my finger has had it.I Love You My Darling with All of My Heart.I know that You are an Amazing Zone leader and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Proud of You!!!I will close with All My "Sweet" and tender Love,Mama Mee OXO
Hi Jesse, It sounds like you are doing wonderful. We are so proud of you and the wonderful work that you are doing. About the most exciting thing I have done lately is go to Salt Lake to the state soccer playoffs. The game Friday was really exciting. There was no points made until the last three minutes then Cedar made a goal. With 1 and 1/2 minutes left to play the other team got 3 free shots and Tara got them all. The next day Cedar lost 1 to 0 so they came in second. That is the first time that Cedar High girls have ever taken region and gone to state and it was fun.
We have California weather here. It has been beautiful. I can't believe it is the end of Oct and is still shirt sleeve weather. Things have been busy but not much new things have been happening. Grandpa Dale is feeling a little bit better but still doesn't get out. We sure do love you and pray for you all the time. You are awesome. Love Gram
Jesse,I hope that you have had a great week with your new calling and new companion! We have had some really good weather but it supposed to change this week. The drillers have finally gotten out of our way up to Brian Head so tomorrow (Monday) we are finally going to be able to start on the building. We still hope to be able to complete the footings and the walls before winter sets in. There is really very little going on here as far as work so I sure hope that next summer things are starting to turn around. Bryce called just a few minutes ago so it was really nice to talk with him. They seem to be doing really good and have settled in to a routine. When you write tomorrow tell me exactly where this area is that you are working in now. I have had people ask me and I don't know how to explain it.Love DadHey Jesse,Wow that's awesome you're the zone leader now! I can't believe you've been out almost a year now that's crazy. Schools going pretty well, the quarter just ended so it's time to start all over again. I just love my car. It has such a smooth ride and everything. The only thing that sucks is cleaning off all the windows in the morning from all the frost. It's amazing how good of gas mileage it gets. I still haven't had to fill it up since I got it from up north. I'm getting ready for the Halloween party next week. It takes a lot of planning and stuff but I think it will turn out really well. This week in soccer we played a Dixie team and beat them 2-1 keeping us in 1st place in our league:) KC came over this week and played me in mag. Of course I beat him though. haha but hope everything's going well and I'll talk to you later.Love Ken G
News from Our Most Wonderful Elder Jesse Guy Carter From the Sunshine State of Los Angeles California
Our Most Wonderful Handsome Elder Carter OXO
| From: | Jesse Carter (jesse.carter@myldsmail.net) |
| Sent: | Mon 10/17/11 4:57 PM |
| To: | Emily Carter (emi_3_76@hotmail.com) |
Hey Family!!!
It was so good to hear from you guys this week! MEAGAN IS PREGNANT! Ahhh that is crazy! More so that I haven't even met her yet haha, but that is awesome! I am way happy for you guys:) That will be crazy to think that there is going to be at least 2 nephew's/nieces that I have never met when I return from my journey in the wilderness. Who knows. . . . . maybe megan will have twins? hahaha. Would you guys want to have a boy or a girl? Or would it matter either way? Mom it sounds like the program for the ward went really well this week! I don't know what your talking about, you always play perfect:) I am sure It went really well. It looks like you guys had alot of fun at the lake! Those pictures were definately good/sad to see:( I really miss the lake, but I do know that I am where I need to be. Today for our PDay activity, we went to THE BIGGEST MANSION I HAVE EVER SEEN! It was honestly incredible! It was on top of the biggest hill in my area, possibily in southern california. So as you can imagine, on top of the hill, just like lay hill, there are some BIG houses! That's where are the high rollers hang out. Anyways, we went to a members home by the name of President Chen. He is the Branch President of the Penninsula Chinese Branch here in LA. His house is on top of Palos Verdes and he has a tennis court, a swimming pool, a ping pong table, pool table, putting green, movie theatre, hang out pad (kinda like a bar) and last but not least, a bowling allee in his house! It was awesome. We went exploring, and we stumbled upon two golden toilets! I did not feel worthy to sit upon it haha. I guess he is the owner of SunRider vitamins/supplements and easily has a 200 to 300 million dollar pad! It was pretty cool. but yet, It would seem like it would be very hard for that home to be homey like ours is. They had all kinds of servants cleaning up the yard, and vacumming and dusting and what not, and it would just be really hard to get comfortable there. But it was a cool experience. I mainly played tennis and ping pong. President Chen also gave us pizza and our whole zone was there and ate some pizza. Good times. . . . . . . . But other than that, this week has been pretty tubeuler. I did my first fundamental training this last week! It was in front of 2 zones, both the south bay and penninsula zones. So in total there was about 60 missionaries there that Elder Stenquist and I trained in front of! It was really intense, but I loved it after we got going. It was cool too cause I invited President Baker to come to our training kind of jokingly, and he and sister baker showed up! I really tried to keep people on there toes by cracking jokes, and keeping it fresh haha. I even caught President Baker a couple of times laughing about some of the things I said. But he emailed me today and said that he really enjoyed the training! I am really beginning to get use to the assignment of zone leader and I am really enjoying it! At first it felt really overwhelming, but it is amazing how the Lord qualifies those he calls. I have seen that over and over again throughout my mission. With each change, the Lord has made it possible for me to accomplish the thing that he has called me to do. That doesn't mean that it was an easy thing to do, but he made it possible. Elder Stenquist and I washed 4 more cars this morning for our zone goal! It went really well, and I think the zone is really appreciative of all that we are doing for them.
