hey its good to hear from you guys!! well things are going pretty well here! they are getting a lot better! that's for sure! We had a pretty good week and most of all the best part during the week was that Elder Allred wasn't all that bad.. I had to tell him to shut his pie hole a few times but hey things are getting better! I think after Elder Allred talked to president and after his bishop called him and he got whatever was holding him back off his shoulders he is ready to move on and now we just have to deal with a little stubbornness and he is still in 8th grade... but that's ok... I am learning to be patient that's for sure.. but i love the work! I absolutely do! i hear that the Superbowl was pretty dang good that's cool! its too bad that the cardinals didn't pull it out though.. that would have been awesome i think for them to win! but oh well the steelers are a good team... I am however upset that i didn't get to see any of the game lol! but oh well we went and taught a guy and put him on-date for the 28th so that was better than the Superbowl anyways! lol! well I love you guys a ton! its good to hear that you are both doing ok! keep hanging in there! keep reading your scriptures! anywho i love you and i will talk to you next week! take care!
Elder Penman
Monday, February 2, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
January 26th E-mail
Hey whats happenin?!?! well we had an ok week! yesterday was pretty exciting but the rest of the week was meh.. So yesterday I spoke in sacrament in first ward.. and it was pimpin! i took like 20 mins and it was a piece of cake :D didn't even prep that much lol! I love it! anyways then Pres Baker (a counselor in the mission presidency) came down for a fireside for second ward.. and so all the members are now pumped for missionary work! and! in first ward a kid brought his friend to church and his friend (who is a sophomore) wants to be baptized! so we are going to start teaching him this week! we put him on date and then after church we contacted this guy name Dan Madden who lives in second ward! and he is so dang golden! We were telling him about the BoM and said Christ came here to teach these people and he said do you think that that was what he was talking about when he said there were other people somewhere else....? and i said you mean other sheep that i have which are not of this fold?(John 10:16) and he was like ya! and i said turn to 3 Nephi 15:21 and he did and was like wow! and to start off the lesson he was like you know i have been to many different Christian denominations and i think they all have bits of the truth but i don't think they have the whole thing... and we were like wuhhhh.... I said well Dan I believe you are going to like what we have to say.. and he said well I'm all ears.. lol! it was so sweet! so we are going to teach him again on Saturday and put him on date as well! AWESOME! work is going well! thanks for getting me Jace Hymus' number! i called him and he is going to work the other side for me! I think his Father In-law got Antied... but we will see.. anyways today we butchered chickens!!!!!!! It was so freaking fun! first you go in and catch the little buggers then you bring them out and chop their heads off and drain the blood out by holding them upside down and then you pull them apart and its so easy! its way fun too!! I have pictures :D and i will send them to shanni soon! she probably wont like them very much lol but i do! it was fun! plus the guy gave us some eggs and when he is done prepping the meat we get some of that too! and they are 2 year old chickens that were corn fed with no hormones or anything! i cant wait to eat it!!!!!!!!!!! wow! but it was so fun! and OF COURSE freaking milk toast wouldn't come out of the house even... so he sat in and wrote letters while everyone else in the district participated in the decapitating of chickens :D !!! woohoo!!! it was awesome! but hey i love you guys so much! take care! mom don't over do it! and hang in there! alright well i love you guys! take care!
