Letter #43, Stuart March 29,2010

Hey Mom,
It's was a pretty good week.... Cheryl got baptized and no Micheal didn't do it... Brother Mejia baptized her he is the member that's taking us to the Temple this thur. It should be way cool!!! So Sister Neilson a lady from St.Cloud is coming down to visit her family and she wants to take us out to eat on friday!!! So that well be really cool ....she is the bead lady !!! The one who taught me how to do those bead braclets I made!!! Well I'm way excited for conference and I'm going to order the cds right after they come out ...ok!!!! So don't send them!!!! Tell Aunt Nana I said Happy birthday!!!!! Well Mom I'm glad you are getting temple worthy!!!! I'm so happy that is a big stress for me.... because if you aren't then we can't be together forever... it Gods law!!!! So I am happy that you are doing that!!!! I love you soo much!!!!! Well tell Brodee and Taryn I'm happy for them and tell them I love them!!!! Give bent kissses for me and send pics!!!! Is Nollie's middle name said like Ray??? Well that is so cool!!!!! Humm a light house builder is somone who sucks up to the president.... the story is long I will send it on a tape!!! Did you get my tape I sent home??? I hope so cuz I sent it!!! Well I got to confirm Cheryl a member... it was my 1st time to confirm someone and it was really neat!!!!! Well Mom I'm learning alot and I love teaching people!!! Moses this rc just called me and was asking me about the 2nd coming and it is neat how much the lord has blessed me with knowledge of his gospel!!!! I love him for that and I must use this gift to help people and he will keep blessing me!!!! Well tell every one I said hello and that I love them!!!! Elder Summers

Letter #42 Stuart March 22, 2010

Hey Mom ,
How are you doing? I'm proud of you for not drinking sodas and I'm happy that you and cal are starting to workout!!! Well I'm proud of Brodee for doing that for you guys. Tell him I said that okay!! Well I don't think the Halls do!! I wrote them a letter so I will know for sure next week or when I get a letter back from them! They might get the Ensign but I don't think they get the friend or New Era!!! Humm I will get Zach's address for you next week if I can remember!!! No I don't need a SD card yet and transfers are in like two weeks!!! Tell Dad I said Happy Birthday.....so what did you guys do for his bday?? Tell him I love him so much and wish I was there to beat him in ping pong!!! Haha Well tell him he is the best Dad in the world and I talk about him all the time!!! Well Mommy we are having another baptism this Saturday... Michael girlfreind Cheryl is getting baptized.... humm I've been going to other churches and I'm so glad to know the truth!!! It would suck to be so lost like these people are and it makes me want to try even harder to find people that will listen!!! I didn't even know it was spring break!! Did you guys camp or anything??? Well Mom I have to go but letters are coming in the mail !! Tell Jack to write me please!!!! I love you and keep saying your prayers with Cal!!! I might need contacts soon!!! Love you so much and miss you so much I want to come home can I??? Elder Summers


Just kidding about coming home....pre April Fool's!!! I just wanted to see what you would do!!!! I love my mission!!!
I love you!!! Elder Summers!!!

Letter #41, Stuart March 15, 2010

Well I'm doing good!! Michael's girlfriend is going to be baptized on the 27 of this month and hopfully Micheal can baptize her. Her name is Cheryl .... hmm today we where pallbearers at a funeral for this guy in are ward. Well we are finally starting to have some succes again ....we are teaching a few people! I need to keep working hard and being a good example!!! Well Mom are you so happy to have a temple so near??? We are going to go on a lot of date nights there right? I hope so.....I really want you to go through with me like once every week!!! That would be way sweet!!! Well I'm doing good ....time is flying bye!!!! I love my mission but I miss you guys!!! Hmm hows the family.... tell everyone that I love them and tell Dad that I love him and that he better start playing chess on the internet or with Cal or you Mom!!!! I really liked playing with you so keep playing so we can play when I get back!! Keep getting healther.... I'm so proud of you and you are going to be one HOT Mommy!!!! Well my SD card is slowly filling up again sooooo I will send that a tape.... maybe pretty soon well not till a month or so!!!!! LOL So how is everyone.... do you know anything about what anyone is doing? I write to Zach and that is it!!! I'm going to give you his address and you can send him a letter ok please!!! What is James doing or Jared ??? What about David when did he leave?? Well tell Jack sorry about her teeth..... I remember that it suck really bad and it was wierd waking up after I got them done and every time I ate it was the worst taste in my mouth!!!!! Well Mom I've been out for a little while now and I'm so glad that I'm out here and I've grown so much!!! I'm a new person and I'm a rep of Jesus Christ and Iwill follow him all my life and then I will make it to the Celestial kingdom!!!! I hope and pray that you all will make it too!!! I can't make you but I can help and I will help if you let me!!! I love you all so much so please follow Him and do what every it takes to help each other make it back!!! Don't let SATAN win.... he can't beat the Lord but he can beat you.... well he can't really only you can bet you!!!! Well I love you guys and I'll talk to you later..... I'm going to beat you guys in chess you better be ready!!!!! Love Elder Summers

