It's been an awesome and aweful interesting week this week!! everything from not body home to well yes you got it ANOTHER WRECK! The weather has been really crazy! today it is cold about 70 and yesterday and the day prior was about 90! it has been up and down! Nuts! anyway so you are probably wondering what happened with this other wreck!!! well We had just arrived at our investigators house Veronica and we were knocking on the door and talking to the neighbor lady that always tells us hello everytime we come. Her cousins friends came to get their drugs as usual from the lady and they parked on the wrong side of the drive way and the other lady would get mad if they parked on her side, So the lady we were talking to (also the drug dealer) told the lady to move her car to her side of the drive, so she immediately did so. but while doing so didn't pay any attention where she was backing and backed right into the drivers side of the rear of the truck. The passenger (I assume it was her boyfriend because nobody around here is into commitment just live together, sleep together, kind of people) anyway he was drunk, and got all mad and such and called his "friends" for back up!!! and so we got all the information we needed but he (boyfriend) was all mad and such so right after I got all the information and was walking to the car he came up and punched me in the shoulder! haha what a loser!! we then split just like a banana, out of the garbage( ghetto) and right home!! Our investigator was all worried! but she worries about everything!! So that was the awesome part of the week, well the eventful part of the week! and the aweful part was like the whole city of Tucson goes away on spring break and well this was spring break!!! Traffic was a breeze most of the week! :)
The Lord has blessed us and kept us safe! There are three men in this work keeping us where we need to be and safe! so no need to worry! :)
Happy Birthday Kort! I know you probably won't get this, but Love you all!!!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
Arizona Tucson Mission
939 W Chapalla Road
Tucson, AZ 85704
Monday, March 21, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
15 March 2011
Hola Karlson Familia,
I won't torture you with spanish :)
This week has been so eventful i'm not sure of where to start!!!!! We've been sooooooo busy this week i'm not sure what to say! may things good and bad happened! I'll start off giving you a little of the bad news and wrap it up with the good stuff in the end!
Well you hear many many stories of missionary companions running away and not coming back well this last Saturday mine did just that, but he came back! He ran at about 12 midnight So really Sunday morning and didn't come back until 1 or 2. He took the phone and called the mission president and told him everything! There are no problems with he and I just He is used to the Country life and isn't adjusting to the city life very easily! He feels constrained in the City! I'll give him an AMEN on that one! So he is under heavy watch now! Both eyes on him! Have to go to the bathroom and everything with him! It is a new experience! I'm learning to love him even more! When i have to change his diaper I will DRAW THE LINE!!! He only ran away to the Stake center and played the piano so that is the luck of it all, but the most funny part about it is I SLEPT THROUGH IT ALL!!!!! He told me when we woke up on Sunday!
Anyway for the awesome news! the work is going crazy! we have so many referrals that we don't have enough time to contact them all!! We will be headed to Nogales possibly this next week sometime! teaching a man there now!!! Well in RIO RICO for you that know where that is! 8 mile north of nogales and about 12 miles north of the Border!!! We've been in sahaurita, Midvale, Just north of MARANA, San Manuel, We just haven't touched New mexico yet other than that we've hit it all i think this week!
My back is doing great recently! :) still stiff as ever, but it seems to be improving! I only see the Chiropractor every other week now! :)
The Lord is truly blessing us here!!! Doctrine and Covenants 4 says "there is a marvelous work about to come forth among the children of men" there is no ABOUT in that scripture it is truly coming forth and his work is going forth! :) I Love it here! It is 85 at NOON! :) was 92 yesterday! :) BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Love you all!!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
New Address:
Elder Korbyn Karlson
Arizona Tucson Mission-ASL
939 W Chapalla Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704
P.S talked with President Walker my return date will be FEBRUARY 15, 2012, so almost a year away! :)
I won't torture you with spanish :)
This week has been so eventful i'm not sure of where to start!!!!! We've been sooooooo busy this week i'm not sure what to say! may things good and bad happened! I'll start off giving you a little of the bad news and wrap it up with the good stuff in the end!
Well you hear many many stories of missionary companions running away and not coming back well this last Saturday mine did just that, but he came back! He ran at about 12 midnight So really Sunday morning and didn't come back until 1 or 2. He took the phone and called the mission president and told him everything! There are no problems with he and I just He is used to the Country life and isn't adjusting to the city life very easily! He feels constrained in the City! I'll give him an AMEN on that one! So he is under heavy watch now! Both eyes on him! Have to go to the bathroom and everything with him! It is a new experience! I'm learning to love him even more! When i have to change his diaper I will DRAW THE LINE!!! He only ran away to the Stake center and played the piano so that is the luck of it all, but the most funny part about it is I SLEPT THROUGH IT ALL!!!!! He told me when we woke up on Sunday!
Anyway for the awesome news! the work is going crazy! we have so many referrals that we don't have enough time to contact them all!! We will be headed to Nogales possibly this next week sometime! teaching a man there now!!! Well in RIO RICO for you that know where that is! 8 mile north of nogales and about 12 miles north of the Border!!! We've been in sahaurita, Midvale, Just north of MARANA, San Manuel, We just haven't touched New mexico yet other than that we've hit it all i think this week!
