News From Ryan

Ryan wanted to start with an excerpt of this talk from General Conference:



For the full talk, go to
http://www.lds.org/move/index.html?type=conference&event=Oct179&lang=english

It is the Sunday afternoon session, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.  You can scroll down to Sunday PM and then over to Elder Holland.

Now, this week from Ryan.

Startin out, just reminding everyone who dosn't want the updates to ask my mom to take their email off tha list. no hard feelings. Also, check out http://www.elderpearson.blogspot.com/.

So startin out, my Companion is Elder Shonk, who lived in my ward about 3 min away from my house in Houston.... that never happens. it's pretty sweet havin someone you know as you companion for a while. We're serving in the Washington Terrace, anyone know anyone there? We're over 2 stakes, so we're pretty busy. So this was my first week out in the mission field. It was great! we are teaching a bunch of ppl and some less active members. we have 5 ppl with baptism dates... all before i got here so not cause of me. but it's cool to have the spirit with me at all times. how are all of yall doin? for the next 2 years my address is:



Elder Pearson

2133 Washington Blvd

Ogden, UT 84401


and i expect every single person to write me. i gotta know how yall r doin.

so the great scripture for the week is Exodus 17:2 this is mainly for T-Nick and J-Gat. it literally says not to tempt the Lord... sweet stuff. well i'm in a biking part of the mission so i bought a sweet bike and decked it out with wicked awesome Texas stickers.... Gotta rep the H. Yesterday in the space of 30 min it snowed, hailed, rained, and the sun was out... only in utah.

some funny stories... Elder shonk and i were lookin for this one house last night in the dark. and we came across the freakiest street ever. it looked like someone stole a street out of disney land. bunch of weird houses, and the last one was, i'm guessin, a little person house. but the garage was like only big enough 2 fit a bike... kinda freaky. we talked to this crazy guy who told us he had an out of body experience for over a month and then woke up in a strait jacket. and this one family we had dinner at... nicest ppl, but they were so typical mormon. bunch of kids and instead of using names they called eacher sister or mother etc.. ( can you pass the bread sister?) kinda weird there. But this place is amazing and i wanna end with my testimony, or what i know to be true from earnest prayer.


I know there's nowhere else i'd rather be right now than on my mission serving the Lord. I know that our Heavenly Father really listens to our prayers and answers them. I know that any commandment is made to help us and we can recieve strength from God to keep these commandments if we ask in faith. I know that the Bible and Book of Mormon are sacred books of scripture and the word of God. They are also both a testiment of Jesus Christ. I know that without the Atonment then death would be the end. Without Christ's Atoning for our sins we wouldn't be able to live again with our Heavenly Father and our families for all eternity cause we'd all be unworthy. I know that there have been prophets throughout many times in the world and we have one now. Thomas S. Monson. I know what he says as a prophet, seer, and revelator is directly from our Father in Heaven. I know that we are all loved and and known by him and i know i love you all as well. Thanks to everyone for the support and the best of luck to everyone in whatever you want to accomplish in your lives. Don't forget to write.

Elder Pearson
 
(mother's note - remember to give Ryan your mailing address since he can't email anyone but his family - he will write back, or so he tells me)