Letters to and letters From Africa

Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 12:41:05 AM
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it's great to hear that things are going good back at home, and tell J. that's awesome that se is taking an intrest in tech. although i havn't done much of that it was fun what i did do of that. Well as for e-mail's I'm not sure as to wether or not i am alowed to e-mail my friends directly or not so i'm going to have to ask my mission president. All of my flat mates all e-mail their friends that e-mail them so i'm not sure. i was told in the mtc that i can send one big e-mail to my friends but i don't know if that applies here or not.
Tell dad that i think that is going to be my next big project is to read the bible because my compainion is a wiz at the bible and can use it against anyone if he has to. Although that's not the way they told us to go about things it has to be done sometimes.
So how did M. like the book. That is one of the first chapter books i read and i thought it was AWESOME!!!
Hey Dad congrats on being on the #1 surgery team that's awesome!! Keep up the good work, and you have to promise to organize family home evening every week ok, and also don't forget to be a member missionary because the missionaries can't do it all. That goes for everyone.
Anyway I love everybody and keep you in my prayers. Thanks for keeping up on my facebook C. your great and always remember to be diligent in everything you do. Remember to help mom and dad as much as you can even if you don't feel up to it.
Well to talk about what has been going on here this week. it has been great! Except for Saturday that was a little disapointing. Just about everyone of our appointments cancelled on us and on top of that it was pouring rain. IT was kind of funny though because when we went to one of the apointments, we looked in the window and all of the furniture and everything was gone. so apperently they moved. that was kind of funny. Sunday was the best because we had a babtisim which i didn't preform but i taught the young man so that's 1 for me i guess. His name is Junior and he is kind of in a less active family but we are trying to help that. After church and the babtisim we had a luch apointment with a white family and that was delicious. it was a kind of bry i guess. Anyway after that we went to a missionary fireside and i got to talk with one of the elders who was in the mtc with me (Elder, Ramahafarivo). He is stationed in Jo'burg Central and he got mugged the second day. He said it was pretty exciting, but you don't have to worry about me because my area is pretty safe except for a few shady caharacters. Anyway the mission is great the culture isn't super different but you can definatly tell i'm not in utah anymore. O and, Pop i have not eaten to much yet but it is definatly hard to get all of it down because you don't want to be rude. anyway. i'm running out of time so i'll try to answer more questions next week and i love everyone. Remember to read the scriptures and pray as a family as much as you can. anyway that's all so

ShARP, WANAS (SHAP, WENNAS)
Elder, Tyrell Jones

P.S. That is sad about Maykala, Please take care of Arab

-----Original Message-----
From: Brooke Jones
To: Tyrell Jones
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:50:47 -0700 (PDT)

I will do all the forwards and then you wont have to take all the time to do it k. Besides then we wont double up since Aunt Twila keeps forwarding and so do I to Sam. Some of your friends I know are sending to you so just put PS on the bottom and they will look at our blog and know the answer. Dad laughed about the preacher and said well tell him the best scriptures to study are Mathew through Revelations as that way he will know how to bring the Book of Mormon in because most people believe the bible but not the other until they gain the testimony. He also says by the way those are some of his favorite scriptures because its the story of the Saviors life and his own mission on earth. J. is a nun in the sound of music and Dallas got her to be on the tech crew and she has now decided that she wants to be the tech Pres. her senior year as there has never been a girl one. She apparently loves it and likes to of course be behind the scene.
Keep telling them to read the scriptures and Mc to he just finished a chapter book treasure Island. K. has to get glasses he grew so fast this last summer that he jumped to size 10 clothing and of course is only 8. I looked at your face book an nothing exciting has appeared. Well Eric Baker got married but I don't know it you cared on that one. We have one dear tag left to fill, the power line got partly fixed. The Sevier power company canceled their request to dump the ash in our valley now if they would just quit wanting to even build that would be the end of them. Brylers body finally accepted and they could be back home in a week if everything keeps staying the same calm quiet progress. Kathrin and Josh are seriously dating hate to say it but I TOLD YOU SO. Jer. and Z both love school and
are having a blast. I am now trying to decide if I should get a job or finish the transcription stuff now that I have my free time in the morning. Dads surgery unit just received the highest honor a unit can get and was placed as the best in the state of Utah and also out of 1800 hospitals across the nation placed 5th out of the top 25 in the nation. So he felt pretty successful to be apart of that team. Today is Sunday and the three little boys are all sick with some stupid cough and fever. The biggest news update is that not only are Jathan and Julie having a baby its going to be twins. Not identical, shock there is no history in either side so they are very excited and a bit scared and overwhelmed. Sad news Maykala died, either she was preg and it was tubal and it exploded the tube and she bled to death or colic got her we are not sure because we were in SLC when it happened. J. is going to ride in her first high school rodeo on Halloween night hopefully she will win. That pap stuff is straight corn meal flour you know hope you are working out or your going to weigh tons. Well I cant think of anything else except what are you missing and wish for in a Christmas pkg? You saw what Sam wrote in his note that I forwarded. Have you gotten to meet Elder Steed Dad is wondering and the White AKA Vanilla family are they in your ward there they are my cousins Stephani's friends. That's most likely a huge area to really be asking that question. We all love you very much everyone says keep up the good work and smile be happy and we will be seeing you in a few years.
Hi hows things goin you are in our thoughts and prayers study the scriptures Pray often and learn to love the people. People are not going to care how much you know until they know how much you care about them. Things are going well here its starting to get cold and we just about have all the hay up you keep working hard. It will pay off. Love Dad
Love the Whole Family and mom as the writer:)