tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75183063652942327782024-03-12T17:03:51.176-07:00Elder Korbyn Karlsoncindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-89047981644386046132012-01-22T18:34:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:35:16.748-08:009 January 2012This week has been a rather exciting, but humbling experience. I have been looking back at the mission the last few days and have seen the change in me and in others here especially the members of the branch!<br />We found a new investigator this week, In fact she was taught a while back and was baptised but never confirmed. We received a referral from some other missionaries that there was a deaf person that lived next to them, but come to find out they didn't, but they did know deaf people and freely gave us their address and lo and behold we found them! :) what a blessing it is for us to be able to be instruments in the lords hands and to bring about his work here! :) I love being in the branch and the Lord has richly blessed me for it, It will be amazing what he has for me when I return home as I have learned so much here of the blessings of the church and the blessings of the organization of the church. This is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, The only true church on the face of the earth that bears the name of him whom we worship. He is the Head of it and the Leader and there by we must follow him. The Father and The Son appeared to the Boy Joseph in the Sacred Grove and there happened such a wonderful and miraculous thing, the starting of a new Dispensation and the bringing forth of the Church once again on the earth.<br />Christ Lives! He died so that we can live and so that we can have eternal joy!<br />Love you,<br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-12132520827192299622012-01-22T18:31:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:32:32.683-08:0017 January 2012So I was typing in the subject for this message I simply typed 1/17/2011 Wow I wish it was that time again!<br />The Lord is working very hard here in Arizona and has and will once again see the harvest of his vineyard. Today I recieved a e-mail as we do every week from the mission president. He simply told us of the blessings that have been happening here and the miracles as well! We have had the highest number of baptismal dates that he has seen in his 6 months of being here!! The mission goal for 2012 is 1,000 baptisms I believe it is very possible and that as we are diligent it can happen!!!<br /> <br />This last sunday we had a fireside with Elders Pickerd and Nielson of the 70. What an amazing blessing it is for us to have them to tell and to explain the missionary work for this area in southern Arizona. <br /> <br />We have also been able to make a difference to a family here what an amazing blessing it has been to work with them.. For confidentiality purposes I will call them the Johnson Family They are a family that makes up a mother from El Salvador, daughter from her first marriage, and 2 other daughters from her current marriage. One of the Daughters from her current marriage in 9 years old and has a cleft palet ( hope I spell that right) she will go in to surgery to have it fixed tomorrow. She has not spoken in 9 years and has had trouble communicating with her family ( most of which speak spanish, but english as well) We have had the opportunity to help and teach her how to sign. What a blessing it is to have the lord use us to strengthen His kingdom! ( did i mention that all of them are converts to the church...) <br /> <br />Have an awesome day! and an amazing week! keep your head up! I love you!<br /> <br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-72849305514509887522012-01-22T18:29:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:31:19.075-08:003 January 2012Wow this week has flown by and well I'm not sure I really like it all that much! the days seem that they are going faster than ever before! Time is running to an end, but it is great to see the change that has been made to me and to others lives! So as I said before this week is transfer week. I have well not a new companion, but a new companion... We are in a tri Companionship now for the next 6 weeks! Elder Cavanaugh, Bradley, and myself! It is going to go by way fast and be a lot of fun! I'm looking forward to it! <br />so Yesterday Elder Cavanaugh and I had the opportunity to go to Benson, Arizona not too far from here and teach a lesson with the sister missionaries (Sister Fassold and Mostert) They had been struggling to find their investigators needs and with their investigator being an interpreter we could naturally teach her! I began by teaching her The doctrine of the Atonement and leading it into baptism, she then leaned up on the couch and said I get your picture you want me to be baptised I naturally said yes, but only when you are ready. She then started in on many of her concerns about the church and until she knows them and how to resolve them all she would be baptised. We discussed with her and now have a new investigator. what a blessing from the lord it is for us!