Elder Penman
Elder Penman
Monday, January 19, 2009
January 19th E-mail
Well hello! how are you doing?!?! mom I'm not the one that you have to tell "I better marry Shannon" you better tell her that lol! well hang in there with the knee! that's funny what your doctor said but i can imagine that it is true! what he doesn't know is that that "punch in the face" would really turn into a "golden toe dropkick in the stones" :D but hang in there it will all work out! its good to hear that people are taking care of you! dad sorry you aren't feeling well.. geez you are both down... imagine that lol... sorry both of ya! but hey just hang in there! everything will work out smooth! well i have some good news! We had a baptism last night!!! it was amazing! Al Cormack got baptized! it was one of the coolest! His wonderful wife Sue Cormack got up and bore her testimony and she said that when they got married she accepted that as a blessing from heavenly father that she would have a good companion for the rest of this life.. and now that he has made this decision it opens up a whole new world of opportunity for them! there was an amazing sense of Joy in that room last night and the spirit was so strong! but that puts the count of couples i will get to see sealed in the temple while i am here at 2! woohoo!!! I am so excited! this is just wonderful! I love my mission! I wouldn't trade it for anything! well things are getting super busy... so much that (its a good thing) i don't think about anything else... I am just
constantly on the go and my brain has never been filled with so much information at once... (ya dad it is a good thing i came on m y mission with a "brand new" brain :D ) but ya things are
getting crazy busy! and time just flies! wow.. but hey next time you send me something send me
some more little tapes so i can start "keeping my journal" lol cause now my excuse isn't i am too lazy it is that i don't have enough time... which is true.. but hey i hope all is well! let me know how grandma Penman is doing! tell everyone hi for me! speaking of grandma Penman I called Pres
Clark to see how she was doing and i said hey President how are ya i was just calling cause my grandma had surgery and i wanted to know how she is doing... and he said you are spooky you know that? and i was like huh? and he said i was listening to the voicemail from your dad and as soon as it got over you called on the other line... then he told me how things went and what not.. but i thought it was pretty funny... But anyways! i love you guys! take care of yourselves! keep up the reading! I love you!
Elder Penman
constantly on the go and my brain has never been filled with so much information at once... (ya dad it is a good thing i came on m y mission with a "brand new" brain :D ) but ya things are
getting crazy busy! and time just flies! wow.. but hey next time you send me something send me
some more little tapes so i can start "keeping my journal" lol cause now my excuse isn't i am too lazy it is that i don't have enough time... which is true.. but hey i hope all is well! let me know how grandma Penman is doing! tell everyone hi for me! speaking of grandma Penman I called Pres
Clark to see how she was doing and i said hey President how are ya i was just calling cause my grandma had surgery and i wanted to know how she is doing... and he said you are spooky you know that? and i was like huh? and he said i was listening to the voicemail from your dad and as soon as it got over you called on the other line... then he told me how things went and what not.. but i thought it was pretty funny... But anyways! i love you guys! take care of yourselves! keep up the reading! I love you!
Elder Penman
Friday, January 16, 2009
January 16th Letter
Hey there! How are you? Well things are going pretty good here I do want you to know that I was dreaming of you on New Years Eve cause I went to bed at like 10:00 Lol. Yep it is a small world ...Elder Mulvayne(I don't have a clue how to spell his name either :))went to the singles ward in my first area and he was dating Wendy...remember Wendy? Anyway he is pretty cool.
Well things around here have been just crazy! Training is very tiring! I have no idea how it all gets done but it does somehow! Its like I am doing the same work but there is a lot more and I am twice as tired. It is wierd but I love it! It makes time just fly by. In fact I didn't hardly realize that a week had gone by and that I hadn't written you yet :) Don't worry I didn't forget you!! But our schedule has been nuts. Yesterday (Tuesday) we were in Spokane from 9:00-2:00 for a newbie pow-wow or in other words a new missionary training. That involved 5 hours of driving-two and a half each way. So we got back and ran to our members who were feeing us and ate then ran to a lesson(we didn't really run, we actually drove) and then went straight to another lesson and so things have just been nuts. Its great I have no complaints.:)
So we were in the meeting and Pres was talking about how when we talk to people we do what he calls "ask the inspired question." Anyway he share this one story about these 2 missionaries who were tracting and this lady comes to the door and she is holding a baby. The one elder talks to her about the restoration and she says she wasn't interested. Well before she shuts the door the other elder asks ma'am do you know where your baby came from? That got her thinking and they set up an appt. and went back and taught them. Well I was sitting there and I am like wait a second...that was ME! Lol that was me and Elder Everett talking to Tessa! Pres. said he didn't know how it all turned out but the elder that is in my old area said to him that that was me and he was shocked that he forgot who told him that! :) So I finished the rest of the story for him...it was pretty cool to have one of your spiritual experiences used for a training by president! But anywho we also had interviews last week and I absolutely love pres. He is so cool I am going to be sad when he goes home in July.