My back is doing great recently! :) still stiff as ever, but it seems to be improving! I only see the Chiropractor every other week now! :)
The Lord is truly blessing us here!!! Doctrine and Covenants 4 says "there is a marvelous work about to come forth among the children of men" there is no ABOUT in that scripture it is truly coming forth and his work is going forth! :) I Love it here! It is 85 at NOON! :) was 92 yesterday! :) BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Love you all!!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
New Address:
Elder Korbyn Karlson
Arizona Tucson Mission-ASL
939 W Chapalla Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704
P.S talked with President Walker my return date will be FEBRUARY 15, 2012, so almost a year away! :)
Monday, March 7, 2011
7 March 2011
Bueno dias,
Yep Spanish again! anyway! I think we had spanish food for like 3 meals this week! you know how much I love that! not! anyway things are going well here! it's been a slow week, but we have a few refferals still yet to contact so this week is gonna be busy! we have almost all of our day scheduled out through thursday! it's great to be busy! :() anyway! A lot is happening in the mission right now! the goal is to double the number of baptisms in the mission by May! wow is it going to be a big leap of faith in order to do that but it is going to be great! that will be right before president walker goes home!
We began our search yesterday and as always continues daily!
alrighty before i forget i interrupt my email to give you an update!
THE MISSION OFFICE IS MOVING! APRIL 1ST 2011! ALL MAIL IS TO BE SENT TO THE NEW ADDRESS BEGINNING IN 2 WEEKS!
THE NEW ADDRESS IS:
ELDER KORBYN KARLSON
ARIZONA TUCSON MISSION - ASL
939 WEST CHAPALLA DR.
TUCSON, AZ 85704
All of that must be included in order to get it through because it is the same address as the stake center it must have the line ARIZONA TUCSON MISSION!
Elder Bradley and I are on the same computer today so it is truly short letter today! sorry!
Love you!!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Yep Spanish again! anyway! I think we had spanish food for like 3 meals this week! you know how much I love that! not! anyway things are going well here! it's been a slow week, but we have a few refferals still yet to contact so this week is gonna be busy! we have almost all of our day scheduled out through thursday! it's great to be busy! :() anyway! A lot is happening in the mission right now! the goal is to double the number of baptisms in the mission by May! wow is it going to be a big leap of faith in order to do that but it is going to be great! that will be right before president walker goes home!
We began our search yesterday and as always continues daily!
alrighty before i forget i interrupt my email to give you an update!
THE MISSION OFFICE IS MOVING! APRIL 1ST 2011! ALL MAIL IS TO BE SENT TO THE NEW ADDRESS BEGINNING IN 2 WEEKS!
THE NEW ADDRESS IS:
ELDER KORBYN KARLSON
ARIZONA TUCSON MISSION - ASL
939 WEST CHAPALLA DR.
TUCSON, AZ 85704
All of that must be included in order to get it through because it is the same address as the stake center it must have the line ARIZONA TUCSON MISSION!
Elder Bradley and I are on the same computer today so it is truly short letter today! sorry!
Love you!!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
3 March 2011
howdy ya'll,
Wow what an amazing week it has been this week! :) super busy and lots to say but I'm gonna keep it short! :) yep that is right! so you see from the subject heading! WE GOT SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sunday morning we got snow! :) It was so much fun!!! we would called it a skiff or maybe even frost, but here they call it SNOW!!! I love it~! it was gone and in the 70's by the end of the day! :) The weather has been amazing! 75-85 and it looks like it could be warmer soon! aah it is only march! We are hoping for some more rain soon! it is super dry here allergies are awful!!! fire danger is extreme! The work here is moving along great! we have a branch activity planned for tomorrow and well plan for almost all of our investigators to be there! we also received a referral on Tuesday for a Korean woman who we have an appointment with tomorrow! ummmmm but she is very limited in ASL and well from the likes of it and what the other ASL sister said KSL Korean Sign Language!!! that is 6 languages we will be learning! Spanish, English, ASL, LSM (Mexican sign language), NSL (Nepal sign language) , KSL (Korean sign language)!!! can't wait! this mission may seem the hardest thing, but at the same time the most rewarding thing ever too! of all the things I've done in my life, scouting, dancing, traveling, whatever the mission is the most rewarding. My companion is awesome and I'm not sure i could ask for anyone who could be better!! very diligent and loves to learn!! :)
We are also looking forward to stake conference this week! Elder Costa of the 70 will be here to release and call a new stake president so that will be a super big change that is Saturday and Sunday! :) The lord is preparing and we are searching for the many many opportunities to find! :) The lord has blessed us and we are truly greatful for that! well until next time!
P.s. the mission office is moving we aren't sure of the date yet but it will be soon! the new address will be
939 West Chapalla Drive
Tucson, Arizona.
