Wow, what a week!

Email - June 2, 2014

Hello! Wow, what a week! Things here are just crazy! Good, but crazy! Getting my drivers license is already trekin along.  I'm nervous to take my test in a few weeks, but it should be alright! Been quite a while since I've been behind the wheel!! hahaha 

Earlier this week, we were walking down the street and this car drives by and dumps water all over us out of their window! hahahaah It was sick. 

Then, on Saturday, President Millar called and gave me some unexpected news. It seems like you already kinda know.. but ill be Training a new guy and im also the district leader here now along with still being EQP,.,. so that will be sweet! haaha a lot to do that is for sure!

This will be pretty short, but I should be able to email on Wednesday and tell you about my son.  ;) 

Things are going well! It will be a crazy busy next two transfers but I'm so excited for them! I'm going to learn a ton! Elder Green has been a big help to me. He's been a good example. President and the Lord are putting a lot of trust in me! So, I just need to do my best to not screw it up! ;) hahah 

I love this work so much!! With study every day, I love how there is endless knowledge in the scriptures! seriously!! No matter how many times you read a chapter or somethingm you can always find new meanings at different points of your life! It's amazing! 

Oh, and me being 20 next week? What the freak? That seems so old! 

I'm so happy to be here at this time! I miss all of you guys and love you loads! Can you believe its June already? And, it's Tyler's birthday!!!!? Ah, let him know I say happy birthday through Twitter or something...he never checks his emails on time I don't think. ;) 

Love, Elder Munson

I'm really happy!

Email - May 26, 2014

Wow.. I don't even know where to start. It seems like a lot has happened in the past week but really it's just been another week..

Last p-day we went to central London cause Elder Green hadn't been there yet. It's always fun to go there. Then, today we got to go to the temple and actually go in! Ah it's so amazing! It makes me miss being at home and just being able to go any day I wanted. Which got me thinking...Mum did you ever send those garments? I need some. If not it's ok. I can call the mission office here and have them sent to my flat.

Moves calls will be this Saturday...so crazy! I am almost positive I'll be staying in Mitcham longer. We had President's interviews on Tuesday and he told me that I would probably be sticking around longer! Yes, Dad, there have been some good strides in the Elders Quorum, but both I and President feel there is more to do. He also broke some other shocking news to me. He informed me that I need to get my UK drivers license, which is shocking cause only Zone Leaders have cars and I haven't been called as a District Leader in the field yet. So, I guess I have to prepare for that. The Church only pays for half of the process, so over the next little bit if I'm taking out any money it's for getting my drivers license! 

I'm super sad I couldn't be there for Jen's sealing...she BETTER be at mine! I hope Peyton is right...that would be cool. DEFINITELY NOT 10 YEARS, MUM! [Explanation:  Jen is a dear friend who was married on May 23rd.  I told him even though he was missing her wedding, she would be at his one day.  Peyton thinks he'll marry quickly after his mission.  I teased him that it would be in 10 years!  Ha ha!]

Things are good.... the work is hard and not much is happening at the moment. But, the ward members (including me) are growing so much! I'm really happy! Investigators are just not committed...and it's really frustrating but there has to be someone out there so we'll keep searching! :) 

Tell everyone that says to tell me hi that I say hello back! I miss you guys and I hope that all is well! Seems like you are all keeping busy! (Especially you Mum!) I got the letter with my line of authority in it! so thank you SOOOO much for that! I really appreciate it! 

I LOVE YOU ALL!!! 

Love, Elder Munson

"Went to the temple today! Since its a bank holiday, it was open until 12!

So, Brother Appleyard took us!

I LOVE GOING THROUGH THE TEMPLE!

It was the best p-day of my mission."

"Ha ha.  I wore her glasses!"

"Tower Bridge!"

Weird but cool!?!?

Email - May 19, 2014

Yeah, I can't believe that this is like the last real week of school! What the heck? Hahahaha, it was this week last year that I wrecked my face at the BMX event.. haha good times. It doesn't seem like that long ago at all!!

That is a tough break for Lehi at the end of the season! Tanner had a great year though, I am sure!

Things here are going quite well!! The weather is HOT as ever though with this humidity! It's been soo HOT. But, I can't complain...the sun is a rarity here, so I am soaking it up as much as I can in a shirt and tie...haha.

