Saturday, February 26, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Hey Family,
How is it going? It has been a crazy WEEK!! I only have like 15 minutes to email, we gotta take off to a dinner, then we have a few appointments tonight. But it has been crazy! So last Monday we were able to go play basketball! It was neat.
We did some great things this week, I really can't remember, but that is why I write it all in the journal, so if you all are really interested you can read it later!
Sorry I have been a slacker, I didn't get to write you all this week. But I did write Kelsi both weeks and she says she didn't get my letter! Oh well I tried! So we taught this amazing man named Lamar Ron Horn! We set a date, he is dating the singles branch Relief Society President! It is awesome! He accepts the Gospel fully and is prepared!
We taught a lesson to a family and our exchange canceled and then we were able to get another exchange and it was exactly who that family needed to feel the spirit it was so neat. So Saturday we got a call and Elder Johnson is being transferred and we have to prepare the area for the 3rd ward to get full time missionaries, so we have been running around checking out apartments and just crazy stuff. I am so nervous he is leaving, I don't know how to get around here! And on Fort Bragg we aren't aloud to proselyte! I am sure the Lord knows what we are doing.
So on Monday Elder Burris took us golfing, I seriously have not missed my dad so much in my life as I did that day! I wanted nothing more then to be on Sandcreek and be golfing with Billy! I love you man!
Everyone in the mission is getting Dear Johned and President Cotterell gives them a most valuable missionary award! HE asked me when I was next, and I said no!! Our relationship is built upon the gospel, I will never get one! There goes your famous last words Elder Petersen! IT was super cool! So I guess I am justing waiting to eat my words! But golfing was so much fun, I played alright too! Really nice weather this weekend!
So Tuesday, I went on an exchange with the coolest convert ever, Elder Tabil from Hawaii, he is the man! We saw so many miracles in just the short time we were together, it was so neat. This woman saw us and started smiling, she had just moved in and was like I prayed that I would find a church today and we got her all set up. It is a pretty neat ward, they serve in. We went back because his companion was back there, it was Elder Johnson, then I saw my new Companions bike and it looked familiar, and I was exactly right, it was Elder Smart!! It blew my mind, he is a different missionary, I was his District Leader in Durham when Elder Merrill went to be the assistant! And they moved Spanish missionaries as Zone Leaders to be in Wilmington! It is crazy but there is alot of success going on, I am excited! I love the gospel! I love you all!!! I hope the Lord blesses you all this week!
With Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Petersen
How is it going? It has been a crazy WEEK!! I only have like 15 minutes to email, we gotta take off to a dinner, then we have a few appointments tonight. But it has been crazy! So last Monday we were able to go play basketball! It was neat.
We did some great things this week, I really can't remember, but that is why I write it all in the journal, so if you all are really interested you can read it later!
Sorry I have been a slacker, I didn't get to write you all this week. But I did write Kelsi both weeks and she says she didn't get my letter! Oh well I tried! So we taught this amazing man named Lamar Ron Horn! We set a date, he is dating the singles branch Relief Society President! It is awesome! He accepts the Gospel fully and is prepared!
We taught a lesson to a family and our exchange canceled and then we were able to get another exchange and it was exactly who that family needed to feel the spirit it was so neat. So Saturday we got a call and Elder Johnson is being transferred and we have to prepare the area for the 3rd ward to get full time missionaries, so we have been running around checking out apartments and just crazy stuff. I am so nervous he is leaving, I don't know how to get around here! And on Fort Bragg we aren't aloud to proselyte! I am sure the Lord knows what we are doing.
So on Monday Elder Burris took us golfing, I seriously have not missed my dad so much in my life as I did that day! I wanted nothing more then to be on Sandcreek and be golfing with Billy! I love you man!
Everyone in the mission is getting Dear Johned and President Cotterell gives them a most valuable missionary award! HE asked me when I was next, and I said no!! Our relationship is built upon the gospel, I will never get one! There goes your famous last words Elder Petersen! IT was super cool! So I guess I am justing waiting to eat my words! But golfing was so much fun, I played alright too! Really nice weather this weekend!