ALL MAIL WILL NEED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING or will not be ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED!!!
ELDER KORBYN KARLSON
ARIZONA TUCSON MISSION - ASL
939 W Chapalla Drive
Tucson Arizona 85718
you will be receiving a letter in the mail with more information about it from president and sister walker i believe!
love you,
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Wow what an amazing week it has been this week! :) super busy and lots to say but I'm gonna keep it short! :) yep that is right! so you see from the subject heading! WE GOT SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sunday morning we got snow! :) It was so much fun!!! we would called it a skiff or maybe even frost, but here they call it SNOW!!! I love it~! it was gone and in the 70's by the end of the day! :) The weather has been amazing! 75-85 and it looks like it could be warmer soon! aah it is only march! We are hoping for some more rain soon! it is super dry here allergies are awful!!! fire danger is extreme! The work here is moving along great! we have a branch activity planned for tomorrow and well plan for almost all of our investigators to be there! we also received a referral on Tuesday for a Korean woman who we have an appointment with tomorrow! ummmmm but she is very limited in ASL and well from the likes of it and what the other ASL sister said KSL Korean Sign Language!!! that is 6 languages we will be learning! Spanish, English, ASL, LSM (Mexican sign language), NSL (Nepal sign language) , KSL (Korean sign language)!!! can't wait! this mission may seem the hardest thing, but at the same time the most rewarding thing ever too! of all the things I've done in my life, scouting, dancing, traveling, whatever the mission is the most rewarding. My companion is awesome and I'm not sure i could ask for anyone who could be better!! very diligent and loves to learn!! :)
We are also looking forward to stake conference this week! Elder Costa of the 70 will be here to release and call a new stake president so that will be a super big change that is Saturday and Sunday! :) The lord is preparing and we are searching for the many many opportunities to find! :) The lord has blessed us and we are truly greatful for that! well until next time!
P.s. the mission office is moving we aren't sure of the date yet but it will be soon! the new address will be
939 West Chapalla Drive
Tucson, Arizona.
ALL MAIL WILL NEED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING or will not be ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED!!!
ELDER KORBYN KARLSON
ARIZONA TUCSON MISSION - ASL
939 W Chapalla Drive
Tucson Arizona 85718
you will be receiving a letter in the mail with more information about it from president and sister walker i believe!
love you,
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Monday, February 21, 2011
21 February 2011
Hola!
Alright I'll be nice and write in English this time! :) ha ha yeah my Spanish skills aren't that good and well that is practically everyone I talked to this week! They have taken over Tucson! :) not really there are a few white people in the mix! This week as been rather long and well tough! I've been sick most of the week! We think it is the flu which is really taken its toll on alot of the people here in Tucson! it's brought us down hard! many in the hospital! crazy! anyway! it didn't stop us from working of course our determination and my stubborn head kept us moving! No new investigators this week and most of our investigators are either out of town or sick so we couldn't go and see them so we did alot of less active work and it seemed to pay off this week! we had a full sacrament meeting for the first time in well I can remember! It was great to have! typically we have about 20 members there this last week we had well over that upwards of about 30-35 even with all the sickness! it has been a crazy great week and full of lost of surprises! We had a Zone Training this week on Wednesday! It is like a mini Zone Conference! They stressed the many ways we are going to double the number of baptisms in the mission by MAY! last month we baptized 64. but the overall average is about 60! so the goal is 120! it's gonna take alot of hard work but well worth it! :) Lots of nuts and bolts that are being tightened in the mission! We also went to a YSA (young single adult) activity this week to help interpret! it was way fun! Saw the Loftfield's there. that is Stevie's parents! Kyle Gerratt's wife's parents! was cool to see someone I know! :) it was great information about strengthening relationships and receiving revelation! :P Then last night we went to a deaf fireside at the coolest deaf couples house! it was a deaf institute fireside about relationships and how to strengthen them! hmmm maybe they have a problem with relationships recently! or we are supposed to get the hint! hmm cool! any way! hope all is well! love you all!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
Alright I'll be nice and write in English this time! :) ha ha yeah my Spanish skills aren't that good and well that is practically everyone I talked to this week! They have taken over Tucson! :) not really there are a few white people in the mix! This week as been rather long and well tough! I've been sick most of the week! We think it is the flu which is really taken its toll on alot of the people here in Tucson! it's brought us down hard! many in the hospital! crazy! anyway! it didn't stop us from working of course our determination and my stubborn head kept us moving! No new investigators this week and most of our investigators are either out of town or sick so we couldn't go and see them so we did alot of less active work and it seemed to pay off this week! we had a full sacrament meeting for the first time in well I can remember! It was great to have! typically we have about 20 members there this last week we had well over that upwards of about 30-35 even with all the sickness! it has been a crazy great week and full of lost of surprises! We had a Zone Training this week on Wednesday! It is like a mini Zone Conference! They stressed the many ways we are going to double the number of baptisms in the mission by MAY! last month we baptized 64. but the overall average is about 60! so the goal is 120! it's gonna take alot of hard work but well worth it! :) Lots of nuts and bolts that are being tightened in the mission! We also went to a YSA (young single adult) activity this week to help interpret! it was way fun! Saw the Loftfield's there. that is Stevie's parents! Kyle Gerratt's wife's parents! was cool to see someone I know! :) it was great information about strengthening relationships and receiving revelation! :P Then last night we went to a deaf fireside at the coolest deaf couples house! it was a deaf institute fireside about relationships and how to strengthen them! hmmm maybe they have a problem with relationships recently! or we are supposed to get the hint! hmm cool! any way! hope all is well! love you all!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
14 February 2011
Happy Valentines Day!
