St.Cloud Letter # 30, Dec 28 2009

Hey mom,
How are you doing??? I'm not going to lie... I was really home sick after Icalled the next day!!! But I'm back on my feet and working hard again!!!! Well I'm so happy I got to talk to you all but I never heard what everyone got for christmas.....HAHAH!!! All I know is what you got and what Dad got. Well I'm glad the Cowboys are doing good !!! Thank you so much for the jerseys!!! Now just tell me what clothes Dad and Brodee want to wear??? Because I don't mind but I do want some of them when I get back ok?? JK it's not a big deal !!! Well just send the packages and letters to the mission office again!! Well I love you so much!!! Well it's zone p-day today so I will probably get to play some football today..... I hope !!! Well we have a few people we are working with but we aren't as busy as I would like to be. Me and Elder Wilson are going to give a training on pg 107 in the Preach My Gospel. We have these new pass along cards that work really well and we are trying to get the ward to use them. Well ok I need to write Pres. D but I love you so much and thank you for everything mom!!!! I will be sending three packge home the monday after I find out that I'm leaving St.Cloud ok??? Well I love all you so much!!!Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter # 29, Dec 21 2009

A little while later I got this...........JK.... I'm going to call!!!!! But it's going to be later. I think Elder Wilson is going to call at like 7 our time and then I will call !!! Sorry it's so late but what can you do!!! Tell Jack I'm sorry!!! Well tell everyone I'm doing good !!! Hey so I don't just say the same stuff over and over put it on speaker phone at 1st so everyone can hear Ok? Well Kendice got baptized. I won't be sending any pictures until I get another SD card back. So send one and remember that those black ones don't work !!!! Hey I bought those poster.... sorry they were 70 bucks!!!! But I really wanted them !!! Make a list of ? to ask because we are only allowed to talk for 40 min.... we might pull off an hour though... maybe!!! Tell everyone to do the same..... because I don't want to tell everyone the same thing over and over!!!! Well things are going good here. We have a few gators... but only Charles wife has a date for baptism!!! Oh and don't worry I haven't cheated and opened all the presents yet! I'm opening them on the right days! Well things are good and the Cowboys made me happy!!!! I knew they could beat the Saints! St. Cloud is good but I will probably be going next tranfers though. So that sucks cuz I love it here!!! Well today is only a half p-day until 12..... then on Christmas Eve we have p-day until 4..... so it's weird..... but anyway thank you so much for the Book of Mormon with your testimony in it. I will give it away soon. Send some of those pictures!!! Well I have to go.... we still have to shop!!! I have a funny story to tell you about the baptism that we just had. We filled the font up and we noticed a spider in it. So I had Elder Wilson hold on to me while I reached to get it....well we both ended up in the water. We had to run home and change out suits before it started. It was funny!! Ok well I love you and I will call I'm guessing around 7:35 or 7:45....or somewhere around there!!! That's my time so I think 5:45 your time anyway love you and talk to you soon!!!!!Elder Summers

St. Cloud letter #28, Dec 21 2009

ok sorry but I'm not calling on Christmas... we won't have time. We are going to be helping the homeless all day..... but I will write you a good long letter..... sorry!
Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #27, Dec 14th, 2009

Hey mommy
Sorry about my teeth I don't get it!!!! It's the teeth that already had fillings on them... IDK how come they hurt...but I have been taking much better care of my teeth out here!!! But still THIS...it sucks!!! I brush like 4 times a day and floss alot idk!!!!! I'm sorry though cuz it's a lot of MONEY! I'm glad we don't have to pay for the glass though!!! Well I'm doing good I baptized this girl named Alex on Saturday... it was a really good day... except Elder Wilson got sick!! He is better now and before we go to the Dentist we are going to go play basket ball us vs the other 4 Elders!!!! We are going to WIN!!! We have a baptism for this Saturday..... her name is Kendice!!!! Brother Phillips taught her when he served his mission here and he told us about her. So we went and taught her and she is getting baptized this Saturday!!! I'm so happy for her.... she has a 18 month girl too... so I'm proud of her and decision to be baptized!!! And Charles Cameron's (who we baptized a few months ago) wife is going to be baptized on the 9th..... so things are going real well!!!! I love being out here.... but I do miss you guys !!! So I saw that the Cowboys lost and Ware is out and we have the SAINTS next week.... UPSET TIME!!!! Hey how is Pima's Basketball team doing? I'm glad to her about Cal doing so good.... that make me so proud !!!! Tell her to keep it up and try hard in practice that's where you get better!!! Well I hope my teeth don"t cost that much.... there is 2 of them... SORRY!!! Well on Thursday I'm going to buy those posters... ok? Then I will probably send them home!!! Well I hope that's ok??? Well I'm doing good !!! How are you and Cal doing on praying??? GOOD I hope!!!! Well ok I haven't gotten any packages yet !!!idk what happen I hope they didn't get lost....................................................JK I got them THANK YOU so much I opened the tree today.... it;s pretty cool !!!! I'm sending a package today !!!ok that made me sad about Papa and Aunt Jean ... I hope they are both ok !!!! Well I Love you so much!!!!! ok Merry Christmas!!!! Elder Summers

