Hello!
All is going great! Being a missionary is a great experience. It's hard at times and sometimes hard to understand what to do or what to say but I know it is the work I am suppose to be doing and where I am suppose to be at. Sadly this letter will be short because I don't have a lot of time and unfortunately the library was closed yesterday for some silly reason.
A lot has happened this week actually and I'm kind of sad I wont get to write about it all. But one the main things that happened was we were talking to this guy named Alfred and it was our second lesson with him. At the end of the lesson he looked at me and said that he was surprised with how much I talked that time. And that I had a lot of good things to say so he was glad that I spoke up. He also mentioned about the light he could see around us and he said that he wanted that too. It was pretty cool and I told him that I will continue to work on speaking more and he said good cause I have a gift. It was neat.
Thanks for the letters, unfortunately your plan to let me receive them on different dates didn't work out. We opened the mailbox one day and there were a ton of letters and they were all addressed to me, I felt loved ha ha. And to answer some of those things written Russell, I have still been acting that way with a missionary so know that the old me is still present ;-P ha ha and Amy I loved the picture you drew on the letter. Pretty crazy that you're going to be a grandma before your 50 huh mom ;-) didn't think that would happen did you ha ha :) Anyway I've gotta go. Once again sorry it's short and I will hopefully be able to catch you all up next week.
I love you all and I love this work that I'm doing. I know it has, can, and will bless all the lives in the world if the people would only open their hearts to the message. The church is true, the Book of Mormon is truly another testament of Jesus Christ and we really can get closer to God by reading it. As a mission we are going to finish the Book of Mormon by the end of the year and I know that it will not only bless the mission with more success but it will bless me with more success too.
Until next time. Keep doing what's right and serving our Lord and Savior. I know I will :)
Love Elder Klingler
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
10-3-11
Hello,
The baptism went really well. I actually was the one to baptize him :) It was pretty cool. I took pictures of us and his wife so when I send you my memory card you will be able to see that. I loved watching conference! It was incredible. There was a lot of good things that was talked about and a lot of things that helped me. I really missed watching the Priesthood session with Dad and my brothers and going out to A&W afterward though. I noticed once President Monson said that they were building another temple in Provo everyone gasped. I chuckled to myself when I heard that. I especially loved Sister Dalton's talk about raising up your daughters. Not that I have daughters right now or anything... ha ha. But it is good advice that I will take to heart when I have a family.
Thank you for David's letter. It was great to hear how he is doing. I wouldn't mind getting his email either so I could talk to him... Well the children in your house are slowly starting to move away. I'd like to think I started it all. Even though Eric moved out first, I had the idea and actual place first :) My siblings just couldn't bear living at that home without me. Too many great memories of me ha ha.
Well that's good that everyone received my letter and it had a positive effect on them all hopefully. I was really sad to hear about Tara.
Nope it's just Elder Nielson and I in the apartment but I believe soon we will move to another apartment with the Valdosta 2nd ward Elders to save some money and be more efficient. Actually that dinner appointment got cancelled cause Brother Ybarra had to leave on a business trip.
Cool story time. On Friday Elder Nielson and I were out at an appointment and we planned on riding our bikes but forgot them in the apartment so we decided to walk from one appointment to another one. As we were coming back we decided to walk back a different way and talk to people that we see. We came across a lady sitting on her porch and we started talking to her. It was an incredible first lesson, the spirit was so strong. There was a lot of background noise and distractions going on around but once we started talking about the first vision it was completely quiet. It was incredible. Towards the end of the lesson she said that when she saw us she was actually about to run inside cause she thought we were Jehovah Witnesses and she didn't want to talk to us but something told her to stay on the porch and talk to us. It was pretty neat. Her name is Ingy Franklin and I think she might be a solid investigator. We committed her to be baptized October 29th so that's pretty exciting.
Anyway I think that was the only really cool thing that happened this week besides conference and the baptism. But have fun going to Tennessee. I know you'll have a wonderful time mother. And you will get along great with the ladies you're going with.
On Tuesday I'm going on my first exchange. Elder Nielson is going up to Nashville and Elder West is going to come down to Valdosta and I'm going to be working with him. I'm a little nervous cause I'm gonna be the driver and I still don't know my way around Valdosta very well and I can't ask for help cause Elder West has never been here before. It'll all work out though.
