tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38894378135817984102024-02-06T22:41:12.009-07:00Elder KnorrChristopher Bruce Knorr, Spain Madrid Mission - April 2009 to April 2011Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-40005051824029998542011-04-03T18:51:00.004-07:002011-04-03T19:02:32.394-07:00Farewell Spain<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScrNPjrCaLicoZU4OGfLmI48JOeyweR2SBAYVUf7Kh2D4I-8LAfvBUEheWmYUXmEJgmrABBA6GHyaR4OYvNqMgJNpSZ6Tl1cZ-uhvOIb8Czb_C2TZCz-I9Z97yO4224p_Hh7zZzBdH3zA/s1600/Farewell+Spain.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScrNPjrCaLicoZU4OGfLmI48JOeyweR2SBAYVUf7Kh2D4I-8LAfvBUEheWmYUXmEJgmrABBA6GHyaR4OYvNqMgJNpSZ6Tl1cZ-uhvOIb8Czb_C2TZCz-I9Z97yO4224p_Hh7zZzBdH3zA/s400/Farewell+Spain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591540453128539538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >ELDER KNORR COMES HOME THIS WEEK!</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"Welcome Home" Open House</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">at the Knorr home</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">beginning at 7:00 pm on Friday, April 8th</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Spread the word, then come and welcome Christopher home!<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9eqBWQlZtaadfSLhMZvM6L8sYc_z2QqYhnlzAwajvyaDWcSbXmP5sgQWGYvVTM_1sQ-R8q5W_hR8Cw8dilFCi3Y0jCtA6tGkzklXIcW07rGkM9pwXu39jKqGJyoDZJG0GR0zpMTPEJMl/s1600/welcome-home-BLUE.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9eqBWQlZtaadfSLhMZvM6L8sYc_z2QqYhnlzAwajvyaDWcSbXmP5sgQWGYvVTM_1sQ-R8q5W_hR8Cw8dilFCi3Y0jCtA6tGkzklXIcW07rGkM9pwXu39jKqGJyoDZJG0GR0zpMTPEJMl/s400/welcome-home-BLUE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591541972053751170" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-55717184767247941542011-03-30T06:11:00.004-07:002011-03-30T06:23:35.564-07:00The last email...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu-wpzDZ8azzhUBIbUZm7rAnJH5sEaPrM4vhfxcRlZXhKG6X_GGukn51k4QzHpFg1_CAOs6a2FeWjWxKPgu9-sgV8EHzfX8tjZxxlkyeZ2v4ncXySgUxTPBcp_MZJyKYvmPYNYPJYtCqV/s1600/IMG_0173.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu-wpzDZ8azzhUBIbUZm7rAnJH5sEaPrM4vhfxcRlZXhKG6X_GGukn51k4QzHpFg1_CAOs6a2FeWjWxKPgu9-sgV8EHzfX8tjZxxlkyeZ2v4ncXySgUxTPBcp_MZJyKYvmPYNYPJYtCqV/s400/IMG_0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589862398641736018" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Hello Family and Friends! Thanks for your letters and emails this week. I'm supremely grateful for all the help that you've been to me during my mission. I am truly blessed to know people like you.<br /><br />Well, what to say, what to say... I'm still working hard, though I feel odd. The baptisms went great! Now the family is all together in the gospel. They're very happy and we're very happy for them!<br /><br />The next few days we have plans just like normal: work hard, meet with lots of people, do the work of the Lord. Halfway through Saturday, we'll be heading down to Madrid for General Conference. We'll go back Sunday for the rest of it. And then Monday, well, it will have been 2 years since I entered the MTC.<br /><br />Yes, I am planning on leaving a good amount of clothing here</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" > in Spain. Bringing my two-pant suit home would make about as much sense as bringing home a bag full of garbage. I may or may not leave a pair or two of my shoes. Most of my "white" shirts will be excluded. My black suit is still ok, and my pinstrip</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >e is more-or-less ok. Other knickknacks and hygiene products may not make the cut. I have to get everything into 2 suitcases, both of them under 22 kilos (50 pounds). Tough. So far, I'm trying not to think too much about it. There are still other th</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >ings to do that are more important.<br /><br />As for the plans, they sound good. I would be fine with either dinner option, but I know that it will be more fun for you guys to eat out, so</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" > we'll do that. You can choose the restaurant. Somewhere that has root beer, please. :)<br /><br />Wow, so many emotions, so many things I want to say... I feel very blessed that the Lord gave me this opportunity. I can't imagine having gone thr</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >ough life without this experience to help me learn. I am pleased with the op</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >portunity I've had to watch God work miracles in the lives of his children, and even more pleased that I have been able to participate in making those miracles happen. The future (as always) is uncertain, but I have confidence that, come what may, if I do what God wants me to, things will work out alright. I love you all, and again </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >I thank you sincerely for the ways you've helped me. Take care, and may God bless you.<br /><br />Till we meet,<br /><br />-Elder Knorr<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGJ0irLT7BwSlPQyhlw4WbuGt6PM7dj1AJ7Pmt_8-frfveeQkkt7dQ3anf2ndTvTBJDYkKSE57kGHtZahgBI5IrVP-W5eD-yIsI7btzTcnOq_5hioi9vwN7PM5K1pM8KvRq-h0N7tRGWA/s1600/IMG_0208.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGJ0irLT7BwSlPQyhlw4WbuGt6PM7dj1AJ7Pmt_8-frfveeQkkt7dQ3anf2ndTvTBJDYkKSE57kGHtZahgBI5IrVP-W5eD-yIsI7btzTcnOq_5hioi9vwN7PM5K1pM8KvRq-h0N7tRGWA/s400/IMG_0208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589862405126407586" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiga_gLs3rJMcdKNi4aD9ScSdV7A6CfDtwFlKTacEPax8wiUmKfmaX0AJu69pfxS0h8ri_n-ngp0wo0vwAeEKNDAxFSJHXSS5GL4_FfdoK_x02px6PFAiGEe1URJw-vL1_wM9UScgcbYqCO/s1600/IMG_10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiga_gLs3rJMcdKNi4aD9ScSdV7A6CfDtwFlKTacEPax8wiUmKfmaX0AJu69pfxS0h8ri_n-ngp0wo0vwAeEKNDAxFSJHXSS5GL4_FfdoK_x02px6PFAiGEe1URJw-vL1_wM9UScgcbYqCO/s400/IMG_10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589862413336346834" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GxxsdGt6KhxbBWQ_cs1rUtFDJz9XYOX0fDKIIJF-0T8IBPQUpsYYFK9hqX9f6sJB9jyIumuXZZgVYhkd3FCQYHxJhNO6pT5bQ0M7waWx8LQOY9H2uxiYWBXp7AnafxzATgtrRSRqev4v/s1600/IMG_0231.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GxxsdGt6KhxbBWQ_cs1rUtFDJz9XYOX0fDKIIJF-0T8IBPQUpsYYFK9hqX9f6sJB9jyIumuXZZgVYhkd3FCQYHxJhNO6pT5bQ0M7waWx8LQOY9H2uxiYWBXp7AnafxzATgtrRSRqev4v/s400/IMG_0231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589862417298058434" border="0" /></a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-30461761856199336152011-03-23T05:05:00.006-07:002011-03-23T05:39:38.367-07:00Danna, Paula and Sofia are getting baptized!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello everyone!<br /><br />Thanks for the email, Mom, even if it was basically a wedding schedule for the whole summer. I can't believe how many of the people I know are getting married! Especially in my own family! I mean, Emily, for cryin' out loud! You'll have to forgive me if that still seems like a figment of my imagination, as I have</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">n</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">'t really had to face the reality of any of this yet. But I'm glad everyon</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e's taking this big step in their lives. Very good. I guess I'll get to go to a lot of recept</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">io</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ns. Sweet! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdQc4ZT_r7qIGG8mFf4Kdaaj_cIMS-MZJaA79k6wr1PGU0fTEXt0ptvAZYd2d2YYXp6oSZu-kXXIKUlrmekGB-2tSAoXc7VRpMh__vMF7Saocb2Ws42OqWTTKZ9fT9J-GiaTewson51cr/s1600/Wedding_bells_2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdQc4ZT_r7qIGG8mFf4Kdaaj_cIMS-MZJaA79k6wr1PGU0fTEXt0ptvAZYd2d2YYXp6oSZu-kXXIKUlrmekGB-2tSAoXc7VRpMh__vMF7Saocb2Ws42OqWTTKZ9fT9J-GiaTewson51cr/s320/Wedding_bells_2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587251553244415682" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyhow, I'm glad to hear from everyone. Especially you, Ethan! Sounds like there's a bunch of cool stuff going on in your life lately. Taekwondo testing? Awesome! And I might just make it to the launch of "The Magnum." And I've always wanted to memorize all the extra verses of the Star Spangled Banner too. </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm looking forward to spending some good time with you, Bro. I hope you're up for some adventures!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FTYRAp03rieqJe6B9IwdpHMK2Zt7PNBM8UnjmlSavHgyc3_zMvK13K1cDsG02KTDP5safgnh9dvY008w81NJxEbGJ4wPvYrQ1lOgCwsne8sd2KzfL9Q-96EM7M9wOU3cMvJ0YQpzIaTe/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+6.28.21+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FTYRAp03rieqJe6B9IwdpHMK2Zt7PNBM8UnjmlSavHgyc3_zMvK13K1cDsG02KTDP5safgnh9dvY008w81NJxEbGJ4wPvYrQ1lOgCwsne8sd2KzfL9Q-96EM7M9wOU3cMvJ0YQpzIaTe/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+6.28.21+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587253310638127506" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just so it's all clear, my current companion's name is Elder T</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hurston. He's e</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ven taller than Elder Holub was. It's true, it's an ironic twist that my trainer was a short guy and my last companion is very tall. The cycle continues...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMadizHS_mz89r4Ibi12faeUupLkOU9L_MNqlvEmmGvC3-pCr4GeH1bT68seOEyYQc2pS9OsoKPoHVILCwRXoaxwegfDb5Pfmqp_47P14J4UA9QI6uYQHdS2oAs6Jf4ATeHBc881-Jxg69/s1600/IMG_0176.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMadizHS_mz89r4Ibi12faeUupLkOU9L_MNqlvEmmGvC3-pCr4GeH1bT68seOEyYQc2pS9OsoKPoHVILCwRXoaxwegfDb5Pfmqp_47P14J4UA9QI6uYQHdS2oAs6Jf4ATeHBc881-Jxg69/s320/IMG_0176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587251556553604850" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WPnnucpEWp23WJj6qu6JddizwF6Uhaiq8XBg8q90IleaRvpYh-hb7AIMWk93mpov1oijeBdOla8KDO7EXBB1wO0y0MzuVHVby08dLQuYWdW4WETaFJgcRPk9ptoAze7D_bB7NhwJg246/s1600/IMG_0151.