Easter and Liquid Chocolate

Hey guys. Hows everyone doing? Well, Easter here (at least for me) wasn't that great. Other then we had a few really good talks in sacrament meeting, it felt just like a normal day. Didn't really spend it with any member or anything. Just went out and tried to contact people. Fun, huh? But I did get all of your Easter packages. I got four this week. Elder Wilder hated my guts =). Speaking of packages, until further notice, DO NOT SEND ME CHOCOLATE!!!! The weather here has started to warm up. Lets just say when I opened one of the packages there were some little packs of snickers and milky ways and stuff in there. I pulled one out, and it felt like a really big ketchup packet. Don't worry though, they didn't go completely to wasted. We just through them in the fridge.

I've had a really fun morning. For some reason, the other Elders decided that it would be fun to get up at five this morning and drive to the top of our mission (a place called cave creek) and BIKE all the way down to the bottom (our areas). It took us three hours to cover what was about thirty miles. Which really isn't that bad. In fact, I really didn't feel tired the entire way. But once we got back to our house and got off the bikes, I just about collasped. I don't know why we had this crazy idea, but it was a little bit fun. haha. Let's just say I'm a lesser man for it. About five pounds lesser.

Anyways, we've got a baptism this weekend. And then we have a baptism the next weekend!!! So things are somewhat looking up. Also, I think there's been some confusion, so I'm going to clear it up: I am still in my first area, downtown Phoenix. However, transfers are the week after mother's day, and I have like a ninety percent chance of being transfered then. I'll let you know where I'm off to. Anyways, I miss ya guys a lot!!!

Lvz
E Denison


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Still Alive

Hey guys. Just letting you know that I am still alive. Well, a couple of cool stories. First, any of you remember me telling you about *********? The funny crazy lady who didn't want to wait to be baptized in the true church, so she just went to a non-denominational church and got baptized? Well, about a month ago, Elder Wilder and I decided to go back and see her (actually, it was mostly Elder Wilder. I didn't really want to go back. haha). Well, over the past month we have been able to help her see the need of a prophet today, that the minister who baptized her didn't have the proper authority (having our lines of authority really helped. Thanks Jenny and Spencer! Know that you helped convert a soul!!! haha), and we also helped her realize that Joseph Smith was a prophet. Everything just sorta clicked for her. We set her up with a baptismal interview, and she's being baptized on the 30th!!!

The other cool thing is this other girl that we've been teaching. Her name is *******. Shes the fiance'e/girlfriend of a guy in the ward named ******** (he is a very cool guy). But she's been living in California, and is trying to move into the ward (specifically our area becuase she loves us). She hasn't been able to find anything yet, but shes been living with her aunt out in Mesa. She really really really really wants to get baptized, so we had her meet with the bishop to find out if her would be ok with her being baptized into his ward. He okayed it, and now all we have to do is get her an interview with P-Ells and he'll clear her, and she'll be baptized on the 30th as well!!! So things are looking up.

Lvz
E Denison

Hmm. . . .

Hey guys. Everything is going great here in the misison field. Staying pretty busy though. It's a lot of hard work out here. Anyways, the question was asked what kind of music do I want. Well, my birthday is coming up, so I'll tell you. =) I already have one of his CD's, but I wouldn't mind getting more of Peter Breinholt's CD's. I've got his "Best of Peter Breinholt", but any of his other ones would be cool. But that's all. I hope you guys are doing well.

Lvz
E Denison

Last week

I have been a slacker! I have lots of pictures and last week's emails to post, I have just haven't done it yet. So here goes:

April 4, 2011

Hey guys. I hope you all enjoyed conference this weekend. We sure did. It's pretty much like having two days off, but being spiritual fed at the same time!!! haha. So I'm not being transfered this time. Looks like I'll be staying in Phoenix for six months. That's ok though. I was really hoping I'd stay because the area is just starting to pick back up again. We've got a few solid investigators who will be baptized this month.

As for the only event worth mentioning: Last night E Wilder and I were almost molested by two very very very not ugly young women. About a week ago, when we were biking through this apartment complex, E Wilder and I hear this "Oh, missionaries!!!" We look up and theres this girl (not ugly at all) on the third floor just sitting there. So we go up and we talk to her. Turns out she was raised in the church and she and her sister were just living there. But she said "If you guys want to come back sometime and preach to me and my sister." We weren't too sure about it, but we said ok.

We set up an appointment for last night, but both E Wilder and I had this impression that we needed to have a responsible third male come with us. We called Bro Trammell and he came with us. Well, needless to say, when E Wilder and I knock on the door, both sisters are there with big beaming smiles, and then they see Bro Trammell there, and the smiles fade. Anyways, we had a good lesson. Apparently they're having testimony issues, which we were only happy to help with. After we walk out Bro Trammell pulls us aside and says "Good call, Elders. I'll be available any time you come back over here." Ugh, being a missionary is hard. =)

Well, I hope you guys are doing well. Love you all and miss ya a lot

LVZ

E Denison

Another funny thing. I emailed Scott after conference and teased him a little bit. There were a lot of talks on marraige and how we shouldn't wait to get married if we have the chance. I said, "Conference was awesome. It is really hard to watch it with kids. They are always loud or fighting or need something, so there are lots of interruptions. But the parts I did hear were really good. I'm hoping you got the point that you need to get married when you get home and NOT join the army. RIGHT?" His response really made me laugh. He said, " I'm not sure what you are talking about, but I heard that there really shouldn't be any rush in getting married. Pres Monson said "Too often do I see you young men, running around and trying to marry our fine young women. Slow down!" Right?" What a goofball!