Monday, March 12, 2012
Hello everyone,
Haha I barely got to read your emails! Sounds like some fun stuff happening with spring break! Haley in Disney World! Wooooooo! Ah I hope she just loves it. Dad, good luck in Korea. Are there many similarities between Japanese and Korean culture? That's good the Ishmael are doing well.
Mom, I got the package you sent me with the cookies!!! Thank you sooo much! They were sooo good. I received it after a meeting we had in Reu. After the conference we were getting things at the mission office and it started to rain really hard. So we hunkered down in the office with the APs and secretaries and ate cookies. It was awesome.
The picture you sent me of Ginger made me laugh. What a pork haha! To answer your questiong, I'm doing well! I need to get back into the routine of working out every day, that's kind of killing me right now. But things are good. We fasted as a zone and things are really picking up. Elder Cortez is tired, but hanging in there! He cracks me up haha it'll be weird to see him go. We do have a conference coming up soon, that should be good.
On Tuesday we had a leadership conference with President and it was great. He sets it up like a business meeting, he kind of runs the mission like a business in a way. He's really good at it. But we met in a conference room that he was in four years ago with an organization he's involved with. He shared some very special experiences that happened there.
The conference was kind of tough because we didn't do too well last month. My companion took most of the heat because he's senior zone leader haha. But my eyebrows got singed a little haha. Thankfully we are being blessed this month and we're working hard.
Last night there was a leadership training meeting for the stake and we had planned something special. President came down and showed a video of Elder Holland in the MTC. Afterwards President spoke about missionary work. All of the stake and ward leaders were present. In the video, Elder Holland tells the story of Peter after Christ's resurrection, how he didn't really know what to do. He went back to doing what he had done before, fishing. Then one morning they recognize the Savior on the shore. Peter jumps off the boat to get to him. The Savior was waiting for them with a meal prepared. He asks Peter if he loves Him. Peter replies yes. Christ repeats the question and Peter a little bothered and uncomfortable, responds yes. But the third time Christ asks sternly, reminding Peter that he denied Him three times. And that is when Peter became the great apostle. I can't imagine the anguish that Peter felt as the Lord gave him that opportunity to repent for his denial. But then He tells Peter to feed His sheep.
After the video President got up and spoke about how he knows how everyone in the congregation loves the Savior. But He said, 'This is something I just don't understand! I love the Savior, but I didn't invite anyone to His church this morning. I love the Savior, but I haven't shared that love with anyone lately. I love the Savior, but I refuse to share His Gospel with my neighbor. I love the Savior, but I don't reach out to that less active member because I don't like him/her. How are we to love the Savior if we are unwilling to feed His sheep?'.
After that he asked everyone to give referrals. We received 100 referrals for the zone!
It was pretty powerful.
Well, I gotta go. I got my release plan today, that's a little weird. Oh and I ttalked to Elder Smith about the email he sent you guys regarding my release date haha. I told him my mom cried and he felt bad. Haha but then I told him not to worry about it and he was fine. Hahaha it was really funny.
How are Brock and Aubrey?
Love you guys a ton! Have an awesome spring break! And tell everyone I say hey!
lots of love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Monday, March 26, 2012
Service...a fundamental part of spirituality
March 5, 2012
Hi everyone,
Spring break! Have fun on the few days off that yalls get. That will be nice to have a quick break. Haley, have an awesome time at Disney World.
Mom! Getting time with President is kind of hard, but he does it to the zone leaders on purpose. He's wayyyyy cool with all the missionaries, but really hard on the zone leaders. I think it's his method of urging us to rely more on the Savior than on him. I think things with housing are squared away. I know the apartment is officially ours, so no worries there. Still haven’t heard from Austin
Pants would probably be good. I’m like a 33 waste and a 33/34 length. Black, blue, and/or gray are fine. I have two pairs that are fine and my suit pants are fine. So maybe three pairs would be perfect. Thank you! Also, I’m going to try to find some shirts here, they sell good brands like Arrow in some places, but my collars are wearing out. Also, my scripture case broke. So frustrating! Coatepeque is ruining all my things and the rainy season hasn't even started yet haha ahhhh. No, it's more like have 19 months in the mission. Hahaha whoa.
