Thursday, July 28, 2011
A Miracle Blessing
We feel so blessed this morning. Last night Bailey and her Dad were out working with the horses. We are going to go up the loop road and camp and do some riding. Stacy had put the aluminium packs on Izzy or LeRoy (the poor horse doesn't know his name, neither do we, still debatable). He was just circling in the corral, this being his first time with them on. Bailey was standing in the barn door. She had her head poking out watching. She had just put her head back and the packs got hooked on the handle of the big sliding barn door. The door slid shut smashing Bailey's three fingers. We are so lucky that she has three fingers still and that they are not broken. We are even so luckier that her head and neck were not in the way like minutes before. We have all shudder all night thinking about it. We are thankful for Heavenly Father watching out for us. We are so blessed.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Bowdrie Dean Panter
Isn't he beautiful. Can't wait to see him again soon!
(Katie, I couldn't resist and I stole your picture, you did a great job!)
Monday, July 25, 2011
E-Mail July 25, 2011
Hello everyone there. It has been another crazy week here in AJ. I am more regularly stopped and thinking about all that i have been blessed with and all the we have. we are so blessed and i am so thankful for all that i have been given. thank you all!
good to hear that you got the hay up and it turned out good. that's got to be nice to have a mid year check! haha i hope that the second crop comes in good and you can get a little more. how many more years do you have on that rotation? are the bugs gone or thinned out do you know? it would be great if you could keep it in for a little while longer! :) I cant believe that your planting fall wheat. time is slipping past so quickly. i cant believe that july is almost over. i read through some of my journal entries from a year ago and it feels like yesterday. pretty crazy.
If you would call BYUI and ask if i would have to re-apply i would really appreciate it. that would be great to know! :) thanks.
Last pday we went on a scenic drive up behind the superstitions and got some cool pics. today we are going to just hang low and relax a little! :) I got my A1C taken this morning and it is 8.1!! i was happy to see that.i need to keep trying to get them under tighter control but it was a relief to see they were where they are! :) I got my prescriptions transferred to my walmart here and will be getting new insulin in the morning so be expecting that transaction! :) thanks so much.
i am so glad to hear that grandpa C is doing good. that was scary to hear about but i am glad that he got it all taken care of and now he just needs to keep Low and chill! haha, i will keep him in my prayers!
i hope that you get a chance to go camping this weekend. that would be really fun for you all to go and do. everyone was leaving the valley down here and headed for Pason and snowflake for the 24th celebrations and to go camping! it sure is a busy weekend up there!
The weather down here has been a little bit nicer, it has only been in the low 100's and dropping into the 90's at night and raining. we are starting to get some regular monsoons but nothing like SF! it has been a little bit of a relief, it is super humid out side right now and that is a different thing to deal with haha! :)
you mentioned transfers and they are the 10th i believe. i should be staying here. i am almost 100% positive unless president has so crazy whim and sends me some where else. highly doubtful though! :) i will be happy to be here for a while longer! it is for sure an exciting area! we are being so blessed! we got a phone call from a investigator on Saturday and she wants to be baptized. we have a lesson with her this week and we'll see what all happened to spark this sudden change of heart. pretty exciting. Also we have seen a huge miracle! we have been working with Brads (RC) friend Ashton. he was a punk when we first started meeting with him but he felt some thing at Brads baptism and he wanted to know more. we taught him this week and it was a incredible lesson. he said how he has been reading tons and praying morning and night. some other missionaries ran into him at walmart walking down a isle reading the book of Mormon! so sweet. he brought his dad and sister to church on Sunday. he is just so excited to learn and be baptized. he has a baptismal date for the 13th of Aug. and is looking really solid. we were talking about planning a trip to the visitors center with him tomorrow and we were talking about the spirit that is felt there and his comment was " i am afraid that if i feel the spirit too much more i am going to pop! is this how you feel as missionaries?" he wants to serve a mission and on Sunday at church he was talking to his dad about the different places he would like to go! he is amazing! i am starting a tape today so i will include some more details! lots of good stuff happening!
I got a call from elder Thomas yesterday and Terri O'Brien is getting baptized this Saturday at 11:00 and she wants me and elder Thomas to sing at her bap. hahaha, just us two so it should be kind of interesting! :) pray that all goes well! she is one of Lee's friends that she introduced to the Gospel. so sweet to see Recent converts doing missionary work. also heard that the Stoneburgs went and did baptisms for the dead and loved it! so awesome to see them progressing the way they are!
I am sure i probably for got something i wanted to tell you so i will write you all a letter and let you know if there was something else new and exciting! :)
well i hope that all is going well there and you continue to be blessed. glad to hear that everyone is doing well. keep up the good work and enjoy the rest of your summer. go get a pop and jerky and relax a little after you get the pipe off! (has Bailey been helping with that at all?) haha. have a wonderful week and take care, talk to you all soon!
Love,
Elder Dalan Lerwill
good to hear that you got the hay up and it turned out good. that's got to be nice to have a mid year check! haha i hope that the second crop comes in good and you can get a little more. how many more years do you have on that rotation? are the bugs gone or thinned out do you know? it would be great if you could keep it in for a little while longer! :) I cant believe that your planting fall wheat. time is slipping past so quickly. i cant believe that july is almost over. i read through some of my journal entries from a year ago and it feels like yesterday. pretty crazy.
