WEEKLY EMAIL-WEEK 25-- SIX MONTH MARK

6 MONTHS ALREADY, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! I MEAN ITS NOT A WHOLE LOT, BUT ITS A WHOLE 1/4 OF MY MISSION GONE, NEVER TO RETURN. HOLY COW, I MEAN I KNEW ONE DAY I WOULD BE A MISSIONARY AND TICKING AWAY THE DAYS, BUT I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD COME THIS FAST. OH MAN I REALLY CANT LET ONE DAY SLIP AWAY! AS SAM SAID, I NEED TO MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT. CRAZY EH, LITTLE LOGAN ALREADY PAST A BIG MARK OF HIS MISSION! ANYWAYS, WELL THE WORK HERE SEEMS TO HAVE HIT A WALL A BIT. WE DONT HAVE ANY NEW INVESTIGATORS, WE HAVE BEEN MOSTLY WORKING WITH LESS ACTIVES AND RECENT CONVERTS, WE CALL THEM " LARC'S" L.A.R.C, GET IT, ANYWAYS, SO THERE IS THE ONE LADY I TOLD YOU ABOUT, SHE HAS A BIT OF A HEAD INJURY, AND SHE IS NEVER PREDICTABLE IN WHAT SHE WILL SAY, SO WE HAVE BROUGHT HER BACK INTO FULL ACTIVITY, SHE EVEN WENT TO THE RELIEF SOCIETY BROADCAST. WELL, THIS LAST SUNDAY WAS FAST AND TESTIMONY MEETING, AND SHE GOT UP RIGHT AWAY AND I WAS A BIT NERVOUS IN WHAT SHE MIGHT SAY. BUT IT WAS AN AMAZING TESTIMONY, AND IT SET AN AMAZING SPIRIT ABOUT THE WHOLE CHAPEL FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. BUT THE FUNNY PART IS WHEN SHE BASICALLY CALLED ME OUT OVER THE PULPIT. SHE SAID... " IF IT WERE NOT FOR THOSE TWO HANDSOME BOYS IN THE SUITS I WOULDNT BE HERE. BUT THAT DARN ELDER PETERSEN NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN HE PRAYS, HE SAY THE END SO FAST YOU CAN BARELY HEAR CHRIST'S NAME, SOME PEOPLE DONT EVEN KNOW HIM YET! " ... AND OF COURSE THE WARD LAUGHED, AND I HAD TO GO REDEEM MYSELF. SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS WARD FOR OVER 4 MONTHS NOW, THEY ALL KNOW ME PRETTY GOOD. BUT I GOT UP AND SAID. "APPARENTLY IM THE FAST TALKING MISSIONARY" LOL... SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING. BUT BEFORE I FORGET, TRANSFERS ARE NEXT WEEK, SO THAT MEANS A TUESDAY P-DAY NEXT WEEK. SO PLEASE DONT FORGET. ITS CRAZY THE TRANSFER IS OVER. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO STAY IN OKOTOKS THO, SO WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK. SO LETS SEE, UM ITS STARTING TO GET A BIT CHILLY, FIRT SNOW IS FORECASTED FOR THIS WEEKEND. CRAZY EH? I KNOW IM NOT READY FOR IT EITHER, BUT ILL LOOK FOR THE THINGS I STILL NEED FOR WINTER, AND I'LL FIND OUT HOW MUCH THEY COST THEN LET YOU KNOW. ANYWAYS, IM GLAD ALL IS GOING GOOD BACK HOME, AND HEARING THAT WHITNEY IS STILL TOUGH AS EVER. I HAVENT HEARD FROM THE TWINS IN A WHILE, THAT WOULD BE NICE. BUT ANYWAYS, OH MOM, VERNA, A.K.A. " MY CANADIAN MOTHER" (SHE CALLS HERSELF THAT TO ALL THE MISSIONARIES ...LOL... WANTS TO CALL YOU AND TALK TO YOU A BIT. SO SHE BASICALLY WANTS TO TELL YOU IM DOING WELL, AND WHAT I MEAN TO HER, SO BE READY AND BE READY TO BE ON THE PHONE FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF TIME. :) OH AND I HAVENT GOTTEN THE PACKAGE YET, BUT I MIGHT TODAY. ANYWAYS, I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH! NOTHING IN THIS WORLD CAN COME BETWEEN AN ETERNAL FAMILY, AND THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE OF FAMILIES THROUGH THIS GOSPEL IS INDESCRIBABLE. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO SHARE MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TEMPLE AS A FAMILY WHEN WERE WERE SEALED TO THE TWINS WITH PEOPLE. IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES EVERY TIME, AND I GET A FRYING PAN IN THE FACE OF A RECOGNITION FROM THE HOLY GHOST THAT WHAT IM SAYING IS TRUE! I LOVE THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY AM I HELPING PEOPLE BECOME CONVERTED TO THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, BUT THAT IM ALSO MOVING FORWARD IN MY OWN CONTUNIED CONVERSION. THIS GOSPEL IS FOR EVERY ONE, AND I HAVE A STRONG TESTIMONY OF THAT! IM SO HAPPY AND HONORED TO HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE OF SERVING THE LORD AND THE PEOPLE OF CANADA! I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AND I THINK AND PRAY FOR YOU ALL EACH DAY! PLEASE DONT FORGET THE TUESDAY PDAY NEXT WEEK! I LOVE YOU ALL! STAY STRONG, THE LORD IS ALWAY WATCHING OVER HIS FLOCK! AND IM SO HAPPY TO BE APART OF THE ONES WHO FIND HIS SCATTERED SHEEP! I LOVE YOU ALL!
LOVE, ELDER OGEN
P.S. HELP THE MISSIONARIES IN ELK GROVE! THEY NEED IT, WE ALL DO! :)