Thank you for your prayers, I can honestly feel them.
Dad, that is such a bumber (haha bummer) that nobody could go skiing with you! I totally would have.
This morning in the newspaper we saw an article from Warren Jeffs, the perverted criminal leader of the fundamentalist church. He sent an article from jail to all of Mexico declaring that the Lord has commanded them to repent. He's been doing this all over the place apparently because he claims that the Second Coming is almost here. Unfortunately 90 percent of Guatemalans (the other 10 percent are Mormons haha) are going to mistake the 'Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' with the true 'Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'. But the truth with continue to roll forth boldly, nobly, and independent.
The soccer ball idea- sounds good to me, but I am not allowed to contact him to ask him to do it. If he could send me an email or something we'll see how to work that out.
Speaking of scripture study and prayers and service, President Maravilla was asked awhile back to do a study on the things that make an RM go cold. He said that almost all returned missionaries continue to read the scriptures and pray every day. But they do it out of habit. Many stop reading with the Spirit, they stop looking for revelation. But that isn't the real cause of their inactivity. He said it's a lack of service. They may have a calling at church, but it's nothing like the mission. They stop visiting the people who are in need. They lose that and oftentimes don't know how to keep it going after the mission (or they forget that they should). That kind of scared me because I realized that although I have plans to study the scriptures intensely and have a schedule so that I can keep my spiritual routine going, I forgot that service is a fundamental part of spirituality. I'm glad I heard him talk about it because I wouldn't have remembered otherwise. That goes in line with what you mentioned.
So the zone still hasn't crawled out of the hole we fell in. We're struggling with reaching our goals, really struggling. I think we just weren't prepared spiritually for Lucifer's latest attack. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
This week I went on exchanges with Elder Munns, he's a district leader in the zone. He's one of the most down to earth guys I've met in the mission and it was so great to be with somebody who I can work hard with and also relate to. We are pretty sure we're related somehow. But that was cool to have some bro time and have the same goals and desires to work hard. My companion is hanging in there, he's on his last three weeks, but it's hard for him to care much. I'm trying to motivate him, he already knows. But we'll see if a few kicks in the pants with help this week.
Well my time is running out. I love you guys a ton, sorry this email isn't as long, I had to send some stuff to the stake president and that ate up some of my time. I love you guys so much! Have an awesome Spring Break. Dad stay safe overseas. Mom, I love you! Brock and Aubrey you guys rock. Haley have a blast.
Love you all,
Elder Austin Tyler
Hi everyone,
Spring break! Have fun on the few days off that yalls get. That will be nice to have a quick break. Haley, have an awesome time at Disney World.
Mom! Getting time with President is kind of hard, but he does it to the zone leaders on purpose. He's wayyyyy cool with all the missionaries, but really hard on the zone leaders. I think it's his method of urging us to rely more on the Savior than on him. I think things with housing are squared away. I know the apartment is officially ours, so no worries there. Still haven’t heard from Austin
Pants would probably be good. I’m like a 33 waste and a 33/34 length. Black, blue, and/or gray are fine. I have two pairs that are fine and my suit pants are fine. So maybe three pairs would be perfect. Thank you! Also, I’m going to try to find some shirts here, they sell good brands like Arrow in some places, but my collars are wearing out. Also, my scripture case broke. So frustrating! Coatepeque is ruining all my things and the rainy season hasn't even started yet haha ahhhh. No, it's more like have 19 months in the mission. Hahaha whoa.
Thank you for your prayers, I can honestly feel them.
Dad, that is such a bumber (haha bummer) that nobody could go skiing with you! I totally would have.