If you would call BYUI and ask if i would have to re-apply i would really appreciate it. that would be great to know! :) thanks.
Last pday we went on a scenic drive up behind the superstitions and got some cool pics. today we are going to just hang low and relax a little! :) I got my A1C taken this morning and it is 8.1!! i was happy to see that.i need to keep trying to get them under tighter control but it was a relief to see they were where they are! :) I got my prescriptions transferred to my walmart here and will be getting new insulin in the morning so be expecting that transaction! :) thanks so much.
i am so glad to hear that grandpa C is doing good. that was scary to hear about but i am glad that he got it all taken care of and now he just needs to keep Low and chill! haha, i will keep him in my prayers!
i hope that you get a chance to go camping this weekend. that would be really fun for you all to go and do. everyone was leaving the valley down here and headed for Pason and snowflake for the 24th celebrations and to go camping! it sure is a busy weekend up there!
The weather down here has been a little bit nicer, it has only been in the low 100's and dropping into the 90's at night and raining. we are starting to get some regular monsoons but nothing like SF! it has been a little bit of a relief, it is super humid out side right now and that is a different thing to deal with haha! :)
you mentioned transfers and they are the 10th i believe. i should be staying here. i am almost 100% positive unless president has so crazy whim and sends me some where else. highly doubtful though! :) i will be happy to be here for a while longer! it is for sure an exciting area! we are being so blessed! we got a phone call from a investigator on Saturday and she wants to be baptized. we have a lesson with her this week and we'll see what all happened to spark this sudden change of heart. pretty exciting. Also we have seen a huge miracle! we have been working with Brads (RC) friend Ashton. he was a punk when we first started meeting with him but he felt some thing at Brads baptism and he wanted to know more. we taught him this week and it was a incredible lesson. he said how he has been reading tons and praying morning and night. some other missionaries ran into him at walmart walking down a isle reading the book of Mormon! so sweet. he brought his dad and sister to church on Sunday. he is just so excited to learn and be baptized. he has a baptismal date for the 13th of Aug. and is looking really solid. we were talking about planning a trip to the visitors center with him tomorrow and we were talking about the spirit that is felt there and his comment was " i am afraid that if i feel the spirit too much more i am going to pop! is this how you feel as missionaries?" he wants to serve a mission and on Sunday at church he was talking to his dad about the different places he would like to go! he is amazing! i am starting a tape today so i will include some more details! lots of good stuff happening!
I got a call from elder Thomas yesterday and Terri O'Brien is getting baptized this Saturday at 11:00 and she wants me and elder Thomas to sing at her bap. hahaha, just us two so it should be kind of interesting! :) pray that all goes well! she is one of Lee's friends that she introduced to the Gospel. so sweet to see Recent converts doing missionary work. also heard that the Stoneburgs went and did baptisms for the dead and loved it! so awesome to see them progressing the way they are!
I am sure i probably for got something i wanted to tell you so i will write you all a letter and let you know if there was something else new and exciting! :)
well i hope that all is going well there and you continue to be blessed. glad to hear that everyone is doing well. keep up the good work and enjoy the rest of your summer. go get a pop and jerky and relax a little after you get the pipe off! (has Bailey been helping with that at all?) haha. have a wonderful week and take care, talk to you all soon!
Love,
Elder Dalan Lerwill
Friday, July 22, 2011
A quick update of life.
Well it has been a busy couple of weeks. I have spent a lot of time out helping Stacy and then doing some sewing and trying to avoid housework. Well I have caught up on that now. Dad and Mom came and saw us last week end and we helped them celebrate their wedding anniversary.(47 Years!!) They took us to Bar J Wranglers. It was a lot of fun! We had a great time. They left Sunday and were going to go over to Jackson and then maybe around the park. Well that night they called us from Jackson Pass and said they had spent the whole day exploring over there so could they come spend another night. Heck Ya! So they stayed Sunday night. Allyson and Kent Sterling came over Sunday night to get their camper that we helped haul from Teton Canyon for their girls camp. It was fun to visit with them. Monday morning Dad and Mom left to go home via Montpelier. They were going to go to the museum there. After they had done that Dad got really sick and Mom drove back to Twin where they pulled right into the emergency room. He has pancreatitis and gall stones, and will have his gall bladder out today. It has not been a very good week for him. Hope he can get back on his feet soon.
I also made another cute dress for Jimmi Williamson. It turned out really cute. I have also been working on a quilt. Will get pictures soon of that. We also came up with a neat idea for a favorite t shirt of Bailey's that was too small. Turn it into a soft comfy pillow. So Cute! Stacy has been raking hay and we hope to finish that today. Think we have got our portion sold. Yeah, hope the money's good.
I also made another cute dress for Jimmi Williamson. It turned out really cute. I have also been working on a quilt. Will get pictures soon of that. We also came up with a neat idea for a favorite t shirt of Bailey's that was too small. Turn it into a soft comfy pillow. So Cute! Stacy has been raking hay and we hope to finish that today. Think we have got our portion sold. Yeah, hope the money's good.
Monday, July 18, 2011
July 18, 2011 Vanora and Lorean Baptism Pictures
Holy crap what a week! sounds like your staying busy there and getting a lot done. that's great that you finally got the pickup back and the warranty helped you out as much as it did! that was way lucky that you were able to get that done right before it expired! :) Have the water levels gone crazy with all the run off from the winter yet? seems like you would usually be getting close to shutting off the pipe but from what i have heard sounds like you are just getting them going! hope all that is going well and your getting everything ready to go. i am praying for the crops and hope that they continue to do well and stay well!
