HELLO FAM! WOW, SOUNDS LIKE A LOT IS GOING ON, YEP SAME OLD PETERSENS, ALWAYS RUNNING AROUND WITH STUFF TO DO! ANYWAYS, TO ANSWER MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS, NO WE DONT HAVE THE CAR BACK YET, WE GET IT BACK ON THE 1ST OF OCTOBER, AND FOR NOW WE ARE RIDING THE BIKES EVERYDAY. THEY ARE LIKE A COMMUNAL SET OF BIKES FOR OUR ZONE FOR WHOEVER NEEDS THEM. AND LET ME TELL YOU BIKING OUT TO ACRAGES STINKS...LOL.. WE GET MEMBER RIDES SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. ITS LIKE ME RIDING FORM OUR HOUSE OUT TO WILTON SOME TIMES, NO JOKE. THATS BASICALLY HOW OKOTOKS IS. ELK GROVE AND WILTON, OKOTOKS AND DeWINTON. LIKE ITS FUNNY HOW PARTS OF TOWN AND THE ACREAGES REMIND ME OF HOME. OKOTOKS HAS A LITTLE " OLD TOWN" LIKE ELK GROVE, AND ITS FUNNY TO WALK DOWN CUZ IT KINDA LOOKS LIKE OURS. ANYWAYS, IVE ACTUALLY LOST ABOUT 8 POUNDS ON THOSE DANG BIKES. WE HAVE BEEN RIDING THEM FOR ALMOST A MONTH, AND ITS STARTING TO SHOW ON BOTH OF US, BUT HEY NO COMPLAINTS HERE! :) AND IM LIKING THE RIDING ACTUALLY, I JUMP CURBS AND HAVE GOTTEN PRETTY COMFORTABLE ON THEM AND DO RIDING WHEELIES FOR A FEW FEET AND IT GETS PEOPLES ATTENTION AND THEY LOOK AND SMILE AND SOMETIMES LAUGH CUZ IT LOOKS KINDA FUNNY TO SEE A GUY IN A SHIRT AND TIES DOING TRICKS ON A BIKE I GUESS.. AND I MIGHT DO THEM ON PURPOSE NOW...LOL... ITS BETTER TO MAKE PEOPLE LOOK AND SMILE THEN YELL AT US. LOL... SO ALL IS GOING GOOD, AND IM GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE TWINS ARE USING THE BUNK BEDS WE BUILT...LOL... FUN TIMES. AND SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT ENOUGH PORK TO LAST A WHILE TOO. LOL... I NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH I PUT LOL IN MY LETTERS. I MUST BE HAVING TEXT SEPARATION ISSUES! :) BUT SO SINCE YOU'RE SENDING OUT THE PACKAGE, CAN YOU REMEMBER TO PUT AIR MAIL ON IT IF ITS NOT TOO EXPENSIVE, CUZ IT WILL TAKE LIKE A MONTH OR TWO BY GROUND. BUT NO WORRIES IF ITS ALREADY ON ITS WAY! :) SO LETS SEE, WELL ALL IS GOING GOOD OUT HERE, I THOUGHT OLLIE HAD LIKE FALLEN OFF THE EARTH, BUT HE JUST HAS BEEN GOING TO CHURCH AT A DIFFERENT TIME, AND HE STILL WANTS TO BE BAPTIZED, SO THAT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I WISH WE COULD HOLD ON TO HIM LONG ENOUGH TO THROW HIM IN THE WATER THOUGH. HE IS LIKE TRYING TO CATCH A GREASED PIG...LOL... TUFF EH WHITNEY? :) BUT I KNOW THE LORD HAS PREPARED HIM, AND THAT HE HAS A PLAN FOR ALL OF US, AND HIS PLAN FOR OLLIE IS JUST TAKING A BIT OF TIME. OLLIE HAS BEEN PREPARED, AND I NEED TO BE SURE I AM PREPARED FOR HIM. IT CAN BE DISCOURAGING SOMETIMES, BUT I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, IF I GIVE MY ALL AND PUSH UNTIL I HAVE TO CRAWL, CHRIST WILL PICK UP THE REST AND HELP ME TO ENDURE TO THE END. IM SO THANKFUL FOR THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE OF THIS GOSPEL. I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD! I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW HOW THANKFUL I AM TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE DRIVING FORCE YOU ALL GAVE ME TO ACCEPT THE HONOR IT IS TO BE CALLED AS A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF CHRIST! NOTHING, AND I MEAN NOTHING, CAN STAND IN MY WAY WITH CHRIST AS MY CRUTCH TO LEAN ON WHEN TIMES GET HARD. I KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE, AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING IN MY LIFE THAT HE HAS NOT FELT THE PAIN OF, AND THAT NO MATTER HOW HARD THINGS GET, THAT I WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL! I LOVE THIS GOSPEL, AND I LOVE MY ETERNAL FAMILY! IM PRAYING FOR YOU ALL EACH AND EVERYDAY! YOU ALL MEAN THE WORLD TO ME AND MORE! I LOVE YOU!
