So Dear Mom and Dad,
So late last night I got a new companion.
He just flew in from a town called Khovd and his name is Elder
Enkhtaivan. He is a really cool guy and hopefully we should have a lot
of great new memories in Unur. So this day has been pretty good. It is
a little more hectic being with a Mongolian but I should fit in just
fine. I was happy to learn just how well you are both doing. It sounds
like you are all having a blast. So Dad, it sounds like though the rock
trip was great you are happy to be home. It was cool to know that you
got to get some cool rock though. So Mom it sounds like you kind of had
a busy week also. Just don't talk to people to much or you will get
just as tired as dad is. SO the work here is going well. Odmaa has
just discovered the Mormon.org and is watching like all the possible
videos she can on it. She actually speaks really good English and that
is because she lived in India for 5 years. well I am doing well here
and we should be hopefully setting a baptismal date with about 3 new
investigators or at least I am hoping that. I still have to show my new
companion around the area so that will be fun. Anyways so that is
really all the new things that happened this week. English is still as
hectic as ever but if I prepare well I don't really have to worry too
much. The hardest thing is just balancing missionary work and English.
Well that is really all there is this week. I will send my pictures of
Odmaa next week hopefully and that is actually her baptism. So I am so
glad you got the shoes for me. That will come in handy soo much
because my other shoes are doing well but during the winter they have no
grip whatsoever. I literally slip on just solid tile because the
bottom sole freezes like a rock. Well it feels like winter is getting
nearer and so I'm just not wanting to experience a supposed really cold
Mongolian winter. All the Mongolians are saying that this winter is
supposed to be colder than last year. Well we will see when it comes to
it. So just know that your son is doing well over here in Mongolia and
though I admit I don't have much to write today just know that I am
doing fine over here. I love you so much and I wish you the best of
luck. Love Elder Williams
Dear Little Sisters,
It is so nice to be able to hear from all
of you this week. Yes Rebecca I got your other email to no worries.
Anyways, this week really hasn't had a lot of changes other than I am
now with a new companion named Elder Enkhtaivan. He is a good elder
and we should hopefully have a lot of success together. Anyways I'm
sorry that I won't write a lot this week but being with a Mongolian
companion does shorten internet time a little. So just know that my
week was pretty good. Well it sounds like all of you are doing well.
Caelen I heard about how you will flirting with a boy at the ward
party. You are so cute!!!! :) Also those simulators are really a joke
in the disguise of a really cool scary word. Don't worry about them.
You will do fine. So Rachel that is so cool that you could go to the
temple dedication. I am so glad that you were able to watch the
dedication and be able to remember it. so Rebecca you and your new
iphone sounds really cool and I did get your email. You just keep
showing those BYU professors who you really are. They will be begging to
give good grades to you. anyways girls just remember that I love you
all and good luck in everything that you do. I love you all. Love
Elder Williams
Dear Kristalyn,
So this week has been pretty good. I got a new
companion and everything seems to be going pretty good so far. So
anyway I really don't have much to write about this week but just know
that I am doing fine over here. SO if you want a penpal I guess you can
write Odmaa. She is 23 years old and is a good new convert of the
church. Just yesterday she had her new calling which was a welcomer.
Yes that calling exists here. Anyway she did wonderful and she really
needed it because she is a little shy. It was good for her. Anyway you
can write here because she speaks good English and will understand most
of what you will write. So you may write her. She was trying to go to
BYU Provo but she may end up going to the UofU just because it is
easier and she has everything she needs to go there. She has a life
goal of seeing the Salt Lake Temple so that should be good for her. so
anyways you may write her if you want to. You can probably find her on
Facebook but I will have to ask her. anyways that is the way the
mission field is. Hey don't worry about your major everything will be
okay. Hey I love you and just know that you are in my prayers. Love
Elder Williams
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Dear Mom and Dad,
Thanks for writing this week and I am so glad to hear from you.
Good work on trying to get those neighbors to come to church. I know
that it didn't work out this time but just keep trying. One thing
that members just don't understand is the huge (and I mean Huuuuuuge)
impact they have on investigators. When members get involved people
are changed. So thank you for that. Well I feel a little bad about
the whole BYU thing but I guess me not being there has made me not
really care to badly. So anyways they will just keep on moving. The
whole mine thing sounds pretty cool and let me know how that goes.
