Elder Forsberg

Week 26- Jay (E-mail to Barnett's)

Dear Maren,

You took second in the championship that is amazing since you had known time to practice. So how often go to the temple next time you go can you get me a picture of the Spokane temple I have gotten in to different temples since I have been on my mission? Yes missionaries are loud to go to the temple as long as it is on pday you don’t use your mission car and you have approval from your mission president and if has to be in your area or zone. But I will never be able to go to the temple on my mission. Because there is no temple here not even in Tallahassee. There has been talk of a Pensacola time but it is just talk right now.

Well, every transfer has a possibility of being transferred. We get to know Monday before transfers on Wednesday. So I don’t think I am getting transferred but only the mission president knows at this point. President Jensen likes keeping elders in the same area for a long time. I love jay. But I don’t want to spend my whole mission here.

Maren your present is in the mail I mailed it today so it will be late be it will get there. But if you want an extra long letter the I will do my best it will probably be there by late October or early November what I am busy. I told you about the car thing remember elder Jones put a dent in the bumper. But we still were really productive thanks to the members.

R.D. has been really busy so we haven’t invited him yet.

Maren you should be thrilled because I email you second to last best we first email at jay so when the computer kicked me off I went over and saw how Elder Newsom was doing but when I walked over this old man say hey Mormon. So I turn to him and said oh hi how you are? Then I introduced myself . then we talked it was every awkward. Because as soon as he said 4400 I knew he was a Jehovah's witness so we had a talk so I talk about the Book of Mormon a little bit but it was very awkward.

Well, with the apartment we decided we are not going to run away.and today I was backing the car up because the is part of having a car backing the driver up. And she pulled in and got out. So I just said hello and waved and she said hello then went in her apartment. So I think if we just say hello. She wont yell.

Well, this week we have been really busy so busy I don’t even think we tracted this week. Because of all the less active and investigators we needed to see.well I have sent my journal home if you are interested it should be there on Friday. We are teaching this family that has been burn by other Churches in the past but both the mother and the daughter really want to come to church. Vanessa (mom) we tracted in to her she said she has been praying for a church for her and her youngens. Katrine (21 daughter) well before we even met her she has read 40 page of the book of Mormon and want to come to church. Trevor (17 son). We really haven’t talked to him all that much but we had Zack (a priest) invited him to go to the halo 3 night they are having. And Katrine tells us that he is really excited to go.

Elder Mantei is a work in progress. Because he always complains that I don’t talk enough. But every time I try to talk decides he is not finished talking. And in the last week he has pick up something new. The 3 of us will be talking and I am saying something and he starts to talk over me. Its not like we are having a debate or anything just talking. It is really annoying. Elder Mantei is one transfer ahead of me.

So this last Sunday we all had an assignment elder Newsom gave a talk, I taught gospel principles I think my lesson went really well. And elder Mantei had to teach priesthood.

That my week

Elder Forsberg

P.S. sorry Maren i forgot to tell you about elder Pearson of the seventy. i did not care for him at all. if i knew what it was going to be like i would of decided no to go. so President and Sister Jensen gave a talk and it was good. The sister Pearson gave a talk and it left me inspired. Then Elder Pearson gave his presentation. And it sucked. most of the talk you just felt like you were being yelled at. We was saying some really good things to improve on but like a crazy person he talk really fast and changed topic every 5 minutes. A good speak will pause after every point for those who wish to take note. I stopped trying to take notes because every I tried I would miss something. He talked for 2, 2 hours blocks. My mind was fried after that. He said that he was a mission president and I just kept on thinking wow if he was my mission president I would go home a reapply. He was a CEO I have found that they are very spiritual but emotionally cold. The most poetic way of saying it is I was hit with a wave of bluntness and drowning in a ocean of knowledge. And he was so confusing he sent 10 minutes on numbers. “elder you need to have high numbers set high goal for fill high goals” then at the end of his rant he said “now elders its not about the numbers its about the doctrine”. Which just left you saying WHAT?

So yeah that’s how that went.

Week 25- Jay (E-mail to Barnett's)

Dear Maren,

I am sorry I had to hand write you a letter this week. We had to go to the Jay library because our car is getting fixed. The library is within walking distance. I hate going there because it has a one hour time limit and it's not like someone tells you to get off after an hour, the computer just shuts down and I hate it. I was only able to send mom 2 paragraphs. All I ask for is enough time to e-mail my family once a week. Everything else can change, even that is too much to ask for. So basically, what I am saying you need to be nice to your missionaries. Let them use your Internet. The rules are if Blake is not home, they can sit in the garage with the door open. That's allowed because anyone can see what they are doing.

