I LOVE SKYPE!!!!!!

So, our Christmas phone call with Elder Jake Man was sooooooooo fun!!!!  He called at 9:00 a.m. (right during Church!)  he had called a couple of days before to schedule with us, so we planned ahead and Santa came for Kayci at 7:00!  We had a nice visit and got the updates on everything from companions to cereal choices!  He was going to a members home that evening to open his presents.  His presents were already there because cute Sister Bruner had called me and asked for all of Jakes favorite traditions so she could try to reproduce as many as she could!  She told me that she had Skype (her son was "skyping" her that day because he is on a mission, too!)  They had their computer all set up when I got home from work and we got to watch Jake open his presents!  It was so fun!
Last year I think it would have been hard for him and it may have made him homesick, but I actually think it was good this year.  He said that we all look the same!  Niner made an appearance in front of the computer and the rest of us tried our best to get "face time"!
I made the mistake of telling Jake that it looked like he was getting enough meals... that just made him think I thought he was FAT!!!!!  I told him that all I was thinking was that he was healthy and doing well.

Technology is good! 

I'm so grateful to know that he is doing good.  His testimony is growing and he sounds so grown up!  (That until he was making faces into the computer while on skype!!!)

Anyway, here's his letter...

Thank you Mom sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for the gifts and the tons and tons and tons and tons of other stuff that you sent me!!!!!! It was way fun to see you all!!!!! Everyone looks the exact same the way that I left them. Apparently I am different looking from the time I left from your comment about me looking like I am getting well fed hahahaha! JK. I swear I'm not fat! I just look jolly..........like Santa!

Anyways everything is going good here, there really isnt much else going on other than the stuff that I told you yesterday and last night. So all that I have to say is that I love you and tell the rest of the fam that I love them too!!!!!

Seriously though, thank you again for the presents that you sent me,(especially the You Are My Sunshine Book that was really cool) I feel spoiled all the freaking time because I have a way awesome family on top of them willing to do all of this stuff for me!!!!! You guys are seriously the most awesomenest peoples!!!!!!!!

Love Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

P.S. I will be sending my SD card home pretty soon. So watch out for it

P.P.S. hi

12/19/11

 

Hey Mom!!!

 

Thanks for the letter and the news on the packages!!!!!!! I feel so freaking spoiled!!!!! We will be getting our packages at the Christmas Devotional on Wednesday. And thanks again for putting that extra money on my card. I totally forgot to tell you that the first day that I was on the San Juans, we had to pay a ferry ticket to get on and it costed about 54 dollars!!!! I was able to get the money re-embersed onto my JP card, but when I had to pay the ferry ticket I had to use my home card. So if you want to take off 54 dollars from my card that would be awesome!!!!! And I also want to cash my checks, but I need to set up a bank account somewhere to do that. Which one would be the best for that. There is no American Express here hahaha. I liked it a whole lot more when you took care of stuff like this for me!

 

Everything is going good up here too! Elder Rashcka is really cool. He's a really funny guy and has a way cool testimony!!!! Our investigators are doing good also!! We hope to get in and teach a lesson to Paulene and Paulete tommorow. And Church was really cool too because there was a ton of less active members there!!!! So hopefully they keep coming! And Elder Raschka and I have been passing out those gift DVD's like CRAZY!!!! Everyone that we have given them to has had a positive response. Thank you again so much for the gift package to make those. It will help people see that we're not so weird after all hahaha.

 

Thanks again so much mom for all that you do for me and everyone else!!! I cant believe that I get to talk to you this Sunday!!!!! I will talk to you most likely around 9 in the morning your time. I will be checking this email tommorow during Mormon.org time to see if you have anything else you want to say about the phone call this Sunday. Tell everyone that I love them and that I miss them!!!!! And know again that I love you too!!!!!

 

Love Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

12/14/2011

Dear Mom!

How is you doing?  I liked your e-mail about "this is me- not e-mailing you!"  hahahaha!!!  Hopefully that e-mail that you got yesterday will make things all better!

So transfers went well yesterday.  Elder Bytendorp is now in Redmond with Elder Hall.  I served around Elder Hall when I was on the San Juans.  And my new companion is ........ drum roll..... Elder Raschka!  He's a way cool kid from Oroville, California.  He's a convert to the Church, too!  He converted when he was 14 or so.  He used to go to the the Baptist, 7th day Adventist, and some other churches.  Needless to say, he knows his Bible really well.  I love having a convert as a companion because it will really help the people that we teach see a living witness of someone who had a similar belief to theirs and now is LDS!  I'm pretty stoked!

He's a twin and his brother is a convert, too!  They are both on a mission right now.  They went in to the MTC on the same day, and flew out on the same day... one went to Pocatello Idaho and Elder Raschka went here.  I think that's pretty cool!

I'm pretty excited about this transfer!  I can't wait to see all of the new Elders in our Zone.  We have Zone meeting today at 10:30 so I'll be able to see everyone then.

In our zone, we have tons of Spanish speaking elders!  Apparently the Spanish work in this part of Washington is growing.  Our District Leaders, Zone Leaders and the Bothell missionaries are all Spanish speaking.  Just us and Juanita are the only English speaking Elders in our district.

12/15/11
Guess what today is?...... MY YEAR MARK!!!  I can't believe that it's already here.  I have exactly one more year until I'm done!  Time goes by so fast at times.  I need to not waste a minute!!!!

So, the work is going good up here.  We asked Kiki and Emanuael to be baptized when they have come to know that the things we are teaching them are true.  Kiki said that she will read the Book of Mormon and if God tells her that it is true, then she will be baptized.  She said "there is no hiding from it!"  I love how humble she is.  Emanuel is the same, but he may have a harder time giving up his past religious ways.  He's inactive in his faith, but we still think that it will be hard for him to change.  But, he said that he will read and pray about the Book of Mormon with Kiki.  So, hopefully all will go well with them.

We have some really awesome people that we are working with, too!  We have Pauline and her sister, Paulette, Travis and Pearl.  We are also working with some less-active members that we are hoping to briing to Church this Sunday.

We have a few cool things that we're doing this transfer.  We are going to a Christmas Devotional next Wednesday.  We are spending Christmas Eve with a member family called the Skiles.  And, of course, Christmas Day with the Bruners!  I'm not for sure yet, but we might be doing our temple trip this transfer, too!  So, I'm pretty excited!

