Email for 10-18-10

SO TRANSFERS IS ON WEDNESDAY AND IM STAYING HERE IN LAFAYETTE SECOND WARD FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS. umm not really much else to say. We had a baptism on saturday for the Hill family. their dad has been a member for a long time but his wife and 2 sons have not. but he got to baptise them, it was so amazing. they have been meeting with missionarys for about a week before i got here so i got to see the whole process. they are such an amazing family. i'll be sending pictures out next week. but anywho this next part i think you will find amusing.

ATTENTION ALL PEOPLE THAT LOVE MISSIONARIES!!!! AS WE ALL KNOW THAT OH SO SPECIAL DAY OF OCTOBER 31ST IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.... AS MISSIONARIES WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO TRICK OR TREATING FOR SOME REASON THAT DAY BUT IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED IF WE COULD STILL RECEIVE SOME BY MAIL!! SO HERE GOES....... KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK......... TRICK OR TREAT!!!!! OUR ADDRESS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST BY POOR NON TRICKORTREATING MISSIONARIES, IS

2330 NORTHWESTERN AVE
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47906

ANY CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD BE AWESOME(ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE IN THE FORM OF CHOCOLATE/ JOLLY RANCHERS/SUCKERS ETC....)

HOPE YA'LL ARE HAVING A FANTASTIC WEEK!!!!

LOVE,
ELDER SWANSON AND THE LAFAYETTE ZONE

Email for 10-11-10

wow what a week its been!!!! so the Hill family is being baptized on october 16th!!!!!!! they are so ready for the gospel. but the big thing that happened this week was Brother Freemans wedding. i dont know if you remember him but he was my first real convert to the gospel. So i get a call from him two weeks ago saying that he wants me to come to the wedding. so i say yes but i have to call president collins. so i call president collins and he says yes that would be great. so little did i know he had a huge surprise in store for me. so me and Elder Buchanan get picked up by brother freeman in the morning and we head back to his "no longer a man cave" and we talk for a bit, then he pulls out this bag that says Shane Co on it and says take a look at the rings. so i admire them for a few minutes and ask him about them. and then the killer........... i go to hand them back and he says " bro you better hold on to those for a while because you're the best man...............................*silence*.................. me-- "uh what?? ......................... for real??...................... oh crap............. then he starts laughing. so the wedding went real smooth until after when they were taking pictures of us all. jenny and i took some pictures of just us together and for the first one they wanted me to put my arm around her waist............. and i said again........................ uh....... what???................... then they just took pictures of us side by side....... but then the real freaky part............. the camera lady said Alright now kneel down and lift up her dress and pull the garter off with your teeth and again i say...................................................................................uh............................................um.......... ...................................................but........... im a.........................nope cant do that one................. it was really awkward for all of us, especially since i knew everyone there but the camera people werent Lds so no biggie i guess. anywho not much else has happened this week. not a lots of investigator action. lots of tracting but besides that, its all the same. alrighty im gonna go but LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!

Elder Swanson

Email for 10-4-10

WE GET A TEMPLE IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! its so awesome im so happy there are finally putting one in here!!!!! we watched all the sessions at the stake center here in lafayette, and when they announced it all 11 elders and sisters shouted YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! in the stake center. it was way funny. anywho not much new going on here. we have a baptismal date set for ocTOBER 16th with the hill family!!!!! it is so awesome they are so prepared. anyway something really really really SUPER AWESOME IS HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO NOT JUST THE TEMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU REMEMBER BROTHER FREEMAN........................ WELL HE"S GETTING MARRIED TO A MEMBER NAMED JENNY WHISTLER IN ELWOOD ON THIS SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and well he called and asked me to come........... so i called president collins........... and he said................................................................................................................................................................................ ..............................................................................................................................................he said.................................. ....................................he said............. I CAN GO!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! im so excited to go to his wedding!!!!!! ITS GOING TO BE SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! of all the people i've met on the mission. i've grown closer as friends with him than any other person out here. HE IS SUCH A GREAT GUY!!!!!! truly one of the lord elect!!!! so once again, not much else is going on here. we are going to Happy HOllow Park to play soccer and barbeque for p-day after we all email home. but CONFERENCE WAS AMAZING NO?? WOAH WOAH WOAH ELDER BUCHANAN JUST TOLD ME THAT UTAH STATE AGGIES STOMPED THE BYU COUGARS IN FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAY TO GO USU!!!!!! anywho i really dont know what else to talk about but i hope ya'll are doing well. thank you for the rice crispies momma.
LOVE,
ELDER SWANSON