St. Cloud letter #26, Dec 7, 2009

Mom......send my Christmas package to 502 Kentucky here in St. Cloud ok! Just this one time.... that's what they told us! Well I feel really bad about the window...Yes that is how it happen. I was 5 feet away and I tossed the keys underhand to my companion and he missed and they hit the back window and it shattered. I couldn't believe it broke!!!! I'm sorry you have to pay the $695!!!! I really thought they would at least help pay for it. I'm a little upset about the whole thing... but whatever!!!! So Angleo got baptized and I will send my SD card with pictures home in my package. There will be alot of crap but some present for you, Brodee, Taryn and Cal...... not much but idk what to get you !!!!!! I read highlights about the Cowboys game... glad that it wasn't Tony Romo's fault this time!!! Well I get to go to the Temple in like three weeks! I'm baptizing this girl named Alex on Saturday..... she is only 8 but I'm glad to do it!!!!! Well I'm doing good don't worry... I'm taking over SATAN..... he won't win !!!!! Yea I should leave next transfers for sure.... unless I train but I don't think that will happen... because then I would have to be here for 12 weeks to train!!! I wouldn't mind that at all!!! Well I'm really sorry mom I feel really bad about the window... I wish the church would help!!!!!! Well I'm goin to go play shuffle board today.... you know what the old people play!!! It should be fun and yes some days get pretty cold but not really!!!! Well I got another gun pulled on me.... it was the third one!!!! At least everyone has been nice after they found out it was us!!!! Well I'm missing you guys bad but I LOVE it out here!!!! It's really weird.... but I'm doing good staying healthy!!!! So did I only come out with one box of contacts???? Because I think I only have like 5 each left... which should last me a long time!!! I will tell you when I get down to my last two... ok??? I'm so sad about the GATORS!!!!!!!! Don't worry about the Christmas call.... I will call and then you can call me back!!! I think it's free!!!!! ok tell me what number you want me to call and everything!!! Don't worry about a phone card ok??? So will you please but up the Christmas tree for Cal ....just wait until she goes to bed then put it up!!!! She will be so HAPPY when she wakes up!!!! Well what are you getting everybody for Christmas???? Who's names did you get??? Well thank you for the package... but next time send more of Namy's rolls... those things were gone so fast!!!! Thank you for sending Ray's funeral program.....I love looking at it!!! I miss him... he was a really good man.. I LOVE him!!! So I taught the 12-14 year olds the other day at church.... we will see if I get in trouble cuz I made the bishop's daughter Jessica Forte cry.... well the Spirit did!!!!! LOL It was a really good lesson!!!! The Ward gave us 50 dollars for chistmas... so that was really nice of them!!! We are taking a few gators on a Temple tour Wednesday.... so things are really going good!!! The Lord is really blessing St. cloud right now!!!! I'm growing alot and I'm becoming a powerful teacher for the Lord to use !!! I got a letter from the Pima Seminary!!!!! I wrote each of the people back that wrote me a little note and then a wrote a letter to them all... half to the boys and... half to the girls and... a little bit of it to Brother Larson!!!! Well what do you need from me mom ???? Is there anything that you are having a hard time with ???? Is there anyone in the family that is having a hard time... that needs a letter ??? Tell me I want to help!!!! Are you and Cal still praying???? I hope so.... well I LOVE YOU and again....I'm really sorry Mom...I feel bad !!!! Love you All Elder Summers

St.Cloud #25,Dec 3, 2009

Dear Mom,
Sorry my Email was so short I had to go golf because if we would missed are T time we couldn't have played. I just got back and it's 4:30 now. I'm staying in St. Cloud for the next 6 weeks. I'm so happy. I love it here. I want to get a lot more work done before I leave this area. Well Thanksgiving was really fun and Saturday I got to watch the BYU-Utah game, the whole mission did! I went over to a member house. I had a good time and it was a nice break!!! Well we have a baptism this Saturday....Angelo Malta!!! I'm so happy for him, he is deaf!! It's crazy I knew that we were going to baptize someone who was deaf. That's why I had you send me the sigh language stuff! That's crazy huh??? Well he asked me to baptize him which I'm grateful for that chance but I like it when members baptize them because we come and go but they are always there! We are teaching this less-active girl and she asked me to baptize her too. Her name is Alexa Blandon. She is 8....so that is really neat!! Tomorrow we are going to go teach 2 families. So hopefully good will come out of that. Tell Calleigh not to give up at Basketball and to keep trying hard....even in practice!!. Tell her to give everything she has and it will pay off. Even if her team loses every game....tell her to keep her head up!!! We (me and Elder Wilson) is getting along good!! We still bike for 3 days and then car for 3 days! I don't who that book is by but I know it talks about gays and same sex attraction. We are teaching a gay man and I really need it, if you can find it! Well things are good and I will send a package home before Christmas with a few presents in it. I hope all is well there. Tell everyone I love them and I miss them! I Love you too MOM! Elder Summers

St. Cloud letter # 24, Dec 2, 2009

Mom,
Well it's Thanksgiving and sorry I haven't sent the questionnaire paper back yet. Well we went and played football today....it was gay though. It was like 20 on 20, way to many people. Well I got your package and thank-you for the book. Well it's going good but Satan is really working hard on me right now, but I have the Lord on my side, so hopefully I can overcome this crap soon. Well we are going to go see all the less active today, then at 3pm we are going to Bishop Fortes house and then at 5pm Sister Garner is feeding us.
Well I'm going to start trying to work out a little bit more....my leg is sill messed up. It hurts right under my butt still.....I HATE IT! So Saturday I find out if I get to stay in St. Cloud or have to leave. I hope I stay we finally got things rolling again. Our goal is 5 baptism for December. We have the people ready but they just need to take that step of Faith.
So I love you guys! I will step up my game and try to make you guys proud.....OK? Keep praying for me....Pray to help me master my mind. That's what I'm trying to do now. ......Keep good thoughts in my mind!!! I will send a package home on Monday if I'm leaving but if I'm staying I will wait a little longer. We have to get going. I will send this. Oh Guess what??? On Saturday we get to watch the BYU-Utah game. I"m so Happy!!! Yes!!! I love you guys!!!

