What's up y'all!? so this week was so much better than last week. it feels good to get some wind in the sails. so the laptop i'm using at the library is broken-ish and there is no backlight so i can't really see what i'm doing. hopefully it works out. let's get to the q's!
DID THE POLICE EVER FIND YOUR BIKES?
DID YOU RECEIVE THE BIKE WE BOUGHT YET?
WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU ATE THIS WEEK?
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING GOOD AT MAKING (to eat)?
WHAT SCRIPTURE JUMPED OUT AT YOU? WHY? (don't tell us to just read it- give us YOUR insight!)
WHO DID YOU RECEIVE MAILBOX LOVE FROM?
WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US THIS WEEK?
WHEN WILL YOU BE DRIVING?
WHEN DO YOU GET A NEW COMP?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
HOW MANY DINNER APPTS DO YOU HAVE?
HOW WAS THE BREAD THE SISTER MADE YOU FROM MY RECIPE?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR MISSIONARIES TO BE PATIENT?
WHAT ADVISE DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR FAMILY?
DO YOU GET TO ATTEND THE TEMPLE IN RENO?
MATT AND ROBIN TUCKER ARE FRIENDS OF OURS FROM VVL, THEY LIVE IN RENO SO IF YOU EVER COME ACROSS THEM- TELL THEM HI! OK? hahah.. okay. Reno's not exactly a small town but i'd be happy to say hello if i ever come across them. find out what ward they are in and i'll talk to their missionaries! :)
well fam and friends. this has been an awesome week. thank you all for the birthday love and goods. sefa, zach and spence are talking about golf when they signed the birthday package.. just so you all know i plan on being ready for you when i get home! :) last time i played i put up a 75 playing a scramble with my comp (who had never touched a golf club before) and i have a wedge and putter at my apartment so i'm constantly chipping and putting. i'm looking forward to meeting you guys on the course one day soon! :)
DID THE POLICE EVER FIND YOUR BIKES?
nope. never! the officers that came to our house took all the info and stuf.. but then i called the sherrifs office again to talk to them about the serial numbers and nobody knew who the officers were.. his name was grimes or something like that and the other one i didn't get his name. well nobody knew who they were so that was weird.
DID YOU RECEIVE THE BIKE WE BOUGHT YET?
not yet! it's supposed to come down here tomorrow. we inherited some bikes from members in another ward.. one of them is way nice and the other is kinda crappy. wel i gave shaw the nice one and i took the trash one so i'm really looking forward to getting on a bike that i can actually ride again. :) thanks a bunch!
WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU ATE THIS WEEK?
We had a BBQ with soem potential investigators that re way cool. they made so much good bbq food. chicken, burgers and cheddar bacon brats! i love brats lately.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING GOOD AT MAKING (to eat)?
haha my latest food thing i've been making is an eggo sandwhich. i put pb and J on two eggos and put them together. so good!
WHAT SCRIPTURE JUMPED OUT AT YOU? WHY? (don't tell us to just read it- give us YOUR insight!)
ugh! fine i'll give you some insight on one of my favorites i gave in my talk. Ether 12:33-34. still read it! Christ gave his life for us totally out of love! in doing so he freed us from spiritual death. the single largest charitable act in the history of the world and it's a free gift to all who choose to accept it. that's what missionary work is all about!
WHO DID YOU RECEIVE MAILBOX LOVE FROM?
this was such a good week! i got lots of bday stuff late so thank you to everyone. Grandpa Stan and Grandma Millie thank you so much for the card and $, Grandma Sue and Grandpa Monte, Lexab the homie sent me a birthday package! (i'm wearing the tie you gave me right now.. :) ) in this package Landon, Fox Shauntae, Zach, Sefa, Spencer and hatch all signed. it came at the perfect time too, so thanks to you guys! Momma W ! thank you so much for the card and $ :) can't believe jake is coming home in two days! boggles my mind. Stahuras! thank you for the card, letters, awesome tie and cake mix. i made the best cake ever and i took pics and a video so i'll send as much of that back as i can. :) t'was a great week for mailbox love. nan wrote me last week too and gave me magnets of my neice and nephew.. they are hanging on the fridge holding up our dinner calendar right now. :) thanks to all! love you guys too much.
WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US THIS WEEK?
nadas! can't wait to get that bike tomorrow. :) welp actually i want to hear from Don and Nick. when you get haley's college address i want that too so i can write her!
WHEN WILL YOU BE DRIVING?
probably within 2 or 3 weeks.. i think i told the story about the jeep getting hit in the mission office parking lot right? as soon as it is fixed we inherit a little chevy cruz. way pumped for that!
WHEN DO YOU GET A NEW COMP?
welp, there's a good chance that there will be some changes at the end of this transfer. Elder Shaw might train a new missionary in which case i'll be sent out of Fallon, or he might get transferred out to get "polished" and i could receive a missionary to pollish or train again. at the end of this transfer it will be 4 and a half months in Fallon for me so i'll either get moved, or i'll end up being here for 7 and a half months total if i train again. we'll see! you guys.. i hit 6 months as a missionary at the end of this transfer. i'm at five months now. is that so bizzarre to anyone else? that blows my mind!
DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
haha.. it's against mission rules! we caught a scorpion when we went to our BBQ.. and a lizard. but they aren't in my apartment they are in the other elders apartment. dwayne the rock is the scorpion and toko is the lizard. :)
HOW MANY DINNER APPTS DO YOU HAVE?
as many days as there are in the month! :) 4th ward takes care of us so good!
HOW WAS THE BREAD THE SISTER MADE YOU FROM MY RECIPE?
she didn't end up making the bread.. she still has the recipe though so hopefully she makes it soon! :)
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR MISSIONARIES TO BE PATIENT?
Because ultimately this is the Lord's work and everything goes according to his will! when we are patient we are showing our Faith that God's timing is more important than our timing/wants/desires.
WHAT ADVISE DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR FAMILY?
Study the scriptures daily! there's a quote by.. someone that we keep coming across in gospel principles class. it talks about when we study the scriptures daily we get a new light and a new strength into our lives that lifts us up, and it allows us to resist all of the temptations or the fiery darts of the adversary. there is nothing more important that bringing the spirit into our lives on a daily basis and reading the scriptures, namely the book of mormon, is a pure conductor of the spirit!
DO YOU GET TO ATTEND THE TEMPLE IN RENO?
hopefully at some point i'll get too! we are only an hour away from it but it's too far for us to go on temple days. if i'm ever in sparks or Reno serving in one of the quarter year trips i'll get to go. i miss it so much!
MATT AND ROBIN TUCKER ARE FRIENDS OF OURS FROM VVL, THEY LIVE IN RENO SO IF YOU EVER COME ACROSS THEM- TELL THEM HI! OK? hahah.. okay. Reno's not exactly a small town but i'd be happy to say hello if i ever come across them. find out what ward they are in and i'll talk to their missionaries! :)
well fam and friends. this has been an awesome week. thank you all for the birthday love and goods. sefa, zach and spence are talking about golf when they signed the birthday package.. just so you all know i plan on being ready for you when i get home! :) last time i played i put up a 75 playing a scramble with my comp (who had never touched a golf club before) and i have a wedge and putter at my apartment so i'm constantly chipping and putting. i'm looking forward to meeting you guys on the course one day soon! :)
anyways folks. i think that's all for this week. it's been great, this work is great. i'm so grateful to be a part of it! there's nothing like giving the joy and happiness of the gospel to people and families in need. i hope you all have a super good week! until next time.
-Elder Sykes
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