Mining is so huge here that everyone seems to trying to get into the
mining field here. Also good job on teaching that class. that is
always what we try and have is just someone to teach as a backup. Mom
thank you for the great work with visiting teaching. I am so proud to
know that both of my parents are so strong in their callings and
helping others with theirs. So this week I was able to sit in all of
my mission conference which was a blessing. God knew that I needed to
be there and I was able to get the whole thing off from English. We
had Elder Larry Wilson come and talk to us for two days and the whole
thing was wonderful. I felt the spirit so much and was sad that the
whole thing was over. This week I finally had someone come to my
cultural English class and the thing went really well. The reason
being that only two students sat in my class and there are only three
total. I am actually really happy about that because I feel like I
can actually help two people speak English better. I feel like I will
be able to teach them a lot and am sooooo happy. I have always loved
being able to help people one on one and I learned that from helping
the girls with their homework when I was back at home. Just seeing
them light up with understanding is soooo cool. That is also the same
with the gospel. When someone becomes strong in the gospel it just
makes me sooo happy. Our new member Odmaa is doing fine and is making
friends with other young woman in the church and is also sitting in
the institute lessons. She is doing fine and before long will be a
great member. (She still likes to meditate but it seems to slacking
off. So anyways that was really cool. I just am so happy that the
church is true and that through the church we can progress. This life
really is just how close we can come back to living like Jesus christ
and enduring to the end. It is such a hard thing yet a wonderful
thing as we see small signs of progress. This work really is the true
work of the Lord and that we through doing this work can be saved
while saving others. Then when we meet again after this life how
great will be our joy!!! I am so grateful for this work, this church
and the opportunity I have to serve the Lord here in Mongolia. I love
you all and I hope that everything is going well at home. Just know
that your son is having a great time here in Mongolia declaring to the
people that there is a way to happiness. I love you and thank you for
the example you have set for me to go on a mission. I love you and
good luck. Love Elder Williams
Dear Little Sisters,
Thank you so much for writing me this week. So this week has
been really good. I got to sit in all of mission conference and it was
really great. I learned so much and am so thankful I came on a
mission. So nothing really exciting really happened this week except
that I was able to feel the Spirit over mission conference. So,
Rebecca it sounds like you are having a great time. You had better
warn all the U of U fans that you are out for them. I can just see
you with your face dyed blue screaming warrior chants at the top of
your lungs. Now that is a scary sight. Just keep the paint on so it
doesn't get scarier. :) Just kidding!!! So Caelen, you crochet that
tie!! You can do it and make it look great. I will even wear right
when I get it just for you. Well good luck with the cellphone thing.
That sounds kind of ........cool I guess but just know that your
leaders are trying to teach you something so go ready to learn. And
great job and throwing down on frisbee. I always knew that you could
play professionally. So Rachel, it is so great to hear from you.
Rachel, don't worry about life moving too fast. It is just something
that happens and I know you might get a little lonely but this gives
you a great chance to make and meet with new friends. You just need
to know that everything will be okay and just breathe. Life is cool.
Everything in life has something new to learn and like about it. Just
do your best and you will be fine. So one thing I learned this week
was just how we always need to be striving to be like Jesus Christ.
We always need to follow his example and become more like him. I know
that if we try this we can always learn from it. If we just try
everyday we will learn more. So just keep on trying little girls.
You are all so lucky to be born in this church. The church is true.
Always remember that and if you don't have a testimony of it just ask
Heavenly Father and he will give it to you. If you have a testimony
remember it. Don't ever forget it and know that it was a piece of
truth that you received from heaven. The church isn't just some
church, the church is literally truth. We don't teach just doctrine,
we teach truth. When we receive a testimony we don't just learn new
things, we learn truth. I love you all and never forget this. All the
things in this gospel are true. Always remember that there is no
other way but through the gospel. I love you all once again and good
luck with all the things you are doing. Keep Smiling!!!! Love Elder
Dear Kristalyn,
So sorry but today you won't get pictures but know that it will
happen soon. so thank you for telling me about your friend. I
appreciate your frankness but the thing we always have to remember is
that when someone repents they become a different person. I won't
type much about my week this week but I want to share with you
something I learned at mission conference. Why do we need the gospel?
This was one of the questions posed at mission conference. I really
didn't know why but this was one of the things they wanted to ask us.
The thing they told us kind of surprised me. It is not to live a
happy life even though this is one of the rewards we have. It isn't
just to follow some set of rules. It is actually there so we can
change. God's whole purpose behind this gospel is to change. One
scripture states the the gospel is the power to change. Through the
gospel we can actually change from the natural man and become a saint.
We can only truly change through the gospel of Jesus Christ which is
faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and
enduring to the end. Kristalyn, the amazing thing about this gospel
is it gives us a chance. No matter how horrible things we have done,
no matter how much we think that we a natural man, no matter just how
many times we realize that we are too weak, the gospel is there. It
gives us a chance to become something completely different. We can
literally become just like Jesus Christ. That is our goal and our
example. We need to be and follow Jesus Christ's example. For that
reason was he lifted up before men, so we could look to him. He is
truly our example and our Savior and no matter how often I think
about the times that I committed sin I remember that he knows. He
knows my pain my weaknesses my everything and in that I can literally
say I rejoice. He can help me grow, help me crawl out of the natural
man and become who I need to be. I love you Kristalyn, and I want you
to know that everything I just wrote is true. Christ literally lives
today and IS guiding this church. Trust in him and life will have a
purpose and a reason and always remember you have received this
testimony too. and I know you have. Feel with your heart but don't
remember with it. Only the mind can remember well. Remember with
your mind the testimonies you have received. We can not always feel
the Spirit because we are after all a mortal but know that you can
always remember the things you know with your mind. I love you and
good luck. I know that everything will be alright for you. I have
seen you grow soooo much. Keep up the good work and the Lord will
bless you. I love you and good luck. Love Elder Williams
Thanks for writing this week and I am so glad to hear from you.
