April 1st, 2009
Hello Family!
We are going to old San Juan today, so I really don't have much time to email so its going to be short. Things are going well here, we are always working really hard. Cidmarie's baptism went really well. Her boyfriend is a member. Well I am super excited I really can't believe that it is already general conference and my last one in the mission. Oh and there is only one more phone call. I love Ancieta we get along really well, he is done at the end of this transfer so that is super crazy a little bit upsetting but it is all good. I really love the guys in my district, they are doing well we are all just learning from each other. I am just trying to help them do the things that I had not done in the beginning of my mision and it is working well . I love the work! I am super excited we have our big BBQ for the mission next week and that is going to be cool, I cannot believe its already been a year since all of that happened. So crazy! So how is my car coming along? I would like to see a picture of how it is looking. Well I was wondering if you can make sure that my interior is finished also before I get home? That would be way rad! I love and miss you so much!
Love, Logan
4/5/09
March 25th,2009
Hello Family!
How are you? Oh, I got my release date it is the 23rd of July so you can pencil that in, I got the paper last wednesday its pretty cool. Things are working out farely well I am so excited about everything we have had such a hectic week I wrote you a letter I just have to send it, it is sitting in our van. I am super excited to be with Elder Ancieta he is way cool, we have a baptism this Saturday her name is Sidmarie and she is way prepared and ready for baptism. So things are working out here. The work here is going really well I am super excited I love my District we have lots of fun and they work really hard. Our trip to old San Juan was alright, I took lots of pictures and you will be recieving them soon. I just have to space them out, when I send them home. Things are just working out I love the work, things are great! I have been thinking about how things will be when I get home. Oh, and another scary thought is that my bday is coming up so soon, in like two months I am going to be 21? I am super excited life is great and I hope and wish you the best week ever. Thank you so much for all of the encouraging thoughts! Oh the member that called was Maria De Los Angeles she is way rad. All is well here I love and miss you! Love always, Logan
How are you? Oh, I got my release date it is the 23rd of July so you can pencil that in, I got the paper last wednesday its pretty cool. Things are working out farely well I am so excited about everything we have had such a hectic week I wrote you a letter I just have to send it, it is sitting in our van. I am super excited to be with Elder Ancieta he is way cool, we have a baptism this Saturday her name is Sidmarie and she is way prepared and ready for baptism. So things are working out here. The work here is going really well I am super excited I love my District we have lots of fun and they work really hard. Our trip to old San Juan was alright, I took lots of pictures and you will be recieving them soon. I just have to space them out, when I send them home. Things are just working out I love the work, things are great! I have been thinking about how things will be when I get home. Oh, and another scary thought is that my bday is coming up so soon, in like two months I am going to be 21? I am super excited life is great and I hope and wish you the best week ever. Thank you so much for all of the encouraging thoughts! Oh the member that called was Maria De Los Angeles she is way rad. All is well here I love and miss you! Love always, Logan
4/1/09
Here are the photos that Pres. Gulbrandsen took of Logan!
Logan with Natalia, who is new convert.
Logan and his companion Elder Ancieta3/18/09
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Hi Family!
Yes, it was definitely a bit weird that President Guldbrandsen showed up in the Ward on Sunday. I was definitely a little shocked but it was pretty cool so awesome to just see a recoginazable face! (Pres. Guldbrandsen, was the one that set Logan apart as a missionary in July 2007, he just happened to be on a cruise, and randomly picked a Ward to attend, and it happened to be the Ward Logan was attending. Our Stake has since divided.)really just strange, so cool though! Oh yes, I did recieve the letter and photos of Dad. Tell him to shave his mustache too!!!!!!! That would be so rad! Things are going really well here I am staying with Elder Ancieta that means that I get to kill him! I am excited about that for sure, we have had some great times and get along very good! We have had to do a bunch of airport stuff, we got to go to a meeting that President told us everyhting pretty awesome I sure enjoyed that, its really cool to just experience what goes on inside the closed doors. Truillo Alto is closing down so that means that the two of the Elders are leaving and my district will only be four, which I really don't mind we have to do call in every day and so that means one less to call. So we have to move and clean our apartment we will be going to the other apartment of the other Elders. They are going to shut ours down so that means lots of cleaning and so fun fun, not really... Oh, Elder Stevens came back from Barbados, he is back and we picked him up from the airport this morning and so that means that he will be with us all day so that should be interesting to say the least. We are doing really well we are going to be picking up some of the investigators of the other missionaries and so we shall see where that goes? Things are going really well I am loving the work here and definitely hoping to die in this area. Can you believe the date again tomorow its twenty months, where is the time going? It is nearly time to have general conference again seriously how crazy! Oh yeah then its May and we call home again and that means the last call and the last general conference... That is way sweet! I am super excited that Colten is gonna hit a year that is super exciting for him! I am loving every minute of this work! I hope that you have a great week!
