Hi Mom,
You probably won`t read this for a while. I heard about the things that are going on right now. I can`t believe it. Why the heck is everything that is bad is going on while I am on my mission. I seriously hate getting this kind of news. I am getting really stressed out now. I really hope things are going good. I really love you mom. You will probably here that a lot more in this email and many more to come. I really love you mom. I might even add it in places that might not make sense. I love you mom. So let me tell you about this week. Or maybe this transfer. Lets just say it has been a good transfer. My comp now is going to be on his way home. and I am getting a new comp and now am the senior missionary. Ya I was made senior. AAAHHH!!! I can`t believe that. I heard it when they called and I was just so confused. I love you mom. I really hope that I can be a good senior though. my new comp is Elder Matsuoka. Ya he is Japanese. Yes that is the third one in a row. Pretty crazy. This one is different though. I love you mom. He is real Japanese. I mean cannot speak english japanese. So this will definitely help with my japanese. I just hope I will be able to make it through this transfer. So that is that for the end of the transfer now here are some other things. We have had some incidents lately. I have them written down hold on. Okay, I love you mom. My camera, for some odd reason the screen has cracked. i cannot see pictures that I take now. It is not fixable. That may be a problem. Second, I love you mom. Third, my patriarchal blessing has a part missing to it. just a sentence. It is on the first page at the bottom. Like the last sentence about the holy ghost. I just to know what it says. Fourth, I love you mom. fifth, I have eczema. I am in need of some meds to cure it. I am not sure what it is like in America, but here it is a prescription. sixth, I lost 30 pounds since leaving the MTC, I thought you would just like to know. and last but not least, I LOVE YOU MOM.So yes that is what is going on right now. It is getting really cold actually. I am actually wearing to sweaters that you sent me. They are a life saver right now. It is so cold. I am way surprised. So everything is getting ready for christmas is coming up soon. Weird they totally skip thanksgiving. So, ya I am way excited for christmas to come up. I can wait to be able to talk to everyone. So ya that is what is going on right now. I love you mom. I really hope you are doing okay. I miss you so much. I love you mom. I will talk to you later. BYE!!!
Love Elder Lane Ashmore (your son, that is on a mission in japan. he is way awesome and sweet, like candy. candy sounds good. maybe i should get some candy)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
November 3, 2008
Dear Mom,
Well, emails this week have been really different. I got about 7 I think. I was very excited. From what I recall I got nothing last week. So the change has been nice. Well anyway, I am glad to hear that everyone is doing good. I was pretty worried. I am a little worry wart. Probably not a good thing. Yet, maybe it is. I am not sure. So Grandma and Grandpa Ashmore have moved down to Arizona. And now Jim and Charn are thinking about it too. Wow, I think Arizona will be the new family place. We just need the Johnson side to start moving down there. But, that is pretty exciting. Wow, I did not know that Obama was that bad. That is just rediculous. Our four fathers would definitely been displeased on how the country has gone so far. So much has changed since back then. Even though I wasn`t alive for it, it seems that things would be better if it was still like back then. I really hope and pray that McCain will win the Election. I will pray for it as much as I can. We just need to make sure that we are doing what the Lord has said, "as much as you shall keep my commandments..." he will bless us, "ye shall prosper in the land." Now when we think about prospering, what do we think? Is it gain of wealth and goods? I don`t think that is always the case. I think it is also that God will protect us from the things of the world. That as long as we do what is necessary, He will bless us with spiritual needs as well as physical. Now what does this have to do with the elections. We have our choice right? Now, if we are doing what is right, following God`s commandments he will protect us from the wrong things of the world. As I have heard, you believe that Obama is a false prophet, that is wrong right? If we trust in God and Keep His Commandments, He will protect us. That is what I have right now.So as for the Christmas package. HMMM, I can`t really think of anything right now. Yet, my comp just said brownies are good in a Christmas package. As are cookies, with frosting on top, and sprinkles. But, ya as far as clothes and things goes I think I am doing good. WAIT!!! I want a 259 CD, and John Denver and the Muppets CD, I forgot mine. It is in a case thing at home. Ryan might now where it is. Ya I really want music. I got none. And maybe some John Bytheway stuff. That would be cool. Ya that is all I can think of right now.So, ya everyone is getting old. I am getting old. Think about it. In 3 months I am going to be 20 AAAAHHHH!!! That is scary to think about. But, life will yet go on. AAAAHHH!! Sorry I scared myself again. So, ya I totally understand about recommitting myself. It is hard to be out here. People know what we are here for. They don`t know the message we have to share, but they understand we want to talk to them and they don`t want to hear it. It is tough to keep going after so many rejections. But, as I see a lot there is that one person that is waiting. Waiting for something more. To find answers to life. I want to find that person. I need to recommit myself a lot. Well, I can`t think of anything else to write about. this week was a good week. We got a lot of things done, and found two new investigators, very exciting. It has been really good. Since my comp will be going home next week, we have a lot of others things to do so that he can get prepared to go home. That takes a bit of our time, but we are trying to make up for it. I am loving this work. I love the Lord. I am so glad that I am here to share this gospel. I love you all. And miss you so much. I will talk to you at Christmas.