Good work on trying to get those neighbors to come to church. I know
that it didn't work out this time but just keep trying. One thing
that members just don't understand is the huge (and I mean Huuuuuuge)
impact they have on investigators. When members get involved people
are changed. So thank you for that. Well I feel a little bad about
the whole BYU thing but I guess me not being there has made me not
really care to badly. So anyways they will just keep on moving. The
whole mine thing sounds pretty cool and let me know how that goes.
Mining is so huge here that everyone seems to trying to get into the
mining field here. Also good job on teaching that class. that is
always what we try and have is just someone to teach as a backup. Mom
thank you for the great work with visiting teaching. I am so proud to
know that both of my parents are so strong in their callings and
helping others with theirs. So this week I was able to sit in all of
my mission conference which was a blessing. God knew that I needed to
be there and I was able to get the whole thing off from English. We
had Elder Larry Wilson come and talk to us for two days and the whole
thing was wonderful. I felt the spirit so much and was sad that the
whole thing was over. This week I finally had someone come to my
cultural English class and the thing went really well. The reason
being that only two students sat in my class and there are only three
total. I am actually really happy about that because I feel like I
can actually help two people speak English better. I feel like I will
be able to teach them a lot and am sooooo happy. I have always loved
being able to help people one on one and I learned that from helping
the girls with their homework when I was back at home. Just seeing
them light up with understanding is soooo cool. That is also the same
with the gospel. When someone becomes strong in the gospel it just
makes me sooo happy. Our new member Odmaa is doing fine and is making
friends with other young woman in the church and is also sitting in
the institute lessons. She is doing fine and before long will be a
great member. (She still likes to meditate but it seems to slacking
off. So anyways that was really cool. I just am so happy that the
church is true and that through the church we can progress. This life
really is just how close we can come back to living like Jesus christ
and enduring to the end. It is such a hard thing yet a wonderful
thing as we see small signs of progress. This work really is the true
work of the Lord and that we through doing this work can be saved
while saving others. Then when we meet again after this life how
great will be our joy!!! I am so grateful for this work, this church
and the opportunity I have to serve the Lord here in Mongolia. I love
you all and I hope that everything is going well at home. Just know
that your son is having a great time here in Mongolia declaring to the
people that there is a way to happiness. I love you and thank you for
the example you have set for me to go on a mission. I love you and
good luck. Love Elder Williams
Dear Little Sisters,
Thank you so much for writing me this week. So this week has
been really good. I got to sit in all of mission conference and it was
really great. I learned so much and am so thankful I came on a
mission. So nothing really exciting really happened this week except
that I was able to feel the Spirit over mission conference. So,
Rebecca it sounds like you are having a great time. You had better
warn all the U of U fans that you are out for them. I can just see
you with your face dyed blue screaming warrior chants at the top of
your lungs. Now that is a scary sight. Just keep the paint on so it
doesn't get scarier. :) Just kidding!!! So Caelen, you crochet that
tie!! You can do it and make it look great. I will even wear right
when I get it just for you. Well good luck with the cellphone thing.
That sounds kind of ........cool I guess but just know that your
leaders are trying to teach you something so go ready to learn. And
great job and throwing down on frisbee. I always knew that you could
play professionally. So Rachel, it is so great to hear from you.
Rachel, don't worry about life moving too fast. It is just something
that happens and I know you might get a little lonely but this gives
you a great chance to make and meet with new friends. You just need
to know that everything will be okay and just breathe. Life is cool.
Everything in life has something new to learn and like about it. Just
do your best and you will be fine. So one thing I learned this week
was just how we always need to be striving to be like Jesus Christ.
We always need to follow his example and become more like him. I know
that if we try this we can always learn from it. If we just try
everyday we will learn more. So just keep on trying little girls.
You are all so lucky to be born in this church. The church is true.
Always remember that and if you don't have a testimony of it just ask
Heavenly Father and he will give it to you. If you have a testimony
remember it. Don't ever forget it and know that it was a piece of
truth that you received from heaven. The church isn't just some
church, the church is literally truth. We don't teach just doctrine,
we teach truth. When we receive a testimony we don't just learn new
things, we learn truth. I love you all and never forget this. All the
things in this gospel are true. Always remember that there is no
other way but through the gospel. I love you all once again and good
luck with all the things you are doing. Keep Smiling!!!! Love Elder
Dear Kristalyn,
So sorry but today you won't get pictures but know that it will
happen soon. so thank you for telling me about your friend. I
appreciate your frankness but the thing we always have to remember is
that when someone repents they become a different person. I won't
type much about my week this week but I want to share with you
something I learned at mission conference. Why do we need the gospel?
