tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61623785365157884682024-02-22T11:04:48.811-08:00Elder Chaz EmeryArcadia California Missionfoxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-62774106640596396912013-02-07T14:10:00.002-08:002013-02-07T14:10:49.168-08:00Homecoming<div style="text-align: left;">
Sunday May 13, 2012</div>
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Elder Emery gave an amazing talk in sacrament</div>
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meeting. It was fun to have everyone in attendance.</div>
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Welcome Home Elder!!</div>
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<br />foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-53531722348962274292012-05-08T16:25:00.001-07:002012-05-08T16:25:27.166-07:00He returns...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Elder Emery returns </div>
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With Honor!!</div>
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We are so proud of Elder Emery and all</div>
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that he has accomplished on his mission.</div>
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We are so grateful for you and can't wait</div>
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to get reacquainted!!</div>
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<br />foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-78275521012314486472012-05-03T15:40:00.000-07:002012-05-03T15:40:06.871-07:00April 30, 2012<br />
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<span>Hello Family!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Im kind of at a loss for words right now, because as i try to look</span><br /><span>into the near future its like looking down a dark black hall... you</span><br /><span>cant see much. and just like you said dad.. i kind of have some of</span><br /><span>the same emotions that i did right before i left... i knew i was going</span><br /><span>on a mission, and i was going to teach people and knock on doors but</span><br /><span>besides that i didnt know what i was going to do. now i know im going</span><br /><span>home to see family and get a job and go to school but besides that i</span><br /><span>dont know very much... ya know what i mean? i really am excited to</span><br /><span>come home, but my heart wants to stay out here for just a little bit</span><br /><span>longer.</span><br /><span>When i get home i dont want to be lame ya know? i want to be excited</span><br /><span>to be home... i want to have enthusiasm but right now that is just</span><br /><span>kind of hard to see... so hopefully i dont seem bummed out or</span><br /><span>anything, but if i do act like that please just be patient, because im</span><br /><span>not going to lie i am attached to the mission and so it will probably</span><br /><span>take some adjusting. i am glad that you have some things planned so i</span><br /><span>can get back into the normal life. i really dont have too many things</span><br /><span>planned for when i get home, so dont worry too much about planning</span><br /><span>things. the only thing that i have been asked to do is come back down</span><br /><span>here to California to go through the temple with Jenny... she is a</span><br /><span>recent convert... its Sandra meek's daughter. she will be going</span><br /><span>through on June 23rd. i dont know when we are going to the cabin or</span><br /><span>anything but i would like to come back down here for that, but if its</span><br /><span>not possible then i understand. i would have a place to stay and would</span><br /><span>be fed and all that good stuff, but then gas is kind of a bummer nowa</span><br /><span>days.</span><br /><span>i think we land in slc at 12:40 so yeah,but i get to call you guys</span><br /><span>next monday to make sure i have the info right.</span><br /><span>anyways.......... SHEESH!!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>so this week was pretty good we had some good success. except the part</span><br /><span>where Jose ( one of our investigators) was deported... that was a</span><br /><span>bummer because he was so sincere, but we will get his info sent off to</span><br /><span>mexico.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Melissa is doing well... i am worried about her though she might not</span><br /><span>make it this week to get baptized, because she has been struggling</span><br /><span>with the w.o.w. she says she has been clean for the past couple of</span><br /><span>weeks and she continues to work at it. so we continue to pray for her</span><br /><span>adn finish teaching her.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Crystal is excited to get Baptized things are going well for her... we</span><br /><span>just have to finish teaching her... we have taught almost everything</span><br /><span>but we have a few little things left. the ward has been helping her</span><br /><span>out a ton.</span><br /><span>something that i feel i need to talk to crystal about is her</span><br /><span>piercings... at first it wasnt a problem i was like oh when she is</span><br /><span>baptized she will take them out because she will understand, but i</span><br /><span>think she might be frustrated when i ask her to take them out... i</span><br /><span>felt the need the other day when we were driving in the car, so we</span><br /><span>will see how that goes.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>other than those things... everything is normal. the ward here is</span><br /><span>awesome!! i will be sad to leave here, but i feel so blessed to have</span><br /><span>served here.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>so this is my last email...sad day right? i know there is not much to</span><br /><span>this email but i just dont know what to say... i might as well just</span><br /><span>wait until i get home next week right!!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Well i better be going! but i look forward to seeing you all it will</span><br /><span>be great and i will be singing...</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Reunited and it feels so good!!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>i love you guys and really do thank you for letting me serve a mission</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>family... you are amazing in every way!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Love Elder Emery</span></div>
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Hello Hello family! it seems like i have not emailed in forever.... the reason why i didnt email last week is because we had to go into the office and get our phone fixed... that took like 3 hours because we had to wait for sprint to take action... so it took forever!</div>
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These last couple of weeks have been super busy... we are teaching and finding alot! so its going great. General Conference was awesome!! it was so good to hear from teh Prophet, Apostles and other General authorities and auxilaries. so many of the talks were amazing... i love General Conference! it seems like when i was youger conference was always so boring and long, but now it seems too short. its like you listen to a couple short talks and a few songs then its over. its always so edifiying though.. i really enjoy conference.</div>
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some things that have happened this week... President Becerra came to my District Meeting and then to a couple lessons with us. that was pretty good he mostly just observes and doesnt say too much... he wants to see us teach and how we are doing sharing the Gospel with our investigators. it was fun to have him out with us for a few hours. during both lessons i looked over at him and said President is their anything you would like to add? and he would say a few things. i thought it was funny because i was expecting him to teach more. he said we were doing well and that we teach well, so its always nice to hear compliments ya know? speaking of compliments i was given a few more this week... one was a member of our mission Presidency, President Gutierrez he walked up to me and he was like Elder Emery huh... i was like yep thats me, and he said i have heard good things about Elder Emery and he asked where i was serving and he said call me up anytime i want to come out and teach with you... so that was nice to hear. i think one of the best one though was one from a close friend. so i was talking to Sister Olson yesterday and she was like i was emailing sister Folsom (sister Folsom was sister Olsons trainer she went home about a year ago) and she was saying she ran into one of my best friends. Sister Folsom is from Texas. Elder Deamer is in texas so im only assuming that it was him... some how Deamer and Folsom talked about me and Deamer said that i was one of the Big reasons he went on a mission. to me that was nice to hear .... Deamer is an awesome friend. oh would you be able to send me his mission Address? ive been wanting that.</div>