Love Your Son Elder Lane Ashmore
Well, emails this week have been really different. I got about 7 I think. I was very excited. From what I recall I got nothing last week. So the change has been nice. Well anyway, I am glad to hear that everyone is doing good. I was pretty worried. I am a little worry wart. Probably not a good thing. Yet, maybe it is. I am not sure. So Grandma and Grandpa Ashmore have moved down to Arizona. And now Jim and Charn are thinking about it too. Wow, I think Arizona will be the new family place. We just need the Johnson side to start moving down there. But, that is pretty exciting. Wow, I did not know that Obama was that bad. That is just rediculous. Our four fathers would definitely been displeased on how the country has gone so far. So much has changed since back then. Even though I wasn`t alive for it, it seems that things would be better if it was still like back then. I really hope and pray that McCain will win the Election. I will pray for it as much as I can. We just need to make sure that we are doing what the Lord has said, "as much as you shall keep my commandments..." he will bless us, "ye shall prosper in the land." Now when we think about prospering, what do we think? Is it gain of wealth and goods? I don`t think that is always the case. I think it is also that God will protect us from the things of the world. That as long as we do what is necessary, He will bless us with spiritual needs as well as physical. Now what does this have to do with the elections. We have our choice right? Now, if we are doing what is right, following God`s commandments he will protect us from the wrong things of the world. As I have heard, you believe that Obama is a false prophet, that is wrong right? If we trust in God and Keep His Commandments, He will protect us. That is what I have right now.So as for the Christmas package. HMMM, I can`t really think of anything right now. Yet, my comp just said brownies are good in a Christmas package. As are cookies, with frosting on top, and sprinkles. But, ya as far as clothes and things goes I think I am doing good. WAIT!!! I want a 259 CD, and John Denver and the Muppets CD, I forgot mine. It is in a case thing at home. Ryan might now where it is. Ya I really want music. I got none. And maybe some John Bytheway stuff. That would be cool. Ya that is all I can think of right now.So, ya everyone is getting old. I am getting old. Think about it. In 3 months I am going to be 20 AAAAHHHH!!! That is scary to think about. But, life will yet go on. AAAAHHH!! Sorry I scared myself again. So, ya I totally understand about recommitting myself. It is hard to be out here. People know what we are here for. They don`t know the message we have to share, but they understand we want to talk to them and they don`t want to hear it. It is tough to keep going after so many rejections. But, as I see a lot there is that one person that is waiting. Waiting for something more. To find answers to life. I want to find that person. I need to recommit myself a lot. Well, I can`t think of anything else to write about. this week was a good week. We got a lot of things done, and found two new investigators, very exciting. It has been really good. Since my comp will be going home next week, we have a lot of others things to do so that he can get prepared to go home. That takes a bit of our time, but we are trying to make up for it. I am loving this work. I love the Lord. I am so glad that I am here to share this gospel. I love you all. And miss you so much. I will talk to you at Christmas.
