Quick note

Re: Another week

On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Traci Erickson

Hey Braden

Just a quick email.  This week was good.  The best part was General Conference.  Hope was excited about it because we got to stay home.  She did a good job of coloring and keeping herself entertained quietly.  It was neat to be able to hear some of the talks given in the person's home language.  

Were you able to see it? Or do you have to wait to see it until later?  

I loved all of the talks. Some of course, more than others.

Did your baptism go through this week?

Hope all is well with you and that you are keeping healthy.

Hugs and prayers, MOM

So we will get to see general conference on the 25 and 26 of this month. They have to send the dvd's to us because of time difference its hard. The baptism was push back to next week though. umm me and my companion got into a little fight but now it is all settled down and we are working hard. besides that not much happend

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Ogden Temple

Date: Sep 22, 2014 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: Ogden temple dedication, flu shots

On Mon,

Hi Elder,

I hope you are well and happy.  Ebola is still a problem so make sure you're taking very good care of yourself.  I hear you have a new companion from South Africa.  Are you training him?  I hope you appreciate that for many hopeful missionaries from outside the U.S. the prospect of going on a mission can be a big challenge, and many make huge sacrifices to do so.  Treat him well, and be patient.  If you are his first companion, he will always remember you. 

I also understand that you are once again close to an Elder that is a little annoying.  Something about bouncing around all the time?  Just remember that you are there for the same reason, and he has a very different background from you.  Also, you have dealt with a LOT worse.  Just put the people first and you will be able to handle Tigger.

Friday, most of the family got flu shots at my work.  Mom, Zach, Parker, Hope and me.  Paige was working and Ethan was camping (more on that later).  By that evening we were all feeling pretty yucky.  Mom and Parker are still not 100%.  I guess sometimes the treatment is as bad as the disease. 

Ethan went to the Little Sahara desert for an overnight campout.  Did you ever go there?  I went LONG time ago (meaning, when I was a scout), and remember it being a very alien place.  Sand dunes as far as you could see.  Ethan came home pretty tired since they didn't get to sleep until after 3am apparently.  He is totally into scouts, and should be getting his Life rank at the next court of honor. 

Today was the rededication of the Ogden temple.  It was one of the older temples in the region, not counting the Manti, St.George and Salt Lake temples of course.  It was in bad repair, so they "reconstructed" it.  If you recall what the Provo temple looked like, it was kind of like that, but now it looks completely different.  Paige, Zach, Ethan and I went to one of the dedication sessions.  They had three altogether.  That is always a special experience.  I learned a lot from two talks that were given.  One was by a member of the first presidency of the seventy, and was about time.  The second was from the relief society general president, and was about the scripture that goes: "Come, and let us go up to the  house of the Lord, where he will teach of his ways...."  Or something like that.  It was very inspiring.  The only downside was that the choir was not very good, but maybe I'm a little sensitive to that.  It must be pretty intimidating to sing in a small group (20 people) in front of hundreds of thousands. 

We need to start putting together a Christmas package pretty soon, so let us know what you need. 

I love you and am so pleased with your example both to the people of Africa and your brothers and sisters. I'm sure you are not aware of the positive influence you are having on them, especially Zach and Ethan.  Take care of yourself, be obedient, work hard and you will find success.

Love,
Dad

So my companion is not new he has been out on mission the same time as i have Yes, thats right hes a mission brother! this is my 3rd mission brother kinda crazy! The work is starting to pick back up again, thats good we are even having a baptism next week as well. besides that not much has happend. just working hard.

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Flu shots

Re: Another week

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 7:41 AM, Traci Erickson

Braden, 

How was your week? Who is your new companion, I hear he has quite the name?  Is he a greeny?  Is the Elder that is a trouble maker, making trouble?

This week was quite an adventure. I decide to go on a diet and bought some diet stuff through an essential oils place.  I took the it twice on Monday and was fine.  I took it again on Tuesday morning and during preschool started to feel funny and itchy.  It got so bad that I had dad come home from work and called the preschool parent to come pick up their kids.  I took Benadryl and started feeling better but that stuff makes me sleep.  I guess, I have to loose weight a different way.

Dad's work had flu shot day at his work on Friday. So, I took everyone that was home and we all got shots.  Paige mixed it because of work and Ethan was at a campout for scouts.  Lucky them because the rest of us felt yucky Saturday and Sunday.

A few of us did make it to church though.

The Ogden Temple was re- dedicated today.  So normal church was cancelled.  Only people 8 years and up with their special yellow temple card could go to the rededication at the stake center. Hopefully we are all feeling normal tomorrow.  And the shot better actually work. Cause who wants to be sick for no reason.

Zach got new glasses a few months ago and already broke them. Okay, so they wren't really broken.  The little screw came out so the ear piece came right off. He didn't even tell me until Friday night. So, when all of us went feeling so great, I took him and his glasses back to Standard optical to have them fixed. He can't drive blind for some reason.  We also picked up his and Paige's contacts that have been sitting there for probably 2 weeks.  So now they both and see.  

Both Paige and Zach are still working at Smash burger but have told the manager that they can no longer work Sunday's.  They were being scheduled every Sunday and Paige has a primary class so it just wasn't working out.  She was a fraud that she might be fired but she wasn't.  They like her too much. Zach told them that he can only work 2 days a week.  Working 4 days a week and getting home at 10 p.m. and then trying to do home work was getting a little too much for him.  At  least they both can still work and earn some spending money and college money.

Hope all is going well in Africa.  Hope all of the sudden relayed that she is 5 and when are you coming home.  She was disappointed when we told her not until May. But hey, it is getting closer.

Love ya, MOM

Wow, sounds like you had a interesting week, You do know that the flu shot they give you is normally the wrong one right they is a small % of them giving you the right dose. anyway lets hope it was right one. Zach was blind huh thats silly of him not telling you till now. Yeah, paige sent me a email saying she might get fired or quit if they wouldnt give them sundays off haha. Normally people understand. Just like Winger's did. Hope finally remembered huh thats funny haha its not all that far away just about 8 months. my last companion did the math haha.

So not much has happend really we are just trying to get the area back on its feet again from all the napping we did last transfer. So my comp is not a greeny he came out on mission same time as i did so we are mission brothers thats the 3rd mission brother i have served with wow thats crazy. oh well. so the trouble maker has not been making to much trouble but he has a little i think he has realized that i was no fun to teaz anymore. besides that i am having a baptism next week thats awesome.

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