<br /> <br />love you ! :)<br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-5923779283433295062012-01-22T18:04:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:29:44.566-08:002 January 2012HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Hello korb~<br /> <br />How was your christmas and your new year? hopefully good!!! went to church yesterday and got to see Scott Yost (Yostie) he got home wednesday!!! He looks really good but he seem s really out of his element and don't know what to do. He will report on the 14th of january and Nathan will have his farewell. they will do them both on the same day. That is pretty cool. Well here we had a big storm friday night and it blew out the white fence between the house and the garage and scared the dogs to death and took our power out for a while. It was 75 mph winds and they had 94.2 mph on the butte by the windmills. It was crazy. Then it was snowing hard got about 2 inches of snow and had some whiteouts. We had to drive home from twin in it. It was a bit scary. well now it is in the 20's and 30's. COLD<br />Kass is doing really good. we start singing and piano today again. she got a break during the holidays. well back to the daily grind and having a schedule again. well hope you have a great New Year and will talk to you in a week. Love you!!! Thanks for the pictures they were great. Love you, Momcindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-23426480561630265232011-12-28T06:02:00.000-08:002011-12-28T06:04:07.528-08:0027 December 2011I'm not sure of what to say this week as I just had the opportunity to talk to you on Sunday, but a lot has transpired since talking to you...! We had mission wide conference yesterday!! It was pretty amazing to see all the missionaries. That is the first time it has happened since being on a mission! Had many different games and took a picture of the mission as a whole! sweet! :) We then had the opportunity to listen to our leaders Help us to get ready for the new year! :) Many new things are going to happen this year! :) Can't wait!<br /> <br />Well Love you!<br />talk with you next week!<br />-- <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /> <br />p.s. Thanks for all the christmas gifts! :)<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-42761257736283344232011-12-28T06:01:00.000-08:002011-12-28T06:02:48.440-08:0019 December 2011Well this one will be rather short... cause well you see Sunday will be Skype<br />Thanks for the Christmas tree I finally got it I found out that the Zone Leaders have had it for a while as it goes to the office if there is a meeting the zone Leaders take it from the meeting and bring it to us... so that is why it took so long!<br />This week has gone by rather fast! It has been Cold and rainy most of the week which is good! we broke a record for rain fall in the last week so that is even better! It's gonna be green soon!<br />We'll have a green Christmas with cactus... So we had the opportunity to teach one of our investigators on Monday night. He has been against getting baptised since we started teaching him in October and well he brought up the topic and so we set a baptismal date with him for the 31st of Dec! Good way to start the new year I must say! YES!<br />I'm looking forward to seeing you all come Christmas time! Love you! Talk with you then!<br /><br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-17503280639223615052011-12-28T06:00:00.000-08:002011-12-28T06:01:16.729-08:0012 December 2011Alright would someone please put a stop on the clock and slow down the time a little because Holy COW! It has been a rather amazing week to say the least, but it has gone by sooooo fast I don't know what to say...<br />I have had an amazing opportunity this week to go to the patriarch's house to help interpret for our recent convert's Patriarchal Blessing! It was a great testimony builder and strengthener of the Priesthood and the power of the Spirit in conversion! to see the many different things in her blessing that the Patriarch had no Clue about was amazing to see! :) We also had the opportunity to do quite a bit of welfare at the D.I. this week! Wow what a blessing we have to be able to have the gospel in our lives and to be part of his church! We talked with at few people there at the D.I. that weren't members, but had heard many great things about it! We talked with them and they had the opportunity to feel the love of the Savior. My testimony has been strengthened on the power of the Welfare program as I have seen the ability it has to help many of the members here who have next to nothing get through and be able to have a holiday season! wow what a blessing it is! The Lord Works in mysterious ways but often times it is through us because he can trust us! God Lives! Jesus is the Christ! As we follow them we will have the ability to Help those he needs us to!