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WPnnucpEWp23WJj6qu6JddizwF6Uhaiq8XBg8q90IleaRvpYh-hb7AIMWk93mpov1oijeBdOla8KDO7EXBB1wO0y0MzuVHVby08dLQuYWdW4WETaFJgcRPk9ptoAze7D_bB7NhwJg246/s320/IMG_0151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587251561682520994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm sorry to hear about President Christianson's heart attack, but I'm glad to hear that he's doing well and that he plans to finish his time as mission president. President Christianson has helped me in many ways growing </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">up and deciding to come on the mission. I hope to see him again soon.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Alright, now for news on missionary work:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHcWGQcdgaUH1cSJulavZzwrm1Xctq3GjOFCo8rLUwwEqpFWSvcW10mHAK0Mz6zAAzmlp4GlFgsYY5wCkJBCVU37Cfx_Fpvr5Q3onh1EGGYIypv01fcyZn7mBoL6zkFVvIoMhAGZQcwCS/s1600/Baptisms690x185.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHcWGQcdgaUH1cSJulavZzwrm1Xctq3GjOFCo8rLUwwEqpFWSvcW10mHAK0Mz6zAAzmlp4GlFgsYY5wCkJBCVU37Cfx_Fpvr5Q3onh1EGGYIypv01fcyZn7mBoL6zkFVvIoMhAGZQcwCS/s320/Baptisms690x185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587253312799396386" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>The biggest news right now is that Danna, Paula and Sofia are getting baptized this Saturday at 6 o'clock in the Villalba chapel. You're all invited! :) They are all very desirous to be baptized and have very good testimonies. It will be a beautiful service, and the young women will be providing the musical number. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our other investigators are progressing along well, but slowly. We think that setting some clearer goals for their progress will help them resolve their doubts and move towards baptism.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI9-xFSk51U-CuB1dH5R6OY4kTAnze7Ux8f2PIXbbsvL2kITMe_HqQ2VDN_v7inEqQ-O9OnWXDR9YCe_bFI-akLUfgGJWMGp_UCEqzq72XgRF1jpNguahwZ_iBhFNxc4dp2oNxa4ORsTG/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+6.18.01+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI9-xFSk51U-CuB1dH5R6OY4kTAnze7Ux8f2PIXbbsvL2kITMe_HqQ2VDN_v7inEqQ-O9OnWXDR9YCe_bFI-akLUfgGJWMGp_UCEqzq72XgRF1jpNguahwZ_iBhFNxc4dp2oNxa4ORsTG/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+6.18.01+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587251567591053042" border="0" /></a></span></span>We are also putting a greater focus on passing by members and helping them fulfill their missionary responsibilities. We are sharing with them the inspired promise given by our mission president that if they refer 5 friends to us, at least one of those friends will be baptized. So far, we're coming up against the usual "I've shared the gospel with everyone I know and there's nothing left to </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">do" excuse, but we're helping them work past that and see that they really do know a lot of people who aren't members of the Church who could benefit from the gospel message. It's a whole new ball game, but I trust that with time, things will begin to open up more.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Another fun note: I'm almost completely out of money. At the end of the mission, we have to answer for our reimbursable 100 euro travel fund. Unfortunately, problems with my reimbursement forms in the past have caused a cash flow dilemma and I've been forced to go very cheap on food thi</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s month to come out with those 100 euros. It's been rice and hot dogs for the past week and I'm feeling just fine! :)<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9sfsFNWWCZxK_SZVO5Z5tgdh90XTlb-81pexYjE5geKFK7gWu7X8StI-GlidXGVpVvzvaEzkBYnSM9PzgrSiknpcnRl3CHERENRy1Z85GaoxuUjnqhtFDoVON42QTE3unik5b2hqs5rH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+6.22.02+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9sfsFNWWCZxK_SZVO5Z5tgdh90XTlb-81pexYjE5geKFK7gWu7X8StI-GlidXGVpVvzvaEzkBYnSM9PzgrSiknpcnRl3CHERENRy1Z85GaoxuUjnqhtFDoVON42QTE3unik5b2hqs5rH/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-23+at+6.22.02+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587251574524540306" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, that's about all that's going on. We keep working hard and enjoying missionary work to its fullest. There are so many people who need the gospel and there's so little time! I'm grateful with all of my soul for the opportunities that the Lord has already given me to share his gospel, and I pray that he gives me a few more yet.<br /><br />I love you all, thank you for making all of this possible for me.<br /><br />Take care,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-69289980688196915882011-03-16T07:16:00.004-07:002011-03-16T07:33:57.597-07:00Onward, Ever Onward!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello Family! Thanks for the email. For starters, no, I haven't yet received your package. I'm sure it will arrive soon though, and I look forward to it. Thanks for all of the nice things you've sent me on my mission; they've really helped</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> me work better and more effectively.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was a good week! Alvaro an</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">d </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">his family continue to progress. This last Sunday, both parents were working, but his 3 </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">daughters (Danna, Paula, Sofia) got ready for church all on their own, and we went together. This is especially impressive because when I was 13, 12 or 9, I don't know if I'd have been so responsible! They really enjoy church! They're really great and they're progressing along very nicely. As for the other investigators, we're helping them progress and keep their commitments. The hardest part is de</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">finitely getting them to come to church where we can worship the Lord together.<br /><br />Things are going slowly, but we keep working.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for recent news, we j</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">u</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">st got done with a 2-almost-3 day exchange with the Barrio 5 zone leaders. I was wor</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">king down there in Madrid while Elder Cerro took my place in Villalba. We ended the exchange by going to Cercedilla to hike. When we arrived, it was snowing! But we still got out and hiked around a bit and had fun.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for life after death: anything that can wait till I get home, I'd like it to wait. I want to be able to work these last few weeks as if they were no different from any other three weeks in my mission.<br /><br />Wow Emily, moving up the wedding to June 4t</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">h? At least you haven't moved it up to April 4th yet! :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Other than </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">that, I'm just doing my best to work hard. Nothing has changed, just the calendar. And thanks for the lov</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e and support you </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">all show me.<br /><br />Till next time,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQiQoc5iXQurr1oYtJpXkcADNnZpXIJbUppbU46Rdv0g5P_SGgkvvFNH_lXcWAFFOyDcINJEshdwPw6nNmwmLDY8Hnl01LGrN0EVuUyhiqcsIWcRDRngnQ6_xFfKeyCMfqxRtEKf6kl50/s1600/IMG_0151.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQiQoc5iXQurr1oYtJpXkcADNnZpXIJbUppbU46Rdv0g5P_SGgkvvFNH_lXcWAFFOyDcINJEshdwPw6nNmwmLDY8Hnl01LGrN0EVuUyhiqcsIWcRDRngnQ6_xFfKeyCMfqxRtEKf6kl50/s400/IMG_0151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584685247775728482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmj3Zga206SzpygI8lF1a03m8td3SXNLA8QuCrc-gcjaF1wyFVjxwp-RHRW2jlOpF5baRApzyNknTCkCSeIhU4fzidQrfNozgOK03r4v02bBn4FGmUH4n8I3HEOxNsCoVsQxpMu75IO6X/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmj3Zga206SzpygI8lF1a03m8td3SXNLA8QuCrc-gcjaF1wyFVjxwp-RHRW2jlOpF5baRApzyNknTCkCSeIhU4fzidQrfNozgOK03r4v02bBn4FGmUH4n8I3HEOxNsCoVsQxpMu75IO6X/s400/IMG_0152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584685254949053602" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNQLRX5IUAFrS4RLTQh52ZXvBqAZEo21tVjSa5eAGrUFLMB6FBawhBCW9gbNeC0DS2t3d9Vwd2FFghqRstjKGggd7epQbPKzpFkUfEQQEnVoD585SMipZw0Zxq91yFtSB7ySSye3rVPP7/s1600/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNQLRX5IUAFrS4RLTQh52ZXvBqAZEo21tVjSa5eAGrUFLMB6FBawhBCW9gbNeC0DS2t3d9Vwd2FFghqRstjKGggd7epQbPKzpFkUfEQQEnVoD585SMipZw0Zxq91yFtSB7ySSye3rVPP7/s400/IMG_0180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584685271254066642" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq-jS1wSM0tJVqkVBBSJuKSGHyNz4ELu5qDfpJ_Lhjehu4vVPkOJ8b5na7DjHdk1LTxoYfIts6HUsXEszyjpRfbBgpAeGRMOeYBcWqkQnu2yw878IQDIAFbTHLsKNyydAxUpuJvdWZDXf/s1600/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq-jS1wSM0tJVqkVBBSJuKSGHyNz4ELu5qDfpJ_Lhjehu4vVPkOJ8b5na7DjHdk1LTxoYfIts6HUsXEszyjpRfbBgpAeGRMOeYBcWqkQnu2yw878IQDIAFbTHLsKNyydAxUpuJvdWZDXf/s400/IMG_0179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584685265967654530" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-15902935832062004452011-03-09T09:06:00.003-07:002011-03-09T09:17:14.384-07:0023 months down, a whole eternity to go!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4XdxLzhlp_IOy8OhPh4LQ_XuLuxVS-0wws24Z1bptdlQCux8NDu8N0tXSIIhK22RXcVy8Ox0FlRmJwE3wElr_wtpeItaCSoKHNlSSe1mTTRwmEh6H7T9D9e7HptsvIrHJG7ul9lzh6Fc/s1600/scripture-study.