(I just have to put in here that he has a total of 30 min on the computer and he learned to only use a few minutes to write something, I'd respond, he'd check back, write something, check back - thus the 3 in one day thing)
Hey Mom! Yeah its way fun being the oldest missionaries here. And time has gone by pretty fast. But it also seems like i have been here for a very long time. I am so ready to go to the phil. I can't wait. What do you mean what am i saying when i sign off. (he obviously doesn't realize he's not speaking english on his last line) I am doin awesome. I will always make sure to do the right thing.
Aunt Olivia has been sendin me many letters. its cool. i wrote her a letter today too. today in the temple we did sealings. there was only 6 kid ones so me and my comp were witnesses for the rest of the time. that was the first time i did sealings it was cool. And yeah i am sharing all of my food with my district. i still have a lot left though. i wonder how much i will have to leave behind. And mom of course i am ready to go out into the world. its gonna be sweeeet!!! the philippines are gonna be awesome. im gonna be across the world, across the pacific ocean. my time is running out. thanks for everything. i love you so much. your the best. Elder Pennock ps i cant wait to tell you all about the phililipines as well. Do you go on lds.org or mormon.org very much? you should its awesome. and do i really not have any emails from gmail? Love you. Two more weeks. :) =)
Monday, February 22, 2010
#2 on the 22nd
Hey Thanks for getting me all those addresses. And yeah i got all that missionary mall stuff. thank you. and thanks for the watch.
i will make sure to tell you if i need anything. i get my flight plans this friday! its so sweet! I am still doin great! i had to give a talk yesterday in tagalog. it was good. i was nervous like always though but it was pretty good. everyone said it was good. but yeah everythin is awesome. i cant wait to go to the philippines!!!! :) I love you om. thanks again. Mahal kita. Alamat. ingat
i will make sure to tell you if i need anything. i get my flight plans this friday! its so sweet! I am still doin great! i had to give a talk yesterday in tagalog. it was good. i was nervous like always though but it was pretty good. everyone said it was good. but yeah everythin is awesome. i cant wait to go to the philippines!!!! :) I love you om. thanks again. Mahal kita. Alamat. ingat
Host the new guys
hey mom. i am on the computer right now. what's up? I have two weeks left!!! Last week me and my district got to host the new missionaries it was cool. We get to do it again this week. Awesome! And we get our flight plans this week!!! i think on friday! Sweet! hows everyone doin? I didn't get any emails gain this week? except for your one question. What goin on with bryce? Do i have any emails on gmail you can forward? love you. Elder Pennock
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
to Dad
Dad,
So you did spend 2 months in the MTC like me. Cool. Hey it occurs to me that I don't remember much about your mission. Just the cool stuff you told me about the pictures that you have. About the awesome waterfalls and the pig head that you had. That's sweet! What sweet, awesome stories do you have?
Oh yeah you're lifting and going to the gym now. I forgot. Mom says you are doing that a lot even twice a day. She misses you. When I come back I want to see how the exercising has been treating you.
I just watched the church movie "Mountain of the Lord". About the building of the Salt Lake temple and Wilford Woodruff's story. It was awesome. I want to go in that temple now. Temples are so cool. I feel the spirit there. I also feel the spirit when we watch church movies like "Testament" and "Finding Faith in Christ" and we watch music and the spoken word on Sunday mornings and thats way cool too. And one time when we were teaching in Tagalog when my companion was reciting the 1st vision in Tagalog, I felt the spirit then too. It is awesome. I'm havin a great time. We are now the oldest district. And my companion is district leader. I hope everyone is doing awesome.
You got a shorter letter cause you write less and I don't write a lot anyways. Besides I don't have a lot of time to write letters also.
But thanks Dad. Thank you for being a great Dad. I miss you. I'm looking forward to hearing cool stories from your mission and about the world cup. :)
Mahal Kita. Ingat Po. Elder Pennock
P.s. Oh yeah my toenail finally fell off. It was disgusting. The toenail smelled so bad, horrible. And the new one is so short like half the size. Just wanted to let you know. :)
So you did spend 2 months in the MTC like me. Cool. Hey it occurs to me that I don't remember much about your mission. Just the cool stuff you told me about the pictures that you have. About the awesome waterfalls and the pig head that you had. That's sweet! What sweet, awesome stories do you have?
