Anger

Dear Heidi,

I've written the girls letters, because... I felt I should. Tell them I love them and tell Cam that also. You know I love you so don't even worry, but just in case... I love you :). Take care. I'm doing fine. OH by the way.... Do I have anger issues? My companion says I do, which I might because he always brings it up. So I'm wondering. Maybe I do? I don't know, I always feel I'm under a magnifying glass. He watches everything I do and its annoying. So maybe I do have anger issues LOL. Love you

Elder Andersen (Talon Andersen)

Dear Kairi,

Hey! This is Uncle Talon! What's up? You being good for Mom and Dad, it helps them a lot! It also sets the example for your younger sisters so they can be good too. So that Mom and Dad don't go crazy! How are you enjoying school? I had LOTS of fun at school, although being a missionary can be fun too! Well I love you girl. Be good for Mom and Dad ok? Also help them by cleaning up your toys, even before they ask.

Love you!

Elder Andersen (Uncle Talon)

Dear Kesslynn,

Hey there Big Girl! You being good? How are things going at home? Are you still going to pre-school? and if so what are you learning? Give me all the details! I'm writing you a letter to tell you I love you and think about you all everyday! Keep being that good girl that I know you are and listen to Mom and Dad. They love all of you SO MUCH! So be good for them ok? Love you girl!

Love,

Elder Andersen (Uncle Talon)

Dear Ellie,

You're probably too young to read this and probably too you to understand. but I'm going to write you anyway! Someday I hope you'll have this letter to remind you that your family loves you! Very much! Everyone! Remember to listen to Mom and Dad. They only want whats best for you, and that goes for all your Aunts and Uncles. Know that we have a strong family with HIGH MORAL STANDARDS. You'll appreciate them as time goes on. I love you girl.

Love,

Elder Andersen (Uncle Talon)

Short & Sweet

Ive heard of the News about dave and grateful for it. I have to make this letter short. sorry. BUT im glad that all is well with yourself, Dave and Tenille. The Lord it seems has blessed us with the means to get by in this world. For that im grateful. WOW KEss is turning 4....Old moment. sigh. Wish I could be there. No the baptism didnt go through, things haapened. opposition. But she is getting baptised so it will be soon when she will get baptised. Which is good. I havnt been chased off of Lawns or anything this week which has been good. Sigh. I miss you guys alot. I think about ya'll all the time. How are things with you and dad? that has been another thing on my mind as well. I hope all is well in that part. Im going to be writing a letter to Kayliene to bury the hatchet between me and her. I've seen how situation like ours can ruin families out here and it struck home for me and I said to myself. That wont be us. So im doing that. IM NOT saying anyone else has to. For me myself I think ill become a better missionary if I do this. Teaching forgivness and living it are two seperate things. and I need to do both you know? I dont want to seem like a hypocrite LOL CAUSE IM NOT! I hope all is well with Kairi and Ellie. Hows school going for KAi? Let them know that Uncle Talon thinks about them and loves them. I love you too Heidi. IM grateful I can call you my sister. Im grateful for all that you have done for me and im still thinking of how I can re-pay you. Again I love you

Elder Andersen

Rebuked..

HEIDI!

IM glad to hear that Dave is doing good. He's been on the forefront of my mind and Ive been praying for him ( as I have all of you) but him more specically to be able to obtain the things he needs to take care of his family. It seems that the Lord has heard me and for that I am greatful.Eternally so. I DIDNT KNOW HE WAS HAVING A BOY! BAHAHAHAHA! YES! Im excited for him and sarah! IM glad to hear also that you and Tenille could make it down home in Overton. IM again very sorry for the loss of the Mays. They are such great people and my memories often wonder to those times of painting myslef green and the talks me and Mr. May would have ( brent at the high school) such great people. Thank god for the gospel and thank god for them. Also. Thank God that they know and accept the Gospel. There is no greater Joy. Ive seen the gospel change people. Including me while Ive been out here. Im going to tell you this, but im coming back just a little different. Very much the same Talon, but ill be different. Im glad to hear that Teniile is doing well. I have also prayed that they would get this house. How is Mikey Doing? Is he ok? I havent heard from Tenille for a couple of weeks now so she must be pretty busy. MY companion and I....are doing just fine. Once we got the frustration out of the way he's an alright guy. So things are working out. So I can now tell you that I ve been cussed out now! So story time. We tracted into this one guy (Turns out his brother is in the church, but was a convert) And we start talking to him a little bit about what we believe. So its going on nicely. Were having a nice chat. But as time goes on he starts getting madder and madder and were not even saying anything. LOL He's telling us that we ALL basphem the lords name ( by the way he was saying that christs name wasnt christ, but "the word.") and then all of a sudden he starts throwing out the "N" word and telling us how they dont have souls are anything. How they are just property. Now in my head there are two voices talking to me. One says, " Talon just leave. Theres nothing you can say to calm him down." While the other is saying, " How dare this man talk about people like that!" So im keeping pretty quite and after he starts using the "N" word again my compaion is like, " well sir were going to go." Then the man says, " Yeah thats right I said "N" word and you cant say it anymore without getting sent to jail. So you get on your bikes and leave you weak M.F.er's!" So at these point I was just enraged and I say to him, " Sir we believe we are all gods children. And we believe strongly in the commandment to Love one another. Then he goes off and gets Madder! At that point the spirit rebuked me and I got the impression he was saying. Wow Talon. That was stupid. Next time listen to me! hahaha so thats my story. Sigh people in the south. LOL I spoke some spanish! we were tracting and we ran into a trailer park where there were all spanish speakers and I spoke a little not alot but little. LOL that was intresting. I hope you are doing well Heidi. I think about ya'll most of all I think. I miss you guys terribly. But there is work to be donw here in Alabama. And sometimes while Im not sure why im here. I know that Somehow Im needed here for a purpose. So ill trust in the lord and his judgment. Whenever Ive felt down the Lord always sends me something that lifts my spirits. Whether it be how the wind blows that makes me feel like im home in Overton. Or how the sunsets that remind me of my home in Utah. He sends those to me. and I remember all of you and think about how our reunion will be. I cry sometimes just thinking about it. NOT A SAD CRY, but a happy one! I look forward to it! I want you to know that im working Very hard so that the time goes faster. Im coming up on three months this next month. It doesnt feel like it at all. I love you all and send that love to ALL

Elder Andersen

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.

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.

This is my mailbox. No Mail? What the heck guys! Here's my address:

Elder Talon Andersen

3100 Lorna RD STE 102

Birmingham AL 35216-5450

Wicked awesome hill we ride down each morning on our bikes.

This is our planning/study room.

This is my area. I'm a little dis-organized.