Pictures shall be on the way soon!
It's been a pretty rough week this week! It has been pretty slow work! Most of our Investigators have been out of town or really busy (so they say!) We have been going crazy in trying to find deaf people! setting appointments and doing our best to stay as busy as we can! the Lord Has truly blessed us this week In allowing us to teach a Baptist Preacher! it has been truly amazing to see the differences of someone who is really looking to and really researching the church. She has been comparing the book of mormon and the bible side by side for the last 4 or 5 days! well since thursday she has been and has read almost 1/2 of the Book of Mormon!! it is truly crazy!! She is awesome but she won't accept a baptism date! she thinks that the ones we have given her are too soon But we will continue to extend until she accepts!
We have set some pretty high goals and expectations and are looking to achieve those goals and expectations! The Lord will help us as we do our best and strive to Listen to what he is telling us!! The work here is great! The president keeps telling us that he doesn't know what we are doing, but to keep it up and we will see and reap the benefits! The deaf are just a little bit slow to understand, but it will all pay off in the end! He that asketh, recieveth. He that Seeketh, findeth. He that knocks, it shall be opened unto.Continue in faith and nothing shall fail!!
Know I love you all! Once again, Happy Valentines day!
Love,
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Pictures shall be on the way soon!
It's been a pretty rough week this week! It has been pretty slow work! Most of our Investigators have been out of town or really busy (so they say!) We have been going crazy in trying to find deaf people! setting appointments and doing our best to stay as busy as we can! the Lord Has truly blessed us this week In allowing us to teach a Baptist Preacher! it has been truly amazing to see the differences of someone who is really looking to and really researching the church. She has been comparing the book of mormon and the bible side by side for the last 4 or 5 days! well since thursday she has been and has read almost 1/2 of the Book of Mormon!! it is truly crazy!! She is awesome but she won't accept a baptism date! she thinks that the ones we have given her are too soon But we will continue to extend until she accepts!
We have set some pretty high goals and expectations and are looking to achieve those goals and expectations! The Lord will help us as we do our best and strive to Listen to what he is telling us!! The work here is great! The president keeps telling us that he doesn't know what we are doing, but to keep it up and we will see and reap the benefits! The deaf are just a little bit slow to understand, but it will all pay off in the end! He that asketh, recieveth. He that Seeketh, findeth. He that knocks, it shall be opened unto.Continue in faith and nothing shall fail!!
Know I love you all! Once again, Happy Valentines day!
Love,
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Monday, February 7, 2011
2 February 2011
Alright so the week in review! it's been another crazy and cold week here in Tucson! That is right! San Fran has been warmer over the last few week than it has been here! nuts! anyway! The work is going great here! Found a new investigator this week and set a date for him to be baptised on march 12th so we will see how that goes! he is looking forward to church next week and so aren't we! we have 3 expected at church next week and it is only Monday! :) this week is going to be awesome! We have been working real hard this week and well our efforts have been great! We met with President this morning to discuss Communication between leaders! crazy I must say, but Neither of us can hear on the phone that we have and well quite frankly we really didn't get anywhere with it! It is kind of difficult to change his mind after he already has it set. We are educating him alot recently! The Lord has blessed us with a great president and he is learning the ropes pretty fast! :) He really hasn't dealt too much with deaf missionaries so it is kind of different and especially 2 deaf missionaries! My new companion is Awesome! Elder Andrew Bradley. He has been learning sign now for a little over 13 weeks and well it is amazing to see how much he knows and understands! He is doing great and before you know it he will be taking over~! ahh!!! Time is flying by so fast here it is incredible! I can't believe it is already February! It is starting to warm up today 65 outside today, but it is still a little cold! the apartment is about 80 :) Elder Bradley doesn't really like it but i've been slowly and I mean slowly turning it down! It is about well hmm down to 78 and i've been working on that for about 2 weeks! i'm a wimp! haha! any way the work is going great! Hope all is going great!! Love you all! Have an awesome week! :)
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
1 February 2011
Alrighty so off for the week! this week has been pretty dead week! not a whole lot, but Elder Bradley, my new companion is awesome! Transfers was this week as you can tell since it is tuesday emailing day! We dropped Elder Bohman off at the transfer site this morning at 7 am and have been running like a chicken with our heads cut off since!! It was a great week all in all! The Lord has been truly blessing us and me personally! Elder Bradley has been Learning sign now for about 11-12 weeks and his skills far exceed Elder Bohman's skills! He is amazing and is very pumped about doing missionary work! we have been doing alot of service recently and it has been getting in the way of the work a little but it will be put to a halt and back to the real missionary work this week!! We are to begin the hardcore work this week!!!