LOVE, ELDER OGEN
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
WEEKLY EMAIL-WEEK 23
HEY FAM! :)
I NEVER LOOKED AT TIME THE WAY I DO NOW, IT'S AS IF ITS MUCH, MUCH SHORTER NOW THEN IT WAS BEFORE. IT REALLY PUTS THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR ME ON THE IMPORTANCE OF USING MY TIME WISELY AND SPENDING THESE TWO YEARS AS A PART OF GODS ARMY TO PUSH FORWARD THE WORK UNTIL I CAN'T PUSH ANY MORE! ITS CRAZY TO THINK OF HOW INVOLVED YOU BECOME WHEN YOUR SET APART AS A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST. HOW EMOTIONAL YOU GET WHEN YOU TEACH ABOUT HIS GOSPEL, AND HOW MUCH IT REALLY MEANS TO YOU. I TRULY KNOW THE MEANING OF THE "WANT" TO SHARE THE MESSAGE, BECAUSE OF ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS IT BRINGS TO ME IN MY LIFE! AND ALSO ALL THE AMAZING EXPERIENCES THE MISSION BRINGS. LIKE THIS PAST THURSDAY WE HAD A MISSION TOUR. ELDER KENT F. RICHARDS OF THE 2ND QUORUM OF THE 70 CAME AND SPOKE TO US. ITS WAS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY TEACHING BY FAITH, BUT ALSO OF LEARNING BY FAITH! IT WAS A WAY POWERFUL MEETING, AND SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER, IT HELPED ME TO REALIZE SOMETHINGS, AND PUT THINGS INTO BETTER PERSPECTIVE. BUT THE MOST AMAZING AND KIND OF TRIPPY EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN WE GOT TO ALL MEET AND SHAKE HIS HAND. HE WAS ASKING EVERYONE WHERE WE WERE FROM AND HOW OUR FAMILY WAS DOING AND STUFF LIKE THAT. HE ASKED WERE I WAS FROM, AND I TOLD HIM SACRAMENTO, CUZ ITS BETTER KNOWN THEN ELK GROVE. AND THEN HE ASKED HOW MY FAMILY IS DOING, AND I SAID, "STILL GROWING" AND YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HE SAID NEXT. HE STILL HAD MY HAND IN HIS GRIP, AND HE LOOKED ME STRAIGHT IN THE EYES AND SAID, " ELDER, IM SORRY YOUR MISSING THE WEDDING." AND THEN .... WELL... I STARTED CRYING. LOL.. IT DIDNT HIT ME AT THAT POINT THAT HE KNEW WITHOUT ME SAYING A WORD, BUT IT WAS THAT HE WAS SINCERELY AND TRULY SORRY FOR ME. THAT HE SOMEHOW KNEW HOW IMPORTANT AND HARD IT IS FOR ME TO MISS THE WEDDING. AND THEN AS I WALKED AWAY I WAS COMFORTED,BY THE THOUGHT OF THE OPPORTUNITY I HAD TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO IS SO IN TUNE WITH THE SPIRIT! IT WAS A LITTLE CREEPY IN A WAY IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, BUT ITS NOT CREEPY AT ALL! IT WAS... WELL... AWESOME! THAT WAS A DAY FULL OF EMOTIONS THAT WERE COMING FROM ALL SIDES, BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE BUILT UP MY TESTIMONY! WOW, THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN NEVER FORGET. OH MOM, DONT WORRY ABOUT THE PICTURE SLEEVES IF YOU CANT FIND THEM, ITS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. I CAN PROBABLY FIND SOME SOMEWHERE, BUT WHAT I WOULD APPRECIATE, IS SOME OF THOSE LIGHT BLUE ENVELOPES I GOT BEFORE I CAME OUT, THE ONES FROM STAPLES? PLEASE. THANKS! SO LETS SEE, WELL IM LOVING BEING SR. ITS A LOT EASIER WHEN YOU KIND OF GET TO MAKE THE DECISIONS, I MEAN WE BOTH TALK THINGS OUT, BUT UTIMATLY ITS WHAT I FEEL IS BEST FOR OUR COMPANIONSHIP. AND WE GOT