Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday April 9, 2011 Happy Birthday Elder Lerwill
Can't believe our Dalan turned 20! We sure thought of him yesterday on his birthday! Actually not just on his birthday but all week I have been thinking about him. We are so proud of him and happy that he is enjoying his mission so much. Happy 20th Birthday Elder Lerwill
Bailey Shelf
Monday, April 4, 2011
Tender Mercies
It is real interesting how the Lord works and blesses us. We have had several of those tender mercies in our lives. Dalan wrote home about a very special and sacred experience that he had at the temple and I know it is blessing his life and ours. Then this morning I returned a phone call from Medtronic Minimed. A guy had called on Saturday and we were not home and he asked Dalan to call him. Well since Dalan is in Arizona (and very busy I might say) I called him back. He has been assigned to be Dalan's advocate. O.k. whatever, we have been customers of this company for a long time now (probably close to 10 years) and we have never had anyone call us before. He wanted to verify address and that kind of stuff and let us know of a recall on skin prep wipes (which doesn't apply to us, yes!) and he wanted to make sure that he had enough pump supplies. I told him that Dalan had plenty and said we had switch his sister around and she wasn't using the same ones as him so he had plenty. Well he told me that since he was Dalan's advocate and we have two members in our family on minimed pumps that we qualify for a 20% discount.Yeah!!! I asked him how come we haven't known about this for a long time? Anyway I won't think about that and I will be very grateful for any help. Switching our insurance around so we can say we can afford it (which is really a myth) has been a little painful (more like a needle in your eye). I feel like Heavenly Father is aware and I am so thankful.
Transfer News E-mail 4-4-2011 new companion Elder Thomas
Hello hello, how are you all doing?! I hope all is good and your getting alot accomplished! :) i loved reading your emails and hearing everything new and exciting there. soundslike you are starting to get some sun shine there! i am sure that you all are really enjoying that. wont be long till its all melted and you are able to start enjoying the fun things of summer. it sure has made that misrable change here...it hit 100 here this week and is on the climb!! fun fun, haha. ill survive, hopfully! We were watching confrence on saturday at 9:00 and i called this # on the phone that tells you the weather and it was 91 and clear in mesa, and 39 and snowing in tetonia!! way crazy how much of a differnce there is!
well there is a tonof stuff i need to get you all filled in on! i got my birthday package on saturday and have listened to the tape so ill try and answer those q's as well!! but i loved the package! the socks are great and i love the tie and cd! they are great. it was so good to hear from you on the cassette and know how things are going on there! :) i am going to spend my birthday dinner time with the Rudds, they wanted to have me over and cook dinner for me, which happens quite often so that will be really fun! my shoes still fit! my feet are growing but i am good, if i need somehting new i will make the change! thnaks so much. you mentioned somtthing about making a DVD of some stuff and ya that would be great! :) i dont think that it would be a big deal to be able to watch it so that would be fun. if you have time and want to i would love to see!
Elder weave is still really struggling, they sent him to phoenix where no one really cares what you say and it is harder to affend people out there! haha, he is still out though... we'll see, hoppe it all works out for him and he can keep his life in order! it is really hard for him because so young out on the mission he started a really bad rep for himself and all of his comps have preconcieved notions because of his past! hope the best for him!
Ya i know elder davenport. he went home like 4 1/2 months ago. that crazy that you run into as many people as you do that have connections to hear! i get the same from here to there! lots of people moving back up there now that the sun has started to show some heat. lots of snow birds! :)
That is so redikulous about blake shooting him self in the chest! he is so lucky... that could have been really bad! i hope that he can get out on his expected date and be ok! scary though, you never know what life is going to thow at you, need to be really carfull at all times! if you see him before he takes off wish him the best from me!
I am so sorry for the snake pic! it really did make me laugh though to hear the story with macie! haha, way funny. sorry for the sleepless night though! ha
The Butler family in my last area are still doing really well. they are still active and bro butler has a calling and spoke in stake confence so thats awesome. the restof the family has not got baptised yet. i am not quite sure why but they are getting close! wonderful family and it will be a great day when they do!
it was really crazy, i was waching the confence where byui choir was singing and your not going to believe who i saw in it! haha, johhny my roommate from collage! it made me laugh so hard!!! wierd as ever but hope he is doing good! :) we watched confrence at differnt members houses, we watched one session with the rudds and one with the casens! they are both such amazing families that i cant wait for you to meet! :) confrence was so enjoyable, always a boost to hear all those inspiring words! :) i had alot of favorites but i really liked elder hollands (as ushuall) and all of priestood session was amazing! pres monson was so funny when he talked! and i alos loved all of elder Ukdorfs! he is really good! it was a great weekend that was really enjoyed! my favorite quote was i think elder bednar, but he was talkign about teaching by the spririt and he said that when we do we are delivering personal, prophetic, apsistles to those we teach! that really touched me and helped me realize how important it is to teach by the spirit, its the only way.