Earlier this week, we were knocking some doors near a less active members home and one lady answered the door and was like ehh sorry I don't really believe in God, and we just kinda talked to her about why she didn't and what was going on in her life. I guess her Nan has just passed recently and she just wasn't sure about what to believe. She knows there is an after life but just wasn't sure about a God. So, we talked to her more and more, and the funeral for her nan is in a couple of weeks, and the longer we talked the more she seemed to think or believe that there is a God...? It was really weird.. and by the end of it she was complaining that they couldn't find a priest or someone from another church to bless the grave at the funeral...so, she asked if we could do it and we said yes! Sooo, I guess we will be blessing a grave at a funeral on May 27th. Pretty crazy! It was the weirdest but coolest experience I have ever had knocking! That was just super unexpected but we are excited as well.. she is definitely in a place to accept the gospel now! hahah

On Saturday, us and a few other missionaries in the Zone got to participate in a HUGE service project at a primary school in London. It was awesome! We got a lot done and the school was SOO thankful and it really made a good impression on a lot of people who are not members. I was really grateful to be able to help out in that! It was a good day.

Things here are going well! Missionary life as usual! I can't believe that the transfer is half way over!! Moves calls aren't this weekend...but next!! Ahh that is weird! I think I might even stay here one more transfer! But, we will see what happens!!

I hope all is well back in Utah! (and Texas)...and I hope you all  have a great week!! Thanks for all the love and support!

LOVE YOU ALL!!

Love, Elder Munson

"Ice cream man passed us at just the right time!"

"Service project at a primary school a few days ago."

"Me and Elder Yu at Zone Conference last week!"

 "Zone P-day last week!"

GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS!

Email - May 12, 2014

HI! I hope Mum had a great Mother's Day!! It was soo good to be able to talk to you all!!! It sounded like you are all doing well!! I cant believe that is 2/4 down already! This is all going so fast!

That poem is sooo funny!! haha I wish I could have been there!

So, this week you already heard about most of it! The temple with N____ was good on Saturday, and it was an honor to bless Nikita's baby at Church on Sunday! I was so nervous for it!!

So, Elder Green and I had such a cool experience earlier this week! I forgot to tell you about it on Skype! We started praying SPECIFICALLY for a family to join the ward that had youth aged children, cause we don't have many youth in the ward, and we would pray for that in EVERY prayer we said. The very next day we got a text from the office saying there was a less-active member that had moved into our ward boundaries and she has 5 kids!!!! AHH and two boys who are Young Mens aged! It was amazing! So, we visited them after the temple and she was sooo excited to see us and her kids were excited to come back to Church and they all came on Sunday! - except for the mum cause she was ill, but the kids came and made such a big difference to the Primary and the Youth! It was amazing!! GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS! It was really cool!

Today is going to be a fun p-day! I can't wait to get out and play some sport with the zone! 

That is soo funny that Tanner tried the egg noodle sandwich! Glad he liked it:) haha It's the best! 

Mum, thank you soo much for all that you do! Honestly! I hope you had an amazing Mother's Day! Ah, you are the best! And, thank you for catching up on the blog!! 

I hope you all have a great week!! I miss you!! Good luck with the playoffs, Tanner!!! 

Oh, and things specific for my birthday? Um.. the only thing I can think of is a music book.. like a guitar book maybe? Like Jack Johnson (On and On or In Between Dreams) or Joshua Radin (Underwater) book? :) I don't know if they even make those. I have the guitar chords for hymns in the Simplified Hymn Book. I have been practicing those;). But yeah! That would be cool since I won't be with Elder Green forever to teach me these things! haha 

I LOVE YOU!

Love, Elder Munson

"Service for a member!"

"Me and Elder Popa on exchange."

"Temple trip with Nisha and Nikita and Tim!"

"Ah, the Temple!"

"Deco and Isabel came and visited me yesterday at the Mitcham Ward!"

This Gospel is so amazing!

Email - May 5, 2014

Well another week in the books! That is so crazy that Mum and Peyton were here just last week! I hope you guys had a great time! It sounds like you did!! Thank you sooooo much for all of the stuff! The football the gloves the food! It's all amazing! Thank you!!!

Things here are going well!!! The guitar is coming along nicely I think. haha

Yesterday was Stake Conference, my 2nd one here. Deco from the Catford Ward asked me to ordain him to be an Elder!! IT WAS AMAZING!"!! Wow. I had the chance to do that yesterday afternoon. But, it made me think I really want my Preisthood line of authority! I don't know how to get that but can I get that sometime?!!??!?? That would be amazing! 

I think we are going to Skype at the earlier time! Is that ok? So, plan around 8 in the morning:)

Elder Popa says thank you soooo much! I gave him the book earlier this week!

I'm soooo glad that you got to see the Sintim's as well as the Welch's! I love them both! Sister Sintim makes us SO much food! African plates of food are soooo big! You should have seen the bowl of Fufu that she fed us yesterday! Daniel and Brigette have become way good friends and I am so stoked that they are coming to visit us as well!!

Dad, I am looking forward to the draft updates and the NBA playoffs! GO CLIPPERS!!

Elder Green and I are doing well! We work well together.

This Gospel is so amazing, Mum, you are right! I am learning more and more EVERY day! And, it has been a blast! Honestly! 