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4XdxLzhlp_IOy8OhPh4LQ_XuLuxVS-0wws24Z1bptdlQCux8NDu8N0tXSIIhK22RXcVy8Ox0FlRmJwE3wElr_wtpeItaCSoKHNlSSe1mTTRwmEh6H7T9D9e7HptsvIrHJG7ul9lzh6Fc/s320/scripture-study.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582114654608181586" border="0" /></a></span></span>Hey Dad!<br /><br />First off, I'm glad to hear that your personal scripture studies have been better than normal while I've been a missionary. However, just because that era is ending, it doesn't mean that that needs to end! In fact, if you're willing, I'd like to keep doing morning scripture studies with</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> you fo</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">r as long as I'm at home. And Mom, if she wants to or can, and Ethan too, if he's feeling "man" enough. :) The reason for this is that I may feel like I have a strong testimony now, but it if I say I have enough, it will be taken away from me even that which I have. Same story with Spanish, I figure. So, onward and upward spiritually! and we'll have to think of some ways to keep my Spanish up too. Maybe my future career can involve it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Things are going well in the area. Sadith and his now completely baptized family are progressing very nicely. We are doing our best to help them prepare to enter the temple and be sealed. We have full confidence that they will be able to do it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for our other investigators, we've found some new ones with decent potential, and we've had some difficulty with our</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> old ones. Some families are just going to take some time, while others aren't going anywhere and seem to be losing steam. We're still doing everything we can, and trying to use our time with efficiency.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I got sick yesterday, and had no desires to eat all day. I got very tired, had chills, aches and pains, a headache, and had a few other undesirable symptoms... I was worried that it was a repeat of the sickness I had almost exactly a year ago in Barrio 4 (remember, the one that put me out for almost a week?) but today I feel much better, so I don't think there's anything to worry about for the time being. Still a little weak, but I think that once </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I get some good food into my body, I'll be good as new.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm sad to hear that the fruitless pear must be chopped down. You know what they say: every tree that bringeth forth not good fruit must be hewn down and cast into the fire. Just as long as you don't cut down the pine tree, we're good, ok? :) But I am curious: why are we going to build a tree fort in a tree that we're just going to chop down?<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQLpaT5IUIz61z_ypzUbn4SxRpzzsTxkVyf1Ew64OdDHh-r69wn2KRbj7ss3WRHVpyFPicHBGrG-0sCD7J4dtnzW2gRyWgCjFM9jjT_Ut3OmiGky-1bERHRahiiGLKKhQ-QUXaQWacLAe/s1600/tree-house1.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQLpaT5IUIz61z_ypzUbn4SxRpzzsTxkVyf1Ew64OdDHh-r69wn2KRbj7ss3WRHVpyFPicHBGrG-0sCD7J4dtnzW2gRyWgCjFM9jjT_Ut3OmiGky-1bERHRahiiGLKKhQ-QUXaQWacLAe/s320/tree-house1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582114644925634034" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, thanks for the email. It was grea</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">t fun reading it and enjoying it. And I hope everything goes well. Let me know if anyone dies/gets engaged. Till next time,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-38786352673536880342011-03-02T06:15:00.013-07:002011-03-04T08:40:20.199-07:00The work goes on!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUVysxbvbyeYhqk3d-pkP2RITZfNJYwANdK3QdB0MbDNAOGk6hnVXKkhhqr58sAI4dr-9yMum2hZpUNv2BW22PPDs2z9j1ewejEQLrK75dHvfgfxQcx3FrDf25e2l3HTXy4FXdsmAjtxV/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-02+at+6.47.15+AM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUVysxbvbyeYhqk3d-pkP2RITZfNJYwANdK3QdB0MbDNAOGk6hnVXKkhhqr58sAI4dr-9yMum2hZpUNv2BW22PPDs2z9j1ewejEQLrK75dHvfgfxQcx3FrDf25e2l3HTXy4FXdsmAjtxV/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-02+at+6.47.15+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579479045323858226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Happy Birthday, Max! Wow, 8 years of puppy love? Where did the time go. Why, it seems only yesterday that Dad brought Max home. He's such a good little puppy...and I'm glad to hear that he still gets a kick out of shredding the egg cartons. He always did love that, didn't he? I wonder if he'll still remember me after all this time. It's sure been a while.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, things are going great! You asked for a run-down of our investigators and the work in Villalba, so I decided to write a bit of a summary:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PzNLfu0XWj8e6agNaGCGIC5a7sCizJOrwPt20FrC6jXAdfsI8-MuPAHaQ_Pxehu-mh2nIACha-TMquSxGITZqqmaeHYc8rPMG22He9qqDOzAgwCGLjj2bqgXU7UML1uL8ktGcIpUN22f/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PzNLfu0XWj8e6agNaGCGIC5a7sCizJOrwPt20FrC6jXAdfsI8-MuPAHaQ_Pxehu-mh2nIACha-TMquSxGITZqqmaeHYc8rPMG22He9qqDOzAgwCGLjj2bqgXU7UML1uL8ktGcIpUN22f/s400/IMG_0145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579474608533106482" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sadith was baptized as planned this last Sunday. It was a great experience for all those present, including Isaac. Now all 4 members of Sadith's family are members of the church: Sadith, Maritzah, Michelle and Bryan. They're awesome people and I love them a lot. We're all very happy for Sadith and his decision. Now, just one more year and they can be sealed in the temple! :)<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHoM57P_3EPjRcb_twGDTN3Z2ZnMQDqA5TlcSoFXB_0N3vuy8BxnO8EGCuncckjJab4Z7WZZGvfUgHgLbKLoxQMK5tM_g6dyZ7l-3hcJw9gUKHm3jQvryAjkLUCu4dVHehlK0Pnp3R-Pq/s1600/baptism-graphic.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHoM57P_3EPjRcb_twGDTN3Z2ZnMQDqA5TlcSoFXB_0N3vuy8BxnO8EGCuncckjJab4Z7WZZGvfUgHgLbKLoxQMK5tM_g6dyZ7l-3hcJw9gUKHm3jQvryAjkLUCu4dVHehlK0Pnp3R-Pq/s320/baptism-graphic.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579473030208351074" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We have basically 3 other families that we're working with at the moment. Dia</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">na and D</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">aniel, and their kids Michelle and Daniel. They're good. Daniel Sr. avoids us a lot and doesn't have interest like the other three. Also, Diana's father, Jose Maria, is interested in learning more and coming to church, so we're working with him too. Their current challenge is that they're not coming to church like they should be... it's a bit discouraging but we will keep working with them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Alvaro, Lani and their family are doing well. They're th</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e ones with 3 baptism-age daughters. They came to church last week and the daughters just LOVED it! We need to help Alvaro just as much as his daughte</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rs, but all in all it was a smashing success getting them all to church. Our visits are falling through too often with them and that's a little frustrating.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our third family, Maria and her kids, is doing well. She is the most reliable of the three but has been sick lately and thus incapable of meeting or coming to church. She has come once, however, and is a good inve</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">stigator. We're helping her work through her problems so as to help her young family.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_66CTyEZskm7yAZoYLkl8mhHY3dpkWyzjZvWO3MYkxmtIeQalxt2IfaxB5BN7lW4CvKb243vyiM-iZ1GXCsDf6yv-Z7JifAr1EdpnSJMzwSmPdl5VlUEo5oaUVl-HvLe40ESEuSDhRfX/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-02+at+6.24.09+AM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_66CTyEZskm7yAZoYLkl8mhHY3dpkWyzjZvWO3MYkxmtIeQalxt2IfaxB5BN7lW4CvKb243vyiM-iZ1GXCsDf6yv-Z7JifAr1EdpnSJMzwSmPdl5VlUEo5oaUVl-HvLe40ESEuSDhRfX/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-02+at+6.24.09+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579473024153506114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there's a good group of young people who have been referred by their friends to investigate the church. Alejandro, Fabiola, and Raquel (youth from the ward) have all invited friends to learn more about the church. All of their friends are good, have interes</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">t, and many of them are coming to church. It's a very nice trend that we're seeing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there's Isaac </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">[who is hearing-impaired]. We are moving slowly but surely to help him understand basic principles of the gospel, such as faith, prayer and the need for baptism and repentance. The other day, I spent about 10 minutes just on repentance and what the word means. It's a whole new challenge.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, that's more or less what's going on right now. I'm loving missionary work and sucking all of the enjoyment out of it that</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I can. I thank you all for your concern, love, and prayers on my behalf. I will continue to do my best to help others and keep the flame alive.