It has been an awesome week just a little slow on the numbers and sometimes that can be stressful, but just know that this next week will bring about a more productive week! :) yeah!
attached are pictures well a few from our recent excursions to the temple and of our three some!
Love you all!! hope your week is as fantastic as ours will be! :)
Love you!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
It has been an awesome week just a little slow on the numbers and sometimes that can be stressful, but just know that this next week will bring about a more productive week! :) yeah!
attached are pictures well a few from our recent excursions to the temple and of our three some!
Love you all!! hope your week is as fantastic as ours will be! :)
Love you!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
24 January 2011
yo yo yo,
Freakin awesome week this week! 3 new investigators and alot of fun! Elder Bohman and I have been teaching the nepal family for the last few days and have to "blue box" yeah that is full out acting! maybe the stuff i learned in the plays will help out! but we have acted out the first lesson of the Restoration and have started into the Plan of Salvation! if you can imagine what my turn on earth looked like now think of a missionaries version in silence and no music! haha! I just picked up my companion from the mission office and well we are now in a threesome for the next week and possibly longer! Elder Bohman Elder Bradley and me! I is gonna be a huge blast!!! he is a fun elder ready to work and loves to play too! :) Love it here! Gotta run!!! I know it is kind of short this week sorry but with all the regular stuff and the new missionary coming in time is almost out!
I love you all!
--
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Freakin awesome week this week! 3 new investigators and alot of fun! Elder Bohman and I have been teaching the nepal family for the last few days and have to "blue box" yeah that is full out acting! maybe the stuff i learned in the plays will help out! but we have acted out the first lesson of the Restoration and have started into the Plan of Salvation! if you can imagine what my turn on earth looked like now think of a missionaries version in silence and no music! haha! I just picked up my companion from the mission office and well we are now in a threesome for the next week and possibly longer! Elder Bohman Elder Bradley and me! I is gonna be a huge blast!!! he is a fun elder ready to work and loves to play too! :) Love it here! Gotta run!!! I know it is kind of short this week sorry but with all the regular stuff and the new missionary coming in time is almost out!
I love you all!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
18 January 2011
Alrighty, so the wek of the 18th as it is to be called I guess! it has been a crazy crazy week! we got to see the President this week that was kinda cool, but only as he drove by in a super black Chevy Tahoe... The police have been on a higher alert these past weeks espically the motorbike police! they are all over! There were TV stations for miles and miles with satellites and all on top of them! they were the big big big stations not just the local stations! It was really cool!!! any way the week here has been nuts!! we didn't have p-day yesterday and all 1 reason no email because on monday with MLK day and all nothing was open to email, but the other is we are going to the temple tomorrow!!! :) Also many other things are coming our way in the very near future. We have the new missionary next monday coming in so that could mean that email next week could be messed up hardcore, that also means I am getting a new companion. I'm not for sure when he flies in or anything so it could be a pretty crazy day!!! We found 3 new investigators yesterday and well these ones are going to be a test of our faith and diligence and will help us to develop true love for them! they have NO language skills at all one can sign very little, home and baby sings is all!! it's crazy! They think that God and Jesus Christ are deaf and that all hearing people are the spawn of satan, but we have the faith and desire to change that!
We ahve been chainging our focus recently on how we teach people! We have gone from telling them what they are doing is bad and they need to stop, to teaching them the basics and focusing our teaching on the atonement and the ability to repent and be forgiven! it has truly helped alot and has helped them to really progress and change faster! The Lord knows the best and we just have to Listen and do as he teaches us!
This week I have been studying the Role of the Holy Ghost in conversion Chapter 2 on effective study the second section! it has really helped and benefited the work here and has helped for those we meet and myself to truly listen and recognize the prompting of the spirit!
This work is a Slow process, but I can't believe how the time has flown! if feels just like yesterday that I went into the MTC, and even though the month at home seemed like an eternity, the year flew by! as I look back it seems like so much has changed and life here has become much more grounded in the teachings of jesus christ! effective study every morening is where is starts. I can notice the days I don't have such an effective study are the days that the day doesn't go as well!
I love it here! the temperature is now getting hotter and hotter and before I know it I will be freezing again! scary January is almost over, but a new one is to come!
Take care! Love you all!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
We ahve been chainging our focus recently on how we teach people! We have gone from telling them what they are doing is bad and they need to stop, to teaching them the basics and focusing our teaching on the atonement and the ability to repent and be forgiven! it has truly helped alot and has helped them to really progress and change faster! The Lord knows the best and we just have to Listen and do as he teaches us!