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Easter was good still not like home but it was good. i read alot about the death and resurrection of our lord. its such a blessing to know that our Heavenly Father Loved us so much... each and everyone of us so very much that he would hate to see us not make it back to him, so in his mercy he sent Jesus Christ to suffer for us that we might not be lost... that we would have the strength to endure hard things. that we would use his sons infinite and atoning sacrifice to repent and better ourselves... to be more and more like him everyday.</div>
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<span>Hello everyone... i am sure you were wondering why my email didnt come</span><br /><span>yesterday... thats because our P-day is today. we had Zone Conference</span><br /><span>yesterday and so we hadd our P-day changed.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Zone Conference was really good! it seemed weird to think that was my</span><br /><span>last one. i always learn so much even if its something we have heard a</span><br /><span>thousand times... there is always something to learn, well i guess as</span><br /><span>long as you are listening to the spirit and what you're prompted to</span><br /><span>do. yesterday we talked alof about Helping people... like helping them</span><br /><span>come to church or set a firm Baptismal date. it was really good. i</span><br /><span>still remember my first Zone Conference... being super nervous not</span><br /><span>knowing what i was doing. i remember the role play we had to do and i</span><br /><span>never wanted to role play again haha. now i love role playing and</span><br /><span>trying to help other missionaries with their investigators and getting</span><br /><span>help for ours. it has been a unique journey... this mission thing. i</span><br /><span>have loved it... i dont know what i would do if i didnt have this as a</span><br /><span>part of my life.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>This past week we met with Melissa again and she said she really</span><br /><span>needed that meeting that we had with her, because she was feeling down</span><br /><span>and things have been coming at her that she didnt like. she is still</span><br /><span>going through some rough things but she is fighting them off!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>we also met with Crystal and Matthew and they are doing good, but</span><br /><span>Matthew just went to jail yesterday and now Crystal says she can</span><br /><span>really focus and get baptized. (they were struggling a little bit) her</span><br /><span>and Melissas Baptismal dates are on the 6th... i truly cannot think of</span><br /><span>a better way to end my mission! what a blessing.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>we are teaching a man named Jose... he is super sincere and wants to e</span><br /><span>baptized really bad... but the only bad part is that he just found out</span><br /><span>he is going to be getting deported on Friday. he is the nicest guy</span><br /><span>ever and just wants something good in his life for him and his</span><br /><span>family... we continue to support him though.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>thats about it for this week.. everything is running smoothly except</span><br /><span>for my brain, sometimes it seems like i am so scattered.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>I love you guys and i Love the Lord. Im still amazed at the fact that</span><br /><span>He gave his life for a person like me... how much love he truly must</span><br /><span>have had. how can i continue in sin knowing that i caused pain to our</span><br /><span>Savior from the mistakes i have made? Our Savior Lives!.. i know just</span><br /><span>as surely as the sun came up today...and to know that i may once again</span><br /><span>live with my Father in Heaven, because of his son... his Precious Son</span><br /><span>is the greatest thing i have ever known. i do thank the Lord for the</span><br /><span>opportunity he gave me to serve a mission... to tell people of the</span><br /><span>Blessing of the Restoration and why its so important to have a living</span><br /><span>Prophet. The Book Of Mormon is true and i dont just say that because</span><br /><span>its fun to say. i say it because of what i have been told by the still</span><br /><span>small voice.. and by truly, sincerely, and prayerfully abiding by its</span><br /><span>precepts... we draw closer to God and feel his presence near.</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>I love you all with all my heart!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Thank you again for everything!!</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Love Elder Emery</span></div>
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</blockquote>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-26098411354983774332012-04-01T12:57:00.001-07:002012-04-01T12:57:27.806-07:00March 5, 2012<blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica;" type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hey guys... this letter is going to be super super short.</div><div> </div><div>but this week was alright... it seemed to go by so fast! i hate it... im not going to lie thinking of home makes me so nervous! i dont even know what to do. i try not to think about it too much but it happens because it is coming quick. it also doesnt help when you have an elder that came out with you who calls you up and says hey guess what... we have 65 days left. yep thats what happened this morning.</div><div>oh and by the way i hate cockroaches... they give me the heebie jeebies ya know what im saying?? yuck! i do plan on leaving alot of my stuff... i actually dont have too much, so you wont have to worry too much about those things! dont worry i would not even think about bringing those little demons home.</div><div> </div><div>anyway our week was good it was kind of thrown off. we had to help the Zone Leaders 3 days in a row up at Mt. Sac... we set up a booth with them and talked to all the people walking by. it was actually very affective... well for the Zone Leaders, but not too much for us because wedont cover a singles ward. they had us help them all 3 days because we arent afraid to start talking with people and we wont scare them off and we get great referrals for the them... so we do it because its all the same work right?</div><div> </div><div>we keep working hard and we stay at it everyday!</div><div> </div><div>soundslike things back home are going good... while i was reading your email i was laughing out loud and people were looking at me all weird like. its so crazy to hear that quincie is driving... holy cow thats all i have to say!</div><div> </div><div>i love you guys and hope everything is going well for you... i pray for you everyday and i hope for the best for each of you.</div><div> </div><div>i love you and cant wait to see you again!</div><div> </div><div>Love Elder Emery</div></div></div></div></blockquote>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-43014350466347886142012-04-01T12:56:00.001-07:002012-04-01T12:56:38.568-07:00March 27, 2012<blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica;" type="cite"><div><div>Hey Family... we didnt have time yesterday to email because we were helping the Zone Leaders move apartments.. and helping other elders move also because it was transfers yesterday... and today i only have a few minutes because we have to help the Zone Leaders again up at Mt. Sac... man these zone leader guys are running us ragged!</div><div> </div><div>anyway probably the most exciting new this week was well actually let me tell you a story...</div><div> </div><div>so our investigator Melissa... the one with the munchkins. had a lesson with us on Thursday.. well the lesson did not go so well. we asked her to so either the opening or closing prayer and she was like no i dont want to pray, so we were trying to kind of figure out why she wouldnt pray and she was just being stubborn. so we were like whatever and then she was telling us that she wasnt reading from the Book of Mormon. and we talked about it... she was just giving us excuses. finally i was like can i be serious with you? and she said i could be... and so i was and she did not like that at all. she just sat the rest of the lesson and would not open up. she even told us that she was so close to just getting up and walking away. at this point i am frustrated because i feel she is not even listening to what we are teaching, so we kind of ended the lesson midway through the Plan of Salvation.