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Till next time, your missionary son/brother/friend,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elders Barlow, Thurston and Knorr</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebpaVf-WmN_xX9mKL6qirgpwBKc9IKVb5lUMl-oe7zT_6r3QYJHPYi3rDyHmONK2N29ECIYLB6GFDTCOr-ROZzIGkUI7l1w0lm35Ok6nS8xVVALb8f6a71hcwk8IqF5kmmIgihV-Qe8FT/s1600/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg827JI6gqgt6DAdG3owZn0qd8il0HqkEWQ7SzjMuiYzjWhb8BN2GYZRaQw-w_jmeNvoGMxbA56GeWz9gqLL35wHIY530ypbCOaqNHJK-zlZ_AhDh5fBuqvYKgwLOzCyT8XH4Bbt-ZvTWKg/s400/Screen+shot+2011-02-25+at+9.14.57+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577847242646747186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGORWT6gsIEirkr6s8hgXPNLEqpczGtllTqqzhf8OSKqWUsFC24jotNr0dw6RPrdG1ieKMohl-092BDSWY-f1j2F7_U71PS3pMZ-W0nyXLR4vXhdzT9DsM_2_z9VgVTSjACHK3No8vHsYc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-25+at+9.12.07+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGORWT6gsIEirkr6s8hgXPNLEqpczGtllTqqzhf8OSKqWUsFC24jotNr0dw6RPrdG1ieKMohl-092BDSWY-f1j2F7_U71PS3pMZ-W0nyXLR4vXhdzT9DsM_2_z9VgVTSjACHK3No8vHsYc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-02-25+at+9.12.07+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577847247381278930" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-75733049452411860272011-02-23T04:46:00.004-07:002011-02-23T05:40:30.135-07:00Back to a twosome, and Sadith to be baptized this week!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello family! Thanks for the emails and letters you've been sending, they're great.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, our trio was to be short-lived. Elder Barlow was transferred this last Monday to work in Barrio 3 in Madrid, leaving me and Elder Thurston alone here again. It's nice in some ways, being able to restore</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> the old functions of having a normal companionship, but we also miss Elder Barlo</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">w a lot. He was a way nice guy who had a big heart and liked making jokes. Though he couldn't speak Spanish hardly at all, everyone loved him because he had so much charm and was so personable and didn't take himself too seriously. I'm sure he will do incredible things in the mission.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Many other changes happened. The Canary Islands got more-or-les</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s redone and a bunch of missionaries from the mainland </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">were switched with a bunch of missionaries from the islands. A few people went back and forth from up north and Madrid. All in all, lots of changes. We stayed m</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ostly put, Elder Thurston and I.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheABq1VIRZBvp-lYmLW0-R0obJF2QlO_ILuPDkBZn878WBLFP1di2AUiWpGk7Badmi1gHhLkCGTXe9M3qjq_1ZkfRwg3q2rkX0I8jZsywKluU6Qfsl27k4v4IsjfQ7RWf36BnEz46cq5m/s1600/images-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheABq1VIRZBvp-lYmLW0-R0obJF2QlO_ILuPDkBZn878WBLFP1di2AUiWpGk7Badmi1gHhLkCGTXe9M3qjq_1ZkfRwg3q2rkX0I8jZsywKluU6Qfsl27k4v4IsjfQ7RWf36BnEz46cq5m/s320/images-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576863426936165938" border="0" /></a></span></span>The biggest news this week is that Sadith Coello is very close to being baptized! His service is scheduled for the 27th this week and we're all very excited, especially him, for thi</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s new step he will be taking in his life. His interview last night went through without a hitch, and he'll soon be joining his family in Chu</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rch membership. An interesting thing about Sadith: he has read the entire Book of Mormon already. He decided that it would be important to r</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ead the whole book before getting baptized, so he set that goal. Many days, </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">as we passed by his apartment, we saw him sitting out in his minivan all alone, reclined, reading the Book of Mormon. I asked him where he was in the book the other day, and he said that he was almost done with Moroni. Incredible! Sadith is a good man and the Lord needs him in His Church.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In other news, we continue to find new people to find, teach and baptize. We have about 3 families that are really showing prog</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ress right now. Maria and her two kids, Daniel y Diana and their two kids, and Alvaro and Lani and their three daughters. Two of the three are looking a little shaky right now, </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">but we're not going to give up on them just yet. They have good desires, but are a little "flojo" at the moment and need help.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIPzDAM1_mg-nE0rU6lsSl1lTk9hQoLbl201eiCJAqgrNbLLrsbBLQs0MbPQFZ9YtNkNK0juzQExFVbQxPYTdxXWZ7KVs11vPo0FOih5kSqQBmHkYdFe_em35K1iJVzqa2U-ahLeisPXJ/s1600/Come_Unto_Christ_by_th3thr1ll3r.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIPzDAM1_mg-nE0rU6lsSl1lTk9hQoLbl201eiCJAqgrNbLLrsbBLQs0MbPQFZ9YtNkNK0juzQExFVbQxPYTdxXWZ7KVs11vPo0FOih5kSqQBmHkYdFe_em35K1iJVzqa2U-ahLeisPXJ/s320/Come_Unto_Christ_by_th3thr1ll3r.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576863784484230946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Things are still going well with the members. We are helping a good number of less active members come back to Church. This last week, actually, was a very successful week in that regard. Many people ca</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">me to Church who don't normally do that, including one family that has been estranged from the ward for almost 5 years. It was a true joy to see all of these people make the decision to come back. That is just as satisfying to me to see. After all, I'm here to invite all people to come to Christ.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm doing all that I can to keep focused on the work and use my time wisely. There is still so much work to do here in Villalba! And there are so many investigators to teach and to help progress.<br /><br />I can't afford to lose focus now! Now that we're back in a normal companionship, I find it all the easier to really buckle up and work hard. I hope and pray that the Lord will be pleased with my sacrifice.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love you all! Thanks for your support in letters and emails. I appreciate all that you do for me, and for each other.<br /><br />Take care, and till next time,</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Elder Knorr </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-82653698165246936302011-02-17T08:05:00.006-07:002011-02-17T08:42:41.153-07:00Excerpt and Picture from Sister Watkins' Mission Blog<span style="font-size:130%;">Elder Knorr's mission mom reports on activities in her mission blog.<br /><br />Here are a couple of recent posts:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />"On Feb. 15, we had a zone conference for the three Madrid Zones: Madrid Este, Madrid Sur and Cuatro Caminos. Including the three senior couples there are 72 missionaries in those three zones. We met from 10:00 to 2:45. Pre</span><span style="font-size:130%;">sident and Watkins spoke, as did the two Ayudantes (AP's), Elders Driggs and Ketchum. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">We heard a lovely musical number from </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Elders Knorr</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">,</span> DeHaro, and Raiano. We then broke up into zones for workshops lead by the three sets of Zone Leaders: Elders Middleton and Jackson, Elders Griotti and Carter, and Elders Cerro and Gomez. Following the workshops, we went to the Temple cafeteria for lunch. All that was left to do after l</span><span style="font-size:130%;">unch was sing Happy Birthday to the Janua</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ry and February birthday missionaries, enjoy No-Bake Cookies and pick up mail and supplies. Zone Conference is always a great time to recharge our missionary zeal and spiritual batteries!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">____________________________</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"A favorite Preparation Day activity - futbol (soccer)"<br /><br />Can you spot Elder Knorr in the grey shirt?<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size:x-small;"></span></i></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeDgf74At-RW8B56wjmXHx_ClKGtKDcm0jRBliCIGVgpKCdPPdR-tMdgLWCMUfu3VCKUD8PUL79c026lLIhd_phXZtBjZmRjvUOZ5I28Xsh6T8QSKMOaaqO5PoWKyd2vbSvqFSoh1RGV7/s1600/Futbol.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeDgf74At-RW8B56wjmXHx_ClKGtKDcm0jRBliCIGVgpKCdPPdR-tMdgLWCMUfu3VCKUD8PUL79c026lLIhd_phXZtBjZmRjvUOZ5I28Xsh6T8QSKMOaaqO5PoWKyd2vbSvqFSoh1RGV7/s400/Futbol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574675792923924786" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-14343442012648442692011-02-16T23:41:00.002-07:002011-02-17T08:41:57.085-07:00Looking at Spain through Fresh Eyes<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, things are going more or less normal here in Villalba. Our trio presses onward. This is probably the closest I will get to training while on my missio</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">n, so I'm enjoying it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxcVdwTNG6mzDKcKOxeeDMHxFfUt3tTKaRjWPYQtGsM61mIA_QFG2ep4LK0n30pFiGYMC5Ua_trICCwk9wwxDYc79GH8ucei7Sm22iTaXH1UoUew2st2AH2hTLCWNZhRGiT_NnooKXRtR/s1600/fresh+eyes.