We got to speak to Clinton today on his layovers to Argentina. He called from Salt Lake City and from Atlanta. He sounds great and he is so excited to get out to Argentina and start working!! He was flying down with 11 other guys and 6 of them were going to the same mission as him. My parents were very relieved that he would be traveling with a group.
I love my brother and I have to say that being in the MTC has brought a whole new meaning to the Gospel to him in his life. He is now a KNOW IT ALL!! HA! Not that he didn't already know it all before! :)
He has challenged us as a family to read the Book of Mormon completely through before his call in December for Christmas he decided it wouldn't be fair to do it by Mother's Day. He sounds ready to Preach the Gospel and his Testimony is strong. He bared his Testimony in Spanish to us and well since none of us understood he at least sounded like the language was going well for him.
He was very excited to eat at Burger King in the airport although it didn't sit with him too well since he hasn't eaten any fast food in 9 weeks.
He had alot to say and he was very positive. It was certainly great to hear his voice and we were all very selfishly sad when it was time to hang up. Please continue to keep him in your prayers and thank you for your continued support. I will continue to keep you updated and post his letters when I can.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Apr. 23. 09
Sis~
So whats up with grandpa? So the next time I write you will be from Argentina. So I will call you next week. I leave Salt Lake at 11:30 AM and arrive at Atlanta at 5:06 PM. So you will have to calculate the time difference. I leave Atlanta at 8:35 PM, and I won't be able to call you when I get to Argentina because I won't have time. So how are things at home? I didn't really have a whole lot to say on this letter so I'm trying to think. What are mom and dad up to? Are they behaving themselves? lol. I don't know what else to say...hmm...yep, my head is blank. I guess I'll talk to you Monday when I call. I love you! Talk to you Monday!
Elder Herold
So whats up with grandpa? So the next time I write you will be from Argentina. So I will call you next week. I leave Salt Lake at 11:30 AM and arrive at Atlanta at 5:06 PM. So you will have to calculate the time difference. I leave Atlanta at 8:35 PM, and I won't be able to call you when I get to Argentina because I won't have time. So how are things at home? I didn't really have a whole lot to say on this letter so I'm trying to think. What are mom and dad up to? Are they behaving themselves? lol. I don't know what else to say...hmm...yep, my head is blank. I guess I'll talk to you Monday when I call. I love you! Talk to you Monday!
Elder Herold
Apr. 9. 09
Sis~
So how is it going? General conference was awesome. It was the first time that I actually watched all the sessions and I think it would be really important for you to watch all the sessions. Several talks talked about how they lost children and I feel the same principles apply to your miscarriages that those two you lost will be waiting in the celestial kingdom for you, so you need to live the best you can in this life so that you can make it back to them. I really liked Pres. Monson's talk about the lady in WWII lost her husband and four children but persevered in a steadfastness in Christ and prayed to him. Its an awesome testimony builder. I got the book Articles of Faith. It was in good condition. There was no writing in it and no markings it really is in good condition thank you a whole lot. You should read Jesus the Christ and the Articles of Faith they are really amazing I've learned a lot from them so far its amazing. I'm starting to get the language better but i think it will be easier in the field. The last couple of days its been rainy but Mon. and Tues. were like 60-65 degrees. Its going pretty good here. Hows life out west? Anything in the news because we don't get any here. Did you get my last e-mail it would be nice to get some e-mails. Well i don't really have anything else to say so i guess I'll let you go. love you and talk to you soon.
Elder Herold
So how is it going? General conference was awesome. It was the first time that I actually watched all the sessions and I think it would be really important for you to watch all the sessions. Several talks talked about how they lost children and I feel the same principles apply to your miscarriages that those two you lost will be waiting in the celestial kingdom for you, so you need to live the best you can in this life so that you can make it back to them. I really liked Pres. Monson's talk about the lady in WWII lost her husband and four children but persevered in a steadfastness in Christ and prayed to him. Its an awesome testimony builder. I got the book Articles of Faith. It was in good condition. There was no writing in it and no markings it really is in good condition thank you a whole lot. You should read Jesus the Christ and the Articles of Faith they are really amazing I've learned a lot from them so far its amazing. I'm starting to get the language better but i think it will be easier in the field. The last couple of days its been rainy but Mon. and Tues. were like 60-65 degrees. Its going pretty good here. Hows life out west? Anything in the news because we don't get any here. Did you get my last e-mail it would be nice to get some e-mails. Well i don't really have anything else to say so i guess I'll let you go. love you and talk to you soon.
