tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54057151466396013502024-03-05T04:43:15.108-07:00Two Missionaries, One WorkWe started with Two Siblings, a sister and a brother, in Europe on LDS missions at the same time. Sister Nicole Packer has returned home, as has her brother, Elder Jacob Packer. Sister Kori Hansen (we claim her as our daughter!) is now serving in the London England South Mission, and Sister Lydia Packer is serving in the Washington Seattle Mission--we have Two Siblings out again!lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-19105184695449334422015-06-22T20:19:00.000-06:002015-06-28T20:34:48.086-06:00There could be worse surprises (EP)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Hey so I am a noob because I didn't even make that poem rhyme. Sorry </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Danielle</span><img alt="😔" class="CToWUd" goomoji="1f614" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f614" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> I am ashamed. Just wanted to get that out there. I wasn't totally ignorant of my non-poetic performance, just rushed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The whole week turned into a battle with Satan! Every day Satan had </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">something to throw at us, and something to throw at Joey. We had </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">lessons, cry sessions, a couple of blessings to be given. Tons of </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">stuff. I had a little thing in my mind that would say, it would just </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">be easier to move his baptism to the 4th so it would relieve some </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">stress on us and the members who we were rallying to help us. Than I </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">would have a counter thought. Do you have the faith to make this </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">happen? President Rasmussen sent us this challenge by revelation, </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">"From the pool of investigators in your area, prayerfully identify one </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">who will appropriately complete all events that lead to baptism and </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">confirmation as listed in the daily planner and invite them to adjust </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">their date and prepare to be baptised at a baptismal service held on </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">June 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 or 28th."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Holy smokes. Elder Boshard and I looked at each other on Monday night </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">after planning. "Do you think we could move Joey to this weekend?" </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Elder Boshard asked me. I was daunted even thinking about it. "Yeah, </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">it is possible. He's been to church twice already." Trying to have a </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">faithful outlook. </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">"I'm going to call him!". We took note of concerns he had and began </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">praying immediately that Joey would stay with us. Not falling away </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">from the path of investigating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I questioned myself every day this week saying "Do I have the Faith </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">needed to do this?" I should. I know that God can do anything. I tell </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">that to my investigators a lot! Than I would keep going forward. </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Trying to make everything work out in the best way for a baptism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">We ended up miraculously having a ward activity on Saturday night </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">which had been announced <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1278114486" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Sunday</span></span>. We decided that it was the best </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">way to get as many members as possible at the baptism. Bishop Baker </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">agreed and lent us his full support to have the baptismal service </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">right after the activity. It worked out well. Up to the very last</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Hey Padre! Happy Fathers Day!! There is no day that goes by that I don't think of something you have taught me. So, well done on the practical side of parenting. I'm applying it and surviving. Also, I know that you love me so well done on the nurturing side. Ya Done Good. Ya done good.I love you Dad.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Last week, due to my poor time usage I neglected to tell yall about our meeting with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland! This is probably old news if you've read elder Boshard's emails, but Elder Holland visited our mission and we were all able to shake his hand. He told me that he was supposed to give me a hug (from Grandpa Packer) when he saw me. I didn't ever have a chance to get that hug, but it is the thought that counts. Thanks Grandpa! Happy (Grand)fathers' Day to you!</span><br />
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The conference was awesome though. It was super sad because of the group that will be leaving this transfer. around 30 missionaries gave a 1 minute power testimony. They are my good friends. I'll be so sad to see them go. The next sad thing is that President Rasmussen and Sister Rasmussen gave us their departing testimonies. We're getting a new mission president. weird. </div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-61771296934387668382015-06-15T21:28:00.000-06:002015-06-28T21:30:41.938-06:00Elder Holland and Sister Dalton! (SH)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Hey!! </span><br />