I do have one issue right now. . . . . . And that is with. . . . . . . MY PANTS! haha, My pants are officially getting too small across the waist. I knew when we were buying my suit pants we should have gotten a plenty large waist because sure enough, they are now uncomfortable to wear, and even to the point that they begin to give me pains in my mid section because of all the pressure that they are causing me to have. I dont know what you guys reccomend me doing. I could possibily try and find a suit out here that would work, but I dont know I wanted to get your input. If I could re do the whole thing, I would have gotten pants like the brown ones that I got that are a stretchy waiste band. So as I expand, they expand with me! But especially now with all the new meetings that I have to go to, I am wearing my suits ALOT more than I use to. So I need to try and get something that is going to be comfortable. But anyways, definately do go out and buy a suit or anything, I just wanted to get your ideas on the issue.
Anyways, thank you all for all that you do! Especially serving here in the ghetto, I am realizing more and more just how good I had it back home! Not taking things for granted is something that I am trying to work on:) Thank you and have a fantastic week. bye bye
Love, Elder Carter the 5th
Jerry what's up! This is Ryan, i know i haven't written you for a while but it sounds like you have been doing great! Training two guys, being a district leader and now a zone leader all before your year mark is amazing! It sounds like you are really enjoying your mission. Keep it up and as you know when your working hard that is when the time flies. Can you believe that you are already coming up on your year mark? As for us we are doing great back here at home. I'm sure that dad has told you that work has been pretty hard lately. But this last week we have been working up in brian head doing some curb and gutter. It has been a pretty fun job and luckily the weather has been really nice for us. We will be up there this week and then well come down and do a small job for the city at the lake by the aquatic center and then we are going to start on the apartments. I'm really excited for the apartments. I think we have a good floor plan and they will do very well; it will be fun to build them. Your probably wondering how Meagan and I are doing. We are doing great. We actually have a little news to tell you....we are pregnant haha!! We are way excited. It is a little scary though to think that we will be parents but it will be good. She is due in the middle of may so when you get home we should have a 5 month old haha. The funny thing is that you actually called it out that we were pregnant. we didn't even know that we were pregnant when you last asked if we were cause she was only three weeks and you can't even tell until 4 weeks. so the next week is when we found out so you obviously are more close to the spirit and knew that we were haha. But she is going to the doctor for the first time tomorrow and we should be able to find out if it is a boy or girl just before Christmas. Anyways keep up the good work, i will write to you with updates. Have fun...love Ryan and Meagan
My Dearest Handsome Elder Jesse,
Well the Primary Program is over...Daddie gave me a beautiful Priesthood Blessing and as You know I have been preparing for this day for 1 year. Never the less much Faith, work and prayer was accompanied before I played. My eyes as You know are such a dream as my sight is very bleak and most of the notes are extremely hard to see with all the lines and spaces but I Love Music with All my Heart and will never stop playing the piano and having my special time to talk to Heavenly Father. Settling into the Prelude music was scary for even going 40 minutes early but once I started playing for the congregation to sing the opening song and then the Sacrament song I was totally calmed and comforted. Once the Primary program Program began and the beautiful little children started talking and singing all was well. When I played the Postlude I played perfectly and wish I could have played exactly the same way for the Prelude. Don't take me wrong I know that I did play with the spirit as many people told me how my music brought the spirit to the Program but as You know I am a perfectionist and if I don't play with perfect touch I am hard on myself even if I play the right note. However I feel like a BIG weight has been lifted from me even though I just Love, Love, Love Primary-playing in front of people is just not my forte and has always been very difficult for me. I remember when I was a little girl and would have my recitals I would cry for days before my recital and days after because I always thought that I didn't play very good that is why I have my recitals at Christmas Time and have Santa come so the recital can be FUN!!!