You asked about the monsoons. we have got a few little evening storms this past week. nothing too exciting but hopefully they will come soon and it will rain hard and see some sweet lightning storms! i love it so much, so fun to hear and watch! :)
Mom thats awesome about your new calling! you will do awesome and be great. there are for sure worse things that could happen. haha. just be glad that there are not 150 relief society sisters in tetonia that you get to teach to! it will be a great experience and you will grow so much! good luck with it all!
Aaron Nichols isn't going to be able to make it to the temple on the 23rd but they will be going though really soon. i will for sure keep you posted and let you know. that will be such a exciting thing for them and i can only imagine the feelings i would have. i don't think there would every be a time as a missionary when you would feel like you are fulfilling your purpose more completely! i am so excited for that day!
Elder Derenthal and i get along great and ya we have a lot in common. he is from Cincinnati Ohio. awesome missionary and we are doing awesome together! :)
First matter of big news. elder hay got transfered, he is now serving in mesa and the temple is in his area. he was really excited to be able to go over there and be on a bike. he has been working really hard to loose some weight and he took that as a answered prayer....i took it as punishment, but what ever works and gives you a good attitude? right!? :) haha it was honestly really hard to see him leave. elder derenthal and i have been walking around feeling like we are lost with out him. it was alot of fun to be with him for 3 weeks and see him change and grow. he will go far and do good things. my testimony and trust in president ellsworth is so strong. ihave no doubt that what ever he does is for a specific reason and is what needs to happen for who ever is involved! what a blessing it is to have honest, sincere, inspired leaders though out the world that are there for us always! i am so thankful for our home ward bishopric and all they have done for me over the years and i am thankful for all those people who were so pacient with me, helping grow and become into the person i am today. i have so many people to credit to that. thank you all! i am so thankful to be able to be on a mission and be able to help others come to a knowledge of the Savior and see him work miracles in their lives. it is so great and i feel so blessed!
on sat. Vanora and Lorean were baptised and it was so awesome to see their happiness and how the just seemed to glow with joy. it is so wonderful to be able to be a part of these peoples lives and feel like you have done some good in helping them. weather they will remember me and the impact i had on them 20 years from now i don't know. but i do know that i will forever remember the impact that they all had on me and how crucial the were and are in my true and lasting conversion. i feel so blessed. its great to see people reach the point were they are able to be baptized and feel that little glimpse into heaven, and at the time every one else does as well. benifiting all who are involved! :)
We found a family this week that we started to teach. they were just some people that we talked to on the side of the street in between apts and we invited them to learn and they accepted. we taught the 18 year old son Marcus and the 20 year old son Mar-quell. they were the only 2 home at the time. as we were all gathered together in their living room and shared the message of the restoration the spirit testified to us all that what we were sharing was true. with soft hearts they accepted the invitation to be baptized on Aug. 13th. they are so awesome and are really excited about learning! it will be really great to be able and see their progress in the gospel and watch them change!
there was another instance this week where we seen God work through us in helping a family. there is this less active family in one of our wards who has been really struggling. the father even a little bit cold. we were planning the night before (Thurs) and we both had a feeling to go by and try and just visit them so we did. we knock on their door and the wife came and we talked with her for a few mins and just encouraged her to have faith in things she was struggling with and to rely on God. she was really apprehensive of our visit. we left and didn't think twice about it. we got a phone call from our bishop on Saturday and he told us that on Friday he went over and visited them too. he said that the father was there and was really soft at the time and he asked him what was going on. he told him that he had some really negative feelings toward the church and 3 weeks ago he told his wife that the only way he would ever step foot back into the church again was if the Bishop and the Missionaries came over and showed that they would help and love them. with out any correlation or preset plans between the bishop and us we were able to get in with this family. it was a really humbling experience to see.
had a awesome week! Our zone meeting went really well and there was a lot of good done this week. sorry if this is all scattered, i hope it makes sense. we got a lot going on again this week and some how we will get it all done! :) i hope that your all doing well and are healthy and happy! i love you all so much and am so thankful for all you do for me. your always in my prayers! have a wonderful week and i will talk to you soon.
keep working hard, love
Elder Dalan Lerwill
You asked about the monsoons. we have got a few little evening storms this past week. nothing too exciting but hopefully they will come soon and it will rain hard and see some sweet lightning storms! i love it so much, so fun to hear and watch! :)
Mom thats awesome about your new calling! you will do awesome and be great. there are for sure worse things that could happen. haha. just be glad that there are not 150 relief society sisters in tetonia that you get to teach to! it will be a great experience and you will grow so much! good luck with it all!
Aaron Nichols isn't going to be able to make it to the temple on the 23rd but they will be going though really soon. i will for sure keep you posted and let you know. that will be such a exciting thing for them and i can only imagine the feelings i would have. i don't think there would every be a time as a missionary when you would feel like you are fulfilling your purpose more completely! i am so excited for that day!