BIKES THE OTHER DAY, AND LET ME TELL YOU. GOSH IM TIRED...LOL... I HIT THE PILLOW EVERY NIGHT AND PASS OUT. I REALIZE HOW SPOILED WE ARE WITH A CAR, BUT WE GET IT BACK SOON. ANYWAYS, LETS SEE, OH SO I TOLD YOU ALL ABOUT VERNA AND LEE, THE LESS ACTIVE COUPLE WE SEE ALL THE TIME, WELL THEY WERE BAPTIZED A YEAR AGO, AND THEY HAVE BEEN TO CHURCH ONLY ABOUT 4 TIMES. AND I HAVE BEEN ALMOST PLEADING WITH THEM TO COME AND THEN THIS LAST SUNDAY, AS WE WERE SINGING THE OPENING HYMN, VERNA PLOPS DOWN RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!! IT LITERALLY MADE MY DAY! ITS CRAZY HOW YOUR FEELINGS TOWARDS THE WORK AND THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE, REALLY TURN TO LOVE! WE ARE SEEING REAL PROGRESS WITH THEM, AND DAVID AND HIS WIFE SHOULD BE HOME NOW, SO WORK SHOULD BE GOING FORWARD CONTINUALLY! I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT MY TESTIMONY IS GROWING EACH AND EVERY DAY, AND I COULD NEVER DENY THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THIS GOSPEL! I WITNESS THE MIRACLES OF IT EVERYDAY! NOT ONLY HERE, BUT AT HOME AS WELL! I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH AND I LOVE HEARING OF ALL THAT HAPPENS AT HOME! IM SORRY I CANT BE THERE TO BE THE BIG BROTHER TO BEAT UP THE MEAN TEACHERS, BUT HEAVENLY FATHER AND JESUS NEED ME FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIR TEAM RIGHT NOW! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND I CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU GIVE ME AND HELPING ME TO SERVE A MISSION! STAY STRONG, AND REMEMBER TO PRAY ALWAYS! I LOVE YOU!!!
LOVE,ELDER OGEN
I NEVER LOOKED AT TIME THE WAY I DO NOW, IT'S AS IF ITS MUCH, MUCH SHORTER NOW THEN IT WAS BEFORE. IT REALLY PUTS THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR ME ON THE IMPORTANCE OF USING MY TIME WISELY AND SPENDING THESE TWO YEARS AS A PART OF GODS ARMY TO PUSH FORWARD THE WORK UNTIL I CAN'T PUSH ANY MORE! ITS CRAZY TO THINK OF HOW INVOLVED YOU BECOME WHEN YOUR SET APART AS A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST. HOW EMOTIONAL YOU GET WHEN YOU TEACH ABOUT HIS GOSPEL, AND HOW MUCH IT REALLY MEANS TO YOU. I TRULY KNOW THE MEANING OF THE "WANT" TO SHARE THE MESSAGE, BECAUSE OF ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS IT BRINGS TO ME IN MY LIFE! AND ALSO ALL THE AMAZING EXPERIENCES THE MISSION BRINGS. LIKE THIS PAST THURSDAY WE HAD A MISSION TOUR. ELDER KENT F. RICHARDS OF THE 2ND QUORUM OF THE 70 CAME AND SPOKE TO US. ITS WAS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY TEACHING BY FAITH, BUT ALSO OF LEARNING BY FAITH! IT WAS A WAY POWERFUL MEETING, AND SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER, IT HELPED ME TO REALIZE SOMETHINGS, AND PUT THINGS INTO BETTER PERSPECTIVE. BUT THE MOST AMAZING AND KIND OF TRIPPY EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN WE GOT TO ALL MEET AND SHAKE HIS HAND. HE WAS ASKING EVERYONE WHERE WE WERE FROM AND HOW OUR FAMILY WAS DOING AND STUFF LIKE THAT. HE ASKED WERE I WAS FROM, AND I TOLD HIM SACRAMENTO, CUZ ITS BETTER KNOWN THEN ELK GROVE. AND THEN HE ASKED HOW MY FAMILY