So Tuesday, I went on an exchange with the coolest convert ever, Elder Tabil from Hawaii, he is the man! We saw so many miracles in just the short time we were together, it was so neat. This woman saw us and started smiling, she had just moved in and was like I prayed that I would find a church today and we got her all set up. It is a pretty neat ward, they serve in. We went back because his companion was back there, it was Elder Johnson, then I saw my new Companions bike and it looked familiar, and I was exactly right, it was Elder Smart!! It blew my mind, he is a different missionary, I was his District Leader in Durham when Elder Merrill went to be the assistant! And they moved Spanish missionaries as Zone Leaders to be in Wilmington! It is crazy but there is alot of success going on, I am excited! I love the gospel! I love you all!!! I hope the Lord blesses you all this week!
With Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Petersen
Monday, February 14, 2011
Hello Family,
It has been a good week, I am finally, like as of today starting to feel better and I am so thankful for that, the Lord has answered my prayers and a priesthood blessing really helped!
We had dinner with some members and they invited their daughter and her family. Her husband was there, Bro. Burris, he isn't a member of the church but at the dinner table we were able to talk with him and learn about him. We invited him to learn more and he accepted. I gave him my copy of the Book of Mormon and he said he would read it. He is a good guy, a father of 2 beautiful little girls. I love the fact that the Lord blesses us with opportunities and then we have to act. I feel I sometimes limit the Lord by not acting, or not acting maybe as bold as I should, but I have observed that as I have, that he always brings me out! We were able to teach him later this week we had a great lesson and were able to invite him to be baptised and he committed, for Mar 26th because he is leaving for training, we were so excited but then he wasn't able to make it to Church.
We had a conference call with the Stake leaders, he asked that we as missionaries be more bold with the members in inviting them to help us in all aspects and phases of the work! I thought that is was pretty cool. We are so lucky to serve among such great leaders it will be something that I will be blessed for, for the rest of my life to learn from these great men and women who lead in their units!
The new handbook is incredible, all focused on the Family and bringing them all HOME to Heavenly Father.
Had a neat experience this week, we went to go see a part-member family and we walked to the end of the street, contacting people along the way and just getting rejected and chewed up and spit out. But the miracle always comes after the trial of your faith.........or at least I hoped so. We kept on going and this address wasn't there! It didn't exist! I was so upset we walked a long way. But then we sat and thought why would the Lord want us here, we pondered it in our hearts and looked around and went to this house because it had a cool truck and it ended up being a part member family, they are Tongan, they are so cool and her and her husband are feeding us and we are have a lesson this Sunday. Then while walking back a car pulled up on us and asked if we needed a ride. I know my mom taught me not to accept rides from strangers but for some odd reason we accepted with no hesitation. We got in and he took us to our bikes, we told him who we were, asked why he would pick us up, and he was super religious. We are meeting with him this Wednesday! Crazy huh! We have alot of potential in the Part-Member family section of things! This is the last week of this transfer!
It has been a tough week with Elder Johnson, I love him as a person and like he is one of my best friends I feel like, but we see differently in missionary work, and I am so grateful for that because I have learned so much from him it has been such a humbling experience.
We had a great trainers meeting this Thursday we learned the importance of the Book of Mormon. We have all these trainings on certain topics and missionary's get all fired up about them and kind of put on blinders but the training on the Book of Mormon is vital, like if someone converts and endures it is because of their love for the scriptures, I think that is how Sis Cameron is! She had such an amazing experience with the Book of Mormon! That is how you find the ELECT is if they love the Book of Mormon!
Happy Valentines day, I love you all so much, I love my Savior, I need his help so much! I can't do it alone! I am grateful for my talents but especially my weaknesses, that if I rely on him, that his grace is sufficient for little PETE! I love that fact that his atoning sacrifice can be so personalized and just so direct to one person! I love this Gospel every aspect of it!