Elder Derenthal and i get along great and ya we have a lot in common. he is from Cincinnati Ohio. awesome missionary and we are doing awesome together! :)
First matter of big news. elder hay got transfered, he is now serving in mesa and the temple is in his area. he was really excited to be able to go over there and be on a bike. he has been working really hard to loose some weight and he took that as a answered prayer....i took it as punishment, but what ever works and gives you a good attitude? right!? :) haha it was honestly really hard to see him leave. elder derenthal and i have been walking around feeling like we are lost with out him. it was alot of fun to be with him for 3 weeks and see him change and grow. he will go far and do good things. my testimony and trust in president ellsworth is so strong. ihave no doubt that what ever he does is for a specific reason and is what needs to happen for who ever is involved! what a blessing it is to have honest, sincere, inspired leaders though out the world that are there for us always! i am so thankful for our home ward bishopric and all they have done for me over the years and i am thankful for all those people who were so pacient with me, helping grow and become into the person i am today. i have so many people to credit to that. thank you all! i am so thankful to be able to be on a mission and be able to help others come to a knowledge of the Savior and see him work miracles in their lives. it is so great and i feel so blessed!
on sat. Vanora and Lorean were baptised and it was so awesome to see their happiness and how the just seemed to glow with joy. it is so wonderful to be able to be a part of these peoples lives and feel like you have done some good in helping them. weather they will remember me and the impact i had on them 20 years from now i don't know. but i do know that i will forever remember the impact that they all had on me and how crucial the were and are in my true and lasting conversion. i feel so blessed. its great to see people reach the point were they are able to be baptized and feel that little glimpse into heaven, and at the time every one else does as well. benifiting all who are involved! :)
We found a family this week that we started to teach. they were just some people that we talked to on the side of the street in between apts and we invited them to learn and they accepted. we taught the 18 year old son Marcus and the 20 year old son Mar-quell. they were the only 2 home at the time. as we were all gathered together in their living room and shared the message of the restoration the spirit testified to us all that what we were sharing was true. with soft hearts they accepted the invitation to be baptized on Aug. 13th. they are so awesome and are really excited about learning! it will be really great to be able and see their progress in the gospel and watch them change!
there was another instance this week where we seen God work through us in helping a family. there is this less active family in one of our wards who has been really struggling. the father even a little bit cold. we were planning the night before (Thurs) and we both had a feeling to go by and try and just visit them so we did. we knock on their door and the wife came and we talked with her for a few mins and just encouraged her to have faith in things she was struggling with and to rely on God. she was really apprehensive of our visit. we left and didn't think twice about it. we got a phone call from our bishop on Saturday and he told us that on Friday he went over and visited them too. he said that the father was there and was really soft at the time and he asked him what was going on. he told him that he had some really negative feelings toward the church and 3 weeks ago he told his wife that the only way he would ever step foot back into the church again was if the Bishop and the Missionaries came over and showed that they would help and love them. with out any correlation or preset plans between the bishop and us we were able to get in with this family. it was a really humbling experience to see.
had a awesome week! Our zone meeting went really well and there was a lot of good done this week. sorry if this is all scattered, i hope it makes sense. we got a lot going on again this week and some how we will get it all done! :) i hope that your all doing well and are healthy and happy! i love you all so much and am so thankful for all you do for me. your always in my prayers! have a wonderful week and i will talk to you soon.
keep working hard, love
Elder Dalan Lerwill
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| Elder Derenthal, Elder Lerwill, Elder Hay Companionship Band Dalan said he made the hat on a loom. Can't wait to hear more about that. |
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| Vanora and Lorean Baptism |
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Fun Sewing Projects
I made this cute sun dress for Macie today. I think it is really cute. Hope she likes it too.
I made these booties for Bowdrie and also a pair for a little boy in our ward. (Robbi and Adam Williamson had a baby boy and named him Stockton. Cool name) I also found a new yarn that I love to use on the edge of the burp clothes. So cute and fuzzy.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Finally Before and After and Something New
Love how it turned out.
Hard to see (bad pictures), but I bought some 4th of July, red, white, and blue material on sale and made this patriotic wreath. Still might add some ribbons and bling.
Monday, July 11, 2011
E-Mail from Dalan July 11, 2011 and Baptism Pictures
WOW what a crazy week it has been. we are finally done with the leadership training meetings that took place all of last week and now we will have a little more time to stay in our area! :) It was really crazy trying to run everyone around and get them to Scottsdale because we had some of the snowflake zone staying with us and others that are on bikes but we managed.
Bowdrie sure is cute, he looks a lot like Stockton at that age! i am really happy to hear that all went smoothly and he is doing good. will be a little different the next time i see him! haha. :) I cannot believe that Lacie and Andrew are going to get married!? he is a awesome guy and was a amazing missionary! bishop emailed me and told me about some of the sweet missionary experiences that are going on in the ward right now! that is so awesome that there are going to be some baptisms and new members in the ward! :) be sure and get a good gospel essentials class going! :)
you asked about me getting a Ha1c. i could definitely do that. it would be really good to get a idea on where i am at. i have been doing really well lately. Testing a lot and trying really hard to keep them level and not have any spikes. :) its hard in the heat but i am blessed with good companions who help me a ton. remind me and carry sugar. i had a low on Sunday and i think it kinda scared elder derenthal. all was ok i just got really irritated. after case i thought it was kinda funny and i had to explain to him some of the side effects of having lows! :) its great to have so much support. i haven't wore my dexcom in a while. last time i did a few months ago it still worked. i will get that going this week and get a better pin on things! thanks for the reminder and i will keep you updated!