Well I love this gospel and I love this chance I have to be a missionary and help people come closer to our Savior Jesus Christ. I'm so thankful for your great example Mom and for all the other people that have encouraged me and helped me see that right path to choose. I love you all and may God bless you abundantly. Until next we speak.
Love, Elder Klingler
The baptism went really well. I actually was the one to baptize him :) It was pretty cool. I took pictures of us and his wife so when I send you my memory card you will be able to see that. I loved watching conference! It was incredible. There was a lot of good things that was talked about and a lot of things that helped me. I really missed watching the Priesthood session with Dad and my brothers and going out to A&W afterward though. I noticed once President Monson said that they were building another temple in Provo everyone gasped. I chuckled to myself when I heard that. I especially loved Sister Dalton's talk about raising up your daughters. Not that I have daughters right now or anything... ha ha. But it is good advice that I will take to heart when I have a family.
Thank you for David's letter. It was great to hear how he is doing. I wouldn't mind getting his email either so I could talk to him... Well the children in your house are slowly starting to move away. I'd like to think I started it all. Even though Eric moved out first, I had the idea and actual place first :) My siblings just couldn't bear living at that home without me. Too many great memories of me ha ha.
Well that's good that everyone received my letter and it had a positive effect on them all hopefully. I was really sad to hear about Tara.
Nope it's just Elder Nielson and I in the apartment but I believe soon we will move to another apartment with the Valdosta 2nd ward Elders to save some money and be more efficient. Actually that dinner appointment got cancelled cause Brother Ybarra had to leave on a business trip.
Cool story time. On Friday Elder Nielson and I were out at an appointment and we planned on riding our bikes but forgot them in the apartment so we decided to walk from one appointment to another one. As we were coming back we decided to walk back a different way and talk to people that we see. We came across a lady sitting on her porch and we started talking to her. It was an incredible first lesson, the spirit was so strong. There was a lot of background noise and distractions going on around but once we started talking about the first vision it was completely quiet. It was incredible. Towards the end of the lesson she said that when she saw us she was actually about to run inside cause she thought we were Jehovah Witnesses and she didn't want to talk to us but something told her to stay on the porch and talk to us. It was pretty neat. Her name is Ingy Franklin and I think she might be a solid investigator. We committed her to be baptized October 29th so that's pretty exciting.
Anyway I think that was the only really cool thing that happened this week besides conference and the baptism. But have fun going to Tennessee. I know you'll have a wonderful time mother. And you will get along great with the ladies you're going with.
On Tuesday I'm going on my first exchange. Elder Nielson is going up to Nashville and Elder West is going to come down to Valdosta and I'm going to be working with him. I'm a little nervous cause I'm gonna be the driver and I still don't know my way around Valdosta very well and I can't ask for help cause Elder West has never been here before. It'll all work out though.
Well I love this gospel and I love this chance I have to be a missionary and help people come closer to our Savior Jesus Christ. I'm so thankful for your great example Mom and for all the other people that have encouraged me and helped me see that right path to choose. I love you all and may God bless you abundantly. Until next we speak.
Love, Elder Klingler
9-26-11
Hello Everyone
Being able to read and re-read my patriarchal blessing has been a huge blessing in itself. It's brought a lot of comfort to me knowing that as along as I do my part and stay faithful and worthy I'll be blessed in my mission work and become a better missionary and be able to talk to people easier. Yup, pretty soon it'll just be those that will never leave home, home with you ;-) ha ha. How does that make you feel? That's crazy that Uncle Bob is 50! But hey, you're getting up there too ;-P ha ha. I'm sad I'm gonna miss your fiftieth, and dad's too. At least I'll be able to call. That sounds really fun going to Disney Land with them all. How come you're doing that? And how come I never got to do anything fun like that? ha ha. Well I'm glad to know that I am loved and that lot's of people asked about me. Hopefully it's not just one person asking about me everyday, that would make me feel less loved but grateful at least one person cares ha ha. And poor Tara! I'm gonna have to write her a letter. I think she'd like that.
My week has been pretty good. We picked up a new investigator this past week. We were looking through the Area Book and found an investigator that a couple of missionaries were working with before but had to drop her cause she wasn't keeping her commitments. We went by her house and she seemed interested and she came to church yesterday with her 3 kids and one of their friends. The kids loved primary and were so happy they got to go when I was talking with them after church and Vonda, the mom, really liked church too. So I'm pretty sure she'll be a great investigator. Brother Poer is getting baptized this Saturday right before the first session of conference which is gonna be really cool! It's gonna be an awesome and very memorable day for him. Sadly his wife won't be getting baptized with him, she kind of stopped coming and listening to the lessons. But he is one solid guy. His desire to learn about the gospel is incredible. And I hope that that desire doesn't fade over time.
