my new address is
2305 E. 2nd St Apt. B1,
Bloomington, IN 47401
im now in Bloomington area which is home of Purdues biggest enemy......... the IU hoosiers..... BOOOO!!!!!!!!! BOILER UP HAMMER DOWN!!!!!! HOOSIER DADDY IU?!?!?!?! wow burst of emotion.
Not much to report. everything is going great. we have a few gators here but not many. one is gay, another is studying arabic so he can work for the government, and the others wife used to be a member. so good all in all. OH MAN!!!!!! WE HAVE A PLACE WE ARE GOING TO LUNCH TODAY CALLED CHEESEBURGER PARADISE!!!!!!!!!!! DOESNT THAT SOUND SO AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS!!!!!
so we cover the university ward. um everyone here is a crazy, liberal, tree hugging, homosexual. all in all its a very free spirited place. glen beck would have a hay day if he ever came here. gosh i wish this place had even a semi conservative dictator. hehe
so my news comps name is elder robertson. he is from oregon.... milwaukee oregon. he a super fun elder we are having a blast already. um nothing else new but we are going to go play some pool after we shop and eat. but nothing else. LOVE YA!!!!!!
Elder Swanson
Monday, February 28, 2011
2-22-11
ay mame!!! i being transfered ja!!!!!! and me year mark be comin up to ja!! i be wondering if you coud sen me out some goods? ita help me very much.
anywho. im leaving west lafayette. my work is complete here. Jacob Ross is being baptised on February 26th and Robert Mcmath is finally coming to church. my sty here has been great. i'll miss it when im gone.
so really quick i need you to pray for Millie Minor. she was like my grandmother in Lebanon. she went in for a small surgery but the IDIOT doctor nicked her spleen with his stupid scalpel and they had to remove it quickly and now she is in the ICU. please pray for her. she means so much to me, i love her so much. hopefully it all works out.
anyway, i made a lot of good friends in the ward up here. i have about 5 people i need to come back and see in a year or so. I LOVE INDIANA!!!! the people here are awesome. yea you get a lot of idiots and anti's and the like. but its amazing to be here. it doesnt seem like i've been gone almost a year. my knowledge of the scriptures especially the Book of Mormon and the Acts thru Jude have expanded like none other. i love the scriptures!!!!
oh on a side note. me and Elder Worden are getting double transfered out of the area. (no we didnt do anything wrong) but we've started labeling everything for the new elders coming into West Lafayette. i mean EVERYTHING. anything that can have a sticky note put on it has one on it. we've used about 200 or so sticky notes and we arent done yet. its awesome i'll send tons of pics next week.
anyway I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!! have a super week. dont eat yellow snow and talk to you next week.
Elder Swanson
anywho. im leaving west lafayette. my work is complete here. Jacob Ross is being baptised on February 26th and Robert Mcmath is finally coming to church. my sty here has been great. i'll miss it when im gone.
so really quick i need you to pray for Millie Minor. she was like my grandmother in Lebanon. she went in for a small surgery but the IDIOT doctor nicked her spleen with his stupid scalpel and they had to remove it quickly and now she is in the ICU. please pray for her. she means so much to me, i love her so much. hopefully it all works out.
anyway, i made a lot of good friends in the ward up here. i have about 5 people i need to come back and see in a year or so. I LOVE INDIANA!!!! the people here are awesome. yea you get a lot of idiots and anti's and the like. but its amazing to be here. it doesnt seem like i've been gone almost a year. my knowledge of the scriptures especially the Book of Mormon and the Acts thru Jude have expanded like none other. i love the scriptures!!!!
oh on a side note. me and Elder Worden are getting double transfered out of the area. (no we didnt do anything wrong) but we've started labeling everything for the new elders coming into West Lafayette. i mean EVERYTHING. anything that can have a sticky note put on it has one on it. we've used about 200 or so sticky notes and we arent done yet. its awesome i'll send tons of pics next week.
anyway I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!! have a super week. dont eat yellow snow and talk to you next week.
