tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71008074334000059312024-03-05T07:53:23.231-09:00Elder Darcey -- North to Alaska!My Adventures in the Mission Field, Where Many are Cold, but Few Are Frozen.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-6838734242431199542013-09-09T06:30:00.000-08:002013-09-16T06:31:07.220-08:00Tired, but Good <div class="MsoNormal">
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hasn't been much different than last. I'm still tired, but Chugging along. My
thoughts and prayers go out to all of you, all the time. If you forget
everything else, know that I still love you all, and want the best for each of
you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Anyway, not
a lot to say this week. I was sad to hear about Dad's poison ivy, and hope that
gets better in the Mountains. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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winding down (on my mission, not literally my email time), but My companion is
doing a good job of keeping us working, even if everything falls through on us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Anyway, our
thought this week came from Elder Perry speaking to us at Stake Conference this
week. It basically boiled down to: What does the gospel mean to me? We can say
it means a lot, but what are we going to do about it? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We asked
that to a less-active member earlier. if it means so much, what can we DO? We
can talk a lot, but can we walk the walk? (I loved that on the blackboard in
Grandma Pat's Garage...) That's what it boils down to, is action.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Anyway, love
to you all from the North,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Elder Darcey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I'm so, so tired.</div>
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I sleep all night every night, and wake up exhausted,</div>
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I've had a continual headache for a week now, and it got
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I'm... tired. </div>
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But anyway, I'm so tired because We've been working hard.
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But it doesn't make me any less tired.</div>
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We had a family move in from Fresno CA. They speak NO
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Transfers this last week. Elder Dyer abandoned me, to go
back up to Fairbanks to train. </div>
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On the Plus side, I'm so excited to stay in Hmong one
more transfer, until I'm done. </div>
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...Well, as Excited as I can be when I'm so tired...</div>
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Anyway, this will make about 1 year and 3 months in the
Hmong branch, which is now an absolute record in the AAM (Alaska Anchorage
Mission). No one in recorded history has ever spent so long consecutively in
one area. Not That I'm here for the record, but it's a nice bonus.</div>
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Anyway, yesterday was transfer meeting, which is why I'm
so tired. Something ALWAYS goes wrong on transfer day, but never the same thing
twice. So, I was looking forward to seeing what would go wrong this time,
seeing as we had gone through pretty much everything I could think of.</div>
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(missing keys, loss of internet, incorrect
software/hardware, camera trouble, audio relays go wrong, someone throws the
circuit breaker switch during the middle of our broadcast... and so much more) </div>
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Anyway, don't ever think that. Something else can ALWAYS
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This time I walked into the library, opened up the
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nothing. </div>
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It was empty. The entire system was missing. This trumped
three transfers ago, when half our cameras and the internet disappeared and the
computer disappeared. All the other times, as least we could put the broadcast
out there; then something would go wrong. this time we couldn't even create a
Broadcast, much less have one mess up on us. I'll admit, for just one second, everything of the past
couple weeks, the exhaustion, the workload, the stress, fell on me like a load
of bricks. I just looked up and almost asked God, "Why Me"?</div>
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I never asked before, because it didn't matter why me, or why
now. I just moved on. There are people out there with much bigger problems than
a missing broadcast. God knows all of our problems, and he lets us go through
them so we can grow. And in some way, from this experience I did. We adapted
and persevered, and got an approximation of the broadcast up and running...
kind of. Think "Video Conference" with 50+ people, including showing
slideshows and movies. </div>
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It worked in the end. We could turn off Defcom 1, and
life resumed. </div>
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Now I'm trying to train my companion to do everything
that I can do with the mission, from burning CD's to trying not to panic when
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I'm also trying to not be tired, but it's not working so
well. I'll work harder on that, but it's not really at the top of my list. </div>
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"Overwhelmed is for people who still have the time,
and time is a room that's in no house of
mine!" -Ian Calk, former AAM
Missionary, in one of his songs.</div>
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I should send you that song sometime. It's pretty much
been my theme song for the past while.</div>
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Anyway, I'm out of time. Just got out of doing a
leadership meeting. At least I'm not District Leader anymore, so that's one
thing off my plate. </div>
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I guess there was a lot to say. </div>
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...Tired...</div>
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Love from the Exhausted North,</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-43100434550831647102013-08-26T06:38:00.000-08:002013-09-16T06:39:39.061-08:00Aidan--Archery and Other Things <div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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This week marks a scary week for me. Elder Sabey and Hermana Atkinson
were here about 6 weeks ago. This is my last transfer in the mission field. I'm
terrified. All I can do is work harder than last week. Given that my companion
was sick for two full days last week, and I was sick for another one, that
shouldn't be difficult.</div>
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but anyway, no one wants to hear about my throat ulcer,
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This week, minus the sick, was great. I love working out
here. It always is in the back of my head that it's going away soon, but I
don't let myself think about it. Thinking about it always gets me off subject,
like Playing Legend of Zelda, watching the Hobbit, doing archery with Aidan,
College, Zelda, Google, Zelda...</div>
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see what I mean?</div>
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This week has been about doing what we can, where we can.