Some of the leaders were talking of the training they had to attend and how the church is changing to adapt to the needs of our Fathers children, how there is more Focus on the family, I can't wait in the far future to have my own family to build my own refuge from the world where the Gospel will be taught. Thanks Mom and Dad for all you did. I have had some hard days over the span of a year! But I just think of all the prayers that our offered in my behalf! I have all the help in the world. I love you all and hope you have a great week!
--
With Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Petersen
It has been a good week, I am finally, like as of today starting to feel better and I am so thankful for that, the Lord has answered my prayers and a priesthood blessing really helped!
We had dinner with some members and they invited their daughter and her family. Her husband was there, Bro. Burris, he isn't a member of the church but at the dinner table we were able to talk with him and learn about him. We invited him to learn more and he accepted. I gave him my copy of the Book of Mormon and he said he would read it. He is a good guy, a father of 2 beautiful little girls. I love the fact that the Lord blesses us with opportunities and then we have to act. I feel I sometimes limit the Lord by not acting, or not acting maybe as bold as I should, but I have observed that as I have, that he always brings me out! We were able to teach him later this week we had a great lesson and were able to invite him to be baptised and he committed, for Mar 26th because he is leaving for training, we were so excited but then he wasn't able to make it to Church.
We had a conference call with the Stake leaders, he asked that we as missionaries be more bold with the members in inviting them to help us in all aspects and phases of the work! I thought that is was pretty cool. We are so lucky to serve among such great leaders it will be something that I will be blessed for, for the rest of my life to learn from these great men and women who lead in their units!
The new handbook is incredible, all focused on the Family and bringing them all HOME to Heavenly Father.
Had a neat experience this week, we went to go see a part-member family and we walked to the end of the street, contacting people along the way and just getting rejected and chewed up and spit out. But the miracle always comes after the trial of your faith.........or at least I hoped so. We kept on going and this address wasn't there! It didn't exist! I was so upset we walked a long way. But then we sat and thought why would the Lord want us here, we pondered it in our hearts and looked around and went to this house because it had a cool truck and it ended up being a part member family, they are Tongan, they are so cool and her and her husband are feeding us and we are have a lesson this Sunday. Then while walking back a car pulled up on us and asked if we needed a ride. I know my mom taught me not to accept rides from strangers but for some odd reason we accepted with no hesitation. We got in and he took us to our bikes, we told him who we were, asked why he would pick us up, and he was super religious. We are meeting with him this Wednesday! Crazy huh! We have alot of potential in the Part-Member family section of things! This is the last week of this transfer!
It has been a tough week with Elder Johnson, I love him as a person and like he is one of my best friends I feel like, but we see differently in missionary work, and I am so grateful for that because I have learned so much from him it has been such a humbling experience.
We had a great trainers meeting this Thursday we learned the importance of the Book of Mormon. We have all these trainings on certain topics and missionary's get all fired up about them and kind of put on blinders but the training on the Book of Mormon is vital, like if someone converts and endures it is because of their love for the scriptures, I think that is how Sis Cameron is! She had such an amazing experience with the Book of Mormon! That is how you find the ELECT is if they love the Book of Mormon!
Happy Valentines day, I love you all so much, I love my Savior, I need his help so much! I can't do it alone! I am grateful for my talents but especially my weaknesses, that if I rely on him, that his grace is sufficient for little PETE! I love that fact that his atoning sacrifice can be so personalized and just so direct to one person! I love this Gospel every aspect of it!
Some of the leaders were talking of the training they had to attend and how the church is changing to adapt to the needs of our Fathers children, how there is more Focus on the family, I can't wait in the far future to have my own family to build my own refuge from the world where the Gospel will be taught. Thanks Mom and Dad for all you did. I have had some hard days over the span of a year! But I just think of all the prayers that our offered in my behalf! I have all the help in the world. I love you all and hope you have a great week!