Your Utah trip sounded fun. Day 4 sounds really like a lot of fun. Why didn't you go to Ogden? Mom always went with dad when we went up to Wenatchee.

Toren had to have a blood transfusion? Now or are we talking like a year ago or this week? Wait, your friend has a son serving in Florida? Maren are you networking for people related to people serving in Florida because you seem to know a lot.

Oh and send me pictures anytime, but try not to send more than 32 at a time. Oh, and I would choose the ones you want to send, but don't send them until or after September 29th because that is when the next transfer is.

And fine, if there is anything else cool about your birthday I won't tell you. oh and your present will probably be late. Right now we don't have a car so shopping is kind of hard. Do you still want an itunes gift card?

Yes, we got 6 new investigators this week. This area's time has come. R.D. did want to rile us up. He wanted to convert us to his church so he invited us to go to his church, The Church of Christ. So we went and everyone was nice and happy for us to be there. The preacher's lesson felt more like a history lesson because he was just telling us about the Bible. There was no 'this is how you can be like Jesus' or 'this is why Jesus did this,' plus they sand a lot of songs. We must have sang 7 songs before the preacher got up. We are hoping that since we went to his church that he will come to ours.

So we have been having problems with our crazy neighbor. Other, or should I say, past elders were not very good neighbors, so she thinks all elders are evil. She screams at us from time to time. There is a senior couple that runs the mission office, the Koons. Sister Koon is in charge of ordering, mailing and paper work. Elder koon is in charge of apartments and cars. We are seeing if Elder Koon can handle it and if not, we will probably move either to a new apartment or complex. I don't want to move and if we do, I hope we move to Brewton, AL, which is still in my area. We could walk to teaching appointments and be closer to Wal-mart. I miss Fred Meyer's. I do like the photo center. They have this thing where you can put a whole lot of pictures together so they are all on one print. I think it is really cool.

We have one new promising investigator. Her name is Vanessa. She has been praying to find a church she can go to with her children because past churches have burned her bad. She is excited about the church and her son is too.

My companions have a crazy side to them. Elder Newsom is always rearranging the apartment and Elder Mantei talks about a lot about girls. I haven't had to sit through this much talking about girls since, ever.

Oh, Elder Pearson from the first quorum of the seventy is speaking tomorrow at Zone Conference.

Elder Forsberg

P.S. It doesn't stop getting cold here until November.

Week 25- Jay (E-mail to Mom)

Dear Mom,

Ok I believe you mom that you didn’t call the mission president. But see the thing you miss when you are not home. So what do you listen to it every night or something or did you delete it. This wont be a long letter because we are at jay library and that means a 1 hour time limit. So I will be sending you a letter for the rest of my letter home.

The Wilson's are having another child? I thought she was in her 40s. weird but hey OC 5th is growing I guess hahaha.

Well, I want a GARMIN GPS. I don’t care if I get it for my birthday or Christmas or both I want one. Now, I know you and dad, so I feel I must say "I DO NOT WANT A TOMTOM" or any other off brand. I would like a Garmin. But anything else would be fine that you want to send me.

Yeah, I know all about Uncle Steve's family. But this week has been crazy busy. I am sorry for a short email. But our car is finally getting fixed and Elder Pearson of the seventy is coming tomorrow.

I haven't even received dad's package yet, but I hope it will come soon. Plus, we went to a different church this week because we were invited. I will tell you more in the letter.

Elder Forsberg

Week 25- Jay (E-mail to Dad)

Dear Dad,

Dad don’t even talk to me about a day of rest. I don’t even get a day off my day off is only when I email the rest of the time I am working or cleaning. But you knew what you were getting yourself into when you got off your mission. Sunday are busy like every other day and I try not to go tracking on Sunday so I remember it is Sunday. Dad I would of just switch Sundays.

You had to give a talk to the entire company. That would be nerve racking. I am glad it went well and you got to meet the CEO that must be fun. But still try go up to doors and preaching the gospel.

Sorry this wont be a large email I am at jay so I only have an hour which really sucks.

I haven’t received any packages I am kinda getting worried. I will be sending a letter to add on to my week since the time.

But I have been having problem with are neighbor again tell you in that letter.