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxcVdwTNG6mzDKcKOxeeDMHxFfUt3tTKaRjWPYQtGsM61mIA_QFG2ep4LK0n30pFiGYMC5Ua_trICCwk9wwxDYc79GH8ucei7Sm22iTaXH1UoUew2st2AH2hTLCWNZhRGiT_NnooKXRtR/s320/fresh+eyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574683468176682962" border="0" /></a>There's so much that I've been learning and dis</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">covering as I've helped Elder Barlow get used to things here. I've noticed a lot of things that I am now used to that are new for him. Weird! A lot of the things were little, insignificant things, like the fact that doorknobs here are in the middle of the door, or that there's hardly any carpet, or that the traffic lights commonly flash yellow (y</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ield), or that everyone smokes, or that milk comes in 1 liter boxes and can be stored at</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> room temperature, or that there is no peanut butter or root beer. These are all things that are now normal to me, but they shouldn't be. Does that make sense? These things are strange, but I don't</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> notice them anymore. Having Elder Barlow around to point it all out is quite interesting, seeing as I may have never noticed it myself. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We had Zone Conference and Stake Conference this past week. Although Stake Conference was an hour and a half away, Sadith came with all his family and Alvaro also made the trip with his 12-year-old daughter Paul</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a. It was a great experience for all present and they all continue towards baptism.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY_c85eZ6EK_OZn1Q2tUY2iaRlNBYMFNiADjH1ADb7GUipI_zwGpDWU-StTBAqdThm6V6EQdaZbx68IcHeasHfoV-GHTV7cVgSQpPNCGhpHKWrhCS2OnoiMiR5aqn98rPwEFL-A29Y7yA/s1600/Sadith.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY_c85eZ6EK_OZn1Q2tUY2iaRlNBYMFNiADjH1ADb7GUipI_zwGpDWU-StTBAqdThm6V6EQdaZbx68IcHeasHfoV-GHTV7cVgSQpPNCGhpHKWrhCS2OnoiMiR5aqn98rPwEFL-A29Y7yA/s320/Sadith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574683464980743058" border="0" /></a>Sadith now has a date for the 26th of February, and </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">he's excited and looking forward to it, as is his family. He is a great man and has overcome a lot to be able to get to this point. We are going to do everything possible to help him achieve his goal.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Other than that, things are looking tricky due to a sudden lack of money... :S We had to buy a variety of pots and pans for the piso, and I ended up footing the bill. Now I have about 5 euros to get me through the nex</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">t 2 weeks. Yeah. Fun times. Fortunately, Elder Barlow has plenty of money on the month still, and we live the law of consecration when it comes to food. :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today, we went in to Madrid and spent some time with some of the other missionaries down there. We stopped by a pretty sweet Star Wars exhibition and took some pictures with all of the life-size stuff and had a good time.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTqGa62iSR85CxexBATr0kYx5w3KIMv4yGJhb_MjJtVQArnYCFEkidi122RiJrexTilLKRb9AeAdIf07lsijMYjKqhDkiOxIMSTDBGWgk4KX9LNabSw7oHKxPlP0zK_D9j87pgFCRbkz5/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-17+at+8.37.32+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTqGa62iSR85CxexBATr0kYx5w3KIMv4yGJhb_MjJtVQArnYCFEkidi122RiJrexTilLKRb9AeAdIf07lsijMYjKqhDkiOxIMSTDBGWgk4KX9LNabSw7oHKxPlP0zK_D9j87pgFCRbkz5/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-17+at+8.37.32+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574683477807142642" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oh, another thing. Remember Freencky Portas? Well, he put his papers in for the mission and he got his call last week. Guess where he's serving...? Salt Lake City, Utah. English Speaking. I literally screamed when I found out. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oFTMUw1jEXMkC4WYa6PnxGcB7ICDC3gDtoiROYUcZuyOUP1dsnk1lD1kxISxXAzwCcfeGye-4Ncw44ZWGEsA0nGZ-vjlXSqT4cU1pgev9IzLNFIlj7M6arrdH4Wcmwln7j8Z6NlSUubE/s1600/map_of_salt_lake_city_ut.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oFTMUw1jEXMkC4WYa6PnxGcB7ICDC3gDtoiROYUcZuyOUP1dsnk1lD1kxISxXAzwCcfeGye-4Ncw44ZWGEsA0nGZ-vjlXSqT4cU1pgev9IzLNFIlj7M6arrdH4Wcmwln7j8Z6NlSUubE/s320/map_of_salt_lake_city_ut.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574683483064590850" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, not much else going on right now. I'm loving being a missionary and am looking forward to Sadith's baptism. I love you all and thank you for your prayers and support.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Till next time,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-911409427034021942011-02-10T21:58:00.003-07:002011-02-10T22:03:27.094-07:00Picture from Madrid Mission Newsletter<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Six elders went home from the Madrid Mission this month, and they only received one new missionary - Elder Barlow, whom Elder Knorr and Elder Thurston get to train. From Elder Knorr's report in his last email, they're off to a great start!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HTH7Seoz24OcJQmbj-_l3V5J5esNRXqHtyXewo2F4zz4P9DAlBj3KI8wPv_mJf00TVtbVTe36o6oBrJRnQ4-G36ThOgv1dxE3T3LM31tSDbIxDkz5dyrM7INymBjXxjSikjocpsa9IUd/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-10+at+9.51.29+PM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 419px; height: 459px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HTH7Seoz24OcJQmbj-_l3V5J5esNRXqHtyXewo2F4zz4P9DAlBj3KI8wPv_mJf00TVtbVTe36o6oBrJRnQ4-G36ThOgv1dxE3T3LM31tSDbIxDkz5dyrM7INymBjXxjSikjocpsa9IUd/s400/Screen+shot+2011-02-10+at+9.51.29+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572292127190149874" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-68694672246138493882011-02-09T21:45:00.000-07:002011-02-09T08:14:31.090-07:00New Slideshow - consolidated pictures from Current Area of Villalba!<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >Check it out, on the right...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-46574581120583086272011-02-09T08:09:00.011-07:002011-02-10T22:09:41.727-07:00Lights out, training a new elder, and found a Colombian family!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello! Well, though I will confess that I saw this coming a while out, I am somewhat shocked. My little sister is engaged! Bwhah... I can't believe it! I... am at a complete loss for words on this. All I can really say is that I'm very happy for Justin and Emily and that I wish them the very best i</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">n their new future together. I may have missed the whole courtship and engagement, but at least I'll make the wedding!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpQmrGiDubmFFRvJO2K2G7MyFoOFG07kVlnorEGjRbf_sh6kAaw_oIarlq9q3bSJcmObaWCgvYxL7BEXzy1di8qQuy7-VPT4FV04a-E5HXYym-3N9ldjwcUnS2tr7oRk7KMYGfgltiV0/s1600/148139_491094340986_765570986_7122552_8278004_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpQmrGiDubmFFRvJO2K2G7MyFoOFG07kVlnorEGjRbf_sh6kAaw_oIarlq9q3bSJcmObaWCgvYxL7BEXzy1di8qQuy7-VPT4FV04a-E5HXYym-3N9ldjwcUnS2tr7oRk7KMYGfgltiV0/s400/148139_491094340986_765570986_7122552_8278004_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571717024782142194" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarXRUrYUJCu7TydAOQ8m1jX9b-Y1LILYiDp01GbOcA-sjI5RHMEPMgY_p8cFHlfFv2B8Gh5Xd-lZN4IDn9dONahXwAeqte4JKAh68JdUSBjoLco2PF4wneGlKeg80aLkr-fEZk6YhKE0/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 94px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarXRUrYUJCu7TydAOQ8m1jX9b-Y1LILYiDp01GbOcA-sjI5RHMEPMgY_p8cFHlfFv2B8Gh5Xd-lZN4IDn9dONahXwAeqte4JKAh68JdUSBjoLco2PF4wneGlKeg80aLkr-fEZk6YhKE0/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571717311492356914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, compared to that bit of news, everything else seems insignificant. I'm glad to hear about Lauren and David, as well as Matthew and Theresa. Sounds like everyone's deciding to get married all of a sudden. Not that it's a bad thing. I do thank everyone for waiting until I could get back to get married though. :) You're all the best!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Work here in Villalba is good. We had just begun morning studies this last </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzmXIlCGh446ELz4gS1DX60GiYHJhFeY44vbqaCKELUThlRPYASnKzm334tqn8oIWNRiSV10ksdyG0o65ngZarBAxQ86QCiGJPcAHim1riVkaIp8TfkipLLUcVbSTsmiUiAXFKR67-x4/s1600/lights-out-energy-saving-t14404.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzmXIlCGh446ELz4gS1DX60GiYHJhFeY44vbqaCKELUThlRPYASnKzm334tqn8oIWNRiSV10ksdyG0o65ngZarBAxQ86QCiGJPcAHim1riVkaIp8TfkipLLUcVbSTsmiUiAXFKR67-x4/s320/lights-out-energy-saving-t14404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571717312797239170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mo</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nday when suddenly the lights went out. Apparently there was a problem with our bills and the power company pulled the plug on us. Moving quickly, we washed t</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">he remaining dishes with the remaining hot water (or water heater is electric) and sealed the fridge and freezer. A quick distress call was made to our financial secretary.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />An hour or so later, we got a call telling us some even more shocking news: we were to receive a new elder in Villalba named Elder Barlow, and Elder Thurston and I would both be training him in a trio.<br /><br />Then, yesterday (Tuesday) we had our best Tuesday yet in Villalba, welcoming Elder Barlow and then teaching 5 lessons, 4 of them to investigators with members present. We found two new families and things were just going great.<br /><br />And now this news about Emily's engagement... </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">wow. Lots of new stuff going on. Better than things being boring, I guess! :) Oh, and by the way, our power came back on at the same time Tuesday morning. All we</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nt well.