This was one of the questions posed at mission conference. I really
didn't know why but this was one of the things they wanted to ask us.
The thing they told us kind of surprised me. It is not to live a
happy life even though this is one of the rewards we have. It isn't
just to follow some set of rules. It is actually there so we can
change. God's whole purpose behind this gospel is to change. One
scripture states the the gospel is the power to change. Through the
gospel we can actually change from the natural man and become a saint.
We can only truly change through the gospel of Jesus Christ which is
faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and
enduring to the end. Kristalyn, the amazing thing about this gospel
is it gives us a chance. No matter how horrible things we have done,
no matter how much we think that we a natural man, no matter just how
many times we realize that we are too weak, the gospel is there. It
gives us a chance to become something completely different. We can
literally become just like Jesus Christ. That is our goal and our
example. We need to be and follow Jesus Christ's example. For that
reason was he lifted up before men, so we could look to him. He is
truly our example and our Savior and no matter how often I think
about the times that I committed sin I remember that he knows. He
knows my pain my weaknesses my everything and in that I can literally
say I rejoice. He can help me grow, help me crawl out of the natural
man and become who I need to be. I love you Kristalyn, and I want you
to know that everything I just wrote is true. Christ literally lives
today and IS guiding this church. Trust in him and life will have a
purpose and a reason and always remember you have received this
testimony too. and I know you have. Feel with your heart but don't
remember with it. Only the mind can remember well. Remember with
your mind the testimonies you have received. We can not always feel
the Spirit because we are after all a mortal but know that you can
always remember the things you know with your mind. I love you and
good luck. I know that everything will be alright for you. I have
seen you grow soooo much. Keep up the good work and the Lord will
bless you. I love you and good luck. Love Elder Williams
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Dear Mom and Dad,
So I will break down my week for you right now. So this week our golden investigator Enkhtuvshin quit meeting with us. At first we had no idea why but we talked to her later. She said that first of all she was offended by another older woman at church and second of all she wanted to know why all of the people in Mongolia kept saying that the Mormon church was wrong. As we talked to her it made me realize several things. First how true our church must be. Only the true church would be persecuted in a country like Mongolia where most of the people hardly even know that a book called the Bible exists. Second we always need to never get offended. We always need to realize that it is not worth putting our salvation on the line just because we can't forgive somebody. I always think what it would be like if I stood in front of God at judgement day and he asked me why I quit coming to church. And if I then said the reason I stopped coming was because someone didn't shake my hand or something like that and just how would god look at me? To think that I threw away my salvation for a little reason like that. It really got me thinking. so me and my companion both bore powerful testimonies of how our church is true and when we left that house I could feel the spirit burning inside of me. Though we might not ever teach her again it was another witness to the testimony that I have that this church is true. So that was one thing that happened. Speaking of giving talks Dad, I was called to give a talk this last Sunday about 3 minutes before it started. It was really hard and stressful to prepare but it worked out pretty good. I just gave a talk on missionary work and how all members could be missionaries. so that was really interesting for me. By the way you know that Cox guy you were talking about? I have heard his name a lot from the Mongolians here. He is pretty well known here. So tomorrow is mission conference and hopefully my sponser gives me the time off so I can go tomorrow but I am not sure yet. Anyway that has been my week so far. It has been pretty good and it was just so fun to be able to serve this mission. So that was the way my week went. Though I am sad about Enkhtuvshin it was a really good experience for me and hopefully she will begin to investigate the church again. well enough for that. Well English is pretty good and I am just being the youngest teacher at that school. Some students really speak well while others don't. So that is just the way it is over here. This week has been pretty normal so far and it has been great to say that. Well thank you for writing me all of your letters. I really enjoy being able to respond to all of you. Well I love you all and good luck. Love Elder Williams
Hey my little sisters,
SO this week has been pretty good. I really have just been living the missionary life this week. The only sad thing was that our investigator Enkhtuvshin kind of failed because she got a little offended from a church member. We went over and talked to her last night and we both bore really powerful testimonies of how our church is true. she was also having a problem with the fact that everyone even in Mongolia says our church is wrong. So we gave her the choice to call us if she ever wanted to meet with us again. I dare say we left the spirit of the Lord in that house as we walked out. I only hope she will respond to the spirit we left there. It was so powerful feeling the Spirit bear testimony of what we were saying and it was so neat to feel that whether she comes back to the church or not. So other than that this week has been a normal week with the exception of english. It was honestly pretty good but that was just because I planned my lessons well. Hopefully I can keep that up as I go throughout the year. We also have mission conference tomorrow which means that we have a companionship sleeping over at our house for the next two days which should be pretty fun. Well apart from that that is the news for this week. So Caelen, please don't send me mac and cheese. Even though I haven't had it in a long time let me just say that I have enjoyed not having it. :) SO the whole lockdown thing sounds absolutely awesome. i wish I was there. Did you get to not do anything for a long time? That makes it all the better. No school well kind of. Just remember that rainmaker's are dangerous. :) Caelen, keep smiling please. Your nickname was