It's true. Everything is bigger in Texas.

Pioneer Day

The pioneer day was huge down here. they had a big country store with a lot of stuff, they had a little bank where they would give you paper money to get stuff from the store. they had scones, icecream, we made butter, we washed some clothes the same way the pioneers did it, then they had a lot of quilts, they had a pie and watermelon eating contest for the primary children, they had a watermelon eating contest for the priesthood holders. they had drawings for prizes, had a little skit of a pioneer story, and a lot of food, it was big, I will send you a picture of the store, next week. last monday we went bowling.

The Diversity of the Work

On Tuesday our district leader had to go to leadership meeting so we had to go pick up his companion and brought him down to silsbee and we became a three companionship for two days and we had a lot of fun. we tracted with each other. we have been seeing a lot of the people and some of them wants there records removed so we have been going around and seeing if they want there records removed and taking the list to the bishop. we had dinner at a bar-b-que place and it was good. Yesterday we had two of our investigators come to church which was good. I gave the lesson in the principles class on service it went pretty good. everyone thought i did good.

Near Death Experience

An old member from the ward drove us around and we almost got killed. he was driving into the Whataburger parking lot and there was incoming traffic and some of them had to stop and another one veered off to the left. but we made it. there was other times when it was close. We had dinner at the O'quinns and they have a sweet backyard they have a zip line, a teeter totter. with a lot of plants and trees. On saturday we helped someone move there stuff from the storage unit to a house they are renting. some other people helped us.

Study Quotes

Spencer W. Kimball "Happiness does not depend upon what happens outside of you, but on what happens inside of you. It is measured by the spirit which you meet the problems of life."

Thomas S. Monson "happiness come from living the teachings of the savior and having the vision to see what he would have us become."

Thomas S. Monson "If you marry, you will more likely be happier, live longer, be healthier, live better, and make more money!"

Howard W. Hunter "The church is for all members...all of us, single or married, have individual identities and needs, among which is the desire to be seen as a worthile individual child of God....the clarion call of the church is for all to come unto christ, regardless of their particular circumstances...this is the church of Jesus Christ, not the church of marrieds or singles, or any other group or individual."

Thomas S. Monson "I promise you that if you are faithful and true, you will recieve the great promise of the savior-peace in this life and eternal life in the life to come."

Gordon B Hinckley "There isn't anybody in this church who has to buy furniture on Sunday. there really isn't. there isn't anybody in this church who has to buy a new automible on Sunday, is there? No. There isn't anybody in this church who, with a little care and planning, has to buy groceries on sunday. No...you don't need icecream to be bought on sunday...\you dont need to make sunday of merchandising...I dont we need to patronize the ordinary buisness merchants on the sabbath day, why do they stay open? to get customers. who are these customers? well, they are not all nonmembers of this church. you know that and I know that."