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfYqADdjYxNSCVLxfBfZsN2I_iSrwYte5vUnuLXSQSRnrbULGhKYGYY-qwwqTtFqjMGvvOcW-TYTM9ZcjbKBwKhwLZHXIqKbZqq6ejnaxdG8FbRDCXH6_nl7wqEYm0asQVZOS11Lkw6E/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-09+at+8.33.28+AM.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfYqADdjYxNSCVLxfBfZsN2I_iSrwYte5vUnuLXSQSRnrbULGhKYGYY-qwwqTtFqjMGvvOcW-TYTM9ZcjbKBwKhwLZHXIqKbZqq6ejnaxdG8FbRDCXH6_nl7wqEYm0asQVZOS11Lkw6E/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-09+at+8.33.28+AM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571717315151512178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A bit of a rundown on Elder Thurston, since you asked. He's a tall guy, a great missionary and, from what I hear, a good shot. He's from Logan, Utah, from a family of 7, and loves outdoors activities: camping, hunting, etc</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. He's also a champion shotgun shooter, and has made it to nationals before. We get along great, making jokes and working hard.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A random talent I've discovered on the mission: I can do a pretty good impersonation of the lead singer in Nickel</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">back. Remember Dad, the gritty voice on the "cornflakes" song? Well, I've perfected it (more or less). It just so turns out that Elder Barlow's favorite band was Nickelback before the mission, so we've been having some fun times with that.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPah3ILCrh4VT5lVFr0_TfpDRaxuKwdnz0bZIq_GfmnqBBO9LnsAmlymnFe5xUw_TXHGWjSSCa3qIACTOKSYCQR1aTQy9LQRPbjZ0AFDfhuEm_yaoaWlbbToTQnqf2RNLqawAYxnSmHI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-09+at+8.40.51+AM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPah3ILCrh4VT5lVFr0_TfpDRaxuKwdnz0bZIq_GfmnqBBO9LnsAmlymnFe5xUw_TXHGWjSSCa3qIACTOKSYCQR1aTQy9LQRPbjZ0AFDfhuEm_yaoaWlbbToTQnqf2RNLqawAYxnSmHI/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-09+at+8.40.51+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571717321536597410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A bit more detail on our investigators. We found a brand new family from Colombia, Bogota. They're a young-ish couple, both baptized, and they have three daughters (13, 12, 9) who haven't been baptized. His name is Alvaro Jon, and his mother's name is Ana Julia Castro Cubillos. Do you know her, Dad? He said she lived in Bogota at about the same time you were living there, and that she always had the missionaries over. Anyways, they're all really good because apparently they still have Family Night frequently and have good testim</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">onies. It's crazy, the Lord has prepared them to receive the gospel at this time. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Besides that, all is well. We continue to work hard, contacting, teaching and finding. We've been experiencing a surge in work this past week. Things are definitely looking up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, thanks so much, everyone, for your love and support! I realized the other day that I owe everything to God, and to all of you, the people who I knew who made me who I am. Thanks for the ways you continue to positively influence my life.<br /><br />Till next time,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr<br /><br />P.S. I've been thinking a bit about souvenirs. There are quite a few things here in Spain that you can't get anywhere else, and I guess you could say I'm taking requests. If anyone wants anything in particular, it would be much easier and less time-consuming for me to get a list of things than to have to shop and stuff. So, if anyone thinks that a fan or some castanets would</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> be the whiz-fizz, just let me know. Oh, and Jonathan, I plan on bringing back several kinds of Spanish food. I already have a mental list, but if there's anything in particular you'd like to try again, let me know soon. Just so you're aware, this includes chuces, turron, chocolate muesli, and various other items.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCOUkezLqCetAUhL3CPoM_9A6Opry27azECAYupWggAl_dd1ubpThw-LWMHwBGzT6nKrVMz1oOupSTdtWsQho0QmOF020IYQttiyVtJTgS5WRB28U9uMFO71_5c_O7Omu78GxNXghz33w/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-09+at+9.00.26+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCOUkezLqCetAUhL3CPoM_9A6Opry27azECAYupWggAl_dd1ubpThw-LWMHwBGzT6nKrVMz1oOupSTdtWsQho0QmOF020IYQttiyVtJTgS5WRB28U9uMFO71_5c_O7Omu78GxNXghz33w/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-09+at+9.00.26+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571721727974085186" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-10918312887704324872011-02-04T07:58:00.004-07:002011-02-04T08:06:37.325-07:00Spanish Spelunking!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elder Knorr emailed these photos on his Pday, but we just received them today - they were temporarily lost somewhere between Villalba, Spain and Orem, Utah.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He explains:<br /><br />"We went to Segovia for my birthday and as part of the celebrat</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ion we</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">went to explore a nearby cave by the castle with a family of members.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was fun, here's some pictures of our spelunking!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoxJ19oQHFbZ9KmBLbvBxBx_M5TNrU8K_gKnCIFBcotPeiBB4k-Ij4cuuk_5REaUvy-O9ltKZ3yFuKcE-ijTXe6AL7gG9v3Hj0ydy8Z0g6lk-co2Uu_Tz8XYPL6wBIgq54D2QRsaylgY/s1600/IMG_0035.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN0Mvk6f_RTk8ImvNuMVx6zZKW3z6XTNbjhyphenhyphenMfntOvwWWVXQ1Cqi4QLLCOIKhOX8X1Q6WpFxU_poF6yWBwct_FLolTk_zcnQeNwfznocsZ2Ux0xuzW7fnGArKehSMg3Dk4QwbpKfsKrk/s400/Photos%252Bof%252BFebruary%252B2011%252B013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569294425273544514" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-11040403735089575732011-02-02T06:11:00.009-07:002011-02-02T06:55:37.059-07:00Hello! Short letter and some "random" pics<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">First off, this will be a shorter one because I'm going to</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">attach some photos and that will take time. But here's what's up:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sadith continues to progress famously. Isaac and Andrea as well, but</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">we need to reevaluate their progress and make sure that their desires</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">are correct. They're very kind, gentle, sweet and patient, but it's so</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hard to communicate with them! I think we'll b</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e able</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> to manage</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">through pure force of will, if nothing else. We will set a baptismal</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">date with them today.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi9PZOHD461N58DAPaxD6b9smd0WRh8wies39mmznCiKZcPxEqxep5S9QUQnENmxJQ5jTjV8-ZpIJVwTmBxj0J_jV3oH9xlKuGrA-Tk2tjTZSrx4mrMVAHNEqB1QYwHWWIumhqwqDT7A/s1600/2798-1-wind-chill-factor-calculator.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 73px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi9PZOHD461N58DAPaxD6b9smd0WRh8wies39mmznCiKZcPxEqxep5S9QUQnENmxJQ5jTjV8-ZpIJVwTmBxj0J_jV3oH9xlKuGrA-Tk2tjTZSrx4mrMVAHNEqB1QYwHWWIumhqwqDT7A/s320/2798-1-wind-chill-factor-calculator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569090084772251234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's been bitingly cold lately, most of the cold coming from</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> some</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ferocious wind chill. They say it will be bad until March. We'll see.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We've been going on lots of exchanges lately, with Segovia, the Zone</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Leaders in Madrid 5, the Assistants from Madrid 2, and in two days,</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the District Leader in Madrid 1. It's nice to mix things up a little,</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">but we honestly just w</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ant to stay in our area and be able to work here</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">for a while.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, that's about all I've got f</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">or today. Enjoy the pictures! Thanks</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">for all of the love and support.<br /><br />Till next time,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A picture of me with my awesome<br />chocolate birthday cake</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn-hruEs8f7LCQYjbreqyWJjzqiSdhrQ9WRJtqtKmhxyFzxe3lnpZeBABMTY_RvMl2_-9FXLjl2GBBUFyvhh8niQDoB-i4Ue4dBzhUV3HA-iu_jXAuzOl7Ju4HGNZp-Lgb5jq5AAj-48/s1600/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn-hruEs8f7LCQYjbreqyWJjzqiSdhrQ9WRJtqtKmhxyFzxe3lnpZeBABMTY_RvMl2_-9FXLjl2GBBUFyvhh8niQDoB-i4Ue4dBzhUV3HA-iu_jXAuzOl7Ju4HGNZp-Lgb5jq5AAj-48/s400/IMG_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569083851398730930" border="0" /></a> </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elder Thurston in the entrance of an<br />apartment building - I guess</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">they didn't design it<br />with people of his stature in mind...