<br /> <br />Love you! Have a great week! :)<br />-- <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-13098420742392648012011-12-28T05:57:00.000-08:002011-12-28T06:00:13.865-08:005 December 2011THis week has been rather fantastic the weather is rather beautiful ( mid 70's-80's) and well I as i said last week have a new companion. We have hit the ground running pretty hard! we haven't found new investigators as of yet, but all is well. one of the people we have been teaching has committed to be baptized soon so that will be great! <br />We were out looking for this one man this week and rather than finding him we met a lady whom speaks spanish and well my companion was called as a spanish missionary and wel his assignment was changed this last transfer as he has had a little experience before! he talked to her for a few minutes and well got the address of a deaf person she knew! :) wow amazing what the lord does to help us and move us along! I don't think i have stopped laughing since I picked him up at the transfer site last tuesday! My cheeks hurt real bad! <br />We had an interesting thanksgiving! We went member hopping as much as we could to try and visit a few people, but no one really wants to see us on thanksgiving so we made the best of it then went to olive garden. my card wouldn't work, but I called to Zions Bank and got it all fixed up! :) but all is well here! Hope you have a fantastic week!<br />Love you<br /><br />\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-35082244124047060122011-12-28T05:56:00.000-08:002011-12-28T05:57:44.226-08:0028 November 2011THis week has been rather fantastic the weather is rather beautiful ( mid 70's-80's) and well I as i said last week have a new companion. We have hit the ground running pretty hard! we haven't found new investigators as of yet, but all is well. one of the people we have been teaching has committed to be baptized soon so that will be great! <br />We were out looking for this one man this week and rather than finding him we met a lady whom speaks spanish and well my companion was called as a spanish missionary and wel his assignment was changed this last transfer as he has had a little experience before! he talked to her for a few minutes and well got the address of a deaf person she knew! :) wow amazing what the lord does to help us and move us along! I don't think i have stopped laughing since I picked him up at the transfer site last tuesday! My cheeks hurt real bad! <br />We had an interesting thanksgiving! We went member hopping as much as we could to try and visit a few people, but no one really wants to see us on thanksgiving so we made the best of it then went to olive garden. my card wouldn't work, but I called to Zions Bank and got it all fixed up! :) but all is well here! Hope you have a fantastic week!<br />Love you<br /><br />\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-31609973686238454832011-12-28T05:55:00.000-08:002011-12-28T05:56:23.047-08:0022 November 2011Well it being the week of thanksgiving and all it is going to be a rather different week this week, but I'm truly looking forward to this week!!! I got a new companion this week. Elder Cavanaugh from Maine. He has had 2 years experience in signing in high school and well quite frankly, i'm not sure which high school it was, but he came out at like a college level signer. really cool kid and I can't wait to get moving!!! It is going to be a great transfer. He has been out now for almost 3 months so it is going to be great he still has the MTC vibe and will to work! :) This week I invited the sister missionaries to come and talk in the branch ooh what a great opportunity to share about missionary work and also compassion. Hope it will work as President and Sister Killpack are coming to speak on the 27th.<br />We have been finding that many of the deaf are opening up to us here and getting to and are more willing to talk with us and allow us to help them and are being more receptive to the gospel! Often time the Lord works in mysterious ways and the fruits come later! I have a feeling that is what is happening now!! The Lord is blessing us and helping us to become who he needs us to be.<br />Temperature is dropping... in the 60-70's this week and I FROZE my hind off!!! ooh boy I got another thing comin!<br />Well gotta run! Have a great Week and a happy thanksgiving!<br />Love you,<br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-41467094599563867132011-11-14T20:43:00.000-08:002011-11-14T20:45:26.975-08:0014 November 2011This week was completely nuts! first i have to say that president is following in my footsteps! he is using me as an example... i'm not so sure if it is in a good way... he was sandwiched recently in his avalon too and was hit at 40 miles per hour from the rear pushing him into the car in front of him... with a general authority Elder O. Vincent Haleck in his car with him... Elder Haleck went to the Hospital... but thank heavens it was after mission conferences were over!!! :)<br />So that leads me to the rest of the week! On thursday we had the opportunity to Hear from Elder Haleck and his wife as well as President and sister Killpack and Stake President Lewis! It was a truly fantastic meeting on the book of mormon and being who the Lord needs us to be. This mission has been struggling to find and baptise for the last 6-12 months in all aspects, but as we have been focusing on the small and simple things that might have been overlooked or missed before we have seen the great success!!! Numbers of people are rising in retention and conversion as well as personal satisfaction in the work is growing. Whom the Lord Calls he Qualifies. Whom the Lord Qualifies He calls!