We have had a weird p-day! Things have been all over the place! But, it should be a good week! We have Zone Conference tomorrow which should be good! I'm also going on exchange with Elder Popa later this week! That should be really fun! I'll learn a lot from him!

I love you guys! I'm really excited to talk to you this weekend!! It will be soooooo awesome! Can't believe it is that time already!!!

Have a great week! 

Love, Elder Munson

"Right after I ordained Deco.  Such a great experience!"

"Yummm"

"Yeeeeeeee"

It was a good week!

Email - April 28, 2014

Haha Utah weather! So crazy. Hopefully, Lehi can pull it together heading in to playoffs! "PLAYOFFS?!!? YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS? PLAYOFFS?!?!??!" Haha, that Jim Mora interview was the greatest of all time. Wait, it was Jim Mora, right?

Anyway! Things are going well here! It was a good week! A cute little girl from a part member family asked me to baptize her so that was amazing! She is so sweet! Soo basically that is the make up for an amazing week...haha one of the best I have had my whole mission.

I also had the chance to speak in Sacrament Meeting! It went really well, I think! I love speaking now...giving talks is the best. 

It's weird that Mum and Peyton are here... 

My new companion, Elder Green is the man. He is a really nice guy and really musically talented as well! We are going out to try to find me a cheap guitar today so he can teach me to play! He has one with him and he is really really good! So that will be fun! He's a really hard worker too! So it's good to be with someone who wants to get things done! He was a member of the BYU men's chorus back home! We are having a good time, and it will be a good companionship! 

We have Stake Conference coming up this week. It will be good I think. There are a lot of things the wards need to work on in London, so hopefully it will give people some good encouragement! 

So, I have been hearing rumors that Sawyer is home and was ill? Can someone tell me what is happening?! I haven't heard from him for like two weeks now!! I hope he is alright!! 

Anyway, sorry this is short! I love and miss you all! I hope all is well!!!!

Love, Elder Munson

"Kathrine is the cutest little 11 year old girl. She has Down Syndrome and is the sweetest spirit ever. She ask me to baptize her on Saturday! :)"

"Kathrine and her mum."

 "Saw Chris the other day. He used to come on teaches a lot
with me and Elder Bognar."

"hahahaahhahahaha"

"A member in the ward owns a Thai restaurant and had us over at it this week.

It was SOOOOO good!"

Staying in Mitcham!

Email - April 21, 2014

Ah glad you guys made it!! Yes, I am staying in Mitcham. My new companion is Elder Green. He was in my MTC group. He is a nice guy. 

Yes, I did leave some stuff with Sister Welch! Sooo yeah:) thank you:) Also, we ate at the Sintim's yesterday, (they are my other favorite family) and they really wanted to meet you guys this weekend as well if you had time. But, of course they knew you would be busy, so yeah. :) Brigette and Daniel Sintim want to visit Utah next summer and are planning on staying with us. They are probably the closest friends I've made on my mission - like Deco status. haha.

Moves are tomorrow which is a change. We have a lot to do today still so this might not be so detailed!!! haha

I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! I can't believe that it has came and gone so quickly. Just a few more weeks and it will be Mothers Day! I can't wait!

Mum, I hope you have been enjoying your time here so far! I'm sure you have!! Be safe!

And Dad, thanks for the articles! I love them, and how did that cool crash test go in Detroit? 

I got a couple of Easter packages from Grandparents and from Sam. :) Ah, I love all my friends and family sooo much! I'm so blessed! And, I'm so happy for Sam. North Carolina just became the luckiest state in the country! She will be amazing! 

I hope you are all well! Thank you for everything! I love you!

Love, Elder Munson

"Zone picture!"

"District picture + Zone Leaders."

"Waitin' for the bus."

Quick note - April 22, 2014

Thank you :) and yes, it would be ok to ask Sister Welch to put you in touch with them. They are awesome!! 

Thank you for getting that book for Elder Popa!! :) 

Elder Green is a nice guy! Excited to get to work, so that is good! 

I don't have much to say today besides that I got your Easter cards today! Sooo thank you soo much. :) I loved them! But, I do have a lot of pictures from moves today, so I'll start sending them off!! :)

I LOVE YOU GUYS!! Take care! Tear it up this week Peyton!! :)

Love, Elder Munson

"Me and the Bradford's."

 "Me and Elder Kirk.  My favorite!"

"My first zone leader, Elder Fingerle!! I haven't seen him since I left Southampton.

But, we email most weeks still! I love him!"

"Good ol' Elder Blumenthal!"

"This is one of the greatest pictures ever!"

"Elder Hanks.  Ah, he goes home in 6 weeks :(  -  I'm going to miss him."

"Waiting for the new missionaries to be introduced.
Selfie with Elder Sparks on the right there...haha!"

 "Catchin' frogs up in the club!"