Love always, Logan
Hi Family!
Yes, it was definitely a bit weird that President Guldbrandsen showed up in the Ward on Sunday. I was definitely a little shocked but it was pretty cool so awesome to just see a recoginazable face! (Pres. Guldbrandsen, was the one that set Logan apart as a missionary in July 2007, he just happened to be on a cruise, and randomly picked a Ward to attend, and it happened to be the Ward Logan was attending. Our Stake has since divided.)really just strange, so cool though! Oh yes, I did recieve the letter and photos of Dad. Tell him to shave his mustache too!!!!!!! That would be so rad! Things are going really well here I am staying with Elder Ancieta that means that I get to kill him! I am excited about that for sure, we have had some great times and get along very good! We have had to do a bunch of airport stuff, we got to go to a meeting that President told us everyhting pretty awesome I sure enjoyed that, its really cool to just experience what goes on inside the closed doors. Truillo Alto is closing down so that means that the two of the Elders are leaving and my district will only be four, which I really don't mind we have to do call in every day and so that means one less to call. So we have to move and clean our apartment we will be going to the other apartment of the other Elders. They are going to shut ours down so that means lots of cleaning and so fun fun, not really... Oh, Elder Stevens came back from Barbados, he is back and we picked him up from the airport this morning and so that means that he will be with us all day so that should be interesting to say the least. We are doing really well we are going to be picking up some of the investigators of the other missionaries and so we shall see where that goes? Things are going really well I am loving the work here and definitely hoping to die in this area. Can you believe the date again tomorow its twenty months, where is the time going? It is nearly time to have general conference again seriously how crazy! Oh yeah then its May and we call home again and that means the last call and the last general conference... That is way sweet! I am super excited that Colten is gonna hit a year that is super exciting for him! I am loving every minute of this work! I hope that you have a great week!
Love always, Logan
Time is flying by so fast
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Hi Mom and Dad!
Well yeah things are really great here! Oh and yeah P-Day is next Tuesday, due to transfers. We did have our baptisms last Sunday it was way awesome. We completed a family by all of them being members, so that was way sweet! So I was super excited about that, they are going to be confirmed this Sunday. No, we don't get to confirm people that often at least not here where people can do it, so that is where that stands. I am loving it here in Trullio Alto, I am doing well here and there are so many blesisings that we are seeing. Wow, time is flying by so fast I truly can't belive that it is already P-Day again. We are really working with lots of people right now we are working with a husband of another member so that is really cool his name is Efrain and so we are going to give him a date for the 29th of March for baptism this week. So I am really hoping to kill (a term when you are with a companion that is going home)Ancieta he is on his last transfer. So that is really sweet. President Dewsnup is really cool and its definately been neat getting to know him a little better. I am sorry that you had to do jury duty, and sad that you didn't get to go to Sedona with Cyndi, but what can you do? Be sure and tell me what the case was about if you can. Well I love you and can't wait to hear from you again. Have a great week ! Love Always, Logan
Hi Mom and Dad!
Well yeah things are really great here! Oh and yeah P-Day is next Tuesday, due to transfers. We did have our baptisms last Sunday it was way awesome. We completed a family by all of them being members, so that was way sweet! So I was super excited about that, they are going to be confirmed this Sunday. No, we don't get to confirm people that often at least not here where people can do it, so that is where that stands. I am loving it here in Trullio Alto, I am doing well here and there are so many blesisings that we are seeing. Wow, time is flying by so fast I truly can't belive that it is already P-Day again. We are really working with lots of people right now we are working with a husband of another member so that is really cool his name is Efrain and so we are going to give him a date for the 29th of March for baptism this week. So I am really hoping to kill (a term when you are with a companion that is going home)Ancieta he is on his last transfer. So that is really sweet. President Dewsnup is really cool and its definately been neat getting to know him a little better. I am sorry that you had to do jury duty, and sad that you didn't get to go to Sedona with Cyndi, but what can you do? Be sure and tell me what the case was about if you can. Well I love you and can't wait to hear from you again. Have a great week ! Love Always, Logan
3/17/09
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Hello Family!