Elder Summers

St.Cloud letter #23, Nov. 30, 2009

Hey Mom,
Don't have much time...Brother Phillips is coming to get us to go play golf today. It will be my first time ever. I will write a long letter and send it today. Sorry I Love you so much but I have to go!!!

St. Cloud Letter # 22, Nov. 23, 2009

Mom...thank you for the letter!!! I'm really sad to hear about Ray. I'm going to miss him, but I will see him real soon again! Mom get to the Temple....IDK what else to say!!!! If you keep putting it off it may never happen and I can't take that. Please I beg you...whatever is holding you back go talk to the Bishop and get rid of it. If thy arm is keeping you out, cut it off....for it is better to enter God's kingdom with one arm then spend one second in Hell. I'm sorry I just want to be with you forever!!! Mom I Love You so much, so much I'm crying just thinking about you!!! I hope you do it!!! I love you!!!! Well ok I've stepped up my game...I'm not letting bad thoughts into my mind. I'm going to master myself....Satan will not beat me!!! He won't because I have Christ on my side and he is ....LOVE!! Satan does not stand a chance against LOVE!!! Well I'm learning a lot out here but I need my priesthood line of authority...OK? And I want the church book..."God loves his children"....I need it!!! I will send your question paper today...ok? Hummm and a package of crap and a few gifts!!!! I might get transferred this week. I will find out Friday...I think...if I'm staying or going. I hope I stay...things are really starting to roll!!! We have 2 people getting baptized in December and more on the way!!! Hey will you send me the friend, Ensign and the New Era. Well you send them to me each month??? It's like $30 for a year. Please Mom I want the conference ones at least. I'm really happy about getting those CD's of conference. Hummm tell Cal sorry I haven't wrote her in a long time. Tell her I love hearing from her!!! Well I love you guys...Thank you for all your love and Prayers. It means a lot to me to know that I have a great family behind me. I love all you guys so much and we all need to go to the Temple as much as we can. Please I want to be with all of you forever!!! Please do what you have to do to become Temple worthy. I want to be with you guys FOREVER.....I LOVE YOU!!!! Mom thanks for the love, prayers and letters it helps tons!!! You are a big part of the reason I am what I am!!! I Love you, Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #21, Nov. 16, 2009

Hey Mom,

Today was zone P-day and we played football. I did really good until my dang leg started hurting. I don't know what is wrong, it just starts hurting bad sometimes! Anyway we are meeting this deaf guy. That is why I had you send me those sign language things. So guess what?....we met this guy named Angelo and he's getting baptized. He just has to come to church 2 times and then he is getting put under. He is so cool!!! Things are starting to look up....Saturday we tracked all day, we even skipped dinner. We talked to 100 people and it was sweet. I'm doing good, but Satan is really working hard on me.....so when you and Calleigh pray please pray to help me stay away from sin, OK???? Well I did get your package today and a letter from Brodee. Tell him I'll send him back a letter....But I know I have to write him myself! But that's cool because I like hearing from him!!! Well I'm doing good...but I might not get to see Angelo get baptized if I get transferred. I don't know how much longer I will be here in this area, but I hope I can stay for at least one more transfer. I need to start working out. I'm getting lazy...all I do is sleep!!! I just have no energy!! Well sorry Mom but I have to go! I Love You and thank you for sharing your testimony!!

St. Cloud Letter # 20, Nov. 9 2009

Well mom your letter made me really HAPPY! I'm becoming a better teacher. I want to be like Ammon in the Book of Alma. He was doing things like me, well not good things. The Lord turned him around and is one of the greatest missionary to ever live! It has been real hard lately but I love it. A lot of people are sick here too! Yesterday I had to cover a class....Gospel Principals! Everyone said I did good. So now I'm going to try even harder to become a power teaching tool of the Lords, who is sharp and ready to work! I'm going to keep the rust off me (sin)! I'm not trying to boast....just read Alma 26:12 to know what I'm trying to say! I will become a sharp toll of the Lords!!! Well I'm really happy to hear all the good news!! I can't wait to come home and be with you guys!! I really hope we can ALL go to the Temple together. That is my biggest wish!! Well here is an update....I want the church book "God loves his children" and more sign language stuff sent to me ASAP!! LOL! We are going to start teaching this deaf guy!!! I will be sending a package home soon. That's cool about Cal going to the Temple for baptism for the dead. I'm going to set up a date so all of the new converts can go and do that. Well I need to email the President this week! On Friday we help out with project homeless from 5 until 3. I worked so hard that I forgot to eat! I passed a few pass along cards out too...so I'm always in missionary mode. I LOVE my mission so much!! Well I have to get going. I love the letter this week it made me so happy to hear about you guys!!! I love you and nothing can ever change that!!! Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #19, Nov 2 2009