<br />Great success is headed our way by recieving blessings for doing the Small and SIMPLE things!<br />He loves us and knows what we are doing every step of the way! As we show him our humility and desire he will make us capable of doing his work. <br />"If the Book is True... It is true... " - President Killpack<br /> <br />Know I know it is true as we make a daily study in The book of mormon our lives will change completely. Do it see your life change as has mine!<br />Love you all!<br />-- <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-91836316100527510382011-11-14T20:42:00.000-08:002011-11-14T20:43:10.849-08:007 November 2011Walkin' in a winter wonderland!<br />yeah It ain't quite a winter wonderland yet, but it is getting cold enough to be. it is 44 and well i don't think it has been over 65 this week! I'm freezing! I bought a sweater just in time for that one! yeah!<br />This week went by pretty quickly and well it was pretty different! We had an investigator at church it was awesome! so great testimonies were shared. normally it is a travel log meeting of where the members went to in the last week or so and well not this time it was on tithing, trials, blessings, the restoration, ect. I have been working so hard to show them what a real testimony is and not just a Travel Log. what a blessing! :)<br />We are working to find a few new investigators as we do have a few referals, but they seem never to be home. Life is great!!! :) I am doing real pretty good!<br />I went to the dr. this week and they said they didn't need to take any more x-rays, but they would put me in physical therapy for the next 3 months 3 times a week and see how it goes from there! I am still seeing the chiropractor, and that really helps too! we'll see how it goes! <br />I got ya'lls package on wednesday! Thanks so much! :() sorry it is short, but i'm standing up and typing and well i have cramps in my arms from doing so, so this is it!! <br />Love you talk to you later this week when we can sit down! :)<br />Love you!<br /><br />-- <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-43575020786896234742011-11-14T20:41:00.001-08:002011-11-14T20:41:30.977-08:0031 October 2011Alright so it is the last day of the month and well Where did October go? I'm still looking back at my planner and wondering where it went! everyday is filled out, but it seems like it's over!!! aaaah! November just around the corner it is super scary before i know it, it will be Christmas...<br />Well this week went pretty well for the teaching and all... still finding people to teach, but it is amazing to see the way the Lords prepares his chose children to be found by his chosen servants! This week Elder Bradley and I were on exchanges (he comes with me in my area) we are interpreting for a black deaf less active member of the branch. I looked up saw him looked down and then bam her was gone. don't really know what happened. Later that day we went to the Police station to get a police report, which i found out you can now get it online... www.tucsonAZ.gov/police<br />on the right side is a column that says request a copy of a report<br />the number is 1110170663<br />you can get one for our records!!!<br /><br />We went to another less active man whom we hadn't seen i a few months. His has some trouble with same sex attraction, but we knocked on his door as we always do. we saw him in his apartment and he normally ignores us. he normally looks through the hole then walks away and ignores us. this time he didn't!!!!! :) HE actually looked out opened the door and talked with us for a few minutes :) the lord humbles people in many different ways! :) this is one we have been waiting to get into for some time now!!! :) finally! <br /><br />I love it here! it has been so awesome to see the lord preparing his children as well as his servants! :)<br /><br />Thanks for all you do! :)<br />Love you!!<br />Happy Halloween!<br /> <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-30431700383327628382011-11-14T20:39:00.001-08:002011-11-14T20:39:56.157-08:0026 October 2011Well I just got off the phone with the Office of the specialist and he said I have an appointment for Nov 3rd to visit with him for more X-Rays and possible MRI to check everything out! I will be going to the Chiropractor this afternoon to get straightened out and might not have to go for the appointment for the specialist...