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i don't have a whole lot of time! not any actually but i wanted to say that I love ya so much! thanks for your email! I'm glad that the meds are doing a lot better! Keep that hope! I'm praying for you! Tell bre and all of them that I love them!! </div>
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IM SO STOKED FOR LYDIA I CAN'T EVEN CONTAIN MYSELF I WANT A VIDEO AND PICTURES AND EVERYTHING GOOD THAT COMES FROM MISSION CALLS AND I MIGHT CRY BUT ITS OKAY BECAUSE THEY ARE TEARS OF JOY AND IM SO PROUD!!</div>
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Oh so we met Elder Holland and Sister Dalton! Didn't know who she was but it was cool! </div>
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spiritual weeks, lots of finding! New ward mission leader and things have already been amazing! This transfer is going to be a good one! Oh and I got a new companion her name is Sister Lammintaus and she is from Finland!!</div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-25111093496354442802015-06-15T20:36:00.000-06:002015-06-28T21:33:04.919-06:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIELLE!! (EP)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">A BIRTHDAY POEM TO DANIELLE:</span><br />
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she has two hundred things to tell</div>
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She is thirteen, a ripe young age</div>
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I was much older at that stage</div>
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She has a bajillion friends</div>
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And so much to do</div>
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She can count the people to love</div>
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and she loves them all</div>
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which is the love for her I feel!</div>
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Hope you had a good Birthday Danielle!</div>
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This week has been a good one. Joey our investigator is doing amazing. That guy went finding with us. Haha, he is a legend. Please pray for our man Joey. He would appreciate it I'm sure. He is aiming for the<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1235770476" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4th of July</span></span> to be baptised.</div>
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My companion is a stud. I love him a lot. Well done Boshard crew for bringing him up right.</div>
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Love,</div>
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p.s. please feel the sincerity in this email. I know it is short, but I mean every word.</div>
lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-65255391678045508522015-06-08T13:47:00.002-06:002015-06-08T13:47:15.577-06:00Double Rainbow! (SH)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Mom! Double rainbow! Does it count for 2 years then? Also learning to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">sight read! When you have to sing at a fireside you learn quick!</span><br />
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Dear family and friends,<br />
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Greetings from Burton upon Trent!<br />
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Here we go. We had some awesome contact with some less-active and part <span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">member families this week. Particularly this couple that live about a </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">30min cycle from us. The first contact we had with them was through a </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">member who asked us to assist in giving a blessing to the wife of the </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">family. She is a member but hasn't been to church for many years. Her </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">husband is hilarious. We gave the blessing, and saw that they were </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">doing some work on their back deck. We offered to help with it, they </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">didn't think we were serious, but when it comes to giving service we </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">are pretty adventurous so we agreed to help before we even knew what </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">we're going to do.</span><br />
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We ended up staining their newly cleaned deck. We did one coat on Thursday <span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">but ran out of stain so we went back on Friday </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">morning to </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">finish up. These were probably the warmest days I've had here in </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">England. My arms and neck got sunburnt. My hands have colour!</span><br />
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We need to get a picture with them. We will go back to teach them.<br />
They said we're welcome anytime.<br />
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Our good friend Joey has been doing well. He is legendary, we had an <span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">awesome lesson with him on Saturday </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">night. We read Mosiah 27 with </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">him. It taught me a lot to read it with him. We took a lot of thought </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">in planning that lesson and I'm confident that we did what Heavenly </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Father wanted us to do for that lesson.</span><br />
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- Elder Packer<br />