Hey Mom,

I went to a trunk and treat too! It was fun....we passed out candy and everything! It was a fun night! Yes we are working with new gators, but they aren't doing good. Everyone who says they are coming to church doesn't. I'm so sad....this lady flipped out on us the other night. She called the cops and was saying all these lies and calling us names. I couldn't take it anymore. I started to cry and bore my testimony. I couldn't hold it in....now she knows that I know the church is true!!! So the cops came and the only reason we stayed was because she told us to. The cop just told us to go, he wasn't mad or anything, he was on our side! It's weird I'm trying my hardest to change and keep my mind pure as well as my thoughts. So Satan has stepped up his game too! Girls have been wearing less clothes and people have been being bigger jerks! LOL! It's weird to see!!! I'm so sad for these people that have no idea! Is it fair that I know and they don't?? Why oh why won't they listen! Sometimes I can't take it but then I see the people I've helped and it fills me with so much joy!!! I want to help as many people as I can. Well enough of me crying!! So I loved the package...it was cool! My favorite part was seeing the pictures of Bentley!! It made me so homesick, I started to cry! I loved that quote in your letter bout " A missionary is someone who leaves his family for two years, so others can be with their family for eternity!" It's so true!!! The Temple looks really cool, thanks for the pictures! Hey don't worry I will sent your Questionnaire paper home today! Mom I'm sorry for all the crap I made you go through. I wish I was a better son but don't worry I will keep trying to better myself so I can make you even more proud of me, OK? Well I'm glad to hear about the Cowboys and to hear that Romo's not sucking anymore! That's good to hear!!! I'm glad Cal has no C's on her report card. I hope it stays that way! OK mom I love that CD and I have a favor to ask! Will you get the conference talks on CD and send them to me? And I still want a CD with that song bout President Hinckley's prayer....that one the girl sings, remember? You got it once for me!!! Well I still Love it out here and I love helping people....but I miss you guys!!! I love hearing from you all!! It is cooling down here too!! Tell Cal not to say "What the flip" and just don't do anything that will get her in trouble! So how's the house remodeling coming along! Good I hope!! What's up with everyone??? Is Basketball started for Cal yet??? Well I have to go!! No I don't know any Hays' but I will keep my eye open!!! K Love you!!! Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #18, Oct 26 2009

Hey Mom,

Got your Fall/Fair package, it was cute! Sorry I had to use so much money. Don't worry I will try not to do that again. It's good to hear from you guys and to hear that you are doing good! We don't have any strong gators right now, we are in a pickle and it's my fault. I haven't been as good as I should have. Don't worry from this day on I will do my best to do what is right! My new companion's name is Elder Wilson, he is from Washington State. He is pretty cool and I like him! He has been out over a year. It's weird I'm the one teaching and talking the most. He isn't shy, he just won't talk very much while we are out teaching people. We are working hard though! I'm still in St. Cloud, the same area, same ward but just a new house. The address is 502 Kentucky Ave, it's just like a mile away from California Ave where we use to live. I'm still sleeping on the floor but I don't mind. We got two queen beds but they won't both fit in the same room. I'm trying to cook more and serve more like you and dad! We are teaching two girls that are less active. They are both 9yrs old. One is from the Flores Family and the other is a Blandon. I started Jesus the Christ today, so wish me luck! I have been wanting to read it really bad. We are going to go play basketball today, 3 on 3! Us, Elders Wilks and Creer and the two Spanish Elders. I forgot their names. My teams will win! LOL! Ok next package send wintergreen mints. I like those. I'm going to send home all the spanish stuff you sent but I want more sign language stuff. Like words and phrases. Ummm I'm going to buy a lot of stuff when we go to zone conference....like posters and stuff K? I'm going to buy Cal and Brod one too! But when I send them, I don't want you to open the rest because I'm going to frame them when I get home, OK? Thanks your the best! No I'm not sick. I'm doing good. I'm tired all the time, but not sick. I do love it out here! I'm trying to better myself. It's hard to not be able to see you guys, but it what I have to do. I must serve the Lord forever. oh it's just me and Elder Wilson in our new house. Well I hope I answered all your questions!Well I'm glad to hear everyone is doing OK! Well are you and Cal praying together? Let me know, please do it! Well love you and talk to you next Monday! Elder Summers

Letter from President Darrington, 20 Oct 2009

Dear Elder Summers:

Congratulations on your call to be senior Companion. It is by the spirit of revelation that you have received this sacred calling. With this call will come an increased desire to teach all who have not yet come to the light and knowledge of the restored gospel.

Your call as a Senior Companion brings more responsibility and trust. Your studies are even more important than before. You will need to lead by example in every aspect of missionary work. Your diligent study of the scriptures and Preach My Gospel are essential to gaining insight into your duties. We encourage you to live by strict obedience and increase your understanding of the basic doctrine. Your ability to prepare and teach by the spirit will have a tremendous influence on you, your companion, and those you teach.

We promise you that the Lord will bless you as you are diligent and obedient in this sacred calling.