</div><div> </div><div>10 minutes later we get a call from Gabby (a recent convert) and she tells us that Melissa said she felt attacked and belittled, i said well i didnt mean to come off like that we were just trying to figure out if she is serious about this... then Gabby said yeah i didnt feel that you did anything wrong, but Melissa said she does not like you at all.</div><div> </div><div>so now im like great we are going to have to drop our investigator because of me... so i was a little more frustrated now... because i didnt know what to do besides just move on and keep working with other people ya know? anyway so a couple days later on Saturday to be exact... Melissa texted us and was like " i would like to apologize for the way i was the other day in our lesson... i hope you guys can forgive me... have a good night and i will see you at church tomorrow" so we were like wow... that is cool that she would send that. now im feeling lame because i lost faith in her and i just wanted to drop her, but thats not the end of this story.</div><div> </div><div>so Melissa came to church and she was totally different. we didnt talk to her much, but she had changed and she almost looked like she had a calmness about her. we met with her later on that day to have a lesson with her and her two friends which became new investigators and want to join the church. before we started the lesson she stops us and says " i would like to say something is that ok?" we tell her yes but in my head i was thinking great what is she going to say in front of her friends? she looks at me and says i need to say this... i need to apologize especially to you. the other day in our lesson i felt attacked and belittled and i just felt you were rude. i want to say thank you for saying what you did... thats exactly what i needed to hear to give me the push to look at myself and see that i needed to change. today at church i felt so good and it was an overwhelming feeling the whole time i was there and i felt that thats where i needed to be. ( we had one of the most spiritual fast and testimony meetings i've had on my mission... it was amazing) she then said i want to be Baptized... am i still ok to be Baptized on the 15th? </div><div>she says these things and i was just amazed how she had changed her whole attitude... i then apologized for kind of coming off rude and she said it was fine... i tend to just say it how it is kind of more straitforward now a days.</div><div>Later Sunday night we were with Gabby and she was talking to us about the lesson... and about how Melissa was doing and how she is so excited for her to get Baptized! and she then told us what Melissa said after we left the lesson. she said i feel in my heart that when i am Baptized i want Elder Emery to Baptize me, because he was the one who helped me understand that i need to do this and that it is important for me.</div><div> </div><div>isnt that amazing how she changed in just a couple of days? i am so excited for her to get Baptized!! it is going to be awesome!</div><div> </div><div>that is about all i have time to tell you about for this past week but hopefully next week i can fill you in on some more things that have happened.</div><div> </div><div>i love you all very very much!!</div><div> </div><div>Love Elder Emery</div></div></blockquote>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-24625664683853381322012-04-01T12:55:00.002-07:002012-04-01T12:56:07.203-07:00March 19, 2012<blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica;" type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Hello everyone!</div><div></div><div>Sorry about the confusion last week... my bad. But i am glad that we were ablt to figure it out.</div><div>This week was Awesome! first off on Monday we had one of the most frustrating but wonderful lessons ever.</div><div>so we were teaching this lady named Melissa. She has 3 kids and two of them are twins... one is 5 the other two are 3. these kids are insane!! not to be rude but for a couple minutes i didnt want to have kids. anyway so we are teaching them at a members home... a recent convert Gabby. she just kind of zones them out and so does Melissa... really frustrating. we are teaching melissa and the kids are going crazy fighting, yelling, screaming, crying, jumping, climbing, breaking, dancing, flying, swearing, they were like a bunch of whirling dervishes... yep just quoted kicking and screaming and i dont know how to spell that. so all this is going on and im trying not to just get up and walk out... my companion cant concentrate... what happened there was kind of funny. what actually made one of the kids settle down is he was running and tripped and smacked his cranium right on my knee... just looked at me, and i asked if he was ok and he just sat and colored the rest of the time... anyway so we are teaching her about how their is one church and we taught her from Ephesians 4 and we talked about that and she understood... then we talked about putting<br />
God first and turning to him for help not giving into temptation... it was actually really good. she said that she really felt good about everything and that she really wants to start changing her life and do the right things... so that was good. we then invited her to be baptized, because we got the kids to go play off in the other room finally and the spirit was strong... and it was really good. she accepted and is scheduled to be baptized April 8th!! super awesome huh?</div><div></div><div>we had another investigator finally come to church and she loved it... and said she would come back. i had to give a talk yesterday in sacrament... and then they kind of made elder Edney and i do a duet during sacrament also... what the?? yeah making me do things i hate doing. getting up in front of people is liek the worst thing anyone could make me do. but it is what it is right?</div><div></div><div>we found 2 more new investigators.... that was pretty legit!</div><div></div><div>the best part of the week was that i got to go to the temple with nana and her sister. her name is aunt Betty she was baptized a little over a year ago and about 4 months ago she was diagnosed with cancer... the bad part about it is that the cancer is all over her body... everywhere... i dont think i have ever heard of anyone with that much cancer in their body... i didnt think it was possible, but it is. Nana invited me to go with them so i got permission and Elder Thompson and i went to the LA temple with them!</div><div></div><div>so this week was great! we ahve transfers coming up this next week and i will most likely be staying for my last transfer... i will probably get a new comp because he has been here for 4 transfers and if they left him with me he would have to stay for 6 transfers... or else they would have to white wash us... i dont think they would White wash this area.</div><div></div><div>i have to be going but thank you for your patience with me...</div><div></div><div>i miss you all very very much!!</div><div></div><div>i love you and i will get to see you soon.</div><div></div><div>Love Elder Emery</div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-88074345079434429282012-02-29T09:57:00.000-08:002012-02-29T09:57:59.228-08:00February 28, 2012<blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica;" type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Hello family... you are probably wondering why i did not E-mail yesterday. well the best answer that i have for you (because its not an excuse) is that yesterday Morning i had to go have an interview with President Becerra. Sunday i was thinking about the Temple and those kinds of things and i was like " oh shoot" i took out my recommend and it said it expires March 2012 so i went in to get a recommend... i thought about it a couple months ago but i was like i have enough time... i can wait a little bit. then it seemed the time caught up to me and i needed to get it renewed. so thats why i did not email yesterday, cause then a member took us out to lunch and we were busy after that... sorry, but dont worry because now you will have an email to read from me... YAY!</div><div> </div><div>Ok so our week was totally sweet! well to start off we had Leadership training Tuesday and Wednesday from 10-3... that seems like a long time, but really it goes by so quickly.. and we learned so many things. it is so awesome to be able to go to those meetings! The main focus of both days was Faith... and by first creating it spiritually and then physically creating it. God saw it first in his head.. and then he created it physically. very interesting things to think about. so when we are out visiting people or knocking doors we will create it in our minds that we are going to sit down with these people and teach them, and if thats our motive and if we have the Faith that our Heavenly Father will Help us.. then he will and he will give us the very thing we need to say so that the people will let us in.... anyway it has been very interesting doing this. it has helped alot.