Dear Family,
So this past week has been pretty Crazy as well. I got to Paderborn on Wednesday night and come to a big pigsty. It wasn't from Elder Gardner at all but from the past who knows how many missionaries. They have been some weak sauce kids that pretty much just wasted their time as well as the Lords. We spent a whole entire day cleaning the apartment, filling garbage bags full of garbage and old clothes. We finally got everything cleaned up and I just felt a ton better and the spirit was a ton easier to feel. We have a pretty nice, big apartment. The bathroom is the biggest bathroom I have seen in Germany. It has a shower and then a tub on top of that. It's not a Jacuzzi but it's about the size of one.
Elder Gardner is from San Antonio Texas. He has been in Germany for about four months. I like him a lot. He comes from a family of 6 boys. He has had two brothers already go on missions and one that is one a mission right now that has been out as long as I have. We are going to have a lot of fun this cycle and have some sweet miracles happen. He loves to work hard which is great because I do as well. It's just been an awesome experience all together so far.
That's sweet that you were able to go to Allred's. I guess I don't know what's up with their pond. I guess I'll have to hit it up when the Fearsome Foursome (Austin, Dexter, Jake, and Myself) get back together. They are an awesome family. If you could do me another favor and get his address again for me. I sent him a letter a while ago but I think I messed up. That would be very nice of you. Tell them I say hi too. I know that they do have a pretty nice boat. Was Kelsey a good driver? Tell the kids to write me an email this week that would be sweet.
On Saturday we had a Street display like we did in Langen. There were several members that came and helped a bit. The Branch President came and I got to talk to him for a couple of minutes. I probably talked with or tried to talk with nearly 500 people within 2 hours. It was pretty sweet. We got an appointment out of it as well as a couple phone numbers. After the Street Display we went to a members house and had a little BBQ. The Branch was all invited but only 3 families showed up. Again I was able to talk with President Piotrowski. We talked about a lot of things. I felt like I should apologize for all of the past missionaries and he was thankful that I was sent here. The Lord knows what he's doing. I served the last 10 1/2 months in Solingen and his parents/brother-in-law live there. His Brother-in-law is Guido Braun. Guido Braun and his wife are my favorite members that I have ever met and I think that they really like me as a missionary. They trusted me and told me many things that they wouldn't tell people from the ward. We had a super good relationship and so they talked me up to President Piotrowski so when I met him there was already a sense of trust and respect.
I love serving a mission so much. The time is going by really fast though. I don't know if I wrote this in other emails but I would like Dad and others who have served missions to give me tips for what I should do and what kind of goals I should set to be the most successful missionary I can. Andrew comes home in about a month. If you would I would like you to ask him to write me about his last 6 months and what helped him out. I'm getting kind of nervous if you haven't already noticed. I want to serve the Lord with all I've got. I feel I've been doing that for the last 17 months and I want to keep on it, I want to step it up. It's amazing at how the Lord loves us each individually and knows what we need in order to progress to be better in life. Thank you for all your support and love. I love you all so much. It's been really awesome to be able to see people progress and want to follow our Lord, Jesus Christ. When I said good bye to Sister Pickelein and Brother Phong it was kind of sad. Sister Pickelein was just excited that I got to go somewhere else to preach the gospel to others that weren't following the commandments and Brother Phong was a little sad. He said that he felt that he was losing a Brother. It's been great watching others change their lives to return to live with our Father in Heaven.
Love you all,
"No Regrets"
Elder Merrill
Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
July 12, 2010
Dear Family,
That's right, I'm getting transfered. The one time that I was sure that I wasn't going to get transfered I did. Last night I couldn't sleep at all. I layed in bed thinking about how much I just felt like I was leaving home. I'm getting transfered into the Hamburg Mission area that we took over. It's kind of wierd because it feels like I'm leaving the mission. My new address is going to be: Friedrichsstr 45
33102 Paderborn
I'm looking forward to it a bunch. Last night as I was thinking about what it was going to be like. I felt somehow that I had already heard of this branch and that I needed to be there. It was just a sweet confirmation of the spirit.
