Jheasong and Elder LarsonOctober 19, 2009
October 13, 2009
Email of Oct. 12, 2009
Dear Mom and Dad,
It sounds like everything is going great. I always love hearing all the things that are going on. I'll start by answering your questions so I don't forget. A lot of our teaching comes from tracting. We don't do very much street contacting. In Immokalee that is about all that they do, they just talk to the Haitians that are walking around while they are biking from lesson to lesson. We get a few referrals, but most of them are what I call accidental referalls. That is when we stop by a member's house and they have a friend there. Really the only difference the mission has between us and English missionaries is the different supplies. We also have special language meetings before each zone conference. President is thinking about having a Haitian conference in Tampa just so we have a chance to see it more that when we get here and when we leave. Speaking of which, some of the other Elders are jealous because I get to go to Tampa to pick up my trainee. haha My clothes are doing well, I just got a package from Scott and Lesley and it had some socks in it, which was a pretty timely gift. I was really grateful.
This week was pretty good. It is hard to see Elder Jones and Elder Hall go home. Our district is going to be a whole lot different now. We were with them for about 14 months. It's weird to be one of the older missionaries too. Our whole zone is young. But, the baptism went well on Saturday. Jason is a really good kid. Our teaching pool is still pretty small. But I'm excited to work really hard these next couple weeks. So it should be good. Sorry I don't have much to say. I', especially pressed for time today. But I want you to know I love you all, and thanks for all you do.
Love,
Elder Larson
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It sounds like everything is going great. I always love hearing all the things that are going on. I'll start by answering your questions so I don't forget. A lot of our teaching comes from tracting. We don't do very much street contacting. In Immokalee that is about all that they do, they just talk to the Haitians that are walking around while they are biking from lesson to lesson. We get a few referrals, but most of them are what I call accidental referalls. That is when we stop by a member's house and they have a friend there. Really the only difference the mission has between us and English missionaries is the different supplies. We also have special language meetings before each zone conference. President is thinking about having a Haitian conference in Tampa just so we have a chance to see it more that when we get here and when we leave. Speaking of which, some of the other Elders are jealous because I get to go to Tampa to pick up my trainee. haha My clothes are doing well, I just got a package from Scott and Lesley and it had some socks in it, which was a pretty timely gift. I was really grateful.
This week was pretty good. It is hard to see Elder Jones and Elder Hall go home. Our district is going to be a whole lot different now. We were with them for about 14 months. It's weird to be one of the older missionaries too. Our whole zone is young. But, the baptism went well on Saturday. Jason is a really good kid. Our teaching pool is still pretty small. But I'm excited to work really hard these next couple weeks. So it should be good. Sorry I don't have much to say. I', especially pressed for time today. But I want you to know I love you all, and thanks for all you do.
Love,
Elder Larson
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October 5, 2009
Email of Oct. 6, 2009
Dear Mom and Dad,
Conference was great wasn't it? I really enjoyed all that talks. Priesthood session was especially good. It made me think of home a little. But it was good.
We didn't have a lot of members of investigators come to the church for conference. But the ones that did got a lot out of it. The work is going pretty well right now. Elder Jones is ready to go home, but I'm trying to keep him here mentally. Our teaching pool is fairly dry. We are teaching Jason, Sylla, Carmel, and that is about it. We have a couple other people but they are both going to Haiti within the next couple of weeks.
Jason is doing really well. He is excited for his baptism, and his mom is excited for him too. He has started reading more in his Book of Mormon and he was able to attend conference. This week we just have to finish teaching him some of the smaller commandments and have him interviewed by the zone leaders. He should be good to go.
Sylla and Carmel aren't doing as hot. They are still really hard to see, and they have stopped coming to church. I'm not sure what is going to happen with them. Their new-member kids, Kirk and Wallace, are doing really well though. They were at one session of conference, have been at church every week since they were baptized and are becoming good friends with the rest of the youth.
I think that I have some pictures lying around. I haven't taken any in a while though. I will try to get you some new ones though. I'm not sure if I can upload them to the computer in the Library, if not I will just mail them. Sorry I've been slacking on that.
I sure hope that everything is going well, I can't wait to hear from you next week!
Love,
Elder Larson
Conference was great wasn't it? I really enjoyed all that talks. Priesthood session was especially good. It made me think of home a little. But it was good.
We didn't have a lot of members of investigators come to the church for conference. But the ones that did got a lot out of it. The work is going pretty well right now. Elder Jones is ready to go home, but I'm trying to keep him here mentally. Our teaching pool is fairly dry. We are teaching Jason, Sylla, Carmel, and that is about it. We have a couple other people but they are both going to Haiti within the next couple of weeks.
Jason is doing really well. He is excited for his baptism, and his mom is excited for him too. He has started reading more in his Book of Mormon and he was able to attend conference. This week we just have to finish teaching him some of the smaller commandments and have him interviewed by the zone leaders. He should be good to go.
Sylla and Carmel aren't doing as hot. They are still really hard to see, and they have stopped coming to church. I'm not sure what is going to happen with them. Their new-member kids, Kirk and Wallace, are doing really well though. They were at one session of conference, have been at church every week since they were baptized and are becoming good friends with the rest of the youth.
I think that I have some pictures lying around. I haven't taken any in a while though. I will try to get you some new ones though. I'm not sure if I can upload them to the computer in the Library, if not I will just mail them. Sorry I've been slacking on that.
I sure hope that everything is going well, I can't wait to hear from you next week!
Love,
Elder Larson
October 4, 2009
Letter to the SJH Football Team
This is an e-mail that Don sent for this years team.
Sak Pase?
How is it going? I hear the season has started off pretty well. You've got a couple of wins under your belt now. That's sweet! I hope that the rest of the season goes well. Right now I am serving in the Florida Tampa Mission speaking Haitian-Creole. It's the best mission in the world and the coolest language in the world. I'm serving in Fort Myers which is a little bit of a ghetto but it keeps things exciting. This mission has been such a great experience. It dwarfs any other experience I've ever had (including taking state). But if I could give you guys a little advice I'd say to just work hard every day. Become the best football player you can be, become the best student you can be, and don't settle for second best in any of your endeavors. But, that's just my two cents. I hope that you guys can continue to find success. Go Broncos!
Sak Pase?
How is it going? I hear the season has started off pretty well. You've got a couple of wins under your belt now. That's sweet! I hope that the rest of the season goes well. Right now I am serving in the Florida Tampa Mission speaking Haitian-Creole. It's the best mission in the world and the coolest language in the world. I'm serving in Fort Myers which is a little bit of a ghetto but it keeps things exciting. This mission has been such a great experience. It dwarfs any other experience I've ever had (including taking state). But if I could give you guys a little advice I'd say to just work hard every day. Become the best football player you can be, become the best student you can be, and don't settle for second best in any of your endeavors. But, that's just my two cents. I hope that you guys can continue to find success. Go Broncos!
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