I am very sorry for no pictures! I will send some soon! I wanted to take some before we went to Walmart and my batteries were dead and we weren't home so I couldn't charge some. Sorry! I still love you very much if that helps any! Good luck with school! I hope all is well for you! Hang in there! Can you believe its been 1/3 of my mission today? Wow that is crazy. Well I love you and can't wait to hear from you! Take care!
Love, Elder Ryan John Penman
Well things around here have been just crazy! Training is very tiring! I have no idea how it all gets done but it does somehow! Its like I am doing the same work but there is a lot more and I am twice as tired. It is wierd but I love it! It makes time just fly by. In fact I didn't hardly realize that a week had gone by and that I hadn't written you yet :) Don't worry I didn't forget you!! But our schedule has been nuts. Yesterday (Tuesday) we were in Spokane from 9:00-2:00 for a newbie pow-wow or in other words a new missionary training. That involved 5 hours of driving-two and a half each way. So we got back and ran to our members who were feeing us and ate then ran to a lesson(we didn't really run, we actually drove) and then went straight to another lesson and so things have just been nuts. Its great I have no complaints.:)
So we were in the meeting and Pres was talking about how when we talk to people we do what he calls "ask the inspired question." Anyway he share this one story about these 2 missionaries who were tracting and this lady comes to the door and she is holding a baby. The one elder talks to her about the restoration and she says she wasn't interested. Well before she shuts the door the other elder asks ma'am do you know where your baby came from? That got her thinking and they set up an appt. and went back and taught them. Well I was sitting there and I am like wait a second...that was ME! Lol that was me and Elder Everett talking to Tessa! Pres. said he didn't know how it all turned out but the elder that is in my old area said to him that that was me and he was shocked that he forgot who told him that! :) So I finished the rest of the story for him...it was pretty cool to have one of your spiritual experiences used for a training by president! But anywho we also had interviews last week and I absolutely love pres. He is so cool I am going to be sad when he goes home in July.
I am very sorry for no pictures! I will send some soon! I wanted to take some before we went to Walmart and my batteries were dead and we weren't home so I couldn't charge some. Sorry! I still love you very much if that helps any! Good luck with school! I hope all is well for you! Hang in there! Can you believe its been 1/3 of my mission today? Wow that is crazy. Well I love you and can't wait to hear from you! Take care!
Love, Elder Ryan John Penman
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
January 12th E-mail
well hello! mom i am glad to hear that you are doing well with recovery! Pres Clark was so nice he called me to tell me that dad had called and that everything went really well.. dad please call and let me (pres Clark) know how grandma does... i told him about the surgery and what not.. I will be praying for her and you as well mother! :D i am glad to hear that you have been reading your scriptures everyday! i will be out 8 months this week and so you only have 4 months left (in a sense) to be done with the BoM once... remember 2 times before i get back lol! but if you have been reading everyday then you should be pretty far along.. :D I know it has helped you as well mom! it helps me! if i didn't start my day off with 5 or so prayers before i walk out the door and a good 2 hours of study then i would have killed Elder Milk toast by now.. that's for sure.. but the Lord blesses me with patience and sharpness... (sharpness for the humbling of my companion on occasion...) so we had interviews this week and they went really well Pres asked me how Elder Allred was doing and then he said and give me details... so i did i told him that i had to "humble" him a few times and he laughed and said well how did you humble him and i told him how i did and it was very loving and straight to the point with no argument (pretty much my way or go back to Cali) :D and pres said he was proud of me and the way i handle things and that he feels in our stake we have very strong "senior" companions :D and that we will get the job done.. and he feels that my group i came out with is the backbone of the mission for the new president (coming in in like July) so that was cool to hear that he trusts me a lot and that he feels i am doing a good job... but this week my comp was acting about 5 years old and just being a real pain and so ( by the way he is terrible at arguing... i could argue with I'm about something i have no idea about and shut him doing hard core) I decided to play his little game and show him what its like to be around an idiot all day long... so everything he said i would dispute and he was getting really annoyed cause he couldn't do anything and i kept telling him he needed to grow up and that we could play this