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Sent from my iPad <i>(Note from Mom: They just got iPads in their mission 2 weeks ago--technology is changing the way missionary work is tracked and can assist in teaching lessons as needed. Very exciting!! Also, these pictures count as June 1st letter--I think there might have been a letter that was supposed to come with it as it was entitled "Pictures First"...but you never know with these busy missionaries!)</i></blockquote>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-66782050093297581252015-06-01T12:08:00.000-06:002015-06-08T12:10:06.679-06:00I love you! (SH)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Thank you so much for your email last week. It was a rough week and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">that was so good to read wow, talk about mother daughter connection </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">haha!! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I guess here are some pics from the week... Also went to the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">dentist hahah oh that sucked!! Also on the way to the dentist got lost </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">and realised that we were in London... Us looking guilty driving in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">London haha! </span><br />
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I have some good pictures. I really want to share some experiences/thoughts I've had but I don't have much time right now. Thank you everyone for your emails!</div>
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We got our iPads this week too. It finally happened.</div>
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Elder JONES is back and is in my district!</div>
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Just know that the church is true. Following the Spirit is the best. The Lord will never send you the cheap way, always the best way.</div>
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Love,</div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-87314863443508258932015-05-18T12:14:00.000-06:002015-06-08T12:16:35.190-06:00Another week in Burton!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have had an OK week. Lots of learning curves, and lots of traveling. We traveled outside of our area on five different days for doctors appointments, district meetings and exchanges.</div>
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I went on exchange to Rugeley, it is part of Cannock ward. I was with Elder Balzen from Boise, Idaho.</div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-15975999904240169772015-04-27T18:37:00.000-06:002015-04-29T18:37:29.028-06:003 minutes of silence... (SH)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Hey everyone! So last week I was gonna write an email and well.. I didn't but it was really good but its also really long! So I'll write it next week! But this week has been really good, we have been doing a ton of knocking I like it. I don't enjoy getting yelled at but the one person who lets us into their house is worth the whole street of rejection. </span><br />
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The week has been good though, we had two investigators Tracy and Amarah come to church last Sunday and they said they loved it and were coming every week! That was amazing! We wen't on exchanges and a investigator that Sister Fleuren and I had in the MTC got baptized in Illinois so we got to call her and we got a less active to meet with us after years of rejecting missionaries! so great!<br /><div>
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So this week we have been doing a lot of knocking and on Tuesday we had been knocking for 2 hours and everyone was so mean for most of the time.. all but one door! The one door was worth it all! BUT my companion hah, we were walking back to our car and shes all "Hey lets go knock that door" and I was trying to tell her that, that was the last door we knocked last time but she wrote the door before that down in her planner as the last door we knocked the day before. I kept telling her that I remembered knocking that door but shes like its fine, I remember the last door being blue so I told her that she could contact in then. She got to the door and knocked super loud and the guy comes to the door and is like "yes" and she didn't say anything at first so I went to say something when all of the sudden she starts looking at pointing at his door and is like "OH, which house number is this ohhh ohh oh, does Ashley live here?" I was so confused... We don't know an Ashley. Me and the guy were staring at her like she was crazy.. Hes like nah there is no Ashley that lives here and shes like oh okay sorry about that and starts walking away.. I had no idea what was going on so I just started walking back to the car and there was like 3 minutes of silence when I looked at her and was like Ashley huh.. She started freaking out and was like I panicked okay, he looked like he was gonna kill me! SO funny! I guess when my companion panics she asks for people she doesn't even know. I was dying! </div>
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I hope you have a great week! I think I emailed mom back but it may have been to her old email. I also sent her a mothers day package. So hopefully she gets it before mothers day but if she doesn't will you let her know to be watching for it. Let her know I did respond hah but Ill send it to her other new email. </div>
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Family and friends! How are you all doing? This week has been kinda crazy! So first off we are teaching like no one but its cool because it gives us more opportunities to go contacting and it gives us time to do companionship and 12 week studies! We have been missing those and oh man! Talk about feeling unprepared for everything! The busiest day in the visitors center so far has been about 300 people and out of all the hours straight we probably spent 6 to 7 hours straight talking without any breaks being there from 9 to 9. With doing 6 to 7 hours of teaching we can not rely on half of our companionship study or personal or 12 week! There is a reason we have 3 hours of studies! But as we strive to do all of those which we have really done this past week, we continue to see miracles! One of them is Luis!</div>
