Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Hi Mom and Dad,
Well I have only been here for a couple of weeks so not much has happened. The only thing that we have done is gone and take President to the airport and move a couple of apartments. We are keeping busy and the work is going forward. I don't have any Elders in my District with the same time as me in the mission, just a bunch of newbies that have like 3 to 8 months in the mission so that is cool. I have had to really step up my game and be a good example so that is what is going on, pretty sweet though. well yeah I love it. Yesterday I got to have our zone conferrence and got to see alot of the other buddys from the misison so that was way cool. I am not in Randy and Lillian's (they are our cousins that live in Puerto Rico) area they are actually in Elder Polanco's area. I loved seeing him yesterday he is going ot move to the states with his Mom so that is way exciting Ilove that guy and so I will definately have to keep in touch with him. I love it right now things are really working out. I can't believe how fast time is flying bye it never slows down and only gets faster. Elder Ancieta is from Boliva and is way cool he actually just extended his mission so he is going to be here for just a little bit longer so that is way cool. I am loving every minute left of the mission, its going fast and I can't believe it. I love and miss you guys so much. I hope you have a great week! Love, Logan
2/20/09
2/12/09
Lots of work to do here!
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Hi Mom and Dad!
I am loving it here! Some of my duties as DL is I have to plan the normal district meeting and have to do call ins to the other missionaries in the district every night so that means lots of talking on the phone and no going to bed before 9:30 pm I guess it is not to bad. I really don't mind to tell the truth. I do miss being a normal missionary. I am working hard for sure! Oh and Sherman did get the shirt. If you want just send stuff to the office for now we usually go there at least once a week so not really that big of deal. Things are going great we set a baptsimal date this week with a young lady named Natalia, she is 12 years old. The less active work is really where it is at we have only like a 16 percent activity rate here and so that means that out of all of the families there are tons that are part member families so that is what I am really going to start focusing on, there are over like 300 inactives in our area alone not including all of the other areas. It is gonna get really busy these next transfers because our mission is getting reduced and so that is gonna be the hard part. So lots of moving is gonna start taking place.The driving is easy enough the first day was a little rough but there is so much traffic here and no time to really mess up becasue you just go with the flow. Oh and another duty is that I will have to do the baptismal interviews for the people that get baptized so that is cool, kind of scary but I am way willing to do it, it is just the whole spanish thing I really hope that I can get it all down, I know with the help of my heavenly father there will be no worries. Elder ****** is a good missionary a little bit crazy he has lots of pride and definately has a latin attitude, its cool though he goes home in April so no biggy. That is so cool to hear how good everyone is doing in the ward pretty sweet that Chase will get to see Jordan awesome. I miss Tristan so much and can't really believe how fast time is flying, seriously it will be here before we know it, and I will be on my flight . I do not have much time so its work work work and more work for me, its really great to be part of the work and I love it! It is going good here, I hope that next transfer they move me back down to normal missionary I don't like being a leader, ha ha. All is well! I love you and wish the best for your week! Love always, Logan
Hi Mom and Dad!
I am loving it here! Some of my duties as DL is I have to plan the normal district meeting and have to do call ins to the other missionaries in the district every night so that means lots of talking on the phone and no going to bed before 9:30 pm I guess it is not to bad. I really don't mind to tell the truth. I do miss being a normal missionary. I am working hard for sure! Oh and Sherman did get the shirt. If you want just send stuff to the office for now we usually go there at least once a week so not really that big of deal. Things are going great we set a baptsimal date this week with a young lady named Natalia, she is 12 years old. The less active work is really where it is at we have only like a 16 percent activity rate here and so that means that out of all of the families there are tons that are part member families so that is what I am really going to start focusing on, there are over like 300 inactives in our area alone not including all of the other areas. It is gonna get really busy these next transfers because our mission is getting reduced and so that is gonna be the hard part. So lots of moving is gonna start taking place.The driving is easy enough the first day was a little rough but there is so much traffic here and no time to really mess up becasue you just go with the flow. Oh and another duty is that I will have to do the baptismal interviews for the people that get baptized so that is cool, kind of scary but I am way willing to do it, it is just the whole spanish thing I really hope that I can get it all down, I know with the help of my heavenly father there will be no worries. Elder ****** is a good missionary a little bit crazy he has lots of pride and definately has a latin attitude, its cool though he goes home in April so no biggy. That is so cool to hear how good everyone is doing in the ward pretty sweet that Chase will get to see Jordan awesome. I miss Tristan so much and can't really believe how fast time is flying, seriously it will be here before we know it, and I will be on my flight . I do not have much time so its work work work and more work for me, its really great to be part of the work and I love it! It is going good here, I hope that next transfer they move me back down to normal missionary I don't like being a leader, ha ha. All is well! I love you and wish the best for your week! Love always, Logan
2/9/09
Going back to Puerto Rico....