St. Cloud Letter #17, Oct 19 2009

Hey Mom,

Guess what? There is no good Spanish restaurants out here! Anyway I haven't moved yet or met my new Companion! I hope to do that tomorrow. That's pretty cool about Pima almost beating Thatcher at their homecoming!!! How are you and Cal doing on your praying together? Good I hope, if not start now!! Well Linnea got baptized. That's 5 this month! She got baptized on Saturday and it was sweet! Don't worry I took pictures! I won't get mail until Thursday because of transfers, so I didn't get your fall/fair package yet! I'm going to become co-senior companion. Cool huh! Oh and yes I have drove a couple of times and it was easy. Do you guys need anything from me? Just let me know if you do and I will help out the best I can. We have no beds at the new apartment, so we will be sleeping on the floor. It's getting pretty cold here, everyone is freezing but I love it. Well we have got to find new gators! We will, we must just have faith that there is people out there that want this. I know they are out there! I play a lot of basketball on P-days. I heard my new companion is pretty good. I hope so cuz I kill everyone right now! LOL! Well I lost the other day by 2 to Elder Delucchi, Wilks and Creer! They beat me and I was mad....the only reason they won is because my arm popped out again. It was pretty bad this time. I couldn't get it back in for a while. I was sore the whole week. It's starting to feel better now. Well I'm doing good....I just can't gain any weight...in fact I lost 2 pounds! I'm so sad!! O well I'm all packed up and ready to go! Well I'm going to send this. I hope you get it. Love you guys! Elder Summers

St.Cloud Letter #16, Sept 12 2009

Hey Mom,

I got your email today and a call from Sis. Anderson. I guess Dad called and told her you didn't get an email last week. Well I hope this send this week, if not I need to call her! Well I'm fine but I can't do anything with this SD card. I don't know if it's to big but it won't work. Maybe you need to do something on the computer with it! IDK? This has been a good week, we have been working hard! We are having a baptism Sat. Linnea, Connie's grand daughter is getting baptized. Tell everyone thanks for the letters. Well I keep taking pictures and stuff...this week has been a good one! We have spent a lot of time with Charles and the Halls and Connie and Linnea, it has been fun! We are working with lots of other people too! So how is the ward doing?? Did Riley leave for the MTC yet??? For P-day we are cleaning because tomorrow is house inspections! At a fireside the other day...I saw some Elders that was in my district at the MTC. So I'm going to write them today and maybe play some basketball. I don't know though....my leg is hurting...it never has went away from football! I just deal with it. OOOh guess what? I got hit by a car....well I'm ok! It was just the back of my bike, but I almost wrecked, but I caught myself! No big deal! Now that school has started, people have been yelling and giving us the bird alot more! The other day we were walking and this kid stuck his head out the window and yelled my sister thinks your hot....so I like that a lot better than...f you dang Mormons! Well guess who I'm writing to ....Walter Rane! He is a painter for the church. He is my favorite and he sent me some signed pictures...that I will send home for you to keep safe for me. You should look him up on the computer. I'm writing him and he's writing me back, it's cool! But I still like hearing from you guys better. So how is Cal and your praying going? Good I hope!! If not I hope you start up again tonight!! Well I'm loving it out here and growing a lot. Love you guys! Thanks for the Love and prayers...it helps alot! Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #15, 29 Sept 2009

Hey Guys!

A Quick note! Thanks for the letters and packages. Dad... thank you for the letters, I love hearing from you. I have a blessing for you. If you start praying on your knees every morning and night you will become a better missionary and more chances to share the gospel! Mom...if you do what I told you about Cal she will become a better person than she could ever become on her own. You are important to her but so is the Lord! If she has both of you at the same time...WOW! Help her and you will see it will help you! Thank you for the emails and letters. It's so good to hear from you. And thank you for your love. Cal...Keep trying to be as good as you can really be. Ponder and Pray about the mission thing....it's between you and the Lord! Not me, not Dad or Mom but you and the Lord! Ok I LOve you! Elder Summers!!!

St. Cloud Letter # 14, Sept 28 2009

Wow!!!!

This week was amazing. We had Charles, Liam and Tracey get baptized!!!! Mom will you tell Brad that he is going to love going on a mission. Tell him to work hard and it easy and fun. Also well you put this in the ward newsletter....I'm so grateful for the missionary's in our ward, thank them for me and tell the young men in our ward that I love them and if they want to understand life better and grow that they need to prepare to serve a mission. It is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I Love it out here!!!!Tell them to remember there are souls out there that only the Lord can help through them!!! I love you Pima 4th Ward!! Know that I'm trying my hardest to build the ward out here to be like our ward. Well this next part is for Cal. Cal I'm glad that you are growing up. I think you should prepare to serve a mission. I think you should make it a goal! It would make you such a better person and you would love it. I know the Lord wants you to serve, maybe you should pray about it. I hope you are the first girl in are family to be a servant of are Lord Jesus Christ! Well I'm glad your growing up. Here's a tip....when you pray get on your knees, never ever rush a prayer. When your eyes are closed, picture God in the room with you and act like he is listening, cuz he is!! Hey watch Conference with mom and write what you like about each talk you hear and tell me how your prayer are going. I love hearing from you....your letters are my favorite to get! You are the best sister in the world ...and I love you and I will always be here for you k! Mom write down your notes from the talks you hear and send them to me. Keep helping Cal....teach her all you know! I have a favor to ask...Mom before you and Cal go to bed each night, go in her room and get down on your knees and pray out loud with her. Switch off every night. Mom will you do this for me, please??? I know it well help both of you! Well I love it out here, I miss you guys sooooooo bad though. But it won't slow me down! You guys fuel me...you help me stay happy and proud. You remind me of how lucky I am to have a Temple family and I want everyone to have this!!! So thanks for your support! And to all the family...if your are reading this...Thank-you for your love and prayers and your caring!!! Well the other Elder are waiting for me and we need to go shop. so I love you guys! Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #13, Sept 21 2009