Elder Swanson
1-24-11
so i've decided to write a little different today.
behold, i elder, knowing that my family desires this epistle, do write this epsitle in the language of my fathers. and i write these things to make known unto them the progression of the work in the land eastward.
and it came to pass that i elder, do rejoice in the oppourtunity to speak with my brethren this day. behold it came to pass that the land did begin to wax cold. yea, a mighty wind and snow was driven from the north even unto the south, and the work began to be most slow. and it came to pass because of the cold, the people in the land round about did soften their hearts towards the missionaries. and bid them come in to preach the word of the lord unto them. and as the elders did this, they were blessed with the power of the spirit. but verily, the hearts of the people did wax cold, and did not want to continue in the ways of the lord and were lost to dark paths. but behold i elder do rejoice exceedingly, because i know that the Lord liveth. that he doth shed his love abroad in the hearts of men continually unto the filling of there souls with joy and gladness.
nevertheless i elder desire to know the state of my brethren in the land of zion. many days have past since i have receive any epistles from them. i doth make my heart ache to not hear every detail of their proceedings. but nevertheless i elder will continue to rejoice in the Lord. and i bid thee farewell until the next day of preparation.
haha LOVE YA!!!!!
behold, i elder, knowing that my family desires this epistle, do write this epsitle in the language of my fathers. and i write these things to make known unto them the progression of the work in the land eastward.
and it came to pass that i elder, do rejoice in the oppourtunity to speak with my brethren this day. behold it came to pass that the land did begin to wax cold. yea, a mighty wind and snow was driven from the north even unto the south, and the work began to be most slow. and it came to pass because of the cold, the people in the land round about did soften their hearts towards the missionaries. and bid them come in to preach the word of the lord unto them. and as the elders did this, they were blessed with the power of the spirit. but verily, the hearts of the people did wax cold, and did not want to continue in the ways of the lord and were lost to dark paths. but behold i elder do rejoice exceedingly, because i know that the Lord liveth. that he doth shed his love abroad in the hearts of men continually unto the filling of there souls with joy and gladness.
nevertheless i elder desire to know the state of my brethren in the land of zion. many days have past since i have receive any epistles from them. i doth make my heart ache to not hear every detail of their proceedings. but nevertheless i elder will continue to rejoice in the Lord. and i bid thee farewell until the next day of preparation.
haha LOVE YA!!!!!
1-18-11
not much going on. pday is today because some guy had a dream a few years ago and they made it a holiday. i took those pics you requested. and hope you enjoy picking. i took a few so you could choose. haha me and Zone leader Nelson were tracting yesterday and this guy started to try and bash with us. asking about the whole "we can become Gods" thing. and how the book of mormon cant be true and stuff. it was funny though because Elder Nelson and I can hold our own with the Book of mormon. I've had the pleasure of learning how to "not bash" but to succesfully and nicely make the other person look like an idiot. its a lot of fun. i've been reading all over the standard works and its fun to be able to talk with people about it.
so did you take pictures? the new year is ok. i've been becoming a little more irritable lately. im trying to work hard and stay focused, and its been helping. I havent heard/ gotten a letter from anyone besides you guys in a long time. it sucks, but its not important. anywho the work goes well. we just picked up a catholic family that is really interested in eternal marriage and families. so we will be teaching them quite often. we dropped all of our other investigators because they werent keeping commitments, or coming to church so we only have one set appointment this week.
on a side note i think i have a cavity so i'd like to get a dental check up. sister collins said i'd need to get our insurance info and find someone out here in lafayette who could check my mouth out. hopefully its not. i officially hate the winter time here. its a mix between. seattle and utah. its rain/snowing today and its gross outside. so holy cow in 7 weeks i'll have been gone a year. time flies to fast.
so today we are going to be playing dart wars at the stake center. which consists of a lot of nerf darts and pvc pipes. with those long tables at church laid on there side and desks and stuff turned over to make a field and then START!!!!!!!!! i'll take some pics and send them next monday. anywho i'll attach the pics to this email. hope you get them. i took them with the highest quality on my camera so hopefully they work out.
LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!
Elder Swanson
so did you take pictures? the new year is ok. i've been becoming a little more irritable lately. im trying to work hard and stay focused, and its been helping. I havent heard/ gotten a letter from anyone besides you guys in a long time. it sucks, but its not important. anywho the work goes well. we just picked up a catholic family that is really interested in eternal marriage and families. so we will be teaching them quite often. we dropped all of our other investigators because they werent keeping commitments, or coming to church so we only have one set appointment this week.
on a side note i think i have a cavity so i'd like to get a dental check up. sister collins said i'd need to get our insurance info and find someone out here in lafayette who could check my mouth out. hopefully its not. i officially hate the winter time here. its a mix between. seattle and utah. its rain/snowing today and its gross outside. so holy cow in 7 weeks i'll have been gone a year. time flies to fast.
so today we are going to be playing dart wars at the stake center. which consists of a lot of nerf darts and pvc pipes. with those long tables at church laid on there side and desks and stuff turned over to make a field and then START!!!!!!!!! i'll take some pics and send them next monday. anywho i'll attach the pics to this email. hope you get them. i took them with the highest quality on my camera so hopefully they work out.
LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!
Elder Swanson
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