</div><div>We also talked about " getting out of the Boat" we read the story of when Peter got out of the boat and walked on water towards Christ... it is very neat to apply to our lives and the ones of people we teach. i have learned alot from it.</div><div> </div><div>The people we are teaching has gone up alot since this past week. we found 6 new investigators this past week and we found 2 new investigators the week before! it is so great... we have 16 investigators now and it is tough to keep up on all of them. we have to work on getting our progressing investigators up... we have 4 right now and one of them has a baptismal date. we will have a push this week to help these people understand why we want them to be Baptized... we are hoping to set a few more baptismal dates. it is frustrating when you testify to someone the importance of Baptism and when you show them how much it means to you and what it can do for them and then they just say to you well im not ready yet... i cant give up my bad habits. they are pretty much saying im not ready to be blessed by our Heavenly Father. Why would you prolong that? sometimes i just wonder ya know?</div><div> </div><div>We received a referral this past week and he seems super solid. He is 19 and he has been through alot and he has also been to many churchs. He never really had family growing up... alot of stuff happened. he was just telling us how he just wants to feel that someone loves him and is there for him. he came to church and he was saying that it all sounded good, but he is just having a hard time believing it. i asked him why and said because something that you didnt grow up with and you dont know to much about is hard to just jump into and start believing. i agreed and we talked about that a little bit and we told him that we will help him on his way. i told him right before he left " we arent going to convince you that this is true and personally i dont want to convince you its true... we want you to find out for yourself." he really liked that because he has been to alof of churchs that were trying to force him to believe in what they were preaching. </div><div> </div><div>so this past week has been good and we are hoping for big things this week!! </div><div> </div><div>Mom i am sorry that i have not yet sent your letter... i will probably tomorrow because i left it at the apartment and we might not be going home until the end of the day because of miles and we have a busy day today, so i apologize, but it is coming!</div><div> </div><div>I love you guys and hope you have the best week ever... everyone of you!!</div><div> </div><div>Have a good Day i love you</div><div> </div><div>Love Elder Emery </div><div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br />
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<blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica;" type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hello family! how are you all doing? i hope you are doing just fantastic, because i know i am! things are just going great here in California... well except for the weather... its been rainy the past couple of days. i swear the weather just needs to make up its mind here. is it going to be hot or cold? i thought it was sunny california?? that means it should stay hot!</div><div></div><div>anyway this past week was great! we got alot of things done. we also had another transfer end and well...</div><div></div><div>i only have 2 transfers left... 12 weeks. it is crazy as time goes on and i get closer and closer to that end date i just think of the things that i could have done better, and i try not to, but its hard. for some reason its alot easier to think of things that i could have done better than the things that i have done that have been great. These next 2 transfers are going to go fast because i am going to do all of the things better, so then i cant say i wish i would have done that better... it would be i did the best i could. its going to be great because i have been transferred back to the Chino zone. i am going to be serving in the Heritage ward. this part isnt Chino Hills... its a little more run down... or you could say ghetto! i am excited finally i get to serve in an area like this!! we cover a good chunk of Pomona. i guess president Becerra said we cant go down certain streets after 7... its going to be awesome!! i figure if i take a bullet to the arm or something... their is probably worse hahah!</div><div>its going to be super good though i am serving with Elder Edney... he has been out a little over a year and he is a very hard worker. Elder Tovey was staying in Glendora 5th and is training... i think that will be good for him, and i know he will do a good job.</div><div>I am the District Leader again... i keep going in an out of the District Leader Position. maybe this time i will get it right ;) i will have gone 9 transfers as a district leader at the end of my mission... thats a full year as District Leader. its kind of weird but i guess it is what it is right? i was told that i was the DL to kind of Rally the District and get them excited and help with some of their investigators... it has kind of been a younger District for a while and so i guess i am just suppose to help them out a little bit... i will do whatever the Lord wants me to do and this is one of those things. it will be good i couldnt have picked a better way to end my mission... Chino AHH YEEEAH!!</div><div>alot of people dont like it here but i love it... so what if its a little challenging... you think Alma the younger and the sons of Mosiah didnt have a challenge? i think its the best way i will grow by being here in Chino!</div><div></div><div>i got the package this past week! it was awesome thank you very much for that...</div><div>oh did you get my letter that i sent? it was with my license information? let me know what the next step is.</div><div></div><div>i love you guys and hope you are all safe and Happy!</div><div></div><div>Love Elder Emery</div><div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br />
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Yep you heard right. i am no longer a District Leader transfer calls came in Saturday morning and the Assistant told me that because i had been a District Leader For so long (7 transfers about 9 1/2 months) that they were going to let this other elder give it a shot. so i am just a regular missionary once again... its kind of weird not being in Leadership, but it will still be good.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">I was not moved anywhere, but my awesome companion Elder Naeata was Transferred to Covina with elder Meeks... Lucky guy! i would love to serve with Elder Meeks again. i was sent a new companion his name is Elder Tovey... he is from Oregon and has been out for about 4 months. it should be good he seems like he will be a good companion who wants to work hard... we have some things in common, so that always makes things a little bit better. This transfer should be a good one... we are hoping to have 3 baptisms!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">New Years Eve was good! we went over to a members home and played some games with them a little bit before we went in for the night so that was fun! it sounds like you guys had a crazy party and lots of fun... thats awesome!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Sunday night we had an awesome lesson with Jackie Meek... (her home is where we skyped from) she fed us and then her and i were talking in the kitchen about religion and what its all about. she is buddhist and believes that what ever church makes you happy is the church that works for you... i told her she has a view of religion all wrong. we began to have a pretty good discussion on the restored church and it was really good. she has a problem with mans hand involed with religion, but i told her that the Doctrine is true, what we believe is true and if God says that this is his true church... the only Church that God set up on the earth is this one, well dont you think you should be a part of it? and she said yeah and that makes sense and i would know what i would have to do (meaning get baptized) but then she said that she had a bad upbringing with religion in her life and when she heard that most of her family is now newly members of the chruch she was like "oh great not this again" and so at this point she is kind of stubborn and is choosing Buddhism but we are slowly getting her to change! right after that talk we had... we shared the gospel overview lesson and im pretty sure she is hooked now! taught her straight out of the Bible so she could see that nothing has been changed Doctrinally. and so we will see how things are going with her when we stop by!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Everything is going pretty good for us! we hopefully have alot of good things going on this next week!