--
With Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Petersen
Monday, February 7, 2011
President Cotterell asked that we throw away all our illegal music all burnt CD's, if we didn't pay for it we should destroy it. Which he is right, it is just tough to swallow! So we did and we feel like we have been blessed for it!!!
So this week was good we were coming off a baptism and frantically trying to set a date to replace it. We were able to teach this man, Bro. Mackdaddy, he said he is ready to be baptised, but he has been meeting with Elders for a year now and has never been to church. We set a date but had to drop it cause he didn't come.
There is this crazy but super prepared lady named Sara. We went to a Part-Member home and their lights were on their car, so we thought good reason to stop by and tell them right. Well, they didn't answer. This woman walked by and we aren't supposed to contact on post but I felt super prompted to so I did. She asked who we were and said a woman on post had invited her to come to a trunk or treat at the Mormon church, a woman that she had met on craigslist that she sold prego lady clothes to and said she came home and told her husband she felt something that she only feels at Thanksgiving time, a warm feeling like she was comforted and had ate alot the same as she felt with this woman who was a member and yet she hadn't ate anything. She had us rolling, she said she was feeling it again and that she knew she was suppose to be Mormon she said she hated the feeling that the Catholic church gave her. She is 21 and had 2 kids, just a really nice lady who is prepared. It is so crazy how the Lord works. We were supposed to meet with her this Saturday but she is the leader of a deployed group and one of the women went into labor so we are meeting with her tomorrow, we are so excited!!!!
This week we went to the Sanford District meeting. Elder Torres is the man, I came out with him. He is so good at inspiring his troops! We were all so pumped, I was able to go on an exchange with him and do some spanish work it was way neat, I couldn't understand a single thing they said but I could feel the spirit, it really was neat!!!!
I met this recent convert named Sol, him and his wife Jenny joined the church last month and is on fire. He told me how he didn't think that he needed this but once he felt the spirit he couldn't deny, he realized he couldn't go on without it! I was able to bear my testimony in SPANISH!!!! Elder Lake was in a dance class with my cousin Ashley from bountiful!!!!
FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO READS THIS......THIS IS A PLEE!!!! PLEASE GET ON MORMON.ORG and make a profile! I would love to reference some of our investigaotrs to check out some of my families testimonies on mormon.org! I found Greg's wives profile, cousin Karen and showed it to an investigator it just has an extra spirit when it is somebody you know!!!!!
We were able to contact that part-member family and set up an appointment to teach them this week so we are excited! So there is this girl from Michigan, named Rose. She is in the Army and is in AIT school where they teach you your job basically! When we taught her the first time she wouldn't even let us teach her. She was like focusing on how retarded we were for leaving on a mision for two years. But her friends from Richfield, Utah or her battle buddy was able to soften her heart! It was incredible, she was like at our lesson just pleading with us that she wanted to be happy and she would do anything. We read with her in 2 nephi 31 telling her to keep in mind what she could do and she knew she needed to be baptised, but I once again am a Temple Square missionary, and she is leaving next week and is going to go home so we got her info and everything all lined up for the Elders there.
The King family, they are gold and went to church in their new town! I love the ARMY!
I have been really miserably sick this week. Like if I have ever wanted my mom on my mission it has been right now! Crazy I know but I am on the verge of tears, I don't know what is wrong with me and people just give me crazy army drugs that make me pass out!
I think the Fayetteville 3rd ward is getting new missionaries and it will be exciting, maybe I will be one of them! With being a Zoneleader and covering 3 areas I often feel like a chicken with my head cut off but it is fun and time flys!
I love my companion he is so nice to me and wants whats best for me, he is just a good guy. We are able to serve such great leaders in the 3 units we serve. I learn so much from them about leadership and I am so thankful to recognize it! I love being lead by the holy spirit! I love when people say they feel something when we are around, or that we are different people. I just love it all! I want my mission to never end, I feel like I am on a hill going faster then I want to. I just gotta work harder. I am so grateful for an awesome trainer who just taught me to put God first and all will work out, that is an aspect that will bless me for the rest of my life. I love you all, I hope you have a blessed week! MAKE MORMON.ORG profiles!!!!