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Luis is an awesome guy hes about 20 and he was with his friend when we went up to talk to him and my companion asked me if I wanted to talk to them and I was like not really but we were almost going to pass them so I was like "Oh hey! We were asking people around what brings them the most happiness in life, so what brings happiness" and he said that it was friends and family. We asked him why and he said that its because those are the people we have the most amazing memories with. We started talking about the Plan of Salvation and then after a while into it he told us that he is really interested because his brother just recently died. He doesn't really believe in a God but he knows that his brother is somewhere because he said he can feel him and he was interested about our teaching of a plan for him and his brother. Woah. Wait rewind.. Right before we had gone contacting we prayed and specifically to meet 1 person who needed our message and not only did we meet that one person but it was someone who had needed the exact lesson that we had prepared. So neat and such a testimony builder for me. The Lord knows exactly what we need and what THEY need and when they need it. We haven't had the best success but seriously as soon as we really made it a part of our plan to do 12 week and comp study things completely changed and we met Luis!</div>
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Funny though because as soon as we start seeing success in the area something comes up. So our showers! We have 4 sisters in our flat and 2 showers but we still have to shower one at a time otherwise the water is freezing! So we have been trying to figure that out..4 sister who have to shower 1 at a time and all in the same hour. Fun stuff. But the other night we woke up and our bathroom was flooded! But we can't find the leak.. But still so now this is day 3 of having a flooded bathroom any time we leave it for more than 5 hours at a time! So now we are down to 1 bathroom and now our water heater is broken hah. So 1 shower 4 girls and cold water. Makes for lovely mornings! </div>
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Also my companion tends to stop breathing at night! She didn't tell me until it happened the other night. She got up and ran away! What the heck! Her last companion ran after her and I was confused about what was going on and so the other sister and I got up and went in the other room and shes like choking on the floor. It took her like 15 minutes to calm down and to start breathing normally! Holy scary! She didn't tell me that she actually always needs an inhaler..thats usually something you tell someone. She is alive though so thats good. That same night the power went off and so we woke up like 2 hours later and we were walking around trying to find out what happened again and someone knocked on our door and it scared me so i sorta jumped and started walking to the door and my companion comes out of nowhere and we head butted I'm pretty sure that I bounced off of the hallway wall. She completely floored me!! I'm still feeling that one. </div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-18574544010123716892015-04-13T18:48:00.000-06:002015-04-29T20:16:46.929-06:00FDhfad;jf;dsjfadjs;f (EP)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Hey everyone!</span><br />
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Hey so Mom, I felt the same way about General Conference.</div>
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I wasn't tired, I just soaked it in. I tried a new method of taking notes. I didn't write down quotes or words from the talks. I just wrote down things that I felt the Holy Spirit was telling me. My general Conference Notes have never been so simple and easy to read before. They also were pretty random, but MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY WERE RELEVANT TO MY MISSIONARY WORK AND MY INVESTIGATORS. It wasn't the usual list of cool thoughts and scripture references. It was actual revelation for my current situation that I could apply immediately.</div>
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We taught my man Jordi! He is from Spain. He is so awesome. Spanish class has come to the rescue once again! He felt the spirit strongly in our lesson. He can't come to church until the 26th because of work. I'm so excited for him though.</div>
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We also taught an awesome Polish family. They are hilarious, they are working on learning English. I'm working on learning Polish. I tried to read the Polish Book of Mormon out loud to them and they were laughing so hard. Whatever it takes to get them open to it:) They have two kids, one who is 8 years and one who is 18 months.</div>
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On other news, we are at the Lichfield chapel right now. We are going to play sports for district p-day. </div>
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I went on exchange with Elder Sorenson this week. We had a good time.</div>
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Oh and I met an Elder that was in the Fishers landing ward in Vancouver WA! His name is Elder Jarvis.</div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-18581222157271306272015-04-11T19:08:00.000-06:002015-04-29T20:16:46.934-06:00Introducing President Mark A. J. and Jane P. Leppard (EP)<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We are pleased to announce and introduce to you President Mark A. J. and Jane P. Leppard. Effective <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_985589529" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1 July 2015</span></span>, they begin their service as the new mission president and wife of the England Birmingham Mission. President and Sister Leppard are from Tadworth, Surrey, England. Attached to this message are their brief biographical sketches and pictures to help you become better acquainted. </span></div>
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Director of Sales for Ascom UK Limited. Sealed in the London Temple to Jane
Patricia Thurlow. Served as a Counselor on Stake Presidencies, as a