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">I love you guys and hope you all get back into work and school smoothly!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Love you very much and i thank you for everything!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Love Elder Emery</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">oh yeah my new years resolution is no more caffeine or carbonation... adn i am going to be a more loving kind caring person.</div>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-91663450869628633962011-12-29T12:18:00.001-08:002011-12-29T12:18:32.471-08:00December 19, 2011<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hey guys how are you all doing? i hope you all are getting excited for Christmas... i know i am! i cant wait to talk to you guys it seems like it has been a very long time. Brash.. Happy Birthday! i hope you get your Letter soon... and you too dad i sent them at the same time... sorry it took so long to get them off.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">This past week was super lame, because i was sick most of the week... it started on Tuesday and it just continually got worse. i am alright now i am feeling alot better. i still have a cough and stuff but its nothing too bad at this point.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">We had our Mission Christmas Party on Wednesday... that was really fun! the only bad part was i left my camera in my backpack so i didnt have that with me that day.. that was kind of a bummer, but i am working on getting pictures from other peoples cameras. it has been really hard for me to get into picture mode on my mission. so i always forget to take my camera to things and then i end up getting mad at myself when i dont take it. i am working on being better at taking pics. My companion, two other elders and i sang a song with the Ukelele at the Party... that was pretty fun, but it was hard cause i was sick, but it went good though. i am working on getting that performance from another missionaries camera. it was really fun to celebrate that with our mission president. he is awesome i really have loved him being our mission president.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Alright so i am sorry i didnt have time to send this off yesterday... my companion had a doctors appointment we had to get to, and i had to email our president our numbers for the last week, so i didnt have time to send this, but i am just sending you a quick note because i know that you want to be informed on what will be going on on Christmas. we will probably... well we are going to be skyping at about 12:30 our time so i think that would be 1:30 your time... i hope that works for you i know you will have a busy day, but that is the time that works best for us. </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">sorry again that this is short... i hope all is going well for everyone of you! take care and i will talk to you on Christmas!!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Merry Christmas!!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Love Elder Emery</div>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-43342412163017643162011-12-28T15:14:00.001-08:002011-12-28T15:14:31.472-08:00December 26, 2011<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hey family! it was so good to see you on Sunday! i know i never really say much when we talk but its cause its just fun to see you all and see how you all are doing!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">this email will probably be short... well i know it will be short because i just talked to you guys.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Anyway i hope you guys are doing well. you all looked great!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">i am going to get my drivers liscense paper work done so that i can send that home by the end of this week</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">and the face wash is called power cleanser.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Christmas day ended up being good! we went over to La Crescenta to see Mary and Brendon... that was fun to see them this past week they were excited and we just talked for a while and then we had a nerf war with Brendon so that was fun. Then later on we went over to our Bishops house and we had dinner with them and that was fun too... sister Ballard cooked a good meal and then we played scattergories with their family so that was pretty fun!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Yesterday was our P-day so we went and played soccer with a member family... last week i told one of the daughters that i could beat her in soccer so we went and played at a park. then we played soccer later on with some other missionaries... then we went to Jamba Juice and that was delicious!! thank you very much for that Gift Card! then we went out to work and received a few referrals for a member. when we were driving to go play soccer i was thinking about our area and i started thinking about some people in a part of our area that we go and try and visit...( we have like 5 people in a little area that we work around) and i was thinking about a lady that is a member who is never home when we stop by, but i thought we should stop by her and turns out that she was home and she gave us a friend that we should go by who is interested in the church... so that was good that we went by her last night!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">other than that we just have a busy week ahead of us and we are going to work hard to try and do the very best we can! transfers are this week and i dont know what will happen, but whatever happens i just know its for a reason and i will find that reason...</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">i love you guys and have a great day!!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;">Love Elder Emery</div><div><br />
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so since i wasnt able to get off a letter... sorry. anyway i will let you know how things have been going lately. oh yeah and i have a letter that i have written today so i could send home my cf card.<br />
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so i am with one of the coolest elders in the mission... in one of... if not the most prideful area in our mission. these people have so much money that they flaunt it. i felt so out of place these last couple sundays... well mostly the first sunday but yesterday was bad too. i wish you could see it up here it is ridiculous! i try to be nice towards the members but most of them probably dont even care that we are here in this ward.<br />
i got up yesterday in fast and testimony meeting and i told them that they need to help us with our missionary work... and the best way that missionary work moves along is through the members. i said other stuff too, but i dont know if alot of members liked me doing that. then we had to present our member missionary work program to the high priests... that was pretty good. it just felt like them members were like " yeah yeah we have heard it before." i dont know what is going to happen. i told them that i they need to step it up... i also brought up the fact that i have been in the area for 2 weeks now and i have only been in 2 member homes... one being Thanksgiving. the ward probably hates me, but it will be alright.<br />
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last night we received a call from one of the more humble members... he asked us if we would be able to come over to his home on wednesday and help him do missionary work... he is going to have a friend over and he wants us to teach him!! so i guess it must have worked a little bit!<br />
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i am on bike again which i actually dont even mind but with this wind ( we got the same winds you had) and it being freezing at night makes it a little hard. it makes missionary work easier because we can talk to everyone on the streets!<br />
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this week should be pretty good.. we have already set up a bunch of lessons so we are going to be busy!<br />
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i love you guys and i will send off the card tomorrow morning!<br />
i miss you and i hope you all are getting into the holiday season as we celebrate the birth of the Savior!<br />
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i love you very much!<br />