Love and Respect,
Taylor Blaine Petersen
So this week was good we were coming off a baptism and frantically trying to set a date to replace it. We were able to teach this man, Bro. Mackdaddy, he said he is ready to be baptised, but he has been meeting with Elders for a year now and has never been to church. We set a date but had to drop it cause he didn't come.
There is this crazy but super prepared lady named Sara. We went to a Part-Member home and their lights were on their car, so we thought good reason to stop by and tell them right. Well, they didn't answer. This woman walked by and we aren't supposed to contact on post but I felt super prompted to so I did. She asked who we were and said a woman on post had invited her to come to a trunk or treat at the Mormon church, a woman that she had met on craigslist that she sold prego lady clothes to and said she came home and told her husband she felt something that she only feels at Thanksgiving time, a warm feeling like she was comforted and had ate alot the same as she felt with this woman who was a member and yet she hadn't ate anything. She had us rolling, she said she was feeling it again and that she knew she was suppose to be Mormon she said she hated the feeling that the Catholic church gave her. She is 21 and had 2 kids, just a really nice lady who is prepared. It is so crazy how the Lord works. We were supposed to meet with her this Saturday but she is the leader of a deployed group and one of the women went into labor so we are meeting with her tomorrow, we are so excited!!!!
This week we went to the Sanford District meeting. Elder Torres is the man, I came out with him. He is so good at inspiring his troops! We were all so pumped, I was able to go on an exchange with him and do some spanish work it was way neat, I couldn't understand a single thing they said but I could feel the spirit, it really was neat!!!!
I met this recent convert named Sol, him and his wife Jenny joined the church last month and is on fire. He told me how he didn't think that he needed this but once he felt the spirit he couldn't deny, he realized he couldn't go on without it! I was able to bear my testimony in SPANISH!!!! Elder Lake was in a dance class with my cousin Ashley from bountiful!!!!
FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO READS THIS......THIS IS A PLEE!!!! PLEASE GET ON MORMON.ORG and make a profile! I would love to reference some of our investigaotrs to check out some of my families testimonies on mormon.org! I found Greg's wives profile, cousin Karen and showed it to an investigator it just has an extra spirit when it is somebody you know!!!!!
We were able to contact that part-member family and set up an appointment to teach them this week so we are excited! So there is this girl from Michigan, named Rose. She is in the Army and is in AIT school where they teach you your job basically! When we taught her the first time she wouldn't even let us teach her. She was like focusing on how retarded we were for leaving on a mision for two years. But her friends from Richfield, Utah or her battle buddy was able to soften her heart! It was incredible, she was like at our lesson just pleading with us that she wanted to be happy and she would do anything. We read with her in 2 nephi 31 telling her to keep in mind what she could do and she knew she needed to be baptised, but I once again am a Temple Square missionary, and she is leaving next week and is going to go home so we got her info and everything all lined up for the Elders there.
The King family, they are gold and went to church in their new town! I love the ARMY!
I have been really miserably sick this week. Like if I have ever wanted my mom on my mission it has been right now! Crazy I know but I am on the verge of tears, I don't know what is wrong with me and people just give me crazy army drugs that make me pass out!
I think the Fayetteville 3rd ward is getting new missionaries and it will be exciting, maybe I will be one of them! With being a Zoneleader and covering 3 areas I often feel like a chicken with my head cut off but it is fun and time flys!
I love my companion he is so nice to me and wants whats best for me, he is just a good guy. We are able to serve such great leaders in the 3 units we serve. I learn so much from them about leadership and I am so thankful to recognize it! I love being lead by the holy spirit! I love when people say they feel something when we are around, or that we are different people. I just love it all! I want my mission to never end, I feel like I am on a hill going faster then I want to. I just gotta work harder. I am so grateful for an awesome trainer who just taught me to put God first and all will work out, that is an aspect that will bless me for the rest of my life. I love you all, I hope you have a blessed week! MAKE MORMON.ORG profiles!!!!