So this week a crazy thing happened...its called a dust storm. it started west of phoenix in the far desert and then came all the way through AJ. it was insane. we were walking to our car and we could see it coming. it was huge and moving so fast. it looked like something off the mummy or Aladdin. haha, huge walls and it hit us hard. dirt everywhere and though every crack possible. not very much fun to be out and about in but it got us in a few doors! :) monsoons are starting to hit a little. the last 2 evenings we have been getting some small showers and good lightning so that's exciting. the only down fall is that it is super humid in the mornings! but its better that pure heat. last wed. it hit 118 in Scottsdale...that's really hot in case you are wondering! haha :) not to much fun to be out in but its bearable. there is a member in one of our wards who does insulation and he was blowing in some ones attic to help keep it cooler for cheaper and he took a little hand thermometer up with him and he said that it was 187!! he was up there for 15 mins. at a time and still almost got heat stroke! crazy, the heat isn't something to play with. drink lots of water for sure!
our baptisms this week end went really well. Mary had hers on Saturday and it was such a sweet experience! there was so much support there for her. same with Brad. he had a bunch of family fly in from out of state and it was really good. we have two baptisms coming up this week end as well. Vanora and Lorean. they are mother and daughter and they are natives so that will be really cool. she just got married to one of the members of our ward. so exciting. there are so many prepared people everywhere! i feel so blessed to be a part of this work and see the miracles happen first hand. its really great. we are teaching a lot and getting a lot done.
the three some is good, kinda difficult but things are working. we are not sure how long elder hay will be with us but i will probley get a better idea on what to expect during interview this week. we all have so much to learn and its not always easy to learn so we'll just take it one day at a time and grow while that happens! :)
kinda cool sense elder Davis is a DL here in our zone in 2 weeks i am going to go on exchanges with him in my old area. he told some of the members that i was back and going to be back in the area and so we are going to be eating with the Braddock's i think! :) it will be a lot of fun. elder Davis is a great missionary and has TONS of potential! fun to serve with people that you know from back home!
well i hope that all is well there and your healthy happy and having a good summer. it is flying by so fast. we were shopping today in walmart and they have all there back to school stuff set out! kinda crazy, doesn't feel really or possible but i guess it is. i appreciate all that you do for me and your love and support. i couldn't ask for a better family! :) love you and cant wait to hear from you again soon!
All my love,
Elder Dalan Lerwill
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Bowdrie sure is cute, he looks a lot like Stockton at that age! i am really happy to hear that all went smoothly and he is doing good. will be a little different the next time i see him! haha. :) I cannot believe that Lacie and Andrew are going to get married!? he is a awesome guy and was a amazing missionary! bishop emailed me and told me about some of the sweet missionary experiences that are going on in the ward right now! that is so awesome that there are going to be some baptisms and new members in the ward! :) be sure and get a good gospel essentials class going! :)
you asked about me getting a Ha1c. i could definitely do that. it would be really good to get a idea on where i am at. i have been doing really well lately. Testing a lot and trying really hard to keep them level and not have any spikes. :) its hard in the heat but i am blessed with good companions who help me a ton. remind me and carry sugar. i had a low on Sunday and i think it kinda scared elder derenthal. all was ok i just got really irritated. after case i thought it was kinda funny and i had to explain to him some of the side effects of having lows! :) its great to have so much support. i haven't wore my dexcom in a while. last time i did a few months ago it still worked. i will get that going this week and get a better pin on things! thanks for the reminder and i will keep you updated!
So this week a crazy thing happened...its called a dust storm. it started west of phoenix in the far desert and then came all the way through AJ. it was insane. we were walking to our car and we could see it coming. it was huge and moving so fast. it looked like something off the mummy or Aladdin. haha, huge walls and it hit us hard. dirt everywhere and though every crack possible. not very much fun to be out and about in but it got us in a few doors! :) monsoons are starting to hit a little. the last 2 evenings we have been getting some small showers and good lightning so that's exciting. the only down fall is that it is super humid in the mornings! but its better that pure heat. last wed. it hit 118 in Scottsdale...that's really hot in case you are wondering! haha :) not to much fun to be out in but its bearable. there is a member in one of our wards who does insulation and he was blowing in some ones attic to help keep it cooler for cheaper and he took a little hand thermometer up with him and he said that it was 187!! he was up there for 15 mins. at a time and still almost got heat stroke! crazy, the heat isn't something to play with. drink lots of water for sure!
our baptisms this week end went really well. Mary had hers on Saturday and it was such a sweet experience! there was so much support there for her. same with Brad. he had a bunch of family fly in from out of state and it was really good. we have two baptisms coming up this week end as well. Vanora and Lorean. they are mother and daughter and they are natives so that will be really cool. she just got married to one of the members of our ward. so exciting. there are so many prepared people everywhere! i feel so blessed to be a part of this work and see the miracles happen first hand. its really great. we are teaching a lot and getting a lot done.
the three some is good, kinda difficult but things are working. we are not sure how long elder hay will be with us but i will probley get a better idea on what to expect during interview this week. we all have so much to learn and its not always easy to learn so we'll just take it one day at a time and grow while that happens! :)
kinda cool sense elder Davis is a DL here in our zone in 2 weeks i am going to go on exchanges with him in my old area. he told some of the members that i was back and going to be back in the area and so we are going to be eating with the Braddock's i think! :) it will be a lot of fun. elder Davis is a great missionary and has TONS of potential! fun to serve with people that you know from back home!
well i hope that all is well there and your healthy happy and having a good summer. it is flying by so fast. we were shopping today in walmart and they have all there back to school stuff set out! kinda crazy, doesn't feel really or possible but i guess it is. i appreciate all that you do for me and your love and support. i couldn't ask for a better family! :) love you and cant wait to hear from you again soon!