There are alot of friends that I've made out here that are going home in about a week.  One of them is Elder Thorpe.  When I was with him, he was at his 13 or 14 month mark.  He's going home a little early for school, but still!!!  It's crazy how time has flown since I've been with him!  I'm sure going to miss all those guys!

Thanks again for all that you do for me, mom.  I really appreciate that you're willing to do the kind of stuff that you do.  If you would make sure to have stuff for Elder Rashcka for Christmas, that would be really awesome.  I'm sure it's hard for his family with two missionaries out.

Tell everyone that I love them and tell Niner that I "ruff" him, too!

Love,

Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

ps.............. hi!

Christmas Picture 2011

Here's Elder Jake Man's Stocking this year.... I made this out of an old shirt and belt of his. 

 I hope Santa fills it up good for him!

12/5/11
Dear Mom!
how are you doing? Thanks again for the letter and the awesome package that you sent last week!!!! That's cool to hear an update on Emilee and Cassidy! That's so cool that Parker is going to be home in a couple of months! It will be good for Ryley to have his brother around. Let me know how I can help him in any way. It sounds like their family isn't going through the best times.
So, other than that, how is everything going? That's coold how you guys are putting together an arena. But that's not good how the new puppy broke her leg. I hope that she gets better.
I also heard that you talked to Sister Bruener in our ward the other day! She's a way cool lady! She told me about how fun it was to talk to you and how she knows that you're a nurse and a bunch of other stuff! She has a son out on a mission, too, and I think she's going through withdrawls of not having her son home hahahaha! She's a way awesome lady and I'm so glad that I have her in our ward.
And it's also way cool how you talked to Elder Bytendorp's mom! I didn't know that his mom had breast cancer. I will definately not let him know that you told me. Yesterday during fast and testimony meeting he bore his testimony and in it he told about his mom having breast cancer. I will sure be more sympathetic and patient with him. I would be totally down if something like that happened to you.
So, now to more happy stuff... we had a totally awesome week! We are helping a less-active family become re-activated. We hot a new investigator that is from China. We have another new investigator and his wife, and we have found some pretty cool potentials!
I don't know if I told you this, but our investigator from Africa, Kiki, her sister died a few weeks ago. It's really sad, but at the same time, it's really interesting that we came in contact with her just a bit before her sister died. I definately don't think that is a coincedence. Her heart has been softened to the Spirit, which will help us teach her. Before she left for Africa, we went over and said a prayer with them. And she asked about what we believe about life after death. We told her and she totally believed what we taught her. Especially about how her sister is not far from us because the Spirit world is actually on Earth. So we hope to get in and teach them this Sunday or next week sometime.
I'm doing good! So is Elder Bytendorp. The district is way cool, too. It's way cool to serve around Elders that you've served with before.
To answer your question about what time I'll call on Christmas Day, I honestly don't know yet. I will get back to you ASAP.

Thanks again Mom, for all that you do for me! It really is fun to have a Mom who does fun stuff like these Christmas things for me! Tell Roberto and the rest of the fam Hi for me and tell them that I love them so much. Tell Niner that I "Ruff" him, too!!!!
Love,
Elder Lynam (Line em up!)
ps Hopefully, I will be sending some new pics pretty soon! I might send them at the end of this transfer.

11/29/2011
dear mom!
first off, I'm totally sorry that i have been a slack-o-rama with the writing of letters. I'm really surprised that i haven't seen the ninja puppy yet!!! I would rather not be sliced in half today!
So, can you believe that I've been out almost for a whole year! I[m going insane! This mission has been going by so fast! It's going to be a wierd feeling knowing that I have less than a year until I go home! I am definately going to so my best to not relax my efforts but to get better and better and work harder and harder!
So, in your e-mail, you siad that you talked to Emilee and cassidy. How are they doing? That's way cool that you are close enough to them for them to stop and talk to you for awhile! If you see them again, tell them that I said hi!
So, have you heard anything from big d? I need to get his email address. How is ryley doing? and his family? Anything new with su? anything new with the ward? Anything new with you and the fam? Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with anything.
Oh! I heard that you talked to elder Bytendorp's mom. How is she? And that e-mail that you sent me about Elder Sear's mom writing you was pretty cool. I saw wlder sears the other day when we saw elder Anderson of the twelve, and he seems to be doing good.
Thank you again soooooooooooooooooooooooo much for the tree and the package. I felt bad because Elder Bytendorp was expecting a package the other day and when we went to see if we got mail, I got two packages! hahahaha! I spent a ton of my p-day putting up the tree.12/2/11
OK, I'm sorry that I suck so bad with the writing of letters! iT'S BEEN PRETTY BUSY LATELY. aNYWAYS, i WAS WONDERING, HOW DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD HAND OUT THE GIFTS? sHOULD WE PASS THEM OUT DURING THIS MONTH? sHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL cHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS? OR SHOULD WE DO BOTH? lET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER FUN CHRISTMAS IDEAS THAT WE COULD DO THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
sO, i WAS WONDERING ABOUT SOME...... oh! i WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PACKAGES. YOU SERIOUSLY ARE THE CHEEZE WHIZ BIZ NIZ WHEN IT COMES TO THESE THINGS. iT REALLY MAKES THINGS WAY FUN.
sO, i WAS WONDERING IF i COULD GET SOME THINGS FOR cHRISTMAS. hERE IS A SMALL LIST FOR SANTA!
1. nEW WHITE SHIRTS
2. mY BLACK SUIT PANTS ARE TOO TIGHT! iF i COULD GET A BIGGER PAIR OF PANTS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT!
3. sOME STUFF ON OUR FAMILY HISTORY. i NEED TO SEE IF i CAN DO SOME ON MY OWN, BUT i REALLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME. iF YOU COULD SEND SOME STUFF ON OUR ANCESTORS, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!
4. kEEP BEING RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME!
5. tIES
6. aNYTHING ELSE THAT YOUR HEART DESIRES!
7. oH, SOMETHING FOR MY COMPANION, i DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE ELDER BYTENDORP WILL BE WITH ME FOR CHRISTMAS BECAUSE TRANSFERS ARE ON THE 13TH, SO i'LL LET YOU KNOW WHO IT IS.
sO, EVERYTHING IS GOOD HERE. wE HAVE BEEN TRACTING A TON! wHICH IS PRETTY EFFECTIVE IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO. wE HAVE ACTUALLY FOUND A COUPLE OF REALLY COOL POTENTIALS THROUGH TRACTING. wE FOUND pAULENE, pEARL AND A TWENTY YEAR OLD GIRL NAMED aNNIE THAT WE MAY HAVE TO GIVE TO THE sINGLES WARD ELDERS.
tHE CAR HAS BEEN KIND OF OUT OF COMMISSION FOR SOME PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THAT MAKES IT HARDER TO BE REALLY EFFECTIVE. bUT WE'VE GOT A FEW LESSONS SET UP FOR THIS WEEKEND. wE HOPE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE GOOD WITH THEM!
tHANKS AGAIN, mOM, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR ME. YOU SERIOUSLY ARE WAY AWESOME!!! tELL THE FAM THAT i LOVE THEM AND THAT i SAID HI! i LOVE YOU, mom!
lOVE,
eLDER lYNAM
PS i FORGOT!!!

