On 7/28/14,
Braden,Wow, I can't believe I actually went to bed and then remembered that i hadn't emailed you yet. Lucky that I love you enough to get out of bed and send you a line or two.
Grandma and Grandpa E Left our house Sunday night to go to the family reunion. Friday, Nathan and his family came to visit for a few days before they went home from the family reunion. We didn't do fireworks on the 24th just so their kid could do it with us. Everyone had a good time. I will send pictures later. I can't believe how grown up their kids are getting.Saturday, Dad and I went to Grandpa R's 55 high school reunion. Grandpa asked Dad to take a group picture and some during the reunion. That's why we went. Their was a pretty good turn out and they all seemed to enjoy themselves.Today ad's Aunt Sharon and Uncle Mike invited us over for dinner to get together with their family and Nathan's since we don't see each other much. You remember them right? We always have a BBQ in their backyard.
So tell me all about what is happening there. Anything fun or exciting? Transfers are soon right? I hope you get a comp that will actually talk to you so your days go by faster. Keep up the amazing work. You will be greatly blessed for it-now and later on in life.
Love ya much, Mom
Sounds like you had a busy week hehe, and also the house must have
been full thats when i go to my room and hide haha.
nothing really exciting happend here, besides the fact that someone
(most likely a Elder) stole 50000 shillings from me, i dont know who
but oh well i know they wont bring it back. and its only about 20
dollars but thats a weeks worth of food oh well guess i just have to
eat light for 3 more days till i get moroni again haha. We also had 5
investigators come to church which is amazing!!! transfers are next
week so yeah, we will see what happens.
Hey Braden,How are things going in the mission world? Any investigators
yet? Does your companion talking to you more? I'm sure that can be
frustrating, having him ply talk to other African's in the house.
How far do you have to walk these days and did you buy new shoes?This week
was pretty quiet. We pretty much stayed home and kids played with friends.
We did make it to Lei pool and to the small lake in Pleasant Grove. The
Spencer's from next door were there also and they kept us entertained.
Grandpa and Grandma E. arrived Friday and came to our house to visit on
Saturday afternoon. They went to church with us on Sunday and Dad talked them into singing in the ward choir. ad got to lead for his last time today.
Paige lead for her last time in Sacrament meeting. She was released and
put in as a Primary worker. (You know all about that). She is teaching the 3 year olds. I'm sure she will do well. The Primary Presidency was released and a new one put in last Sunday, so a few more changes needed to happen in the ward. However, they didn't put a new conductor in so we will have t0 wait to see who gets that calling.
Granparent's E. showed of pictures of the trip the took to China in May.They saw some pretty cool things. of course, Hope is now asking when we can go to China. We better start saving money for her now, I have a feeling that she will be a world traveler when she grows up.
Hope all is going well for you.Love you lots, Mom
I can't believe that school starts again in just a few weeks. They kids
aren't excited about it, yet. And I have to admit, neither am I. Guess we will just have to go with the flow for now and hopefully we will get excited about it the closer it gets.
Things are going some how better, we had a few investigators come to church,
this week which makes me happy, we still dont talk much but the work is
getting better! i cant wait. Not much has happend here but thats ok we are
now in week 5 of the transfer! its crazy! how time flies. Sound like you have been busy with stuff.
By the way its a pain emailing today because the Letter "H" is missing on
the keyboard, i have to hit the small metal circle to get it to type it
lol.
Never be ♯Never be ♭
Always be ♮
On 7/28/14, Loren J Erickson
>
Dear Elder,
> We keep hearing about the Eboli plague that is spreading through Africa.
> Please, please remember to wash your hands often. I worry, especially in
> rural areas, that they won't react quickly enough to avoid serious
> spreading. I hope your mission president is communicating with you about
> this. If you have any hand sanitizer left, now would be a good time to
> start using it liberally. They haven't mentioned Uganda on the news yet,
> but it'll show up long before it makes the news. Just be careful and take
> your personal hygiene very seriously for a while. Same with your food.