All my love,
Elder Dalan Lerwill
Baptism of Mary Jacobi
Baptism of Bradley Sowards
Letter from Dalan July 4, 2011
.... Well let me tell you a little about my area. It is great. There are so many amazing sweet, prepared people we are teaching right now. We have been crazy busy. We had 9 investigators at sacrament meeting yesterday so it is great. Brad is getting bap. this coming week end. He is 16 (part member family) and is really great. Then we have Mark, Vanora and Lorean getting bap the next week end. I will have told you about them in my email. We have lots of others coming up soon as well! It's great.This area is crazy though. It is really ghetto. We live in some shack like apts. and it's really crazy. AJ in one of the largest Meth capitals in the Nation and a lot of our investigators and less actives are strung out on it. so sad to see. It is such a harmful and destructive drug. It's really crazy to see. Aj and mostly all of our area is solid trailers and the stereotype people that go with them. This place makes down town Tetonia look like Teton Springs! Not very many people have teeth (one of the sides of Meth) And when they are asked to dress up for church that means put on a clean wife beater. ha ha, I am being funny but am not joking in the slightest! :) It's great and I love it here a lot of humble situations and they are ready for God's help. It's awesome and we are having a blast!
Elder Derenthal and I get along awesome and are really good friends. It is great to have awesome support in a companion and some one to help you through trials. One of those trials is Elder Hay. He is great! Really is, but he is struggling with the whole concept of being a missionary. His last area got white washed and so now he is here with us. He will do great and be fine. We have a ton of fun all together and get along fine. Just gotta love him to death!:) Who knows how long he will be with us, but no matter what it is, it's what is needed. It has been a great and humbling experience so far. I learn from him every day and we have nothing in common, but we have fun all together, it's great.
Last night had another mission president's fireside and I sang again. It is a lot of fun and I really enjoy it. It scares me some times on how fast time is going by. It doesn't feel real that I am at the point in my mission that I am. Right now I am the oldest (missionary age) missionary in our zone! Crazy, unreal.
This next 2 weeks is going to be insane. Starting tomorrow we are starting again the 4 day all day leadership training meetings again. All Zone Leaders will be going. Do our area will take a hit bur all will work out. Then the next week we are going on exchanges with both our District Leaders and also with the Assistant's. Then we also have a big zone meeting where President will do interviews. It will be stressful but hopefully will work out and go smoothly.
Elder Derenthal and I get along awesome and are really good friends. It is great to have awesome support in a companion and some one to help you through trials. One of those trials is Elder Hay. He is great! Really is, but he is struggling with the whole concept of being a missionary. His last area got white washed and so now he is here with us. He will do great and be fine. We have a ton of fun all together and get along fine. Just gotta love him to death!:) Who knows how long he will be with us, but no matter what it is, it's what is needed. It has been a great and humbling experience so far. I learn from him every day and we have nothing in common, but we have fun all together, it's great.
Last night had another mission president's fireside and I sang again. It is a lot of fun and I really enjoy it. It scares me some times on how fast time is going by. It doesn't feel real that I am at the point in my mission that I am. Right now I am the oldest (missionary age) missionary in our zone! Crazy, unreal.
This next 2 weeks is going to be insane. Starting tomorrow we are starting again the 4 day all day leadership training meetings again. All Zone Leaders will be going. Do our area will take a hit bur all will work out. Then the next week we are going on exchanges with both our District Leaders and also with the Assistant's. Then we also have a big zone meeting where President will do interviews. It will be stressful but hopefully will work out and go smoothly.
Email July 5, 2011 Apache Junction
Holy cow things sound crazy there! there is a lot of new stuff happening there. sounds like you had a good week end and it was a busy day for Driggs! cant believe that there could possibly be that much stuff happening there! it sounds like you all had a great 4th of July. did you end up getting to go camping of did you just chill at home? great to hear that the rail is still running well and your having a good time. :)
that is awesome that you talked to Andrew coffman! he is great. he was the assistant when i first got to the mission. he actually some how got my number and texted me on Sunday and told me that he had seen and visited with you all so that was really cool to hear! that is so awesome that Jared Stewart is getting married. i better be getting a announcement from him or i will be mad! haha. that is great, i am so happy for him and hope all goes well. maybe i will have to drop him a letter next week.
I got your sweet package at the mission home on Friday at zone leader council. i loved it and it was great. i am stocked up on sets for a while. i got quite a few set in a box. thank you so much. i loved the jerky. i ate the first one and i guessed that it was Phillip 66 jerky but didn't know for sure until your tape. that was great as well. i love hearing how things are from your voices and it makes me smile. i will buy some tapes next week and i will get you one going! :) thank you so much!