We got transfer news on saturday night and i am so excited! :) I am going to be with elder Thomas. he came out with me and was in my MTC district! he is a great missionary and i am really excited to be able to work with him! :) i will send pics next week and i am sure you will recoginzw him from others from the MTC! :) we have never served around each other sence we have been out so its been a while sence i have had much to do with him but have talked with him at transfers before! it will be really great and we will work hard and get the area really going again! kinda stressful taking over the area and zone. we have a bunch of misisonary meeting these upcoming week so we will be busy getting all of those prepared and also everything else that is going on, so needless to say we are going to have a crazy rest of the month!! but it will be great! i am so excited to get a new comp, elder paiz has done really good but has slowed down some and so it has been kinda difficlut to keep things rolling, plus he has been packing his bags and getting all of that together so ya, and he got food poisonign at the beginging of the week so satan is really working on him and all of us but all be good! all the joys of transfers! he goes to the mission home at 4:30 today and flys out tues moring at 10! exciting for him.
to add to all the crazyness i have to go back to the mission home tomarro to pick up a brand new misisonary to stay and work with me tues-wed till transfers, so there is oging to be alot of running around but it will be great! i will spending the night tonight with the spanish elders, it will be alot of fun! :) they are great. i am sad to see some missionaries get transfered out of the zone but there are some awesoem ones comiign in so it will be great! i am really excited for this next transfer!
Tedd's baptism didnt end up going thorugh, he told his parents and they are going to kick him out and have prety much disowned him for even consitering getting baptised! pretty sad situation but he is strong and we talked with him on the phone and he said that no matter what they do, no one is going to keep him from getting baptised! he is such a strong spirit and will do great! he is really struggling right now though! keep him in your prayers! thanks :)
We have seen lots of amazing miricles this week despite all the stuff going on! Jenntte felt and undersood what the spirit is and her and Blue are progressing really well. we are really excited for them.
Trying really hard to find new people to teach and witnessing amaizng miricles every day! so rewarding!
thank you so much for all you do and your love and support!i loved my birthday package and hearing from you all this week! i hoppe and pray that you can get everyting ready to roll there for the spring fiesta of planting and wish you the very best! stay safe and healthy and we will keep in touch! Take care and hopfully you can enjoy some sun shine!! (your more than welcome to take some of ours!!)
Love
Elder Dalan Lerwill
a quick pic of me cooking burgers at our zone activity last pday! it was 94 degrees! gotta love it!
have a wonderful week and be safe!
Love elderDAlan Lerwill
well there is a tonof stuff i need to get you all filled in on! i got my birthday package on saturday and have listened to the tape so ill try and answer those q's as well!! but i loved the package! the socks are great and i love the tie and cd! they are great. it was so good to hear from you on the cassette and know how things are going on there! :) i am going to spend my birthday dinner time with the Rudds, they wanted to have me over and cook dinner for me, which happens quite often so that will be really fun! my shoes still fit! my feet are growing but i am good, if i need somehting new i will make the change! thnaks so much. you mentioned somtthing about making a DVD of some stuff and ya that would be great! :) i dont think that it would be a big deal to be able to watch it so that would be fun. if you have time and want to i would love to see!
Elder weave is still really struggling, they sent him to phoenix where no one really cares what you say and it is harder to affend people out there! haha, he is still out though... we'll see, hoppe it all works out for him and he can keep his life in order! it is really hard for him because so young out on the mission he started a really bad rep for himself and all of his comps have preconcieved notions because of his past! hope the best for him!
Ya i know elder davenport. he went home like 4 1/2 months ago. that crazy that you run into as many people as you do that have connections to hear! i get the same from here to there! lots of people moving back up there now that the sun has started to show some heat. lots of snow birds! :)
That is so redikulous about blake shooting him self in the chest! he is so lucky... that could have been really bad! i hope that he can get out on his expected date and be ok! scary though, you never know what life is going to thow at you, need to be really carfull at all times! if you see him before he takes off wish him the best from me!
