Daniel just wrote. We were afraid we wouldn't hear from him this week. In our letter to him we asked several questions instead of writing the usual letter. Here are the questions and his responses.
What would you like for your birthday?
A belt and a cosco pack of gillette fusion power razor blades.
Do you need any clothes, socks,shoes, garments? nope
What brand of camera do you have? I forgot, I use regular SD cards
Do you want to go and see another Broadway play when we pick you up? Yes, I want to see one, but there are no reasonable prices. What most people do is win a "lottery" for tickets around $30. there is good chances to win and we could try to do it each day we are there till we win. you put in your name in around 12 for the 3 show. each winner gets two tickets. plus during the week it's not as bad
Did you get any new investigators?
Yes, we started teaching some old investigators again and I tracted into another lady this week. The family who fed us steak last night invited their neighbors over for a 2nd family home evening with us. This time we taught the lesson and after totaling feeling the spirit of the plan of salvation and learning new truths she had to justify herself by saying, "well my boy friend is Catholic and I'm 48 and Catholic too. I can't change" We all just kind of laughed a rolled our eyes, thinking we'll see. lol
How is Patricia?
Patricia is doing good, we are going to try to give her a solid date tonight. She is progressing more each day.
Was Nick able to get baptized?
NO! His dad took him away last weekend and I called him and it wasn't pretty. He said he would tell the cops we are harassing his family if we kept teaching him. Nick is still all for getting baptized.
Do you have a little message for Griffin?
I love you Bro! Keep working hard a don't give up!
What did you do for your companion this week?
I agreed with almost everything he said. Lol. No I actual focused on complimenting him as much as I could this week.
Did you get more snow? If so, how much?
Yeah its snowing more right now. It's mostly slush so it's fun to walk in, not. It snows a lot then melts and snows some more. Which is fun. It's not more then a foot though. Which really isn't too bad.
I'm doing well but ready for another change up in the mission. President might put me back into the Spanish program next cycle, but only if it all works out. That would be fun but I really do like this area. I wouldn't want to be English anywhere else.
Gotta run, time is short! Love you guys!
First day
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
2.17.10
Hey family,
Well I survived the snow storms but it looks like there will be more this weekend! Really, it wasn't that bad, we didn't get too much snow. The wind is always the worst part of the weather, it cuts to the bone. The week was a little harder than some but these weeks are what make the good weeks good. We tried really hard but we weren't able to find any new investigators. With everyone being baptized last month our teaching pool is looking a little slim.
We have been really busy this week trying to get new investigators. We set up street meetings all around our area. Street meetings is where we set up a table full of DVDs pamphlets, ect; and a sign up sheet to have us come.
Nick should be baptized this weekend! If all goes down right and his parents are still cool with it. We asked the mom to pray about it and later she told us that he could do it when ever he wanted. Pray that all will work out!
Patricia is also doing really well. She has really cut down on smoking and should be almost done with it all together. It still might take time for her to get baptized but she is definitely moving in the right direction. She is getting a lot of fellowship from the ward which is great.
Brianna the 9 year old is still looking good for early march. It's not a huge priority for the mom, which is hard because they are so busy and it's hard to meet with them. We are seeing them tomorrow, so we are going to see what we can do.
We had another multi-zone conference yesterday which went really well. Elder Swan and I both felt that our training went really well and we hope that it will make a difference in their mission. Most of our trainings have been mostly about application and different ways they can have success, but this training was more about having a spiritual change and getting the most out of their mission.
Dad asked about the ward. The family ward is really big and has really good attendance. It makes up mostly of artists, people who work in finance and accounting, musicians and students. Almost everyone is a young family who probably won't settle here. The singles ward is about the same but really small. The ward boundaries cover from 110th to the top, while the family ward is 155th to the top. I guess I cover almost half of the island but I never really go down that far.
I don't know what more you want me to tell you about my companion, what do you want to know?
The same kind of card works for my camera, it just didn't copy on to SD card. One of the rules is we can't use headphones.
Doesn't Mandee get strep a ton? I swear she gets it every year.
Hey Greg, how's dancing going?
Deb, glad to hear your fetus is doing well hopefully he will be named after me.
Mom, has uncle John gone to church yet? He was always one of my favorite uncles on your side. Driving around in his convertible, and sega boxing, so sweet! I think that was uncle John. You should send the missionaries to his house. (He got John and David mixed up.)
Well I love you family, I hope all is going well. Keep staying busy and working hard. It is so good for me to hear from you all. I know that I am a really bad writer, but I really enjoy receiving letters from everyone. I can't promise I will do better at writing but I will try my best.
Elder Sorensen
Well I survived the snow storms but it looks like there will be more this weekend! Really, it wasn't that bad, we didn't get too much snow. The wind is always the worst part of the weather, it cuts to the bone. The week was a little harder than some but these weeks are what make the good weeks good. We tried really hard but we weren't able to find any new investigators. With everyone being baptized last month our teaching pool is looking a little slim.
We have been really busy this week trying to get new investigators. We set up street meetings all around our area. Street meetings is where we set up a table full of DVDs pamphlets, ect; and a sign up sheet to have us come.
