25 July 2011

Dear Mom,

 

This week has been the sweatiest of my entire life by far. We were on bikes from last friday until the one that just happened. Our mission president told us to not be outside for more than an hour at a time. So we went inside every so often to cool off. I don't think I have been losing any weight that I can tell, I can't tell for sure cause we don't have a scale. The heat wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for this dumb humidity. My whole body was almost soaked in sweat this entire last week, and I hate sweating.

 

I hope bro. Brown doesn't lose anything, he will be in my prayers. Give me an update on him if you can next week. That is pretty crazy that Katie is getting married so soon, I knew it was going to happen, it was just a matter of time. I usually just sleep in my shorts. Can't wait for the box! All I can remember about this week was that it was hot and sweaty the entire time, we didn't really have anything special happen. But I did run into the Kennedy's (from Columbia City) at a stake picnic we had to remember the pioneers. They definetely remember that I was a log roller and that I ate more than any missionary than they have ever seen. It was a lot of fun to see them again. I had a watermelon eating contest with a few other elders in the zone and I won, that was pretty exciting. Bro. Kennedy thought I was going to win too! So that is pretty much they exciting things that happened.

 

Love,

Elder Robertson

 

I let EME know the weather while we were on together and I thought I'd post it, so he can remember!

Good news!!  I just tracked your package and it is out for delivery so you will get it today!!!  I'm so excited for you!!!!!  Your mom must really love you or something!!!

 

So here is your weather forecast:

m, 88

t,91

w, 92

th, 94 t storms

f, 90, t storms

s, 89

s, 88

 

His response: Thank you so much Mom, you are awesome. and thanks for the forecast, I am glad it starts cooling down a little when we lose the car on friday.

18 July 2011

Dear Mom,

Sounds like your week has been packed. Definitely send me pictures of that stuff. The heat sucks really bad, I would much rather be freezing cold, I hate sweating. Yes I still have to ride a bike in this weather. I am trying to drink as much water as I can but I run out a lot of times cause we don't stop by the apartment unless we are on break. Living in this garage sucks, it is almost as hot inside as it is outside. We have a ceiling fan and two little ones that don't help all that much.

So my week flew by. I can't believe it is monday again already. We had a lot of scheduled lessons but about half of them fell through, that's missionary life for you! We got a sweet new investigator who lived a life a lot like the prodigal son, he has been in prison a couple times and he is starting to turn his life around. We taught him the restoration and at the end he said "now, you know I'm going to have to pray about this right?" We were like "please do!"

We have ridden our bikes a lot since we gave the car away on friday and we will be riding a lot until then as well. When I get home I am probably not going to ride a bike again unless I need to or if I want to do it for fun. I sure wish we had a full time car, it would make working a whole lot easier and we wouldn't sweat as much. So my week has been very busy but nothing really exciting to report.

Love,
Elder Robertson
Ever since my new companion came in here we have been going over to the church to play basketball and a bunch of other stuff. So we have been doing fun things for a few weeks now.

11 July 2011

Hello,

So, funny story, we went to go try by somebody yesterday and we talked to him for a little while and then we walked away. We were walking by somebodies house who we used to teach and then we saw her walking toward us on the sidewalk. When she got close enough we saw that she had some cocaine still on her nose!! Crazy lady drug addict!! Another time we were tracting and we walked up to this black guy who looked a lot like lil wayne with dreads and everything. As he was walking toward us i spied a pistol tucked into his shorts!! We in the GHETTO!! It is a good thing I am a missionary, cause if I wasn't I probably wouldn't last very long around here. Oh, mission experiences. It's a good thing I am a missionary otherwise I probably wouldn't last too long where I am right now.

So this week we commited Cory and Serena to get married. We are focusing on getting them married before we start for baptism. They didn't come to church like they said they would. We had a lesson with Kathy Hagan that was super awesome. We taught the restoration and the spirit was so thick you could cut it with a knife. We commited her to pray specifically about the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, and about coming to church. She came to church so something good must have came from that lesson. So those were pretty much the exciting things that happened this week.

Love,
Elder Robertson

5 July 2011

Hi Mom,

My 4th of July was pretty fun. We had a 4th of July Breakfast at the church with the ward which was fun. Then we went home and cleaned a little bit and I cut my hair. Then we went to the church again to play basketball and soccer with the zone leaders and the spanish elders. I am so sore from that, I haven't done anything that fast paced in a long time. The reason why I had to be with the zone leaders last week was because my companion left on monday so I had to be with somebody until transfers on wednesday. Then we went to the Appel's for Cecilia's birthday and for dinner, that was pretty fun. So that was my 4th of July here. We didn't see any fireworks.