Mom We baptized Connie!!!! And we should have 3 more this weekend. Charles, Tracey and Liam! I'm so happy! Our goal is to get 5 this transfer. I know we can do it, we just have to keep working hard. I'm going on exchanges with Elder Bills, he is a zone leader and way cool. I have to give a training talk at district meeting. I'm going to talk about the Book of Mormon missionary's and their good points and how we can be like them. I have been a little sick but I'm feeling better. I got another ward newsletter from sis Barney. Can you tell her thanks and I love getting them. So how is your becoming Temple worthy and missionary work going? Do anything you can to help the work. There are a lot of people out here to help and I want to help them all. We must help the work go forward. It's all that really matters...this is the 7th inning and we have to step up our game cuz we don't have much time. I'm getting so excited for conference in a few weeks. Well let's keep working hard!
Love you all, Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #12, Sept 14 2009

Hey Guys,

Man Brother Munns house is so nice. He has Zebra and water buffalo and stuff. All his kids were there and while they swam, we played pool. It was fun! Bro. Munns is a Lawyer and gives a lot of money to the church! Elder Wilks greenie is Elder Creer...He's from Las Vegas just like Elder D. In fact they are from the same stake! Hey Brodee I got your letter. I miss you bad. Hey keep trying hard in school so you can be rich and buy nice stuff and I can come bum @ your house all the time!! LOL! I miss Bentley so bad...I get homesick every time I look at her pictures. I love her so much. It sounds like she is growing up fast! Well Elder Creer is unpacking and I'm chillin playing hacky sack but I need to study! Oh funny story...this guy was walking down the street and we road up behind him and I said hey sir and he yelled and screamed like a little girl. Oh my gosh it was so funny! Me and Elder D laughed forever after we talked to him! Well we just dropped the car off to get an oil change and I'm studying the 17 points of the true church. I'm trying to memorize them. My heart hurts... I want everyone to have this gospel. Why can't people understand! I can't help from crying for them. I hope that everyone can get the chance to hear our message. Anyway we went to stake conference and listen to Elder Gay talk. We took the Halls and Connie and Charles. His talk was so good. He talked bout trials and Joseph Smith. He is a man of God and made me see many things I didn't see before. He is just pure and powerful. I want to be as pure as I can and help other become and stay pure. Well Our faith has been tested but with the Lords help we found 3 gators! So all is well!

Love you, Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #11, Sept 8 2009

Hey Guys,

Well today is deep clean Monday....so we have to really clean the house good. After that Brother Wright is picking us up to take us to lunch and then to finish our knifes! I'm going to send it home next week. We went to the Sheckman's for supper. Bro. Sheckman is like in his late 60's and he was a Jew and Sis. Sheckman is from Peru and had 4 kids before they met. They are Susie, Danny, Georgie and Angie, who is 7 and I love her so much! Afterwards we met Sis Sheckman at her friends house, who isn't a member. The friend was sick and so we gave her a blessing. It was sweet and the spirit was strong. We also taught Charles the word of wisdom. I'm trying really hard to work on pride. Pride is my biggest weakness. I'm studying some talks on pride. It's hard but I have to better myself always. I want to be closer to the spirit. I want to change and be a better man. We all need to read 2 Nephi 26:27 and do it. If there anyone we care about we need to tell them the church is true! This guy came over...his name is Bro. Wanger. He was sick and needed a blessing. It's so weird to me that I have the power to heal the sick, I mean really heal them even someone with cancer or anything. It's all up to faith and God. It's crazy that God would give us that kind of power! We went on splits and I got to teach Connie...I committed her to be baptized and she going to be baptized Sept 19th. I'm so happy for her. The spirit was so strong! I need to go pray for thanks! And I also need to polish my shoes because they are so soaked. I hope they aren't ruined. Well we just got the call for transfers. Elder Stewart is going to Coco with Elder Wood and Elder Wilks is going to train and me and Elder D are still together! Well we are waiting for the rain to stop so we can go teach Charles. It is so cool teaching him because he's so in tune with the spirit. I'm so excited for Sunday's...they are my favorite days!! We are doing some major tracking tonight from 7 to 9. We want to talk to at least 50 people.

well better go to work, Love Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter # 10, Aug 31 2009

Hey Guys!
Well Ed charges were dropped so he should be good to. Elder D was in a bad mood today, good thing I'm going on exchange with Elder Peters! LOL! We commit Charles to be baptized and his date will be the last week in September. That's so sweet. I have had the best 2 months of my life out here. I have to just keep working hard. We are having a lot of good luck and the Lord is preparing people for us. We went to see Ed and set up another date for this Saturday! We are going on a Temple tour with the Hall's and Charles tonight and I can't wait. I tell everyone I meet that this is the true church. I just tell the truth. I am trying to be like the Prophets of old and I want to have the spirit with me always. God has prepared people and I want to find them. I really want to love the people and teach them by the spirit. Ok I just clean the mold out from under the stove and it was the worse thing I ever smelt. It was nasty. It was like old milk and stuff that boiled over and it made the whole house stink. Ok we had to drop Ed or I should say he dropped us. We went to talk to him and he gave us all our books back and said he didn't want anything to do with us. We went back later to talk to him and he didn't change his mind. So my knuckles are swollen from hitting the wall. I was so sad. Elder D. bought me some ice cream because I was crying. We have grown closer today because of it. We still have a date for Charles on the 26 of Sept...which is so far away. I hope he can withstand Satan, so please pray for him. I love him so much and I want him to have this in his life.I am so happy but at the same time super sad. I was pondering a pray that Charles gave. He said something like "Thank you Lord for sending these guys my way. You know that I have been searching." It touched me and boosted my faith. I really want to serve the Lord my whole life. I might teach @ the MTC when I get back. This is all that matters. I don't want to be a 2 year missionary, I want to be a missionary for life. We should find out transfers this Saturday.....I hope me and Elder D. stays here. We have so much going on and we are doing good. I'm growing so much and I love being out here. Is Jack doing okay? I'm getting a little worried about her? Tell her I said to make it to church every week, it's really more important than anything else! she needs to be sealed, she NEEDS to be SEALED, tell her for me please! I can't get it off my mind. Keep Cal close to the church. There is so much evil mom, it's time to step up our game! I will do all I can here but I need yours and Dad help! Just 2 years, then I will take over when I get back. The church is the most important thing we have. Without it we can't even be with our family's forever! Help me make the family understand that. Mom there are sooooo many people who don't understand the truth. We have to help them. It's so important! I have changed so much and I didn't understand unti I got out here, but now I will serve the Lord the best I can everyday for the rest of my life. That is why we are here to help each other get back to our Heavenly Father. Well sorry for being a preacher, but that is how I feel. Maybe I'm just in missionary mode, but I plan to do that and I'm not joking. I will serve the Lord until my last breath. Well I love you guys so much!
Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter # 9, Aug 24 2009