Nick should be baptized this weekend! If all goes down right and his parents are still cool with it. We asked the mom to pray about it and later she told us that he could do it when ever he wanted. Pray that all will work out!
Patricia is also doing really well. She has really cut down on smoking and should be almost done with it all together. It still might take time for her to get baptized but she is definitely moving in the right direction. She is getting a lot of fellowship from the ward which is great.
Brianna the 9 year old is still looking good for early march. It's not a huge priority for the mom, which is hard because they are so busy and it's hard to meet with them. We are seeing them tomorrow, so we are going to see what we can do.
We had another multi-zone conference yesterday which went really well. Elder Swan and I both felt that our training went really well and we hope that it will make a difference in their mission. Most of our trainings have been mostly about application and different ways they can have success, but this training was more about having a spiritual change and getting the most out of their mission.
Dad asked about the ward. The family ward is really big and has really good attendance. It makes up mostly of artists, people who work in finance and accounting, musicians and students. Almost everyone is a young family who probably won't settle here. The singles ward is about the same but really small. The ward boundaries cover from 110th to the top, while the family ward is 155th to the top. I guess I cover almost half of the island but I never really go down that far.
I don't know what more you want me to tell you about my companion, what do you want to know?
The same kind of card works for my camera, it just didn't copy on to SD card. One of the rules is we can't use headphones.
Doesn't Mandee get strep a ton? I swear she gets it every year.
Hey Greg, how's dancing going?
Deb, glad to hear your fetus is doing well hopefully he will be named after me.
Mom, has uncle John gone to church yet? He was always one of my favorite uncles on your side. Driving around in his convertible, and sega boxing, so sweet! I think that was uncle John. You should send the missionaries to his house. (He got John and David mixed up.)
Well I love you family, I hope all is going well. Keep staying busy and working hard. It is so good for me to hear from you all. I know that I am a really bad writer, but I really enjoy receiving letters from everyone. I can't promise I will do better at writing but I will try my best.
Elder Sorensen
Friday, February 12, 2010
2.10.10
Family!
Hey everyone you were right about the blizzard, it was fun getting here. Don't worry about the hand warmers, Debi sent me a ton at Christmas and I found more in my last apartment. I have enough to share. We had a great week and hasn't been too cold as of yet. School and the library is out so I have to use an internet cafe. I won't have as much time.
We had a great week and some great miracles happened for each one of our investigators. Sunday I fasted for Patricia and that night she called us telling us that she wants to get baptized! We went and taught her last night and she set a goal to quit smoking by this Sunday, which is a big step. When we asked her about baptism she said some time in April which is really far but it is a big step for her. With a little more time she will develop a desire to do it sooner but at least now she really wants to do it.
Nick had some problem with court and his family that he was really worried about last week, but again as we prayed about it, everything worked out fine. He is doing really well and hopefully his dad's heart will be softened by the 20th. He has shown a lot more commitment and effort to be baptized.
Brianna, a part member we have, and her sister who just turned 8 finally showed interest in getting baptized. We spoke with the mom and set a goal for some time around the end of Feb or early march. We have been trying to do that since I got here!
Another part member we have, Rosie- the investigator, had some problems with her husband, mike-the member, this past week. As they went to church last week mike asked someone he knew to help him and at the same time we asked someone else to help and these three women became fast friends. Fellowshipping is so important when it come to conversion! I am grateful that this ward is so good at it. That's why we have Nick; still have Patricia and why we did so well last month.
Yesterday we had another mission council with all of the leaders from the mission. My "son", Elder Wilkins, is now white washing and a district leader so he was there. (I trained him well! Lol jk) I guess he is having a lot of success. The council was really good and we set a few goals for what we want the mission's vision to be this year. The rest of the ward is doing well. We had a lot of members invite friends to dinner appointments we had with them which is super awesome! We had one family home evening with a family and their neighbors. The five year old taught a lesson about prayer and gave an example of when a 14 year old boy prayed and saw God. It was super sweet.
Well I've got to run, I love you all! Congrats Mandee on a sweet concert!
Elder Sorensen
Hey everyone you were right about the blizzard, it was fun getting here. Don't worry about the hand warmers, Debi sent me a ton at Christmas and I found more in my last apartment. I have enough to share. We had a great week and hasn't been too cold as of yet. School and the library is out so I have to use an internet cafe. I won't have as much time.
We had a great week and some great miracles happened for each one of our investigators. Sunday I fasted for Patricia and that night she called us telling us that she wants to get baptized! We went and taught her last night and she set a goal to quit smoking by this Sunday, which is a big step. When we asked her about baptism she said some time in April which is really far but it is a big step for her. With a little more time she will develop a desire to do it sooner but at least now she really wants to do it.
Nick had some problem with court and his family that he was really worried about last week, but again as we prayed about it, everything worked out fine. He is doing really well and hopefully his dad's heart will be softened by the 20th. He has shown a lot more commitment and effort to be baptized.
Brianna, a part member we have, and her sister who just turned 8 finally showed interest in getting baptized. We spoke with the mom and set a goal for some time around the end of Feb or early march. We have been trying to do that since I got here!