<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-1PzIKcOdDFghgPjk6pvUkB55t2xys_955qCcWB4033VWZQRk5AQMDeA3pHCEjLwxGalzI5NOm_hjZSAqY-tlLFbg57jVh_00S8tW54v1AVHzOSvapVlAhp_9rob2-VQPsV07JLrUOA/s1600/IMG_8588.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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I got a</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">letter from you guys this week and I got a copy of the program that</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">features that SICK drawing that Ethan made! :) Really, I love it, it's</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">way cool, and my companion thinks so too. Apparently Ethan has a much</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">better artistic vision than I did at his age. And he's more athletic.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And more popular. And better looking. Dang it, Ethan, won't you leave</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">anything for me? :)<br /></span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2py8abdqxdpi9TNjBuljQLl_9eoSLokdijn2CvTplQM97FNv-tPo5M_gwDcxuWbw5tLO887KENwgSZ7iN4uic41tduT_72L0A064ZnQAF-c6WZ-aLdB1SZyo6KfnlH9wpoGwvdrqHUM/s1600/Ethan+pic+Stripling+Warrior+and+Missionary+combined.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 548px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2py8abdqxdpi9TNjBuljQLl_9eoSLokdijn2CvTplQM97FNv-tPo5M_gwDcxuWbw5tLO887KENwgSZ7iN4uic41tduT_72L0A064ZnQAF-c6WZ-aLdB1SZyo6KfnlH9wpoGwvdrqHUM/s400/Ethan+pic+Stripling+Warrior+and+Missionary+combined.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566687578632071666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />So, things are going well here in Villalba. Isaac,</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Andrea and Sadith are all still progressing wonderfully. The Linares</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">family in the ward (from Honduras, David and his wife Laura with their</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">one child) has offered to learn sign language and become the official</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">interpreters for Isaac and Andrea. They volunteered themselves</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">enthusiastically! and they're learning very fast. I'm sure that things</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">will go great in that regard. We taught Isaac the Word of Wisdom</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">yesterday and he is willing to live it. In all honesty, he has very</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">little problem with it in the first place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today we went to San Sebastian de los Reyes and stayed in the mission</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">home for a few hours. It was nice, they made us some food and we</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">played some tennis and sang some cheerful music. It was all-around</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">good times. It cost a lot of traveling and time though.<br /><br />Speaking of</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">things costing... I'm out of money for the rest of the month. :D So...</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">yeah... back to the lentils, rice, potatoes, eggs diet that we</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">survived on for two weeks in Segovia. Ah, just like the good old days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">All in all, life is good here. I'm trying to use my time to its</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">fullest, every day, every hour, every minute. There's way too much to</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">do and so little time... but the time I do have is a gift that needs</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">to be used wisely.<br /><br />I love you all and thanks for all of the letters</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've received lately (including one from Xander and one from Isaac).</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You're all the greatest. I love you!<br /><br />Till next time,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-35125498782058601542011-01-19T06:20:00.006-07:002011-01-19T07:41:26.821-07:0021st Birthday - Mario's and Michelle's Baptisms - and "focusing on the now"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfsK-6DHg3yb8S3Ul2aI1ojFrkKtFBKiaj5tWNcELyNeB30KEHJmUAygPdmKG08ZffUVvzNpD8HnUGPEr8OwvSAp7S9JZsTJf9Bd5AdeWM9WSCk5nqLVoGZ_icppF2BFiFM0vZ_iZsww/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfsK-6DHg3yb8S3Ul2aI1ojFrkKtFBKiaj5tWNcELyNeB30KEHJmUAygPdmKG08ZffUVvzNpD8HnUGPEr8OwvSAp7S9JZsTJf9Bd5AdeWM9WSCk5nqLVoGZ_icppF2BFiFM0vZ_iZsww/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563892845504897010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello Knorr Family and friends! Thank you for all of </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the birthday wishes. It's me, Elder Knorr.<br /><br />Doing email here in Villalba, waiting for the train to co</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">me so that we can got to Segovia and meet with some members f</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">or my birthday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv_Cvxk2Tl-MLKhYWITcZ8hRXL148WiHT3m3837jA_gNBG-DNLWN96jA0XpO62uFBMqcwgPjt0XV2ha0KdDhgU36Kc6YiQAdXVs82LSWtylpJ6J0AFoK7jyYc5uz3KxrUuy2qfyaonog/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-19+at+6.49.04+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv_Cvxk2Tl-MLKhYWITcZ8hRXL148WiHT3m3837jA_gNBG-DNLWN96jA0XpO62uFBMqcwgPjt0XV2ha0KdDhgU36Kc6YiQAdXVs82LSWtylpJ6J0AFoK7jyYc5uz3KxrUuy2qfyaonog/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-19+at+6.49.04+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563893870449008418" border="0" /></a>It was a good day. I got an excellent cake mix from Grandpa and Grandma Knorr, which we cooked up in a jiffy. We gave half of it to one of </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">our ward missionaries, who's birthday was on the 17th of January, so it worked out perfectly. Besides that, we made bacon and eggs this morning, and I think Segovia is setting some kind of surprise party for me (though I can't be sure.)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_v4GUfhbn6bbbvf5KpWVUQouJ4kGDOT7ObtMj8h07nRe8zwi2FtodW09S-WoWnLTidHNMTp7bmT5_w1GlfiUYt6DD4U2EAgE1lKJYj9sXxyRUqNMcut4CjquQ77QEU4BdgO60_q4X8I/s1600/Baptisms.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_v4GUfhbn6bbbvf5KpWVUQouJ4kGDOT7ObtMj8h07nRe8zwi2FtodW09S-WoWnLTidHNMTp7bmT5_w1GlfiUYt6DD4U2EAgE1lKJYj9sXxyRUqNMcut4CjquQ77QEU4BdgO60_q4X8I/s400/Baptisms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563892831535747474" border="0" /></a>But the BIG news is that Mario and Mich</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">elle both got baptized!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Mario is now the coolest possible Recent Convert, wanting to help us and accompany us to all the visits that we will allow him to, and has set the Temple as his next goal. Michelle is the 3rd member of her 4-person family to get baptized, so we're now working bit by bit with Sadith, her father, who is showing some pretty good desires and interest to get baptized. They're both very happy. The baptismal services in themselves went well: we had one in the morning and one at night, to accommodate the indivi</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">dual circumstances of each. Both services were very spiritual, and special experiences for us, the people getting baptized, and all those in attendance. They both asked me to baptize them, so we</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> had some logistical problems when it came to clothes... which we quickly resolved. We also baked some brownies for the morning baptism. All in all, great.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Isaac and Andrea came to Church for the second time this last week, even though Isaac was tired from his late-night work (that</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> always seems to be a problem for people we teach.) Interpreting this time was extra difficult for some reason; I think I've plateaued in my learning and need to start putting some extra effort into my studies in order to keep progressing. We're also starting to make long-term arrangements so that Isaac and Andrea will be able to continue in the Church even after I'm gone. We've asked the bishop to assign a mem</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ber of the Church to do it. We'll see if he responds to our request. Besides that, we'll be teaching some basic sign language to the youth during this week's mutual so that Isaac and Andrea have more people to talk to. We got a simplified Book of Mormon for them (the one made for</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> children with the pictures and simplified explanations underneath). They like it a lot, especially Andrea, because they can actually understand what it's about now. Elder Thurston is picking up on Sign Language very quickly.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoCFtZxNR-sNG6F4ksZDNqdXXfpcjkQSjHWVxBOEpMxQrLaa1T8dgg5K07oYEqdSo23cYVjTkM-mVm6Xo1r-Gvbo5Bj_BygpGznt92bRTTN8nHWaN8hV4oku4qfE96gnLogNISVcfTkc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-19+at+6.36.43+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoCFtZxNR-sNG6F4ksZDNqdXXfpcjkQSjHWVxBOEpMxQrLaa1T8dgg5K07oYEqdSo23cYVjTkM-mVm6Xo1r-Gvbo5Bj_BygpGznt92bRTTN8nHWaN8hV4oku4qfE96gnLogNISVcfTkc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-19+at+6.36.43+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563892829532156946" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />In the meantime, we're looking for new investigators, </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">due to the fact that the majority of our good ones just changed from investigators to members. We're talking with lots of people on the street and searching for people who want to hear the message of the Restored Gospel.