Dear Mom and Dad,    So this week has been really good.  Especially since I heard that there was going to be a temple built in Cedar City like half an hour ago.  One of the older couples turned and asked me "Hey do you know the elder that lives in cedar city?  and I turned and said "that's me!"  and then they told me.  I can't believe it.  I can only say that it will truly be a blessing in all of the lives of the people in that area.  I am sooooo excited.  And the I saw the picture and can say that it will truly be a beautiful site for all of the people in the valley.  I can't wait and if there are any developments I do expect a few pictures.  I haven't been able to hear conference so far but I will see it this next saturday.  And then there is a really huge thing that will be going on for a few days.  It is the 20th year anniversary of the church in Mongolia.  They have activities planned everyday and I hope to be able to see a lot of the things they will do.  It will be really fun.  Well this week was actually pretty cold and it just keeps snowing.  Not a lot but it still is that cold.  I can't wait for spring.  So we are still playing basketball every morning but it would be easier to play if we had iceskates on.  I have only slipped a few times so far.  Well this week we are still teaching our fantastic investigator.  Her name is Namuunaa and she bore her testimony in sacrament meeting yesterday.  That was really surprising.  We also are preparing a choir song for the 20 year anniversary and it is really good and it is so fun to be able to sing again.  I haven't really sung much the last two years.  Every once and a while.  But now we are practicing quite a bit and it has been really fun.  Well it sounds like General Conference was really fun to watch.  I really haven't heard much about America but that whole Supreme Court thing sounds really scary!!  I really pray that the Lord will keep America strong.  I guess the the world in general needs help.  Well I can't wait to go with you to Priesthood session next year Dad.  Well it is great to be able to email you guys and it dawned on me that in a month and a half we will all be talking again.  Well keep up the good work and good luck.  I love you both.  Love Elder Williams
 


Well Dear little girls,
    Well it sounds like all of you are doing fantastic.  Well I am so excited for the temple in Cedar City.  I know that it will truly bless the Cedar City area and I thank our Heavenly Father for allowing a temple to be built there.  Truly this is the Lord's work, for it can not be stopped.  The blessings involved in the building of a temple are truly magnificent and the reason why is that they are eternal.  The temple in a way is always a reminder to us that we are eternal and that this life's purpose is bigger than most people understand.  It shows us that we are progressing on a path so wonderful that we can not imagine what is at the end and to be completely honest there is not an end.  Eternal progression.  It is truly one of wonderful things about our loving Heavenly Father.  He will always help us to progress.  Well this week has been good but cold.  That has been the biggest problem is that the weather will not warm up.  It is really frustrating.  I am really sick of this whole cold weather thing.  Well it sounds like all of you had a pretty good week.  and the reason that is , is because of that huge grand finale at the end called conference.  I haven't been able to see it yet but I plan to see it next week.  I am so excited for it.  Well my investigator bore her testimony in sacrament meeting.  That was really cool to see.  Unfortunately our only problem is her parents but if we trust the Lord everything should turn out okay.  Rachel I hope that you get better.  Feeling sick can really be a downer some times but just remember that you are done with school in like a month and a half.  Well just keep up the great work Rachel and know that God loves you sooooo much.  (Also the rumor here is that if you eat wolf meat it will help you feel better.  I know that there aren't a lot of wolves in Cedar City but always remember Shylo does look pretty tasty.)   (Joke)  :)  Well Caelen, I admit that  I haven't seen pictures of the Land before time in a long time.  It was a great refreshing moment when I saw them.  Hey by the way just watch out for Sharpteeth.  They are all over the place.  Well I hope that you get better too.  It is really miserable being sick sometimes but on the bright side you got to eat cinnamon rolls!!!!  (I hope so)  Well Rebecca, it sounds like you are doing what I want to do.  Spaghetti to the face does sound like a great activity.  Let me just say that the birthday parties here sometimes end the same way.  Really annoying when you are in a suit coat.  Well keep up the great work up at BY of U.  You are doing great.  Well little girls have a great day and always remember that every cloud has a silver lining and every Darth Vader has a good side.  (I love cheesy lines)  I love you all and good luck.  Love Elder Williams


Dear Kristalyn,
  I am soooo excited for the temple in Cedar City.  Speaking of temples I don't want to intrude but I am a little curious.  Just say that you happened to get married in a few months (I am trying to make this sound unobvious)  what temple would you get married in?  Temples are such a wonderful blessing from our Heavenly Father.  I really wish I could be with you the first day that you went and received your endowment but know that once I get home we can both go to a session with the whole family.  Hey don't worry about anything Kristalyn.  I really believe that if you trust the Lord everything in you future will be okay.  Just tell that anxiety to hit the road.  (I realize that line was kind of like a cheesy Richard Simmons kind of line but it is the best I got)  That is soo cool about Derek and tell them congratulations from me.  They are helping God's children into this world.  Well I saw your picture.......................