game all day... anyways (and this will give you an idea of just how he really is) i said well elder on a serious note i want to ask you a question... and he says no i don't answer questions on a serious note from Satan.. LOL!!! and i said so you are saying that i am Satan? and he looks at me and i said that wouldn't make any sense cause Satan cant tempt little kids... and he got pissed and wouldn't talk to me and i said see elder that isn't going to work with me i will win every time.... anyways (i know that doesn't sound very good but it was needed i couldn't hold back any longer...) but then that night i had to break him down and he kept interrupting me and i finally got up to him and said don't say a word and then he just sat there and listened...but trust me no matter how mean i sound.. he needed it and I'm going to go ahead and say that pres Clark approved it.. cause when i started telling him what was going on the only thing he said back to me was yep 19 of them came out and its interesting to see the variety of that big of a bunch. But anyways we didn't have a baptism it has been getting moving around 50 different times... but beside the point Al Cormack is doing great and we had an awesome lesson with him last night to where at first he didn't want to commit very strongly to the WoW but then we promised him specific blessings and offered a priesthood blessing to start things off... (he is a retired doctor who drinks coffee to help him get moving in the morning cause he has fibromyalga) that was probably horrible spelling but you get the idea.. but it was neat he is done with coffee. now we just have to teach him tithing and he is on his way... and this week the Mckinleys came to church for the first time.. its pretty cool deal they are an older couple (late 60's) and they have a daughter that is a member and their son-in-law is the girls basketball coach at Taylorsville.. i cant remember his name right now but i know him.. anyways its a small world... but hopefully they will be on-date this week.. they were planning on staying for the first 2 hours and then they enjoyed themselves and so they stayed for the third hour as well... i am excited about them he read the whole BoM in like 2 months... its pretty cool... he still says that "its hard to put down" talking about the BoM he cant stop reading it :D but anyways things are going very well right now! we had a very full week.. the best week that i have had since i have been here and so i thank you for all of your prayers! oh and by the way i didn't have to turn the shower on for Elder Allred all week! he is getting stronger!!! lol! well hang in there guys! don't let anything get you down! Heavenly Father loves you! and he wants the best for ya! thanks for all that you do for me! and i look forward to hearing from ya soon! love ya!
Elder Penman
Elder Penman
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
January 5th E-mail!
well hows it going?!?! i hope all is well! well i guess tomorrow is the big day huh?! mom is going to get a little terminator in her lol! pretty soon we will just have to settle for some metal rents :D well mom don't be nervous everything is going to run smooth! i have faith! especially since you have been reading your scrips! :D it does wonders! well i got me a boy now! Elder Allred from
Cloverdale California... he is about 6'3 and about 250 and guess what his hobby is?!?! reading... hrrrp but oh well.. he is the youngest of 3 boys and he is very spoiled.. he cant turn on the shower because i "turn the nobs too tight" he had no idea how to do laundry and today i had to inform him that 32 degrees is the temperature for freezing.... so yep i have to turn the shower on for him... but i tell you what i tighten them harder and harder ever time now... he will be able to turn the shower on by the time he is done with me... lol! ya but he has been very spoiled his whole life... he doesn't have a drivers license because he doesn't like to drive but he sure likes to complain about my driving lol! and no it hasn't gotten any better :D but we had some problems for the first few days with my boy being way too freaking prideful.. I'm talking way way way prideful.. and so in a very loving way i had to put him in his place and humble him a very little lot a bit... and since then things have just been great.. he is still a spaz and has really no common sense but i can handle that! :D lol! but it is hard to do missionary work when you aren't humble and you aren't teachable you know? but i wont give you any details but i have to say that humbling him was the best thing i could have done.. and it was a little bit fun too :D ... but anyways we are having a baptism of FRIDAY!!! woot woot! BIG AL CORMACK!!! taking the plunge!! that's what I'm talking about! he is going to make such a great member and you know he and looking forward to being sealed to his wife! (very active member) before baptism! and guess what! i will still be here when they are sealed!!! woohoo!!! that's 2 weddings on my list!! :D the Saterens and the Cormacks! exciting stuff! i tell ya! the mission is great! I absolutely love it!