sunshine for a reason. Well Rachel, good for you on going to the football game. Keep it up and you will have a ton of school pride before you know it. Also those rodeos sound great. The horses must have been really fun to watch. Tell Bethany hi for me and also tell her that I really enjoy the horse meat up here. (It really is good) :) Well keep up being a good friend to pudge. I really like that dog. He is so friendly. So Rebecca, it sounds like college is just being as great as ever. Just keep on working hard and as long as you ask the Lord for help he will help you do anything. Just remember that without him that you are by yourself. You also have to remember that the only one that will leave is you and not him. He is always standing in the same spot, it is us that moves. So also just keep up on being a great cousin. You are so popular!!!! :) So this week I was really thinking about just how true our church must be. Even people here in Mongolia, who hardly even know that idea of Christianity say our church is wrong compared to all the other churches here. It just proved in my mind that only the true church of God would get this much persecution. And to be honest I feel like our church is just at the beginning of it all. But God will always help us as long as we stay strong to him. Little girls have a great week and I love you all. Love Elder Williams
Dear Kristalyn,
To be honest my English classes aren't really that fun or cool. It is just whatever. But it would be interesting to have you over for a day. I think you would ace the class. So I am so impressed with you and the Chubby Bunny game. I never thought you and your big mouth could ever pull it off. Just kidding Kiki!!!! :) I am just kidding!!!! Please don't tickle me when I get back for that comment!! Anyway that really is impressive. SO to answer your question about a mission there is never down time unless you plan it on P-day. It is always go go go. I have only taken about 3 naps on my mission. Two because I was sick. The other one was planned on a P-Day. So I do miss naps every once and a while but I will just wait and be obedient. Hey about your major don't worry about it. You just keep on taking the classes you feel impressed to take. The Lord has a plan for you Kristalyn, and he is trying to shape you the best he can to fit into that plan. Just relax and stay close to the Lord. He will help you. Well I really am glad that you are having a good time up at BYU. Just curious but I wonder if you are still going out right now with a guy pretty steadily right? I really would like to know about him or whatever is going on. Well good luck and just keep on being yourself. I love you and caikhan amaraarai. (Good night) Love Elder Williams
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Dear Mom and Dad,
So first I will answer all the questions in your last email. So
first Mongolia is starting to get cold and within the next week or so
it is supposedly supposed to snow. So once again I get ready to
endure the Mongolian winter. Well as far as I know I don't have to
worry about the VISA thing until November which is nice but I did
start my english today. It was interesting and no body came to my
class on the first day of school. but I am teaching a little more
unique class this year and that is English through an approach of
history and culture. That will be a little hard because I am still
having to teach normal english and so the planning will take a lot of
time out of our missionary work. It just made our missionary work
time that much more precious. Well Mongolian bread is all over the
place and you can find it just as easy as you can in America. But it
is a little different and it is a little more dry. It also normally
comes in small slices and is really almost impossible to make like
sandwiches out of it or at least your American sandwich. This week I
got to eat some great Mongolian cheese. The funny thing about
Mongolian cheese is that first it has the texture of cheese but it has
no taste. Also if you eat it you will probably taste the mold on the
outside of it. I kind of like it but I do search out to get the one
with the least amount of mold. So that is the way life is today. I
am really grateful nobody came to my english class today because the
threw the schedule at me the day of and I had no lesson planned. well
that is really all there is. This week was fun and we got to play
shagai (sheep ankle bones) which is a game kind of like marbles. They
do have a lot of really interesting rules though. Well that was fun
and the only sad thing is that little Ariunsanaa just left for his
hometown for a few months but he should be back in November. Well
Odmaa and Enkhtuvshin are doing fine. Odmaa is still growing and she
is just continuing down her path after baptism and she is also
planning on trying to get into school at BYU. I hope she can make it
because it would help her testimony soooo much. So that is just the
way work has gone this week and next week will be even more
interesting filled with English. So it sounds like the family is
doing alright. That is so funny that Caelen is driving. I can just
see her kind of driving the car really slow down to the garage. So
just know that your son is doing well here in Mongolia. Love you and
good luck. Love Elder Williams
Dear little sisters,
So what is up!!!?? Well I started teaching English even though
no body showed up for my first class. So I have to teach three
separate grades which is a little difficult for planning but I will do
my best. My sponser also through a curve ball at me in making me
teach one of the classes with history and culture combined. I will
have to plan really good which will take out of missionary work which
will kind of depress me but I know that the Lord will help and guide
me. So I learned that it is really hard to teach. You thought being
a student was hard but teaching is also just as hard. So this week we
had a lot of lessons which was good and our golden investigator is
coming along really well. She is definitely going to get baptized on
her day. So apart from that this week was kind of normal. I am just
living life as a missionary lives it. We also had our last family
home evening with one of our little converts ariunsanaa. He is going
up to northern Mongolia and we played a fun game with sheep ankles or
shagai. It is like the American version of marbles but they play it
with ankle bones and it has a few exotic rules. Anyway that was the
week. Our convert Odmaa is doing fine and told us that she is going
to try and apply for BYU. That was really cool and hopefully she can
make it. She speaks really good English and she should be able to
pass any tests like that. So if she goes I will give you all a email.