Letter #40, Stuart March 8, 2010

Hey Mom,
It's zone p-day today... so I've been playing b-ball all day! We got up really early and went and watched the sun come up... it was really pretty and I loved it! Well last night Gladys Knight came and had a firesite.... it was way cool !!! We went with Brother Futo and another lady in the ward named Michael she is really nice! The firesite was so cool... I loved it!! Her and her husband bore their testimonies and it was really good! The music was sweet it was really good! Humm Brother Futo got a really bad headache though so I had to break the rules and drive home so don't tell ok!!!!! Well Elder Engemann is doing pretty good.....I'm just trying to be a good example but sometimes I have to give him a boost... but it's ok I'm sure I was like that when I first got out here! Well I saw alot of people from St.Cloud last night at the fireside and they all talked to me! It was really cool that they all remebered me. It made me feel really good !!!Well I have to go but I will write back soon..... I have to go LOVE you !!! Elder Summers!!!

Hey Mom,
I'm back I had to go the library to finish this!! Well how is everyone doing?? Hmm how are the kids in Pima doing ? The youth in the ward is really weak so I'm trying really hard to strengthen them!! I have had a little success but not as much as I'd like.... but we have found alot of new people to teach last week so that hopefully will lead to some more baptisms!!! Well tell all the family thank you for the gifts and cards.... sorry I can't write back but I don't really have anytime!!! This week we have to end are p-day by 4 so we can bike 15 miles to a appointment that we have. Man it's going to be a really hard and long ride.... I'm really tired from playing basketball all morning!!!! Well I'm doing good I don't really need anything but tell Dad and Cal that I'm really sorry I haven't been able to write them!!! Tell them that I love hearing from them and that I love them!!! So has Cal started to work out yet??? How is your diet going?? I'm really stating to like fish and I buy some every Monday! I have it once a week but it's pretty expensive. I'm doing good but I need to start writing in my journal more!!! I'm going to buy another "Preach My Gospel " ...mine isn't in very good shape! Well I LOVE you guys so much and thanks all you do to show your love for me!!! Elder Summers

Letter # 39, Stuart March 1st 2010

Hey everybody thanks for writing me. I haven't got the packages but I am going to get them today!!! Well I'm doing good and working hard my trainee's name is Elder Engemann ...he is from Provo. He is a really good missionary and I love him a lot!! Well thank you guys for all your support.... sorry for not writing more but its hard ....I never have time !! But I do love hearing from you guys!!! Thank you for the b-day packages too!!!! Well I'm doing really well and Michael's baptism was really good!!!! We are pretty low in are teaching pool but we just need to get out there and find more people to teach. Well I'm doing good but in a little while I will need more white shirts and church sock but I'm good for now. I opened the last two new shirts a few days ago and I will probably throw away a few of the really gross shirts. I will need new pants soon too but my shoes are fine for now. I well send a box of stuff home before I get transfer. Can I send a sword home? OK I'm going to deposit all the of money today. I kind of want it to go into my bank account so it can help build interest but whatever!! Well I love you guys so much and hope Bentley is getting better! Thank you for the tape it was way cool... I loved hearing bent... that is crazy she can talk so good.. man I miss her!!! Well I'm ready to watch all the naruto with cal but I still have along time before that happens and I need to make the most of it while I'm here!!! I love this work so much I'm doing great..... love you guys bye Elder Summers