I am so sorry for the snake pic! it really did make me laugh though to hear the story with macie! haha, way funny. sorry for the sleepless night though! ha
The Butler family in my last area are still doing really well. they are still active and bro butler has a calling and spoke in stake confence so thats awesome. the restof the family has not got baptised yet. i am not quite sure why but they are getting close! wonderful family and it will be a great day when they do!
it was really crazy, i was waching the confence where byui choir was singing and your not going to believe who i saw in it! haha, johhny my roommate from collage! it made me laugh so hard!!! wierd as ever but hope he is doing good! :) we watched confrence at differnt members houses, we watched one session with the rudds and one with the casens! they are both such amazing families that i cant wait for you to meet! :) confrence was so enjoyable, always a boost to hear all those inspiring words! :) i had alot of favorites but i really liked elder hollands (as ushuall) and all of priestood session was amazing! pres monson was so funny when he talked! and i alos loved all of elder Ukdorfs! he is really good! it was a great weekend that was really enjoyed! my favorite quote was i think elder bednar, but he was talkign about teaching by the spririt and he said that when we do we are delivering personal, prophetic, apsistles to those we teach! that really touched me and helped me realize how important it is to teach by the spirit, its the only way.
We got transfer news on saturday night and i am so excited! :) I am going to be with elder Thomas. he came out with me and was in my MTC district! he is a great missionary and i am really excited to be able to work with him! :) i will send pics next week and i am sure you will recoginzw him from others from the MTC! :) we have never served around each other sence we have been out so its been a while sence i have had much to do with him but have talked with him at transfers before! it will be really great and we will work hard and get the area really going again! kinda stressful taking over the area and zone. we have a bunch of misisonary meeting these upcoming week so we will be busy getting all of those prepared and also everything else that is going on, so needless to say we are going to have a crazy rest of the month!! but it will be great! i am so excited to get a new comp, elder paiz has done really good but has slowed down some and so it has been kinda difficlut to keep things rolling, plus he has been packing his bags and getting all of that together so ya, and he got food poisonign at the beginging of the week so satan is really working on him and all of us but all be good! all the joys of transfers! he goes to the mission home at 4:30 today and flys out tues moring at 10! exciting for him.
to add to all the crazyness i have to go back to the mission home tomarro to pick up a brand new misisonary to stay and work with me tues-wed till transfers, so there is oging to be alot of running around but it will be great! i will spending the night tonight with the spanish elders, it will be alot of fun! :) they are great. i am sad to see some missionaries get transfered out of the zone but there are some awesoem ones comiign in so it will be great! i am really excited for this next transfer!
Tedd's baptism didnt end up going thorugh, he told his parents and they are going to kick him out and have prety much disowned him for even consitering getting baptised! pretty sad situation but he is strong and we talked with him on the phone and he said that no matter what they do, no one is going to keep him from getting baptised! he is such a strong spirit and will do great! he is really struggling right now though! keep him in your prayers! thanks :)
We have seen lots of amazing miricles this week despite all the stuff going on! Jenntte felt and undersood what the spirit is and her and Blue are progressing really well. we are really excited for them.
Trying really hard to find new people to teach and witnessing amaizng miricles every day! so rewarding!
thank you so much for all you do and your love and support!i loved my birthday package and hearing from you all this week! i hoppe and pray that you can get everyting ready to roll there for the spring fiesta of planting and wish you the very best! stay safe and healthy and we will keep in touch! Take care and hopfully you can enjoy some sun shine!! (your more than welcome to take some of ours!!)
Love
Elder Dalan Lerwill
have a wonderful week and be safe!
Love elderDAlan Lerwill
Spring Break
Well spring break is officially over and schedules are back to normal. We had a great week. On Friday the 25th of March we took off and went to Twin to visit family. We had a great time. We went bowling with Macie, Stockton, Katie, and Wes, we visited, shopped, ate well, we went to the Mongolian Wak and Grill. It was yummy and fun. We went to church with everyone and just relaxed. We went home Monday. It was great.
Macie and Bailey feeding the calves.
This was so cool. The bluebirds must have been migrating. They usually don't see bluebirds there and that morning we counted 14 in the tree. I was so sad that I didn't have my good camera and I had to take these pictures through the glass not to scare them. It was so awesome. I love love bluebirds. They make me happy and always bring a smile to my face.
These were are snow banks on the Pole Line road when we came home on Monday. Pretty hard to take when you come from Twin where is it totally bare and on the edge of green. We can't wait!
So for the rest of the week, we just did small stuff, like sleep in, go to Rexbure, Idaho Falls, and Bailey and Stacy worked in the shop on a book shelf. It was just really low key. On Wed we took Bailey to Rexburg to have an ultra sound done on her gallbladder. We think it turned out well and there is no problems. I think they will want to run some more test, but we think we will wait and see how whe does the next few weeks. On Friday we went to IF to buy some wood and we stopped and picked up Jacee and she spent the week-end with us. The girls had a great time. We also watched Conference. It was absolutly wonderful. So uplifting and good. Jeff, Alana and family and Lisa and kids came up and we had a great time watching Sunday Conference and eating yummy food and visiting. It was a great week-end.
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