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-16328408192687661402015-04-11T18:46:00.000-06:002015-04-29T20:16:46.925-06:00I'm alive! (EP)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Hey, sorry I didn't email you on Monday. I'm alive, the computer I was using just died so I couldn't send one off. President told me to send out a quick email letting you know that I'm all good:) </span><br />
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Have a great day everybody! I'll email you on Monday!</div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-27638603621055437912015-04-07T19:30:00.000-06:002015-04-29T20:16:46.943-06:00I'm glad I'm in England (Letter to Mama Packer) (SH)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">So your email will be one for the books...book i just started.. Thank you so much! Groombridge place is so pretty! hah yeah the trees are huge, can't see over them but thats okay.</span><br />
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Totally with you on the WHOLE conference thing! A lot of it I was like ohhh that woulda been nice a long time ago or dang yesterdays advice today. But it was so good. I didn't get tired either! We watched one session on Saturday and two on Sunday and then the last one on Monday.. kinda spaced out, made it feel long. But i really enjoyed it! I'm glad that Sister Flueren is here to because so much has happened and I KNOW (see what I did there hah) that it is a tender mercy from the Lord. But yes conference was POWERFUL I have never been annoyed when someone else moved or did anything during conference haha but i was so into it and my companion kept moving and i was dying! aahahhh!</div>
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Easter was good this year, ya know being a missionary it was probably the best Easter I have had so far. So many powerful lessons happened and a random couple basically just walked in during conference and was like so we are coming to church on Sunday and wanna be baptized....WHAT?!!!!! So my companion and I went and got their information and told them that we would save a spot for them on Sunday and we are going to start teaching them. It was so good especially because we have 1 investigator who we are pretty sure we are dropping so the Lord is totally aware of where we are, our efforts, and what we need!</div>
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HA!! I'm dying! Tell Danielle that she is BOMB! hahaha I can't even. And then Lydia's classic line! Sounds like a typical day! Oh and no no I think Lydia was the one keeping me under control cause now I'm here and I'm tryna figure out what is going on with my anger haha.... its fine. Talk about life being fuzzy...</div>
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Love you so much, thank you for everything you have done and continue to do. Thanks for the prayers, there have been nights already that I know were manageable because of those. I'm proud of you and am grateful and honored to have you in my life. Thanks for not letting go of me (: Conference << It got me thinkin! </div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-18772809759516504152015-03-30T19:18:00.000-06:002015-04-29T20:16:46.938-06:00Long flight..AND we went to Groombridge place! (SH)<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">
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Hey! How are you all doing?! Thank you so much for your letter! I got it in the MTC but it has been really good to read out here.<br /></div>
We left Utah at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_985589532" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:05am</span></span> on Tuesday and got to London at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_985589533" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9am</span></span> on Wednesday...Long flight.. But I did make it hah. It is good, I'm actually having a really hard time adjusting.. It has rained like every day and its freezing and there is no sun but the work is good! Elder and Sister Pinegar, the people over the visitors center, called me in and offered to give me a blessing. They said that they can tell that I'm having a hard time. It was a good blessing and then today the sun came out and its been warm AND we went to Groombridge place! It is so pretty there!!!<br /></div>
So cool thing here, my companion is Sister Catogni and she is from France. I told her about Jessie and she said that she will write her in french! But another cool thing is that my last MTC companion (Sister Catogni is my 4th already..) But the mtc companion I had is in the same flat as me. so we are not companions but we are still together a lot which i know is a tender mercy from the Lord. But she is Sister Fleuren and shes from Germany and she said she will write Nicole hah she is from the west, the Frankfurt mission is where she lives. She says its 30 minutes away from the Netherlands.<br /><br />And then we are serving in East Grinstead at the visitors center with Sister Lammintaus from Finland, Sister Rosenkilde from Denmark and Sister Engelbrektsson from Sweden! So I'm the only American and my companion kinda doesn't really like us but thats okay.<br /></div>
Hah jetlag is kinda killin me and it doesnt help with my emotions at all! Hopefully this next week ill feel a little more comfortable here, sunday was a hard day but things are getting better. One of the senior couples told me that when im having a bad day to look at the sky and find one patch of blue and if i can find that, it will be a good day in the end. So i think imma work on that.<br /></div>
But I'm loving it regardless! The work is good! I have never learned so much in my life! Kinda crazy! Ah I love you all so much! Tell everyone I say hi and tell Bre that I loved her email and that she is amazing! And i miss her cooking! I totally would have invested.<br /></div>
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OHHHHH!!!! Also in June Elder Holland is coming to speak and ALL the missionaries in the England mission go to hear him and I got told that I can go find Jake!!! I just about died! So I'm freaking out about June! Also we will be getting i pads on April 29th so thats cool i guess. Email from home in pjs on pday!<br /></div>