IS DOING, AND I SAID, "STILL GROWING" AND YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HE SAID NEXT. HE STILL HAD MY HAND IN HIS GRIP, AND HE LOOKED ME STRAIGHT IN THE EYES AND SAID, " ELDER, IM SORRY YOUR MISSING THE WEDDING." AND THEN .... WELL... I STARTED CRYING. LOL.. IT DIDNT HIT ME AT THAT POINT THAT HE KNEW WITHOUT ME SAYING A WORD, BUT IT WAS THAT HE WAS SINCERELY AND TRULY SORRY FOR ME. THAT HE SOMEHOW KNEW HOW IMPORTANT AND HARD IT IS FOR ME TO MISS THE WEDDING. AND THEN AS I WALKED AWAY I WAS COMFORTED,BY THE THOUGHT OF THE OPPORTUNITY I HAD TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO IS SO IN TUNE WITH THE SPIRIT! IT WAS A LITTLE CREEPY IN A WAY IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, BUT ITS NOT CREEPY AT ALL! IT WAS... WELL... AWESOME! THAT WAS A DAY FULL OF EMOTIONS THAT WERE COMING FROM ALL SIDES, BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE BUILT UP MY TESTIMONY! WOW, THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN NEVER FORGET. OH MOM, DONT WORRY ABOUT THE PICTURE SLEEVES IF YOU CANT FIND THEM, ITS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. I CAN PROBABLY FIND SOME SOMEWHERE, BUT WHAT I WOULD APPRECIATE, IS SOME OF THOSE LIGHT BLUE ENVELOPES I GOT BEFORE I CAME OUT, THE ONES FROM STAPLES? PLEASE. THANKS! SO LETS SEE, WELL IM LOVING BEING SR. ITS A LOT EASIER WHEN YOU KIND OF GET TO MAKE THE DECISIONS, I MEAN WE BOTH TALK THINGS OUT, BUT UTIMATLY ITS WHAT I FEEL IS BEST FOR OUR COMPANIONSHIP. AND WE GOT BIKES THE OTHER DAY, AND LET ME TELL YOU. GOSH IM TIRED...LOL... I HIT THE PILLOW EVERY NIGHT AND PASS OUT. I REALIZE HOW SPOILED WE ARE WITH A CAR, BUT WE GET IT BACK SOON. ANYWAYS, LETS SEE, OH SO I TOLD YOU ALL ABOUT VERNA AND LEE, THE LESS ACTIVE COUPLE WE SEE ALL THE TIME, WELL THEY WERE BAPTIZED A YEAR AGO, AND THEY HAVE BEEN TO CHURCH ONLY ABOUT 4 TIMES. AND I HAVE BEEN ALMOST PLEADING WITH THEM TO COME AND THEN THIS LAST SUNDAY, AS WE WERE SINGING THE OPENING HYMN, VERNA PLOPS DOWN RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!! IT LITERALLY MADE MY DAY! ITS CRAZY HOW YOUR FEELINGS TOWARDS THE WORK AND THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE, REALLY TURN TO LOVE! WE ARE SEEING REAL PROGRESS WITH THEM, AND DAVID AND HIS WIFE SHOULD BE HOME NOW, SO WORK SHOULD BE GOING FORWARD CONTINUALLY! I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT MY TESTIMONY IS GROWING EACH AND EVERY DAY, AND I COULD NEVER DENY THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THIS GOSPEL! I WITNESS THE MIRACLES OF IT EVERYDAY! NOT ONLY HERE, BUT AT HOME AS WELL! I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH AND I LOVE HEARING OF ALL THAT HAPPENS AT HOME! IM SORRY I CANT BE THERE TO BE THE BIG BROTHER TO BEAT UP THE MEAN TEACHERS, BUT HEAVENLY FATHER AND JESUS NEED ME FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIR TEAM RIGHT NOW! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND I CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU GIVE ME AND HELPING ME TO SERVE A MISSION! STAY STRONG, AND REMEMBER TO PRAY ALWAYS! I LOVE YOU!!!