I am happy to hear that you all had a great time in Utah. I am not sure how I feel about you potentially moving there. But when my mission is finished, no matter where the rest of my family is, my plane is taking me to Oregon.

My new companions name is Elder Empey. He is my District leader, which means I am still a junior companion. But that doesn't bother me one bit. I love my new companion and he is from Idaho Falls, Idaho. He went to BYU Idaho before he came out here. There is also another Elder that was really cool who is now going to Rexburg. His name is Jack Carskaddon. I don't know if I spelled his last name right but he was really awesome.

A few people from my MTC district are training right now which is super crazy. So that is pretty much all that has gone on since I talked to you last.

Love,
Elder Robertson

27 June 2001

Hi Mom,

So I just emailed Parker and wished him a Happy Birthday. I sent a box home on friday with a present in there for Parker, a bunch of clothes that I don't need, a tie for Mitchell, and my sunglasses which are for Mitchell's B-Day and I put them in my beenie. I want you to open the box and not them. But the clothes in the box anybody can wear.

I haven't gotten a new calling and I am not getting transferred. I get to go with the zone leaders for the next few days until transfers. I don't know if I will go senior companion or not yet, I will find out at transfers. I am just happy I'm not getting transferred, it would have been really sucky for the area if I had been.

So you remember the Appel's? We had dinner with them this week and they have a little boy named Jaxon who liked to beat up on me. It seems like a lot of kids in this ward like to beat me up. Especially this little deaf girl who totally has it out for me. We get to have dinner with the Appels again on the 4th of July which is Cecilia's birthday (their oldest daughter). The weather has been a lot like Oregon this past week. Overcast pretty the entire week, and it hasn't really been raining, just misting. Indiana has really weird weather.

This week we had 6 investigators at church which is a new record for me! We have been really blessed with people to teach the gospel to lately. So today Elder Goodwin drives down to the mission home and then flies home in the morning. He is getting butterflies in his tummy and is really nervous. He has a girl waiting for him back home and she is really nervous too. They will probably get married pretty quick after he gets home.

So that is pretty much it for this week. I love you.

Elder Robertson

20 June 2011

Hola Mi Familia,

This week we didn't have the car so we rode our bikes so much this week. I am so exhausted from bikes, but at least we get the car this week. We had Presidents interviews which was cool. President Collins pretty much told me that I was going senior companion this next transfer. Although he didn't flat out say it, he hinted pretty heavily toward it. I am about to have a lot more responsibility. I am going to have to be the driving force in all aspects. I am doing my best to step it up so I can be a good example to the companion I will be getting in a week.

I had some funny experiences last night though. On our way back home we saw a guy pushing a shopping cart down the sidewalk with something on fire in it. Fireflies came out last night! It was so exciting! One of these nights I am going to catch a few in a jar.

Those were pretty much the only exciting things this week. Like I said, it was a slow week.

Love,
Elder Robertson
PS
So I got aunt suzy's package from disneyland a little while ago but I forgot to tell you last week. I did get the shirts and it has been nice not wearing the same shirts for a few days in a row. I got Nancy's thing this week and it has been nice to use, I will send her a letter today. I can't think of anything I want from Bruce's, except for taffy. Last week we had to go to lunch with one of the members way downtown because he has a couple co-workers that used to have the missionaries out to lunch with them and the member.
Love,
Elder Robertson

13 June 2011

Hey!

This week was great! We had 5 investigators at church yesterday! It was so awesome! I got a call a little late from President and Sister Collins wishing me happy birthday, they thought I was turning 21.

Kevin Hagan's son died on thursday and we will be attending the funeral on tuesday. A few weeks ago, before Kevin's baptism, we showed him Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration and it really hit him hard. We called him a couple days later to get his thoughts on it and he told us that he doesn't think any less should be expected of us. I think he knew after he had watched that movie that some huge trials would be awaiting him. He was right. But he is doing okay now. He is working towards getting the priesthood and going to the temple so he can baptize his son.

We had some more thunder storms this week, shocker. No pun intended. It got really hot this week too, but now it is starting to cool down, we had to put our jackets on today. So that was my week pretty much.

Love,
Elder Robertson