Forty Sixth Post - Baptisms

baptisms‏

1/24/11

Sara Anderson
To Mom, Dad
From:
Sara Elizabeth Anderson (sara.anderson@myldsmail.net)
Sent:
Mon 1/24/11 10:39 PM
To:
Mom (homeecdiva@hotmail.com); Dad (toby7272@hotmail.com)

Grandpa Long, Tom, and Hannah's baptisms went great!!!

Sadly my memory card is dumb and likes to just delete pictures without my approval so all the pictures from grandpa long and Toms baptism got deleted! So sad. And we were going to do a small scrapbook type thing for grandpa long and all the pictures that I took for it got deleted. So sad.

Toms baptism was just so amazing! I got the privilege to talk on the Holy Ghost and so that was just wonderful! Lots of tears. haha. Oh man I just cant explain how amazing that baptism was! I also got to see Garry and Michelle Larson, the Liddell’s (who I lived with in Tooele) and the Boekweg’s!

Love ya'll. Love, Sister Anderson

Forty Fifth email - Happy Day

Happy Day!!‏

Sara Anderson
To Mom, Dad
From:
Sara Elizabeth Anderson (sara.anderson@myldsmail.net)
Sent:
Mon 1/17/11 9:25 PM
To:
Mom (homeecdiva@hotmail.com); Dad (toby7272@hotmail.com)
Tom Bauer is getting baptized!!!!! He is from Tooele and I was the missionary that started teaching him! He is in his late 40's. There is a long story to lead up to his baptism that I will have to tell you when I get home. haha. But he is getting baptized! On the 22nd!!!!! So he got out # from the set of sisters that are in Tooele now and called us to tell us he was getting baptized but we told him that is was not to likely that we could go but we would still ask. We were just chatting and then he goes "sister Anderson I know that this is not possible or its not allowed but if it were, you would be the one dunking me" Do you know how good that made me feel!!!!! I never knew that I had such a big impact on his life. He told me that I was "his rock" and that "it’s all because of you" and my favorite, “you don’t ask me, you tell me" hahahaha. Tom is why I am on a mission! Well many other people too but mainly Tom. His wife goes, “He calls you his mom" b/c I am his favorite/first missionary. haha. He goes "I know I am not allowed to have favorites but you, you and sister drew with her eyes"( I guess in lessons she would "talk" to him by looking at him. haha) I felt so good after that, just amazing! So then I called up pres Winn.......I was a bit nervous. So I kind of explained to pres Winn who he was and that we would get a ride and be in the program. And he goes" well we usually try to not let missionaries go out to Tooele but, what do you think?" I go "honestly president this man", then I started crying I know right I cried! "Means the world...." Then pres goes "Go" Those were amazing words to hear!!!! So we get to go to Tooele on Saturday!!!!!!!!! Tom called us yesterday to tell us who was picking us up and then goes "Sister Anderson I would love for you to speak on my behalf" hahaaha. So I had to explain to him the types of talks so I am giving one on the Holy Ghost. Oh what I forgot to tell you is after we got off the phone with pres on Thursday sis drew and I seriously cried for like 30 min b/c we were so happy. It’s like that scripture in D&C 18:13-15. The feeling was amazing to know that you knew you had a small part to helping someone get to baptism and the temple! I know we do that a lot in this mission but Tom is just amazing. I realized that I need to do better at loving each one of my investigators as much as I love tom. Missionary work is so easy when you love the people. I never had an issue teaching tom b/c I was teaching him and not a lesson. I can’t wait to tell you how the baptism goes!

Grandpa Long is doing wonderful. Yesterday at church he comes up to us after sacrament meeting and goes "don’t tell anyone but I am going to sneak off now" hahaha. We told him he should stay at least one more hour but he was set on going. I was like whatever your old you do what you want. Don’t worry I didn’t say that I just thought it. hahaah. And the bishop thought is was funny.


Love ya'll lots. Love, Sister Anderson

Oh and can you tell Kels and Katie thanks for the b-day present!

Forty Fourth email - Snow

snow‏
Sara Anderson
To Mom, Dad
From:
Sara Elizabeth Anderson (sara.anderson@myldsmail.net)
Sent:
Mon 1/10/11 8:49 PM
To:
Mom (homeecdiva@hotmail.com); Dad (toby7272@hotmail.com)
It’s been snowing a good amount here. But it’s fluffy so we can just blow it off of our car or just open the car door and shut it and it all falls off. So it’s nice. Can't complain.

Things are going great! We have baptisms the next 2 weekends! Rylee Young (10) and Grandpa Long (83)

Grandpa Long is so wonderful! We go to his house a lot. The ward is way supportive which is so nice. Grandpa Long came to church for the first time in his ward yesterday!!! His grandson Courtney came too. B/c we cover 19 wards we were not able to stay for all 3 hours, just sacrament meeting. But it was like he was my child and I was dropping him off to primary for the first time. I had to make sure people said hi to him, I had to check and see if there was someone sitting next to him in Sunday school. Then I had to stand in the hallway for a min or two looking through the cracked open door to make sure he was okay. Then I had to go talk to the bishop and someone in the ward and tell them that we were leaving and that Grandpa long was in their hands. Mom, I now have a slight knowing of what you go through when dropping your kids off to something for the first time. We gave him the temple issue of the ensign and he read it the whole thing in one afternoon! He can’t wait to go to the temple and be sealed with his wife, who passed away in slept, in the temple!

Things are going good here. I stopped by the Lloyds’ the other day to invite sis Lloyd to a book of Mormon class. It is always great to see them!

Oh I forgot to tell you! I had strep throat, first time ever. It was not bad and I got meds for it last week so I only need the meds for 3 more days!

Zone Conference is this Wednesday! I am super excited!

Thanks for all you do! Love y'all! Love, Sister Anderson

Oh so there is a WML here that knows the Knights! I told her I was from RVA and she asked me if I knew them so I told her how Neal would let Abby and I ride his horse. Small World. If you ever talk to the Knights the last name of the WML is Thompson. And sis Thompson is from SC but has not lived there in a long time.