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Love Elder Emery</div></blockquote>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-38136565798205087192011-11-22T08:27:00.001-08:002011-11-22T08:27:37.177-08:00November 21, 2011<blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Hello family! Happy Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!! how are you all doing sounds like the usual... keeping busy. that is always nice. well things are pretty interesting around here... my groove has been thrown off fo sho... transfers were this weekend and well i was involved in the 12 week program with my trainee and so i was with him for only 6 weeks... i was transferred to Glendora 5th ward! crazy huh and they just wont give me a break on this District Leader stuff haha... it should be good im actually glad that i will have a companion that is going to be on the same page as me. training was fun but it was alot of hard work... i had to watch my every move because actions speak louder than words so i had to make sure i was the best example the past 18 weeks or 3 transfers... becasuse i had Elder Nielson for 12 and Wagstaff for 6.</div><div> </div><div>My new companions name is Elder Naeta... he is from West Valley... big ol tongan! it will be great i am excited to be here. its actually kind of funny... ever since my first week in Hacienda Heights Sandra Meek (aka Nana) has been trying to get all of her family in the church... well this has been going on for over a year now i guess. but she has a daughter that is very stubborn and will not join but she goes to sacrament every week... so i told Sandra that i wanted to teach her so she should have her over, well we never ended up having the time for that. then on Saturday night we were talking about her daughter and i cant remember what we were saying but i said jokingly " i just need to get transferred so i can go baptize here" about a half an hour later i got a call to be transferred to her ward!! haha that is funny huh? so Sandra told me that i have a job to do and we need to get her. it is going to be good i can already feel it!</div><div> </div><div>i am a little bit sad... Brandy's mom liked us alot becuase we were nice to her daughter and she liked the church and we were willing to always help them... when she found out that we were not with our family for the Holidays... she demanded Brandy to ask us to come over for dinner on Thanksgiving haha it was pretty funny... but i am not going to be there so i am sad about that... but the missionaries will do good so i shouldnt worry. Brandy and Carlos are so awesome they will be some of my favorite people to come visit when i am home... i am so happy i was able to teach them!</div><div> </div><div>Well that is about all for this week family... i love you all and i hope you ahve a happy thanksgiving... Stay safe and be happy!</div><div> </div><div>I love you with all i have</div><div> </div><div>Love Elder Emery</div><div> </div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br /></div></div></blockquote></div></div>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-71359951893510367542011-11-07T13:39:00.000-08:002011-11-07T13:42:36.133-08:00Baptisms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCELbYGzzTE1sew7PHFrOEpbkKsbuzrLfXDm66xEOF6jJgm0tLw2k0p8V8ytD6p271bK9jlCptM7ZsBhY_Cw7Ug6drIjKSCQJ4KmZu4AsMyelJ6PgnxEd8yxFv_K28j-MD61p1BSijWPcz/s1600/IMG_0336.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCELbYGzzTE1sew7PHFrOEpbkKsbuzrLfXDm66xEOF6jJgm0tLw2k0p8V8ytD6p271bK9jlCptM7ZsBhY_Cw7Ug6drIjKSCQJ4KmZu4AsMyelJ6PgnxEd8yxFv_K28j-MD61p1BSijWPcz/s320/IMG_0336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672372455254609890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjOqGx8HLuq4vJLd9sDLNTOsarm5ccEjXCdU0FGhH83je1B3qVWjltXsm8tWQXuyI00J6i7oKoyoZY8wYp1Bx5-OCIC4akY8AG4GsQ08b1GJ-EaDVZgWKzqBdbdxDXsbu79TW6Sg1POax/s1600/IMG_0337.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjOqGx8HLuq4vJLd9sDLNTOsarm5ccEjXCdU0FGhH83je1B3qVWjltXsm8tWQXuyI00J6i7oKoyoZY8wYp1Bx5-OCIC4akY8AG4GsQ08b1GJ-EaDVZgWKzqBdbdxDXsbu79TW6Sg1POax/s320/IMG_0337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672372448734336018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje2ndh_nkmR2-L0SrondiVp7xb9ZSBW-AaZcmC1bHXNxnivojM9QywdE9zgCzaIDD4FRvD7UsJ8yLy4BdRtHSANMnNY2i0xGM-nxmCl3GmLT1hRCxQZLOnHByZMiLtXK1ibA4ydG1hr4R/s1600/IMG_0334.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje2ndh_nkmR2-L0SrondiVp7xb9ZSBW-AaZcmC1bHXNxnivojM9QywdE9zgCzaIDD4FRvD7UsJ8yLy4BdRtHSANMnNY2i0xGM-nxmCl3GmLT1hRCxQZLOnHByZMiLtXK1ibA4ydG1hr4R/s320/IMG_0334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672372203338466130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmz7o3L3sdJLppwSUYdKNf8JpywdDDNlNx5u-h5A121inVbmYlT0Q2gafEfyDyzg2ex-nrY1yY0ZgVttk1f3-eg2F3bxumgB_sZ9leKytpM-RMB5VJSC8doZNJm8jTHqiuTIRS0dEGeWH/s1600/IMG_0335.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmz7o3L3sdJLppwSUYdKNf8JpywdDDNlNx5u-h5A121inVbmYlT0Q2gafEfyDyzg2ex-nrY1yY0ZgVttk1f3-eg2F3bxumgB_sZ9leKytpM-RMB5VJSC8doZNJm8jTHqiuTIRS0dEGeWH/s320/IMG_0335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672372197070854546" /></a>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-438264410982787692011-11-07T13:35:00.000-08:002011-11-07T13:36:09.355-08:00November 7, 2011<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Hey everyone! this email is going to be a little bit on the shorter side today because we are a little rushed for time... but this week was so so great! well i hope things are going well there at home i do miss you guys... thank you for the email mom i do appreciate it and i love you alot just always know that.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Well yesterday we had 2 baptisms! it was the baptism of Brandy and Carlos... it was so cool i loved it. teaching them was one of the coolest experiences and we have built such a good relationship with them... i am full of joy right now and it is so great!! they asked me if i would give the talk on the Holy Ghost at there baptism and of course i said yes. so when i get up to talk about the confirmation and different things i think everyone was surprised when i pulled out a golf analogy... ya know like the holy ghost and a caddie. it was awesome they loved it!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">on Halloween we played soccer with Brandy and Carlos and two of their friends it was pretty fun we take care of business.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">it rained this week which was kind of a bummer because nobody wants to answer the door when its raining... we did get a new investigator and a few potentials from knocking in the rain so it paid off! we have been in the finding process because all of our investigators are getting Baptized!! i love this area everyone is missionary minded in the ward and are always willing to help out! ... WE evenhave a dinner for thanksgiving already lined up haha! lucky you guys... going up to park city... jealous.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">i know this is not much but it feels like alot because the baptism was the best part of the week! i will try and send a pic if i get it uploaded.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">you asked me about stuff for Christmas and i am not sure yet... it seems like it is too early for that. i think i will have something for that list by next week, because i really dont need anything but i might... i just have to pray about it and then i will let you know next week :)</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">alright well i do miss you all and i am very thankful for your email it was good to get that today! it has made my day for sure!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">I love you and hope all is well thank you again for all that you do for me!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Love Elder Emery</div>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-52897497941330185032011-11-01T19:10:00.000-07:002011-11-01T19:11:01.351-07:00October 31, 2011<blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>HAPPY HALLOWEEN! i cant believe it is here again... its crazy! sounds like you guys have had a busy week... i do remember end of term last minute assignments... always fun. sounds like you are all doing good though and i am glad to hear that.<br /></div><div>Mom its kind of funny how you mentioned distractions... i have had a few thoughts lately about distractions. alright so the part of your mission prepares you for the future right? well i have thought about the future (which i hate doing because i feel like i am going to have an anxiety attack) and one of the big things that comes up is that i dont want to have distractions.... because i know what i want and i am going for it i have alot of goals that i want to accomplish... some are short term goals alot of them are long term ones. we will probably talk more about it during the Christmas call because i might have you guys do a few things for me so i can just get right into it... i guess the big thing is that i dont want to be idle. right now i am going a hundred miles an hour always having something to do and i love it... do you kind of understand what i am saying? i hope you do.