<br />Everything is going well just in a lot of pain, but all is going well!! :)<br />Love ya'll<br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-34105772051234471262011-11-14T20:37:00.000-08:002011-11-14T20:38:55.933-08:0024 October 2011This week has been super crazy lots of different things going on and well accident #3 started the week off! We have been working to get that whole situation figured our all week long!!! I wish someone else would do it and let us focus on missionary work, but I guess we are lucky the truck is still driveable and that we are Alright! We haven't really had much time to do missionary things this week, but there is a new week ahead of us and we are ready to get moving! I can't wait to find that person that is ready to be baptised and listen to the gospel... It has been a really interesting week it is almost like some of the errands that I used to do when i was back home of getting estimates on the car go the insurance company, dr. ect... I'm ready for the REAL missionary work now!!! Not much of an update this week, but all is going well!!! We are in good health and we just gotta keep on moving and finding those who are ready!! :)<br />Love you!!! Happy HALLOWEEN! i'm not sure if the library will be open on monday next week so i'm sending it early!!!<br />Love you!!!<br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-81044947827706588332011-11-14T20:35:00.000-08:002011-11-14T20:36:56.874-08:0020 October 2011Update on what happened at the dr. office yesterday.<br />We went into the dr. office last night about 5:30 and didn't leave until10:30 or so<br />They took xrays and checked them over thoroughly as well as gave me meds to dull the pain for the time being<br />Naproxin, Tylenol #3, Cyclobenzaprine pain reliever, inflamation reducer and muscle relaxer. very low doses.<br />They will look at an MRI in the coming week to make sure everything is taken care of and look for other avenues if there are any!<br /><br /><br />-- <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-40199371575980362882011-10-18T20:13:00.001-07:002011-10-18T20:13:59.914-07:0017 October 2011Wow how time flies when you are having fun! I can't believe that it is already the middle of the month and well quite frankly yesterday was the 1st of the month!! This month has literally flown by and well i'm not sure what to say! we found a new investigator this week and well it's been kinda rough teaching him and her both! wow! Alfonzo is a mexican american how he passed the entrance exam is beyond me, but he doesn't sign american sign language or read english so i'm taking it on me to learn a little MSL ( Mexican Sign Language ) It has been real fun! Then Olivia she comes from a really tough life of curiosity and pleasure! She loves the missionaries and the gospel as she recognizes that it helps her to find peace! They have been progressing pretty slow it seems because of their language barrier and their education level, but the lord has been preparing them and is helping them to work towards the goal of baptism!<br /> <br />Things in the mission are changing and they are rather awesome changes! You'll probably hear about them in church news and in the weeks to follow we have zone training and interviews this week so we will see how that goes! :) lots of new things coming our way we are told! so I'm really looking forward to that! The president is looking to change the face of this mission completely! It's gonna be awesome! Can't wait!<br />Well gotta run!!<br />Love you all! <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-15401854659252937562011-10-18T20:10:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:11:27.904-07:0011 October 2011Well it has been a rather interesting week and a pretty rough one too! The Work is very slow and well the Back pain has been through the roof!<br />We found 2 news this last week one last night and one last week thursday! The one last night has just had an abortion and struggles a lot with repentance and recieving forgiveness! The lord will help her and us as we help her to get though it! The other is a 65-70 year old man from mexico. He signs what it called LSM ( Language of Sign Mexican ) It has been a real challenge espically with a companion who can't sign and who can't understand what i am saying! it is really difficult, but there is still hope! the lord has put me in this situation to learn something, even if it is just that I can do hard things! He knows what he is doing and well I guess I haven't yet learned something that I need to learn! I will be getting a new companion next transfer. That will be a few days prior to Thanks giving! on the 22nd! The Lord loves us and is helping us to prepare his children now and in the future for others to follow!<br /> <br /><br /> <br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-4173780538439050422011-10-18T20:06:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:09:57.653-07:003 October 2011This is once another week of some exciting things and well many new blessings! the Lord has been helping us to continue and to find those who are ready to recieve the gospel. We have been looking for a few new people to teach and it has been pretty difficult for us to find anyone recently. we have a few referrals, but no one has been home...