LOVE,ELDER OGEN
Saturday, September 12, 2009
WEEKLY EMAIL-WEEK 22
***Be sure you don't miss the post below with the latest pictures sent home by Elder Petersen***
HELLO EVERYONE,
SO FIRST OFF, I FEEL BAD, CUZ I DONT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO EMAIL DAVID, COURT AND STACY BACK, I MIGHT BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHEN I GET DONE WRITING TO THE FAM! SO THE MYLDSMAIL.NET WAS HAVING TROUBLE FOR LIKE 30 TO 45 MINUTES TODAY. SO THATS WHY IM A LITTLE RUSHED FOR TIME, BUT I KNOW THAT EVERYONE GETS THIS EMAIL, SO IT WILL BE BEST TO JUST SEND THE BIG ONE FOR THIS WEEK. BUT I'LL TRY TO EMAIL THE GIRLS AND DAVID. BUT ANYWAYS, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS DAD, MY COMPANION HAS BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS, AND NO WE ARENT CO-SR. AND IT IS DEFINETLY STARTING TO GET A BIT CHILLY OUT HERE...LOL. BUT I HAVE ACCUMULATED TWO NICE BIG WINTER JACKETS AND 2 NICE PAIRS OF GLOVES, SO ALL I'LL NEED TO GET IN A MONTH OR SO IS A BEENIE, SCARF AND SOME EAR MUFFS. BUT NO WORRIES YET. SO GET THIS GUYS, ITS PRETTY IRONIC. SO NOW THAT I FINALLY GOT TO DRIVE, AND BE FULL TIME DRIVER, I WAS LOVING IT, AND THEN I WANTED THE TRUCK SO WE CLEANED OUR CAR LIKE CRAZY FOR THE CAR AWARD. SO WE WERE GOING TO FIND OUT WHO WINS TOMORROW, BUT I THINK ITS OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR ME TO WIN NOW WITH OUT EVEN HAVING A CAR ANYMORE.... SO THE REASON I DONT HAVE A CAR ANYMORE, IS WELL... DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CHURCH DOESN'T APPRECIATE IT IF YOU JUMP THE MISSION CARS AND TEAR THE FRONT BUMBLER AND GRILL OFF? WELL THEY DONT... AND ITS A GOOD THING I DIDNT DO THAT...LOL... BUT REALLY, WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUT OF KILOMETERS WE CAN DRIVE EACH MONTH, AND ELDER WILSON WENT WAY OVER THAT, SO THEY CALCULATED IT OUT TO WHERE ELDER GREENWELL AND I HAVE TO WALK THE REST OF THE MONTH TO BREAK EVEN, BUT WE GET IT BACK IN OCTOBER. NO BIGGIE, IT JUST STINKS THAT AS SOON AS I GET TO DRIVE, IT GETS RIPPED AWAY FROM ME. BUT ITS EXERCISE, SO IM NOT COMPLAINING. SO ITS IS JUST A BIT IRONIC. ANYWAYS, THINGS ARE STILL TOUGH WITH OLLIE, I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY, BUT I KNOW THAT HEAVENLY FATHER IS LOOKING OVER HIM, AND HE WILL COME AROUND SOON. WE ALSO MIGHT HAVE A NEW INVESTIGATOR THAT THE OTHER GUYS IN MY DISTRICT FOUND, SO THAT WILL BE NICE TO HAVE A NEW FACE. AND DAVID, OUR OTHER INVESTIGATOR SHOULD BE BACK FROM HIS VACATION HERE IN A WEEK, SO THAT WILL BE GOOD, TO PICK THINGS BACK UP. GOSH, I NEVER THOUGHT LOOKING BACK THAT I WOULD GET SO EXCITED FOR MISSIONARY WORK, I KNOW THAT ADJUSTING TO MISSIONARY LIFE HELPS TOTALLY, AND KEEPING THE SPIRIT WITH YOU ALWAYS. BUT I JUST NEVER LOOKED AT IT THE WAY I DO KNOW. I COULD NEVER DOUBT THE THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE NOW! MY MISSION MEANS THE WORLD TO ME, AND EVEN THOUGH TIMES GET HARD, I KNOW THAT HEAVENLY FATHER DOESNT GIVE US THINGS HE KNOWS WE CANT ACCOMPLISH! I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY, AND IF I COME HOME A LITTLE MISSIONARY AWKWARD, THATS OK, AT LEAST YOU'LL KNOW I WAS WORKIN HARD...LOL.. BUT REALLY, THE WORK IS HARD, BUT IT IS SO WORTH IT. JUST TO FEEL THE SPIRIT TESTIFY TO ME AS I TESTIFY OF WHAT I KNOW TO ANOTHER OF HEAVENLY FATHERS CHILDREN! I KNOW THIS CHURCH IS TRUE, AND I KNOW THAT I'M CALLED OF GOD TO FIND HIS LOST SHEEP! I LOVE THIS WORK. GUYS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND THAT IM ALWAYS PRAYING FOR YOU! SORRY THAT I CANT ANSWER EVERYONE TODAY, BUT I LOVE THE SUPPORT I GET FROM YOU ALL EACH AND EVERY DAY! KEEP 'EM COMIN', I'LL ANSWER! :) IM SO HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THAT HAPPENS, WITH ALL THE LITTLE ONES AND SCHOOL, AND SOCCER, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND BABIES ON THE WAY AND THE BABIES EATING BRICK...LOL. POOR RYAN! BUT ANYWAYS I GOT TO RUN, SORRY ABOUT THE SHORT EMAIL THIS WEEK, BUT IT HAPPENS I GUESS. BUT THROUGH ALL THAT HAPPENS, KNOW THAT I LOVE AND PRAY FOR EACH ONE OF YOU EVERYDAY! NEVER BE AFRAID TO ASK ME TO PRAY ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS, BECAUSE AS DAVID PUTS IT, MISSIONARIES ARE RIGHT UNDER THE GENERAL AUTHORITIES WHEN IT COMES TO ANSWERED PRAYERS...LOL.. WELL WE'LL SEE, EH? ANYWAYS, I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO EACH WEDNESDAY! I CANT WAIT FOR THE PACKAGES, I THINK IM GOOD, WELL I CANT FIND ANY MELATONIN UP HERE, BUT THATS ABOUT IT. :) BUT I GOT TO RUN, I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! STAY STRONG, AND REMEMBER TO PRAY ALWAYS!
