Elder J. Brandon Carpenter: September 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

Hola... Week Three!! Sup Amigos!!

Ok...I'm gunna try to type at God Speed... here we go! This week was great, I wrote you all... so expect a letter Wed. hopefully! I just got my package today and I got your letters. Thank you so much! Brooke, I am writing yours this week, sorry! Zach, I love your picture! I couldn't stop laughing! You are so funny buddy. I can't believe my license stuff... that is a miracle .... well I opened my eyes really wide on the pic.. so that's prolly why it is "lost" haha well whoops.

I loved your stories mom. They ment a lot! If I don't always answer your questions or stories... know I love them and I'm trying! haha I'll try to answer them all... backpack, I have one mom. I got a satchel for free:) Free stuff floats around here cuz people can't always take everything to their missions. 7 people left this morning to Paraguay. I was sad cuz we all came close to the other districts in our zone. Our 4 D.R Elders leave Wed. for the DR... it's sad and crazy... time goes by fast!

ummm funny quote...Elder Nelson came its all in your letters so don't be surprised :) He said that a chapter in Alma, I don't remember where but it's just a long paragragh that goes for like three chapters long...he said that's how his grandchildren on missions letters are!! haha!! I'm sure you guys feel the same.

Devotionals here are awesome. We have had Elder Ballard, Elder Nelson... they are wonderful! I know you want to hear about them so I'll send you all copies of my journal:)

Shout outs:

Thank you so much Woodburys... for your package. I loved the cookies! You are all so awesome.

Thank you so much Greens for your package.. haha jk I'll personalize it. I loved the bball nerf stuff... you guys rock!

Grandma thanks for the letter and the package..I miss you guys. The packages here are like pirate treasure. haha

I will try to write you all when I have time.

Funny story time:

So this last week we are walking down the hall and this elder stops us and says "Elder J...Where are you from" he says "Burley Idaho" he goes "really what school" ... "DHS" he says then the other elder says "oh ok I thought I knew you... whats up?" Then Elder J looks at him up and down for a good 5 seconds and says "Elder I don't recognize you the least bit" then walks away hahahahhahahah Oh Elder J...I love that dude!!!

OK... what else? The spirit here is so strong! It really is! I feel the spirit at least once everyday where it is way strong!

Spanish is hard...but its coming along.
Mom, I miss going to Ralphs with you. I miss going to Target with you.

Dad, I miss driving with you to Taco Shop or Aztec.

Brooke, I miss you yelling at me to get out of your room. I miss sleeping on your floor and telling each other stupid jokes. haha

Cam, I miss seeing you kneel down to pray every night. I miss hearing your funny stories.

Caden, I miss your hugs and watching you draw.

Zach, I miss your smile, your laugh, your bear hugs, your tears.

I love you guys so much! Don't cry haha...it's not like I'm gone forever... you can laugh now thats a joke haha!!

How's the world holding up without me? Any terrorist attacks.. any new government powers I need to know about? 4 more days till the best month ever. Send me a Halloween package! haha

k I have one minute left mom... stop volunteering from 12 to 230 cuz thats when I write my letters home after lunch. Love you all... times up.

Love you Love you Love bye

Monday, September 19, 2011

Hola Amigos!! MTC Week #2

Hola Amigos!!! Its 1:44 in the afternoon and it looks like its going to be a beautiful day! Outside the bees are humming... sweet birds chirping... radiant beams the sun above!

Ok how 'bout I give you an example of my schedule...

630 arise and prepare

7 to 815 personal study time. I like to read my scrips, study for my investigators, etc

815 breakfast

850 to 950 personal study time
10 to 11 TALL tech assisted lang. learning its the comp program.I'll send you pics and write more about it

1120 to 1210 gym

shower ....

1 lunch

2 to 3 lang. study love it

3 to 6 classroom instruction...yup... three hours with teachers. It is way legit! I love it!

6 dinner

630 to 930 class again

930 to 1030 shower teeth shave etc then journal and letters for the last 30 min...crazy huh!

Yeah, it's pretty intense. The schedule is different every day, but over all I usually have only 30 min each night of free time after I shower. On p-day... Monday, I get to do the rest... laundry, more letters, temple, then class for another 3 hours!