Elder Forsberg

Week 24- Jay (E-mail to Mom)

Dear Mom,

i would be happy with any pills because 1 week off of it and 6 new pimple one is even in not on in my nose. plus my nose got burnt so that sucked.

no mom different feelings. everyone used my mission to make me do thing. such as you need to do this. why . because you will need to do it on your mission so you need to start now. and everyone would just not stop talking about it. my mission got brought up 12 times a day. so was burnt out of the mission talk before i entered the mtc. Mallory gets to go on vacation for 3 months.

branches aren't to bad. i really love them branch i am in. there are 3-4 families that feed us every week. and they are so excited when we come over. which makes it really fun for us. and the Anderson even invited there non member neighbor over fir dinner which is best. fighting going to sleep worried he is going to miss something yep he is a forsberg alright. not much is happening in jay this week. but we visited a lot of less actives. during service this week i got to hold a baby goat. i got pictures. elder Peason in coming in next week and i will be sending you a mission picture well a picture of half the mission. i don't mind teaching Sunday school. but elder Mantei actually enjoys teaching it.

We tracted in to this guy called R.D. he talk about the bible a lot with us. the funny thing is he would read a scripture like he was about to bash us. so he would read it and say what do you think about that and we would say oh yeah we totally agree with that. then he would quickly flip to the next scripture. and we would agree with everything he read. he didn't know this but most of the scriptures he red were scripture mastery scriptures. so he couldn't attack the big thing in the church. so he attack the small thing. like he said that because of our age we shouldn't go by elder then he told us what elder meant. but he was say the rule of a bishop so we told him that. and he said that we were the same thing. which they are not. but after he was done explaining what an elder is he look at he look at us like oh i got them now and said now do you really feel comfortable going by elder. with out pause all three of us said. yeah we do. then he attack the name of the church. he said the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. that's not right you should drop the of latter day saints part and become the church of Jesus Christ. guess where he goes to church century church of Jesus Christ. so then he said, "Well, I got a lot of stuff to do today" (running scared). so we ask if we could leave him with a prayer. he said yes i will offer it. and in the prayer. he prayed that we would find the whole light. which was funny because he needed to we already have.

Mom not to scare you but guess what disease has been found in southern Florida. i will give you a hint Toren's mission president called you at 3am in the morning for this. that's right Dengue fever is being reported in the Florida area. There have been 12 cases in Key West and now several reported in the Orlando area as well as far north as Ocala. mom stop freaking out its not even in my part of Florida. and mom if you have faith in the lord ye shall not fear. i telling you this because I told everyone one else. and i know you hate when i hide stuff from you.

love yall
elder forsberg

Week 24- Jay (E-mail to Dad)

Dear Dad,

Yay BYU won i didn't thing it was going to win because they had a alot of new players. but they did. i guess that is what happens when you have the lord on your side. dad you will still get a kick out of going on campus when you visit your grandchildren there. you still have hope Kalen could decide to go to BYU. ok dad since you spent so mu ch time on campus what did you get me. nothing just what iu thought. i am glad you had fun at the game. dad i would love to go to Utah with you. but i am not going to the game NEVER AGAIN. dad can you ask uncle bob to give you Megan address i don't have it so i cant write her. well i of the investigator fell through but this it was good. you saw Elder Jeffrey R. Holland he his my favorite apostle. we don't have junior senior companions in this mission. president summerhays did like that some missionaries to think they had more power then they actually did. so it is just one drive the other one handle the phone. with president summerhay if you ask for leadership you wouldn't get leadership. and president Jensen hasn't reinstated it so yeah. but your never guess what sickness has been report in Florida. i will give you a hint Toren got it on his mission. that's right Dengue fever is being reported in the Florida area. There have been 12 cases in Key West and now several reported in the Orlando area as well as far north as Ocala. we aren't doing much today. we are going to the Beldens. but we do that every Monday. we mostly visit less actives this week. i got to hold a baby goat this week during service.

love yall,
elder forsberg

Week 24- Jay (E-mail to Barnett's)

Dear Maren,

I am glad you are having fun in Utah. this week has been a lot of visiting with less actives. i did serve which i had to hold a goat. a baby goat.i will give you a hint Toren got it on his mission. that's right Dengue fever is being reported in the Florida area. There have been 12 cases in Key West and now several reported in the Orlando area as well as far north as Ocala. i may or may not get you a itunes gift card. because the cheapest one is 15 dollars but most is 25 dollars. but i will send you something. and did you know that on September 22 something huge happened. yeah that's right Joseph smith was told where the golden plates were have was able to go get them. and all 9 return appointment fell through. but as in life.

Love yall,
Elder Forsberg