Another part member we have, Rosie- the investigator, had some problems with her husband, mike-the member, this past week. As they went to church last week mike asked someone he knew to help him and at the same time we asked someone else to help and these three women became fast friends. Fellowshipping is so important when it come to conversion! I am grateful that this ward is so good at it. That's why we have Nick; still have Patricia and why we did so well last month.
Yesterday we had another mission council with all of the leaders from the mission. My "son", Elder Wilkins, is now white washing and a district leader so he was there. (I trained him well! Lol jk) I guess he is having a lot of success. The council was really good and we set a few goals for what we want the mission's vision to be this year. The rest of the ward is doing well. We had a lot of members invite friends to dinner appointments we had with them which is super awesome! We had one family home evening with a family and their neighbors. The five year old taught a lesson about prayer and gave an example of when a 14 year old boy prayed and saw God. It was super sweet.
Well I've got to run, I love you all! Congrats Mandee on a sweet concert!
Elder Sorensen
Friday, February 5, 2010
2.3.10
Hey everyone! How's it going? So Elder Swan and I are staying together in Manhattan for at least six more weeks. They are also doing something weird with the area and we will be covering the singles ward as well. That puts our area down to 125th. There will be another companionship in the same area so it will kind of be "first come, first serve." It should put some friendly competition into the work.
We had a good week; Dora and Darius were baptized. I changed my goal to 15 so I have 11 to go. Nick's dad wouldn't let him get baptized yet which was really hard. He has a more solid date for Feb 20, which will work. Nick's 18 but he wanted to respect his dad and wait until he learns a little more. He is totally ready but I probably would have done the same thing if it was my dad.
The baptismal service went really well except Darius was really scared. We had to close the doors and watch from the back so we could get it done. He was also difficult for the conformation but we got it done and all is well. I think I'm more excited to see the fruits of the gospel in their lives than they are.
Patricia still doesn't have a date. She is progressing; it's just little by little. We set some goals to help her stop smoking and hopefully it will help. We also found a really cool couple on Sunday who are doing really well. They are going to be going out of town for a week which will be hard but they are really excited to learn more. Teddy is also doing really well. He is a ward missionary and has been out with us 3 or 4 times which is sweet! He has really impressed me since baptism.
So with the way we have been teaching I've been staying in good shape. We are so busy we often have to run to appointments to get there on time. Yesterday we found four new investigators and taught 3 lessons with members. We basically ran all day. I need to go upstate to put some more weight on me!
Nothing else is really coming to my mind; it hasn't been much of an interesting week. How is everyone else doing? Greg, when are you going to be done with school? I feel like you've been there forever! Nick, how's your job treating you? What exactly do you do? Deb, how's that baby coming? When do you find out if it's a boy or a girl? I think you should name it Daniel if it's a boy. That's a good name I heard once. Mandee, what's up? How's music? Are you done with the piano? Because that means I get the grand! Ha! How's them boys? Savanna, what's good? Have you beat up your sister yet? I would if I were you. Don't talk to boys!
Well I love you all and let me know what we are doing for a trip. Vacations can be done at any time, babys just come when they want!
Elder Sorensen
hey in your next letter to griff will you put a few pictures from my cards in with the letter? Thanks
We had a good week; Dora and Darius were baptized. I changed my goal to 15 so I have 11 to go. Nick's dad wouldn't let him get baptized yet which was really hard. He has a more solid date for Feb 20, which will work. Nick's 18 but he wanted to respect his dad and wait until he learns a little more. He is totally ready but I probably would have done the same thing if it was my dad.
The baptismal service went really well except Darius was really scared. We had to close the doors and watch from the back so we could get it done. He was also difficult for the conformation but we got it done and all is well. I think I'm more excited to see the fruits of the gospel in their lives than they are.
Patricia still doesn't have a date. She is progressing; it's just little by little. We set some goals to help her stop smoking and hopefully it will help. We also found a really cool couple on Sunday who are doing really well. They are going to be going out of town for a week which will be hard but they are really excited to learn more. Teddy is also doing really well. He is a ward missionary and has been out with us 3 or 4 times which is sweet! He has really impressed me since baptism.
So with the way we have been teaching I've been staying in good shape. We are so busy we often have to run to appointments to get there on time. Yesterday we found four new investigators and taught 3 lessons with members. We basically ran all day. I need to go upstate to put some more weight on me!
Nothing else is really coming to my mind; it hasn't been much of an interesting week. How is everyone else doing? Greg, when are you going to be done with school? I feel like you've been there forever! Nick, how's your job treating you? What exactly do you do? Deb, how's that baby coming? When do you find out if it's a boy or a girl? I think you should name it Daniel if it's a boy. That's a good name I heard once. Mandee, what's up? How's music? Are you done with the piano? Because that means I get the grand! Ha! How's them boys? Savanna, what's good? Have you beat up your sister yet? I would if I were you. Don't talk to boys!
Well I love you all and let me know what we are doing for a trip. Vacations can be done at any time, babys just come when they want!
Elder Sorensen
hey in your next letter to griff will you put a few pictures from my cards in with the letter? Thanks
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