Hey,

We have President interviews. I just hope Pres. D doesn't get mad at how long my hair is. I need it cut pretty bad and I didn't shave yesterday, so I need a shave quite badly too. It's weird I have to shave so much it's not even funny. Anyway I hope I don't get sent home. Anyway it all went good. I've been study preach my gospel for like 50 min trying to get ready for the Halls. I'm so worried that I'm going to mess up but Brodee's favorite scripture... Joshua 1:9 helps out a lot. I know if I teach by the spirit it will work out fine, I just have to have faith. Funny story...Elder D. was riding down these stairs on his bike and ate it so hard. His hand was bleeding. I felt so bad but now that he's ok I can't stop laughing. He was straight up in the air forever, it was so funny. We are going on exchange with the zoneleaders. It should be fun and Elder D. can get a break from me and me from him! I went with Elder Linley...I learned a lot from him. We ran from house to house. I did real well and taught with the spirit. We got a lot of potential gators. My favorite scripture is 2Nephi 26:27...look it up! Well we were getting ready for Ed's baptism and had the font all filled up and everything and we found out Ed has a court date. We had to cancel the whole thing. I hope things work out and he still gets baptized. Well he said he'll still come to church but he didn't show up. Well on Monday we are going to go work on our knifes again. Brother Wright's so cool. My handle is from a East India stag horn.

This next part is for Calleigh...hey I have some advice for you. You can take it or leave it but know I prayed about it and I love you. Ok always try your hardest and and learn all you can in school and church. Pray and ask for help. Be kind to everyone no matter what they say or do. Listen to Dad, learn from him, see his kindness and how hard he works for us. Watch how he's kind to everyone he meets. Look at Brodee and learn from him as well. Look how he studies hard to get what he wants. Now watch Mom cuz she has the most love for you. No one on this earth loves you as much as she does or can. Learn how to be a good mom. If you ever need help pray and ask for help and remember Heavenly Father loves you, But remember that Dad, Mom and Brodee are there for you and learn from them NOW while your young. Now as far as church...you need to do all you can for the church and a good way to do that is live the gospel. Live like you are next to Jesus all the time. As soon as you do bad ask for forgiveness. Keep the Holy Ghost with you always and be an example to everyone. Just do what you know in your heart is right and be happy. Don't date any boys till after high school. Just have fun in school. I love you so much and I want the best for you and the only way I know to get the best is through Jesus Christ and his church.

Ok ....Hey mom #60 Travis Bright for the cowboys...his grandparents are in my ward and I talked to them Sunday. Also we were tracking and we found two new gators. One is way good..he invited us in and we asked him if he knows the things we are saying are true and if he'll be baptized and he said yes, that the Lord has been preparing him. His name is Charles Cameron, he is maybe around 50 or so but he's ready. Today I realized I didn't have my name tag on and it like 5pm! Funny HUH! Well I love you so much, you are the best Mom ever. Thank you for babying me but be tougher on Calleigh, teach her everything and help her learn everything you know. Just keep her on the right path. Don't worry bout me, just focus on her...this is going to be a key time in her life...high school is fun but super dangerous. Stay close to the church and be an good example ...no more swear words in front of her. I love you and I know you know all of this but I worry about her. Don't ever forget you and Dad made me who I am today!