This morning in the newspaper we saw an article from Warren Jeffs, the perverted criminal leader of the fundamentalist church. He sent an article from jail to all of Mexico declaring that the Lord has commanded them to repent. He's been doing this all over the place apparently because he claims that the Second Coming is almost here. Unfortunately 90 percent of Guatemalans (the other 10 percent are Mormons haha) are going to mistake the 'Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' with the true 'Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'. But the truth with continue to roll forth boldly, nobly, and independent.
The soccer ball idea- sounds good to me, but I am not allowed to contact him to ask him to do it. If he could send me an email or something we'll see how to work that out.
Speaking of scripture study and prayers and service, President Maravilla was asked awhile back to do a study on the things that make an RM go cold. He said that almost all returned missionaries continue to read the scriptures and pray every day. But they do it out of habit. Many stop reading with the Spirit, they stop looking for revelation. But that isn't the real cause of their inactivity. He said it's a lack of service. They may have a calling at church, but it's nothing like the mission. They stop visiting the people who are in need. They lose that and oftentimes don't know how to keep it going after the mission (or they forget that they should). That kind of scared me because I realized that although I have plans to study the scriptures intensely and have a schedule so that I can keep my spiritual routine going, I forgot that service is a fundamental part of spirituality. I'm glad I heard him talk about it because I wouldn't have remembered otherwise. That goes in line with what you mentioned.
So the zone still hasn't crawled out of the hole we fell in. We're struggling with reaching our goals, really struggling. I think we just weren't prepared spiritually for Lucifer's latest attack. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
This week I went on exchanges with Elder Munns, he's a district leader in the zone. He's one of the most down to earth guys I've met in the mission and it was so great to be with somebody who I can work hard with and also relate to. We are pretty sure we're related somehow. But that was cool to have some bro time and have the same goals and desires to work hard. My companion is hanging in there, he's on his last three weeks, but it's hard for him to care much. I'm trying to motivate him, he already knows. But we'll see if a few kicks in the pants with help this week.
Well my time is running out. I love you guys a ton, sorry this email isn't as long, I had to send some stuff to the stake president and that ate up some of my time. I love you guys so much! Have an awesome Spring Break. Dad stay safe overseas. Mom, I love you! Brock and Aubrey you guys rock. Haley have a blast.
Love you all,
Elder Austin Tyler
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
One of those tough weeks....
February 27, 2012
Hello family!
So it was one of those tough weeks. The zone just fell apart and we're trying to pick up the pieces. But it's alllll good. Things will work out!
That's a little harsh getting an email saying I'd be home in June haha. So to answer your questions, Saul was able to go to church yesterday and he's progressing. The elders over there have been visiting him regularly and he's still excited about everything. I'm not sure if Elder Molina has a guarantor in the States, I'll see him tomorrow I think and I'll ask him.
We got egged!!! That's terrible! Reminds me of the time when we got egged like six or seven years ago. Haha that was so lame. And Mom, I'm sorry you had to clean it up. Regarding the time between when I get back and when I go to school, I'm down for vacations, I hope I didn't ruin any official plans. I just hope we can have some time at home. But I think a Christmas trip would be awesome.
Maybe we could do a cruise.
I wish I could've done something like that mini-missionary activity, sounds pretty fun!
Haley, hang in there with school and everything.
So I still haven't heard from Austin. And how's Elder Leonard?
Soccer privileges were taken away again. But today I went with Elder Munns (way chill guy) to Megapaca (a Guatemalan warehouse full of donated clothes) and we bought some crazy stuff. I was looking for some pants because my pants are wearing out a bit. But I could only find one pair that kind of fit. We'll try again next week maybe.
This week we had interviews with President and I was looking forward to that. But interviews as zone leaders are way different and really lame. It was about twenty seconds long. Then he called in my comp and we talked about the zone. I was super bummed haha.
But it's all good.