Oh yeah you're lifting and going to the gym now. I forgot. Mom says you are doing that a lot even twice a day. She misses you. When I come back I want to see how the exercising has been treating you.
I just watched the church movie "Mountain of the Lord". About the building of the Salt Lake temple and Wilford Woodruff's story. It was awesome. I want to go in that temple now. Temples are so cool. I feel the spirit there. I also feel the spirit when we watch church movies like "Testament" and "Finding Faith in Christ" and we watch music and the spoken word on Sunday mornings and thats way cool too. And one time when we were teaching in Tagalog when my companion was reciting the 1st vision in Tagalog, I felt the spirit then too. It is awesome. I'm havin a great time. We are now the oldest district. And my companion is district leader. I hope everyone is doing awesome.
You got a shorter letter cause you write less and I don't write a lot anyways. Besides I don't have a lot of time to write letters also.
But thanks Dad. Thank you for being a great Dad. I miss you. I'm looking forward to hearing cool stories from your mission and about the world cup. :)
Mahal Kita. Ingat Po. Elder Pennock
P.s. Oh yeah my toenail finally fell off. It was disgusting. The toenail smelled so bad, horrible. And the new one is so short like half the size. Just wanted to let you know. :)
Dear Elder care package
Dear Mom, Thanks again for all the food. Yeah that expensive DearElder care package was awesome! It had tortilla chips with a can of nacho cheese. It was way good. A lot of the other elders were jealous and they ate a lot of it. But I have way too much food. I don't have time to eat it. Im goin to have to leave some behind or something. We will see how much I can pack in my suitcases. Yeah there is a scale like in the janitor closet right by my room that everyone uses to weigh there stuff. Another district in our zone left today. Now Im the oldest district! crazy! Its been goin by pretty fast. Only 3 more weeks till the Philippines!! On wednesday my district is going to host the new missionaries comin in that goin to be cool.
Yeah your calling is crazy. But pretty awesome.
Haha. He's playin Mafia wars! Haha. That is crazy. I wasn't even that big into it before I came here. I didn't even play it much at all in college. BYU-Idaho is awesome. I can't wait to go back. Im think if I want a nicer apt. Can I get a better apt since I am on a scholarship? :)
You don't know about the district and zone stuff? Well a district is pretty much a class. Its like 8-11 in a classroom and that is the district. There is 11 in my district 8 elders and 3 sisters. And then there is like 4-6 districts in a zone. Its awesome. The zone is also called a branch because we all go to sacrament meeting together. My zone is awesome! And I have already told you my district is sweet! and we are now the oldest district in the zone. So too of the elders in my district are now the zone leaders. Elder Farnsworth and Elder Lau. Totally awesome guys. Seriously the coolest people ever. Lau is Chinese from Vancouver Canada and Farnsworth is from Utah. Oh and two elders in my district just found out that I'm writing to my mom, Elder Bellnap from Wyoming and Elder Villareal from Florida, and they both say "hi".
Yeah dad loaned your car. Remember we saw it in the church parking lot with a dent in the front corner. Does dad know whats going on with your car?
Yeah I'm using Q and Lu's thank you cards. Thanks for sending all those pictures. They're great. Quincy looks so different. It's crazy. He's awesome though. I miss Q ballito.
Yeah I think Laker t-shirts would be better than hats. Thanks for all the basketball stuff by the way. I hope my companions like basketball. :) (we were told that it's nice to bring native companions something from home and since basketball is big there, we thought Laker's stuff would be good)
Yeah I have to prepare a talk every week in Tagalog. Its not too bad though. Only 3-5 min and I can use a scripture in English. I haven't given one yet so I still need to prepare a talk every sunday. Tagalog is comin along pretty good. Except its so hard t teach, especially because you're supposed to teach to the needs of the investigator and apply it to them. And I don't know how to do that in Tagalog.
Now I don't have any electronics except for my camera. I have been takin a few pictures, not a lot because i am a boy, but i have some.