We can't help everyone out here, but as Elder Holland said at Harvard, our
purpose is to make a world, or a nation, or a community, or a family, or a
person better then when we found them. I think we succeeded this week. After a
lesson, We helped one of our family's make dinner. they wouldn't have gotten it
done in time, but we were glad to help. We helped one of our members who had to
go to the hospital. We got to simply brighten someone's day. I think that's the
essence of missionary work. Love and Service. Anyone who tells you it's about
getting converts doesn't care about people, they care about numbers. Converts
are a side-effect. The real goal is love. I hope people can see that.</div>
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Anyway, love to you all. I'm not counting, but it's not
hard to do the math anymore (even for me).</div>
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Love from the North,</div>
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Elder Darcey</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-81911441079201685682013-08-23T05:16:00.003-08:002013-08-23T05:17:41.042-08:00Here's your Mom Fix<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72pzoWWZlzUkxCYg8mR-vbsbRug1D4ucdKTI0YAnqPWmtqcgDt5w1st53pv5iMw6T9x3KhIKhuLBQGk_FOnL31RHKmugqPLajpP2sUuX4ran8Hu9EqrnNrKcGQacIYL9P7ZH1zI9gO2GF/s1600/photo+in+AK.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72pzoWWZlzUkxCYg8mR-vbsbRug1D4ucdKTI0YAnqPWmtqcgDt5w1st53pv5iMw6T9x3KhIKhuLBQGk_FOnL31RHKmugqPLajpP2sUuX4ran8Hu9EqrnNrKcGQacIYL9P7ZH1zI9gO2GF/s320/photo+in+AK.JPG" width="320" /></a><span 13px="" arial="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">Dear Mom,</span><br />
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<span 13px="" arial="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">You don't know me; I'm on vacation in Alaska and I'm from Gilbert AZ. I saw the missionaries at Office Depot and had to send the mom's a picture. I am a missionary mom as well. </span><br />
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<span 13px="" arial="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">Mrs. Letta Olsen</span>Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-69813298411970106642013-08-19T06:50:00.000-08:002013-09-16T07:23:33.750-08:00Zone Conference -- Elder Bednar<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">All,</span><br />
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This was a week that will never happen again, as Long as I live.<br />
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Let me tell you about Zone Conference.<br />
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First, There is a joking movement in the Mission to get me "elected" AP. That likely won't happen.<br />
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It was a great conference. In the middle we broke our the wood that we had brought in and made fires, and cooked dinner. The whole trek was incredible.</div>
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Next, just two days afterwards, Who should come up but Elder David A. Bednar, of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles. He was accompanied by a member of the Presidency of the 70, our Area 70, and Bishop Causse, 1st councilor of the Presiding Bishopric.<br />
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Like I said, This would never happen again.</div>
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Just a few thoughts about what Elder Bednar said to us. It was a one-on-one, with just the missionaries, so it was amazing. Mostly he spoke about action. Before we should expect help or guidance from the Lord, we need to act for ourselves.</div>
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We need to be Agents to act, not just Objects to be acted upon. And when we teach, we need to let everyone we talk to be Agents as well. We can never treat anyone as objects, because we are ALL children of God, with INFINITE potential.</div>
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We got to have a question and answer session with him. He said things to us that blew my mind. One was on Apostolic Authority. Basically, when we read the Doctrine and Covenants, we're reading history. When an Apostle reads The revelations, given through Apostolic Authority, it's just as if the Revelation was being given anew.</div>
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It was amazing to think about. There are only 15 men on earth with that power and authority, and I got to shake hands with one. It was an amazing experience.</div>
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Anyway, Love you all. I'm about out of time, but know that this was an awesome week for me.</div>
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Love from the North,</div>
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Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-34645955136956012362013-08-05T07:35:00.000-08:002013-09-16T07:50:12.634-08:00Agency: Do we really need it that much?<div class="MsoNormal">
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I'm having the time of my life up here. My companion's
caught another cold, which will probably turn into a sinus infection again, one
investigator completely regressed back into his "wait and see" mode,
I'm so tired all the time, and I have less weeks left than most missionaries
have months!</div>
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<span style="color: red;">HOW am I so happy up here?</span></div>
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...oh yeah. I'm doing the Lord's work, and when I'm serving
the Lord, nothing else matters. That's why I'm so happy up here, even with this
week falling through and failing miserably. </div>
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anyway, some questions answered, then my thoughts on agency:</div>
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<span style="color: red;">We are wondering about your typical day at spiritual work. What do you
do?</span><br />
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Every day is really different. We have our typical list of people that we see
on a certain day, and we schedule out where we drive, since we're trying hard
to not rack up miles on our vehicle (we average around 2000 a month).</div>
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We try to bring members with us everywhere we go, not just because we need the
language help, but just because members can bond with people in a way that we
never can as missionaries.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">And what happens on PDay that keeps you so busy?</span> Dad wonders
what goes on these days.<br />
nothing, really, except for driving time. Anchorage is Sprawled out. Plus, we
always have missionaries that want to play board games with us, or something.
Occasionally, but not too often, we'll go out hiking or something, but not as
much since the weather's been starting to turn on us.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Are the summers really hotter?</span></div>
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YES. I'm DYING at 75 degrees.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Do you still see the fabulous veggie crop growing that you did in POW?</span><br />
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...There weren't any fabulous veggie crops in POW when I was
there...</div>
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<span style="color: red;">How are summers different there than in POW?</span></div>
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This summer has just been completely the opposite. Last
summer, both POW and Anchorage, it almost never stopped raining. It was dismal.
This year it's almost never been cloudy. We've jsut surpassed the record for
most days over 70 degrees in a row. Last winter was one of the coldest on
record, the winter before THE snowiest.<br />
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Weather enjoys messing with us.<br />
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anyway, I have only 4 minutes left on the computer.<br />
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Think about the ability to choose for a little. Sometimes,
working with people who are stubborn and don't want to be change, we wish we
could take their agency away, just for a little bit, so they could see the
happiness that we're offering them. </div>
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THIS IS A LIE OF SATAN</div>
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God Loves us. He's given us agency. We fought a WAR over it
in heaven. Agency is one of the greatest gifts we have on Earth. It's the
reason we're here, to make choices. </div>
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Be grateful for your ability to choose. Don't give it up for
anything. Don't give it away for anything, because it's worth more than
everything.</div>
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30 seconds left.</div>
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Love from the North,</div>
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Elder Darcey</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-90764058116169751652013-07-01T11:17:00.000-08:002013-07-01T11:17:00.668-08:00Second and Last Birthday in the Mission Field<div class="MsoNormal">
all,</div>
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First, thanks for the Birthday Wishes. I have a quick story
about that from up here.</div>
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/></a>You all know I don't like being surprised. I far prefer
being the surpriser, not the surprisee. So, of course the Zone had to get
together and plan a surprise party for me, which ended up COMPLETELY surprising
me, despite all the evidence that screamed at me to notice what was going on,
such as...</div>
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1. A senior couple in Eagle River telling us they had gotten
a Hmong family they wanted us to teach at their house... (there are no Hmong in
Eagle River)</div>
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2. Getting there to find another Companionship already there
(they said they had to talk to the Zone Leaders who lived downstairs, so ok...)</div>
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3. Two more Companionships showing up (AT this point, The
Spirit Literally just had me in a Headlock, dulling all of my senses and
perceptions. You'll see why later.</div>
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4. A cake in the kitchen with a "21" candle on it
(I thought it said "18", and thought the senior couple had a grandson
they would skype later... but it didn't explain all the missionaries... or the
cake being here...)</div>
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4.5. Missionaries signing a card next to the cake (I...
don't know How I missed it at this point)</div>
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5. An elder coming up to me and wishing me happy birthday as
soon as he arrived (that elder's personality was just like that... I didn't
notice the other Elder bonking his head afterwords and telling him I didn't
know yet)</div>
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6. almost the entire Zone showing up by this point (I was
wondering how we would teach the Hmong family with all these missionaries
underfoot...)</div>
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7. The Senior missionary coming to me and telling me that
the Hmong family had "cancelled" just before we got there (why didn't
they tell us earlier?)</div>
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AT this point, My instincts finally overpowered the Spirit
and just yelled at me "RUN!" I started out the door, still wondering
what I was running from, when the Spirit made my legs lock up. I couldn't run,
and other missionaries grabbed me and dragged me back. ONLY AT THAT POINT did I
realize that it was a birthday party for me.</div>
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So, in conclusion, My testimony of the Spirit came out strengthened, because
there is no way ON EARTH that I normally would have missed that many OBVIOUS
clues and hints without even a single thought or warning going through my mind.<br />
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Anyway, the rest of the week was awesome. I had a great
experience walking 10 miles yesterday, through all of North Anchorage, because
my beloved companion didn't notice on Saturday that we were almost out of
gas... Today, I can't walk too well. My heels have horrific blisters on them.