Hey Dad!!!!

 

Thats cool that your going up to Wyoming. If you can tell Grandma and Grandpa this small letter at the end of this letter that would be awesome!

 

Thats cool how everything is going good down there too. I forgot how old you are now......26?

 

Anyway everything is going way good up here. We are getting some really awesome people to teach and the lessons that we have with them are really cool too!!!! We have been doing a ton of visiting of members to find out who is active and who is not. Out of all of that we are teaching one less-active family and hopefully going to teach two others. So we'll see how it goes. We really want to get one of the less-actives families to the Temple. So hopefully everything goes good with that. We just need to get them to Church too.

 

The transfer is just barely over and Elder Bytendorp is leaving this area. So I'm going to get a new companion tommorow. I am going to miss that guy. He really was a fun companion!!!! But that means that I get to drive the 2011 Ford Fusion for another transfer!!!!

 

Thanks again for all that you do Dad!!!! Tell the girls and Heather that I love them and that I miss them a ton!!!!! I cant believe in about three days I'm going to hit my year mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its all down hill from there!!!!!!!................hopefully hahahaha. Love you too Dad!

 

Love Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

 

Dear Grandma and Grandpa Lynam

 

How's it going guys!!!!? Sorry its been so long to get you guys this letter. How is everything going? Everything is going way good up here! I am having so much fun!!!! We are teaching a ton of people and working on re-activating some less-active families and getting them to the Temple. We even have a girl that is on date for Baptism for the end of this month!!!!!

 

I have to say that I have learned and grown so much since I have been out here. Whats really cool is that I see time and time again how the gospel is true and how families are forever. This gospel has changed me so much and has helped me see what our purpose is for being here on earth for this small moment in time. I know that the Church is true because again of how my life has been changed forever. I have experienced even more happiness and joy than ever before in my entire life so far! This gospel has saved me from really hard and sad times while growing up. And thats why I'm out here. I want to let the whole world know what I know.

 

I also want to thank you two. You two have given the gospel to your children, one of them being my dad. And in turn, he has given me the gospel. Because of you guys I experience the most happiness and joy everyday. Thank you guys so much. I hope to see you guys soon! Tell everyone up there that I love them. And know that I love you guys too!!!

 

Love Elder Lynam

December 5, 2011

Dear Mom!!!

Thank you so much for being better with letters than I am!!!!  I finally got my letter out to you the other day.  So sorry for that again.  I heard that you talked to Sister Bruner in my ward for like alot of minutes!  I swear moms with boys on missions have a secret combination or something!!!!!!  hahahaha.  She told me all about the conversation and that she thinks that your the bomb and how much fun it was to talk to you!!!!  I'm really glad to have cool people like her in my ward.

So, I'm going to write you a letter that is ON TIME this time!!!!  But tell everyone that everything is going good up here!!!!  And we got a new investigator from China somewhere named Fred.  His family doesn't sit in on the lessons but we talk with him.  He is kind of a tough shell to crack, but hopefully he will read and pray about the Book of Mormon by the next time we see him.  Other than that we have been finding some pretty good potentials.  We did a TON of tracting this week because our car was out of comission for a few days!!!!  I also am implementing your "White Christmas" idea!!!!  We have three ornaments on the tree so far and we hope to get others up there soon!!!  I am also going to put together those gifts and give them to our potentials, investigators and less-active members.

Love you Mom, tell the fam that I love them a ton too!

Love,

Elder Lynam!!!!!!!!

I was wrapping presents for my Missionary last night.  I was trying to put different things in each of the boxes so the just white shirts weren't by themselves.... this one made me cry.

11/21/11

Hey Mom!!!!!

Thanks for the update. Everything is going way good up here!!!!! We are totally teaching a ton of lessons!!!!! We also got two new investigators yesterday too!!!!! Their names are Kiki and Emanual. They are a couple from Africa and their native language is Swaheeli. They are a way nice and humble family. They totally offered food to us and everything!!!! We shared parts of the first lesson with them and gave a Book Of Mormon to have them read and pray about before this Sunday when we will see them again!!!!! They are both from Christian backrounds and so the whole Christ thing wont be an issue for them! They talked about how people up here in America dont realize how easy they have it compared to the people in Africa. Its SO MUCH EASIER to teach people that are humble!!!! We hope everything goes good with them!!!! Say a prayer for them to accept the gospel please. That would be really appreciated!

We dont exactly know where we are going for Thanksgiving. We have tons of invites and we are still deciding on who to choose from. The members up here are way awesome!!!!

Some things that would be awesome that Santa could bring would be some new long sleeved shirts, grooming supplies, and some fun gospel stuff like CD's, bookmarks, and other stuff. But other than that I am pretty good!!!! Thank you sooooooooooooooo much for being awesome with that kind of stuff!!!!!! It really makes things a ton easier to handle while being up here!!!!!

I serioulsy cant believe that I am almost at the half way point of my mission!!!!!! Time has just totally flown by!!!! Especially this transfer. And I think that it is only going to get faster and faster!!!!!! I need to enjoy every moment while I am here because I wont ever be a full time missionary like this again!!!!!! I can be part of a couple mission or a mission president or something, but not a young guy out on his own for two years!!!!!

