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Email for 9-27-10

no time this week. doing very well!!! LOVE YOU GUYS LOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE TREATS!!!!!!!

LOVE ELDER MARK ALTON SWANSON

Email for 9-20-10

LIFE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!! we are doing really well here in lafayette. my companion and i are working on some things this week. we have 2 completely different personalities. he is kind of shy and reserved and im just crazy. but THE DAY AT PURDUE WAS SO FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we got to separate from companions so it was just you ...... alone talk/walking with people. IT WAS CRAZY!!!!!!! our zone got 392 personal contacts that day. i think the funnest one for me was when i was walking up the street on campus these 2 girls were sitting on a table in the smokers area. and no missionaries were going in there, and i saw them point at us and talking so i hopped the fence and went and sat down next to them and talked to them for a little. ones name is Kay and the other was Sarah. they werent really interested but it was fun talking to them anyway. my favorite part though was the question of the day area. we had a huge poster board with pictures of the restoration on there and a whiteboard with a "question of the day in the middle..... and the question of the day was............. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CHURCHES????????? so we got to talk to people about the priesthood and the apostasy and first vision A LOT!!!!!! it was so fun!!! awww man some crappy news my bike has had 2 flats this week so far and i think its my rim. the puncture is on the inside of the rim and its always in the same spot............. DANGIT!!!!!!!!!!!! but anywho we have quite a few investigators here, but this week we are setting a baptismal date with A FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the Hill family is a part member family. dad is the member and mom and 2 boys are going to be baptized soon.

i went on a spanish speaking exchange. our district Leader Elder Yi is a sapnish missionary so i got to sit in on some spanish tracting/lessons. i couldnt speak any spanish put i could understand what was being taught for the most part. it was WAY COOL!!!!! hmmm other cool/exciting things....... oh yeah last night we gave a presentation on how to make a missionary lesson plan, at the new duty to god intro thingy for our ward!!!! it was SUPER FUN!!!!! and we got ice cream after. umm other stuff....... hmmmm...... oh me and one of our zone leaders(Elder Hurst) full on wrestled in there apartment. it was so fun. i won of course because i have a 100 lb advantage but still he's quick. ummm i believe that is it for now. hope to get the package soon!!! LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!

Elder Swanson

All the Indianapolis, IN missionaries. Mark is in the back row giggling with another elder grabbing him in a bear hug. Rarely serious - always loveable. That's Mark.

Elder Buchanan - Mark's new companion.

Mark & The Cole Family

This community is all about the King Arthur ledgend. Mark sent about 12 pics. of streets all named after that story.

Email for 9-13-10

I'm now in west lafayette, right off of PURDUE campus!!!!! its so awesome!! we have 5 other missionary companionships here with us emailing, and after we all email and go shop, then we are going to go play some dodgeball at the church. my new comps name is elder buchanan( we were in the mtc together, but in different districts) he is from west jordan, utah and he is awesome. im now senior comp. wooot! so i get to drive the dodge caliber hatchback. its so fun. so im still not really familiar with this area yet, but we are teaching quite a few people right now. one family is praying about a baptismal date and we will be setting a date with them on friday!!! haha something kinda funny is that we live right below the zone leaders. we had a sleepover last night it was pretty fun!! something coming up is really cool though, everyone in the lafayette zone is coming up to purdue on friday and we are going to blitz purdue campus. which means splitting up from companions (staying within sight of course) and talking to as many people we can for a whole day!!!!!!! its going to be sooooooo fun!!! so everything is going really awesome this transfer so far. im senior companion, so its kind of stressful, but not too much. as for the temple trip I WANNA GO SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i miss the temple so much. we have the biggest ward in the whole mission and we cover a huge area too. anywho LOVE YOU LOTS AND HOPE YOU HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK!!!!!

Email for 9-7-10

i am leaving!!!!! SO I"LL SEND YOU A LETTER TOMMOROW WITH MY NEW ADDRESS ON IT!!!!! oh man i cant believe i've been gone for 6 months already. time sure swims huh. so nothing really new this week. im all packed and ready to go. we are going to crawfordville in about an hour to go to B dubs(buffalo wild wings) ive never been so we are gonna spend to day over in c-ville with elder bronk and elder luster. anywho thats really it. so hope you guys have a good week!!!! im gonna write a lot of letters next week one to each of ya. on a side note though. i now talk like a HOOSIER!!!!!!!!!!!! DANGIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i catch myself slurring my words and putting weird accents on things almost everyday!!! but thats all so love you guys!!!!!

Elder Swanson