My muscles are OK, though, they just are sore. I think if my shoes had been
broken in, I would have been more ok, but it's all good.</div>
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Anyway, The Church is true. Love you all.<br />
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Love from the North,</div>
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Elder Darcey</div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-51409823780767621242013-06-11T05:24:00.000-08:002013-06-11T07:48:34.082-08:00Busy Stuff, and Transfers Ahead <div class="MsoNoSpacing">
All,</div>
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But on the other hand, Nothing you all can do could make
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This week has been amazing. We baptized our investigator
Josiah on Saturday, and it was amazing. I hadn't been feeling all that great
that day, and throughout the preparations I just didn't feel all there. Then I
watched him get baptized, and the entire world just seemed to Right itself. It
was great. </div>
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Anyway, I'll send you pictures next time. We're on a
timetable today, more so than usual. Today the new missionaries get here for
the next transfer! And just to defy all reality, I'm still in the Hmong Branch!
It's actually looking more and more likely that I'll be there until I die
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Anyway, I've received a lot of E-mails asking about my
health. I want to state, now and forever after, That I am Healthy, except for
my lower back which has been giving me a lot of pain, which is what the doctors
were looking at for Kidney Stones, which I DON'T HAVE. So don't worry. It's
just some muscle problems that I don't know what I did toy have, but it's
healing great. </div>
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So don't Worry. </div>
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Anyway, The week is awesome. It's been Roasting hot up
here. Yesterday, it got all the way up to almost 80 Degrees. We were
dying. </div>
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Sorry for the scattered thoughts, but We're super busy
this next week with all sorts of transfer stuff. I'll probably be more coherent
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there, So know that You're all in my prayers, both asking for help for you all,
and gratitude for the amazing things you've all been able to accomplish.</div>
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So, Love from the BLISTERING-HOT-North,</div>
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Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-62199207579360563382013-06-04T10:39:00.003-08:002013-06-04T10:39:39.809-08:00The Alaska Experience, Rocks and Everything<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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First, this Sabbath, a lot of crazy things happened. Many
of our less-active members came to church, which was a miracle in and of
itself. One of them was a young man we've been working with for almost 5months
now, who is simply too lazy to get up for church. this week he just got up and
came. Considering that is what I'd been fasting for, that was a miracle too.</div>
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But of all the miracles large and small this week, the
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Was that our 2nd area, which was the slowest in the
mission (go ahead, name an area. Barrow. Nome. Bethel. Anywhere else. Our area
is slower) just exploded with work to do. Not only is there a baptism this
week, but Lots of members were bringing their friends and asking us to teach
them, or just pulling us over on the road to tell us where they lived so we
could come over, or... ETC. It's been amazing. If it keeps going like this, we
won't have enough daylight to do all this work. That would be impressive, since
we're getting about 20 hours of daylight a day now.</div>
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On a random note, Yes, I have a rock for my Stake
President. It's a pretty green one i got down in Craig (was that already a year
ago? Wow...) So don't worry. As Dia put it so well: "I WON'T!!! HELLO, I'M
GOING TO MEET MY STAKE PRESIDENT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LORD'S LABOR IN [Alaska] FOR
THE LAST [24] MONTHS! I'D BETTER HAVE AT LEAST A ROCK TO
SHOW FOR IT!"... Close quote.</div>
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So, let me conclude with the True Alaska-ness up here. We
were driving down the road in Anchorage (Muldoon and 36th, driving south, for
you google map-ers) when a Huge moose and her calf went across the road. We
were drove only a few feet more when a Bald Eagle came out of the ditch right
in front of us, dropping a large torn-up partly-devourerd carcass right in
front of our car that we had to drive around. It was either a beaver or a dog.</div>
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Love from the North,</div>
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Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-62105912603113163892013-05-27T05:06:00.000-08:002013-06-03T05:19:29.785-08:00Holidays, Hot Days and Other DaysAll,<br />
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First, Happy Memorial day. Aren't we blessed by military service? <br />
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Random note that leads into my next thought: My current companion's dad was in the Navy for 20 years, and is now doing consultant work in Qatar. in Qatar, it gets up to 120 degrees during the day. That brings me to my (squirrel moment) next point: the weather.<br />
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This last week, the temperature has skyrocketed. With no clouds, sunlight 20 hours a day now, and 65 degree weather, it's getting unbearable up here.
Mom said that Dad was looking for property in St George.
I must tell you now, should you do this, you will live out your retirement without ever seeing me again.
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But seriously. Yesterday the temperature got up to 74 degrees, and We (figuratively, but almost literally) died. It was horrible. We couldn't walk, breath, think... it was a nightmare, and this was with 0 humidity.
So, I decided to start planning for my homecoming. (not really. I'm not thinking about it at all. Except for this one minor detail). The Stake President's office must have the A/C on at the lowest setting for at least an hour before I get there. Sounds good? kthx.<br />
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<a href="http://img4-2.myrecipes.timeinc.net/i/recipes/su/08/07/baked-alaska-su-1816275-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Strawberry-Lemon Baked Alaska Recipe" border="0" src="http://img4-2.myrecipes.timeinc.net/i/recipes/su/08/07/baked-alaska-su-1816275-l.jpg" /></a>We hiked up a mountain with some members in our branch yesterday. Here's a picture or two.
Anyway, this week has been wonderful, besides the heat stroke and mirages. We met with a young investigator this week who's been meeting with missionaries for the last couple weeks. In the first 5 minutes of the lesson, we committed him to be baptized and set a date for him. It was amazing. We barely had to do anything at all; he is so prepared and knowledgeable.<br />
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Anyway, I guess you... could... if you really wanted to... send me some shoes... maybe...