Here are some pictures that Logan sent of Tortola, looks like paradise to me. I can see why he loves the little island so much.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Yep I am going back to Puerto Rico, and it is totally rad! This week has been one of the greatest of my whole mission! Let me tell you about transfers, first well I am going back to Puerto Rico, I am going to be a District Leader in the Trullio Alto district and I am going to be the moving Elder, ha ha well so that is not all that is interesting. My companions name is Elder Ancieta he is really cool he will finish his mission I think at the end of next transfer so that should be interesting. So as you know Latins cannot drive in Puerto Rico and so that means that I am going back and driving and I have to basically know the whole entire island which is crazy. I will be the one running President to the airport and picking and moving things all over the island. So I am back driving in Puerto Rico and that means the other side of the road. It is going to be pretty weird adjusting again, after driving British style for almost 6 months. The cool thing is that Rio Piedras is in my district and so I will be able to see all of the converts I have so that is way awesome I am so excited. I am a bit bummed because I am leaving,but that is where the Lord wants me to go. My plane will leave at like 12:30 tomorrow, so yep back to Puerto Rico I go. Well my last week here we saw so much success, I really decided to change myself a little bit because it was definately time, so President wants us extending baptismal dates on the first lesson, so me and Elder Evans took that challenge and seen the fruits that the Lord wants it was way cool! In three days we set 9 dates and so that was way cool. I really just began to change my attitude and the Lord did the rest. I just began to put it upon the lord and say let me be an instrument in your hands and so that is how it all began. I really have been praying non stop in sincere fashion. I looked at all of the book of mormon missionaries and the reason why they were so succesful was because of the attitudes that they had. I am super excited and bummed at the same time, that I am leaving but at the same time stoked because I really don't mind a little change every once in a while. I have literally felt the saviors love in me and also the love that he has for his children here on this island. I know that he trusted me to really do his work and it boggles my mind, but I am trying to remember that the lords will is to build his kingdom upon the earth and it will grow! The missionaries have to change there minds a little and work towards that goal. Well I love you so much and have a great week! Love you! Always, Logan
Yep I am going back to Puerto Rico, and it is totally rad! This week has been one of the greatest of my whole mission! Let me tell you about transfers, first well I am going back to Puerto Rico, I am going to be a District Leader in the Trullio Alto district and I am going to be the moving Elder, ha ha well so that is not all that is interesting. My companions name is Elder Ancieta he is really cool he will finish his mission I think at the end of next transfer so that should be interesting. So as you know Latins cannot drive in Puerto Rico and so that means that I am going back and driving and I have to basically know the whole entire island which is crazy. I will be the one running President to the airport and picking and moving things all over the island. So I am back driving in Puerto Rico and that means the other side of the road. It is going to be pretty weird adjusting again, after driving British style for almost 6 months. The cool thing is that Rio Piedras is in my district and so I will be able to see all of the converts I have so that is way awesome I am so excited. I am a bit bummed because I am leaving,but that is where the Lord wants me to go. My plane will leave at like 12:30 tomorrow, so yep back to Puerto Rico I go. Well my last week here we saw so much success, I really decided to change myself a little bit because it was definately time, so President wants us extending baptismal dates on the first lesson, so me and Elder Evans took that challenge and seen the fruits that the Lord wants it was way cool! In three days we set 9 dates and so that was way cool. I really just began to change my attitude and the Lord did the rest. I just began to put it upon the lord and say let me be an instrument in your hands and so that is how it all began. I really have been praying non stop in sincere fashion. I looked at all of the book of mormon missionaries and the reason why they were so succesful was because of the attitudes that they had. I am super excited and bummed at the same time, that I am leaving but at the same time stoked because I really don't mind a little change every once in a while. I have literally felt the saviors love in me and also the love that he has for his children here on this island. I know that he trusted me to really do his work and it boggles my mind, but I am trying to remember that the lords will is to build his kingdom upon the earth and it will grow! The missionaries have to change there minds a little and work towards that goal. Well I love you so much and have a great week! Love you! Always, Logan
2/1/09
Paradigms...a lesson learned
Paradigm
(par” ə-dīm) n
A model or pattern. The set of values or concepts that represent an accepted way of doing things within an organization or community.
Wednesday, January 28th,2009
Hello Mom and Dad!