............ and you both look great.  Don't feel like you need my approval in this relationship.  You've got it.   Well I hope that you have a great week and I love you soo much.  Love Elder Williams

Dear Mom and Dad,
    So this week has been really good.  This week we managed to find three new investigators and all of them are really good.  One of them came to church and is friends with many people in the church and so it is working out really good.  The other was just one of the other people we found on the road and when my companion was first talking with her I thought that it wasn't going to go really well but later they are actually really interested.  It goes to show that the Lord puts his prepared people in the right places.  Well it snowed yesterday but other than that the weather is slowly getting better.  It is warm enough now that we are getting up and playing basketball every morning for exercise and it is so fun.  Actually today we played ultimate frisbee because the court was covered in snow and let me just say that it made the whole thing really interesting.  I think everyone fell.  Well we also got to hear the easter choir yesterday which was really nice.  Well other than that there wasn't anything to new this week.  Oh by the way that whole not clean apartment thing wasn't bad at all because well the guy completely understood me and there was no problem.  It did help that we cleaned the entire apartment before we met with him.  SO I learned something this week about humility.  I was reading that one of the characteristics of humility is how we need to be ready to give credit of things that happened to Heavenly Father.  Well I was thinking about this and I also realized that instead of giving credit to ourselves so often we give credit to something just being a coincidence.  I realized that there are many times that things aren't just coincidence and that one way to be humble is to remember who's hand is in our lives.  Just one of the many things I have to work on.  Well it sounds like things are finally turning into spring there.  I hope that you have some wonderful vegetables to show me this year.  So dad can you give me another week on that whole math thing.  If you can't go ahead and do what you feel is best.   Well I love you soooo much and I wish you all of the best of luck.  Love Elder Williams  

Dear Little Awesome Sisters,
    So it sounds like you are all doing fantastic.  So you can learn about my week in my other email.  Well, Rachel, it sounds like you had a really productive vacation.  By the way just how old are you getting?  Sometimes you sound older than you used to be.  Are you growing up?  :)  Stop!!!!  :)  Well that is so cool that you got a ribbon for your art competition.  You shuu!!!  You should just continue to practice you art.  Well you got a slushie?!  I haven't eaten one of those in forever.  But I did get to drink arts a few days ago.  Really good except for the fact that when I first got to Mongolia it tasted like baby throw up.  Well hey just keep up the great work and always remember that all of those people in your school are you brothers and sisters.  Just let your light shine before men.  Well Caelen,  your ring looks absolutely marvelous.  You really have a wonderful father.  Well you just keep up killing those kath hounds.  It am on the other side of the planet right now holding down the fort here but I expect any day an attack from the droid army stationed in Selenge.  So my young padewan you must destroy all of the hounds before I get there because when I come I will bring precious information about the war taking place on the degoba system.  :)  Well just to let a little bit of nerdiness out.  Well great job on the ceramics.  You have to send me a picture of your minion.  I really want to see it.  So Rebecca, I was worried when I read your email because I heard the phrase (By the way this following account is straight from your email (copy paste) (This is for evidence for the jury))  I went to my friend's house because he was holding a tin foil dinner party. Yes, I added the italics. and the bold.  and then here is the scariest part   you said you had a lot of fun.?!!!  What is this?!!! Are you dating and meeting with boys?!!!  HOW DARE YOU?!!!!                     

       :)   Just kidding I love you and well keep up the great work up at BYU.  Well keep up the great work and you are such a great example.  Well I love all of you and keep up the great work.  Love Elder Williams

Dear Kristalyn,
  So this week has been pretty good.  It unfortunately snowed yesterday but the one of the good things is that we are still getting warmer.  Well one of the really good things is that you are doing well.  Don't stress out to much with finals coming up.  You can do it!!!  (Sorry that sounds really cheesy but in Mongolian they say it all the time)  Well I really wish I was there to see all of you enjoying yourself at the BYU volleyball game.  I am still a little nervous about thinking about going to college but when compared with  my mission I really can't say that it will be too much more stressful.  Actually with teaching English involved it might be more stressful.  Well I can't wait for it to be actually warm.  It sounds like Provo is really nice right now.  So the easter bunny didn't managed to make it here in Mongolia but we did here the easter choir last night.  That was pretty good and it was nice to just kind of sit back and relax and listen.  One of the things about the mission is that you are constantly going and you never have time to ever truly relax.  In the mission the idea is that the less you relax the more of an effective missionary you are being.  I'm glad that you have been able to learn a lot in church.  My branch is still learning that one of the keys to feeling the spirit is reverence.  Let me just say that when there are kids sprinting in the middle of the sacrament it makes it a little harder to concentrate.  WEll other than that things are going really good and it sounds like you are doing fantastic.  Well I love you and good luck.  Love Elder Williams