We had a Wonderful dinner with Grandma Mom, Ryan, Meagan, Daddie, Kenny and me and finished with guess what????????????????? APPLE DONUTS that Kenny made - I will send You some.
This Thursday, Friday and Monday is UEA and so on Thursday night we are planning to go to the cabin for the last time this year and close it down. I am hoping that everyone can come with us as it is Shawn's 32nd Birthday on Friday. It's always hard for me to shut down the cabin because I Love the cabin with All my Heart!!! On Saturday Lindsey is having a baby shower so that will be really fun.
Do You know what I am missing---------------------------Your Wonderful Hot Chocolate that You would always make for me - You always took such Good Care of me.
Well for Halloween I am planning on being a Princess Witch with a Witch purse to match, my purple hat and purple hair, and my purple black stripped stockings. Right now I am looking at a funny little witch that was made by both Dustin and Ryan - our house looks really FUN!
Today is a GIFT! Embrace it with joy and anticipation. . . realize the possibilities. It beckons you towards your destination in life. Be at peace - you are exactly where you are meant to be at this moment. God has carefully chosen the people, events, joys and challenges on you path today. The things you encounter are stepping stones of what is to come. Make the most of today. Focus on the "present" - you will see and appreciate things you might otherwise miss. Follow your heart - search to find your purpose in life and you will find meaning and happiness. Use your talents, do your best, contribute. Make a difference, because you can. Be passionate about your journey - sing, laugh, and love as you go. Give praise and Pray. The promise of tomorrow brings with the endeavors of today. Do not let the fast-forward pace of the world deprive you from savoring "the now". Seek things that fill you with love and bring you joy. Have faith, it fosters hope - it makes the difference. Believe, with God all things are possible. Live today, for it is a gift.
Be quick to Forgive.
"Whistle while You Work"
Have Courage to Stand for the Right.
Our Family is a Work of Heart.
God Bless our Stripling Warrior
Alma 57:27
they are firm, and they do put their trust in God continually.
Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast, and immovable, always abounding in good works, that Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to heaven, that ye may have everlasting salvation, and eternal life, through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of him who created all things, in heaven and in earth, who is God above all. Amen.
Mosiah 5:15
My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land.
Alma 36:1
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.
And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works.
Alma 7:23,24
Niki is right by me asleep and of course she is snoring and her poor tummy always rumbles. Moosey puts himself to bed in the closet at mentioned.
I am going to try to take our pictures off of the camera right now so hopefully I can send you some more pictures my Darling. The pictures worked, I had to make a CD and then take over 200 pictures off as the computer just can't handle all the pictures. I will see what I can find that You might like to see.
I Love You With All My Heart and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Proud of YOU!!!
Have a Beautiful Day knowing that You are a Child of God!!!
With all my "Sweet" and tender Love,
Mama Mee OXO
p.s. Tomorrow I am going to put all my pear jam in jars and bottle Big Beautiful Tomatoes from Daddies' Garden.
Jesse,
I hope that you have had another good week. I really appreciated your advice with my new calling. As you mentioned one of the problems that we have in our ward boundaries is that there are very few non members. The ones that are here have been friend shipped and fellowshipped for a long time. We will need to continue to friendship them until they have a change of heart. With Mitt Romney continuing to stay at the top of the Republican Party nominee there is more and more scrutiny of the LDS religion. Are you getting questions from people because of the political race? Anyway Kenny and I were watching the news and they were interviewing some film maker and he was saying how crazy it was that anyone could believe that an angel could have appeared to Joseph Smith. We both said why is that so hard for people to believe? In the bible there are many accounts of Heavenly messengers including Jesus's apperance to Saul who became the Apostle Paul. The good thing about Romney running for the presidency is that it will create a lot of questions in peoples minds and hopefully the sincere people will be able to find the truth.
The whole family went over to Mom and Dads last Friday and cleared off their garden, tilled the garden, picked their apples and generally cleaned up their yard. They really appreciated the help and then we had a family dinner. It was really fun and nice. Kenny and I worked Saturday morning and was able to get most of our garden cleaned off and tilled. I still have the tomatoes covered and we haven't picked the beets yet. We had our Primary Sacrament meeting to day. It was really good and Momie did a excellent job. The Bishop specifically thanked her for the great job that she did with the music.
Keep up the good work. I know that you are making a difference in many peoples lives!
Love, Dad
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