Love and Respect,
Taylor Blaine Petersen
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sophie is the only one to email me this week!! It has been a crazy week. Seriously so stressful a whole zone and 3 units, it kicks my butt. Great things have happened this week we taught alot of lessons. We had a baptism and we found some new amazing people. Had some struggles but they just made us stronger!!! I went on an exchange to Rockingham, it was neat. I went with a spanish Elder named Elder Obergon, he is from Chilie by way of Vegas! This church is true. I will see you all in 10 months, crazy huh! Member work is going great. This family the Kings were a member referral but she gave the referral and then left for Texas, well we contacted this family and they were golden like they are amazing like they are the type of family that 50,000 Elders pray for every night and we found them. They have two beautiful little girls and just an amazing family! But here is the catch they have been PCSED which is a military term for they are MOVING!!!!! To Fort Riley in Kansas another miracle is they live one street in front of the ward mission leaders house in Kansas, and the only down side is that it is Sister Missionaries!!!!!!!!!!! But it is still good. Sis King, they were moving Sunday and she still came to church with her little daughter, who she bought a dress for, they all just looked so nice! We have an amazing Zone, our zones numbers improved so much this week, we found 35 new investigators! Amazing HUH!!! 3 baptisms, it was just awesome this is the Lords work and I love it! I love you all, I hope you have a blessed week and enjoy all the pictures only post appropriate ones please!!!!
With Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Blaine Petersen
With Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Blaine Petersen
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
HOLA FAMILIA, Life is good in Fayettenam!!!!!!!!!!! It is a war Zone
here, we are under attack but as a Soldier of Christ nothing can bring
me down because my Calling Gives me Authority and Keeping Covenants
gives me POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mon-
NO emailing it was a holiday, but we got to play ball it was so
much fun, there was so many people there with the Holiday and
everything. We got a good basketball game going on, I am terrible, but I
love the sport!!!! Ben Biddoulph is in the singles branch of which I
cover, we tried to get ahold of him but his number doesn't work. We
went out with Bro Hudson to Taco Bell. He told a funny joke and said,
why is it that when geese fly in formation one side is longer then the
other.......cause there is more geese on that side. We had family home
evening with a family, we are trying to get her to invite her friends,
but it is kinda going so so. We pray for her every night. I know she can
do it.
Tues-
I think I am called to serve here so I will never join the
military.....I got a nice email from my girl KJ.....We taught an
incredible family the King's they are a member referral and they are
golden like they have totally been prepared by the Lord the spirit was
present working through us, them, and the exchange, and like Bro King
said the closing prayer and bore his testimony in the closing prayer.
The only thing that stinks is that they are changing duty stations
this next Saturday, but a good thing about this gospel is that it is
still true everywhere else. The Elders everywhere else might not be
as good looking but it is still true. Brings comfort to my broken
heart. We met with a member of the Stake Presidency he really liked
what we presented but the problem was that he didn't like the extra
meetings, so we are still trying to come up with a program where active
members of the church are invited to do missionary work. We went out
with Bro. Brack he is on fire, the Lord is giving him so many
opportunities and he is taking advantage of them, he is changing duty
stations to Germany!!! But we went that night and gave a blessing in a
part member family because the father had Post Traumatic Syndrome from
the war, so it was scary but the Priesthood is real!!!!
Wed-
So because we got in late last night, we really didn't get to plan,
and man did the day show for it!!!!!!! The planning session is such a
sacred spiritual experience. We get to call upon God and have the
Holy Ghost guide us in what we should do the next day!!!!! We got
lost off an on post and it takes forever to get on if you are not
military and it just stinks. I have a testimony of planning and it is
very important. We did have dinner with some members and were able to
invite them to do missionary work but besides that TODAY SUCKED!!!!