LOVE,ELDER OGEN
Latest Pics
Here's the latest batch of photo's Elder Petersen sent home---in no particular order.
Some pictures have a comment or caption on the back-some don't. His captions will be in quotations. Get ready...you may "LOL" a lot...he sure did! :) Enjoy!
Our missionary...
"E. Eberly"
"GQ-ing in Okotoks" & "Okotok's View"
"Sheep River"
"My 'Petey Pop' LOL" & "My Makeshift Soda" (for those of you who don't know-he's given up soda since out in the field) & "The Making of..."
"E. Smith"
"Safety Officer Petersen"
"Parade help...we were blocking off traffic"
"Goodbye to Pridays" (Mission President & his wife)
"My MTC comp. at Zone Conference"
"E. Dopp...LOL"
"Canada Day"
"E. Madsen burning his one year shirt"
"E. Smith. LOL"
"I was soaked from the rain storm" & "Don't ask...LOL"
"They are everywhere...LOL"
Verna & Lee
"E. Dickson and Smith" & "E. Stevenson & Whitt"
Some pictures have a comment or caption on the back-some don't. His captions will be in quotations. Get ready...you may "LOL" a lot...he sure did! :) Enjoy!
Our missionary...
"E. Eberly"
"GQ-ing in Okotoks" & "Okotok's View"
"Sheep River"
"My 'Petey Pop' LOL" & "My Makeshift Soda" (for those of you who don't know-he's given up soda since out in the field) & "The Making of..."
"E. Smith"
"Safety Officer Petersen"
"Parade help...we were blocking off traffic"
"Goodbye to Pridays" (Mission President & his wife)
"My MTC comp. at Zone Conference"
"My Flag"
"E. Dopp...LOL"
"Canada Day"
"E. Madsen burning his one year shirt"
"E. Smith. LOL"
"I was soaked from the rain storm" & "Don't ask...LOL"
"They are everywhere...LOL"
Verna & Lee
"The 'No Name' products are really No Name. LOL"
"My driver...E.Wilson"
"Foothills Zone"
"E. Wilson"
"E.Wilson, AKA Bubbls" & "E. Pearce"
"Goodbye to E. Stevenson"
"E. Snell & Holcombe"
"Black Diamond and Turner Valley"
"E.Stevenson 2 year suit burn. He's from Granite Bay, CA"
"E. Dickson and Smith" & "E. Stevenson & Whitt"
"Stampede Breakfast"
"Their REAL! LOL"
"Magnetic Silverware"
"TRANSFORMER!!!"
"Me and E. Barry"
"I WANT ONE!"
Hope you all enjoyed!!! We know he is having fun doing the Lord's work! :)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
WEEKLY EMAIL-WEEK 21
HELLO EVERYBODY!