<br /> <br />We had an awesome baptism this week during general conference sessions and I had the opportunity to baptise her! We need to find some new priesthood holders though it seems like we have been teaching women and baptising them and no new priesthood. The Stake president was worried about that some as well as the mission and Branch president. we will do our best and the Lord will make up the difference. <br /> <br />So General Conference WOOOOOOW!!! That is about all that I can say about that!!! It was awesome to watch and to see the bretheren speak right to us!!!<br />So some of the really cool talks that I enjoyed were 1 from Elder neil L Andersen in the Saturday session and the From Jeffery R Holland in Priesthood meeting! WOW!<br /> <br />Take a watch at that one for sure and if you want to see it even more violent with jeffery R hollands talk pull up the interpreter! WOW! Well it has been a pretty amazing week to say the least, but now it is time to go back to work and "save some souls"!<br /> <br />Know I love you! Have an amazing week!<br />-- <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-4113518771061890682011-10-18T20:04:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:05:36.656-07:0026 september 2011This week has been rather different in more ways than one!! We have been working for the goal of finding a new investigator. we have yet to find one, but we have been searching our hardest and praying A LOT! yes it's been tough, but well worth it! We started the week off really busy since our investigator last week who was baptised on Friday didn't show up for her confirmation. come to find out she got suck far away at her sisters house and missed the last bus to town and the next bus doesn't come until 10 am Sunday morning then the 2 hour ride across town just well we'll put it this way didn't make it to church!!! We continued to teach her and help her to understand the importance of the holy ghost in the process of baptism and becoming a member of the church! she was confirmed by me yesterday during Sacrament meeting! it was awesome! we had the Most people there in the branch and possibly set a record for number in attendance to the branch ever! 57:) awesome! :) We have another baptism planned for this Saturday October 1st. we have been teaching her almost my whole mission and has finally decided that it is more important for her to be baptised than to live with her boyfriend! :) The lord is preparing people every day for us to find and as we are prepared he will bless us and help us in his work!!!<br /><br />This week we had the opportunity to go to a Deaf Festival. The mission paid for a booth so that we could have a place there to expose the church to the deaf community! we recieved 4 refferals and a few other people we were teaching before told us to come back and one told us that "She wanted to be a Mormon" :) That is the missionaries happiest day when someone comes and says they want it! :) <br /><br />The work goes well and well it's starting to cool off!!! NOT COOL! it is 85 and I have my sweater on and i'm freezing in the buildings! wow! well gotta run!!! <br /><br />Love you!<br /><br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission "Saves Souls"<br />939 W Chapala Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-69872340771186795182011-09-22T09:56:00.000-07:002011-09-22T09:57:41.252-07:0014 september 2011Bueno familia, <br /> <br />Hey I got your letter this week! :) thanks so much it was muy bueno! :) I have been getting mail recently and it is great! :) thanks! this week has been super nuts! we have a baptism coming up on friday and Kelly is super excited for it! :) she can't wait!! she asked me to baptise her and Help her to make this covenant! What a great opportunity!!! All the missionaries are looking forward to it:) they say there is a special spirit about a deaf baptism that can't really be explained! :) I can't wait!! Conducting, baptising, leading the singing! can't wait!! the lord is blessing us as we do our best to help him!!! :)<br /> <br />this week in Institute class we Learned about revelation and why personal revelation is crucial, that it is the only way that we can progress and become closer to our heavenly father... The teacher then challenged us to once again pray to know if the book of mormon is true and if joseph smith is a prophet. I remember when Elder bradley first got here. we were tracting and came upon a Jehovah Witness man. we taught him for a few minutes then left. Elder Bradley asked me why people won't listen to us and why this work was so hard. I leaned over to him and asked him why are you here? he looked at me and said hmm. with a puzzled face then I asked him again... why are you here? His simple answer was to teach people about the gospel. I looked him in the eyes and said simply to Baptise. he looked again at me confused and said I don't understand. My purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ through faith in jesus christ and his atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the holy ghost, and enduring to the end! <br /> <br />Christ made this all possible. We mess up we repent, we start over again and mess up, but we don't give up we continue on the road back to the celestial Kingdom through Faith in jesus Christ, repentance, baptism ( partaking of the sacrament each week), Living worthy of the Holy ghost, and enduring to the End, keeping this cycle going and active in our lives. As we do so we will be blessed by our faith and determiniation to follow him!