</div><div> </div><div>ok so one of the things that i feel i should share is about something i have learned and i have been learning it and am still learning it... it means alot to me though thats why i am going to share it.</div><div>Mom a couple weeks before i left... you said something to me that has stuck with me, but the way i look at what you said has changed.... you were talking to me because i... well i was a piece of work and had probably done something dumb or was just being rude about something and you were upset with me and you said this " i cant wait for you leave here and go on a mission" for a long time i didnt understand why you said that and i was just kind of like whatever because i was not very nice and i didnt care, but it has always stuck with me since then.</div><div>throughout my mission i have had alot of humbling experiences that have helped me become stronger. since i have been out i would say that i dont see a huge change in me... but what has changed is my attitude, my mind set, my people skills etc. all those kinds of things have changed, but im still me. The biggest thing that has changed is my conviction that Jesus is the Christ. i know more now than ever before that he lives and loves me and he loves everyone. i have come to understand that this life is meant to be like him... how could i become perfect like my father in heaven or the savior if they did not live? you cant become a perfect nothing. i know that this is not just another religion... i feel that it is a way of life... by us taking on the name of Jesus Christ at baptism and everytime we take the sacrament... we are promising that we will be like him. when we "remember him" we want to be more like him. and that is what we are suppose to be doing... this life is a time to prepare to meet God. i feel that i need to ask myself everyday "what am i going to do to prepare to meet God?" i get emotional talking about this, probably because of the different experiences i have had to understand this... also its probably what you said to me "i cant wait for you to leave here and go on a mission" because you could see my future and all the little small mistakes i was making were putting up walls for my progression or what i was to become. you could see what would be best for me and i was throwing it away, and so you were hoping that me going on a mission would teach me these things and help me for the better... i wish i would have understood that then, but i am so happy that i have learned it and i thankful that you sent me out with faith and those words stuck with me because i feel that if i didnt have any success out here with people... the one thing that God wanted me to learn was that... you have to convert yourself before you can help convert someone else.</div><div> </div><div>i seem to be out of time, but i love you guys and i am thankful for everyone of you and i hope you love every second you have in life because Life is Good!</div><div>you are always in my prayers and i hope you have a very successful week in all that you do!</div><div> </div><div>Love you as big as the bags of candy you get tonight!</div><div> </div><div>Love Elder Emery</div><div><br /></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-82444867227207255592011-10-10T18:59:00.001-07:002011-10-10T18:59:41.886-07:00October 3, 2011<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Hello Hello!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Well things sound like they are super busy for you all... that is good, but at the same time it is always good to take a little break from all the crazy stuff right? i would have to say yes.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">our week was alright.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Monday.. we had our P-day and that was good we played some soccer on a turf field and it was pretty fun... we ahd a bunch of missionaries come and we all just had a good time. and i got a haircut from Elder Laidlaw. he is from St. George and has been out for just a few months... i definitely have had better haircuts, but he is a cool Elder though. then we had Family Home Evening with the Sanchez family and that ended up being really good! we go over there every week because we are trying to get there whole family active... slowly but surely. we ended up talking with the most inactive son of them all and he jsut opened up to us and was telling us that he wants and knows that he should be going to church and following all the commandments, but he just ahs some hold ups. to give some background info on the situation... we baptized his son in june and we have been working with Linda... she is a girlfriend one of the sons (they are the ones who wont get married) and so we ahve been working with this family for a while now. and we have never really talked with Gordo (he is the one who opened up to us) but we have just visited and helped support the family and he was telling us that because we have been doing this it has been making him think about the things he needs to get right in his life... he was very thankful to us and we told him we are always here to help. that was a good way to end our monday.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Tuesday this day was a little bit Lame... nobody was home and it seemed like it was a really long day! we had a few lessons but things are slow.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Wednesday We visited members to try and get them going on this new program that we are doing... the older people just say " we are old and all of our friends are dead." ha what are you suppose to say to that? it is pretty funny sometimes.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">we also ate dinner with the Salas family... they are less active and have us over all the time to eat. it is kind of a cool story on how we ran into them. i will have to tell you it next time if you remind me. they have two nieces living with them that are kind of interested so it is good to go over there.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Thursday was good we had our district meeting and that is always an experience. i think i have probably the weirdest district in the mission, but they are all good workers so it is alright.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">we also ate at the Salas family's home... that was a good meal with them again.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Friday this day was a bit crazy! first we went to the doctor... dont worry everything is fine. then we had our weekly planning and well it was actually pretty good we should be having a pretty good week!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Then we had a Lesson with Brandy and Carlos... they are really some of the best people i have taught... they are doing great.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">We also after our lesson with them ate with the Salas family... it was good again! yep that was 3 days in a row. i think i have eaten with them like 15 times over the past month! but they love having us over and they are starting to come back to church...slowly but slowly :)</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Saturday Well General Conference was so awesome... i felt that most things that were talked about were something i needed to know. some answers were so direct its like they knew i had that question. it was amazing!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">we had a few lessons fall through we have probably 8 lessons with our investigators fall through a week...it is a little bit lame. people just dont see this as a priority... i dont know why...</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Priesthood Session was sad without you dad, but i still enjoyed every talk that was given.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Sunday General conference again was so good! i loved the Talk callister gave... that was enlightening i enjoyed Conference so much again the spirit is so strong when the Genreal authorities speak to us... i love it!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">we also had a sit down with another less active family who love us and have two non member children... it is hard to get them to commit to anything.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">That was about it sorry it is a bit short but i still love you guys!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">i hope you all are loving everything you do... smile smile smile, the Lord Loves you and knows you. that was definitely a topic from Conference that we all should remember!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Love you all and i hope this week is smooth for you</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Love Elder Emery</div>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-76577777366572427132011-09-27T13:39:00.001-07:002011-09-27T13:39:44.694-07:00September 26, 2011<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Hey family... i loved the emails! i was laughing at them they were kind of funny... thank you very much! sounds like you all are doing good. i always love hearing what things you are doing and the fun you guys have. i can totally imagine some of those things happen or things that are said... its pretty funny!