I CANT BELIEVE ITS SEPTEMBER! AND THAT WHITNEY IS 16. YEAH I DONT THINK SHE IS ALOUD BE THAT OLD YET... AND TIFFANY AND NICOLE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL?? GOSH THIS IS CRAZY. OH AND DAVID IS OUT OFF THE HOUSE FOR GOOD, WELL THAT MIGHT BE A PLUS...LOL.. KIDDING. BUT ANYWAYS ITS HARD TO THINK THAT TIME IS JUST TRUCKIN ALONG. IM ALMOST 1/4 DONE WITH MY MISSION, AND ITS ONLY GOING FASTER AS TIME GOES ON. BUT IM WORKIN HARD TO USE EVERY MINUTE I CAN. BUT BEFORE I GET STARTED, MOM, ITS BEST TO SEND ANY MAIL WHATSOEVER TO THE MISSION OFFICE ADDRESS JUST SO IT'S SURE TO GET TO ME AND NOT SHOW UP AT THE MISSIONARY PAD AFTER I LEAVE IT, AND IT NEVER GETS TO ME. BUT ALSO, AIR MAIL IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO WITH MAIL AND PACKAGES, CUZ PACKAGES THAT DONT HAVE AIRMAIL CAN TAKE UP TO 3 MONTHS TO COME THROUGH. CRAZY EH? WELL ITS SAD BUT TRUE. ANYWAYS, SO I MUST SAY BEING SR. COMP DEFINITELY STRETCHES YOU AND FORCES YOU TO GROW. IT HAS BEEN A BIT STRESSFUL, BUT IM GETTING USED TO IT. ELDER GREEWELL IS MY NEW COMP. OUR INTERESTS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. HE LIKES A LOT OF COMPUTER GAMES AND TECHNOLOGY STUFF AND HE TALKS ABOUT COMPUTER STUFF AND IM LOST, AND VICE VERSA WITH ME WHEN I TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL AND TRUCKS...LOL. BUT WE ARE FINDING COMMON GROUND. SO ABOUT MY "GATORS" :) WELL I GUESS OLLIE FELL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. I CALL HIM ALL THE TIME AND HE NEVER ANSWERS, HE WASNT AT CHURCH ON SUNDAY, IT HAS SCARED ME A BIT. HE IS SO CLOSE TO BAPTISM IT SCARES ME TO THINK HE MIGHT BE BACKING AWAY. BUT I HAVE FAITH THAT HE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND WILL BE BAPTIZED WHEN IT IS HIS TIME! THE WORK IS TOUGH, OUR MISSION IS NOT SO "EASY" SO TO SPEAK WHEN IT COME TO BAPTISMAL NUMBERS, BUT ITS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY WE WANT TO BAPTIZE, ITS HOW MANY WE HAVE THAT IS IMPORTANT. THE WORTH OF A SINGLE SOUL IS GREAT IN THE EYES OF GOD! I KNOW THAT IS WORK MUST GO ON NO MATTER HOW HARD IT CAN BE! I KNOW I WAS SENT HERE FOR A REASON, AND IM WORKING TOWARDS IT EVERYDAY! SO LETS SEE, WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YOU, OH SO WE HAD OUR INTERVIEWS YESTERDAY, AND OUR CAR INSPECTIONS, AND I MUST SAY, OUR CAR WAS SUPER SUPER CLEAN. SERIOUSLY WE SHINED THE ENGINE...LOL... WE HAVE A WAY GOOD CHANCE AT WINNING, AND IF WE DO IM SO TAKING THE TRUCK. BUT DONT WORRY I WONT LIFT A MISSION TRUCK AND PUT BIGGER TIRES ON IT. IT IS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THOUGH, SO I CANT MAKE ANY PROMISES THERE...LOL WE DO HAVE A LOT OF OPEN FIELDS IN OKOTOKS...LOL... JUST KIDDING. I LOVE PRESIDENT ARCHIBALD. MOST MISSIONARIES SAY THEY FEAR THEIR MISSION PRESIDENT, BUT WHEN ITS ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS, I FEEL SO AT EASE WITH HIM WHERE I KNOW THAT I CAN OPEN UP WITH ALL MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, AND HE CAN GIVE ME THE ANSWERS I NEED OR WHERE I NEED TO TURN TO WITH HEAVENLY FATHER IN MY PRAYERS. AND SISTER ARCHIBALD, WELL, SHE IS TOTALLY LIKE A MOTHER TO ALL OF US OUT HERE. MOM DONT WORRY, NO ONE COULD EVER EVER EVER REPLACE YOU! BUT JUST KNOW IM IN GOOD HANDS, SHE HAS A BOY ON A MISSION RIGHT NOW TOO, SO SHE KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL! :) BUT I WANT YOU GUYS ALL TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU! AND THAT MY MISSION IS TURNING ME INTO THE MAN I NEED AND WANT TO BE! MY TESTIMONY GROWS EACH DAY, AND GROWS EVEN AS I BEAR IT! I LOVE YOU GUYS, AND WILL BE ALWAYS FASTING AND PRAYING FOR YOU! YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME! I LOVE YOU!
LOVE ELDER OGEN
P.S. THERE SHOULD BE SOME MAIL FROM ME THERE IN A DAY OR SO.