Thurs-
Happy B-day ALEXIS !!!!!! We were calling all these
investigators while we were planning, everyone was supposed to be
golden and nobody wanted anyhting to do with us, except some crazy
chic who wanted to give us a book on discipleship!!!!!! That night we
went on splits, Elder J left me hanging and he took all the
investigators, and I got one less active family and then had to find
something to do till 9. The Bro that I went with is the man, he is
huge, we taught this family and then I didn't know where to go, the
brother said, lets go see bro so and so, I was like we already have an
appointment with him, he said, I know but I feel prompted. I was
nervous but we went and the Bro said he was praying for someone to
come. We were able to counsel him and invite him to do better it
was awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Fri-
We had Zone Conference it was a neat experience we were able to do some
training and it was awesome!!!! We had like Moroni in the flesh, the
Fayetteville Stake President came in and he gave us a talking to, and I
have never been more pumped up in my entire life, like he lit a huge
fire in everyone. Missionary minded leaders are huge!!!! We went on an
exchange with Elder Pierre-Louis, he is the man we are going to room
together at BYU-I maybe we could rent Great Grandmas house??? I
learned a lot about Miracles like we can't force them to happen
but if we are bold and cast out all fear we can allow them to happen.
Sat-
We are driving in the car, Elder Pierre-Louis was like stop; I am
going to contact this lady so he rolls down the window contacts her
and she had a Book of Mormon on her dresser and read it and is wondering
about it, it was crazy, miracles, because we allow them to happen it is
so cool!!!!! Perfect love casteth out all FEAR!!!!! Elder Piere-Louis
taught us how to be Zone Leaders it was neat, just a good exhcange, I
felt like for the first time we had a real companionship study like we
studied we didn't just talk about something....like we studied
together!!! We taught a lesson at the Mall on post and some freak came
up to us and was like telling the people we were teaching that they
were crazy to listen to us and all this nonsense we don't believe in!
But it worked to our advantage in the end. We had dinner with a family
and the Burris' were there, a senior couple in military relations from
Austin, Texas, and invited them to do missionary work. Hey Family, and who
ever reads this, will you all make a Mormon.org profile!!!!
PLEASE!!!!! We had a great lesson with a single girl named Brittney, she is
ready, just waiting for her boyfriend to get back to baptize her!!!
Sun-
Alot of people at church!!! I got to pass the sacrament for the
first time on the misson! Dolly wrote me a letter!!!! We just had a
great day we were on fire we taught a sister who is coming back and
committed her to going back to the temple it is so cool. I love this
work!! MIRACLES, BAPTISM!!! We have a baptism this Saturday we are excited
about!!!!
I love y'all, I hope you have a good week and remember to pray for the
SOULS of North Cackalacky!!!!!
Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Petersen
here, we are under attack but as a Soldier of Christ nothing can bring
me down because my Calling Gives me Authority and Keeping Covenants
gives me POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mon-
NO emailing it was a holiday, but we got to play ball it was so
much fun, there was so many people there with the Holiday and
everything. We got a good basketball game going on, I am terrible, but I
love the sport!!!! Ben Biddoulph is in the singles branch of which I
cover, we tried to get ahold of him but his number doesn't work. We
went out with Bro Hudson to Taco Bell. He told a funny joke and said,
why is it that when geese fly in formation one side is longer then the
other.......cause there is more geese on that side. We had family home
evening with a family, we are trying to get her to invite her friends,
but it is kinda going so so. We pray for her every night. I know she can
do it.
Tues-
I think I am called to serve here so I will never join the
military.....I got a nice email from my girl KJ.....We taught an
incredible family the King's they are a member referral and they are
golden like they have totally been prepared by the Lord the spirit was
present working through us, them, and the exchange, and like Bro King
said the closing prayer and bore his testimony in the closing prayer.