Well transfers are next week again which in it self are pretty crazy, meaning that its only four more you have no idea at how much that is really begining to scare me I can promise you that the whole trunkiness has been settled and that I am totally over it! We had a really good conference last Thursday there was a lot of things that I was not doing, they were things I could change so that I could be better and recieve more blessing. The Conference was just on things that we do as missionaires that are called paradigms they are the things that we do that we just do because we don't really know why, just because we were taught that way and so for me I am definitely trying to get out of that one.They really hit a lot of good points and its definately time to pick it up so that is what we are doing. President talked to me and he said that I can do it and he really haelped me I am really realizing those things that I really want for the mission, I have found such a great desire to work and really push forward and do the right things. It has been great we have found some really cool investigators that are way sweet, well the Francis's are back they were the senior couple before the Solomons, and they have been giving us reference after reference with people that they workedwith. Believe me its really starting to pay off so that is cool we have picked up quite a few. Another coool thing this last week was a caribbean conference that was being broadcasted from Jamaica and so we were able to see President Eyering and Elder Bednar and they spoke to us from there it was way awesome. They said so many things that these people really needed to hear. It is really going good, I love the area, I think i might get transferred but I am really hoping not, truthfuly! Well I love and miss you too, it won't be too long. Peace, Logan
(par” ə-dīm) n
A model or pattern. The set of values or concepts that represent an accepted way of doing things within an organization or community.
Wednesday, January 28th,2009
Hello Mom and Dad!
Well transfers are next week again which in it self are pretty crazy, meaning that its only four more you have no idea at how much that is really begining to scare me I can promise you that the whole trunkiness has been settled and that I am totally over it! We had a really good conference last Thursday there was a lot of things that I was not doing, they were things I could change so that I could be better and recieve more blessing. The Conference was just on things that we do as missionaires that are called paradigms they are the things that we do that we just do because we don't really know why, just because we were taught that way and so for me I am definitely trying to get out of that one.They really hit a lot of good points and its definately time to pick it up so that is what we are doing. President talked to me and he said that I can do it and he really haelped me I am really realizing those things that I really want for the mission, I have found such a great desire to work and really push forward and do the right things. It has been great we have found some really cool investigators that are way sweet, well the Francis's are back they were the senior couple before the Solomons, and they have been giving us reference after reference with people that they workedwith. Believe me its really starting to pay off so that is cool we have picked up quite a few. Another coool thing this last week was a caribbean conference that was being broadcasted from Jamaica and so we were able to see President Eyering and Elder Bednar and they spoke to us from there it was way awesome. They said so many things that these people really needed to hear. It is really going good, I love the area, I think i might get transferred but I am really hoping not, truthfuly! Well I love and miss you too, it won't be too long. Peace, Logan
January 22nd, 2009
Hello!
Things are going great here! We are just working alot with less actives and feel that we are definately getting somewhere. I did recieve the cruise stuff on like the 16th some things are fast and other things are real slow. I still have not recieved the shirt for Sherman and I am thinking that it might have gotten stolen, hopefully not, well that is not good. We are working really hard with ***** and he is coming around really fast! I have started a cook book and it has all the cool things in it, its a book I bought here in Tortola. Yes, the senior couple always goes with us to St. Thomas, they are way cool! We go this Friday to St. Thomas, we don't really have much time to see the island because we go to the conference and then catch the 4:00 ferry and so the time goes by too fast. Oh, the whitestrips have worked miracles to say the least I am loving my new smile. Well S**** and M**** are also coming around we are really trying to get them baptized! We are supposed to hear from J***** today to really see if he is ready to get baptized. We are hoping, he should be home. The senior couple before the Solomons are on the island and so we are going to dig them for people that they might have worked with so that we can get some referals and so that should be cool. I love you so much and I can't believe that we are already this far into the transfer again. Eder Osterloh is going home in a couple of weeks, I think that he is getting excited I can only imnagine how is Mother is feeling. Only four more transfers for me. That is pretty crazy. As far as school I am excited just make sure that I get a good schedule and don't sign me up for any classes that I wouldn't want. I love the mission and the people! Well peace!
logan
Things are going great here! We are just working alot with less actives and feel that we are definately getting somewhere. I did recieve the cruise stuff on like the 16th some things are fast and other things are real slow. I still have not recieved the shirt for Sherman and I am thinking that it might have gotten stolen, hopefully not, well that is not good. We are working really hard with ***** and he is coming around really fast! I have started a cook book and it has all the cool things in it, its a book I bought here in Tortola. Yes, the senior couple always goes with us to St. Thomas, they are way cool! We go this Friday to St. Thomas, we don't really have much time to see the island because we go to the conference and then catch the 4:00 ferry and so the time goes by too fast. Oh, the whitestrips have worked miracles to say the least I am loving my new smile. Well S**** and M**** are also coming around we are really trying to get them baptized! We are supposed to hear from J***** today to really see if he is ready to get baptized. We are hoping, he should be home. The senior couple before the Solomons are on the island and so we are going to dig them for people that they might have worked with so that we can get some referals and so that should be cool. I love you so much and I can't believe that we are already this far into the transfer again. Eder Osterloh is going home in a couple of weeks, I think that he is getting excited I can only imnagine how is Mother is feeling. Only four more transfers for me. That is pretty crazy. As far as school I am excited just make sure that I get a good schedule and don't sign me up for any classes that I wouldn't want. I love the mission and the people! Well peace!
logan
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