So last night we were walking home to study (we hadn't had the chance to study all day) and we heard in English, 'Elders! Come over here!' It was the couple missionaries that were visiting the future missionaries of our stake to do dental exams! Haha they fed us dinner and we talked for a bit. Elder and Sister Call from Denver and Elder and Sister Johnson from Spanish Fork. The Call's know Keith VanTassel and Mark Crane! That was cool to talk about haha. They are here for a year and a half I think. They cover all of Central America and are very busy. But they get to see all kinds of cool stuff. They asked if there was any historical stuff to see around here before they head back. Unfortunately no, we don't have anything like that. The coolest thing is the beach. Speaking of which, I posted pictures!
Well I gotta get off. Love you guys so much!
Have an awesome week.
Mom, I love you.
Elder Austin Tyler
Hello family!
So it was one of those tough weeks. The zone just fell apart and we're trying to pick up the pieces. But it's alllll good. Things will work out!
That's a little harsh getting an email saying I'd be home in June haha. So to answer your questions, Saul was able to go to church yesterday and he's progressing. The elders over there have been visiting him regularly and he's still excited about everything. I'm not sure if Elder Molina has a guarantor in the States, I'll see him tomorrow I think and I'll ask him.
We got egged!!! That's terrible! Reminds me of the time when we got egged like six or seven years ago. Haha that was so lame. And Mom, I'm sorry you had to clean it up. Regarding the time between when I get back and when I go to school, I'm down for vacations, I hope I didn't ruin any official plans. I just hope we can have some time at home. But I think a Christmas trip would be awesome.
Maybe we could do a cruise.
I wish I could've done something like that mini-missionary activity, sounds pretty fun!
Haley, hang in there with school and everything.
So I still haven't heard from Austin. And how's Elder Leonard?
Soccer privileges were taken away again. But today I went with Elder Munns (way chill guy) to Megapaca (a Guatemalan warehouse full of donated clothes) and we bought some crazy stuff. I was looking for some pants because my pants are wearing out a bit. But I could only find one pair that kind of fit. We'll try again next week maybe.
This week we had interviews with President and I was looking forward to that. But interviews as zone leaders are way different and really lame. It was about twenty seconds long. Then he called in my comp and we talked about the zone. I was super bummed haha.
But it's all good.
So last night we were walking home to study (we hadn't had the chance to study all day) and we heard in English, 'Elders! Come over here!' It was the couple missionaries that were visiting the future missionaries of our stake to do dental exams! Haha they fed us dinner and we talked for a bit. Elder and Sister Call from Denver and Elder and Sister Johnson from Spanish Fork. The Call's know Keith VanTassel and Mark Crane! That was cool to talk about haha. They are here for a year and a half I think. They cover all of Central America and are very busy. But they get to see all kinds of cool stuff. They asked if there was any historical stuff to see around here before they head back. Unfortunately no, we don't have anything like that. The coolest thing is the beach. Speaking of which, I posted pictures!
Well I gotta get off. Love you guys so much!
Have an awesome week.
Mom, I love you.
Elder Austin Tyler
One of the most powerful moments of my life
February 20, 2012
Family!
They're ENGAGED!!!??? Shoot, if I had an address or email to write Austin I would probably congratulate him, but too bad I haven't heard a thing from him! But I can't lie, that's awesome.
Okay, you guys, lots of stuff to write. First of all, that sunset or sunrise that you sent me Dad, way cool. The view from the house looks awesome.
Okay, so to start, we are in Apartment number 9, it's a four person large and it should be 309 per month. Sorry Elder Molina was way busy this week, I think he spent like four days up in San Marcos on divisions and stuff. Haha sounds like they have issues up there. Good thing I'm down here in super awesome Coatepeque. I really am liking it here, just kind of tough as far as getting people to progress. I think I'm hitting like the senior year stage of the mission, tired of the immaturity and routine, but enjoying it all the same. Always with the desire to finish strong (hard when my comp is on his last transfer haha).
