Talon's Southern Adventures: February 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

4-pack

Hey Dad!

Yeah actually I can email Dave and the whole family except grandma and
grandpa and all my aunts and uncles I have to write but them can email
me. It doesnt make sence but those are the rules. I tried to email
dave,but I think I dont have the right email address?
Lost_sanity@hotmail.com? If not send me daves personal email and i'll
email him. Ive been thinking about him latley. He's been on the for
front of my mind. Him and sarah and the baby. So if you could give me
his email that would be great! I want to hear from him. I sent an
email to what I thought was his email, but it must have not been. So
if you could do that for me that would be great.Oh yes its gotten very
warm here in Alabama. THe humidity is killing me. I hate it. It makes
everything worse hahaha. I'll survive. Yeah we've had a few people be
very.....upset with us because of what we do. Not many but a few. Oh
well like you say the work goes on. I'm just getting used to
missionary life. Especially with a companion. sigh. thats been the
toughest. getting along and living with each other. Still working on
that. Sounds like England was rough. Yeah we have built up our
teaching pool so that we are not tracting as much, but we still do
about 4-6 hours of tracting. Depending on the day. I have lost about
10 pounds since ive been out here and I am beggining to see a 4 pack
on me! hahahaha I laughed. Alabama has been good to me.  hope all is
well with you dad. Your another one that I keep in my prayers/thoughts
very often. No storys here except we are having a baptism this next
week. So it will be my first hahaha im excited. Other than that
nothing new here. Oh the reason im emailing today instead of yesturday
is because yeturday was a holiday and the library was closed so. My
P-days are still mondays. Please give dave my Email also. I've been
trying to get in touch with him and was going to send a letter this
week for his birthday to get back in touch. Thanks dad and yes please
get the neils info for me. I would like to hear from them. I love you
dad. ALOT!

Elder Andersen

Hey Heidi?!

HEY HEIDI!

I like the things you do.

Hey Heidi!

If I could I would be you!

Your the one and only tiger......

BAHAHAHAHA! I still remember that and refer to it often when I think of ya'll. Im Sorry to hear about Stormy, Chandra, and Julianne. Actually very sorry to here about there loss. I didnt know chandra or stromy too well, but I knew Jay. He was my boy scout for awhile. He was fun. My fondest memories of him is when me and Donald got into his paint shed and painted ourselves green! HAHAHA that was fun. Please give me deepest sorrow for all who have lost this week. I know the gospel doesnt make ALL the pain go away,but it helps make the sting of loss easier to bare. Ive seen alot of loss here in Wetumpka and people just not able to deal with all the emotion and confusion that comes with death. Yet they still dont want to hear the gospel. dissappointing. But Im greatful for the knowlede that I have. There isnt anything like the gospel. Of eternal life and Eternal family. Thats all I have to say about that. LOL Forrest Gump. By the way I hope you got my letter with the memory card. No I haven't gotten a package. we get those around Zone conference and other meetings with the president. He keeps the packages and give them to us when we show up their. Letters they forward to me. As for my companion? well....we had a little blow-up this monday, but hey. Im not used to all this just yet so give me time LOL just trying to find my groove. I had a feeling that it would be this way. There is a age difference so thats difficult to overcome. Theres nothing I can relate to him with. 6 years can do that. So im doing the best I can in that department! BONES! wow the drama continues. I love it. hahaha so are Bones and Booth going to go at it? hmmm the plot thickens and the saga continues! oh by the way. If you downloaded Dr. Who and are watching it without me? I will come back there in about two years and personally KILL YOU! ahhaha oh food for thought. When I come home I hope they dont send me "HOME" to Vegas instead of Utah. I'm trying to figure out if I should bring that to presidents attention or not. I dont want him to think im going home early! hahahaha that would be bad. So im saving my sense of humor as best as possible. Im still planning to come home and pick up where I left off. Im going to be a little different, but I dont think it will be bad. By the way I have lost 10 pounds and am starting to see a 4 pack! im getting LEAN BAHAHAHA! Alabama has been good to me. I miss you guys alot. It seems liek two years is forever from now, but in the words of president, "The two years will end." Though time seems to be going faster and faster. The days drag on a little bit, but the weeks fly by. If that makes any sense? HAhaha. Give the girls and Cameron my love to them. I love you heidi!

Elder Andesen A.K.A "King of the misison feild"

Dear Dad..

This is a letter Talon sent Dad...

Man im not looking forward to more cold weather. Thats not good news!
Yeah Alabama is not so bad. Though this week has been...intresting. I
finally got chased off of someones property. I knew that it was going
to happen at some point in my mission. It was funny. The man was
overly Dramatic about us "Just Leaving his property." His daughter was
like pushing him back. After everything was said and done I just
laughed it off and kept on working. I thought it was funny. Im sorry
to hear that buissness are closing down home. Which ones specifically?
I hope the economy gets better. For everyones sake. You can see that
the economy effects people here in the south. Its just tough times all
around. Thats why people need the gospel right? :) hahaha I think so,
but what do I know im just some 19 yr old kid thats been brain washed.
Thats what some people think about us down here. Some are really open
minded and can see that a preacher getting paid is.....strange. Just
because wasnt gods gospel free? Our answer is.." Yes" they seem to
like that. Though we met with this one lady and she said that Joseph
Smith seeing god the father and Jesus was and I quote, " An intresting
Concept." That was just offensive to me and my companion both. We
couldnt believe that. Just shows the ignorance of some people.
Somedays are like that. It seems like when ever we get our foot in the
door, talking with people that are intrested. They get ahold of some
Anti-Material and they refuse to talk to us. Im not going to lie dad
its frustrating. We do have a baptism for March 5th though which is
GREAT! im happy about that. Now all we have to do is keep it that way.
Thats going to be the hard part. Well I love you dad and Know that I
think of you everyday. By the way will you give me Larrys address so I
can send him and Donald a letter. They have been on my thoughts lately
and I want to get in contact with them. If you could do that for me
that would be great!

Elder Andersen.

Friday, February 4, 2011

HEIDI ! ? !

Here are some pics for the blog along with commentary for each picture for the blog!

This is Elder Clifford for everyone that is from Overton. He is Mr. Clifford's son. Yes the one that teaches High School! Elder Clifford is in my mission, but is spanish speaking. I remember him from high school. Other people from home that are in my mission: Elder Kirk, Elder Pulsipher, & Elder Robinson.

My kitchen: enough said

My Companion Elder Dansie: enough said

What I get to tract in everyday. Rain, Mud, and Baptists'

This car has been lifted to where it has 28 inch rims. I laughed so hard!

Our apartment! Its' huge! Its the best apartment you can get in our whole mission because its the biggest- 2 stories.

We have cats. I hate them. They are the Devil. We have Nerf guns you see and we were shooting them outside. I bent down to get the dart and one of the cats steals it and eats it! Thats why I hate them. Also we have to feed them and in the process I have almost died because I've tripped over them. I Hate Them.