I don't know if I told you this before but the average weight gain for this mission is 30-40 pounds and I think that you'll be happy to know that I've.....stayed the same weight so far :D ha ha. At least I'm happy to know that. But who knows, maybe when I get back I'll be this huge ball ha ha. I've only rode my bike a couple of times which I have mixed feelings about. There are hardly any sidewalks here so we have to share the road with the cars and I'm always terrified that I'll get hit cause the cars come zooming right past us, super close too. But I really like riding my bike, it reminds me of the times I use to spend riding up the canyon with Eric, Nate and Ricky, and I want to start doing that again when I get back. Biking is great.
My companion is from Bountiful Utah and has been up for around 16 months. Getting up at 6:30 doesn't get any easier over time. I don't think it would be so hard if I had one day where I could sleep in cause I could just tell myself wait til that day and then I can catch up. But unfortunately I don't get such a date. Oh well. It's not too bad. We mostly just eat at our apt but at least twice a week we eat at a members house. On Friday we are going to a less active member's house to eat Korean food, that is where the wife is from and she doesn't have any christian background. She grew up Buddhist so it's interesting to teach her cause we have to teach so simply it's weird.
Love
Elder Klingler
Being able to read and re-read my patriarchal blessing has been a huge blessing in itself. It's brought a lot of comfort to me knowing that as along as I do my part and stay faithful and worthy I'll be blessed in my mission work and become a better missionary and be able to talk to people easier. Yup, pretty soon it'll just be those that will never leave home, home with you ;-) ha ha. How does that make you feel? That's crazy that Uncle Bob is 50! But hey, you're getting up there too ;-P ha ha. I'm sad I'm gonna miss your fiftieth, and dad's too. At least I'll be able to call. That sounds really fun going to Disney Land with them all. How come you're doing that? And how come I never got to do anything fun like that? ha ha. Well I'm glad to know that I am loved and that lot's of people asked about me. Hopefully it's not just one person asking about me everyday, that would make me feel less loved but grateful at least one person cares ha ha. And poor Tara! I'm gonna have to write her a letter. I think she'd like that.
My week has been pretty good. We picked up a new investigator this past week. We were looking through the Area Book and found an investigator that a couple of missionaries were working with before but had to drop her cause she wasn't keeping her commitments. We went by her house and she seemed interested and she came to church yesterday with her 3 kids and one of their friends. The kids loved primary and were so happy they got to go when I was talking with them after church and Vonda, the mom, really liked church too. So I'm pretty sure she'll be a great investigator. Brother Poer is getting baptized this Saturday right before the first session of conference which is gonna be really cool! It's gonna be an awesome and very memorable day for him. Sadly his wife won't be getting baptized with him, she kind of stopped coming and listening to the lessons. But he is one solid guy. His desire to learn about the gospel is incredible. And I hope that that desire doesn't fade over time.
I don't know if I told you this before but the average weight gain for this mission is 30-40 pounds and I think that you'll be happy to know that I've.....stayed the same weight so far :D ha ha. At least I'm happy to know that. But who knows, maybe when I get back I'll be this huge ball ha ha. I've only rode my bike a couple of times which I have mixed feelings about. There are hardly any sidewalks here so we have to share the road with the cars and I'm always terrified that I'll get hit cause the cars come zooming right past us, super close too. But I really like riding my bike, it reminds me of the times I use to spend riding up the canyon with Eric, Nate and Ricky, and I want to start doing that again when I get back. Biking is great.
My companion is from Bountiful Utah and has been up for around 16 months. Getting up at 6:30 doesn't get any easier over time. I don't think it would be so hard if I had one day where I could sleep in cause I could just tell myself wait til that day and then I can catch up. But unfortunately I don't get such a date. Oh well. It's not too bad. We mostly just eat at our apt but at least twice a week we eat at a members house. On Friday we are going to a less active member's house to eat Korean food, that is where the wife is from and she doesn't have any christian background. She grew up Buddhist so it's interesting to teach her cause we have to teach so simply it's weird.
Love
Elder Klingler
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