Anyways that was the week this week. So Caelen, good job on the
hamburgers. I really hunger for some of the good homemade hamburgers.
Also keep up on the football playing. You eventually could play on
the powder puff team because you could waste them all!!!! Rachel, it
sounds like you are having a good time and I am so proud of your
actions with that book. That takes some high standards and you are
the man. Well.....sort of. :) So keep up the indexing and also
learn some history. History still fascinates me. So Rebecca, you did
get an iphone. You are so cool. Anyway with you and Kristalyn there
BYU should be able to win all of their at home football games right?
I knew you and her were secretly playing in the game. :) So just
keep up the great work and know that piano lessons are going as good
as they were before which means that they really aren't going due to
different situations every week. So just keep on smiling all of you
and don't forget to just be the shuu!!! You are all so awesome and
just keep on being the good daughters of God that I know you are. I
love you and good luck!!! Love Elder Williams
Dear Kristalyn,
You look so cute shooting those guns!!! You are such a little
pixie!!! I admit that those pictures really made my day. Especially
because my day has gone a little bad. So the problem today was I got
my English schedule. It is still 12 hours a week I have to teach but
the problem is that the classes I teach will be hard. So first I have
to teach three separate grades which will be a little hard. I will
teach the first and second grade the same thing but the third grade is
a little different. I am supposed to take a more culture and history
approach in that class. The only good thing was that I didn't have
anyone come to my class today which was good because I didn't have a
lesson planned due to their poor planning. Well it means that I will
have to spend time each week getting English materials and a whole
bunch of studying of a little history and etc. But I know the Lord
will help me. Kristalyn, you are a very funny girl. Hey don't you
worry about that religion class. First, you have a testimony that
this church is true. I know that because I see it in the way you
live. If you didn't have a true belief in it you wouldn't follow the
laws and commandments set by it. Second, you are still trying to have
a testimony in the way of like a vision. These just don't really
exist. Testimonies often come like a slow sunrise. It just gets
lighter and lighter until all of a sudden you see the sun. Sooooo you
just can relax and know that you have a testimony. Also a testimony
is a continous process. Even I am as a missionary am encouraged by
preach my gospel to ask constantly if the Book of Mormon is true even
when I have received a testimony. So relax and enjoy the ride. By
the way you do look so cute when you shoot guns. Please go to all the
football games for me. Please!!!! :) anyways just know that your
brother is doing great up here on the about to be frozen tundra of
Mongolia. I love you and good luck!!! Love Elder Williams
Friday, September 7, 2012
Dear Mom and Dad,
So this week was really good. Me and my companion are doing
fine and are just continuing to try and further the work. So this
week....nothing that special happened. So, we did teach the plan of
salvation to our new golden investigator named Enkhtuvshin. We also
set a baptismal date with her which was really cool. It was actually
really cool to see her accept it because she realized that it would be
a life long commitment and she is still kind of not 100 percent sure.
So often in Monglia people will accept to be baptized in a heartbeat
but the problem is that they do not understand the purpose or the
meaning behind it. Anyways we know that she will do fine and that she
will choose to be baptized and she has technically already said that
she will. So that was fun. We also taught Odmaa about the temple
this week which was also really cool. We still worry about our Odmaa a
little because her mind is still set a little on meditation. Her
meditation teacher claims that as long as we stay faithful to a (key
word, a) religion that we will all be saved. So she chose this
religion or something like that. So we are still a little
apprehensive but she is improving and has huge faith in most of
everything we have taught her. She told us now that her life goal is
to go to the temple and hopefully get married there. So despite us
having to carefully trod around some of her more wild beliefs she is
still improving. I guess we are just praying for the spirit to just
kind of move her into all our beliefs and out of all her slightly
eccentric beliefs slowly. But God has a plan for her and will do what
is best for her. But she is still moving along remarkably. Well
Ariunsanaa will shortly be going for the countryside which means I
might not see him again but he is the most Christ like little boy I
have ever seen. So that was this last week. I am also starting
English pretty soon which is a good and bad thing. So that was last
week. It sounds like your week was doing pretty good. That is so cool
that Landon played basketball with Logan. That always makes me very
happy to know that the world is smaller than I think. That is cool
that Bethany is going to SUU. It is a great school. So Dad your
winging the lesson is just so familiar to me. Most of the time in our
gospel doctrines class we are doing the same or someone else is
because the teacher assigned to teach just doesn't show up. It is so
normal here that to here someone actually preparing is crazy. But the
church is still moving forward here despite a few funny things here
and there. Well today I was thinking about the scripture about where
the King over all the Lamanites tells Aaron that he is willing to give
everything just to know of the joy of the gospel. It really struck me
that sacrifice is a key in the gospel. Once we sacrifice something
God will bless us. It just made me wonder if I would give everything.