Thanks again mom for all that you do for me and the family!!!! It really is awesome to have a mom like you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

P.S. Tell the fam that I said hi and that I love them!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S.S. Make sure to tell all of your member friends to make their Mormon.org profiles ASAP!!!!!!!!! Its way cool seeing the Campaign up here!!!!! We see a ton of Mormon.org ads on the sides of buses, some bill boards, and people say that they see them on T.V. Our new investigator Emanual said that he saw one the other day!!!!!!!

Please forward this message to everyone please!!

Hey Everyone!!!!!

Sorry that I have been slacking on writing to you guys!!!!! Everything is going way good up here in Washington!!!! I am still in Kirkland. We are teaching a ton of lessons and the missionaries before me put this girl on date for baptism, so I am helping to keep her on date. We also found two new investigators the other day. They are from Africa and have an awesome Swaheelie accent!!!!! We have really high hopes for them!

Also, the Church is still doing the whole Mormon.org campaign up here. Me and my companion see a ton of poster for Mormon.org on the sides of buses, a few billboards, and people say that they are saw a commercial for Mormon.org. Make sure to make a profile if you havent yet. I promise you that as you do and pray for opportunities to use it to help spread the gospel, then those opportunities will come!!!! I PROMISE!!!!!!!

Also, if you have friends that would be interested in hearing the gospel or friends that have had a major event happen in their lives like a death in the family, a baby being born, a troubled teen, a divorce, or something like those things where the gospel can truely help them more than anything else will.

I love you all, and make sure to say your daily prayers, read your scriptures daily, and go to Church to partake of the Sacrament. I promise you all that as you do those things then you all will have your testimony of the gospel grow stronger and stronger.

11/7/11

 

Hey Mom!!!!!

 

Thank you soooooooooooooo much again for the Birthday stuff!!!!! The water proof stuff is way awesome and so is the t-shirt, the birthday bats........ I really liked those, and the other way awesome stuff!!!! Thank you again so much for them!!!! I also got my package from jessi and I got your letter too!!! Jessi is way fun. She sent me a ton of awesome stuff and she spent alot of time I guess into it so it was way cool. Thanks again Mom for being someone who puts all of this time and energy into something like this!!!!! It really made my week being able to open up a new present each day!!!!!!!!! Thank you again so much!!!!!!

 

Everything is going good here in Kirkland 4th area!! We have a ton of investigators, potentials, and a ton of other stuff going on here. Its nice to be able to teach lessons again. We really didnt get that much on the San Juan's. Thats also kind of why they shut them down for now. It wasnt anything that me and Elder Palfreyman did hahahahaha. They are going to let it simmer for awhile and see where it goes. The Zone Leaders in that area are in charge of them so Its not technically closed down but I dont really see them going over there. We had a few pretty promising potentials over there so hopefully they go over to visit them. We gave them their info and they said they will check them out sometime.

 

Elder Bytendorp is a way fun guy!!!! He is from Kearns and has lived there his whole life. He kind of has a speech impediment and is kind of a lanky guy... but that what makes him so AWESOME!!!!! He has a way funny personality and the way he says things with his speech impediment is so funny!!!!!!!! Dont worry, no one makes fun of him for that. Everyone that I know absolutely loves the guy. He is really big into running and video games. He is way tall and its hard to keep up with him because he has such long strides having really long legs hahaha. But other than that we are having a ton of fun out here!!!!! There is a few people that I served around with before that are in my Zone so thats pretty fun too. Its funner and funner to go to missionary gatherings because I know more and more missionaries now!!!!! 

 

Oh!!! Guess what we got now........................PORTABLE DVD PLAYERS!!!!! President Wilson has actually had them for a long time and he has been praying to know when he should give them out and he just got the green light from the Lord to do so. So now during our companionship study we can watch these missionary training DVD's and on P-day we can watch a list of approved Church Movies!!!!!!! A few of them being the Testaments and Prophet of the Restoration. We have been watching them and it actually has been a huge help in my missionary work. And we also got a DVD with a bunch of the Mormon.org profile videos on it, so that has been pretty fun to watch too!!!!!

 

About the mailing address is:

9536 NE 120th st.

Kirkland WA, 98034

 

I think that packages would be best sent to the mission office because I dont know if they just leave it outside the door or something.

 

 

Love,

 

Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

Jake on the ferry in the San Juan Islands!

You know... some days are pretty priceless.  I have a real struggle lately, just missing my son.  It's been bitter-sweet helping Weed get Elder Cache Man ready to get on his mission.  Every little thing that he did was re-living my last moments with Jake.  Even the morning that the Cache Man was going into te MTC, I went down to Jake's room where Cache was sleeping, and there Weed and Race were, Weed snuggled in with Cache and Race in a chair... just being together.
I did what any normal Auntie would do... I climbed in bed with him, too!  As we talked about memories and laughed, it was all I could do to not cry.  I remember lying in that same bed just a few months ago, doing the same thing.  Talking about memories, then checking if _________ had been packed, and what about ___________?  Then thinking to myself, "I can MAIL him anything we may have forgotten, but what have I forgotten to teach him?  Is he as prepared as he should be?"
Weed asked me the same things.  My quick response was, "No!"  We didn't teach them near as much as they have already known before.
It's supposed to get easier, but it just doesn't.  Then comes a letter like this... and I can do this a little longer!