My new companion just got done with his first two cycles of being a golden so it otta be way fun. Sounds like things at home are busy again. How is everyone doing? Korbin has some pretty blonde hair it looked like from the picture. Oh by the way I don't know if you knew or not but I have not missed a day wearing my retainers since my first day in the MTC. That might cheer you up a bit. I don't really need anything. I'm doing fine with all my clothes. I had to buy a pack of socks a couple months ago because some of my others were too "wHOLY" to wear.
We also had another sweet experience that was about asking always to help serve others. We contacted this lady by doing doors and she said that she couldn't because she was moving. We asked her if we could help her out and she was shocked, but said yes. It turned out that she was able to finish it all before our appointment but she thanked us for our willingness to help. She said that we could set up another appointment because she wanted to know what two young men like us are teaching about if we are willing to help others and serve them. We set up an appointment yesterday and she said "Don't be shocked when you show up and there is 5 or 6 people here. I told my friends about you and they want to hear it also, so I invited them." Just a sweet story that helps build my testimony of how striving always to serve people really does pay off.
So for the weeks highlights. Sister Pickelein got baptized on Saturday which was really awesome. She didn't want anyone there that she didn't know so it was our Ward Mission Leader, us, and a member family who baptized her. Afterwards she wanted to take us out to eat and so we went to this restaraunt and dropped 104 bones on five people. It was pretty good food. She looked great in white and was really grateful. When she went under the water I was worried that they wouldn't get it in one take but luckily they were able to. When she came out of the water she said, "Did I do it right? Do we have to do it again?" Super funny. I just smiled and it was a great experience. Sunday I was able to confirm her. That was a special experience for me. It was a spirit filled chapel, that's all I have to say. After the confirmation, I sat down and just felt an overwhelming feeling of joy and happiness. This baptism has really meant a ton to me and I love this lady so much. I'm kind of sad that I am leaving her right now but it's alright because we have had some good experiences over the past 10 months. She has been coming to church every Sunday since December or January. She was found by missionaries two months before me. Well, she stopped the missionaries and said that she once got a Book of Mormon and that she wanted another. I LOVE IT! I gave her a hug the other day and told her that you all say hi. She said hi back and that she loves your son. I think I have claimed myself another grandma, a German Grandma. Speaking of grandparents, tell all of them I say hi and that I love them very much. I'm thankful for there examples and living the gospel.
Well I don't know what more to really say. I love you all and I'll give a little more information next week. Please be sure to put my address on the blog A.S.A.P. because I'm expecting a bunch of letters. hehe
Love you all. Hope this week goes well for you and I love you all so much. Maybe you could all take a family picture together and send me one in an email, I would like that. Send me some pictures of you all boating too.
"No Regrets"
Love Elder merrill
Sunday, July 11, 2010
July 5, 2010
Dear Family,
So yesterday was the fourth of July. No sign of it here. I think that's the holiday that makes me the most home sick. Don't worry though because It doesn't make me super home sick. I like it where I am here. I don't have too much more time and I want to make the best of it. Thanks for the pictures. I liked seeing what it's like in America. You would never see someone buying that much food here in Germany. I don't think you could find a place to buy that much food. How much did it all cost? How is the farm going? It should almost be time for round two.
This past week was just a great week. We have received the assignment to go to all the inactive members in the ward and see where they stand and try to share something with them. We have been planning our time very carefully trying to go by on members that live in areas of investigators or if that isn't possible than to do finding time in the near of that member. It's been a way sweet deal. The other day as we were talking to an inactive through the speaker box the door to the apartment building opened. The man stood there and waited until I was done talking. As soon as I was done he asked me, "Seid ihr Mormonen?" I told that we were and asked him how he knew us. He had met with missionaries several years ago and he had even been to church with them a couple of times. We asked him if he had a couple minutes that we could sit down and share something with him. He agreed and we went and sat down and taught him a lesson. He had some great questions that we were able to answer. That was just a sweet experience that happened through fulfilling assignments from our Ward Mission Leader.
