6-7-10 Hard Work

Friends and Family,

I hope you all had a good week. Ours was a good but a little rough. We are still really trying to increase our teaching pool here in Logan. Because of this, we put a lot of effort into finding people this week. Sadly, we did not get and new investigators. However, in Weekly Planning, we really focused on our goal for new investigators for the coming week. We prayed about it and we had a neat experience. During the prayer, we both strongly had the same number, 4, come into our heads. We talked after the prayer and discovered that. We then prayed to confirm it. We are going to do all we can to find 4 new investigators this week, and I have confidence that the Lord is going to help us.

For preparation day today, we came down to Council Bluffs. We played basketball with a lot of other Elders. It was really nice to be able to do that, since I have not done any activities with other missionaries since I got back to Logan. I am now exhausted.

I love you all and appreciate your letters and emails.

-Elder Burnham

6-1-10 Short email

Family and Others,

We have been emailing in Logan the last few weeks. It usually closes at 8:00 which allows us to come a little later and email until we start proselyting at 6. However, with our preparation day being on Tuesday this week due to Memorial Day, It closes instead at 5. We got here at 4:45. I was very sad.

Basically this is my letter for the week. I am doing well, and look forward to the coming week. I love you all and hope you are well.

-Elder Burnham

Family and All,

The weeks go by so fast. And they keep going faster. I don't think I will ever get used to it.

Missionary work continues as normal. We have been putting forth a lot of effort finding lately, without a whole lot of success. It is a little discouraging, but these are the times that the Lord will reward us the most if we are faithful and continue working.

We did have a really good Zone Conference this week. We usually havae it in the Chapel, but we had tables and chairs set up in the cltutral hall in a semi-circle this week. We had a good discussion about how we han improve as a mission. We also had some personal time to think about how we can in prove on a personl level. The spirit was so strong there. In Zone Meeting (a section of Zone Conference but with only our zone instead of two) we set a zone goal of new investigators for this week. The spirit was really strong confirming that we could reach our goal, even though it was really high. It will take a lot of work, but we are excited for it. The Lord will help us for sure.

That's about all I have for this week. More later. I love you all.

-Elder Burnham

P.S. We have also been chalenged by our mission president to read the Book of Mormon in two months, highlighting anything that has to do with our purpose as missionaries. If any of you feel so inclined, it would be cool to have you reading the Book of Mormon at the same time in two months as well. You could look for anything, such as names of Christ, prophesies of Christ, promised blessings, or a favorite gospel principle. The posibilities are endless.

5-17-10 Transfers

Family and All,

Transfers came again. Elder Mitchell left and I stayed. I am now serving with Elder Savage, who had been out about a year. I have also gotten the assignment of being a district leader. Weird stuff. I am excited for this transfer and the work we will do.

There was also a meeting this thursday for all spanish missionaries. All 14 or so of us met in Omaha. We discussed things like how culture has an impact on missionary work. It was a really good meeting and I got to see people I haven't seen in a long time. It also was a nice rerfesher because I have basically been an english missionary for six weeks in Logan. But I know that this is where the Lord wants me. After the meeting, we went to the temple in Spanish. It was one of the coolest experiences ever.

That's about it for this week. I love you all.

-Elder Burnham

5-10-10

Pictures:

A funny sign.
Me peeking through a hole in the floor of the bathroom.
Two pictures of cool lightning.
Us in front of the temple.

All,

I hope you all had a great Mothers' Day. I certainly did. It was nice to talk to family. We also had a baptism yesterday. It went really well. Her name is Abby Krum. She is a ten-year-old from a part-member family here. All her family was there and it was a good experience.

It is pouring right now and super windy. I love it.

Transfers are coming this Thursday (Again). We'll see what happens.

I might have already said this, but our bathroom has been getting remodeled the last few weeks. The tile is now done, and the toilet and sink should go back in today. I am excited.

Hope you enjoy them. Love you all.

-Elder Burnham

5-3-10

All,

We had a good week here in Logan. We are teaching more lessons and more people. I like it.

We had the opportunity to go to the temple this Thursday. I love that place. It always is filled with the Spirit and I learned a lot. It increases my testimony every time I go. I am thankful for the priesthood that makes the work there possible.

I went on exchanges this week. Elder Warby, our DIstrict Leader (also my district leader in the MTC) came here to Logan. Our whole district was really close, so it was nice to be back with him for a day. Thursday night, on the exchange, there was a big thunder storm. I got a cool picture of lightning. I love storms. I learned good things on the exchange.

The members we live with are remodling their bathroom. Well, it's more like our bathroom. There are two in the house, one up-stairs, and one downs-stairs. We live up-stairs, and that one is completely demolished. Sink, toilet, floor- all gone. We still can use the shower, although there is no door. It kind of gets tedius going up and down the stairs so often though. They are putting in the new tile partway up the walls right now. The rest should follow shortly.

Things are going well here. I love you all- have a great week, and mother's day!

-Elder Burnham

To everyone who gets to read it,

Hullo! I hope you all had a great week. Mine was pretty swell.

Saturday we had a baptism for John Atem. He amazes me just about every time he opens his mouth. He has such a great testimony. His baptismal service was good. We held it down in Council Bluffs because we do not have a font at our building. We had to go up to Denison to pick John up and then back to CB ( a member drove us). We ended up spending about 5 hours driving that day. A member ended up confirming him (Brother Hess-the one we live with).

All of the sudden I do not feel like writing. But I will send a picture.

Love you all,

-Elder Burnham