9/26/11
Dear Mom,
Hey! Guess What?.... I'm on the San Juan Islands! I just barely got transferred here! It is totally awesome over here. I get to see the Puget Sound every day. And almost every day we get on a ferry to get from one island to another. My new companion by the way is Elder Palfreyman. He is a way awesome guy from Logan.. HE has been out for almost four months now. He loves to ride dirt bikes, ski, mountain bike, and watch movies. Me and Elder Palfreyman quote movies all the time and they are the same ones that me and Jessi would quote all the time. Movies like "Blades of Glory", "Happy Gilmore", "Napolean Dynamite", you kind of see where all of this is going, huh? Hahaha! So, we hit it off right from the very beginning.
Anyway, we cover four main islands. They are San Juan (which we live on), Lopez, Orcas and Shaw. We cover two branches. One on San Juan and the other on Orcas. We went to Church on Orcas yesterday and there were like 15 people there! I'm used to huge wards full of screaming kids! Elder Palfreyman told me that almost every Sunday we have a responsibility in helping the branch. We do anything from blessing the sacrament to teaching a lesson, etc. We go back and forth to each branch for Church. We go back and forth every other Sunday. The members are way awesome! Especially the Bowman family. They are a middle aged couple that are kind of less active but they LOVE to have the missionaries over and help them out with anything. Something that was pretty funny is what happened at their house my second day here.
Elder Palfreyman told me that we were going to an investigator's home to teach the Word of Wisdom. So when we get there I met the wife and hisband and got to know them for a bit. Then we started to teach them about the Word of Wisdom. As we were teaching the lesson, me and Elder P were drinking this sparking cider stuff. But then we got into the subject of alcohol. We told them that we don't drink alcohol and the wife was like, "Oh! I thought that you Mormons could drink a little bit but not alot." We told here that we don't drink any. So she told us that she was so sorry, but the drinks we were drinking were like 15-20% alcohol in it. I was sitting there thinking to myself, "Are you kidding me?" So, we told her that it's OK, that she didn't know. So we went on with the lesson.
While we were teaching, they told us that they weren't really interested in baptism anymore. So, Elder Palfreyman was getting more and more frustrated with them saying, "Why? You guys were so excited to get baptised!" He then got more and more angry telling them that they are wasting our time. I tried to keep things calm, but then he called them idiots and stormed out. Hahaha. I was like, "Is this really happening?" I told them that this is NOT how missionaries are supposed to act and that I was so sorry. I went outside to get Elder Palfreyman and the couple followed me out. Then they and Elder Palfreyman started to fight again... and then Elder Palfreyman said, "Can we eat dinner now?" Then they all started to laugh and the husband said, "I met my wife on my mission!" I was like, "Are you kidding me?" THEY TOTALLY PLAYED ME!!!!! Anyway, they are totally awesome and we are really trying to get them back to Church.
So, I'm definatley going to miss Harbour Pointe, but I was getting kind of ready to leave. I think that six months in an area is enough for anyone. I took some pictures of some really influential people in my Harbour Pointe experience before I left. I didn't baptize anyone in that area, but I totally know that I made a difference there. I have found a person who was praying in his heart for the truth in his life right as we ran into him. Since he was 21, we gave him over to the Single Adult Elders, but now he's on date for baptism. I have been a part of Brother Hesby being on date. And there are other things that I know have helped the ward become better.
I know that a mission isn't about getting the most number of baptisms, but I know that I have "lifted the feeble knees and hands that hung hopelessly down." (see D&C 81:5) I'm not al all trying to boast, but I know what Heavenly Father has helped me do. So I feel that He and I have done these things. It's also crazy to see all of the awesome things that confirm your testimony out here. I, at times, have had my testimony attacked and weakened, but I have also had it made stronger.
I have met a ton of people in my last area that say a ton of bad things about the Church. I'm not gonna lie, some of it made me ask some questions and think a little. But this I will never forget and I will always know... The Book of Mormon is true and really is what it says it is. I know this because of what it has done for me and also all of the tons and tons of confirmations that it's true. And because of it's truth, that means that Joseph Smith really did see what he said he saw in that grove of trees. I know that Heavenly Father would not bring forth something as awesome and awe inspiring as the Book of Mormon to a liar and and evil person. There's no way!
I don't care what anyone says about the Church. No matter what anyone says negatively, it always comes down to whether the Book of Mormon is true or not. And seriously, it is true or it is not. Every question can be satisfied on a spiritual confirmation by the Holy Ghost that the book is true. We don't need every question that we have answered... that's not why we are here. We are here to see if we will do ALL that God commands us to do. The biggest part of that is loving one another. (see St. John 13:34-35). Truth seeking people will get an spiritual confirmation that the Book of Mormon is true and I think it's a whole lot harder for people to get that confirmation if they're not honest, open minded and sincere about it. Yes, we are supposed to questions things, but for the Spirit to truly teach us, we need to open our minds and more importantly, our hearts.
Mom, thank you so much for all of the Spiritual advice that you have given me in the past and especially since I've been out here on my mission. I have, and still keep learning, new and awesome things about how everything works. I see how tons of the Church organizations work, I know now tons of stuff about history and information about the Gospel, and tons of other fun and awesome stuff!
But the most important thing that I have not learned, but I have re-confirmed to myself, is that this Church is not a fairy tale, but it is REAL. No joke, we have spirits that live and grow. There has to have been a pre-existence because why else would we feel that we know someone without ever seeing or meeting them at all in our lives? Why do we have these stirring thoughts and feelings that tell us that there is more to life than just this? Why do people have feelings about the Gospel as not foreign, but familiar?
Again, I know that there is a loving God that is the literal Father of our Spirits, that families can really be together forever and that we are created for things so much more than we can possibly comprehend.
There's my two cents on the Gospel. But remember, this is all true or it is not. And the way to know the truth is by reading, pondering, and praying about the Book of Mormon. And that process to find the truth of the book, HAS to be done with a humble and open heart, a sincere desire to know the real truth, and with the intent to obey the answer that you receive from Heavenly Father.I love you, Mom!!! Tell the family hi and that I love them and that I know that the Church is true because I have read, pndered and prayed about the Book of Mormon and even applied and tested it's teachings. My testimony isn't perfect, but it is perfect enough.
Love,
Elder Lynam

September 27, 2011

Hey Mom!!!!!!

Guess where I got transferred to................................THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS!!!! Its crazy cool up here!! A ton of Missionaries say that these Islands are the prettiest part of the whole mission. We are surrounded by tons of mini and bigger islands. We cover four main islands. They are San Juan, Lopez, Orcas, and Shaw. We live on San Juan. And the population of the members in those islands amounts to two branches. So one Sunday we go to one and the next Sunday we go to the other. We take a ferry to get from island to island. I've never been on a ferry until now. Its way cool!!!!

It is so pretty up here!!!!! I am taking more pictures than I have ever before in my mission. I will definately send you some pics ASAP!!!!

My new companion is Elder Palfreyman!!! He is a way cool guy from Logan. He likes to ride dirt bikes, ski, mountain bike, and quoting movies that I like to quote hahaahahaha. So were getting along great.