We are super busy and trying to increase the amount of our lessons and increasing our skills and talents of teaching. Sister Pickelein is doing great. I can't wait for Saturday. She wants it to be kind of private with nobody there besides us missionaries and a member family that she likes. A member is going to baptize her.
Today we are going to Düsseldorf to do something with the district so we gotta get going here pretty quick. I love you all Thanks for your love and especially for writing. I love hearing from you and what crazy is going on at home.
Love you all. "No Regrets"
Love,
Elder Merrill
So yesterday was the fourth of July. No sign of it here. I think that's the holiday that makes me the most home sick. Don't worry though because It doesn't make me super home sick. I like it where I am here. I don't have too much more time and I want to make the best of it. Thanks for the pictures. I liked seeing what it's like in America. You would never see someone buying that much food here in Germany. I don't think you could find a place to buy that much food. How much did it all cost? How is the farm going? It should almost be time for round two.
This past week was just a great week. We have received the assignment to go to all the inactive members in the ward and see where they stand and try to share something with them. We have been planning our time very carefully trying to go by on members that live in areas of investigators or if that isn't possible than to do finding time in the near of that member. It's been a way sweet deal. The other day as we were talking to an inactive through the speaker box the door to the apartment building opened. The man stood there and waited until I was done talking. As soon as I was done he asked me, "Seid ihr Mormonen?" I told that we were and asked him how he knew us. He had met with missionaries several years ago and he had even been to church with them a couple of times. We asked him if he had a couple minutes that we could sit down and share something with him. He agreed and we went and sat down and taught him a lesson. He had some great questions that we were able to answer. That was just a sweet experience that happened through fulfilling assignments from our Ward Mission Leader.
We are super busy and trying to increase the amount of our lessons and increasing our skills and talents of teaching. Sister Pickelein is doing great. I can't wait for Saturday. She wants it to be kind of private with nobody there besides us missionaries and a member family that she likes. A member is going to baptize her.
Today we are going to Düsseldorf to do something with the district so we gotta get going here pretty quick. I love you all Thanks for your love and especially for writing. I love hearing from you and what crazy is going on at home.
Love you all. "No Regrets"
Love,
Elder Merrill
June 28, 2010
Dear Mom, Dad, and Kid's,
This week was kind of a bummer week with many appointments that didn't go through for some reason or another. It's been fun watching Elder Schuetz grow up and increase his skills. We have had some sweet times together and I am really trying to make it fun and enjoyable for him. This past week we met with an inactive member and she really likes having us come over. She feels the spirit and loves talking about the gospel. She said something this week that kind of shocked me a bit. She told me that she wanted to be like me because I was perfect. I told her that I was far from perfect and that I had many weaknesses and troubles that I have to work on in my life. For some reason she couldn't accept that. I thought a lot about it that day about the outward appearance that we, as missionaries have and how much people watch us. Mom I really liked the last part of your email about how you think that it was a lot of little poor decisions that led to David's apostasy. That's so true. All those that I have talked with who are inactive can't really remember when or why they stopped coming to church. We all have to be constantly focusing on our personal growth and making sure that we are increasing our testimony not losing it.
Sounds like life has been super hectic at home. Pretty funny story how you got lost hiking Dad. I'm glad that everyday I go hiking through the cities of Germany I've have a map with me so I can fix my mistakes quickly. How was the whole encampment. How did Korbin like it? What's the weather been like back at home? Here it is finally summer and it is super hot. Constantly sweating. It's fun stuff.
This last week we were able to find a new investigator and several people who we will meet with during the week this week. It's awesome just being able to share the gospel and see miracles. Everyday there is something new. I love it so much.
Sister Pickelein is amazing! I love that lady so much. She calls me her Grandchild (she doesn't have any children) and so we are something pretty special to her. She loves how we are always talking with people about the gospel and how we live righteous lives. It's amazing how the lord works. 4 months ago she didn't want to get baptized at all but now she's going to do it next week. I'll be sure to take pictures so you can all see. I will be a witness this time so it will be interesting to watch. It's been a while since I've actually have seen a baptism so that will be pretty sweet.