<br /> <br />He loves us and is ready for us to follow him. now is our time to do so, to "Raise the Bar" and do a little bit more for him. Forget ourselves and go to work. go about his work. Follow him!<br /> <br /><br />I Love you !! hope ya'll have a great week!!! <br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission <br />939 W Chapalla Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-35221357250758413542011-09-22T09:53:00.000-07:002011-09-22T09:56:02.021-07:006 September 2011Alrighty so yesterday being a holiday It is my opportunity to write to you a day late!! :) haha! This week has been rather different week! We had a missionary return here this week to Arizona, but not as the family had planned... She was t-boned in New York while serving there and passed away and returned back to her Heavenly Father. It has been a real testimony builder for me to be able to help and to serve. All the missionaries in the Tucson area were asked to go to her funeral to support their family in this difficult time. We consented to go and to my amazement there were hundreds of people there to support them and the family as well as about 100 missionaries. It was a great blessing. I also was recruited to interpret, along with Elder Bradley. I interpreted for Elder Pickerd of the 70 and Elder Evans of the first quorum of the 70. I looked a little puzzled when asked to interpret, being that I can't hear all that well and well I didn't miss a beat! The lord is working well through us and is truly helping us to accomplish his work!!! <br /><br /> So recently We were driving and I felt this really weird impression to go to the public Library on our way to a members house for dinner, we were late again ( I think that is the life of a missionary ) but I decided to follow it. I went in not knowing what to expect or what to do. I went in went to the bathroom and then looked around the place for a deaf person or persons using sign language.... nothing... I then looked over to 4 laptops sitting at the table and there was a previous investigator we were teaching that we had lost contact with because she had gone homeless... we found her, talked with her and set a return appointment and she now has a baptismal date for October 1st. <br /> We have a baptismal interview for one other lady we are teaching. Kelly. She is excited to be baptised and I can hardly wait!! we are struggling to find, but it is step by step process that the Lord is building us to make us who he needs to be for someone else as well as giving my new AWESOME companion the opportunity to learn some more sign. He shared his testimony for the first time and prayed for the first time yesterday. It was amazing! The gift of tongues (languages) is truly real! <br /><br />One story that has rather impacted me: I was fixing lunch a few weeks back with really nothing in mind of what to eat. I looked in the fridge and didn't find much there and then looked to the freezer hopefully something would be there!! i looked down into the vent of the freezer and noticed it had a little scum and i decided that I would clean it out! i went to get the screw driver put all the food on the table and went to work. I took off the plastic bottom piece and much to my suprise i found a lot more that i had bargained for. grit and grim all over the place. I sprayed it with bleach and couldn't get it to come up. I continued again nothing. so I went for vinegar and tried that, still nothing, back and let the bleach soak in and it took it off. put it all back together, but there was a little stain left so I worked a little harder scrubbing and finally got it to come up. We could compare it to life and the repentance process. Repentance isn't easy. Sometimes we find ourselves doing something that leads to something else such as finding the big mess. we try to hide it with bleach and it goes for a little bit, but doesn't get everything. so we try something else go to a different place to be healed, but still nothing. finally we go to the source of the problem and the one who can fix everything else. The savior. He sprays the bleach, lets it soak and helps to make us clean. At first it isn't easy, but as we work on it and keep trying He takes that pain and guilt away, the scum, grit and grime in us, out.<br />He lives and love us. He payed the dearest price for you and me that we can return to live with him. It is our duty to do all we can to make our lives in accordance with his will so that we can be together forever.<br />Love you all! Thanks for all your support! :)<br />Love,<br /><br /><br />_\../ Elder Karlson \../_<br /><br /> <br />Arizona Tucson Mission <br />939 W Chapalla Drive<br />Tucson, AZ 85704cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-51793383184100349452011-09-01T07:21:00.000-07:002011-09-01T07:25:20.185-07:0030 August 2011Yo mamma,