I am going to miss my last area but I'm kind of glad I left because six months in one area is kind of long hahaaha. I will miss Elder Williams too. He was a hard person to get along with yes, but we had a ton of fun times together and we are still pretty good friends. So everything is good. He is still going through a hard time so if you could write him a letter or have people from the Ward write him that would help him a lot!!!!!!

I will let you know the rest of the details in my next letter and I will get you my new address ASAP. I forgot it and so did my companion hahaah sorry. If you could send the stuff to the mission office that would be awesome and they will get the letters to me.

Love you and tell everyone else that I love them too!!!!!

Love Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

P.S. Thanks again for the pictures!!!!

9/15/11
Dear Mom!
What is up?  Hopefully you have received my letter with a special package containing your long-awaited pictures!  Hopefully they aren't erased because I heard that when they go through the post office, they scan the letters and sometimes the scanning erases the pictures on SD cards.  So... no problem if they are erased... just 5 months of my mission GONE!!!
Anyway, how is everything back at home?  Jessi told me in an e-mail that the only big thing going on in Riverton is the construction!  hahaha!  But, how's the fam doing?  I have to say this is a way awesome time to be here!  How was Disneyland?  Any new rides?  Did you lose your sushi on any of the rides?  Did Kayci have a fun time?  How's Gammie doing?  I really need to write her and send her pictures.  Anything else big or new?
Thanks again for the letter!  I can't believe that missionary that got attacked by the lion got hurt so bad.  I really know now not to do anything stupid!  At least he's still alive.  That would be so hard to have your arm amputated.  Hopefully all goes well with him.
OH!  Thank you so much for the CD you sent me.  There ae a few songs on there that I have been wanting to hear again so thanks again so much.  I really love getting new music.  Music really is awesome to have out here because it inspires me to do better.  So thanks for all of the music you've sent me in the past, I really appreciate it.  Those stickers are all over my stereo, by the way.  Again, it's really awesome to have a mom who does all of this stuff.
So, an elder out here has been a sad hippo lately.  He has been going through some stuff that is common in missionary work.  I do my best to help him, but if you could do me a favor and maybe write a letter to him or send him a little package or something that would be awesome.  He doesn't get mail all that much, so again if you could write him or maybe have some girls in the ward write him, that would be the bomb.com!
So, anyway, everything is going better with the work up here.  We are really hoping to get this African-American lady to church this Sunday.  So, if you get this letter before this Sunday, pray for us PLEASE!!!
We are still in the process of finding solid new investigators.  We have found a few pretty promising ones so hopefully they will go far.  We are also going to hopefully be teaching the missionary discussions to some less-active members.  This is part of Elder L. Tom Perry's plan of re-activation.  We are also going to hopefully teach some part member families soon!
Speaking of missionary work, how goes your mormon.org profile? If you haven't made it yet, I have have to have the plagues of Egypt cast upon you!  So if you could get it done ASAP, that would be totally awesome.  And if you could e-mail me some pictures of me so I can put one of them on my mormon.org profile that would also be really awesome!
So it was awesome this week because since it was our last district meeting for the transfers, we went out to lunch at this Japanese Shopping Complex.  I am totally going to send you pictures of that trip as soon as I'm done with my other SD card, which will hopefully be done a whole lot sooner than my last one hahaha!  Sorry for for that!
Thanks Mom for all that you do for me!  It really is awesome to have a mom that really goes way out of her way to make things fun for other people.  You're totally the bomb.com; Cheese Whiz, Chuck O' Rama and tons of other one liners!  I love you Mom!

Love,
Elder Lynam

9/19/11

Hey Mom!!!!

 

Thank you sooo much for the letter. I really appreciated it!!!! I needed to hear the stuff that you shared. I have to say that the people who said that missionary work is hard.....werent lying hahahaha. Its hard at times. But I need to apply what you said about praying and listing to the Spirit to give me help on being a better companion to Elder Williams. I have to say that I have learned alot from this transfer. I am going to write you a letter because this keyboard is kind of wierd to type on. hahaha. But seriously I really really really appreciate the letter you sent me. I am definately going to print it off and use it to help me.

 

I love you Mom!!!!! and thanks again for all that you do.

 

Love Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

 

P.S. I will e-mail you later on today to let you know if I am going to get transfered or not.

9/12/11

 

Hey Mom!!!!

 

You hopefully should be getting a letter any day now with, guess what.................... PICTURES YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!! but you might not get to see them until after you get back from Mickey Land.

 

Transfers is next Tuesday, and I dont know what will happen. All I know is that Brother Carey one of my Ward missionaries said that he is going inactive if I'm here another transfer hahahaha!!!! 

 

Remember to make a Mormon.org profile and to get familiar with the website. If you pray for missionary opportunities using the Mormon.org stuff, you will get those opportunities. I PROMISE

 

Love you Mom!!!! Tell Roberto, Kayci, and the rest of the fam that I love them.

 

Love Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

 

P.S. YES PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!!!!!!

9/4/11

Dear Mom,

        OK, I am a total suckage major in the writing of letters.  I can imagine that you’re thinking what Captain Moroni thought in Alma 60:6!  So, I will definitely write you a letter before I get sliced… or minced into pieces by the Ninja Puppy!

        So, anyway, Me and Elder Williams have been doing good.  We got six discussions this last week and we hopefully will turn some of these people into investigators.  We are also doing something that is totally awesome and exciting!  The Church is doing a HUGE media campaign with the mormon.org thing.  Seriously, it’s not a small thing at all.  We went to a training on how and when this will all be put into motion.

        Just to really show how big this media push really is, here are some stats for you:

1.      About 80% of people who watch TV in the 10 or more area they’re doing this will be exposed to the Church!

2.   The mormon.org and “I’m a Mormon” ads will appear on the sides of buses and even billboards!

3.   A ton of people who are on the internet will be exposed to Church advertisements and videos.

4.   There is now a home page for mormon.org on Facebook and Twitter.

In the test areas they had a major success.  One of the areas was New York City!  You know the huge TV screen in the middle of Times Square?  Well, they played “Mormon ads” on it!  There were even advertisements on some taxis!

        They seriously are not messing around with this!!  This is totally going to change how we do missionary work!  These efforts WILL get to so many places that missionaries can’t.  Some of these areas are like China, India and other countries that don’t allow the missionaries in.  Just because we can’t have missionaries there, that doesn’t mean that missionary work can’t take place.