Love Your Son Elder Lane Ashmore
October 27, 2008
Hey Mom,
Well, this has been a first for a while. I did not get an email from anyone this week. To tell you the truth it is worries me a lot. I usually freak out cause I don`t know what is going on back home. I don`t know if everything is alright. Especially now hearing about the economic issues going on. I have no idea what I am going to go back to. It kind of scares me. But, I am doing fine right now. It is a slow P-day right now. Not much is going on. It sucks sometimes. So after we are done emailing and stuff we will go back to the apartment and hang out for about 3 hours. Most likely I will write some letters to some people. Even though a lot of people have moved away from where they lived so I don`t have their addresses or I don`t have the addresses to some of my friends from back home. Hey do you think you could get me some addresses so I can get some to people we know back home. like the Andersons. And other people you might think would be good to write to. I have no idea. I just want letters. I don`t get any that often, and my comps do. Yes it sucks. Letters seems to be the bread of life for missionaries. I don`t know why.So how is everything going back home? I know dad`s birthday is coming up soon. He is going to be 51 right? Man that is way old. I want to get him something and send it to him I just don`t know what though. I will try. It most likely will be a little late. So did ryan get his package yet. I sent it a while ago. I can`t remember how long ago. But, it might should be there by now. I am not sure.So how are you doing? Did you have that surgery done yet? I hope everything went well. So this week has been pretty slow. We are trying to get a couple of new programs off the ground so that we can find some more investigators, which we found one when we housed an apartment building, she had to of been around 90 years old though. Way funny story, we knocked on the door and told her we were missionaries and wanted to share a message about families, and asked if it was okay and she said yes, so we went on and then she said hold on. So we waited for a little bit and she came out with 100 dollars in her hand and said you know, here you go, but we had to reject it. Then she was totally confused, and we just said we wanted to share a special message of God and how he wants to bless families, she was so confused after that. But we made another appointment to meet her and her husband. So that was cool. But, about the programs we are trying to make. We made some new flyers for them, and then started to hand them out. No one has come yet, but we hope soon. Pray for us.So my comp is getting pretty trunky. He barely got his flight plans to go home. So is trying to finalize everything before he has to leave. Which is really soon. It has been a good transfer with him. I have learned a lot. We are more alike that I thought we were going to be. Two outspoken people that agreed on pretty much everything. So it has been really cool. Pretty fun transfer.So ya that is what is going on right now. We are just trying to get to it all. Trying to get this work moving here. Hopefully something will come along with the new programs.Well, I love you and miss you. I hope you hear from you soon. I will talk to you later. BYE!!! Love YOU!!!
Love Elder Lane Ashmore
Well, this has been a first for a while. I did not get an email from anyone this week. To tell you the truth it is worries me a lot. I usually freak out cause I don`t know what is going on back home. I don`t know if everything is alright. Especially now hearing about the economic issues going on. I have no idea what I am going to go back to. It kind of scares me. But, I am doing fine right now. It is a slow P-day right now. Not much is going on. It sucks sometimes. So after we are done emailing and stuff we will go back to the apartment and hang out for about 3 hours. Most likely I will write some letters to some people. Even though a lot of people have moved away from where they lived so I don`t have their addresses or I don`t have the addresses to some of my friends from back home. Hey do you think you could get me some addresses so I can get some to people we know back home. like the Andersons. And other people you might think would be good to write to. I have no idea. I just want letters. I don`t get any that often, and my comps do. Yes it sucks. Letters seems to be the bread of life for missionaries. I don`t know why.So how is everything going back home? I know dad`s birthday is coming up soon. He is going to be 51 right? Man that is way old. I want to get him something and send it to him I just don`t know what though. I will try. It most likely will be a little late. So did ryan get his package yet. I sent it a while ago. I can`t remember how long ago. But, it might should be there by now. I am not sure.So how are you doing? Did you have that surgery done yet? I hope everything went well. So this week has been pretty slow. We are trying to get a couple of new programs off the ground so that we can find some more investigators, which we found one when we housed an apartment building, she had to of been around 90 years old though. Way funny story, we knocked on the door and told her we were missionaries and wanted to share a message about families, and asked if it was okay and she said yes, so we went on and then she said hold on. So we waited for a little bit and she came out with 100 dollars in her hand and said you know, here you go, but we had to reject it. Then she was totally confused, and we just said we wanted to share a special message of God and how he wants to bless families, she was so confused after that. But we made another appointment to meet her and her husband. So that was cool. But, about the programs we are trying to make. We made some new flyers for them, and then started to hand them out. No one has come yet, but we hope soon. Pray for us.So my comp is getting pretty trunky. He barely got his flight plans to go home. So is trying to finalize everything before he has to leave. Which is really soon. It has been a good transfer with him. I have learned a lot. We are more alike that I thought we were going to be. Two outspoken people that agreed on pretty much everything. So it has been really cool. Pretty fun transfer.So ya that is what is going on right now. We are just trying to get to it all. Trying to get this work moving here. Hopefully something will come along with the new programs.Well, I love you and miss you. I hope you hear from you soon. I will talk to you later. BYE!!! Love YOU!!!
Love Elder Lane Ashmore
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