Random Mission Pictures

Sister L at T2
Nuclear Power Plant
One of my favorite Companies
Companion and I
Box from home Arrived in 1 1/2 days
Sunset in Michigan
Baptism
Elders W and B just before Elder B came home
Elders W and B
Pure Michigan

Monday, June 27, 2011 (Week 25)

Dear Mom, and Family,

I am doing really good this week, the weather has been great with it being a little bit cooler. And I got your package today, I owe you guys some money here in 6 months. Thank you for sending that childrens hymn book and cd. I have been out for 18 months all ready?

That is awesome that you have been talking with Ganeva everynight. They are so awesome, and their going to be life long friends. Practically I am going to be living with them when I come home. It is going to be sweet! I stop in the house from time to time and see what is up.

For investigators we have a baptism set for August 3 for Nicole Shiel. And we also have a couple of potential investigators that we are hoping to teach soon. One of them just wants us to wait until after the holiday and then we'll go by and teach her, and her family. One of the things that we are trying to work on is helping the ward council become more missionary minded, and then get the rest of the ward onboard for getting the ward going on missionary work. One of the hard things about this is that everyone lives so far from everyone else that they don't really get to know each other.

That is good that Shauna's funeral was amazing, but I bet it was quite hard for everyone. When is it that Brooke and Ryan are coming out to Utah? That is to bad that they were not able to go to the funeral.

Keep on going with work and keeping the family going. And always remember that I love you and that I pray that everyone is doing good back home. And do you remember who that is one that photo? That is so wierd to find someone that I knew from back home.

Love Elder Wood

Monday, June 20, 2011 (Week 25)

Hello Mom, and Family,

I am doing pretty good. Yeah I finally found a temp. way of sending you some photos. That is good that you were able to go to and from California safely. When you guys move the office are you going to rent a moving truck? Has that other lady been helping you with the move? And that is cool that you have been able to send letters to Ganeva every night. When she told me about your Aunt Lilian she sent me a text and told me that she didn't want to be the bearer of bad news but she told me about her death. I hope that you are not missing me to much because the time has flown by, this winter I'll be half way done. But know that I think of you and that I love you so very much.

That is crazy that Shauna passed away, I thought that she was doing pretty good. How is Jeff doing? So much is happening back home. And that is so cool that the Jeppsens remembered you about making wedding cakes.

I have been doing pretty good, this last Thursday we went to a zone conference in Westland where we were able to learn from our leaders. And we have been trying to meet with the members of the ward to try and get ever one excited about doing missionary work. And yesterday President Holmes and his family came and spoke at our sacrament meeting. And there son Blake spoke about coming out on this mission with his family when he was six teen and leaving his friends back home. But since he is a Mission Presidents son he is able to go out on his mission when he is eight teen. But after sacrament meeting one of the members gave us a referral to their parents down in Temperance. This work is so cool and I hope that I take the most out of it that I can. Especially when I come home and be able to go out and help the missionaries out. And this week we are not going to be having a baptism because we have moved it to July. But everything is looking up for that day. We are going to be meeting with Nicole tonight.

But I had better get going and always remember that I love you and hope for the best in all that you do.

Love Elder Wood

June 13, 2011 (Week 24)

Howdy Mom and Family,

I am doing good today, the sun is out and life is peachy. I'm not sweating to bad because of the sweet airconditioning in the car and apartment. That is pretty sweet that you are in California, my last companion lives only like a half hour away from there. That is awesome that you are going to the Newport Temple. I'll have to go and see what that one looks like. And I bet that there is a lot of people at Disneyland, school is getting out all around the country. That is not fun that your class is boring, just think that you were able to go to California on an executive jet, all expense paid trip.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ALL OF THE GIRLS GETTING MARRIED? It just blows me away that all of the kids that I went to school with are now growing up and getting married. Do you know when she is getting married, and where? And now one of my sisters are getting married from trek. I just don't know anymore. I still feel like I am a kid, maybe one day I won't feel this way.

That is good that you were able to meet Steven Reed, if you see him again tell him that there are two parts to the mission. You have the city (Detroit) and then you have all of the surrounding areas that are a lot like home. Is he going on his mission in a couple of weeks? Our next transfer is coming up in a month. This transfer seems like it has blown past.

I am doing pretty good, this past week we were able to find a lady through tracting that is going to let us come back on sat. It is always nice when you find someone that is prepared to listen and learn out the gospel. And hopefully we will be having a baptism here this next week for Nicole Shiel.

Have a great rest of your trip, and when you come home that you are able to travel safely. I love you so much, and thank you for all that you do for me. And by the way were you able to send out that childrens hymn cd, and book?

Love Elder Wood

June 6, 2011 (Week 23)

Hello Mom,

I am doing good, the weather is quite nice lately, other than the humidity is what kills. I have been surprised that the weather has been so nice, and that it has not rained for the past couple of weeks. That is pretty cool that I am so close to where Darcey's parents live, Toledo is not to far away it is just down the road. Like last night we went down to a less-active lady's home and she only lives three mile away from the state line, and they always go to Toledo. Speaking of places I want to go to, my companion came from Lapier (at the top of the mission) he has been talking about how it is the middle of no-where. He was fed a lot of deer, moose, bear, and some other things. And there is a guy who is the Elders quorum president that invents guns for the military and stuff. He has got me excited for going up that way. And that is pretty cool that I was on the spot light, it was just a couple of weeks ago that Elder Bradshaw was on there. And that is so weird that he is going home in five weeks or so. Time flys when your having fun. Did Matt Silvester have quite the accent when he spoke? That is good that we are able to have fund raisers now, that will help out a lot with the activities.

I here that Grandpa and Grandma are going to be in the parade this year. That is so cool that I am going to have both of my grandparents in the parade one after the other. Did you put their names in? And Grandpa and Grandma also told me that they met two of the senior missionaries that just went home a few weeks ago.

That is pretty cool that you are going on an executive jet to the Bahamas!!! Jk But that is awesome that you get to go to San Diego and be trained. When is it that your office is moving? And where again?

I am doing pretty good, my companion and I have been trying to find new investigators. Last week went pretty good with our efforts in tracting, but we are going to try and get member missionary work going. It is going to be so sweet when I go home and be able to share the gospel with everyone. And home teaching is going to be such a cinch. So yeah. There is one thing that you could do for me is I promised Lilly that I would get her a children's hymn book and the cds so that she could sing to them. So could you send me those two things?

I love you so much and hope things keep on going good, and that you can get the oven working again. Have you ever had Sears come out and try and fix it? And again are you going to be making Brittley Reads wedding cake? And have a fantastic week!

Love Elder Wood