Written June 1
Alright so last week we had a great week here in the TSAM ( Texas San Antonio Mission). Our zone had 6 people baptized yesterday which is Fantastic. And yesterday i had my first chance to baptize someone and it was sweet. He is a 10 year old Kid named Johnathan just an awesome kid. About a month and a half ago his grandma and mom came up to the bishop and told him they wanted him to get baptized. We taught for three week each tuesday and had a date for him to get baptized when he completely fell off the face of the planet and missed his date. It was strange because he has been coming to church for awhile with his grandma. After two week we just dropped him and moved on. And then last week his grandma called out of the blue on day and told us he was at the church and we needed to teach him. We come over taught him and got him baptized Sunday. It was such a relief it so frusarateing to see the easy ones slip between the cracks, but it all worked out for the best so i guess it all good.AdiosElder Loveless
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Written May 18
Alright so it turn i do have some stories for ya all the. First So for p-day we're able to go and play sports or go shopping food. so two weeks ago we went to a member house which was a ballin house right on the river with their own baseball field football field pool, just ballin. But so we were playing a little football and i caught one pass and came down from the pass and some how my feet go tangled with another elders and i came down hard on my shoulder and just heard a pop. I stood up and tried to start playing again but my arm wouldn't lift up it sucked. So after a few minutes i decided i probably could play without lifting up my arm so i went inside. Two hours later i was sitting in the emergency room. They told me that i had torn my rotator cuff. I set up an appointment for a specialist. At the specialist office, a week later, they correct that diagnosis and told me i had separated my collar bone from my shoulder blade. They grade them from 1-5 1- it pops out and goes back in 3- you get surgery and 5 it sticks out of the flesh. Turns out i have a 2 which means out of socket but i don't have surgery. But everything is fine and my arm has been able to raise more and more everyday. I want to stress i am fine and there is no need to worry about me Also i is funny that you guys asked my about weird food cause later that like 2 days after i talked to you i had the most disgusting meal of my life. Alright so it went a little like this. So we went over a members house. She had feed us a few time before and but that night she decided to treat us with a "mexican delicasy", Mundo. For those of you that don't know what mundo is i will explain it. Mundo is the inner lining of the cows stomach and intestines. There two types one has a honeycomb texture on one side and a really slimy texture on the other. the second has a almost hairy texture To be Continued......
Mundo... it is just covered in "cilia" with a slimy side. It was nasty. I could get past the fact that my stomach was going to digest stomach i don't know how that would or should wark stomach should digest stomach. And she did a really good job of preparing it but occasionally you just gott a whiff of straight raw sewage. Horrible. but it gets worse. As a side dish we hash Chicharon. Chicharon is raw uncooked pig fat. just a big slab of pig fat. I almost puked while sitting there. Anyway i apologize if anyones stomach is sick now but i had to tell ya all about but i have to go now. See ya
Alright so it turn i do have some stories for ya all the. First So for p-day we're able to go and play sports or go shopping food. so two weeks ago we went to a member house which was a ballin house right on the river with their own baseball field football field pool, just ballin. But so we were playing a little football and i caught one pass and came down from the pass and some how my feet go tangled with another elders and i came down hard on my shoulder and just heard a pop. I stood up and tried to start playing again but my arm wouldn't lift up it sucked. So after a few minutes i decided i probably could play without lifting up my arm so i went inside. Two hours later i was sitting in the emergency room. They told me that i had torn my rotator cuff. I set up an appointment for a specialist. At the specialist office, a week later, they correct that diagnosis and told me i had separated my collar bone from my shoulder blade. They grade them from 1-5 1- it pops out and goes back in 3- you get surgery and 5 it sticks out of the flesh. Turns out i have a 2 which means out of socket but i don't have surgery. But everything is fine and my arm has been able to raise more and more everyday. I want to stress i am fine and there is no need to worry about me Also i is funny that you guys asked my about weird food cause later that like 2 days after i talked to you i had the most disgusting meal of my life. Alright so it went a little like this. So we went over a members house. She had feed us a few time before and but that night she decided to treat us with a "mexican delicasy", Mundo. For those of you that don't know what mundo is i will explain it. Mundo is the inner lining of the cows stomach and intestines. There two types one has a honeycomb texture on one side and a really slimy texture on the other. the second has a almost hairy texture To be Continued......