Brock, don't worry about not writing! You're way stinking busy and before we know it we'll have tons of time just talk without a computer screen and thousands of miles between us. JOHN AND ERIN ARE DATING??? Hahahaha that makes me happy. Random, but cool. And Rinna is going on a mission! Way cool. She will be a great missionary. The story you wrote sounds so cool, honestly you are probably the most creative person I know. It's funny to hear your commentary on the ridiculous aspects of BYU culture, haha brings back memories. Glad to hear youre rocking calc and enjoying school. You and your wife are awesome.
Dad, your new calling! I remember Brother Myatt saying that being with the teachers is the best.
I got something figured out so I can study better. I got a New Testament manual and a new Bible to keep me on somewhat of a structured schedule. It's helping. Haha and speaking of dehydration....
On Saturday we went to do a service project on this little mountain. We had to haul big planks of wood up there and stuff. Randomly, I got the biggest allergy attack of my life, I have no idea what caused it. My allergies almost never bother me here. But I was sneezing and wheezing for like three hours straight. On top of that I was sweating. That combined with the intense workout of hauling all that stuff. It destroyed me haha! I hit the fluids when we got back, but it resulted in some stomach problems. Haha made for a rough weekend, but I'm all good now. I was getting arrogant about how healthy I've been for so long. It was time. ha
Mom! Sounds like your calling is pretty time consuming, but it sounds like you're doing great! Hang in there! As far as my itinerary (sp?) I think I will be getting home on Thursday night the first week of August. To be honest, thinking about Wind Rivers and Flaming Gorge and school at the end of August... I'm up for it, but I would love some time at home just to chill and watch movies and eat food and go running in the mornings. I think I'll only have three weeks or so. Like I say, I'm up for anything, just as long as there's a few days to hang.
Speaking of vacations, anyone want to visit Guatemala? Not for when I get back, but maybe Christmas time or next summer? Just an idea. It could be cheap and really cool.
Oh and Mom and Haley, have an awesome day off! I love you guys!
I just got Haley's email. CONGRATS ON PRES! That's so cool, I'm glad you decided to run, that will be good for the group. And I love hearing about StuBo retreat, that was always a special one. Looks like Sadies was fun!
So real quick...
This week I went on exchanges in Colomba, the chilliest place in the zone, up in the mountains a little bit. We visited a guy named Saul that had been evangelical, but realized his pastor was not called by God. He actually got in a fist fight with the pastor for some things that went down. But he left that church and decided to do some research. He concluded that either the Catholics or the Mormons were right. But then he said the Catholics don't have good fruits and the Lord said, By their fruits ye shall know them... He wanted to learn more. The Elders hadn't challenged him to be baptized (I have no idea why), but we started to talk about the Plan of Salvation, they had left a pamphlet about it. I felt like we should talk about something else. I explained to him that he had received a logical answer about Christ's church, but he lacked the spiritual confirmation. He said, 'yes! That's what I've been looking for, I need that.' We started to read the Book of Mormon. I explained to him that he already knew the Bible was true. We read Moroni 10:4-5 and I invited him to kneel down right there and ask God if the Book of Mormon is true. He did it. He offered a very sincere and powerful prayer. The Spirit was so strong. Even though the building we were in was full of people and moments before it had been loud, it felt like we were the only people there. After the prayer, we remained on bended knee. I asked Saul what he felt in his heart. He said, 'It's something new for sure, it's like a peaceful feeling, but it's a powerful sort of peace. Look, it's causing my legs to shake!' I testified to him that it was an answer to His prayer and that it came from God. He said, 'I too testify that this is from God and that the Book of Mormon is true.' It was one of the most powerful moments of my life. We challenged him to be baptized and he accepted a baptismal date for March. What a blessing to have the Book of Mormon and the Holy Ghost in this work. I'm so thankful for having learned how to use those tools to bless the lives of others. What a wonderful experience! What joy! Elder Rivera and I left that lesson feeling on top of the world despite several challenges that were currently facing. When Elder Amado came to speak to us he said, 'the true success of a missionary is when he experiences failure and does not get discouraged.' I feel like we were successful and we were blessed for it.