Oh, and thanks for not sending any long sleeved shirts. did I mention that it's HOT up here?<br />
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(MOM's ADDITION: BAKED ALASKA)<br />
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Let me share a random fact, then a thought. The Fact is that Alaska is the #1 consumer of Ice Cream in the USA--moreso even than Utah. (bonus fact 2: Australia is number one in the world).
When I first got up here, I thought Alaskans just ate ice cream throughout the year because they didn't care how cold it was, thus they were number one.
Here's the real story. Alaskans don't eat any more ice cream in the winter than anyone else They just eat THAT MUCH MORE during the summer. We're so used to -20, that we start eating ice cream at +30, and then just increase consumption as the temperature goes up.
So there you go.<br />
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Now for one more thought:
I did a training this week on Virtue, but not what you usually think about it.
Virtue comes from the Latin word VIRTUS, which means POWER, or STRENGTH.
Go and read D&C 121:45 again, using power instead of Virtue. Oh wait, I did it for you. :)
"...let POWER garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God..."
So, What is this power? It is the Power of God. Whether it comes through Priesthood, or Faith, or whatever, The Power of God is with us when we are Virtuous.
Thus came my new phrase for the Week, of Month, or whatever.
"When we are Virtuous, we will have Virtue (Power)" --Elder Darcey, 2013<br />
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Or, in other words, when we are being righteous and thinking good things and shunning the bad, we will have power. Whether boldness, or confidence, of just plain old power, we will have it.<br />
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Anyway, that's all.<br />
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Love From the Blistering-hot-I-know-it's-only-70-but-that's-HOT-North,<br />
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Elder DarceyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-67542025980113607382013-04-23T05:00:00.000-08:002013-04-23T05:00:36.048-08:00Priesthood Line of Authority, Amazing Week and other Things<br />
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Not a lot of time, because I was
reading through my AMAZING Emails that I got from my AMAZING family and
friends, but I do have some cool things that happened this week.</div>
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First, We had ward/branch
conference up here. It was incredible. The stake president got up and said that
when he talked to young men who didn't go on missions, he said "Thanks for your sacrifice."</div>
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We all wondered, what sacrifice?
He went on: "Here you are, graduated high school, dropped out of college,
got a minimum wage job, bought a car, 4,000 dollars in debt, living with your
parents, coming to me because you've broken the Law of Chastity..."
(Which, by the way, is the most important thing in the world right now. Have
you seen the way the world's getting? I am so glad I grew up with a mom and dad
who love each other and received the blessings from living this law,) "Look
at all that you've sacrificed!"</div>
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On the other hand, he looks at
Returned Missionaries, and sees that, while their lives aren't perfect, that
have been so immeasurably blessed by and through and because of their service,
both temporally and eternally.</div>
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Which one really made a
sacrifice? Think about it. I have done not much in comparison.</div>
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Anyway, this week was amazing. We've
been getting more and more lessons, and people are truly getting closer and
closer to Christ. We're managing both Areas pretty well, Our Tech stuff isn't
taking to much of our time this week, and we're just doing great up here.</div>
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Also, the Sun's out. The temp has
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Random thought, but I got my
Priesthood Line of Authority, and it's got some holes in it. and by some, I
mean, a lot. Can someone take a look at this and get back to me?</div>
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Anyway, Let me share something
this week. It's a bit personal, so no details. However, this week, My companion
and I made a goal on how many lessons we would teach this week. We set it
pretty high, especially given the area and its history, but We knew we could do
it with the Lord's help.</div>
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Long story short, through some
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The Lord is in the Details. Our
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Anyway, that's all from me this
week. Remember and look for the miracles in your life. Call them what you will;
call them coincidence, or fate, or Karma, or whatever. Remember that they're
from the Lord.</div>
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Love from the North,</div>
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Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-58386397454768064012013-04-15T11:12:00.003-08:002013-04-15T11:12:43.553-08:00BUSYness is BESTness<br />
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This week has been so packed.
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The week has been wonderful, all.
The sun has shone all week, the weather's been getting warmer, the sun doesn't
go down till 10 pm, and it's up at 7 am, (and getting brighter every day) and
our week was Packed with stuff to do.</div>
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I was really grateful for the
business. As our mission President says, "if someone who has to keep all
the standards of a missionary (no TV, Internet, books, dating, schedule, so on)
and doesn't have work, they're not a missionary. They're a monk".</div>
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In fact, we were thinking about
it, and we're even less than monks. We don't get to nail theses to Chapel
doors, or hold inquisitions, or get cruelly burned to death.</div>
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thought, I'm glad is was a busy week.</div>
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Let me tell you about one day of
it. Saturday. We had picked up a member to take to a lesson (the member in the
photo. If there's anyone I want to be like immidiately after getting off
my mission (besides Derick; Brian doesn't count because I didn't know him
right off his mission) this guy is it. His name is Tsimmeej, pronounced
chi-mang, and he's awesome. He jsut went back to BYU-I; Alaska is darker
without him) and our Lesson fell through twice. (don't ask). Meng said,
"Elders, When you're lessons fall through, and it's near lunchtime, the
best thing to do is eat".</div>
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from that lunch, we ended up
teaching a man at the Carls JR who wanted to know all about Mormons. It was
amazing.</div>
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And from that day on, Everyone
was home, and everything was amazing. great day. I thought about it like the
Great Apostasy. God's not going to leave the Earth in darkness for too long. As
dark as winter is, the Summer will come, and it will be bright and Glorious.</div>
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Anyway, My time is up, but it's
been a great week. Never doubt that God is there and that He loves us, and that
ESPECIALLY that He is aware of us when we struggle. Then, at a fast food place,
God will send you a reminder that He loves you.</div>
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Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-36838409408784998622013-03-25T14:05:00.002-08:002013-03-25T14:05:39.219-08:00Things to Say <br />
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Easter is next week. YAY! However, with the two-ish feet of snow that has been
dropped on us in the last day, it doesn't really look like it. Oh well.<br />
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This week... has been ridiculous. We're now covering three areas, basically.