        Some people that I’ve talked to, and even myself have thought this, Why is the Church putting so much money and time and effort into this when it all could be put into helping countries with charities and other stuff.  But I realized that the Church is already doing all of this.  Most importantly, this is going to open doors for people to really see how they can live with God again.

        So, I would really like you to do some stuff for me:

        First, please, please, please, make a mormon.org page ASAP!  This is how you can get your own testimony to the world.  And there are people out there who will be personally touched by your testimony that no one else’s can.

        Next, tell the members of the Church you know, and especially our ward members to make their own profiles on mormon.org.  Then, tell your non-member friends or less-active member friends to visit the site.  Tell them to look at things that are on the website that would be the most beneficial to them personally.

        Get familiar with the site so you can see how awesome it really is and that you can know how to use it best to help others receive the Restored Gospel.  Especially have them watch the “I’m a Mormon” videos… they are WAY awesome!

        So this is going to be Totally Awesome Computers Awesome!  I am going to make my profile ASAP, so check it out when you can!  It takes a couple of weeks though, before it is posted because people have to review the stuff that you wrote to make sure there isn’t any bad stuff in it.  Tell me what you think about all of this.

        I have to tell you something, me and Elder Williams do great and he is a totally awesome missionary.  He is able to touch people that I can’t.  But at times we have our differences and we don’t get along. Hahaha!  Don’t worry though, it’s all good.  We are totally going to work things out.  But if you have any tips for me on how I can strengthen our companionship, that would be awesome!

        So, enough about me.  How is everything going with you and the rest of the fam?  Jessi told me that there still isn’t much going on! Ha ha!  She said there really aren’t many movies out now.  How are Su and Ryley?  I sent Ryley a letter awhile ago so hopefully he will write back soon.  Did you get to see your Discovery Channel thing yet?  How is Mr Poo Poo Head and his hip dysplasia?  Fill me in on any world news, too.

        Thanks again, Mom for all that you do for me.  It’s really nice to know that I have you and the rest of the fam right behind me.  I love you Zuka Juice to the moon!

        Love,

        Elder Lynam (line-em-up!)

       

September 18, 2011

Dear Elder Jake Man-

        Thanks for your letter and pictures!  You are the bomb- diggity!  I have decided to go against our usual hand written letters JUST THIS ONCE because I want to answer a couple of questions that you had and I can type a whole lot faster than I can write.

        First of all, I'm so excited that you are doing the mormon.org thing and that the Church is pushing so much of it.  I am working on my profile now and I'll get it up and running soon.  I'm excited to see your profile.  If you need any pictures, let me know.

        We are doing great here.  Kayci and I just got back from Mickey Town and it was super fun.  We did our "just mom and sis" thing for her birthday and I'm so glad that we had the chance to spend so much time alone together.  We got alot of "girl talk" in and she loved the things we did.  She was especially excited to go to Hollywood in our rental car and she kept saying that "Jake would love that!" or "Dad would love that!"  She really loves you and she talks about you alot.

        Jessi and Alan are doing awesome and just love to spend time together.  That is the way marriage is supposed to be.  They are just really good friends.  She loves doing stuff for him and she is a serious Betty Crocker now!  CRAZY TALK!!!

        So, about your letter.  I just wanted to write to you about your comments about you and Elder Williams and your part about, "We have our differences and don't get along. hahaha!  Don't worry though, it's all good.  We are totally going to work things out.  But if you have any tips for me on how I can strengthen our companionship, that would be awesome."  In another part of the letter, you complement him on his missionary style and approach and then at the end of the letter, you are concerned about him and the fact that he doesn't get any letters.

        Jacob, that's the attitude that you need to have... the one that you already possess.  One of the hardest things about missionary work is being with a stranger 24/7.  You are forced into a situation of  working and living with a person that you haven't chosen to be with.  I truly believe that those are your choicest blessings.  You will be asked to grow in ways that aren't always fun.  In fact they rarely are ever fun.

        The fact that you are already concerned for Elder Williams' welfare is a step that most missionaries never attain.  You have always been the type that is truly concerned about others.  The one concerning common thread in almost all of your letters is that of you not really being as great of a missionary and maybe even a person, as some of the people that you touch shoulders with.  Jacob, that is a concern for me. 

        Humility is not a self-loathing or even a self-disgust or disappointment.  Heavenly Father does not want us to not like ourselves and think other people are better than us.  That's not humility.  That's not what a leader does or how a leader feels.  A true leader and disciple of Christ is one who knows that God is our Father, and that fact makes us great.  He wants us to treat others with love and respect and the kindness that He would treat all of us, including ourselves.  Elder Bednar said you are to "become the missionary that the Savior expects."  That is a missionary who loves himself, loves his companion as a fellow disciple of Christ and respects the differences between the two. 

        Maybe it would help to remember some of the things that you learned by growing up with Kayci.  I used to tell you guys that Heavenly Father must really love us because he gave us Kayci.  I would tell you that for your benefit, but mostly for mine.  I have come to realize a very important truth.... That is that we are put on this earth to learn to love those people who are difficult to love.  It's easy to love those who are easy to love.... isn't it?  But to love those people that test and try our patience and make us struggle... that's a whole other story.

        Jake, having a companion that may or may not be your favorite, is a gift.  Find out more about him.  Ask him about his family and his friends.  His hopes and dreams.  And in Elder Williams case, his health.  Maybe his health is more of a struggle for him than he lets you know.  Maybe he is having some personal struggles that you aren’t aware of. Maybe he is grossed out by the fact that for you, brushing your teeth is optional.  Maybe you snore and you don’t realize it.  Maybe he doesn’t like the way you do your hair, (I’m not sure what look you’re going for in some of those shots…)  Maybe he is the spawn of Satan and must be destroyed. (JOKE)  I have never known you to not get along with anyone, so why him?  What do you have to learn from this Elder?  It could be a wonderful thing.

        Also, I don't believe that you should just "go along to get along" as they say.  You are entitled to revelation as well and this is where the part about your self-worth comes in.  You are a phenomenal missionary, Jake.  I have been told that my many of your companions and the people that you come in contact with.  Don't under estimate your own abilities and your own ways of reaching people.  You don't need to be a goof ball ALL the time.  (Like in MOST of your pictures... grrrrr)  Although there is a time for that, you have a great knowledge base to draw from and to share.  I have seen you on Trek be a very spiritual leader.  I have seen you in alot of situations where you have taken the lead and done an exceptional job.  You have been touched by the Spirit numerous times and those spiritual experiences are the ones you should share with your investigators and your fellow missionaries.

