Short and sweet this week:
Things are doing good. kind of got sick yesterday, I think I had a bad reaction to Saturday's dinner. But i am doing better. I got the package and the card that followed, i also got Grandma and Grandpa Lott's card. The baptism went really well. We have another one coming on the tenth. Thanks for sending those things in the package. Talk to you all later.
I hate it when my kids are sick, even though they are older. There is a stomach bug going around just now; Elder Page's little sister had it. It doesn't last long, thank goodness. Hopefully, that's what he had going on.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Weekly Email: 10/29/2012
Thanks for the birthday wishes. No mail here yet, apparently the people we stay with in Livingston were traveling when i was transferred so they stop their mail and ours too. So it will be awhile before it can get forwarded. The work is going great here, one of our investigators just got interviewed for baptism, ... he will be baptized on Wednesday. We have another investigator who will be interviewed for baptism later today. She will be baptized on November 10th. Things are going good. For my birthday, my companion and I were thinking that as soon as we get enough money, we'll go and have dinner to celebrate. I'm glad to hear that things are going well. Talk to you all later.
Note: So, it looks like that if there is a doubt as to where to send mail/packages to Elder Page, send them to him at the mission office address (on the sidebar of this blog) because they are really good about getting the mail forwarded quickly. Just remember to send any packages by either first class or priority! If anyone has any questions, just get in touch with us.
Note: So, it looks like that if there is a doubt as to where to send mail/packages to Elder Page, send them to him at the mission office address (on the sidebar of this blog) because they are really good about getting the mail forwarded quickly. Just remember to send any packages by either first class or priority! If anyone has any questions, just get in touch with us.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Transfer! 22 & 24 October 2012
10/22: Glad to hear that everything is going well. I just got tranfered to Dillon, Montana, It's going to be a bit before i actually get there. I haven't got the birthday card/gift from Grandma and Grandpa Lott yet, since i just got transfered it is kind of hectic with the mail right now. We recently had stake conference here in Montana, that went really good. I have to say i'm kind of surprized that it's already been almost 5 months since i left, seems amazing, dosen't it. Talk to you all later.
10/24: I arrived in Dillon yesterday and my new companion is Elder Sites. Everybody is telling me that Dillon is a really nice place so i am looking forward to working here in Dillon. I'm sad to hear about Brother Fobbs. He was on the high council, wasn't he? I kind of remember him. I was shocked when i just read your email. But we all know that he has gone home "to that God who gave [him] life". I hope everything else is going good. Talk to you later.
10/24: I arrived in Dillon yesterday and my new companion is Elder Sites. Everybody is telling me that Dillon is a really nice place so i am looking forward to working here in Dillon. I'm sad to hear about Brother Fobbs. He was on the high council, wasn't he? I kind of remember him. I was shocked when i just read your email. But we all know that he has gone home "to that God who gave [him] life". I hope everything else is going good. Talk to you later.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Weekly E-mail: 16 Oct 2012
Hi, I'm glad to hear that everything is going good. Things are going well in Livingston. We are working mostly with less-actives. I thought that it was neat that Michelle got to go see and hear Elder Bednar speak. Elder Smith and I are doing our best to keep the work moving. I have to say congrats to Marianne, that must be exciting for her. Talk to you all later.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
October 9: Catching Up
So, we haven't updated this blog in a long while. The last few months have been especially busy for our family. The good news is that Elder Page is doing well. He is now serving in his second area, Livingston, Montana. His address there is:
148 Old Clyde Park Rd.
Livingston, MT, 59047
...But if you ever want to send him a letter or package, you can always send it to the mission office and they can forward it (so long as it is mailed either first class or priority).
Snow has already fallen in Montana - during the first week of October! When we heard the weather forecast early in the week, they mentioned snow in Montana...and we hadn't sent out all of his winter gear yet!! So that morning, we scrambled around and ordered appropriate boots for him, and got together the other things to mail. Once kids were at school, Mom made a trip to the post office to mail his coat and gloves Priority so they would get there by Thursday. On Wednesday morning, October 3, Elder Page wrote: "It kind of snowed today so i need my winter gear soon..." We quickly wrote back that it was on the way and to hang on! His regular weekly email yesterday said that those things arrived. Whew!
