Tuesday Talk!

HELLO FAMILY!!! I LOVE YOU ALL :)

 

Daddy, Thanks for the letter! I LOVE THEM. I cant tell you enough how happy they make me. I love them. Momma! It's your BDAY this week!!!! I am gettin you a card today, so it'll be late, just know I didnt forget :) I love you. Your emails I always look forward to! They crack me up!

Mom, you're awesome, can I just tell you how much the sisters LOVE you. Wanna know how I know? because I love the members here who help us like you do to them. Keep helping them out, they need it :) the members make such a big difference, and the members here are AWESOME. 

I love Florida. Alot. I love the people here. HOLY COW.

 

Guess what?! We have three new investigators. Two of them are a couple who have moved here from New York. You know the show I used to watch, "Say Yes to the Dress?" on TLC?!  Yeah, Audry? That's the wife. We're teaching her!... A bunch of the cast was up here on Monday and we taught them. STINKING COOL EH?! (dont fret, I got pics) Louie is the husband. We found him last Saturday on our bikes. He is the best. He cracks me up all the time. He calls us his "nuns" hahahaha. Seriously the sweetest and funniest guy ever. He swears all the time and whatnot, but he's such a good guy. We get along SO good. He's always teasin me cause I'm the young one. I love him SO much! They are wonderful, and even stopped to help us on our bikes the other day. She said she told him to turn around and said "those are our girls." :) I love them. He was really interested (like bouncing off his seat ha) in the idea of having a living prophet, and he was able to listen to some of President Monson's talks, and he enjoyed them. He is reading the Book of Mormon right now. It's so fun and exciting to see his countance changing. She is not as into it as he is, but she definitely listens and agrees with alot of the things we have to say. They don't completely understand the Spirit, so that's something we are going to focus on this week. They are a joy. I love them, like with all my heart. Oh my word I love them.  
Our other investigator is the wife of a member. She is the sweetest lady and such a good mom. They are such a nice couple. We were able to go to dinner with them last night, and committed them to pray together as a couple every night. She has a testimony of the Priesthood and its power, as she was given a blessing when she was pregnant with her girl. We are planning to teach lesson one to her on wednesday. I'm so excited! I love her and her family! Her hubby's got the coolest accent, he's from North Carolina.

I love it here. I love these people SO much!!

Elder Anderson was here ALL weekend long, that was too cool for school. I got to shake his hand! WOO!! His testimony of the Savior was so sure and strong. I loved it. His wife is from here, and he used to be the Stake president of the stake I'm in. It was awesome to have him here.

You always ask me if i need anythin, but I'm doin good. I need more skirts, but I'll get em eventually. Uh... more recess eggs?! I wouldn't appose ;).

I love ya'll SO much!!

Hi, I'm Lance Armstrong

HELLO FAMILY!!!

I don't think I can explain enough to you how much I love you. I thought I loved you before I left, but I swear it's like quadrupled. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

 

Mom: thanks soooo much for your detailed updates and emails. I LOVE THEM. Tell grandpa and grandma thanks for the letter. Tell Gpa i sure am lucky to have his personality...;) He's too funny! I hope his knee gets better fast!! He's a trooper. Please let them know how much I love them!

Daddy: Your letters brighten my day!! Thanks so much for sending me one every week since I've been out. They honestly mean the world to me. I cry like a baby everytime. I love you SO much!

Jacob and Blake: I love you two punks! I'm glad you had such a good time in Vegas!! Make sure you pay attention in seminary... that's something I'm regretting out here. Keep being good boys and wearing your girl repellant- it seems to be workin ;)

Houston and Ky: thank you guys for your pictures, theyre both hanging in my room!! I love you two!! I hope you're feeling better huey, and Ky i'm jealous you gotta hang out w/ gma!

 

In two days I will be gone for a month.... can you believe it?! Holy moly Holy Cow!

 

Well, this week was wonderous. We taught my first lesson on Monday to two guys named Lorenzo and Rashad. They live in our apartment complex. It went really well, Lorenzo prayed for his first time, that was really cool to see. He felt the Spirit and loved it. They commited to continue to read the Book of Mormon and go to a church tour with us. They didn't end up showing up though, and haven't gotten back with us :( but that's okay! NEVER SAY NEVER :) Hopefully they will get in touch with us soon!! They were super great and faithful young men!!