Hmong, Chugach foothills ward, and remaining as Tech Elders. This week, Tech
stuff took all of our time. Literally. I counted. In the past week, we spent
the equivalent of over 2 full days doing tech work. Didn't get to spend a lot
of time in our other areas. Slept over at the mission home twice this week just
because we were up at all times doing tech stuff. I'm tired all the time now,
but it's a good tired. It's a working hard tired, so I'm happy.<br />
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This week we finally got our Lao investigator to come to church! Everything
just worked, and he and his wife came. It was great to see them there. He was
so happy to finally be there after so long away, and the branch really drew him
in.<br />
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Anyway, remember those cavities that I sent home pictures of last year? I think
they're still there, but I haven't had any problem with them. My teeth have
never hurt, and I brush everyday (yes, mom, I Can, and Do, in fact brush my
teeth :), but in retrospect, My dislike for these permanent Brackets on my
bottom teeth have only increased.<br />
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Note to my Orthodontist: NO, THEY DON'T WORK BETTER, NO THEY AREN'T MORE
CONVENIENT THAN REMOVABLE BRACKETS, AND WHEN I LOSE ALL MY TEETH THAT YOU
MESSED UP BECAUSE I COULDN'T FLOSS THEM, I'M COMING FOR YOU.<br />
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With love, of course.<br />
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Anyway, that's all for now. The winter has returned with a vengance (I told you
Phil was a false prophet), and I'm still nice and warm, so don't worry about
me. Enjoy conference in two weeks, and definitely everyone enjoy Easter next
week. God Bless.<br />
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Love from the North,<br />
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Elder Darcey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-13418812064406082002013-03-11T12:11:00.000-08:002013-03-11T12:13:11.606-08:00Iditarod! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-13659050241120435342013-02-25T03:53:00.000-09:002013-03-01T03:54:05.965-09:00Stake Conf, Techs, Investigators and More<br />
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It's great to talk again, on this beautiful and rare non-holiday Monday. I have some
things to say, mostly hilarious, some less so, I'll leave it to you to judge
which are which.<br />
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First off; Anyone remember our Investigator I talked about a while ago? She was
married in the Hmong culture, but not legally, but culturally, and she was very, very
interested in learning about the book of Mormon? We lost contact with her for a
while, then reconnected and have been teaching her since. Right?<br />
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WRONG!<br />
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We've been teaching her younger sister who looks just like her. oops. Elder
Darcey, who is a great martial artist, reader, and expounder of random trivia,
CAN'T tell faces apart. They look pretty similar, but not enough that any
competent person shouldn't be able to tell them apart.<br />
<br />
On the upside, it means we just got another investigator... I guess. On the
Downside, we haven't had any contact with our original investigator for almost
6 months. We'll fix that.<br />
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Next on the benefit discussion list is Stake Conference. We as missionaries got to go, and it was
wonderful. Want to know the best part? Check out the Photo. We are the controllers. We came early to
check out the camera and broadcasting equipment, and next thing you know, WE'RE
in charge of "The" cameras for the ENTIRE Conference. It was Crazy! Entrusting
the Broadcast to Nome, Bethel, and Kotzebue to 2 missionaries! It was crazy!
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It was also Crazy fun. We had a great time learning all the things to do.
(Their setup was similar to what we do for trainings, but much more intricate.
For example, they control each camera with a joystick (4 of them), can do
captions, picture in pictures, and many other things that we cannot. It was
great to learn about each thing. In the End, I invite you to watch a session of General
Conference, paying attention to the Camera work. That's what our Broadcast
looked like.<br />
<br />
Except, you know, a lot less professional and a lot more mistakes.<br />
<br />
But anyway, This week has been great.<br />
<br />
My birthday is coming up. I feel I should remind you that I'll be coming home
shortly after my birthday. I would ask, therefore, that no one sends up any
large, bulky, heavy, or in any way cumbersome presents for my birthday. I was
at my Weight limit a year ago, and I've only gotten more weighty (ha ha) since then.<br />
<br />
Kthx.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCXLkUjmqZ0_cQ2dQGpx69p1jzs_Q7qJH-qxrW8X4zm-dAz3lzNEEneyqrcxI1ag6USQ_sxoK1-d6i_tlZipixm_IjVlb1wqip4yV13-ed-T5HBHJYkBbUkIxpyw89WlnvVGa6B-vX8QS/s1600/DSC05452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCXLkUjmqZ0_cQ2dQGpx69p1jzs_Q7qJH-qxrW8X4zm-dAz3lzNEEneyqrcxI1ag6USQ_sxoK1-d6i_tlZipixm_IjVlb1wqip4yV13-ed-T5HBHJYkBbUkIxpyw89WlnvVGa6B-vX8QS/s320/DSC05452.jpg" width="320" /></a>I'm about out of time, but I have a great spiritual thought from Conference.
One of the testators asked a great question. When God separated the light from
the Dark, he "saw" that it was good. Didn't he know already? If He
did it, wouldn't it automatically be good?<br />
<br />
Answer: God Already KNOWS what is Good. He knows that what he does is good. He is our example and he wants us to know, because He is Good. Whatever God gives us, no matter what it is,
is good. It cannot be Bad. We might think so, but it cannot be. Whatever God
gives us, is for our Good.<br />
<br />
That's all. Think about what's happened to us. God gave it all. Think about how
everything, even the "bad things," are for our Good.<br />
<br />
Anyway, I love you all. See you.<br />
<br />
Love from the North,<br />
<br />
<br />
Elder Darcey</div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-14222782014725599162013-02-11T06:16:00.000-09:002013-02-18T08:35:07.644-09:00Lots More To Say This Week, So Don't Worry<br />
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All!<br />
<br />
It's great to talk this beautiful winter morning. I'm going to stop saying how
the weather is, because it all changes before I finish typing the sentence.
Groundhog Day does not affect Alaska.<br />
<br />
Anyway, I have a lot to say this week. first off, transfers are tomorrow,
and...<br />
<br />
I'm staying. YAY! I get to spend another transfer with the Hmong people! It
makes me super happy. My companion and I are also the official Tech Elders of
the mission, which is also awesome. We're now in charge of everything
technological in the mission, such as cameras, broadcasts, slideshows,
computers, Webcasts, and so forth.<br />
<br />
I'm also excited to still be in the Hmong branch. The people up here are
wonderful, and I love teaching them and living around them. I also LOVE the
FOOD. This week we had Meat Buns GF!!! They are some of the greatest things
ever.<br />
<br />
This week was great for work as well. We had <a href="http://www.gapages.com/chriscc1.htm">Elder Christiansen of the Seventies</a> come
and speak to us as missionaries and mission leaders/bishops. It was a wonderful
experience. He really talked about how the Lord has been doing his part to
hasten the work; now we need to do our part. </div>
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Miracle Time! After emailing last week, the next day I found that my USB with
ALL my pictures from the past year was lost. Terrified, I looked everywhere. We
went back to the Place of email, and someone had found it and given it to the
lost and found. It was great to see that people are still honest and decent.