I love you guys so much!
Have an awesome week!
Elder Austin Tyler
Family!
They're ENGAGED!!!??? Shoot, if I had an address or email to write Austin I would probably congratulate him, but too bad I haven't heard a thing from him! But I can't lie, that's awesome.
Okay, you guys, lots of stuff to write. First of all, that sunset or sunrise that you sent me Dad, way cool. The view from the house looks awesome.
Okay, so to start, we are in Apartment number 9, it's a four person large and it should be 309 per month. Sorry Elder Molina was way busy this week, I think he spent like four days up in San Marcos on divisions and stuff. Haha sounds like they have issues up there. Good thing I'm down here in super awesome Coatepeque. I really am liking it here, just kind of tough as far as getting people to progress. I think I'm hitting like the senior year stage of the mission, tired of the immaturity and routine, but enjoying it all the same. Always with the desire to finish strong (hard when my comp is on his last transfer haha).
Brock, don't worry about not writing! You're way stinking busy and before we know it we'll have tons of time just talk without a computer screen and thousands of miles between us. JOHN AND ERIN ARE DATING??? Hahahaha that makes me happy. Random, but cool. And Rinna is going on a mission! Way cool. She will be a great missionary. The story you wrote sounds so cool, honestly you are probably the most creative person I know. It's funny to hear your commentary on the ridiculous aspects of BYU culture, haha brings back memories. Glad to hear youre rocking calc and enjoying school. You and your wife are awesome.
Dad, your new calling! I remember Brother Myatt saying that being with the teachers is the best.
I got something figured out so I can study better. I got a New Testament manual and a new Bible to keep me on somewhat of a structured schedule. It's helping. Haha and speaking of dehydration....
On Saturday we went to do a service project on this little mountain. We had to haul big planks of wood up there and stuff. Randomly, I got the biggest allergy attack of my life, I have no idea what caused it. My allergies almost never bother me here. But I was sneezing and wheezing for like three hours straight. On top of that I was sweating. That combined with the intense workout of hauling all that stuff. It destroyed me haha! I hit the fluids when we got back, but it resulted in some stomach problems. Haha made for a rough weekend, but I'm all good now. I was getting arrogant about how healthy I've been for so long. It was time. ha
Mom! Sounds like your calling is pretty time consuming, but it sounds like you're doing great! Hang in there! As far as my itinerary (sp?) I think I will be getting home on Thursday night the first week of August. To be honest, thinking about Wind Rivers and Flaming Gorge and school at the end of August... I'm up for it, but I would love some time at home just to chill and watch movies and eat food and go running in the mornings. I think I'll only have three weeks or so. Like I say, I'm up for anything, just as long as there's a few days to hang.
Speaking of vacations, anyone want to visit Guatemala? Not for when I get back, but maybe Christmas time or next summer? Just an idea. It could be cheap and really cool.
Oh and Mom and Haley, have an awesome day off! I love you guys!
I just got Haley's email. CONGRATS ON PRES! That's so cool, I'm glad you decided to run, that will be good for the group. And I love hearing about StuBo retreat, that was always a special one. Looks like Sadies was fun!
So real quick...