Well this week has been great and I love you all so much. Good luck
and write you next week. Love Elder Williams
Dear Kristalyn,
So this week has been pretty good. But you can read
about it in the other emails. So how is life at the big bad BYU? I
have a few friends that are also going to BYU right now. They were
some really great missionaries and I look up to all of them. Isaac
Wilson and Ryan Jolley. Elder Wilson for sure was the man. Anyway if
you just happen to run in to them give them a hello from me. Anyways
so you are playing Monopoly (or were). That is so cool. Just promise
me to rip everyone apart. :) So anyways don't worry about always
having to feel spiritual. I'm a missionary and even though I seek for
it is not like you have to feel it all the time. The key is not
having to feel the Spirit all the time but being worthy to feel the
spirit all the time. That is where it lies. But don't think I'm
perfect at it. So anyways right now I am half city and half ger
districts. BUt usually people live in the ger districts. Most of
this city lives in gers. Hey, don't worry about the VISA thing but I
do appreciate your prayers. So I will try to get pictures off today
but if not namaig uuchlaarai (forgive me or me forgive) So good
luckand wish my fat little pup a happy birthday from me. I love you
and good luck and god be with you til we meet again. Love Elder
Williams (Dramatic endings are so cool)
So this week was really good. Me and my companion are doing
fine and are just continuing to try and further the work. So this
week....nothing that special happened. So, we did teach the plan of
salvation to our new golden investigator named Enkhtuvshin. We also
set a baptismal date with her which was really cool. It was actually
really cool to see her accept it because she realized that it would be
a life long commitment and she is still kind of not 100 percent sure.
So often in Monglia people will accept to be baptized in a heartbeat
but the problem is that they do not understand the purpose or the
meaning behind it. Anyways we know that she will do fine and that she
will choose to be baptized and she has technically already said that
she will. So that was fun. We also taught Odmaa about the temple
this week which was also really cool. We still worry about our Odmaa a
little because her mind is still set a little on meditation. Her
meditation teacher claims that as long as we stay faithful to a (key
word, a) religion that we will all be saved. So she chose this
religion or something like that. So we are still a little
apprehensive but she is improving and has huge faith in most of
everything we have taught her. She told us now that her life goal is
to go to the temple and hopefully get married there. So despite us
having to carefully trod around some of her more wild beliefs she is
still improving. I guess we are just praying for the spirit to just
kind of move her into all our beliefs and out of all her slightly
eccentric beliefs slowly. But God has a plan for her and will do what
is best for her. But she is still moving along remarkably. Well
Ariunsanaa will shortly be going for the countryside which means I
might not see him again but he is the most Christ like little boy I
have ever seen. So that was this last week. I am also starting
English pretty soon which is a good and bad thing. So that was last
week. It sounds like your week was doing pretty good. That is so cool
that Landon played basketball with Logan. That always makes me very
happy to know that the world is smaller than I think. That is cool
that Bethany is going to SUU. It is a great school. So Dad your
winging the lesson is just so familiar to me. Most of the time in our
gospel doctrines class we are doing the same or someone else is
because the teacher assigned to teach just doesn't show up. It is so
normal here that to here someone actually preparing is crazy. But the
church is still moving forward here despite a few funny things here
and there. Well today I was thinking about the scripture about where
the King over all the Lamanites tells Aaron that he is willing to give
everything just to know of the joy of the gospel. It really struck me
that sacrifice is a key in the gospel. Once we sacrifice something
God will bless us. It just made me wonder if I would give everything.
Well this week has been great and I love you all so much. Good luck
and write you next week. Love Elder Williams
Dear Little Sisters,
So this week has been pretty good. We are just working as good
as normal. It is starting to get a little cooler and that just makes
me think everyday that winter is one step closer. So this next week I
will start teaching English again but I still don't know my schedule.
I am still waiting to decide whether or not I get sad about that. It
all depends on my schedule. So the lessons this week were really good
and we have another golden investigator. She will be hopefully
baptized on the 21st of September or as the mongolians would say it
the ninth month. Well other than that this week wasn't that eventful.