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<br />it is great!!! life is good!! ok i have one word for you!! HOT!! it doesn't cool off here either!!! at 10 pm last night it was still 103 and not got any cooler! it was 111 thursday or so and hasn't gotten any cooler than about 90!!! but I LOVE IT! i'm not looking forward to the cooler weather!!! Not at all!!! well i'll send the family email soon! love you!!! and yes i do have a new companion!!
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<br />alrighty it has been a totally nutty and crazy week this week!! I'm not sure what to say, but our investigator CAME TO CHURCH for the second time!!! it is such a milestone for her!! she was taught by the sister missionaries back in well like 2000-2005 and well she never went to church and really didn't have much interest in the church! she now has come 2 weeks in a row and even said she liked Stake Conference! that is a first!! i remember last stake conference about 6 months ago we had a baptism following that! it was so great and we have another one ready to go on the 11 of Sept! the lord works in mysterious ways and well it has been amazing! :) I am so excited for this next transfer and can't wait for it to begin! my companion should be here at 3pm coming in from the gila valley about 2 hours away! :) i love it!!! I've heard he is really apostate, but the only thing president told me was teach him how to obey and don't put up with any crap! ooh boy those are inspiring words! :) Teach him and get him BUSY and learn the language! :) can't wait!! He is elder Thacher. I'm not sure anything about him, no preassumed notions on my part so we shall see!! i'll be keeping you up to date!! love you!!!
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<br />cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-17596984073113281042011-09-01T07:20:00.000-07:002011-09-01T07:21:06.245-07:0022 August 2011Well it has been a rather interesting week with a really different outcome than i used to. I was teaching our investigator, Kelly, about the Restoration of the Gospel on Tuesday. I had Elder Christiansen with me. He is my District Leader. He is from American Falls, but some of his family is from Burley. Christiansen Implements. any who, we were waiting for a member to show up for our lesson, but deems she was late we started anyway thinking that she stood us up. so I was teaching, seeing that he doesn't know much sign language, and for some reason we ended up reading in 3 Nephi 11. Before starting the lesson I told him just to sit tight and if he wanted to add anything that he could at anytime and i would sign it for him. He agreed. I taught for almost 20 minutes, but our member hadn't shown up yet for our lesson to explain and get her to come to church. I simply continued, I then felt an overwhelming sense of peace, cause i was worried that the member would be offended that we had started, but as i finished up the first vision she showed up and shared her testimony of it and how it had impacted her life. she was just baptised on May 7. it was a great lesson. We got back into the car and I turned to him and asked what he thought. he looked at me and said i understood almost everything. i gave him a dirty look and then asked him what i taught. He said it word for word. almost exactly how i taught it!! it was absolutely amazing! :) The Lord is blessing us, just taking the time now to gain the trust back from the members and get them to do their missionary work again! It is a great blessing to be here at this time! :)
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<br />cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18086491627683583746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518306365294232778.post-1937616898318067032011-09-01T07:19:00.001-07:002011-09-01T07:19:55.074-07:0015 August 2011Familia,
<br />Alright so this week has been a total crazy week! lots of things happening, but it has been truly stressful most often more than this OLD body can handle!!!! It for sure has been a great challenge and a burden, but the lord has been helping to get me through!! I started out the week this week in the English program worked there on Sunday and Monday, then recieved a call from president Killpack on tuesday morning that he would like for me and my 2 companions to meet with him at his office at 2 pm. I was a little nervous being that I wasn't sure what was going to be happening and all!!! Well I now am transferred back to the Deaf program and am working there with Elder Pickett for the time being! That has been the biggest challenge for me so far having to teach with no one really to back me up!! He has been learning now for 6 days and still can't introduce himself or spell his name it is really difficult for me!! Given time I think he can do it, but I hope my patience will endure that long!! I even had ice cream if that will tell you how high strung i have been recently! scary! haha!
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