Mundo... it is just covered in "cilia" with a slimy side. It was nasty. I could get past the fact that my stomach was going to digest stomach i don't know how that would or should wark stomach should digest stomach. And she did a really good job of preparing it but occasionally you just gott a whiff of straight raw sewage. Horrible. but it gets worse. As a side dish we hash Chicharon. Chicharon is raw uncooked pig fat. just a big slab of pig fat. I almost puked while sitting there. Anyway i apologize if anyones stomach is sick now but i had to tell ya all about but i have to go now. See ya
Monday, May 4, 2009
Airplane ride, New Companions, Texas, and Baptisms
Texas is the best place on earth. It's fantastic here my and so are my new companions- and yes I am in another trio but it alright cause they're sweet guys- are Elder Loumeau and Elder Orme, the Zone leaders here in the Lake Austin Ward in Austin. Man I have no idea where to start. Alright from the top I was able to do a few approaches at the airport. They went well. With one I met the Mayor of South Ogden. It was sweet he was in his skater\tennis shoes and tee shirt. It turns out he was a member for 30 years going off to a committee in San Antonio. Then on the plane I talked to a pharmacist salesman also a member. Then we touched down in San Antonio and at the luggage claim. I talked to our pilot from our plane and introduced him to our church. We met our Mission President President Cutler, went to his house ate. After We got to the Alamo and got proselyte there, again sweet. We did get to tour the Alamo because it closed right when we got there, But still it was cool to be there. So that night me and my group of 18 other missionaries sleep at the Assistants to the Presidents house and two other apts. I then got told about and shipped up to Austin Texas, Gods country, to meet my new companions. The moment I got here they put my luggage into the apartment, ate and we went proselyting and teaching people for the rest of the night. To be continued...
... So over the last few days I have taught around 20 different lessons. We constantly just work all day long and never stop. If an appointment fall through we knock, from 6 o'clock in the morning to 10:30 at night So we are in the ghetto here in Austin and there are a ton of humble people that like to here about our message so get to teach a lot lessons. Some of the success stories are that we just attended a baptism for another companionship yesterday and we now have two with dates to take the plunge.
Anyway like always love you all But the time is up.
Ryan
P.S. A little explanation about the title. The Texas pride here is everywhere. So we were driving down the freeway on our way to Austin and there was a big Street sign that said "Don't mess with Texas", it was hilarious
... So over the last few days I have taught around 20 different lessons. We constantly just work all day long and never stop. If an appointment fall through we knock, from 6 o'clock in the morning to 10:30 at night So we are in the ghetto here in Austin and there are a ton of humble people that like to here about our message so get to teach a lot lessons. Some of the success stories are that we just attended a baptism for another companionship yesterday and we now have two with dates to take the plunge.
Anyway like always love you all But the time is up.
Ryan
P.S. A little explanation about the title. The Texas pride here is everywhere. So we were driving down the freeway on our way to Austin and there was a big Street sign that said "Don't mess with Texas", it was hilarious
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Leaving
Hello everyone,
For all ya all that don't know I am Going to Texas TOMORROW!!! at 9:45 and will be arriving there at 1:45 Texas time I don't know what time that is here, you do the math. But, this week has been awesome I have some really cool experiences at the RC (Referral Center- which is a place where people can call up or chat using the number off of the pass along cards or off of mormon.org and talk to the missionaries about any questions they have about our church, it is basically the only place us MTC missionaries can do actual missionary work) But I have two experiences. The first was I logged on to the chat and I was talking to a lady that was once a member of the church but had gone inactive. Anyway I was talking to her and she was offend a few years back stopped going to church and stopped praying and reading the scriptures and basically came to a point where she was no longer happy. Well I gave her two talks the Supernal Gift of Prayer by Richard G. Scott and Thou Shalt Not be Offended by Elder Bednar. She read them on the spot and then I got to commit her to go to church. The end of this story kinda sucks because I set up a return appointment and she never showed but I still got to show her the path and it seems like she was going to follow it. Also I got to talk on the phone to a lady from Missouri ish area that just had a baby and was searching for a new church. Well anyway an Hour and half later I had explained the doctrine of our church, got her to take a Book of Mormon, and go to our church for the first time. So anyway the church is progressing and we are bringing in lost sheep. For all my family members I'm going to be calling the house when I fly out at 9 o'clock ish depending on how every thing works out and hope to hear from everyone. Wish me luck I have to practice my airport approaches.
