email for 4-27-10

Answers to mom’s questions -- I’m getting up great in the morning!!!! I love the work here it’s so amazing!!! I promise I’ll stay humble!!!! Yea I ran out of grocery money. I only get 135 a month, but I didn’t budget so it ran out :( sorry it won’t happen again. Anyway me and Elder Ricks are having a blast out here. He is from Meridian Idaho!!! I don’t know what to tell you about him... maybe some specific ?s will help!!!! But we are getting along great!!!! Anyway TELL PRESIDENT FERGUSON HI FOR ME!!!!!! AND TELL HIM TO WRITE ME SOMETIME!!!!! AND THAT I WANT TO BE A MISSION PREP TEACHER WHEN I GET HOME!!!!!!! I’m thinking about being a seminary teacher.... or maybe working for the church somehow.... that would be awesome!!!
Anyway Kylie’s baptism was on Saturday and it was so amazing!!!! I’m sending home some pictures today so I hope you enjoy them!!! Alrighty I’m gonna go - LOVE YOU ALL!

Elder Swanson

Email sent 4-20-10

HEY EVERYONE!!!!!! HOW YA BE????? so anyway GREAT NEWS!!!! Kylee's baptism is this Saturday and we are so Excited for her!!! she is so awesome!!!! but BILL BLAKE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THE CHURCH FOR 2 WHOLE YEARS AND HE FINALLY DECIDED HE WANTS TO BE BAPTIZED ON MAY 1ST!!!!!!!!! WWOOOOOHOOOO!!!!!! IM SO EXCITED FOR HIM!!!!! HE IS THE NICEST OLD MAN YOU'LL EVER MEET!!!!! PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM!!! HE'S GOING TO THE "MAYO CLINIC" FOR SOME BRAIN SCANS!!!! SCARY HUH!!! SOMETHING IS GOING ON INSIDE HIS HEAD AND HE DOESNT KNOW WHAT SO HE GOING TO MICHIGAN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. SO PRAY THAT HE WILL BE ALRIGHT!!!! AND FINALLY TO THE BEST PART OF THE WEEK!!!!! SO 2 WEEKS AGO WE MET A GUY NAMED CLINTON, HE WAS IN LOTSA PAIN WHEN WE KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR (HE JUST HAD A 15 POUND TUMOR REMOVED FROM HIS STOMACH!!!!) SO HE TOLD US TO COME BACK!!! SINCE THAT DAY WE'VE TAUGHT HIM ABOUT THE RESTORATION, THE PLAN OF SALVATION AND THE WORD OF WISDOM!!!!! ALL OF WHICH HE AGREES WITH AND UNDERSTANDS!!!! WE ARE GOING TO HIS HOUSE LATER TONIGHT AND I'M GOING TO EXTEND A BAPTISMAL INVITATION TO HIM!!!! I KNOW HE'LL ACCEPT!!!!!! THE SPIRIT IS SO STRONG IN HIS HOME AND HE WANTS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT!!!!! SO WE WENT TO A LADY NAMED KELLY'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT, AND WATCH THE RESTORATION DVD WITH HER!!!! SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT THE RESTORED GOSPEL AND SHE IS WAY EXCITED TO COME TO CHURCH!!!! HAHAHA WHEN WE ASKED TO SAY A PRAYER BEFORE WE LEFT HER HUSBAND PULLED A CROSS FROM THE WALL AND WE PRAYED ON A CROSS!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!! THATS DAMNABLE HERESY RIGHT THERE!!!!!! BUT ANYWAY I DIDNT PRAY TO THE CROSS I PRAYED TO HEAVENLY FATHER WHILE HOLDING ON A CROSS....... SO ITS KIND OF BETTER...... ANYWAY INDIANA IS SO FUN!!!!! I WISH YOU ALL COULD COME OUT AND BE MISSIONARIES WITH ME!!!!! WE LIVE IN ""THE GHETTO"" BUT THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SO HUMBLE AND NICE TO US!!!! SO ANYWAY QUESTION TIME!!! WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MISSION??? ANYTHING GOES JUST SEND ME A QUICK EMAIL AT mark.swanson@myldsmail.net AND I'LL TRY AND ANSWER YOU!!!!!! SO HOW IS GOOD OL OGDEN??? HOPE YOUR NOT TO COLD!!! ANYWAY I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO WRITE SO LOVE YOU GUYS LOTS!!!!!! HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING GREAT!!!!! AND DONT HESITATE TO WRITE ME SOMETIME!!!!! I ANSWER EMAIL AND LETTER ON TUESDAYS!!!!! MAKE SURE YOU PRAY FOR KYLEE, BILL, CLINTON, AND KELLY!!!!!!!!

LOVE,
ELDER SWANSON

Mark's Email from 4-13-10

Hi everyone!!! I'm sending home 30 something pictures today so you guys should get my letter in a few days!!! Anyway we have a lady named Kylee Wilkins who is getting baptized on the 24th of this month!!!!! YAY!!!! FIRST BAPTISM!!!!! Her husband is a member and will be baptizing her!! It's so cool!! Then we have a family home evening with Bill and Teresa Blake!!! We stopped by yesterday and Bill said he wants to be baptized!!!!! They have been meeting with the missionaries for 2 YEARS!!!!!!! I'm so honored to be the missionary that gets to help baptize them!!!! Anyway, LIFE IS GREAT!!!! TELL EVERYONE THAT I SAY HI!!!!!!! and tell everyone that I have a scripture for them!!!! It's 3rd Nephi Chapter 3 verses 7-8!!!! It's a nice little scripture that helps people grow there desire to be baptized!!!! HAHAHA look it up yourselves first!!! It's a good one!!! HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND I'LL WRITE THAT LETTER AS SOON AS I CAN!!!!!

Elder Swanson