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">about the country music... alot of the church music i have is country and i love it!.... but i dont think i will be listening to those other country people that you are listening too... thats probably a little to much for me.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">it is kind of weird to think that all of these holidays are coming up this fast... i still remember just barely having them i swear... i remember Halloween like it was just a couple of weeks ago! its very crazy the time is kind of starting to pick up. in my mission we have 17 transfers and im on my 12th one right now so i have 5 transfers left... its kind of a bummer if you think about it. i have just loved every bit of the things that i have been doing... and for how much i have learned thus far... i cant wait to learn even more!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">We had a special training as a mission on Friday... it was about working with members. it was so cool. i never want to knock on another door as long as im on my mission... we are going to just be working with all of the members and it will be really good for us for the members and for their friends whom they have been holding back on sharing this message with! i am so excited to start implementing the things that were taught to us. well i guess we have already started to do it... and we did it with the rozsa family last night and that went so good!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">we have still been teaching Brandy and Carlos... they are super awesome! i have really enjoyed teaching them these past couple of weeks! they have such a strong desire to do good and to want to follow the Savior. Carlos is ready right now but Brandy wants to make sure that she is done with the bigger sins... she wants to totally give them up before she is baptized, so then she wouldnt be a hypocrite and obviously we understand. but they are both 19 and so cool! and it is because members set a good example for them and they see the good that the church can bring to their lives.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">we have so much potential in this area, but people just wont commit. and that is really frustrating because they truly just do not understand what they are missing out on. i try my hardest to show them and teach them, but they just want to do their own things. they just dont get that the scriptures show how we should live our lives and what we need to be doing to prepare for the next life. when i read the scriptures sometimes i have a fear because i know that i need to change or do better and i repent and do better but alot of people just think that the scriptures are more like guidelines and it is a little bit lame.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">My companion and i are doing pretty good... we dont always agree on things, but we get over it. one of the biggest things that bugs me is that when i get bold with people... and tell them how it is... he sugar coats it and tells them it is ok... then later on we will be talking and he will say "i think we are just to relaxed and soft with people" as im pulling my hair out of my head. ha but that is the only thing... everything else is well.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">things are going good here though... i still love it! i think it will be a good last couple of weeks here... we will have a baptism on the 9th and we are excited for that! conference weekend is coming up and there is nothing better than that right? it is going to be a good one! it seems like April's conference was one of the best that i have listened to, but this next one is going to be even better. Priesthood session will definitely not be the same without you dad... i will think of you for sure.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">well i have got to be going... i love you very much!</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">hope you have an amazing week and that you will involve the Lord in your life everyday.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Love you...</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Love Elder Emery</div><div><br /></div>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162378536515788468.post-37566788788372458572011-09-22T11:14:00.001-07:002011-09-22T11:14:48.097-07:00September 6, 2011<div><br /></div><div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Hey guys</div><div> </div><div>well we had an interesting week... it was kind of a downer but kind of not. i wish i could just talk to you guys it would be so much better... emails just dont seem to cut it sometimes when you just want to have a normal conversation you know what i mean?</div><div> </div><div>anyway we had a few problems arise this week... first Daniella. the girl who was baptized a couple of weeks ago... she was antied this past week and she told us Sunday that she will not be attending anymore services and that she will just be going back to the Catholic church. this was very hard to hear... i was very sad and i didnt know what to do... i still dont know what to do because we went over to her house last night and talked with her and we really could not get anything out of her... we finally just told her to pray and ask because God will not lie and if he says that you will gain and answer by the Holy Ghost then you need to plead with him to find out if what we say is the truth and we talked about other stuff. it was so i dont know if heartbreaking is the right word but it hurt we just cant seem to figure out how to best help her. it seemed like things were going so well but then someone had to open there mouth and spread false doctrines about us and she doesnt want anything to do with us now.</div><div> </div><div>Then something else happened... Sunday we get a call from a Lady asking us for help and so we went over to see what she needed. she is on on parole and she needs help with money and a place to live because she doesnt have any money and she needs to find cheaper rent because she will be getting kicked out of her apartment on the 26th and some how she got our number to come over and help her with this problem. Basically what we told her was that we could get in contact with the Bishop and we can see if he can help because we personally cannot really get involved in these type of situations.. we didnt say it like that but that is pretty close. she started to cry and told us that she does not want to be living on the streets and that she is going to commit suicide if it comes to that. she said she almost took her life once with a gun. i didnt really know what to say other than we will do our best but you know taking your life is not the answer and i said other stuff.</div><div> </div><div>Why would people bring these problems to us expecting us to fix them... im only 20 years old how am i suppose to deal with some of these different things? it has been very stressfull and frustrating these last couple of days and that is not all of the things that have happened... just some of the bigger ones. it has just been a rough week. the Wedding didnt go through either.</div><div> </div><div>Yesterday we did have a Barbeque with Sandra... that was great and it was nice to just relax and take a break. some of our potential investigators should be progressing investigators by the end of this week... which will be good! we have been waiting for these two for about a month now and they are just about ready to start the lessons we are just waiting for a couple small things!</div><div> </div><div>The Lord does bless us for our efforts and even though it is hard right now i know it has purpose we just have to seek counsel from the Lord and not seek to counsel him and so we will learn from these experiences once we get through them.</div><div>this morning i was reading the last 3 chapters in 2 nephi and they are so great i know that the Lord does love us and he wants all to partake of this Gospel and so that is why i go out every day with a passion to find the people our Heavenly Father has prepared for us... through the Lord i will do my best to Convey his message to everyone we come in contact with and we have the Holy Ghost with us to teach these people of the Restored Gospel here on earth.</div><div> </div><div>I love you guys i hope all is well with everyone of you!!</div><div>Thank you for your love and support you are the very best!</div><div> </div><div>Love you</div><div> </div><div>Love Elder Emery</div></div></blockquote><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>foxie4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957823359474509332noreply@blogger.com0