This week I have been studying the Role of the Holy Ghost in conversion Chapter 2 on effective study the second section! it has really helped and benefited the work here and has helped for those we meet and myself to truly listen and recognize the prompting of the spirit!
This work is a Slow process, but I can't believe how the time has flown! if feels just like yesterday that I went into the MTC, and even though the month at home seemed like an eternity, the year flew by! as I look back it seems like so much has changed and life here has become much more grounded in the teachings of jesus christ! effective study every morening is where is starts. I can notice the days I don't have such an effective study are the days that the day doesn't go as well!
I love it here! the temperature is now getting hotter and hotter and before I know it I will be freezing again! scary January is almost over, but a new one is to come!
Take care! Love you all!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Monday, January 10, 2011
10 January 2011
Alrighty! so the update for the week and well the news too...
I just start out by telling you a little information about the shooting and telling you that all is well here. We are not far from where it took place but all places have hyped up security and all is well here! There were 6 deaths and 18 injured. one of which was a young girl who was 9 years old. The 22 year old man who did the shooting was taken down at the scene and is going to be put through trial today at 4 pm in phoenix.
This week has been full of many amazing things! many new challenges and with the heat and the extreme cold for us here comes alot of sickness! that's right! runny noses, headaches, the whole nine yards. crazy!
Yesterday was a truly humbling day along with Saturday. This week we have me so many new deaf people the work is just exploding here so much we have no time to do it all!
Saturday Elder Bohman and I went to help an older couple with some service, and I truly realized how blessed I was to have a body that works even if it is hindered a little every once in a while. The 2 people we went to visit one is in a wheelchair and suffers from post polio, fiber mi alga ( i don't know how to spell it but you get the picture), and something else, along with back surgery and even more and the Sister just had back surgery and is going in to fix the surgery she just had because it wasn't done right. The Kerastas family is so cool!
Yesterday being Sunday we tried to visit all the people we could that didn't go to church, most of those included the Less or Inactive people in the Branch. We went to one man, Michael Bley, and explained to him that drinking beer was wrong and that he needed to stop now and not in april. I was so bold it wasn't me! the Spirit truly took over. We also went to visit one of our investigators Veronica Williams, She has had a rough life, but she came to church yesterday and was interviewed for baptism, which she didn't quite pass because of a Law of Chastity problem. I wish she would just move out, or well first have the money to move to a new apartment and could get away from her boy friend that just takes advantage of her! we have been working with her for the last few months and she has come a long way hoping she will come even that much more before she is to enter the waters of baptism. Can't wait!
This week our Brand new truck broke down and well you can see the pile of junk we took out and set on the side of the road so it could be towed! :) Nice... thanks Chevy!
Well the pictures this week are of the recent campaign ads for the church here! they are advertisments of the new remodeled church website Mormon.org. check it out! :) awesome well Over and out!!
Love you all!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
I just start out by telling you a little information about the shooting and telling you that all is well here. We are not far from where it took place but all places have hyped up security and all is well here! There were 6 deaths and 18 injured. one of which was a young girl who was 9 years old. The 22 year old man who did the shooting was taken down at the scene and is going to be put through trial today at 4 pm in phoenix.
This week has been full of many amazing things! many new challenges and with the heat and the extreme cold for us here comes alot of sickness! that's right! runny noses, headaches, the whole nine yards. crazy!
Yesterday was a truly humbling day along with Saturday. This week we have me so many new deaf people the work is just exploding here so much we have no time to do it all!
Saturday Elder Bohman and I went to help an older couple with some service, and I truly realized how blessed I was to have a body that works even if it is hindered a little every once in a while. The 2 people we went to visit one is in a wheelchair and suffers from post polio, fiber mi alga ( i don't know how to spell it but you get the picture), and something else, along with back surgery and even more and the Sister just had back surgery and is going in to fix the surgery she just had because it wasn't done right. The Kerastas family is so cool!
Yesterday being Sunday we tried to visit all the people we could that didn't go to church, most of those included the Less or Inactive people in the Branch. We went to one man, Michael Bley, and explained to him that drinking beer was wrong and that he needed to stop now and not in april. I was so bold it wasn't me! the Spirit truly took over. We also went to visit one of our investigators Veronica Williams, She has had a rough life, but she came to church yesterday and was interviewed for baptism, which she didn't quite pass because of a Law of Chastity problem. I wish she would just move out, or well first have the money to move to a new apartment and could get away from her boy friend that just takes advantage of her! we have been working with her for the last few months and she has come a long way hoping she will come even that much more before she is to enter the waters of baptism. Can't wait!
This week our Brand new truck broke down and well you can see the pile of junk we took out and set on the side of the road so it could be towed! :) Nice... thanks Chevy!
Well the pictures this week are of the recent campaign ads for the church here! they are advertisments of the new remodeled church website Mormon.org. check it out! :) awesome well Over and out!!
Love you all!
