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