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.
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