How are you doing? I hope things are going well for you all. Well yeah its weird that I am going to be twenty one,that means that you guys are getting old... I just love reminding you of that, hahaha! I am so glad to hear that my car is getting fixed. So today we are going to old San Juan after this email, pretty exciting I really just can't believe that I haven't ever been there yet. So things are going well Natalia is getting baptized on Sunday along with a guy named Hiram, cool story with him he is super cool, his wife is a member recently activated about 6 months ago her husband Hiram is way cool he has been taught a numerous of times he has had problems with coffee and alchohol and his son is getting baptized on Sunday and we invited him to get baptized with his son and he accepted pretty awesome considering this was just last Saturday and so he has not drank in like 6 months and like dropped coffeee before we asked him because he knew that he had to do it. He is super prepared and is one of those guys that you try and try to get baptized but never works until they are finally ready. He is super prepareed and I am way excited! Natalia is doing great she should get baptized as well. Where did you send my package? Things are going really well. I love you so much and hope that you have a great week .I that all goes well for you in the week to come. I cannot believe that it is March, I love and miss you ! Logan
How are you doing? I hope things are going well for you all. Well yeah its weird that I am going to be twenty one,that means that you guys are getting old... I just love reminding you of that, hahaha! I am so glad to hear that my car is getting fixed. So today we are going to old San Juan after this email, pretty exciting I really just can't believe that I haven't ever been there yet. So things are going well Natalia is getting baptized on Sunday along with a guy named Hiram, cool story with him he is super cool, his wife is a member recently activated about 6 months ago her husband Hiram is way cool he has been taught a numerous of times he has had problems with coffee and alchohol and his son is getting baptized on Sunday and we invited him to get baptized with his son and he accepted pretty awesome considering this was just last Saturday and so he has not drank in like 6 months and like dropped coffeee before we asked him because he knew that he had to do it. He is super prepared and is one of those guys that you try and try to get baptized but never works until they are finally ready. He is super prepareed and I am way excited! Natalia is doing great she should get baptized as well. Where did you send my package? Things are going really well. I love you so much and hope that you have a great week .I that all goes well for you in the week to come. I cannot believe that it is March, I love and miss you ! Logan
3/1/09
keeping on top of the game Spanish all the way!
Hi Mom and Dad!
Yes, it sure is really great to be here! I am in Truillo Alto the same place that I was in a year ago, meaning the same district and same ward, just a different area. Its great to be here I love it the experiences are really good, seriously I can't believe at how fast the time is passing by! The Lord is seriously helping me out so much! Things are great I love it, so my companion does not speak english and so yes it is spanish all of the time. I don't mind, it really keeps me on the top of my game! This past week has been really good I am finding lots of new people and cannot believe how things work out, the Lord is always there for us! We have had to take President to the airport a few times so that was way cool to get to know him a little bit more. It has been really cool finding out what he was like before the mission and what he did for fun. I just love it here, I don't really have much to say, Oh the other day we were doing service and we were cleaning and chopping down all the weeds that have taken over this Sister's house and so we lifted this board up and underneath was a crab, a huge spider, a ginormous centipede and a bunch of coqui frogs prettty cool! We are really just trying to get the members here to trust us a little more. So things are really starting to look up. Well I love you and miss you so much! Peace, Logan
Yes, it sure is really great to be here! I am in Truillo Alto the same place that I was in a year ago, meaning the same district and same ward, just a different area. Its great to be here I love it the experiences are really good, seriously I can't believe at how fast the time is passing by! The Lord is seriously helping me out so much! Things are great I love it, so my companion does not speak english and so yes it is spanish all of the time. I don't mind, it really keeps me on the top of my game! This past week has been really good I am finding lots of new people and cannot believe how things work out, the Lord is always there for us! We have had to take President to the airport a few times so that was way cool to get to know him a little bit more. It has been really cool finding out what he was like before the mission and what he did for fun. I just love it here, I don't really have much to say, Oh the other day we were doing service and we were cleaning and chopping down all the weeds that have taken over this Sister's house and so we lifted this board up and underneath was a crab, a huge spider, a ginormous centipede and a bunch of coqui frogs prettty cool! We are really just trying to get the members here to trust us a little more. So things are really starting to look up. Well I love you and miss you so much! Peace, Logan
2/20/09
Getting settled in Puerto Rico
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
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
2/12/09
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
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