I love the gospel so much it's just been amazing serving the Lord these past few months. It's been fun being able to share my testimony with others and help them find the path to eternal life. I've been blessed by the Lord so far on the mission and I know that through faith, obedience, and hard work the Lord will continue to bless me. I have had quite a bit on my mind these last couple of weeks and it's been interesting just pondering about some gospel subjects and how the lord works. In zone conference President talked about the scripture Matthew 5:48 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is Perfect". He talked about what it means to be perfect and how the footnote says "complete". I've been thinking a lot about how I can be more complete in my life as a missionary and in teaching the Restored Gospel. I've been working really hard the last bit on my studying and especially with my German study. As I increase my German vocabulary and abilities I'll become more "complete" in my teaching.
So that's about all I got for the week. Sorry it's not super interesting but that's all I got. I always forget about the previous week when it comes time to write. Dillon's letter was super funny cuz he just told me about his life and the things he's been up to. He has a new dog that he had a little trouble with and then he was also charged by a moose while fishing and he sent me some pics of him and Heidi. It was just a good letter. Well love you all. Thanks for telling people to write me. I haven't gotten any letters but it's alright cuz I don't really expect much. If you ever see Julie tell her I say hi and good luck. Love you all so much. Thanks for you love and support.
"No Regrets"
Love,
Elder Merrill
This week was kind of a bummer week with many appointments that didn't go through for some reason or another. It's been fun watching Elder Schuetz grow up and increase his skills. We have had some sweet times together and I am really trying to make it fun and enjoyable for him. This past week we met with an inactive member and she really likes having us come over. She feels the spirit and loves talking about the gospel. She said something this week that kind of shocked me a bit. She told me that she wanted to be like me because I was perfect. I told her that I was far from perfect and that I had many weaknesses and troubles that I have to work on in my life. For some reason she couldn't accept that. I thought a lot about it that day about the outward appearance that we, as missionaries have and how much people watch us. Mom I really liked the last part of your email about how you think that it was a lot of little poor decisions that led to David's apostasy. That's so true. All those that I have talked with who are inactive can't really remember when or why they stopped coming to church. We all have to be constantly focusing on our personal growth and making sure that we are increasing our testimony not losing it.
Sounds like life has been super hectic at home. Pretty funny story how you got lost hiking Dad. I'm glad that everyday I go hiking through the cities of Germany I've have a map with me so I can fix my mistakes quickly. How was the whole encampment. How did Korbin like it? What's the weather been like back at home? Here it is finally summer and it is super hot. Constantly sweating. It's fun stuff.
This last week we were able to find a new investigator and several people who we will meet with during the week this week. It's awesome just being able to share the gospel and see miracles. Everyday there is something new. I love it so much.
Sister Pickelein is amazing! I love that lady so much. She calls me her Grandchild (she doesn't have any children) and so we are something pretty special to her. She loves how we are always talking with people about the gospel and how we live righteous lives. It's amazing how the lord works. 4 months ago she didn't want to get baptized at all but now she's going to do it next week. I'll be sure to take pictures so you can all see. I will be a witness this time so it will be interesting to watch. It's been a while since I've actually have seen a baptism so that will be pretty sweet.
I love the gospel so much it's just been amazing serving the Lord these past few months. It's been fun being able to share my testimony with others and help them find the path to eternal life. I've been blessed by the Lord so far on the mission and I know that through faith, obedience, and hard work the Lord will continue to bless me. I have had quite a bit on my mind these last couple of weeks and it's been interesting just pondering about some gospel subjects and how the lord works. In zone conference President talked about the scripture Matthew 5:48 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is Perfect". He talked about what it means to be perfect and how the footnote says "complete". I've been thinking a lot about how I can be more complete in my life as a missionary and in teaching the Restored Gospel. I've been working really hard the last bit on my studying and especially with my German study. As I increase my German vocabulary and abilities I'll become more "complete" in my teaching.
So that's about all I got for the week. Sorry it's not super interesting but that's all I got. I always forget about the previous week when it comes time to write. Dillon's letter was super funny cuz he just told me about his life and the things he's been up to. He has a new dog that he had a little trouble with and then he was also charged by a moose while fishing and he sent me some pics of him and Heidi. It was just a good letter. Well love you all. Thanks for telling people to write me. I haven't gotten any letters but it's alright cuz I don't really expect much. If you ever see Julie tell her I say hi and good luck. Love you all so much. Thanks for you love and support.
