The snow is melted.
So the fist time it snowed hard core and stuck to the roads we didn't know
what to do. We had a few appointments but couldn't get to them, and couldn't
find anyone to drive us. So we made cookies.
All we had was margarine spread and not sticks of butter so I just measured
out half a cup of spread. We didn't have chocolate chips so we cut up
chocolate kisses and used that. And on top of those substitutions probably
half of the ingredients were stale. The results were flat, slightly fried due
to the excess oil in the spread, burnt chocolate chunks because the kisses
weren't the baking kind, stale cookies. Lovely.
Elder Lindner says they weren't as bad as I make it out to be, when they were
fresh out of the oven... I've never really been good at chocolate chip cookies
anyway. They never seem to work right... I don't get it. I can follow the
directions to a "T" but still they just don't work.
Anyway. James still doesn't have a date. He has stopped the coffee but not the
smokes. President says to not set a date and just wait till he has stopped for
a few days and set a short date of 2 or 3 days. Hopefully that will help.
So I haven't see any stone bridges. But it is the "Golf Capital of Tennessee".
there is a huge water tower that says that and we live right under it! There
are tons of water towers everywhere! I thought they were a thing of the past.
I learned that Crossville houses the largest tree house in the world. I hope
to go see it before I leave here. It sounds awesome!
Well I'll close off. I'll probably think of something else to say once I log
off. Then I'll send a letter as well to include that forgotten stuff, and then
think of something else after I send it.
-Elder Sowards
Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Handwritten Letter
Dear Family,
I hope you are doing well. It has been snowing here, which means no car. So we weren't able to get much done the last few days. School has been canceled the last few days. Church was canceled yesterday as well. My companion, Elder Lindner, was really annoyed from it because he is from Wisconsin and he has experience of driving in 10 times this snow and if they had canceled church for this then they would not have church more then the would the whole year.If it snowed like this in Mesa they would cancel church in pure amazement.
Have I told you about James? He is a 53 year old man that the missionaries were teaching. We committed him to be baptized last Sunday for Saturday the 16th. He struggled with Word of Wisdom and it will be pushed back. He is a great guy. He wants his son to be baptized as well. It would be great if he could baptize his son. James will be baptized. He knows it's true and he knows he needs to give up the coffee and cigs.
The bike. Ya, it's not that urgent and if we get a used bike that would be great. With not having a car it has made me feel like I need a bike. But ya, no rush. The snow is clearing out. We are starting to give families the same challenge that Pres Ahlstrom gave us to "invite." Hopefully it will get us some new referrals.
-Von
I hope you are doing well. It has been snowing here, which means no car. So we weren't able to get much done the last few days. School has been canceled the last few days. Church was canceled yesterday as well. My companion, Elder Lindner, was really annoyed from it because he is from Wisconsin and he has experience of driving in 10 times this snow and if they had canceled church for this then they would not have church more then the would the whole year.If it snowed like this in Mesa they would cancel church in pure amazement.
Have I told you about James? He is a 53 year old man that the missionaries were teaching. We committed him to be baptized last Sunday for Saturday the 16th. He struggled with Word of Wisdom and it will be pushed back. He is a great guy. He wants his son to be baptized as well. It would be great if he could baptize his son. James will be baptized. He knows it's true and he knows he needs to give up the coffee and cigs.
The bike. Ya, it's not that urgent and if we get a used bike that would be great. With not having a car it has made me feel like I need a bike. But ya, no rush. The snow is clearing out. We are starting to give families the same challenge that Pres Ahlstrom gave us to "invite." Hopefully it will get us some new referrals.
-Von
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Email #2 sent from Elder Sowards
Family,
I am in Crossville TN. It is pretty cool here.
On Saturday night (4:00) we were leaving apartment and I lock the door
behind me and then my comp, Elder Lindner, says "oh no. did you lock it?" so
we spent the evening locked out and trying to get back in.
We start by calling the management, who is a larger company that owns alot
of other apartment and storages, thus leaving no management on site, and get
an answering machine, they already left for the night, where ever they were.
So we called the district leader, who happens to be Matt Lluellen's (sp)
brother, and he calls the office and they say call a locksmith.
We called a recently baptized family, the Pattens, who come and pick us up,
because our car keys are on the house keys, and brought us to their house.
At their house we look up locksmiths and found out that everyone could get
us into our car but couldn't get us into a residential place.
So Brother Patten calls one of his workers and asks him if he could brake in
for us. Yes we had a slightly drunk little Mexican guy come and use credit
cards, illegal tools and a tool belt to try to break in. still no go.
The Pattens had already offered to house us for the night and then even to
drive us to Knoxville to get the spare from the mission office. We then call
the management and contacted them. They come and try to unlock it with their
master key..... and it doesn't work.....
So we stayed at the Pattens that night and went to church in dirty stacks
and no suits the next day. The matinence guy, who lived 45 minutes away,
came and climbed up and got through the back door. Today another one came
and showed us that "some jerk stuck a little peice of mettle" in our lock.
More like a little drunk mexican guy.......
.......... our bad.....
My trainer is cool. This is only his 3rd transfer. Last night we taught
James a lesson and he committed to be baptized. It is awesome. I got to go.
Love
Sowards
I am in Crossville TN. It is pretty cool here.
On Saturday night (4:00) we were leaving apartment and I lock the door
behind me and then my comp, Elder Lindner, says "oh no. did you lock it?" so
we spent the evening locked out and trying to get back in.
We start by calling the management, who is a larger company that owns alot
of other apartment and storages, thus leaving no management on site, and get
an answering machine, they already left for the night, where ever they were.
So we called the district leader, who happens to be Matt Lluellen's (sp)
brother, and he calls the office and they say call a locksmith.
We called a recently baptized family, the Pattens, who come and pick us up,
because our car keys are on the house keys, and brought us to their house.
At their house we look up locksmiths and found out that everyone could get
us into our car but couldn't get us into a residential place.
So Brother Patten calls one of his workers and asks him if he could brake in
for us. Yes we had a slightly drunk little Mexican guy come and use credit
cards, illegal tools and a tool belt to try to break in. still no go.
The Pattens had already offered to house us for the night and then even to
drive us to Knoxville to get the spare from the mission office. We then call
the management and contacted them. They come and try to unlock it with their
master key..... and it doesn't work.....
So we stayed at the Pattens that night and went to church in dirty stacks
and no suits the next day. The matinence guy, who lived 45 minutes away,
came and climbed up and got through the back door. Today another one came
and showed us that "some jerk stuck a little peice of mettle" in our lock.
More like a little drunk mexican guy.......
.......... our bad.....
My trainer is cool. This is only his 3rd transfer. Last night we taught
James a lesson and he committed to be baptized. It is awesome. I got to go.
Love
Sowards
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