My companion did get kicked (or should I say tapped) by a little fat
lady because she figured out we were "Jesus people" That is what they
say every time they see us. Look, it is Jesus. They always just call
us Jesus. Though at first it was a little annoying now it just makes
me proud to know that I am still representing the Lord whether more
literally than I thought. So apart from that nothing else that
eventful happened. So Rachel, chi the shuu. You got to be smart to
run that mile and you did it perfect. Always shoot for your slowest
time because your improvement will be rapid. Great work! I also hope
that you ate those hamburgers just for me. I haven't had a real
hamburger in a long time. Well Caelen,
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Caelen!!!!!!
Happy Birthday to you!!!! (Since you are 16 you now are not allowed to
be within 30 feet of a boy) So i hope you have a wonderful late
birthday. So, you being 16 is a little weird but I guess it will be
weirder next year when I see you and you are almost 17. So chi
curguuli yzen yaddag uu? (you hate school?) School will become okay.
Don't worry about it. and keep up the work on the piano. Rebecca, I
think you lied to me but I am not sure. You spoke to me and said you
had an iphone. I think you are lying to me. I think you are lying to
me. I think you are lying to me. Can I hear that one more time?!!! I
think you are lying to me. But if you aren't lying to me that is
soooooo awesome. You are so popular!! (I said that in a high annoying
voice) Well good luck up at college. You a like the shuu. Well just
keep on going and remember that you are great and intelligent girl and
you can do it!! Well this week I am just wanting to say I love all of
you and it is so fun to see your progression from the sidelines. Just
remember to keep progressing and God will bless you as long as you
move along is road. I love you all and good luck in everything you
do. Love Elder Williams
So this week has been pretty good. We are just working as good
as normal. It is starting to get a little cooler and that just makes
me think everyday that winter is one step closer. So this next week I
will start teaching English again but I still don't know my schedule.
I am still waiting to decide whether or not I get sad about that. It
all depends on my schedule. So the lessons this week were really good
and we have another golden investigator. She will be hopefully
baptized on the 21st of September or as the mongolians would say it
the ninth month. Well other than that this week wasn't that eventful.
My companion did get kicked (or should I say tapped) by a little fat
lady because she figured out we were "Jesus people" That is what they
say every time they see us. Look, it is Jesus. They always just call
us Jesus. Though at first it was a little annoying now it just makes
me proud to know that I am still representing the Lord whether more
literally than I thought. So apart from that nothing else that
eventful happened. So Rachel, chi the shuu. You got to be smart to
run that mile and you did it perfect. Always shoot for your slowest
time because your improvement will be rapid. Great work! I also hope
that you ate those hamburgers just for me. I haven't had a real
hamburger in a long time. Well Caelen,
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Caelen!!!!!!
Happy Birthday to you!!!! (Since you are 16 you now are not allowed to
be within 30 feet of a boy) So i hope you have a wonderful late
birthday. So, you being 16 is a little weird but I guess it will be
weirder next year when I see you and you are almost 17. So chi
curguuli yzen yaddag uu? (you hate school?) School will become okay.
Don't worry about it. and keep up the work on the piano. Rebecca, I
think you lied to me but I am not sure. You spoke to me and said you
had an iphone. I think you are lying to me. I think you are lying to
me. I think you are lying to me. Can I hear that one more time?!!! I
think you are lying to me. But if you aren't lying to me that is
soooooo awesome. You are so popular!! (I said that in a high annoying
voice) Well good luck up at college. You a like the shuu. Well just
keep on going and remember that you are great and intelligent girl and
you can do it!! Well this week I am just wanting to say I love all of
you and it is so fun to see your progression from the sidelines. Just
remember to keep progressing and God will bless you as long as you
move along is road. I love you all and good luck in everything you
do. Love Elder Williams
So this week has been pretty good. But you can read
about it in the other emails. So how is life at the big bad BYU? I
have a few friends that are also going to BYU right now. They were
some really great missionaries and I look up to all of them. Isaac
Wilson and Ryan Jolley. Elder Wilson for sure was the man. Anyway if
you just happen to run in to them give them a hello from me. Anyways
so you are playing Monopoly (or were). That is so cool. Just promise
me to rip everyone apart. :) So anyways don't worry about always
having to feel spiritual. I'm a missionary and even though I seek for
it is not like you have to feel it all the time. The key is not
having to feel the Spirit all the time but being worthy to feel the
spirit all the time. That is where it lies. But don't think I'm
perfect at it. So anyways right now I am half city and half ger
districts. BUt usually people live in the ger districts. Most of
this city lives in gers. Hey, don't worry about the VISA thing but I
do appreciate your prayers. So I will try to get pictures off today
but if not namaig uuchlaarai (forgive me or me forgive) So good
luckand wish my fat little pup a happy birthday from me. I love you
and good luck and god be with you til we meet again. Love Elder
Williams (Dramatic endings are so cool)
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