"No Regrets"
Love,
Elder Merrill
Monday, June 21, 2010
June 21, 2010
Hey Everyone,
So we're doing good here in Solingen. This last week we had Zone Conference and I had to give a talk on "Sanctification". I was super nervous but I think it turned out alright. We talked a lot about finding new investigators so hopefully we can apply that well and start finding like animals. We are doing well as a mission and it's just going to get better when the missions combine. I'm way excited to see how it all works out next transfer. I don't know if President is going to mix it up right away or if he's going to keep them somewhat separate.
Sister Pickelein is doing well. She's just a sweet old lady and I love her. Brother Phong is doing great. It's awesome how he participates and everything. Some old missionary came and visited the ward this last week and he told me how amazing it is that he was baptized less than a month ago. I just hope that he stays on the path and that through the time he will help his wife come along the way. I know that his sons will for sure. That family is just super nice and it's great that I was able to get to know them so well. These next couple of weeks I will be doing a couple of splits which will be fun and a good experience to teach other missionaries.
So I just got your email. Thanks for telling little Grandma that I love her. It's been pretty cold here the last week and a half. Probably in the 60's. Hopefully it will get warmer. It's better than being terribly hot though. I remember last summer when we would always want to be standing in the shade because it was just so stinking hot. It's been some pretty crazy weather this year.
So it sounds like everything at home is crazy. Good thing you have two extra drivers. I hope everything works out with the hay. I'm hoping that it doesn't end up too bad. How's the ward doing? Tell Roy that I found me a girl to bring home (Sister Pickelein). He'll get a kick out of that. Well I don't have too much to say. I got a letter from Dillon this last week and it was probably the funniest letter I've gotten my whole mission. Thanks to all those that have written me. It's great to hear from friends and family.
Love you all
"No Regrets"
Elder Merrill
So we're doing good here in Solingen. This last week we had Zone Conference and I had to give a talk on "Sanctification". I was super nervous but I think it turned out alright. We talked a lot about finding new investigators so hopefully we can apply that well and start finding like animals. We are doing well as a mission and it's just going to get better when the missions combine. I'm way excited to see how it all works out next transfer. I don't know if President is going to mix it up right away or if he's going to keep them somewhat separate.
Sister Pickelein is doing well. She's just a sweet old lady and I love her. Brother Phong is doing great. It's awesome how he participates and everything. Some old missionary came and visited the ward this last week and he told me how amazing it is that he was baptized less than a month ago. I just hope that he stays on the path and that through the time he will help his wife come along the way. I know that his sons will for sure. That family is just super nice and it's great that I was able to get to know them so well. These next couple of weeks I will be doing a couple of splits which will be fun and a good experience to teach other missionaries.
So I just got your email. Thanks for telling little Grandma that I love her. It's been pretty cold here the last week and a half. Probably in the 60's. Hopefully it will get warmer. It's better than being terribly hot though. I remember last summer when we would always want to be standing in the shade because it was just so stinking hot. It's been some pretty crazy weather this year.
So it sounds like everything at home is crazy. Good thing you have two extra drivers. I hope everything works out with the hay. I'm hoping that it doesn't end up too bad. How's the ward doing? Tell Roy that I found me a girl to bring home (Sister Pickelein). He'll get a kick out of that. Well I don't have too much to say. I got a letter from Dillon this last week and it was probably the funniest letter I've gotten my whole mission. Thanks to all those that have written me. It's great to hear from friends and family.
Love you all
"No Regrets"
Elder Merrill
Thursday, June 17, 2010
June 14, 2010
Hey Mom,
I'm glad that you had a fun time in Utah. Crazy how things are changing so fast. I didn't know that Jessica is getting married. Crazy! I didn't even know that Meg was getting married. Sweet stuff.