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Anyways I love you lots and it is really good to hear from you! Thanks for the email addresses!<br /></div>
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Pictures of Groombridge Place (the Packer Ancestral home of John Packer where Kira Knightly's version of "Pride and Prejudice" was filmed--the home was the main Bennett family lived! These are on the grounds of the home.)</div>
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We've had an awesome week. It is the foundation for a great transfer here. Someone walked into church! What the heck?</div>
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Someone called us that wanted to know about the church. Just because they found one of our little business cards. That NEVER HAPPENS!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Burton is a city in the Lichfield Zone. I've never been in or around this zone before so it is new territory for me. We are in a District with Cannock. I'm not sure why, the locations are a bit strange to be grouped together, but I'm glad to be here! I'm pumped to white wash this area with my new companion </span><span style="background-color: cyan;">ELDER HAYDEN HUFF</span><span style="background-color: white;"> from Pocatello, Idaho. (Please refer to the picture where we are sitting in a posh waiting room together.)</span></div>
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We are the only team in this ward. There used to be two but Burton B closed down for the time being. We just lost a massive group at transfers so it will take a couple transfers to stock up enough missionaries to re-open all of the areas that closed down.</div>
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Our flat is nice, it was just messy when we arrived. Loads of confetti... the things missionaries do before they go home. </div>
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Our Bishop is solid. This entire ward seems solid and well organised. It is beautiful. The only thing we are here to do is bring new people in and bring some less-actives back while we do it. This ward deserves some intense success. Prayers will be needed 100% of the time.</div>
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I looked over at Elder Huff. Elder Huff's face showed that he recognized the guy (so at least I know he is a friendly), but he still looked very confused as to why this man was there. (Elder Huff has been in this zone for a while so I automatically assumed he might know who he was). He was in a suit and he had a missionary badge (which I didn't get a chance to read).</div>
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He proceeded to get into the drivers seat of his car which was still running. He looked up and saw that I hadn't moved. I just stared at him expecting some sort of... explanation? Is that the right word? He started waving me over mouthing the words "get in." through the closed window.</div>
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"To your district meeting." He responded, as if I should have known all along. I could tell I was frustrating him just by asking. "Ok I said". We got in the car, slowly. I looked at Elder Huff. I was convinced that Elder Balzen, one of the Cannock missionaries had arranged this lift for us with this senior missionary. We started going to district meeting.</div>
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"Elder Balzen" I repeated, thinking he misheard me. </div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-71949680437774908212015-03-10T15:52:00.004-06:002015-03-10T15:52:47.235-06:00Got behind...Sorry!!Kids sick at home, me sick at home, me sick of being at home, and not wanting to do anything but sit and be sick! Finally better and finally caught up on Jacob's posts! He is alive and well! --Leslielesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-12189430297170674282015-03-09T15:07:00.000-06:002015-03-10T15:49:26.084-06:00Nottingham Castle and 3 exchanges and Elder Wright (DEAN) (EP)<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">
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First of all, I went to the Nottingham Castle and took pictures by the classic Robin Hood statue etc. It was pretty cool. The view from the balcony is incredible. I can see the beginning of Leicester from there (at least that is what I think I saw)!</div>
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Nextly, I did go on three awesome exchanges this week. I went with Elder Lindquist <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_965654971" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Wednesday</span></span> so that I could do a baptismal interview for an investigator. I saw a member of the Westcotes ward there, Brother Jarrom. He works at the University of <wbr></wbr>Nottingham where we were working. He was super generous and bought us lunch.</div>
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The second exchange happened after zone meeting, I went with Elder Tupou and Elder Dean Wright. Let me explain about Dean Wright!</div>
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Dean Wright has been a mini missionary this week. Doing everything with us. He even stayed in our flat. He did the first half of the week with Elder Nogueroles and Elder Tupou in their house, then the second half with Elder Winder and myself in our flat.</div>
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That exchange went well. We sang loads of songs while we were walking and made some people happy. </div>
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The next day we did some service with Brother and Sister Hall, the day was beautiful so the gardening was a pleasure. (Mom I forgot to take my medicine so it was an interesting day from the start!)</div>
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That afternoon I went with Elder Nogueroles and Elder Wright in my area. Thus began the third exchange. We went to a DA and taught a lesson. The next day we did some killer finding in Broxtowe with Dean. He is a beast at finding. People like talking to him, and then he relates super well because he is English! They just seem to trust him.</div>