The only thing that stinks is that they are changing duty stations
this next Saturday, but a good thing about this gospel is that it is
still true everywhere else. The Elders everywhere else might not be
as good looking but it is still true. Brings comfort to my broken
heart. We met with a member of the Stake Presidency he really liked
what we presented but the problem was that he didn't like the extra
meetings, so we are still trying to come up with a program where active
members of the church are invited to do missionary work. We went out
with Bro. Brack he is on fire, the Lord is giving him so many
opportunities and he is taking advantage of them, he is changing duty
stations to Germany!!! But we went that night and gave a blessing in a
part member family because the father had Post Traumatic Syndrome from
the war, so it was scary but the Priesthood is real!!!!
Wed-
So because we got in late last night, we really didn't get to plan,
and man did the day show for it!!!!!!! The planning session is such a
sacred spiritual experience. We get to call upon God and have the
Holy Ghost guide us in what we should do the next day!!!!! We got
lost off an on post and it takes forever to get on if you are not
military and it just stinks. I have a testimony of planning and it is
very important. We did have dinner with some members and were able to
invite them to do missionary work but besides that TODAY SUCKED!!!!
Thurs-
Happy B-day ALEXIS !!!!!! We were calling all these
investigators while we were planning, everyone was supposed to be
golden and nobody wanted anyhting to do with us, except some crazy
chic who wanted to give us a book on discipleship!!!!!! That night we
went on splits, Elder J left me hanging and he took all the
investigators, and I got one less active family and then had to find
something to do till 9. The Bro that I went with is the man, he is
huge, we taught this family and then I didn't know where to go, the
brother said, lets go see bro so and so, I was like we already have an
appointment with him, he said, I know but I feel prompted. I was
nervous but we went and the Bro said he was praying for someone to
come. We were able to counsel him and invite him to do better it
was awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Fri-
We had Zone Conference it was a neat experience we were able to do some
training and it was awesome!!!! We had like Moroni in the flesh, the
Fayetteville Stake President came in and he gave us a talking to, and I
have never been more pumped up in my entire life, like he lit a huge
fire in everyone. Missionary minded leaders are huge!!!! We went on an
exchange with Elder Pierre-Louis, he is the man we are going to room
together at BYU-I maybe we could rent Great Grandmas house??? I
learned a lot about Miracles like we can't force them to happen
but if we are bold and cast out all fear we can allow them to happen.
Sat-
We are driving in the car, Elder Pierre-Louis was like stop; I am
going to contact this lady so he rolls down the window contacts her
and she had a Book of Mormon on her dresser and read it and is wondering
about it, it was crazy, miracles, because we allow them to happen it is
so cool!!!!! Perfect love casteth out all FEAR!!!!! Elder Piere-Louis
taught us how to be Zone Leaders it was neat, just a good exhcange, I
felt like for the first time we had a real companionship study like we
studied we didn't just talk about something....like we studied
together!!! We taught a lesson at the Mall on post and some freak came
up to us and was like telling the people we were teaching that they
were crazy to listen to us and all this nonsense we don't believe in!
But it worked to our advantage in the end. We had dinner with a family
and the Burris' were there, a senior couple in military relations from
Austin, Texas, and invited them to do missionary work. Hey Family, and who
ever reads this, will you all make a Mormon.org profile!!!!
PLEASE!!!!! We had a great lesson with a single girl named Brittney, she is
ready, just waiting for her boyfriend to get back to baptize her!!!
Sun-
Alot of people at church!!! I got to pass the sacrament for the
first time on the misson! Dolly wrote me a letter!!!! We just had a
great day we were on fire we taught a sister who is coming back and
committed her to going back to the temple it is so cool. I love this
work!! MIRACLES, BAPTISM!!! We have a baptism this Saturday we are excited
about!!!!
I love y'all, I hope you have a good week and remember to pray for the
SOULS of North Cackalacky!!!!!
Love and Respect,
Elder Taylor Petersen
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