So guess what, Sister Pickelein is getting baptized! Pretty awesome blessing. She is 90 years old and still wants to do it. I love her! She'll be getting baptized on the 10th of July. That will be a sweet experience. I'm way pumped. I told her also that you and Dad want to meet her someday. She was super happy to hear that and she hopes that she can meet you both. She sends her love.
We are working hard here in Solingen trying to save more souls but it's pretty hard with the World Cup going on. Last night Germany played at 8:30 and I could tell you the score without even watching the game. 4-0 they won. People were driving through the town honking their car horns, air horns, as well as blow horns until about 11:45. I couldn't fall asleep until then so I'm assuming that it all calmed down about that time. It's crazy how much people love soccer.
Oh ya, I think I forgot to tell you. A couple weeks ago I played a musical number in sacrament meeting. I thought I was going to do it the next week but then the Bishop told me that I was doing it that day. Luckily I had practiced up a bit the week before. I played "I Need Thee Every Hour". It was a simple arrangement but really cool too. I did pretty good for not being able to practice before hand. I was supposed to play again for Zone Conference again this week but President wants me to give a talk instead. I'm kind of nervous but I'm sure it will all turn out alright. I'm doing sweet. I Love serving here. It's just great. We get some pretty good laughs at how some people react to us even if they do reject us. Crazy responses. I'm doing well training so far. I got a email from Landon and he gave me a bit of advice which I'm very thankful for. If there is anyone else that can give me some advice I'm all ears.
Elder Schuetz is from Irvine California. He's a good kid. His Dad is a convert to the church and he was 22 when he joined the church and then married his mom a couple years later. He is the first one to serve a mission. He turns 20 in October but graduated in 2008. He is great! We are different characters but nobody is the same. I love it all. I'm learning a ton and sometimes I feel like a mom just trying to teach him everything from buying train tickets to chewing with his mouth closed. It's good for me though. I think that I will probably get more out of all of this then he will.
Well I don't have too much more to say. If you ever get the chance to talk to little Grandma tell her that I love her and that I'm praying for her that she will be happy and free from pain. I love my family a ton. It's crazy how much being away from home makes you love your family more. It's like Dad said, "Separation makes the heart grow fonder". Love you all and wish you all an awesome week.
"No Regrets"
Elder Merrill
I'm glad that you had a fun time in Utah. Crazy how things are changing so fast. I didn't know that Jessica is getting married. Crazy! I didn't even know that Meg was getting married. Sweet stuff.
So guess what, Sister Pickelein is getting baptized! Pretty awesome blessing. She is 90 years old and still wants to do it. I love her! She'll be getting baptized on the 10th of July. That will be a sweet experience. I'm way pumped. I told her also that you and Dad want to meet her someday. She was super happy to hear that and she hopes that she can meet you both. She sends her love.
We are working hard here in Solingen trying to save more souls but it's pretty hard with the World Cup going on. Last night Germany played at 8:30 and I could tell you the score without even watching the game. 4-0 they won. People were driving through the town honking their car horns, air horns, as well as blow horns until about 11:45. I couldn't fall asleep until then so I'm assuming that it all calmed down about that time. It's crazy how much people love soccer.
Oh ya, I think I forgot to tell you. A couple weeks ago I played a musical number in sacrament meeting. I thought I was going to do it the next week but then the Bishop told me that I was doing it that day. Luckily I had practiced up a bit the week before. I played "I Need Thee Every Hour". It was a simple arrangement but really cool too. I did pretty good for not being able to practice before hand. I was supposed to play again for Zone Conference again this week but President wants me to give a talk instead. I'm kind of nervous but I'm sure it will all turn out alright. I'm doing sweet. I Love serving here. It's just great. We get some pretty good laughs at how some people react to us even if they do reject us. Crazy responses. I'm doing well training so far. I got a email from Landon and he gave me a bit of advice which I'm very thankful for. If there is anyone else that can give me some advice I'm all ears.