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That evening we exchanged again at a baptism for the person I interviewed. Stacey! She is so great, and she is so converted. After the interview I thought to myself, "I want my investigators to be as prepared as she is for their baptism". That night we ate McDonalds and I was finally back with Elder Winder and Elder Wright. That was <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_965654972" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span>. That night, before bed, we had a semi-massive rubber band war and nearly lost an eye.</div>
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Ola's lesson was great. Scott is doing amazingly. He is set for baptism on the 28th.</div>
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It was a party week. So much fun. So much random adventure which was very interesting. I love being a missionary!</div>
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lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727385099609358857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405715146639601350.post-17263662117698395572015-03-06T16:01:00.000-07:002015-03-10T16:05:36.084-06:00MTC = My True Conversion!!! Literally! (SH) FIRST LETTER FROM SIS KORI HANSEN!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">First off... STAIRS! Holy cow! Our classroom..5th floor, our residence..3rd floor, food..2nd floor, health stuff..3rd floor. Lets just say that if my calves are at least twice as big in 3 weeks I am going to be a little disappointed. Also I am that one sister that just happens to get sick right when I come here! Its been fun! Its amazing though because it doesn't affect studying or learning or... waking up at</span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_965654976" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:30</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> at all! </span><br />
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My companion is Sister Nelson, she is so amazing! She is from Idaho and is going to the Chicago mission! How cool right?! We have also just been assigned to be the Sister Training Leaders! I'm not exactly sure what it all means but I'm excited to learn more about it aside from the basic instruction that we've been given! There are 8 of us in our district, four Sisters and four Elders. The Sisters Sister Nelson, Sister Athay, Sister Bell and myself and the Elders are, Elder Campbell who is also the district leader, Elder Mckniel and Elder Howard who are the zone leaders and Elder Obrey! They are so amazing! I come to love each of them more and more every day and its totally cool to see how much I learn from every single one of them! AMAZING!!!</div>
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The first day was so so good! We kinda just jumped right into stuff but it was incredible how much of it made sense even though it was completely new! We had a huge welcome devotional thingy the day we got here and the spirit was so strong! WOW! We sang EVERY person sang their hearts out! The spirit was so strong! We also did a thing called Meeting the investigators! We had huge groups of missionaries go into a room with an investigator and first a set of Elders would start to teach and then it would open up for the rest of us to ask questions, comment, teach by the spirit!! So powerful! </div>
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Yesterday we had our first "normal" day of classes. We met the investigators that we will be teaching for most likely the rest of the time that we are here. We learned about the Plan, Study, Teach cycle! Then we did personal study and companionship study. We are teaching two investigators! Zach and Saidie! They are both so amazing! We have only gotten the opportunity to teach Zach but the day is not over! But first thing is yesterday it was our time to teach and so they told us to leave the classroom but didn't tell Sister Nelson and I where to go... So we kinda just walked into a random room to see where we were supposed to go and it just so happened.... to us.... of course that it was the room he was in and so it was like walking into his home and it was embarrassing and he was like are you the Sisters haha No..... But on the bright side we got to teach him today and we knocked first!! We taught Zach about Prayer and God's love for us. Zach was talking about how he didn't feel like him and God were in a good place and he didn't really know if he believed in a God. Sister Nelson and I totally started tearing up when he said he felt that way, we bore our testimonies and left him with an invitation to pray and ask if Heavenly Father is there. We left with a hope that something inside of him was touched. Amazing guy though, really! </div>
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Learning by the spirit!! Holy arahadhfkasdhgdfa!!!! I can't even begin to explain it! It is almost scary how much we learn and grown within ONE day here. If I wasn't a missionary I don't think I'd be able to handle all of if but the spirit makes it possible! We teach in class every day and study beforehand by ourselves and with our companions and stuff comes to mind that I've never even heard of! For example thinking of things to teach Zach and about prayer and stuff, I had no idea about the mosaic law and it came to mind and all the ways that we could use it to teach and everything! The spirit truly works with us if we ask! The more we ask for the harder we work! Exact obedience comes with that as well. As we strive to stay exactly obedient we have seen miracles EVERY SINGLE DAY!! (hahah day 3...) I can't wait for what is to come! </div>
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I love you all so much! I miss ya all too but.. MTC is amazing and I kinda wanna be here for more than 3 weeks but its cool! I just wanna bear my testimony to you guys that I know that this gospel is true. I know that Jesus Christ knows exactly what we are going through and exactly how to succor us. If we turn to him with everything we are he will in return prepare us for everything that we can become! I know that He lives and loves us all so much! He sees all of us as we dressed in white waiting to come back. I love Him and love you all and I leave these things with you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.</div>
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