Love, Elder Summers

St.Cloud Letter #8, Aug 17,2009

Hey Guys,

Well we went and played volleyball today @ the church. I wanted to play Basketball but we have members and maybe some gators coming so we played volleyball. It was fun! We had a lot of people that weren't very good but they were trying hard. Elder D. is cutting Elder Stewart's hair. I need a hair cut but I guess I can get one next week! I'm scared to have him cut mine. O yeah yesterday I was on a roll. First I asked this guy if he would read 3Nephi 11 and he said he would, then we met this lady and she said come back and we'll have dinner and we can talk to her, so that should be good. I hope we can get her going so she'll be are new gator. We had a good lesson with the Halls, Tracey the wife made us cookies, so that was nice. She is moving along good. Mom I never have time to write people. It seems like the only time I have time to write is when I'm on the pot. But anyway can you tell Ty & Tye and Aunt Nana, the Windsors and Namy and Papa thanks for the letters and packages. Tell them I'm so happy when I hear from them and they are all so sweet! Thanks them for their support and that they all give me the boost I need and to stay happy and strong! So when we were tracking this guy said that our Prophet is fake and he always changes his mind. So I told him I know the Prophet is true and I bore him my testimony. Elder D told me afterwards what I did was wrong....I told him I would never back down when people talk bad about my church, I know it's true and I'm proud of it and I can't listen to people talk bad about it and that well never change! But anyway .....Hey Guys it's weird but I love the Book of Mormon so much now! I want to understand it better! I'm reading about the brother of Jared right now. Oh I saw the Temple yesterday....you like come over this hill and Bam there it is. It's so beautiful! So we knock on this guys door the other day and he wasn't interested but he said to watch out for those giants grasshopper, they have been jumping on people all day. He was right! So I was looking in the mirror and guess what.....I have a missionary farmers tan!! I hate it .....my neck is two different colors right at the collar. It looks so dumb but I look at it as a sign of working hard. Another sign is that I'm soaked from sweating everyday! Haha.. Oh I have seen at least 5 black snakes already....scary huh!!! Brother Wright is helping us make knifes. It's going to take like 3 months, it should be fun. So we have like 12 or 13 gators we are working with, so we are working hard. It's weird I didn't think I would miss you guys this much, but I know I'm out here for a good reason. I want to do missionary work my whole life. Well mommy I miss you but don't worry about me I'm doing good! I know the church is true and I know life is hard but it is worth it. Tell everyone I love them!

Elder Summers

St.Cloud Letter #7 Aug 10,2009

Well it's p-day today...and it's a zone one. so like all the zone does the same thing together. They went to Gator land. Elder Stewart still didn't feel good so I stayed home with him. He gave me like 4 ties for it....hahah! Me and Elder Stewart just napped all day. I need to get your email address so I can set up mine next Monday. I hope I don't get in trouble because we are suppose to write President Darrington every Monday but I didn't!!! Owell!! Elder D. is working on his bike and we are going tracking. We ended up getting caught in the rain! We were soaked!!! We stopped at a member house and did the dishes for them and helped clean until it stopped raining. Mom start the lead in missionary work. Help the missionary's as much as possible, not so much with food but with people. Make Dad and Cal fellowship people. We all need each other in these last days so please PUSH ON! Well it's been the longest and shortest week of my life. It's crazy, I'm learning so much everyday but I feel like I have been doing this forever! I don't know why but people are rude...if they would just give us a chance...we are only trying to help them so why can't they see that. Anyway...Connie this lady we are teaching wants to come to church and that just made my night! But anyway things are going good, it's hard but really good. I'm changing for the better, but I wish I had more energy to do more! I can't believe it's been a month. We have 8 gators we are teaching. That's what we call investigator! In Church we got to teach primary and it was fun. Please send jerky. I miss you guys a lot but time is flying by. I got your letter that James had his baby and it sounds like Riley is going to be cold!

Love you, Elder Summers

St. Cloud Letter #6, Aug 4, 2009

Hey Guys!
Got here! Yesterday was a good day...Ed Sanders is this guy me and Elder Delucchi met and he wants to have a baptismal service the 22 Aug. First we have to get him to stop smoking. He is a pretty cool guy! I have met a lot of cool people! This morning I had to wake up @ 5:30 so we could go eat breakfast with the Solomon's! I'm going to eat a PB & J for lunch and then we are going tracking. I'm so cheap now I even eat the heel of the bread! I remind myself of Dad! Tell everyone thanks for the letters and keep them coming. It's always good to heard from you guys! The other missionary's in our house are Elder Stewart and Elder Wilks...they are pretty cool! I told Elder Stewart that my mom was a Stewart and we are probably cousins or something! President and Sister Darrington are cool too! We went to our first dinner appointment with the Philip's...they just got married like a week ago! Elder D and Bro. Philips had it all set up to make my meal all GREEN! HaHa very funny huh? Everything was green...my cup, juice, fork, food and even Elder D's tie! I gave Elder Stewart a blessing cuz he was sick. It was good and I hope he gets better! The house we are staying in is Ok..it's kind of old but it's nice and cool, but i don't have a pillow yet and that sucks! It doesn't matter though cuz when I hit the bed I'm out! We are riding bikes today for the first time! My bike is nice but it's kind of like I'm riding my bike in the shower cuz I'm wet all the time, it's crazy humid! Tomorrow we are going to play softball with the ward...I'm so excited to meet everyone! The Hall's are coming, they are a family we are teaching. I went to my first church and it was SICK...the members are cool to help with missionary work!!! I loved it!
well I need to go study, Love Elder Summers!

Arriving in Florida!! President and Sister Darrington letter!

Dear Brother and Sister Summers:

Your son arrived at the Florida Orlando Mission on 27 Jul 2009. His health is good, his testimony is strong and his countenance is glowing. Sister Darrington and I already feel a strong love for this special servant of the Lord. we are so thankful he was assigned to this mission. We look forward to working with him.

Thank you for leading Elder Summers to the Lord to serve in this mission. We know personally of the sacrifice and heart tugging experience it is to send a child on a mission. We will do everything we can to help him magnify his call to serve.

Elder Summers will be encourage to write home every week and to share testimony and special experience with you. Also, a weekly uplifting letter from home that will help him remain focused on the work, praising him for sacrifice in serving and strengthening him spiritually will help assure a happier successful mission.

We join you in praying daily for your missionary to be healthy, successful and happy. May the Lord bless you!

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