        Today in Sacrament meeting the focus was on Missionary Work.  One guys talk was especially good to me.  He spoke about the fact that all of us came to earth with a knowledge of the Savior and of the truthfulness of His divinity.  He quoted President Joseph F. Smith  “All those salient truths which come home so forcibly to the head and heart seem but the awakening of the memories of the spirit.” He then asked: “Can we know anything here that we did not know before we came?”  (By the way, "salient means- prominent, of notable significance.)  Always be ready to bear your testimony.  Share it often and WRITE IT DOWN.  Share your own personal experiences, however small you think they may be, you never know what will touch the heart of another.  WRITE YOUR SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES DOWN, TOO!!!  Always be ready to give an answer.  Become a pro at sharing a spiritual experience, Jake.  Seriously.  The guy who spoke today used an example of the "Rule of 10,000".  That is that is takes 10,000 hours of whatever you are doing to become an expert at it.  Whatever field that is.  You only use about 7-8,000 hours actually serving a mission.  You probably won't achieve "EXPERT" level using this rule, but what it tells me is that by living, breathing, and being a worthy missionary, you come pretty darn close.  ( I actually did the math and if you count 24 hours a day, 365 days for two years you have 17,520 hours so I'm going with THAT number!)

        Pres. Hinckley has stated that the world needs a generation of young men and young women who will testify that God lives.  You always say that your companions can "reach people that you can't".  I'm sure that's true.  I also believe with all my heart, that YOU can touch people that they can't.  Have confidence in the power of YOUR influence, Jacob.  It is a wonderful thing to be humble, and it's a gift you have been given at a very early age.  People are drawn to you because you accept them for who they are.  Their weaknesses and strengths.  So for you to develop your leadership skills and your ability to have the confidence that you should, your effectiveness as a missionary and as a man, will be profound.  I truly believe that you will be given the gift of discernment for the people that you come in contact with like no one else that I know.  You will be able to feel the desire of their hearts and then have the courage to bear such a strong testimony of the truths that you know, that you will be a great tool for bringing people to know that God lives.

                                                                               

        Jacob, you really are the bomb.  You know that you're my favorite son and that I love you Zuka juice to the moon.  I'm glad that you can talk to me about things that may be bugging you.  I will always be here, looking at the same moon.  When you need to talk, just write it down, just like we were sitting at the kitchen counter eating ice cream, or driving in the car.  Just TALK to me when you need to.  But most importantly, TALK to your Heavenly Father.  TALK to yourself while writing in your journal... (you ARE writing in a journal?  right?)  You have all the answers you need inside of you.  You always have.

        I know that you will find the answers to getting along better with your companion.  Just listen to the Spirit.  But I might suggest one thing... if you're not getting along, maybe you're not working hard enough.  If you were busy 24/7 you wouldn't have TIME to not get along.  Ya think?

        You can learn something from everyone.  Learn what you are supposed to learn from him.

        I'm not sure if this was the letter you wanted, but that's all I got.   Like my dad used to tell me... "I don't know.  What do you think?"

        I love you, Elder Dude.

        Mom

Hey Dad!!!!

 

Thanks for the letter! If you get this letter down in Richfield tell everyone that I said hi.

 

Everything is going good up here! Except for the fact that people wont keep their commitments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously! We are doing our best to find new investigators to teach, so pray for us on that one, we need all the help we can get.

 

The other day we put together our new Ward Mission plan. Its basically a "Rescue Effort". We are going to visit all of the less-active, part member families, and un-baptized children and get them re-activated. Its crazy to see the different reasons why people go less active. Some of them get offended by Church members, but it seems like alot of the time when people go less active is because they stop doing three major things.

 

1. Going to Church on a regular basis and renewing their covenants they made at baptism.

 

2. They stop reading their scriptures on a regular basis.

 

3. They stop saying their personal or family prayers.

 

Those three things are vital. I heard an anology from my companion the other day that says "give a man a fish and he will have a fish for a day, but teach a man to fish, and he will have a fish for life". I thought that was SO TRUE in regards to a testimony. You need to do your own part to keep your testimony and you cant just have people give you a testimony.

 

So other than that, how is everything back in Morgan. Is Shelby pretty excited for middle school? I seriously cant believe that she is growning up that freaking fast!!!! How is the whole flood situation? How is the rest of the fam doing like in Wyoming and everywhere else? Tell them all that I said hi and that I love them too!

 

Thanks again for all that you do Dad! Know that I love you and I truly appreciate you helping me go on a mission. This experience has totally shaped my life in a new way that I cant live without.

 

Love

Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

 

P.S. You should be proud of me because of all the life skills that I am learning out here. Like mixing cement, removing paint from the garage floor and driveway, building an arch, putting up dry wall, and how to make pictures with people holding a lightsaber with nothing more that a camera and a colored pencil!!!!! YES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey!!!!!!

 

Ok, I again have to say that I am a major slackaroonie for not writing you!!! I wish that snail mail didnt have to be so snailish!!!! Anyway Elder Williams full name is Matthew Lavar Williams. His moms name is Tammy. And he is a way awesome missionary!!!! We had a Ward Beach party the other day and he brought his lariet and roped all the kids hahaaha. I have to say that he is the first companion that I have had that wheres his cowboy boots with his shirt tucked in, wranglers, and GIANT belt buckle on P-days hahaha. He is totally a hard worker though. He definately likes to "Git er done"!

 

The work is going ok up here. But we really need new investigators. This last week was the worst week that I have had my whole mission so far number wise. But we got a ton of really promising potential investigators during the week. Our Ward Mission plan is basically a "Rescue Effort". We are working a ton with the less active, part member families, and un-baptized children in our Ward. All of our baptisms this year so far have been from part member families. So that is the direction that were going to take in this Ward. I know if we do our very best, then we WILL be blessed with success.

  

I love you Mom!!!!! Tell the rest of the family that I said hi and that I love them too!!!!

 

Love

Elder Lynam (line-em-up)

 

P.S. I cant believe that I have been out here for almost 10 months now!!!!!!!!!!!!!