I CANT BELIEVE ITS SEPTEMBER! AND THAT WHITNEY IS 16. YEAH I DONT THINK SHE IS ALOUD BE THAT OLD YET... AND TIFFANY AND NICOLE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL?? GOSH THIS IS CRAZY. OH AND DAVID IS OUT OFF THE HOUSE FOR GOOD, WELL THAT MIGHT BE A PLUS...LOL.. KIDDING. BUT ANYWAYS ITS HARD TO THINK THAT TIME IS JUST TRUCKIN ALONG. IM ALMOST 1/4 DONE WITH MY MISSION, AND ITS ONLY GOING FASTER AS TIME GOES ON. BUT IM WORKIN HARD TO USE EVERY MINUTE I CAN. BUT BEFORE I GET STARTED, MOM, ITS BEST TO SEND ANY MAIL WHATSOEVER TO THE MISSION OFFICE ADDRESS JUST SO IT'S SURE TO GET TO ME AND NOT SHOW UP AT THE MISSIONARY PAD AFTER I LEAVE IT, AND IT NEVER GETS TO ME. BUT ALSO, AIR MAIL IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO WITH MAIL AND PACKAGES, CUZ PACKAGES THAT DONT HAVE AIRMAIL CAN TAKE UP TO 3 MONTHS TO COME THROUGH. CRAZY EH? WELL ITS SAD BUT TRUE. ANYWAYS, SO I MUST SAY BEING SR. COMP DEFINITELY STRETCHES YOU AND FORCES YOU TO GROW. IT HAS BEEN A BIT STRESSFUL, BUT IM GETTING USED TO IT. ELDER GREEWELL IS MY NEW COMP. OUR INTERESTS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. HE LIKES A LOT OF COMPUTER GAMES AND TECHNOLOGY STUFF AND HE TALKS ABOUT COMPUTER STUFF AND IM LOST, AND VICE VERSA WITH ME WHEN I TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL AND TRUCKS...LOL. BUT WE ARE FINDING COMMON GROUND. SO ABOUT MY "GATORS" :) WELL I GUESS OLLIE FELL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. I CALL HIM ALL THE TIME AND HE NEVER ANSWERS, HE WASNT AT CHURCH ON SUNDAY, IT HAS SCARED ME A BIT. HE IS SO CLOSE TO BAPTISM IT SCARES ME TO THINK HE MIGHT BE BACKING AWAY. BUT I HAVE FAITH THAT HE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND WILL BE BAPTIZED WHEN IT IS HIS TIME! THE WORK IS TOUGH, OUR MISSION IS NOT SO "EASY" SO TO SPEAK WHEN IT COME TO BAPTISMAL NUMBERS, BUT ITS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY WE WANT TO BAPTIZE, ITS HOW MANY WE HAVE THAT IS IMPORTANT. THE WORTH OF A SINGLE SOUL IS GREAT IN THE EYES OF GOD! I KNOW THAT IS WORK MUST GO ON NO MATTER HOW HARD IT CAN BE! I KNOW I WAS SENT HERE FOR A REASON, AND IM WORKING TOWARDS IT EVERYDAY! SO LETS SEE, WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YOU, OH SO WE HAD OUR INTERVIEWS YESTERDAY, AND OUR CAR INSPECTIONS, AND I MUST SAY, OUR CAR WAS SUPER SUPER CLEAN. SERIOUSLY WE SHINED THE ENGINE...LOL... WE HAVE A WAY GOOD CHANCE AT WINNING, AND IF WE DO IM SO TAKING THE TRUCK. BUT DONT WORRY I WONT LIFT A MISSION TRUCK AND PUT BIGGER TIRES ON IT. IT IS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THOUGH, SO I CANT MAKE ANY PROMISES THERE...LOL WE DO HAVE A LOT OF OPEN FIELDS IN OKOTOKS...LOL... JUST KIDDING. I LOVE PRESIDENT ARCHIBALD. MOST MISSIONARIES SAY THEY FEAR THEIR MISSION PRESIDENT, BUT WHEN ITS ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS, I FEEL SO AT EASE WITH HIM WHERE I KNOW THAT I CAN OPEN UP WITH ALL MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, AND HE CAN GIVE ME THE ANSWERS I NEED OR WHERE I NEED TO TURN TO WITH HEAVENLY FATHER IN MY PRAYERS. AND SISTER ARCHIBALD, WELL, SHE IS TOTALLY LIKE A MOTHER TO ALL OF US OUT HERE. MOM DONT WORRY, NO ONE COULD EVER EVER EVER REPLACE YOU! BUT JUST KNOW IM IN GOOD HANDS, SHE HAS A BOY ON A MISSION RIGHT NOW TOO, SO SHE KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL! :) BUT I WANT YOU GUYS ALL TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU! AND THAT MY MISSION IS TURNING ME INTO THE MAN I NEED AND WANT TO BE! MY TESTIMONY GROWS EACH DAY, AND GROWS EVEN AS I BEAR IT! I LOVE YOU GUYS, AND WILL BE ALWAYS FASTING AND PRAYING FOR YOU! YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME! I LOVE YOU!
LOVE ELDER OGEN
P.S. THERE SHOULD BE SOME MAIL FROM ME THERE IN A DAY OR SO.
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