Elder Herold
Mar. 26.09
hello sis
How are you? You will hear from me before mom and dad so you will have to call them. Today is Thursday the 26 you should let mom and dad know that they shouldn't send anything about 6 days before I leave or else I wont get it. Thanks for those talks and quotes and words of advice because I needed them your feelings were right. Don't tell mom or dad because I don't want them to worry. I've just been having a hard time with my faith and testimony but my companion is helping me. I've been having a hard time with the language but I've been going to the tutor for help and its helping me but its been good and I'm having fun I'm starting to get my faith back and my testimony is growing. Last Tuesday for our devotional we had Elder L. Tom Perry speak it was really awesome his talk was on the purpose of a companion and working together. The spirit was really strong it was awesome. This week we had Allen Johnston of the 70 his talk was on obedience it was really good. So how have you been? How are the kids doing? Make sure you say hi to mom and dad for me when you go over next week. So far at the MTC I have learned a lot spiritually and the people are good. I'm trying to think. No we don't get to go to General Conference at the conference center.
My district is so freakin amazing!!! Tell mom and dad that I'm doing good and that they don't need to worry about me. I don't need anything major right now, my money situation is pretty good. Try to get me the book "Articles of faith" by Talmage. Shoot! I only got 3 minutes left. So just tell everyone that I love them, and I'll write again next week. Okay, now just send it...
How are you? You will hear from me before mom and dad so you will have to call them. Today is Thursday the 26 you should let mom and dad know that they shouldn't send anything about 6 days before I leave or else I wont get it. Thanks for those talks and quotes and words of advice because I needed them your feelings were right. Don't tell mom or dad because I don't want them to worry. I've just been having a hard time with my faith and testimony but my companion is helping me. I've been having a hard time with the language but I've been going to the tutor for help and its helping me but its been good and I'm having fun I'm starting to get my faith back and my testimony is growing. Last Tuesday for our devotional we had Elder L. Tom Perry speak it was really awesome his talk was on the purpose of a companion and working together. The spirit was really strong it was awesome. This week we had Allen Johnston of the 70 his talk was on obedience it was really good. So how have you been? How are the kids doing? Make sure you say hi to mom and dad for me when you go over next week. So far at the MTC I have learned a lot spiritually and the people are good. I'm trying to think. No we don't get to go to General Conference at the conference center.
My district is so freakin amazing!!! Tell mom and dad that I'm doing good and that they don't need to worry about me. I don't need anything major right now, my money situation is pretty good. Try to get me the book "Articles of faith" by Talmage. Shoot! I only got 3 minutes left. So just tell everyone that I love them, and I'll write again next week. Okay, now just send it...
Mar. 29. 09
I'm doing good. It's been fun here and I'm learning a lot of Doctrine. And deep doctrine. How are things at home? How's Nathan doing? Tell him Hi for me. I'm going to try to write him soon,
It's snowing today but it's been kinda cold the last couple days so I knew it was coming. Not a whole lot is happening here. I'm maintaining my weight but I am still working out. The food is just good. Were not allowed to go to the college only the MTC grounds and the Temple. They don't let us do Baptism's for the Dead only the Initiatory and Endowment. I've been taking some pictures but not a whole lot.
I'm good on stuff right now~I just would like the Articles of Faith book by Elder Talmage if you could. So did one of you bear my testimony I gave you? Today was fast Sunday. I'll have to write the Heaps to find out. So Brother Mickleson one of my teachers, Spanish teacher said he weighed about as much as me and came home weighing about 30 pounds lighter. He said just do your exercises every morning but he said you lose a lot of mass no matter what you do. He went to the same mission I am going to. He said it gets anywhere between 110 to 130 degrees in the summer with 100% humidity.
So what's been happening in the world we get no news or anything! It's killing me not know what is going on. Well I guess I'll let you go. I love you guys talk to you soon!
Love Always,
Elder Clinton Herold
It's snowing today but it's been kinda cold the last couple days so I knew it was coming. Not a whole lot is happening here. I'm maintaining my weight but I am still working out. The food is just good. Were not allowed to go to the college only the MTC grounds and the Temple. They don't let us do Baptism's for the Dead only the Initiatory and Endowment. I've been taking some pictures but not a whole lot.