This week I went on exchanges in Colomba, the chilliest place in the zone, up in the mountains a little bit. We visited a guy named Saul that had been evangelical, but realized his pastor was not called by God. He actually got in a fist fight with the pastor for some things that went down. But he left that church and decided to do some research. He concluded that either the Catholics or the Mormons were right. But then he said the Catholics don't have good fruits and the Lord said, By their fruits ye shall know them... He wanted to learn more. The Elders hadn't challenged him to be baptized (I have no idea why), but we started to talk about the Plan of Salvation, they had left a pamphlet about it. I felt like we should talk about something else. I explained to him that he had received a logical answer about Christ's church, but he lacked the spiritual confirmation. He said, 'yes! That's what I've been looking for, I need that.' We started to read the Book of Mormon. I explained to him that he already knew the Bible was true. We read Moroni 10:4-5 and I invited him to kneel down right there and ask God if the Book of Mormon is true. He did it. He offered a very sincere and powerful prayer. The Spirit was so strong. Even though the building we were in was full of people and moments before it had been loud, it felt like we were the only people there. After the prayer, we remained on bended knee. I asked Saul what he felt in his heart. He said, 'It's something new for sure, it's like a peaceful feeling, but it's a powerful sort of peace. Look, it's causing my legs to shake!' I testified to him that it was an answer to His prayer and that it came from God. He said, 'I too testify that this is from God and that the Book of Mormon is true.' It was one of the most powerful moments of my life. We challenged him to be baptized and he accepted a baptismal date for March. What a blessing to have the Book of Mormon and the Holy Ghost in this work. I'm so thankful for having learned how to use those tools to bless the lives of others. What a wonderful experience! What joy! Elder Rivera and I left that lesson feeling on top of the world despite several challenges that were currently facing. When Elder Amado came to speak to us he said, 'the true success of a missionary is when he experiences failure and does not get discouraged.' I feel like we were successful and we were blessed for it.
I love you guys so much!
Have an awesome week!
Elder Austin Tyler
We have a lot of work to do...
Feb. 13, 2012
Hey everybody! I am currently sitting in a broken chair, sweating my eyeballs out of their sockets and there is a man directing traffice right outside the internet shop blowing a whistle every five seconds. I am never coming to this internet shop again hahahahahahahaha AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
So, I'll try and concentrate.
First, I think we are going with a four person regular, but I'll call Elder Molina and have him email you guys to confirm that.
Dad, as far as classes, I left a list on my laptop (saved in Microsoft Word I believe) with the classes that I thought about signing up for. So if you can't find that, just whatever works. I don't want to take any heavy math when I get back, maybe a refresher course if that's available. English shouldn't be too much of a problem. I want a somewhat easy schedule for the Fall and move into the heavier things in the Winter semester. But I will be coming home ready to work hard and I will be a better student than ever before, so don't stress over making it too easy or too hard. I'm ready for whatever. I just need a good schedule so that I can study and make money and look for my future wife and chill with the buds and ski and go to football and basketball games and play two intramural sports and practice piano on a daily basis.
Haha
The mission office now has the new house address. Thank you. And thanks for sharing that idea about praying to recognize truth, that is one more thing I will be adding to my daily prayers.
Haley, you sound way busy. I've heard (from Elizabeth Young) that AP art was way fun, but also time consuming. I think that's just because she was very very slow with her art work, but that will be an awesome class! I like your speech. Just be confident, but don't take it too lightly. I've seen people who expected to win a position who blew off the speech and lost the election. But I think you'll do great (like you always do).
I am such a blockhead. I took pictures at the beach to send to each of you for Valentine's Day, but I forgot my camera. Ughhhhh. But Happy Valentine's Day! This might actually be my last Valentine's Day that I spend single! Haha at least I hope so. I won't count my chicks before they hatch...
The temple was soooo wonderful! It was sooo special. I had a lot of questions and concerns and went in and got them all figured out. It's amazing how strong the Spirit can be in the temple when we go prepared. It was cool to be there with President and with all the zone. Such a good day. I don't have time to share all the details, but it was certainly a highlight of the mission. We all left the temple feeling on top of the world.
I have struggled lately with making study time effective. This week will be better. I just get so tired and zone out sometimes, and other times I don't find what I'm looking for. Last night in our meeting President explained why so many RMs go inactive after the mission. He said they stop studying with desire and they stop serving. That hit me hard right when I was thinking about how my study time has been weak.