 

WARNING: YOU ARE EMAILING THE BIKING QUEEN OF AMERICA. Pictures to come! It's seriously the funnest thing ever- I just laugh my head off the whole time, thinking about what ya'll would say if you saw me. haha its so great.

 

The people here are great. The ward members BLOW MY MIND!! They are so sweet and willing to help out with anything. I feel at home on Sundays, it's nice :). They make a huge impact on our missionary work too.

 

Well I really don't know what else to share. I'm good and happy, and I hope you all are too! :) I know this church is true. The more I bear my testimony to others, the more it is strengthened. I know the Book of Mormon is true- that it testifies of our Savior. He loves us SO much (I'd like to think that being out here has helped me feel His love more fully, but I know I'm still not even close.)- more than we can imagine. I can feel that love when I talk to the people here. It's crazy. I still can't believe I'm here on a mission. 

 

OH!! I remembered something REALLL cool!! Elder Anderson from the Quorom of the 12 is coming to Stake Conference on Sunday!! Cool eh?! And he's doing a special mission conference for all of us on Monday. I'm SO EXCITED!! To hear him and to see all my MTC friends. Twill be a good day. So- if I don't email you on Monday, do not be alarmed we have the rest of P-Day on tuesday :)  

 

Uh... Tell my friends they stink. I haven't gotten a single letter out here from anyone except dad (except an elder from the MTC) (Yeah, I'm a loser). So yeah, tell them if they are wanting to be around my hilarious self after these 17 months, they needta get their rears in gear.

 

Oh! That CD Michelle gave me, LOVE IT!!!! Its like Mumford and Sons LDS version. Tell her thank you so much!! I love it :)

 

Yeah yeah yeah, my Emails are Random Bandom, Sorry bout that. The gist is I love you and I'm happy. And I hope you're happy!!! Talk to you soon!!! LOVE YOU!!

 

Sister MEgan Brialle Burton

2nd Letter

FAMILY.

 

Here I sit, at a library in Florida. I only have like 15 minutes, so I won't be able to do this past week any justice but I will try.

 

Monday: flight to tampa, slept the whole way on the plane, stayed at the mission home. Ask me if President Summerhays and his wife are the best people around. Well, you guys aren't around here so yes, yes they are. I felt so comforted and at home with him. I stayed with my 2 Tampa best friends from the MTC. Sister Allison Bowe and Sister Keri Beck. We are plannin on living together at byui after. They are seriously the best- couldn't speak any higher of them. They remind me of my home best friends :)

 

Tuesday: woke up, orientation, met my new companion....S. I'm in a trio. Sister Williamson is 26 years old, she's been out for like 15 months. She's from Mesa.  She's like my momma out here. She's sooo nice, sweet, and patient. I love her alot and I am learning SO much from her. Sister Daniels has been here for five weeks. She's from Salt Lake. President called us the two blondes :) I saw an alligator my first day! Our apartment is in the 2nd biggest appartment complex in America (cool eh?). It's huge. ha. There's a lake out our back window... IT IS BEAUTIFUL here. I'm obsessed.

 

Wed,Thurdsday,Friday: Ummm just studys, trying to find people to teach (we dont have any investigators... YET :) ) I was super super super homesick for the first like four days... Like I wanted to come home kind of homesick. It was rough. I don't think I realized how much I love ya'all :). Geez I miss you.  But once we got out of the apartment and started doing things it got better.Thursday we had a district meeting (ELDER B. LOTT is in my district, sweet huh?) but I saw Sister Bowe there and she was in the same boat as me, so it was SOO good to see her and also to know that I wasn't the only one struggling.

 

Saturday: In this area we are over the Odessa Area. Us (the sisters) over half and the Elders (who are HILARIOUS) over the other half. They had a baptism, so we went. Soooo good for me. Definitely cheered me up. After, Bishop gave us all missionaries blessing for the new transfer. HOLY COW I LOVE THE PRIESTHOOD. All my scaredness went away.

 

I am SOOO thankful to be here. I know it's where I'm supposed to be, what I'm supposed to be doing. I've gotta go to dinner, so I can't write anymore  (the members here are THE BEST). I love you all so much!!! Thank you daddy for the letter- it honestly made everything better. I love you. Mom! thanks so much for the package!! I loved the picture Kylee :) it's in my room!! Huey and Blake thanks for the notes!! Jake? I didnt get anything from you, Whats up with that?!  ;) I love you all SO much!! Talk to you next week!!

Sorry its so short and brief. I love you!!