--
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Monday, January 3, 2011
03 January 2011
Ok so this week has been crazy! fast and slow at the same time!! lots of new stuff happening! we found a new investigator this week her name is christina she is truly ready for the gospel and has been taking the lessons from the spanish missionaries for a while the they called us and asked us to come over! she is almost completely deaf but has been reading their lips! ooh no they have confused her some, but that will all be straightened out soon!! it is truly a blessing to be able to teach instead of just finding or searching for people to teach!! we have been truly blessed the last few weeks! New years holiday was this week and that slows down the work a little! many people don't like to be bothered by missionaries during the holiday so they won't answer the door when they see who it is! it is kind of frustrating!!! Lot is happening and is yet to happen. we are looking forward for the new missionary coming here in well about 2 weeks and a half or so! Life is great here! the weather has been suuuuuuuuuuuuuuper cold this week got down as low as 27! crazy!!!! and is snowed in the mountains as you can see in the pictures! i hope you enjoy some of these pictures! take care and have an awesome week! :)
love you!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
love you!
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_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
27 December 2010
So this week has been pretty Slow, because of Christmas holidays and all! Christmas is pretty slow time of year for missionary work even though Christmas day was the highest number of baptisms the mission had seen! in quite some time! like 30 or so! None from us though! bummer! hopefully soon! :) we get teased about it all the time that we aren't working hard enough or that we don't do missionary work right and all we do is tell them well get busy if you can do so much better then you do it! And then they kinda curl up and don't say anything! so this week has been a little slow, we had a real fun week though! we in preparation for the holiday we tried to get to all of our home teaching families and share a message, but most of the were either out of town or want nothing to do with missionaries or the church! Elder Bohman and I went caroling this week with the district another set of elders and one set of sister! some body had to keep us on the right note! cause we totally slaughtered a few songs! :S we went to the Hubble's for Christmas eve dinner and got to hang out a little there and talk, but Christmas day as you can tell dad we went to Jack in the Box, the only restaurant open in the whole town that was cheap enough.
But yesterday we went to contact a referral near our home, but found out that the referral was 3 deaf people from nepal, they spoke nepali and the 3 deaf spoke nepal sign language NSL, boy is this going to be a challenge! We tried to work with the parents of the deaf people and they were confused beyond belief! way crazy! :) I love it here! everything about it! The radio today said it could possibly snow this week! :) I guess we will see! I truly doubt it cause it is 69 outside now and everyday keeps getting warmer! :S it's gonna be a hot summer! crazy!
It was great to hear from all of you this weekend!! love you all!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
But yesterday we went to contact a referral near our home, but found out that the referral was 3 deaf people from nepal, they spoke nepali and the 3 deaf spoke nepal sign language NSL, boy is this going to be a challenge! We tried to work with the parents of the deaf people and they were confused beyond belief! way crazy! :) I love it here! everything about it! The radio today said it could possibly snow this week! :) I guess we will see! I truly doubt it cause it is 69 outside now and everyday keeps getting warmer! :S it's gonna be a hot summer! crazy!
It was great to hear from all of you this weekend!! love you all!
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
1840 East River Road Ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
21 December 2010
Wow this week has been crazy!!! Lots of new changes, things happening in the mission! we had transfers today! Crazy! I can't believe it! The time here is slipping by so fast and the work even though it is slow is progressing! This week we had so many miracle! not many lessons taught, or numbers, but a lot happened. Taking Elder Kane's place, well really isn't possible!! Those are some really big shoes to fill, but it is working out quite well! :) Elder Bohman is way awesome! we have had a lot of fun the last well 4 days wow it hasn't been that many already right? crazy! anyway! so on Saturday Elder Bohman and I were going to contact a referral we were given on Craycroft and well basically 29th street. We arrived at our destination and parked. We got out of the car and I looked up! there were 4 deaf people staring at us looking us straight in the eyes. I walked over to them and initiated conversation with them. Much to my surprise they knew NO American Sign Language!!!! They knew their name and well they struggled to fingerspell them to me! Their language skills were limited to the Max!! I then looked over to my companion who all in himself has very limited language skills! He can express he just can't recipt what is being said, and he said I don't know what they said! They can't read they can't write and they can't communicate with us! I thought to myself and then prayed for help! I then looked at my companion and then back at the four deaf people in front of me and I began to act out the first lesson : The restoration of the gospel which includes: God and Jesus Christ love us, Families Love us, Gospel brought to pass in every dispensation, Jesus Christ life and ministry, apostasy, Joseph Smith, and Prayer. I after being done teaching them looked at them once again this time they had a glow in them, they were smiling and well their countenance changed! after investigating a little more we found out they weren't from here! and well nowhere near here in fact they came from like Korea some place in ASIA! nuts! I couldn't believe it!
This work is amazing, and soooooo much fun!!!
well as for the news you were probably looking for the Christmas Call.............. Well I have news for you.................. we will be calling about well hmmmmm........ between like 11:30 a.m.----about 1:00 p.m. that is the soonest we are able to call!!!! We are limited to about one hour to time! Between 1 hour and 1 hour 15 min anything over that we will get rebuked for! ha ha!