> We've had several visitors this week. Grandma and Grandpa Erickson stopped
> in on their way to the family reunion (which we missed). It was good to
> see them, but Grandma can sometimes be over-sensitive about being an
> inconvenience. That get's tired to hear after a while. While they were
> here Grandma tried out Mom's "zero-gravity chair", which is basically a
> lounge chair that tips backward like a recliner when you lean back.
> Apparently it was so comfortable that she's been gushing about it to
> everyone they've seen up here. So we are secretly sending one home with
> Nathan and Amanda (next paragraph), and going to have Uncle Brian set it up
> before G&G E get home. Should be an interesting surprise.
> Nathan and Amanda came up after the reunion and stayed with us one night
> then spent the rest of the weekend with Ann. With the six of them it
> turned out to be quite crowded in the house. Nathan's kids have not ever
> done "real" fireworks, because the restrictions in Arizona only let them do
> sparklers. So we had several aerials left over from the 4th of July and
> did those for them on Friday. You should have seen their kids faces. It
> was priceless.
> This afternoon we went to my Aunt Sharon's house out in West Jordan. I
> don't know if you remember her and Uncle Mike. Most of their kids (my
> cousins) were there, and it was really nice seeing them all again. From
> our side of the family, Nathan and Amanda were there and Ann. Ann seemed
> very distracted and troubled. She took a phone call during the
> get-together and then just disappeared. I hope everything is all right
> with her.
> How are you and your companion getting along? Are you starting to talk
> more? I noticed that when I was in Japan that the native elders sometimes
> had a little attitude towards "gaijin" (foreign) elders. My first native
> companion was certainly that way. I hope things are better between you and
> your companion. From your last letter it sounded like you had several new
> investigators. That's awesome! How is that going? How are these people
> receiving the gospel message? We'd like to hear more about your day-to-day
> experiences.
> Know that we love you and pray for you every day. A lot of people have
> asked about how you are doing and we love telling them about your
> experiences. Take care of yourself and stay healthy!
>
> Love,
> Dad
We, havent heard much about the plauge going around but mission
president has his eye's on it and he said he would give us a massive
text if it reaches Uganda. he will basically just put us on lock down
until it calms down again.
Sounds like you have had a very busy week huh, thats good. also sounds
like the house was packed...not good...haha
so the most exciting thing that happend to day was, that some one
stole 50000 shillings from me, i dont know who it was by the way thats
only about 20 dollars but that goes a long way its enough for food for
a hole week. i guess we will see if it just comes back most likely not
though. we had 5 investigators at church! that was also very very
nice! we will be trying to see them often now for the next few days
see how things go. besides that me and my comp, we still dont talk
much. but transfers are next week so he has a high chance of leaving
seeing how he as been in the area the longest. there are also 23 new
elders coming to the mission which will make a lot of changes as well.
i might be training i kinda hope not though.
. Poor Paige and Zach almost didn't survive 
Maybe we will have to hit the dollar movies instead. Ethan
thinks we should make spud nuts one day. We will see, if I have the energy.
Pres. Spencer and his family took their youngest-CECE- to the temple to be sealed on Saturday. They gave her a name and a blessing today in church.
They had a big family turn out. Russ Lasson and his family were there. It was fun seeing them again. All 3 of their girls had their white temple dresses on. It choked me up-remembering seeing all of you dressed in white in the temple when we blessed Hope. What a great experience. One that most member's don't get to do.
In RS meeting today, we talked about not being to hard on yourself or
comparing yourself to others. That God know that we aren't perfect and he also knows our talents. it was a great reminder.
Both Zach and Ethan got their school fees in the mail. They both got
classes that they are excited for. And both of them are in choir classes.
Yeah, Ethan-finally something musical. Ethan made sure Dad went on line and
paid the fees because he can't wait to get his real schedule and find out if
he has classes with his friends. I think he is the only one excited about
school starting so soon.
We all pray for you, daily. Keep up the hard work and remember to smile and
be yourself. 'Cause no one else can do it.-be you-that is.
Love ya lots, Mom