Thanksgiving in America not in South Africa

1.Thanksgiving is most definatly only celebrated in america because it is totally an american holiday.
2. I have seen a rinocerous, but i was quite aways away from it and i don't have a clue about the fire thing
3.the wierdest thing i have eaten so far is probably ox tounge, but we did have sushi one p-day and o man that was disgusting!!
4.yeah the chapel is normally ful but it isn't as big here in the ridgway ward. But yesterday at stake conference it was way packed full.
5.I haven't noticed much difference in the singing, but there are some that really can't carry a tune worth a darn, but i give them credit for trying.
6. Well not everything is made of red brick, i was kind of exagerating, but there is quite a bit that is made of those bricks and everything else is made out of a cement stuff and everyone lives in houses with a big cement or brick wall around it with a big metal gate.
7.They do baptisims just like they do them back home. in a font at the church.
8. Well i haven't eaten dinner tonight, but last night i had some chicken w/rice and vegtables and cheesecake for desert
9. I've met alot more black people here then white people, because most of the white people here are rich and stuck up.
10. Yeah i was able to briefly meet elder steed when i came into the field. but scince then i haven't seen him because he is in Botswana (Elder Steed is from Piute County and his Mom works Alonzo).
11. Sharp Wennas (Shop, Way-nas) Means alot of stuff. Sharp, means every thing is cool. and Wenna is you. Wennas is like saying you guys. so sharp wennas is like saying. How are you guys or later guys. Hope that makes sense.

Well this week has been a really normal week. everything has just been fine and dandy. We have found alot of new investigators and we have been teaching some good lessons. There was one thing new that happend though. Elder Martin and i were trying to find someone to teach because we didn't have and apointment set so we went to see an unactive member to see if we could help find out why they weren't coming to church and that was kind of a change of pace. the member didn't want to tell us much at the begining but as we sat there more and more started to come out as to what the problem was. Elder Martin said that it was a good call to go and see her because they hadn't been able to meet with her any time before that so it was good. other than that not much else happend. we had Stake conference yesterday and there was also some kind of crazy charity toy drive going on on motercycles all day so that was cool to see.
There was some things that i needed to e-mail about that i dind't get a chance to last time but i was thinking of some things i might need in that christmas package if it's not already to late but i was thinking that i need some more perscription toothpaste and a new watch pin for one of the links in my watch. And i was wondering if it was possible that i could get some Josh groben music, but that's only if you can do that. If not don't worry about it.
And i was wondering if you would paste my mailing adress on face book so that if there are friends that want to mail to me and haven't been able to can. the adress is:

Elder Tyrell James Jones
Private Bag X4
Ansfrere 1711
South Africa

Anyway tha'ts it for today so i'll talk to you all later. I love every one and Encourage everyone to Read there scriptures, hold family home evening and always have family prayer.

Love
Elder Tyrell Jones

I am thankful that my ancestors were able to celebrate this holiday with the ancestors of my husband and that the indians kept my anscestors alive the year that this holiday was first celebrated because other wise I wouldnt have been here. There were more graves dug then houses built that year for the pilgrams when they arrived here in America.

1. So what is thanksgiving like in South Africa? Celebrated or not?
2. Have you seen a rinocerous and did you confirm if they really stamp out fires?
3. What is the werdest thing you have eaten so far?
4. Is the chapel full there like it is here in Utah?
5. Is the singing strange beautiful or hormonious?
6. Is it annoying to only see red bricks?
7. Do they baptize in fonts or in swimming pools?
8. What did you eat for dinner tonight?
9. Have you met more blacks or whites?
10. Have you met Elder Steed?
11. What is Sharp Wanas mean?
Well let me start with Monday making sure that some of your friends heard about your drum roll story and there are several cool comments about that from Melissa Henri and Serri Waters, Kelly Kunz and KaleeStewert. Do You want the primary song book too or are they in the hymn book that you have? Alex Starkie Is called to serve in Anchorage, Alaska teaching meximos! (speaking spanish) That is the same mission as Cortney Ware is going to. I pulled taffy with Sondra and Jamie at Aunt Pattys house it reminded me of Grandpa so I sent some to you hope its all in tact when it arrives. We tightly packeged it so it should be ok. I ended up at the ER. because the boys were wrestling and Dad was still at work and I walked into the tines of the Pitch fork that the boys left tines up. It stayed stuck into the top of my foot so I had to have a tetnis shot and antibiotics and my foot swolle up huge. Its better now but I still limp on it. The boys have a booming egg selling buisness. In one week they made 20 bucks and thats making them all excited. It seems that there has been tons of opposition in our house this week. I hope when you kids are older that you will all love coming to my home and hanging out. I had so much fun with my family on Thanksgiving day. After the dinner and laughing we went, all us girls, to see the New MOON movie. They also went shopping the next morning but I slept thought my alarm clock. We got to see Jathan and Julie for Thanksgiving and today was Dillions homecoming talk so we went over there to hang all day it was pretty fun. In Dec the 13th they will be doing it again for Devin. BYU won against the Utes this year in thieranual play off. Josh and Kathren are still dating. Right now Dad is listening to all the John Bythewaycds that you burned for me this summer. The cousins had a good time teaseing J. for her texting mania and that she already liked to many boys. She handled it well. C. goats had babies but they didnt live so that was a bummer. We sure are having a rash of the animal deaths on this farm. I hope that our package arrives in time for Christmas if not we are very sorry. It took some fanagling to get it to all fit so I am mailing it tomarrow and it will be coming in two packages one has a Christmas tree in it and the other has a candy cane in it hopefully you will be able to figure out what the kids mean by that.
I love you have a great week the kids or J. and C. need you to encourage them to read thier scriptures.
Elder Hamners challenge for the week. I definatly could use this, everyone can try this to work on making your self better.
My challenge for you all this week is to do a self-examination. Really ponder how you can purify your heart and motives. I do this as often as I can. Heavenly Father is bit-by-bit helping me do this. Be patient with yourself. One aspect of this challenge/commitment is to identify one person to forgive. In order to repent (improve or in this case purify your heart) we must forgive.
HELAMAN 5:12And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Love the Family.