Elder Schuetz is from Irvine California. He's a good kid. His Dad is a convert to the church and he was 22 when he joined the church and then married his mom a couple years later. He is the first one to serve a mission. He turns 20 in October but graduated in 2008. He is great! We are different characters but nobody is the same. I love it all. I'm learning a ton and sometimes I feel like a mom just trying to teach him everything from buying train tickets to chewing with his mouth closed. It's good for me though. I think that I will probably get more out of all of this then he will.
Well I don't have too much more to say. If you ever get the chance to talk to little Grandma tell her that I love her and that I'm praying for her that she will be happy and free from pain. I love my family a ton. It's crazy how much being away from home makes you love your family more. It's like Dad said, "Separation makes the heart grow fonder". Love you all and wish you all an awesome week.
"No Regrets"
Elder Merrill
Monday, June 7, 2010
June 7, 2010
Hey,
First off, what's with the weirdo glasses that Kiersten was wearing? (at graduation) Pretty crazy how things change. That really hurt that Kayla got cancer.(our dog) I was fighting it a little bit when I was reading. She was my first dog and I wanted to see her again. That hurts pretty bad but all dogs go to heaven so I will see her again. I hope the weather all works out for you. I'm praying for you and that everything will all work out.
My trip down to Frankfurt was kind of weird. I had to go down there alone so that was different. I sat next to this guy who was on business, he was wearing a white shirt and tie so it wasn't as weird. There was only two goldens that came in so we played paper, rocks, scissors, who got to pick first. I won so I got the better one. His name in Elder Schuetz. He is from Irvine California which is right by New Port. He graduated in 2008 but waited a bit to come out so he could earn money. I have been able to learn a bunch in the last couple of days. I'm grateful for the opportunity to train but it's gonna be tough. I know that I can learn a lot during this time if not more than what he will learn. I would love to get some advice on how to become a good trainer.
We've been working hard this last week but it's taken a ton of time to plan for the transfer as well as having a Golden it takes a lot of time. Well I don't really know what to write. It's great to hear that everyone is doing good. Thanks for the picture from Priest lake. I love how Kory is trying to be a gangster. Funny kid. Speaking of kids, they are done with school so they should have plenty of time to write me but for some reason I haven't gotten anything for a while.
Well I love you all. I don't got a whole lot to say today just because I got a ton of things going through my head. By the way, since when was Meg getting married. I had no idea. Who else is getting married?
Well thanks for your prayers. I love you all and please remember that if you see someone that has any advice on training have them write me. Tell all my friends I want to hear from them.
"No Regrets"
Love,
Elder Merrill
First off, what's with the weirdo glasses that Kiersten was wearing? (at graduation) Pretty crazy how things change. That really hurt that Kayla got cancer.(our dog) I was fighting it a little bit when I was reading. She was my first dog and I wanted to see her again. That hurts pretty bad but all dogs go to heaven so I will see her again. I hope the weather all works out for you. I'm praying for you and that everything will all work out.
My trip down to Frankfurt was kind of weird. I had to go down there alone so that was different. I sat next to this guy who was on business, he was wearing a white shirt and tie so it wasn't as weird. There was only two goldens that came in so we played paper, rocks, scissors, who got to pick first. I won so I got the better one. His name in Elder Schuetz. He is from Irvine California which is right by New Port. He graduated in 2008 but waited a bit to come out so he could earn money. I have been able to learn a bunch in the last couple of days. I'm grateful for the opportunity to train but it's gonna be tough. I know that I can learn a lot during this time if not more than what he will learn. I would love to get some advice on how to become a good trainer.
We've been working hard this last week but it's taken a ton of time to plan for the transfer as well as having a Golden it takes a lot of time. Well I don't really know what to write. It's great to hear that everyone is doing good. Thanks for the picture from Priest lake. I love how Kory is trying to be a gangster. Funny kid. Speaking of kids, they are done with school so they should have plenty of time to write me but for some reason I haven't gotten anything for a while.
Well I love you all. I don't got a whole lot to say today just because I got a ton of things going through my head. By the way, since when was Meg getting married. I had no idea. Who else is getting married?
Well thanks for your prayers. I love you all and please remember that if you see someone that has any advice on training have them write me. Tell all my friends I want to hear from them.
"No Regrets"
Love,
Elder Merrill
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