So I am officially jealous of your weather. this week it hit 118. miserable. i honestly never thought that any place in this world could get this hot and if it did i wouldn't think that anyone in their right mind would live there! haha. i just feel really blessed that i am in a car. the car gets really hot and by the time it starts to cool off we get where we need to be so you get the raw end of the stick either way but i am being blessed. really hard to stay hydrated and keep cool but some how I am managing. :) the power did go out for about 4 hours last week and talk about miserable. it got so hot really fast. everyone was freaking out looking for generators and water and all the necessities of life that we all take for granted. but it came back on and no one died! haha
so transfers went really well. it was really hot out on the asphalt moving luggage but all went well. it was a really long day but we finally got to AJ and got a few things settled. AJ is like nowhere i have ever been before... our area is right in the middle of the city and it is all trailers pretty much. there are a few residential areas but for the most part its all lower end. there are a ton of really wonderful people that we are teaching right now. we have a really good teaching pool and have received so many blessing just since i got here. its great. we actually have 2 baptisms coming up this weekend. the first one is a sweet lady named Mary. she has been meeting with missionaries for a while and is just now ready. she has been coming to church and doing all the things that she is supposed to she hasn't felt like she has been ready. with in the past 2 weeks she has made so many amazing changes in her life and it is great to see. her boy friend Karl is also investigating but isn't quite ready. just a few more minor things that he working though and he should be moving along really fast. probley with in the next month!
then we also have Brad who is getting baptised on Sunday. he is 16 and really awesome. One great thing about AJ is that there are a lot of people who are not able to work for different reasons so we are able to meet with them on a regular basis. i have got around and know most all of our investigators so far and really look forward to working with them all! :) Church is completely different as well. 3 of our 4 wards are really small. like 60 people in sacrament. way different than mesa. haha. one of wards that we cover has been assigned by the stake to be the ward where all the convicts and sex offenders and any one with a problem attends so needless to say we have quite the interesting congregation! :) we cover the Merrill creek ward, meridian ward, ocatillo ward, and the signal butte ward. all of our bishops and ward mission leaders are really awesome and there is a lot of work going on in the stake right now! :) you should ask what ward Charley and Judy cook attend and let me know. and i will keep my eye out for a Charley Raspenson. its not too big of a city so you never know! :) and the church makes it alot smaller! :)
A huge miracle is that we have a member in one of our wards who has been dating a nonmember girl from phoenix and she has been meeting with missionaries in the other mission. well they got married on Friday and her and her daughter are moving into our area this week and then getting baptised next weekend! Its awesome to see so many people who have been prepared and are ready to make these sacred covenants!
So ya...AJ is officially CRAZY. there was a nasty looking coyote running down the side of the road on the way to church. lots of road runners and other wild life. the people are completely different and there are a lot of needy circumstances in our area. that does make people humble but it is really difficult. Lots of nasty stuff. i am so great full for the awesome family i have and the area i was raised in! it is great.
kinda crazy but i am the oldest missionary age missionary in our zone. hard to believe that i am to this point in my mission. elder Davis is one of the District leaders in our zone and the other district leader has dated the same girl as me! haha. remember that girl named Brooke from Star Valley that i did alot with at collage, well they went to High School together and dated there! haha, kinda funny. we have a really good, hard working zone and it will be alot of fun. i am really looking forward to it. i love elder derenthal. he is a few transfers behind me and then elder hay has been out 8 months. it is really hard being in a 3some. teaching is hard, everything is more difficult. we are getting by though. we have no idea how long elder hay will be with us. could be a few more days, end of the transfer of even another transfer depending on what president wants. he is one of the most inspired men i have ever met. i have no doubt that i am here in this new area for a reason and there is something great that i need to learn. i am excited! :)
this whole week we have the leadership meetings from 8-4 Tues-Fri so it is going to be a crazy long week and there is lot of other things that we need to get done in our area! haha, so it should be a little stressful but we'll get by. then the next week we are stacked with lessons and big zone meetings. kinda crazy and it makes time go by so fast. but i love being busy! better than the alternate!
I am doing well. new areas take patience and some adjusting but it will be great and i will look back on this time 6 months from now and be so thankful for the things i have learned! i love my mission so much. thank you so much for all that you do in making it all possible. your great and i love you all a lot and know you are doing well there as well. hope that the spraying goes smoothly and you can get all you need accomplished. give Katie and Wes my love and i will keep them in my prayers. there isn't really any one that i know of that you could let know so just be sure and let me know next email. i will be anxiously waiting the news! :) hope you all have a wonderful week and take care. keep healthy, safe and COOL. I'll do the same!
Love
Elder Dalan Lerwill
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that is awesome that you talked to Andrew coffman! he is great. he was the assistant when i first got to the mission. he actually some how got my number and texted me on Sunday and told me that he had seen and visited with you all so that was really cool to hear! that is so awesome that Jared Stewart is getting married. i better be getting a announcement from him or i will be mad! haha. that is great, i am so happy for him and hope all goes well. maybe i will have to drop him a letter next week.
I got your sweet package at the mission home on Friday at zone leader council. i loved it and it was great. i am stocked up on sets for a while. i got quite a few set in a box. thank you so much. i loved the jerky. i ate the first one and i guessed that it was Phillip 66 jerky but didn't know for sure until your tape. that was great as well. i love hearing how things are from your voices and it makes me smile. i will buy some tapes next week and i will get you one going! :) thank you so much!