I'm good on stuff right now~I just would like the Articles of Faith book by Elder Talmage if you could. So did one of you bear my testimony I gave you? Today was fast Sunday. I'll have to write the Heaps to find out. So Brother Mickleson one of my teachers, Spanish teacher said he weighed about as much as me and came home weighing about 30 pounds lighter. He said just do your exercises every morning but he said you lose a lot of mass no matter what you do. He went to the same mission I am going to. He said it gets anywhere between 110 to 130 degrees in the summer with 100% humidity.
So what's been happening in the world we get no news or anything! It's killing me not know what is going on. Well I guess I'll let you go. I love you guys talk to you soon!
Love Always,
Elder Clinton Herold
Mar. 22. 09
This week has been amazing. On Monday's we have a devotional. Well this week we had Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was amazing. His wife spoke briefly and then he spoke. When he walked in the Spirit just slapped you in the face~it was so strong. He talked about companions and how our companions are so important. About staying together, supporting each other and the reason why we teach by 2's is because 2 witness's are better than one. It was awesome hearing from an Apostle.
Today we got to attend the Draper Temple Dedication. They just convert the gym
for the meeting and they have bleachers and so on.
I don't really need anything right now. The language is okay and it's hard. Their are so many verb "trees" to memorize. I have been in the call center. I've done call outs to see if people received their video or Bible. There free. This last week though has been really nice like 70's. Yesterday I started to read Jesus the Christ. It's really good and I've been reading the scripture reference in the bottom of the pages and doing scripture chases. I've gone through 100's of scriptures~it's never ending but I've learned a ton of Doctrine it's amazing.
Other than that things are good. Well I'll write again.
Love Always,
Elder Herold
Today we got to attend the Draper Temple Dedication. They just convert the gym
for the meeting and they have bleachers and so on.
I don't really need anything right now. The language is okay and it's hard. Their are so many verb "trees" to memorize. I have been in the call center. I've done call outs to see if people received their video or Bible. There free. This last week though has been really nice like 70's. Yesterday I started to read Jesus the Christ. It's really good and I've been reading the scripture reference in the bottom of the pages and doing scripture chases. I've gone through 100's of scriptures~it's never ending but I've learned a ton of Doctrine it's amazing.
Other than that things are good. Well I'll write again.
Love Always,
Elder Herold
Mar. 12. 09
Hello Everyone~
The last couple of days have been great! Last night was our 2nd TRC. That's when we actually teach somebody. Usually their a volunteer but it is the same thing because you don't actually know the person we were supposed to teach. Well just a sec. They give us a scenario before we go in and we were supposed to teach him about Dispensation, Apostasy, and Joseph Smith. But the Spirit was so strong that we needed to teach prayer and that's what we did and we taught about Joseph Smith and it was amazing. The Spirit was super strong. This morning I went to the Temple and it was amazing the Spirit is always so strong and I have been learning even more. I even got some stuff memorized it's amazing.
Hopefully you got my long letter. So how are things in the news. It's been sunny today, and the other day I think it was Monday and Tuesday it snowed about 2-3 inches. But overall I'm having fun. I've lost about 3 pounds so far so that is good. Well I'd better go. I'll talk to you guy's later.
Love Always
Elder Herold
The last couple of days have been great! Last night was our 2nd TRC. That's when we actually teach somebody. Usually their a volunteer but it is the same thing because you don't actually know the person we were supposed to teach. Well just a sec. They give us a scenario before we go in and we were supposed to teach him about Dispensation, Apostasy, and Joseph Smith. But the Spirit was so strong that we needed to teach prayer and that's what we did and we taught about Joseph Smith and it was amazing. The Spirit was super strong. This morning I went to the Temple and it was amazing the Spirit is always so strong and I have been learning even more. I even got some stuff memorized it's amazing.
Hopefully you got my long letter. So how are things in the news. It's been sunny today, and the other day I think it was Monday and Tuesday it snowed about 2-3 inches. But overall I'm having fun. I've lost about 3 pounds so far so that is good. Well I'd better go. I'll talk to you guy's later.
Love Always
Elder Herold
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
