Letters from Elder Burns 01/24/2010

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Dear dad

114 [missionaries from our stake]? Wow, that’s way crazy!

That inspiration that you have received is what i have needed most. Sometimes we struggle to do those things and it throws our entire day off.

Walking and riding bikes is not missionary work. It’s teaching and studying and sharing the gospel with your companion and a lot of times, it is hard but we have been working so hard with that and are getting more consistent.

Just yesterday, our week of hard work really payed off. We went tracting in an area out in the middle of nowhere because when we were planning in the morning the spirit directed us to tract there and no one has ever tracted there before. So we followed the spirit and we weren’t finding much success until we ran into this family. They are a white family from South Africa and when we approached there door they invited us in and we taught them the plan of salvation and committed them to come to church next week. The mom’s name is kinda funny. It’s Birgit and the dad’s name is normal – it’s been and i can’t remember the kid’s names, but they were awesome. The lord will greatly bless us if we are doing our best. I have seen that on my mission.

Just the other day i made sushi and it was awesome... Man, wasabi is hot!

That is such an amazing story of sacrifice [the violin – story told by Thomas s. Monson about Benjamin Landart, a pioneer] and love for the lord and it greatly strengthened my testimony.

Thank you so much for your love

You’re the best dad ever
Love
Your son
Elder burns

Dear mom

It sounds like you had an awesome sacrament meeting. Strength and courage are the things a missionary needs most and praying always that we can be comforted, and honor our heavenly father because even though he knows all of our thoughts, he still needs to hear from us. He requires us to act.

I had the opportunity to go to the temple on the 19th and it was such an amazing experience. You learn more and more each time you go and it’s awesome.

I am doing amazing. Just yesterday, our week of hard work really payed off. We went tracting in an area out in the middle of nowhere because when we were planning in the morning the spirit directed us to tract there and no one has ever tracted there before so we followed the spirit and we weren’t finding much success until we ran into this family. They are a white family from South Africa and when we approached there door they invited us in and we taught them the plan of salvation and committed them to come to church next week. The mom’s name is kinda funny. It’s Birgit and the dad’s name is normal – it’s been and I can’t remember the kid’s names, but they were awesome. The lord will greatly bless us if we are doing our best. I have seen that on my mission.

President Scruggs told me in interviews that i would most likely be staying with elder Bennett one more transfer, so that will be awesome.

You are the best mom ever and I love you, and you are always in my prayers. You don’t know how much you have helped me in my life, but I want you to know you’re awesome

Love

Your son

Elder burns

Letters from Elder Burns 01/17/2010

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Dear dad

I love you so much and thank you for the last minute message. I had the opportunity to go to the temple today. It is always such an amazing experience to go into the house of the Lord. I actually put Jared’s name on the prayer roll and I also put Grandma Brown’s name on as well.

We have 2 [baptisms] that are going to happen this month - Matui and also Amol. Alf and Joan have been pushed to next month so that they can come to church more.

Thank you so much for the letter
I love you tons
Your son,
ELDER BURNS

Dear MOM

I have baptized 1 so far and have a few incoming. The work is going awesome. The word on the street is that I might be training a new missionary next transfer, so that will be fun. I hope that I am up to it.

I have got all of the packages you sent and I love them so much you are such an amazing mother and thank you for everything that you do for me I love the jammies. Let Barbara know that I am thinking about her and I love her.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
YOUR SON
ELDER BURNS

Dear Grambo

Thank you so much for the pajamas and the pillow cases you made for me. I love them. I want you to know how much I love you. You are so awesome and your letters are awesome. I’m so grateful to have you as my grandma and I love you for that.

The mission is going awesome and I love the work. The best thing is that I am doing the best that I can for once in my life.

I love you so much!
LOVE
YOUR FRIEND
ELDER BURNS

Dear crystal

I love you so much

I am doing wonderful and my teaching is going awesome. Ya, kangaroos are funny looking lol. I love pork roast, it’s the best!!!!

Thank you so much for your letter

I love you tons
Your bro
Elder burns

Letters on 01/10/2009

Dear Mom,


I have had an awesome week. I haven’t gotten any other packages other than the Christmas one. I don’t know if you had anything else that you sent. I carved the little knife myself...:)

I love you tons! I’ll talk to you later.

Dear dad

Man was that clip funny! The monster truck usually doesn’t tip over, so that was kind of wierd...but awesome at the same time.

Ya, it’s awesome we have an appointment with Alf and Joan today. We are sacrificing half of our preparation day to find new people. I know that we will be blessed in doing that. It was no problem getting those Christmas presents.

I sent Jared a birthday gift...DONT TELL HIM!!! It’s been hard to lose weight because we have a car, but I am still trying really hard to lose weight.

It's pretty hard to have a favorite scripture but I have chosen that one [Ether 12:27] as my favorite. I try harder and harder every day to center my life around the Lord and be the best I can be. I am always striving to do my best.

It’s crazy to think that I have already been out on my mission for 5 months, but I’m seeing the lords hand in all that I do and I am becoming better and better at sharing the gospel. I love the Lord; I love this gospel, and I love you. Thank you for all that you have done for me.


Dear jared,

I loved getting that stuff for you and it was fun to make the little knife.

Ya, I love monster trucks.. You got a new suit for church? That’s awesome:) Ya, Christmas was awesome. I miss you too. Love you tons!

Love

Elder Burns