WEEKLY EMAIL-WEEK 29

HEY HEY EH?

WELL, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT i'M ABOUT TO HIT THE 7 MONTH MARK!!! ITS GOING CRAZY FAST!!! BUT ANYWAYS, TO KIND A NSWER SOME QUESTIONS FIRST. AS FAR AS CHRISTMAS GOES, AS A MISSIONARY, I COULD ALWAYS USE TIES! :) AND ITS SWEET THAT THAT PRESIDENT ARCHIBALD IS NOT STRICT WHEN IT COMES TO TIE PATTERNS AND COLORS, AND SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE "CONSERVATIVE" LIKE SO ITS ALL GOOD...LOL. ANYWAYS, UM LETS SEE, OH SO I'M SUPER EXCITED, REMEMBER HOW I TOLD YOU ALL THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DROP OLLIE? WELL WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO OFFICIALLY DROP HIM, I DECIDED TO TRY ONE LAST TIME AND I CALLED HIM AND HE ANSWERED HIS CELL PHONE!!! tHEN AFTER THAT IT WAS ALL GOOD. HE CAME TO CHURCH, AND WAS TELLING ME HE STILL WANTS TO BE BAPTIZED, HE HAS JUST BEEN SWAMPED BY SCHOOL, WORK AND FOOTBALL. PLUS HE IS A TEENAGER SO I CAN RELATE TO HIM NOT HAVING MISSIONARIES ON HIS TOP PRIORITY LIST...LOL BUT ANYWAYS, WE WILL BE EXTENDING A BAPTISMAL COMMITMENT TO HIM ON SATURDAY, AND I KNOW HE WILL ACCEPT IT...SO BE READY FOR SOME WAY GOOD NEWS NEXT WEEK! I'M GLAD YOU ALL ENJOYED THE PICTURES! AND YES MOM, I AM ENJOYING MYSELF. :) I'M HAVING TONS OF FUN BUT AT THE SAME TIME I'M STILL WORKING! :) BUT ANYWAYS THIS NEXT LITTLE BIT IS FROR WHITNEY...DRINK MILK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WON'T BREAK YOUR FINGER EVERY YEAR IF YOU DID...LOL! SERIOUSLY ITS LIKE A QUOTA FOR YOU, OH ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN...CRACK! LOL...SOMEONE PUT HER IN A BUBBLE! BUT I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU ROCKIN THE 70 AND PETEY!!! AND A CAPTAIN TOO! tHATS A PETERSEN IF I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE! bUT ANYWAYS, SAM SAYS YOU'RE ALL TRUCKIN UP TO VISIT THE U-TARDS SOON, THAT SHOULD BE FUN! SO LETS SEE. UM WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YUO ALL. OH SO TOMORROW IS ZONE CONFERENCE AND I FIND OUT IF WE GET THE TRUCK OR NOT! I'M REALLY HOPING WE DO, CUZ IT WOULD MAKE THOSE ACCIDENTAL SPIN OUTS SO MUCH MORE FUN, PLUS IT HAS 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND I MIGHT JUST HAVE TO TO TEST IT OUT A BIT...LOL...DON'T WORRY MOM...I'LL SEND PICTURES! LOL. BUT REALLY I'LL BE CAREFUL, I PROMISE! MAYBE! DAVID WOULD DO THE SAME THING AND YOU KNOW IT! OH SO YOU ALL SHOULD SEE WHAT CANADIANS DO FOR FUN WHEN THE SNOW ON THE ROAD MELTS DURING THE DAY, THEN REFREEZES TO ICE AT NIGHT. WELL..THEY HOLD ON TO THE BUMPERS OF TRUCKS AND WELL SKI OFF THE BACK...I MIGHT HAVE TO TRY IT, BUT I WOULDN'T TELL YOU IF I DID THOUGH...LOL. I'M KIDDING, LIKE COURTNEY SAID, I'M ONLY PROTECTED SO MUCH ON MY MISSION. I FEEL I'M PROTECTED FROM THE WORLD, BTU NOT MY OWN STUPIDITY! ... LOL NO BUT REALL MOM, I'M NOT MEANING TO GIVE YOU AND DAD A HEART ATTACK. I'M BEING SAFE, I PROMISE! BUT ANYWAYS, AS FAR AS THE WORK GOES, WE HAVE 3 INVESTIGATORS RIGHT NOW, OLLIE OF COURSE ON HIS WAY TO BAPTISM, AND THE OTHER 2 ARE GETTING THERE! BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. AND I CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW STRONG THE SPIRIT IS WHEN I TEACH ABOUT ETERNAL FAMILIES, AND I TELL THE STORY OF US ALL EBING SEALTED TO THE TWINS! IT IS THE RECOGNITIONS OF THE SPIRIT THAT I COULD NEVER DENY! I KNOW THAT NOW IS THE TIME THAT HEAVENLY FATHER NEEDS ME MOST, AND I KNOW THAT I WAS CALELD FOR A REASON! I'M NEVER GIVING UP, PETERSEN'T AREN'T QUITTERS RIGHT? :) I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND I CAN'T TAHNK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR ME! YOU'RE ALL ON MY MIND AND IN MY PRAYERS EVERYDAY! I LOVE YOU ALL, BE STRONG AND RELY ON THE LORD!

LOVE,

ELDER OGEN