In the last month or so, quite a few of the church's General Authorities have visited or toured the mission. So Elder Page has had the opportunity to hear from and meet Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder Steven Snow, Bishop Stevenson from the Presiding Bishopric, and Elder Terrence Smith (an Area Authority), as well as Elders Robbins and Echo Hawk of the Seventy. He seemed to really be buoyed up by those experiences.
In late August, he had an interesting experience where he and his companion were along with their Zone Leaders to a dinner appointment. On September 3, he wrote:
Everything is going well here in Montana. About the D.A with Bro. Owen's brother, Elder Banks and I were with the Zone leaders in Bozeman that day and they brought us with them to their dinner appointment there and the other Brother Owen asked where i was from and i said "Okemos, Michigan", he asked if i knew Brother Owen, i said yes, He then said "He's my brother", i also added that Dad is one of Brother Owen's home teachers. So that's how i found out the connection.
Also in late August, Elder Page received a summons for jury duty! I made a phone call to the court clerk's office and explained the situation, and asked for guidance in completing the form so that he would be excused. The court clerk I spoke with was very kind and understanding, and instead of requiring me to fill out the form and mail it in, she was happy to take care of it all over the phone.
Our family has been greatly blessed due to Elder Page's missionary service. He told us that Elder Cook promised the missionaries that their loved ones would be blessed because of their service, and he (and we) are seeing that come to pass.
148 Old Clyde Park Rd.
Livingston, MT, 59047
...But if you ever want to send him a letter or package, you can always send it to the mission office and they can forward it (so long as it is mailed either first class or priority).
Snow has already fallen in Montana - during the first week of October! When we heard the weather forecast early in the week, they mentioned snow in Montana...and we hadn't sent out all of his winter gear yet!! So that morning, we scrambled around and ordered appropriate boots for him, and got together the other things to mail. Once kids were at school, Mom made a trip to the post office to mail his coat and gloves Priority so they would get there by Thursday. On Wednesday morning, October 3, Elder Page wrote: "It kind of snowed today so i need my winter gear soon..." We quickly wrote back that it was on the way and to hang on! His regular weekly email yesterday said that those things arrived. Whew!
In the last month or so, quite a few of the church's General Authorities have visited or toured the mission. So Elder Page has had the opportunity to hear from and meet Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder Steven Snow, Bishop Stevenson from the Presiding Bishopric, and Elder Terrence Smith (an Area Authority), as well as Elders Robbins and Echo Hawk of the Seventy. He seemed to really be buoyed up by those experiences.
In late August, he had an interesting experience where he and his companion were along with their Zone Leaders to a dinner appointment. On September 3, he wrote:
Everything is going well here in Montana. About the D.A with Bro. Owen's brother, Elder Banks and I were with the Zone leaders in Bozeman that day and they brought us with them to their dinner appointment there and the other Brother Owen asked where i was from and i said "Okemos, Michigan", he asked if i knew Brother Owen, i said yes, He then said "He's my brother", i also added that Dad is one of Brother Owen's home teachers. So that's how i found out the connection.
Also in late August, Elder Page received a summons for jury duty! I made a phone call to the court clerk's office and explained the situation, and asked for guidance in completing the form so that he would be excused. The court clerk I spoke with was very kind and understanding, and instead of requiring me to fill out the form and mail it in, she was happy to take care of it all over the phone.
Our family has been greatly blessed due to Elder Page's missionary service. He told us that Elder Cook promised the missionaries that their loved ones would be blessed because of their service, and he (and we) are seeing that come to pass.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Catching up: 16 July and 23 July
So...there has been a lot going on these last few weeks and we fell behind a bit. Family reunion, and a fractured ankle for the Dad of the missionary requiring surgery, a hospital stay, and now a stay in a physical rehab facility. Whew!