Makes me happy.<br />
<br />
anyway, I need someone to look into <a href="http://cybersecurity.byu.edu/">BYU majors about cyber security</a>. People
were talking about it up here, and I think I just found my major, whatever it
may be. Please check, someone, whenever you have time.<br />
<br />
We went to a fireside yesterday. It was incredible to me how many of the members in the Bear Mountain ward still remembered me, even though it's been
over a year, and I was only there 3 months. They are such nice people.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P_t8JD8EvIh170-zCQmwxOFVNdeItE28ZmO2dm_CGbf5Es8bO23dCo4hHl4qWGaZu3wpZFukX1vV3vAubqHib1aI6_Bbdx-zxEXz-sqwyur0hAT7agNnhjrht-xsca3gYPUMgWhVihtR/s1600/DSCN4218%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P_t8JD8EvIh170-zCQmwxOFVNdeItE28ZmO2dm_CGbf5Es8bO23dCo4hHl4qWGaZu3wpZFukX1vV3vAubqHib1aI6_Bbdx-zxEXz-sqwyur0hAT7agNnhjrht-xsca3gYPUMgWhVihtR/s320/DSCN4218%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a>Anyway, The weeks been great. I love it up here.<br />
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Finishing up;<br />
<br />
Love from the North,<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">I dislike long-sleeved shirts. Just to let you know. </span><br />
<br style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">And me, with my favorite food up here; PHO!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!</span><br />
<br style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">The bowls, full of soup, weigh about 6 pounds apiece. GOOD!</span><br />
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Elder Darcey</div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-36310025089000389452013-02-05T10:41:00.002-09:002013-02-18T07:49:25.374-09:00Lots of things to Say! (Lie)<br />
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all,<br />
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First off, Phil the Groundhog is the Beast that rises out of the Earth in
Revelations. Just to let you all know...<br />
<br />
This week has been great. First, some fun things that happened:<br />
<br />
<br />
We were recording a Training that was being broadcast out to the mission. We
had been working hard to get it all set up, and it was going great. We write it
onto a DVD, and everything looks great... until we realize that the sound cord
wasn't plugged into the DVD player. We recorded 2 hours of soundless training.
Oops.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6A3C6k66nnPPhNp4MSRSfEMV40Y_H24Hbj-JXQVp5LoYlzCAFWxowPad3_2f0pWGLNmCtJ-s98fsqarFRLV5KnxUVx6hvwjdZ9fZWwDhhBUt1Pf4RpZf4SXASnnATGSpMHGKcM4lMgAl/s1600/4Feb2013+254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6A3C6k66nnPPhNp4MSRSfEMV40Y_H24Hbj-JXQVp5LoYlzCAFWxowPad3_2f0pWGLNmCtJ-s98fsqarFRLV5KnxUVx6hvwjdZ9fZWwDhhBUt1Pf4RpZf4SXASnnATGSpMHGKcM4lMgAl/s320/4Feb2013+254.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
Well, Murphy's Law was, once again, vindicated. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ2lVg54oq_Qnrt_FdTtcveVqRnzNy2wouHy-4u5EqemdvvKoOj-LcRmtut-X0zvfZWYLVKzh5p2EUcD7doWaCWoNGcgLZHpTgb3o95P7MbPJlCqJNiZrFYgBkhNgxB7hpR5rhXp2x1uz/s1600/4Feb2013+255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ2lVg54oq_Qnrt_FdTtcveVqRnzNy2wouHy-4u5EqemdvvKoOj-LcRmtut-X0zvfZWYLVKzh5p2EUcD7doWaCWoNGcgLZHpTgb3o95P7MbPJlCqJNiZrFYgBkhNgxB7hpR5rhXp2x1uz/s320/4Feb2013+255.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">I forgot a tie one day. So the Tech Elders in the library took it upon themselves to make one for me. It's made out of construction paper. Go figure. Turned out pretty well.</span><br />
<br />
The big thing that happened this week was the time we spent with the Older
people in our Branch this week. After a MASSIVELY hectic day, we ended up at our
Member's home for dinner. From there, we all trooped over to the Church, where
my companion and I taught the Branch to sing Hmong Hymns. It was beyond fun.<br />
<br />
OH! DIA! My companion needs you to get in contact with a Teacher at the HTC
(Hyperbolic Time Chamber), and get his address so my companion (Michael
Crowther) can write him. Steven Beheshti.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36EPTie5o8n2izD3E8dSainCeOjzw6fgljuVddjw3VKOmegJOkcDPwFgpSfMNWMuz_bYZbeOk4VDJlwD9stbtnp1YQKvGaG7uixc8EL0K4QPxDShweqIfYaKoUuFIepJHxRXFMcW5qbD6/s1600/4Feb2013+252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36EPTie5o8n2izD3E8dSainCeOjzw6fgljuVddjw3VKOmegJOkcDPwFgpSfMNWMuz_bYZbeOk4VDJlwD9stbtnp1YQKvGaG7uixc8EL0K4QPxDShweqIfYaKoUuFIepJHxRXFMcW5qbD6/s320/4Feb2013+252.jpg" width="320" /></a> <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">My Wookiee Fist is GREAT at scraping ice. Thanks a lot, Dia. And thanks so much for the Hmong hymnbook. That was EXACTLY what I needed. :)</span></div>
Thanks.<br />
<br />
Anyway, I need to leave. We have lots more stuff to do. I love you all, And
wish the best for you. LOVE LOVE LOVE from the NORTH,<br />
<br />
Elder Darcey<br />
<br />
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<br />
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This was not a 100$ letter. Sorry, sorry, sorry. But maybe next week. </div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-82691398287569945622013-01-28T17:18:00.000-09:002013-01-28T17:22:36.183-09:00Blessings and Miracles in the North<br />
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all,<br />
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I'm writing from a stand-up computer that only lets me on 15 minutes at a
time.<br />
<br />
Writing the above took up 30 seconds of that.<br />
<br />
Anyway, This week has been great. The weather's bottomed out at -20, but it's
not that bad.<br />
<br />
Whoop, hold on. A computer opens...<br />
<br />
OK, I'm back. And sitting down.<br />
<br />
There's a great jump happening here in the Branch. I don't know what's caused
it, but we're riding it as best we can. This week our Investigator came to
church; The first one I've ever had in the Branch, and it was fantastic. We
also managed to contact two of our investigators who have been busy for the
last couple months.<br />
<br />
The Branch is really doing great. Most awesomely, Elder Crowther and I are
doing great at learning the Language. I do need that Pocket Reference, due to
the App not being allowed up here. We have a good amount of language learning
stuff, such as blue books from the MTC, a "hmong for missionaries"
book and large dictionaries that go from one language to the next; What we need
is a true dictionary that goes through both languages, is handy sized and has a
LARGE amount of words.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrXeV7y0slHKUUxFHy32shtKWGG-2ly9amF5xQqkngv8z8lglgXDHaDovyS8Qs_KYCaJz-zADDvhk5ymYqK_cDIG2gAMm0FZD_vGCIhk1MevV8DRdAdmHJrB1-6spld4EwocZ8t5AMUgx/s1600/DSCN4570%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrXeV7y0slHKUUxFHy32shtKWGG-2ly9amF5xQqkngv8z8lglgXDHaDovyS8Qs_KYCaJz-zADDvhk5ymYqK_cDIG2gAMm0FZD_vGCIhk1MevV8DRdAdmHJrB1-6spld4EwocZ8t5AMUgx/s320/DSCN4570%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a>As the pictures might suggest, This was also a monumental time for knives. Hmong Knives
are some of the greatest things I've ever seen in my life; Hmong people use
them for everything: from cutting down trees to killing/butchering animals, to
cutting greens, to killing evil demons in your dreams... The works.<br />
<br />
Blessings up here are abounding. We're finally getting to see and teach the
people like we've been trying for a long time. Elder Crowther and I work well
together. It's been fun.<br />
<br />
Here's a random miracle: I was made one of the Tech Elders a bit ago. (that's
not the miracle) We were doing a training last week, and everything that
could technologically go wrong, went wrong. (think Murphy's law on Steroids.)