I love you mom. Don't worry about me. :) I miss you. I'll be back home in no time. And I will tell you about everything during my mission. Oh my companion says hi also and he would like some original and teryaki flavored beef jerkey.
I love you too mom. Miss you. Thanks for everything. You are the best mom. Pinakamabuti ka. Mahal kita. Elder Pennock
Yeah your calling is crazy. But pretty awesome.
Haha. He's playin Mafia wars! Haha. That is crazy. I wasn't even that big into it before I came here. I didn't even play it much at all in college. BYU-Idaho is awesome. I can't wait to go back. Im think if I want a nicer apt. Can I get a better apt since I am on a scholarship? :)
You don't know about the district and zone stuff? Well a district is pretty much a class. Its like 8-11 in a classroom and that is the district. There is 11 in my district 8 elders and 3 sisters. And then there is like 4-6 districts in a zone. Its awesome. The zone is also called a branch because we all go to sacrament meeting together. My zone is awesome! And I have already told you my district is sweet! and we are now the oldest district in the zone. So too of the elders in my district are now the zone leaders. Elder Farnsworth and Elder Lau. Totally awesome guys. Seriously the coolest people ever. Lau is Chinese from Vancouver Canada and Farnsworth is from Utah. Oh and two elders in my district just found out that I'm writing to my mom, Elder Bellnap from Wyoming and Elder Villareal from Florida, and they both say "hi".
Yeah dad loaned your car. Remember we saw it in the church parking lot with a dent in the front corner. Does dad know whats going on with your car?
Yeah I'm using Q and Lu's thank you cards. Thanks for sending all those pictures. They're great. Quincy looks so different. It's crazy. He's awesome though. I miss Q ballito.
Yeah I think Laker t-shirts would be better than hats. Thanks for all the basketball stuff by the way. I hope my companions like basketball. :) (we were told that it's nice to bring native companions something from home and since basketball is big there, we thought Laker's stuff would be good)
Yeah I have to prepare a talk every week in Tagalog. Its not too bad though. Only 3-5 min and I can use a scripture in English. I haven't given one yet so I still need to prepare a talk every sunday. Tagalog is comin along pretty good. Except its so hard t teach, especially because you're supposed to teach to the needs of the investigator and apply it to them. And I don't know how to do that in Tagalog.
Now I don't have any electronics except for my camera. I have been takin a few pictures, not a lot because i am a boy, but i have some.
I love you mom. Don't worry about me. :) I miss you. I'll be back home in no time. And I will tell you about everything during my mission. Oh my companion says hi also and he would like some original and teryaki flavored beef jerkey.
I love you too mom. Miss you. Thanks for everything. You are the best mom. Pinakamabuti ka. Mahal kita. Elder Pennock
to Lacey
Dear Lacey,
I miss you so much too. Happy Valentines Day! I love you. Are you doing good? I hope so. Are you doing good in school? Are you being good at home? I hope so. I love you and miss you. Are you still calling yourself fatty? Please don't do that. Thats not your name and your not fat.
Remember to Choose the Right. Your awesome. I love you and miss you. Mahal kita. Ingat. Elder Pennock
I miss you so much too. Happy Valentines Day! I love you. Are you doing good? I hope so. Are you doing good in school? Are you being good at home? I hope so. I love you and miss you. Are you still calling yourself fatty? Please don't do that. Thats not your name and your not fat.
Remember to Choose the Right. Your awesome. I love you and miss you. Mahal kita. Ingat. Elder Pennock
To Quincy
Dear Quincy O,
Whats up! Hows it goin. I saw your haircut. Do you like it? I miss you dud. I hope you are doing awesome and choosing the right. Are you still reading? I hope so. Reading makes you smart. Are you playin sports? Good luck with everything Q! I miss you. I love you. You are awesome Q-ball. Pinakamabuti ka. Mahal kita. Elder Pennock
Whats up! Hows it goin. I saw your haircut. Do you like it? I miss you dud. I hope you are doing awesome and choosing the right. Are you still reading? I hope so. Reading makes you smart. Are you playin sports? Good luck with everything Q! I miss you. I love you. You are awesome Q-ball. Pinakamabuti ka. Mahal kita. Elder Pennock
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