See Ya all latter
For all ya all that don't know I am Going to Texas TOMORROW!!! at 9:45 and will be arriving there at 1:45 Texas time I don't know what time that is here, you do the math. But, this week has been awesome I have some really cool experiences at the RC (Referral Center- which is a place where people can call up or chat using the number off of the pass along cards or off of mormon.org and talk to the missionaries about any questions they have about our church, it is basically the only place us MTC missionaries can do actual missionary work) But I have two experiences. The first was I logged on to the chat and I was talking to a lady that was once a member of the church but had gone inactive. Anyway I was talking to her and she was offend a few years back stopped going to church and stopped praying and reading the scriptures and basically came to a point where she was no longer happy. Well I gave her two talks the Supernal Gift of Prayer by Richard G. Scott and Thou Shalt Not be Offended by Elder Bednar. She read them on the spot and then I got to commit her to go to church. The end of this story kinda sucks because I set up a return appointment and she never showed but I still got to show her the path and it seems like she was going to follow it. Also I got to talk on the phone to a lady from Missouri ish area that just had a baby and was searching for a new church. Well anyway an Hour and half later I had explained the doctrine of our church, got her to take a Book of Mormon, and go to our church for the first time. So anyway the church is progressing and we are bringing in lost sheep. For all my family members I'm going to be calling the house when I fly out at 9 o'clock ish depending on how every thing works out and hope to hear from everyone. Wish me luck I have to practice my airport approaches.
See Ya all latter
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Easter letter
Hello everyone
So first i would like to say that i am sorry to hear that both Uncle Buz and Grandma Arnold passed but at least we have the knowlegde that we will see them again. So there is no need to worry.I am glad to hear that lani passed her first test with flying colors. Tell her to follow her uncle and pass the rest of them with flying colors... actually don't tell her that, cuase then she will fail them and i will feel bad, test were never my forte.
But...I GET MY FLIGHT PLANS THIS THURSDAY and will soon be in the field, which is fantastic.Um.. passed that, i regret to inform you guys that my pantry is full over here and it will take me at least two weeks to eat it all. So there is no need to send any food items anymore whereas i wont be able to fit them in my suitcase. Now small items of fabric can be sent if they arent from the 80's, you know what i mean Christy and everyone else that knows what that means...ties.
Raschel thank you for you helping me out w/ facebook and i thought note in the toilet is keind of funny but what do i know i have been in the MTC for a month now and it has distorted my sence of humor.Any way love you all BYE
PS amber i am glad you not dead i was begining to worry
So first i would like to say that i am sorry to hear that both Uncle Buz and Grandma Arnold passed but at least we have the knowlegde that we will see them again. So there is no need to worry.I am glad to hear that lani passed her first test with flying colors. Tell her to follow her uncle and pass the rest of them with flying colors... actually don't tell her that, cuase then she will fail them and i will feel bad, test were never my forte.
But...I GET MY FLIGHT PLANS THIS THURSDAY and will soon be in the field, which is fantastic.Um.. passed that, i regret to inform you guys that my pantry is full over here and it will take me at least two weeks to eat it all. So there is no need to send any food items anymore whereas i wont be able to fit them in my suitcase. Now small items of fabric can be sent if they arent from the 80's, you know what i mean Christy and everyone else that knows what that means...ties.
Raschel thank you for you helping me out w/ facebook and i thought note in the toilet is keind of funny but what do i know i have been in the MTC for a month now and it has distorted my sence of humor.Any way love you all BYE
PS amber i am glad you not dead i was begining to worry
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Conference- We are all Nobodies
Hello everyone I hope you all watched conference it was an awesome one. I think Elder Hales and President Ucdorf’s talks were my favorite. And my favorite quote from it all was “… We are all nobodies…” (Neil L. Anderson) I have definitely figured that one out the hard way here at the MTC. Other than that there really isn’t all that much to report. I leave here in 3 WEEKS though which will be great. I love this place but I am ready to go out into the field and talk to real people and teach them our Mensaje (message). One of my companions just figured out that he is leaving a week early and I got to say I am kinda jealous, I know I can still learn a lot here but I am ready to get out there and teach.Anyway con amor Elder Loveless
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
First Lesson in Spanish
Hola everyone,Well everything is going good down here at the MTC. Honestly there is not much to report. Spanish is coming. This week we are supposed to teach the first lesson in spanish. It is amazing what can be learned in less than a month with the lords help. Thank you for all you for the letters, love, packages, and, support. Well thats all for this week i love you all see yeah
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