Anyway, we finally got things running (miracle 1,2, and 3) only to find that
all the doors were locked to everywhere in the church we needed to get to, with
none of us having the keys!!<br />
<br />
Insert miracle number 4! My last companion left me a set of lockpicks, and I
was able to get into all the doors we needed! YAY! Haven't been able to do it again since. <br />
<br />
Coincidences don't just happen, especially not all at once like that. Miracles
are real, all. Of that I know, as surely as I know the sun rises (it still
does, even up here). They may not be angels coming down from heaven, but
they're just as powerful.<br />
<br />
One last experience up here. We were going to visit some people up here, only
to find ourselves interrupting a Shaman-ing (basically Satanic. Whatever
religion you are; these things are SCARY. Any of you who know me know that I don't scare too
easy) ritual. To quote the Scripture in 2nd Kings 7:7<br />
<br />
"Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their
tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and
fled for their life."<br />
<br />
Don't forget to flee. ;)<br />
<br />
Love from the North,<br />
<br />
Elder Darcey</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-57650539883429267882013-01-21T17:18:00.000-09:002013-01-28T17:19:06.045-09:00Weather, Socks and Scripturesall,<br />
<br />
It's been an awesome week up here. Awesome as in that it fills you with Awe, not all of that necessarily good.<br />
<br />
Nothing bad, mind you, just annoying at points.<br />
<br />
First, the Weather. It's been warm. I'm not talking Alaska warm, where 10 above is Shorts weather, I'm talking 45! The Cursed Chinook Winds have come again!<br />
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How bad was/is it? We cancelled church yesterday because it had rained all Saturday, and the roads were freezing. It didn't help that the rain continued all Sunday as well. We're going to die if this ever gets around to freezing again.<br />
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But anyway, Life's been great up here. I am in constant awe of my companions spirituality. He is amazing. This week we went all out learning Hmong and seeing people and we were blessed with so much Success! It's amazing to only think about the people we're trying to help, trying to see.
Our Hmong has been blessed so much as well! People who don't believe in the gift of tongues and the interpretation of the same haven't seen my me and my comp (bad grammar, but I have an excuse: I'm speaking Hmong!) learning Hmong.<br />
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In one week, My companion can already read, write and has a lot of phrases down. Blessings abound. We were told by our teachers that we sounded like Natives, which is the most awesome cool thing ever. (Insert picture here, blog mom).<br />
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Anyway, we were grounded yesterday, so nothing was really accomplished there. These Chinooks are crazy.
Speaking of Crazy, Everyone go to the Mormon Message "your day for a mission" and listen hard for a very familiar cry.<br />
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You'll freak when you hear it; I did.<br />
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Socks: Mine are starting to all far apart all at the same time. Goldtoes, Dark grey, not black, I'll send you a picture next week. (mom, remember that sort of "unconventional" way we got all gray socks at the store by replacing the other colors? You think you could grab aidan and make it happen again? I probably only need a few pair, but I do need some)<br />
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Also: I had a cool thought while reading the Scriptures a bit ago:
Picture the most amazing, happy, fun, cool, awesome place on Earth. (Disneyland with all my family)
Now are you ready for a cool thought?<br />
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1 Corinthians 2:9 :
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.<br />
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Isn't that a great thought? The greatest place we can imagine can't even come close to how great it's going to be in Heaven. Think about that for a bit.
Out of time.<br />
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Love from the Not-so-frozen-North,
Elder Darcey
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-47409840765828965732013-01-14T17:20:00.000-09:002013-09-16T07:19:14.403-08:00Awed, Not Odd, But Awesome<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It's been
an awesome week up here. Awesome in that it fills you with Awe, not all of
that necessarily good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nothing bad,
mind you, just annoying at points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First, the
Weather. It's been warm. I'm not talking Alaska warm, where 10 above is Shorts
weather, I'm talking 45! The Cursed Chinook Winds have come again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How bad
was/is it? We cancelled church yesterday because it had rained all Saturday,
and the roads were freezing. It didn't help that the rain continued all Sunday
as well. We're going to die if this ever gets around to freezing again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But anyway,
Life's been great up here. I am in constant awe of my companions spirituality.
He is amazing. This week we went all out learning Hmong and seeing people and
we were blessed with so much Success! It's amazing to only think about the
people we're trying to help, trying to see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our Hmong
has been blessed so much as well! People who don't believe in the gift of
tongues and the interpretation of the same haven't seen my me and my comp (bad
grammar, but I have an excuse: I'm speaking Hmong!) learning Hmong. In one
week, My companion can already read, write and has a lot of phrases down.