July 16: Hello everyone, how is everyone doing? I hope everything is going all right. I just sent a letter for Sarah, it probably will show up in your mailbox within several days. Everything is going good here. I did some service on Friday. Phil has been smoke-free for almost 13 days now, several more days and after several more lessons, he will be ready for baptism. Yesterday we went tracting and we found a few potential investigators, we'll see what happens from there. I miss you all and talk to you all later
Letter sent to little sister: Dear Sarah: I'm having a great time here on my mission. Sure, I have had a few tough days on my mission, but we get through them. What I do here as a missionary is to "invite others to come unto Christ, by helping them receive the restored gospel." We teach those who are not members of our Church by teaching them the gospel and encouraging them to read the Book of Mormon. From there, we see if they have the desire to be baptized.
Montana is great! Almost everybody has a dog. On Friday night, we helped a member collect hay and stash it up, and she had a few horses on her property.
We are currently teaching someone named Phil, and he has a strong desire to be baptized and to come unto Christ.
Anyways, I hope you are getting better and I miss you and the rest of the family. Thank you for the pictures, and I love you all. Love, your brother...
July 23: Hi, how is it going? I'm glad that Sarah got that letter. I hope Dad gets better soon. Well things are going well here. Phil finished reading the Book of Mormon yesterday. We also gave Taft a general conference talk to read and he said that he will read it. Transfer is almost over, and work is going well here. Sorry that it's not much here to say. Things are going great and talk to you all later.
July 16: Hello everyone, how is everyone doing? I hope everything is going all right. I just sent a letter for Sarah, it probably will show up in your mailbox within several days. Everything is going good here. I did some service on Friday. Phil has been smoke-free for almost 13 days now, several more days and after several more lessons, he will be ready for baptism. Yesterday we went tracting and we found a few potential investigators, we'll see what happens from there. I miss you all and talk to you all later
Letter sent to little sister: Dear Sarah: I'm having a great time here on my mission. Sure, I have had a few tough days on my mission, but we get through them. What I do here as a missionary is to "invite others to come unto Christ, by helping them receive the restored gospel." We teach those who are not members of our Church by teaching them the gospel and encouraging them to read the Book of Mormon. From there, we see if they have the desire to be baptized.
Montana is great! Almost everybody has a dog. On Friday night, we helped a member collect hay and stash it up, and she had a few horses on her property.
We are currently teaching someone named Phil, and he has a strong desire to be baptized and to come unto Christ.
Anyways, I hope you are getting better and I miss you and the rest of the family. Thank you for the pictures, and I love you all. Love, your brother...
July 23: Hi, how is it going? I'm glad that Sarah got that letter. I hope Dad gets better soon. Well things are going well here. Phil finished reading the Book of Mormon yesterday. We also gave Taft a general conference talk to read and he said that he will read it. Transfer is almost over, and work is going well here. Sorry that it's not much here to say. Things are going great and talk to you all later.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Weekly email - 9 July 2012
Here's the weekly e-mail!
Hi, how is everyone doing? I'm mostly surprized that it is hot over there. I miss all of you guys. I think it's cool that you guys got to go to the movies the other day. I hope Sarah gets better from her cold. Elder Banks is doing a whole lot better. Phil came to church yesterday. He seemed to have enjoyed it. We also got him to do the stop smoking program and he's been smoke free for almost a week and after that week, that will be another step towards baptism. We gave talks in one of our wards that we are covering and that went well. They gave us only a few days to prepare. I sure miss being able to have a few months to prepare. Talk to you all later.
Hi, how is everyone doing? I'm mostly surprized that it is hot over there. I miss all of you guys. I think it's cool that you guys got to go to the movies the other day. I hope Sarah gets better from her cold. Elder Banks is doing a whole lot better. Phil came to church yesterday. He seemed to have enjoyed it. We also got him to do the stop smoking program and he's been smoke free for almost a week and after that week, that will be another step towards baptism. We gave talks in one of our wards that we are covering and that went well. They gave us only a few days to prepare. I sure miss being able to have a few months to prepare. Talk to you all later.
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