I love you guys though! I hope everythings all good at home. Last night was such a good fireside. I'll share some quotes. It was Sister and Pres. Wilkens. She said " the rains will come down, and you are going to get wet, but you will be comforted, guided, and strengthend by him." He said " this is not just His time, it is also your time. It's your turn to leave your mark on eternity." I love that! It is so true!

Can you look up a quote for me? It's by Elder Orson F. Whitney. I didn't get to write it. I could only see it for like 5 secs... but it says in the middle of it... all that we suffer and all that... thats all I got . Google it and send me the full quote if you can though. Thanks! Over all the meeting was way sweet. I'll send you copies of my journals.

Mom, I wrote you today. I'm writing everyone else so I won't send it till hopefully tomorrow... but if not then prolly on Wed.

The spirit testifies some thing to me everyday. Guys I am growing so much. Before I left I felt like I was close to the Savior. After getting here, I realized I have so much to do to get even closer. It is soo dang cool!

My comps are awesome Elder J makes us laugh everyday! I'll send the stories. Elder A and I get along so well. It is awesome! My district is so close. I'll send pics soon. Send my sperrys... sorry Cam! I loved all your letters and packages they were awesome! Thanks so much! k I have 8 min left ... ahhhhh how did Jordan do it?

Yo se que JesuCristo es nuestro salvador . Yo se que el evangelio es verdad y Jose Smith restarar la iglesia a la tierra en los ultimos dias. Nuestro Padre Celestial quira nosotros viver con El despues este vida. I dont have time to finish that!! haha well woops!

I pray for you all. Thanks for your prayers. I am writing you all asap! Write me more haha!!

Love Elder Carpenter!!!!

p.s. I have four more min mom!!!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Helloooooo Familia

Hellooooooooo Familia :) Week #1 MTC

Get ready for the most unorganized email of a life time! First off, I miss and love you all so so much!!! ... BUT jk the MTC is the best place ever. It truly is set apart from the world. The spirit is so strong here. Everything is organized so well. My day is jam packed with stuff that I hardly have time to write you letters yet, but I have read them all. Thank you so much. I love them!!! Cam, I just got yours so expect a letter soon.

After you guys dropped me off, Dallan followed me at a close enough distance to make me laugh yet not get yelled at by my host haha. Ya... he pretty much took over my host job which kinda made him mad haha! Gotta love Elder Starr! I have seen him every day. He leaves tomorrow frowny face... this key board stinks...I can't do faces anymore. idk why... any ways ...I see Jake every once and a while and Josh I saw a couple times. I love that dude. I gave him a bear hug for his dad... k I gotta hurry.

Mom thanks for all the letters on Dear Elder. I have the most letters out of all the guys in my district! Which you all are probably wondering about. I'll get to that soon. Mis companeros are so legit. Yeah you heard me my companionS are legit. I am in a trio, the three amigos, the three nephites!

OK there is Elder J and Elder A, lets start with Elder J .... he is very spiritual. He is from Berly Idaho and loves computor games, trading cards and is very interested in the fruit in the cafeteria which is bomb by the way... the cafeteria.... not the fruit! I'll send a pic of us all smiley face.

Elder A... He is the blond Kegan pretty much... he talks exactly like him its so funny its not really his looks but his personality! So awesome! I'll send a vid... He's from Sandy. He said his uncle was friends with Amy M. growing up. You may know them...anyways he is so sick we get along so great, we laugh at everything. I'll write more later.

In our district we have my comps 3 plus Elders D and B. We hang out the most. They are so sick! Again, I'll send pics. Then there's Elder Z and H. They are so cool. We are all going to Paraguay. Elder A has two close friends going to our mission too...so tight! We have four more going to the Dominican Repub. Elder J... so funny and Elder W played LAX! Elder B and Elder W... they are cool too... but those four leave in two weeks.

I'll write about us later...ok go to grievefamily.net for pan mission pics. I just met Bro. Grieves in the temple today, which was tight.

k im running out of time but I'll try to find time to write more. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH LOVE YOU ZACH CADEN CAMERON BROOKE MOM DAD AND OF COURSE DUNCAN!

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PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!