Blessings abound. We were told by our teachers that we sounded like Natives,
which is the most awesome cool thing ever. (Insert picture here, blog mom).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Anyway, we
were grounded yesterday, so nothing was really accomplished there. These Chinooks
are crazy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Speaking of
Crazy, Everyone go to the Mormon Message "your day for a mission" and
listen hard for a very familiar cry. You'll freak when you hear it; I did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Socks: Mine
are starting to all far apart all at the same time. Goldtoes, Dark grey, not
black, I'll send you a picture next week. (mom, remember that sort of
"unconventional" way we got all gray socks at the store by replacing
the other colors? You think you could grab aidan and make it happen again? I
probably only need a few pair, but I do need some)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also: I had
a cool thought while reading the Scriptures a bit ago:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Picture the
most amazing, happy, fun, cool, awesome</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> place on Earth. (Disneyland with all my
family)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now are you
ready for a cool thought?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1
Corinthians 2:9 : But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath
prepared for them that love him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Isn't that a
great thought? The greatest place we can imagine can't even come close to how
great it's going to be in Heaven. Think about that for a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Out of time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Love from
the Not-so-frozen-North,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Elder Darcey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-4461077066434234702013-01-08T07:15:00.000-09:002013-01-08T07:15:09.078-09:00<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear fam,</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dia sent me some questions which i will now attempt to answer:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you eat out or in for lunch? </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We usually eat in for lunch. Lots of rice in the Apartment</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Almost every night! Score!</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">How long do you have to drive to get to church? </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">we drive about 15 minutes to church. Anchorage is very spread out.</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">How long to get to the closest member's house?</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">in our area... about 15 minutes again.</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Have you ever seen a police officer up there? </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got to sit in the back of a police cruiser when I wrecked the car! We see lots of police up here.</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Does your house have a Jesus picture on the door? </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yes. And some Hmong writing.</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Did you know Mom dressed up Squeaky for ...everything, actually? </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw 2 halloweens ago when he was a ghost... thing...</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">What did you think of the Hobbit? Oh, wait. (BWHAHAAA) </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A CURSE UPON YOU AND YOUR SARCASM, INTERLOPER!!!! MAY THE HORSEMAN OF BAD TIMING INFLICT UPON YOUR SOUL!!! I mean, not really.</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">LOVE</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">your EVIL </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Of that, today, we can agree big sister, Dia</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And right back at you, Your humble subservient, quiescent, little bro, but powerful in the Lord, </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elder D. </span></span>Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-80613203625725331102013-01-08T06:20:00.001-09:002013-01-08T06:25:51.796-09:00<br />
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This week has been a whirlwind of awesome. First,
let me tell you about my companion, Elder Crowther, or Thajyeeb, (means peaceful;
it's a powerful name.)</span></span></div>
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He's from West Valley, UT, he's been out 3 months,
and he's my 3rd companion who's been trained in the Alpinglow Ward. Alpinglow
trainees are a powerful bunch, and this one's no exception. He's most
awesome. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We are actually extremely alike, which is a little creepy at
times. The days are spent learning Hmong, quoting Homestar runner, seeing
people, and randomly singing acapella.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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Anyway, did you hear about the guy who was
addicted to brake fluid?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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He said he could stop whenever he wanted.<br />
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*bdonk chss<br />
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My new years resolution is 1280x720.<br />
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*bdonk chss<br />
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But seriously, not much has happened up here
besides that. We've been going all out learning Hmong, because I've got a
sneaking suspicion that this will be my last transfer in the Hmong branch, at least for a
while. I'm ok with it, as long as I get to come back sometime.<br />
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I need questions from you all, because otherwise I
run out of things to say.<br />
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Oh. The fourth Horseman of the mission Apocalypse
is misplaced. Seriously.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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So, in order, that makes The Three Horsemen and One
Pedestrian/Cyclist of the Mission Apocalypse: Bad Timing, Flat Tires, Insufficient
Postage and Misplacement.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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Love all of you, need to go. Miracles happen every
day; just look out for them.<br />
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Love from the North,<br />
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Elder Darcey</span></span></div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-590657633463554082013-01-07T06:32:00.000-09:002013-01-08T07:12:55.226-09:00<br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Hai people, </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Yeah, new years messed everything up...</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Ask Dia how she's doing at French, BECause, I've realized the importance of Just knowing languages and being able to talk to people, and Dia was basically fluent, so she shouldn't give up on it. Please, people, everyone within eyeshot of this page, learn a language, grow brain cells, be cultured. <img src="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCl5S-S7zxC316wXCXO_UsSWujnkKphQYgBhaw25tiydxMGcWFcA" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Good Luck</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">A letter is even now in the Mail for Aidan. Knowing the 3rd horseman of the Mission Apocalypse, (insufficient postage) it will get there next year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">LFTN</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">love from the north</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Me</span></span></div>
Terina Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598796807871203697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100807433400005931.post-17370936073672353092013-01-02T18:05:00.000-09:002013-01-28T18:12:33.602-09:00So Many Things To Write<br />
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Happy new Year! Christmas Zoo Siab! I have many things
to say, and not many times to say it.</div>
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First, some things I forgot to say to my family during the
phone conversation:</div>
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Aidan, I can't get over your voice.</div>
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Spicy food is REALLY deadened by salt. try it out.</div>
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The 1st horseman of the Mission Apocalypse is Bad Timing. He
arrived late.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8n39k4N100Ig9xLtd6M8DWQ99swVMKBlYGc-SDfrIHobLyXiCEXapSGyqBnk1_0vQa8aiJwrnhHGoFTW9BYFdQZ88eeDvyo1RJRZ3ttU6i_lHiL_2s2UiiyIsiFFaReHSapydiISceiN/s1600/ties.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8n39k4N100Ig9xLtd6M8DWQ99swVMKBlYGc-SDfrIHobLyXiCEXapSGyqBnk1_0vQa8aiJwrnhHGoFTW9BYFdQZ88eeDvyo1RJRZ3ttU6i_lHiL_2s2UiiyIsiFFaReHSapydiISceiN/s320/ties.jpg" width="320" /></a>You really were prophetic with sending up that watch. Mine
emitted a horrible scream (literally; I've never heard my watch, or any watch
for that matter make a noise like that before) and died a few weeks
ago, just a week after getting a new battery. So now I'm using the new one. :)</div>
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If you want to buy me a tie that would be nice. I love the chinese one that Grandma Bezzant gave me. The blue is not my fav. I hate blue. And the CTR is nice too. </div>
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Now for something completely different:</div>
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Transfers came. Elder Greer, my companion for two weeks, is
going to Fairbanks, which is the only place I would want to go right now if I
had to leave the Hmong Branch. However, I stay here. I'll get an Elder who just
finished getting trained, and teach him all I know before I go. I have a
feeling this will be my last transfer here in the Hmong Branch...</div>
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I'm about Out of time; New years has messed EVERYthing up
this week. I'll have a better email next week.</div>
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Oh yeah, I have to tell you about the new adventure, though.
It wasn't even my fault this time...</div>
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We were just driving in a parking lot, making a turn, and
POW. We get clipped from behind by another car. Everyone is again good, and
everything is ok. This bodes ill for the remainder of my mission, however... It
wasn't even me driving, since I'm red-dotted (unallowed to drive) for the rest
of my mission.</div>
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Anyway, that's all. Love you all.</div>
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Love from the North,</div>
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Elder Darcey</div>
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