and i want you to know that this church is so true! and it is given to us to bring us joy and that is what it truly does! I love you guys! dad! you are keeping the stash? just let it go too... i mean come on dad i remember the pictures with you and a stash... lol!! but whatever you do don't smash Reid in the grill lol! and mom i love you! i will be praying f or you! but dont worry! everything will be fine! dad i have to call pres tomorrow to let him know how my greenie is doing and i will ask him about if i can get a hold of you to see how mom is doing... just go ahead and email me back and tell me what time mom is going in when you find out and how long you think she will be and then i will see if someone at the office will either call you or what i dunno but we will figure something out.. and im sure you could call the office and they will get me the message either way but just email me back and i will figure something out... LOVE YA!! good luck mom!! and hey there is nothing like learning the scriptures on drugs lol!!! take care!
Elder Penman
Cloverdale California... he is about 6'3 and about 250 and guess what his hobby is?!?! reading... hrrrp but oh well.. he is the youngest of 3 boys and he is very spoiled.. he cant turn on the shower because i "turn the nobs too tight" he had no idea how to do laundry and today i had to inform him that 32 degrees is the temperature for freezing.... so yep i have to turn the shower on for him... but i tell you what i tighten them harder and harder ever time now... he will be able to turn the shower on by the time he is done with me... lol! ya but he has been very spoiled his whole life... he doesn't have a drivers license because he doesn't like to drive but he sure likes to complain about my driving lol! and no it hasn't gotten any better :D but we had some problems for the first few days with my boy being way too freaking prideful.. I'm talking way way way prideful.. and so in a very loving way i had to put him in his place and humble him a very little lot a bit... and since then things have just been great.. he is still a spaz and has really no common sense but i can handle that! :D lol! but it is hard to do missionary work when you aren't humble and you aren't teachable you know? but i wont give you any details but i have to say that humbling him was the best thing i could have done.. and it was a little bit fun too :D ... but anyways we are having a baptism of FRIDAY!!! woot woot! BIG AL CORMACK!!! taking the plunge!! that's what I'm talking about! he is going to make such a great member and you know he and looking forward to being sealed to his wife! (very active member) before baptism! and guess what! i will still be here when they are sealed!!! woohoo!!! that's 2 weddings on my list!! :D the Saterens and the Cormacks! exciting stuff! i tell ya! the mission is great! I absolutely love it!
and i want you to know that this church is so true! and it is given to us to bring us joy and that is what it truly does! I love you guys! dad! you are keeping the stash? just let it go too... i mean come on dad i remember the pictures with you and a stash... lol!! but whatever you do don't smash Reid in the grill lol! and mom i love you! i will be praying f or you! but dont worry! everything will be fine! dad i have to call pres tomorrow to let him know how my greenie is doing and i will ask him about if i can get a hold of you to see how mom is doing... just go ahead and email me back and tell me what time mom is going in when you find out and how long you think she will be and then i will see if someone at the office will either call you or what i dunno but we will figure something out.. and im sure you could call the office and they will get me the message either way but just email me back and i will figure something out... LOVE YA!! good luck mom!! and hey there is nothing like learning the scriptures on drugs lol!!! take care!
Elder Penman
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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