I will also be using Sorenson Video interpreter to be able to understand what is up! just like last year with elder kane interpreting, I will use an interpreter on the screen, it will be a delayed response a little maybe a second or 2 also the woman might answer and explain before I am connected, but don't worry it will be my voice!
Life here in Arizona couldn't be better than it is now! I hope all is well with you talk to you on Saturday!!
Love you,
--
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
1840 east river road ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
The mission office will be moving soon!!!!!!
they are in the process of building a new one to be finished in mid march!
just heads up!
This work is amazing, and soooooo much fun!!!
well as for the news you were probably looking for the Christmas Call.............. Well I have news for you.................. we will be calling about well hmmmmm........ between like 11:30 a.m.----about 1:00 p.m. that is the soonest we are able to call!!!! We are limited to about one hour to time! Between 1 hour and 1 hour 15 min anything over that we will get rebuked for! ha ha!
I will also be using Sorenson Video interpreter to be able to understand what is up! just like last year with elder kane interpreting, I will use an interpreter on the screen, it will be a delayed response a little maybe a second or 2 also the woman might answer and explain before I am connected, but don't worry it will be my voice!
Life here in Arizona couldn't be better than it is now! I hope all is well with you talk to you on Saturday!!
Love you,
--
_\../ Elder Karlson \../_
korbyn.karlson@myldsmail.net
1840 east river road ste 102
Tucson, AZ 85718
The mission office will be moving soon!!!!!!
they are in the process of building a new one to be finished in mid march!
just heads up!
Monday, December 13, 2010
13 Dec 2010
This week has been awesome alot of cool contacts many new people met and taught no just a hope for them to accept the gospel!
This week we contacted a man named Larry. He has had a real tough life and has been struggling real bad! He has had everything drugs, alcohol, tobacco, the whole nine yards. We gave him our number and committed him to throw out his tobacco and he was a little shaky about the cigarettes, but we gave him a book of mormon and the lord promised him if he threw them both away they would be not be a bother to him anymore! he later that night called us andtold us that he flushed his tobacco, but still yet to throw the cigarettes away. he said he would read the book of mormon it was great!
we also met another man outside a deaf members house who has been through the wringer. he has many of the same problems as larry, but even worse. He loves to party and Loves to drink, but he knows it is getting him no where. he wants to stop but doesn't know where to start. we gave him a book of mormon and told him to keep it with him everywhere he went, because other than a set of clothes and the book of mormon and a cd he has nothing. his family has disowned him and left him alone. he transfers from friends house to friends house trying to have a place to sleep. what a rough life he has!! we then shared the footprints in the sand the poem with him and we all started to cry and got a little choked up! he wants to change and i truely hope he will accept it! since none of there are deaf we aren't allowed to teach them except in the initial contact. What a great opportunity to be an instrument in the hand of the lord!!
He is awesome! are we ready!
well For the change this week i'm not really looking forward to it at all! i'm gonna miss that kid way too much but i'm ready and looking forward to being with elder bohman! he is awesome! and the next 6 weeks are gonna be a blast!! by the way this next week will be transfer week and well email will be on tuesday!
Next weeks call can be well really almost anytime i'll have to consult my companion when he is going to call to Florida then I'll tell you next week! let me know when will be the best time for you!!
Thanks!
Love you all!!!
Elder karlson
Merry Christmas
This week we contacted a man named Larry. He has had a real tough life and has been struggling real bad! He has had everything drugs, alcohol, tobacco, the whole nine yards. We gave him our number and committed him to throw out his tobacco and he was a little shaky about the cigarettes, but we gave him a book of mormon and the lord promised him if he threw them both away they would be not be a bother to him anymore! he later that night called us andtold us that he flushed his tobacco, but still yet to throw the cigarettes away. he said he would read the book of mormon it was great!
we also met another man outside a deaf members house who has been through the wringer. he has many of the same problems as larry, but even worse. He loves to party and Loves to drink, but he knows it is getting him no where. he wants to stop but doesn't know where to start. we gave him a book of mormon and told him to keep it with him everywhere he went, because other than a set of clothes and the book of mormon and a cd he has nothing. his family has disowned him and left him alone. he transfers from friends house to friends house trying to have a place to sleep. what a rough life he has!! we then shared the footprints in the sand the poem with him and we all started to cry and got a little choked up! he wants to change and i truely hope he will accept it! since none of there are deaf we aren't allowed to teach them except in the initial contact. What a great opportunity to be an instrument in the hand of the lord!!
He is awesome! are we ready!
well For the change this week i'm not really looking forward to it at all! i'm gonna miss that kid way too much but i'm ready and looking forward to being with elder bohman! he is awesome! and the next 6 weeks are gonna be a blast!! by the way this next week will be transfer week and well email will be on tuesday!
Next weeks call can be well really almost anytime i'll have to consult my companion when he is going to call to Florida then I'll tell you next week! let me know when will be the best time for you!!
Thanks!
Love you all!!!
Elder karlson
Merry Christmas
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