The meeting was powerful, it was with the Stake Presidency and President Maravilla. They were expressing concerns with retention and all that. President Garcia, our awesome stake president shared that it is interesting how 1/3 of the converts fall away, just like the preexistence. If we are holding retention at 2/3, we are doing as well as we did back then. Not saying that we should ever settle for that, but interesting to see that correlation.
This whistle guy directing traffic is trying my patience.
Yesterday we had ward conference. Lots of people came, lots of investigators, and we have a lot of work to do. But we also have to deal with transfers this week, exchanges with the zone, and meetings. There's no time! And it's such a struggle to use time wisely enough to get to everything. But we're making progress.
Well there is sooo much more to tell, but I have to go.
Thank you for writing me so consistently. I love you guys a lot. Happy Valentines Day!
Have an awesome week.
Much love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Hey everybody! I am currently sitting in a broken chair, sweating my eyeballs out of their sockets and there is a man directing traffice right outside the internet shop blowing a whistle every five seconds. I am never coming to this internet shop again hahahahahahahaha AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
So, I'll try and concentrate.
First, I think we are going with a four person regular, but I'll call Elder Molina and have him email you guys to confirm that.
Dad, as far as classes, I left a list on my laptop (saved in Microsoft Word I believe) with the classes that I thought about signing up for. So if you can't find that, just whatever works. I don't want to take any heavy math when I get back, maybe a refresher course if that's available. English shouldn't be too much of a problem. I want a somewhat easy schedule for the Fall and move into the heavier things in the Winter semester. But I will be coming home ready to work hard and I will be a better student than ever before, so don't stress over making it too easy or too hard. I'm ready for whatever. I just need a good schedule so that I can study and make money and look for my future wife and chill with the buds and ski and go to football and basketball games and play two intramural sports and practice piano on a daily basis.
Haha
The mission office now has the new house address. Thank you. And thanks for sharing that idea about praying to recognize truth, that is one more thing I will be adding to my daily prayers.
Haley, you sound way busy. I've heard (from Elizabeth Young) that AP art was way fun, but also time consuming. I think that's just because she was very very slow with her art work, but that will be an awesome class! I like your speech. Just be confident, but don't take it too lightly. I've seen people who expected to win a position who blew off the speech and lost the election. But I think you'll do great (like you always do).
I am such a blockhead. I took pictures at the beach to send to each of you for Valentine's Day, but I forgot my camera. Ughhhhh. But Happy Valentine's Day! This might actually be my last Valentine's Day that I spend single! Haha at least I hope so. I won't count my chicks before they hatch...
The temple was soooo wonderful! It was sooo special. I had a lot of questions and concerns and went in and got them all figured out. It's amazing how strong the Spirit can be in the temple when we go prepared. It was cool to be there with President and with all the zone. Such a good day. I don't have time to share all the details, but it was certainly a highlight of the mission. We all left the temple feeling on top of the world.
I have struggled lately with making study time effective. This week will be better. I just get so tired and zone out sometimes, and other times I don't find what I'm looking for. Last night in our meeting President explained why so many RMs go inactive after the mission. He said they stop studying with desire and they stop serving. That hit me hard right when I was thinking about how my study time has been weak.
The meeting was powerful, it was with the Stake Presidency and President Maravilla. They were expressing concerns with retention and all that. President Garcia, our awesome stake president shared that it is interesting how 1/3 of the converts fall away, just like the preexistence. If we are holding retention at 2/3, we are doing as well as we did back then. Not saying that we should ever settle for that, but interesting to see that correlation.
This whistle guy directing traffic is trying my patience.
Yesterday we had ward conference. Lots of people came, lots of investigators, and we have a lot of work to do. But we also have to deal with transfers this week, exchanges with the zone, and meetings. There's no time! And it's such a struggle to use time wisely enough to get to everything. But we're making progress.
Well there is sooo much more to tell, but I have to go.
Thank you for writing me so consistently. I love you guys a lot. Happy Valentines Day!
Have an awesome week.
Much love,
Elder Austin Tyler
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