So I am officially jealous of your weather. this week it hit 118. miserable. i honestly never thought that any place in this world could get this hot and if it did i wouldn't think that anyone in their right mind would live there! haha. i just feel really blessed that i am in a car. the car gets really hot and by the time it starts to cool off we get where we need to be so you get the raw end of the stick either way but i am being blessed. really hard to stay hydrated and keep cool but some how I am managing. :) the power did go out for about 4 hours last week and talk about miserable. it got so hot really fast. everyone was freaking out looking for generators and water and all the necessities of life that we all take for granted. but it came back on and no one died! haha
so transfers went really well. it was really hot out on the asphalt moving luggage but all went well. it was a really long day but we finally got to AJ and got a few things settled. AJ is like nowhere i have ever been before... our area is right in the middle of the city and it is all trailers pretty much. there are a few residential areas but for the most part its all lower end. there are a ton of really wonderful people that we are teaching right now. we have a really good teaching pool and have received so many blessing just since i got here. its great. we actually have 2 baptisms coming up this weekend. the first one is a sweet lady named Mary. she has been meeting with missionaries for a while and is just now ready. she has been coming to church and doing all the things that she is supposed to she hasn't felt like she has been ready. with in the past 2 weeks she has made so many amazing changes in her life and it is great to see. her boy friend Karl is also investigating but isn't quite ready. just a few more minor things that he working though and he should be moving along really fast. probley with in the next month!
then we also have Brad who is getting baptised on Sunday. he is 16 and really awesome. One great thing about AJ is that there are a lot of people who are not able to work for different reasons so we are able to meet with them on a regular basis. i have got around and know most all of our investigators so far and really look forward to working with them all! :) Church is completely different as well. 3 of our 4 wards are really small. like 60 people in sacrament. way different than mesa. haha. one of wards that we cover has been assigned by the stake to be the ward where all the convicts and sex offenders and any one with a problem attends so needless to say we have quite the interesting congregation! :) we cover the Merrill creek ward, meridian ward, ocatillo ward, and the signal butte ward. all of our bishops and ward mission leaders are really awesome and there is a lot of work going on in the stake right now! :) you should ask what ward Charley and Judy cook attend and let me know. and i will keep my eye out for a Charley Raspenson. its not too big of a city so you never know! :) and the church makes it alot smaller! :)
A huge miracle is that we have a member in one of our wards who has been dating a nonmember girl from phoenix and she has been meeting with missionaries in the other mission. well they got married on Friday and her and her daughter are moving into our area this week and then getting baptised next weekend! Its awesome to see so many people who have been prepared and are ready to make these sacred covenants!
So ya...AJ is officially CRAZY. there was a nasty looking coyote running down the side of the road on the way to church. lots of road runners and other wild life. the people are completely different and there are a lot of needy circumstances in our area. that does make people humble but it is really difficult. Lots of nasty stuff. i am so great full for the awesome family i have and the area i was raised in! it is great.
kinda crazy but i am the oldest missionary age missionary in our zone. hard to believe that i am to this point in my mission. elder Davis is one of the District leaders in our zone and the other district leader has dated the same girl as me! haha. remember that girl named Brooke from Star Valley that i did alot with at collage, well they went to High School together and dated there! haha, kinda funny. we have a really good, hard working zone and it will be alot of fun. i am really looking forward to it. i love elder derenthal. he is a few transfers behind me and then elder hay has been out 8 months. it is really hard being in a 3some. teaching is hard, everything is more difficult. we are getting by though. we have no idea how long elder hay will be with us. could be a few more days, end of the transfer of even another transfer depending on what president wants. he is one of the most inspired men i have ever met. i have no doubt that i am here in this new area for a reason and there is something great that i need to learn. i am excited! :)
this whole week we have the leadership meetings from 8-4 Tues-Fri so it is going to be a crazy long week and there is lot of other things that we need to get done in our area! haha, so it should be a little stressful but we'll get by. then the next week we are stacked with lessons and big zone meetings. kinda crazy and it makes time go by so fast. but i love being busy! better than the alternate!
I am doing well. new areas take patience and some adjusting but it will be great and i will look back on this time 6 months from now and be so thankful for the things i have learned! i love my mission so much. thank you so much for all that you do in making it all possible. your great and i love you all a lot and know you are doing well there as well. hope that the spraying goes smoothly and you can get all you need accomplished. give Katie and Wes my love and i will keep them in my prayers. there isn't really any one that i know of that you could let know so just be sure and let me know next email. i will be anxiously waiting the news! :) hope you all have a wonderful week and take care. keep healthy, safe and COOL. I'll do the same!
Love
Elder Dalan Lerwill
Elder Derenthal, Elder Hay, Elder Lerwill
Bailey at Girl's Camp
Bailey went to Girls Camp last week and she had a great time. She is a LITE this year and had so much fun helping all the younger girls.
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Bowdrie Dean Panter
He is finally here!! Bowdrie Dean Panter was born on the 5th of July 2011. He weighed 7 lbs and was 20 1/2 inches long and so very very handsome! We were so excited to go to Twin and see him this week end. He is such a sweetie and his brother and sister think he is great!
Congratulation Panter Family! We love you!
Panter Boys. Wes, Stockton, and Bowdrie
Katie you did an awesome job!!
Macie and her cute toothless grin! How can she be that old! She turned 6 on the 7th of July!
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