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />OK, now let's talk about the stuff that I'd rather not talk about. Mom, to answer your questions:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [I had asked him a few logistical questions about his plans upon returning in April, which he answered.]</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Alright, enough about those worldly things. I think I'm</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> doing a pretty good job not thinking about going home and focusing on the NOW, but I can always do better. Things are going great here in Villalba and I hope to stay here for the rest of my mission, if the Lord wills it so. I'm glad to hear from you all and appreciate your support and love. Take care, and DON'T FORGET what's really important!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />-Elder Knorr<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNR5Lzfj06hdoAUe_NGMK_xSdouuoQtI5BQdvpzbw3bY7o1kaGm3QQd_lIekFDVXsibDPgy2vx4AztQjACnSwdIEyh9pZm7UYwweHBj_U6UkLHIEmpIzKT9kdjAiIv_Xzixboy0Y0mqA/s1600/NowPastFuture-585-400.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNR5Lzfj06hdoAUe_NGMK_xSdouuoQtI5BQdvpzbw3bY7o1kaGm3QQd_lIekFDVXsibDPgy2vx4AztQjACnSwdIEyh9pZm7UYwweHBj_U6UkLHIEmpIzKT9kdjAiIv_Xzixboy0Y0mqA/s400/NowPastFuture-585-400.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563892825156975698" border="0" /></a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-54039100051605397652011-01-17T09:24:00.006-07:002011-01-17T21:10:46.546-07:00Fresh Pictures Taken Today! and Nice Comments from a Member in Villalba!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elder Knorr and his new companion, Elder Thurston, gave a birthday cake to one of the ward missionaries (</span><span class="profileName ginormousProfileName fwb" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Clara Molina Blanco)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> who's getting ready to leave on a mission</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Here's her explanation and some pictures:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"Yesterday I called the missionaries to confirm a discussion and they told me they had no idea what I was talking about, but they also added that I had to make sure to be at home by 3 p.m. At 3:</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">30 p.m. today they were at my front door with a Birthday Cake with 21 candles, and sung me Happy Birthday!!! Aren´t they nice?? I was told by them that they bro</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ught me a cake to thank me for all the times I´ve helped them (not so many times by the way).</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />The two missionaries are: Elder Knorr and Elder Thurston and I promise I´ll be just like them when I go on my mission =)"<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj-kYehRVnN1sqL6F_OTwQjztCCba9phzK0v1N_EkpOHuJRahk_fJl8JVjQ-ARE5PVnz4ndvgNNHmR4OL2H2ppCpruFY3Nx3jkQupz5L4grjLwHA91a-b1GSjcM_W1Uo5mBp23TxuDZI/s1600/167228_1720294841285_1055722224_1941020_143128_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj-kYehRVnN1sqL6F_OTwQjztCCba9phzK0v1N_EkpOHuJRahk_fJl8JVjQ-ARE5PVnz4ndvgNNHmR4OL2H2ppCpruFY3Nx3jkQupz5L4grjLwHA91a-b1GSjcM_W1Uo5mBp23TxuDZI/s400/167228_1720294841285_1055722224_1941020_143128_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563193368059354674" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OUt_nCkSDWvJWnaIR1o9spISygcLSf3ohZg2FTP_mp6yXqaIpf4Oz5r36wgyvgMmO6E0cKT0HEk4WLyZwEXGx8wzpB9alLJ2AJuAXCwe5mORmN9qMN1A88F8Egv4AYAXC54Gcrp0LQo/s1600/168115_1720293081241_1055722224_1941015_2568625_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OUt_nCkSDWvJWnaIR1o9spISygcLSf3ohZg2FTP_mp6yXqaIpf4Oz5r36wgyvgMmO6E0cKT0HEk4WLyZwEXGx8wzpB9alLJ2AJuAXCwe5mORmN9qMN1A88F8Egv4AYAXC54Gcrp0LQo/s400/168115_1720293081241_1055722224_1941015_2568625_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563193369214922754" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-TIMJ-rh1OwP2l-F9vLVnb7p29lhEiEe-XnxjTG3Due-LB8OB4s-NufpaLnUJz8dTDVybH5rOr5Fqws8Mlkbn8OVT6fcTHSkqbDTJGPsiGoL8SY9ouse-MefU-9y4mKtw5z2ldFtI44/s1600/168486_1720294201269_1055722224_1941017_5496701_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-TIMJ-rh1OwP2l-F9vLVnb7p29lhEiEe-XnxjTG3Due-LB8OB4s-NufpaLnUJz8dTDVybH5rOr5Fqws8Mlkbn8OVT6fcTHSkqbDTJGPsiGoL8SY9ouse-MefU-9y4mKtw5z2ldFtI44/s400/168486_1720294201269_1055722224_1941017_5496701_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563193364112610066" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-72247515554208508492011-01-12T05:41:00.014-07:002011-01-15T19:12:53.470-07:00Michelle and Mario to be Baptized - and another TRANSFER ATTACK!!!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, hello everyone! Lots has happened this week that I need to fill you all in on. First off, TRANSFER ATTACK!!! Elder Holub was forcefu</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">lly uprooted from</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> his beloved Villalba and sent far up North to Galicia, Santiago de Compostela. So, I'm sure he'll be enjoying life up there and spreading the joy and love of the gospel to everyone just as he did down here in Villalba and before in Alcobendas. To replace him came Elder Thurston from Logan, Utah, who is even TALLER than Elder Holub was. We've been getting settled in and keeping things going in the area in th</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e meantime, and I'm sure we'll have a great companionship. Elder Holub is my fa</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">vorite companion to date, but we'll see what happens with Elder Thurston!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Things are going well here in Villalba, as far as missionary work goes. Michelle and Mario will both be baptized this Saturday, at different times. They have both asked me to baptize them. Last night we had their interviews and they both pass</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ed with flying colors and are totally ready to take the important step of baptism. I'll be singing a solo for one of the musical numbers. We'll see how it goe</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s! Also, Michelle wanted Elder Holub to give a talk at her baptism, but since he got transferred, he recorded a talk and we will listen to it at the baptism instead! Cool</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, eh?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In other news, things are going great with Isaac and Andrea.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> My signing is improving. We keep teaching them good lessons and they seem to understand pretty well what we want to communicate. And, the biggest news of all, is that we got them to Church this last Sunday! It was an excellent experience. I had</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> to put all of my signing skill to work in order to try and interpret the talks and lessons, but I'm pretty sure they got the jyst of it. Isaac said that he liked the</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Sant</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a Cena [sacrament], and he had another spiritual experience during Sacrame</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nt Meeting that really strengthened his testimony. Besides that, the night before, Mario, Isaac and Andrea all came to a baptism with us that was being held in Barrio 1, Madrid. I had to interpret there as</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> well, and they enjoyed</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> the experience. The best part was being able to talk to Isaac on the bus there and back</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and learn more about him and Andrea and their lives. This is probably the biggest challenge I've ever undertaken in my life: integrating a deaf person into a hearing</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> ward and helping them gain a testimony, but I know that with the Lord's help, nothing is impossible.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">They've begun demolition to build a new capilla [chapel] here in Villalba</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (a "carillon," you could say). It will resemble those we're used t</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">o in Utah: a free-standing building with a steeple and a real cultural hall and all the bells and whistles. I don't know if I'll still be around when it's finished, but it's still </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">exciting to hear about. I am very happy and pleased that we will have a nice, new capilla.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Besides that, nothing new! We were sad to take down the Christmas decorations and put away the Christmas music, but there's a time an</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">d a place for everything. A few New Years Resolutions I've set: daily workouts to the next level, </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">eating better, and keeping the apartment cleaner. So far, all three are on track.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love you all! Thank you, ALL of you, for your kindness and concern. I really appreciate the emails, letters, and packages that I've received lately. They'v</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e helped me in a multitude of ways.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Take care,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1- Elder Holub with Maritzah, Brian, and Michelle<br />Coello. We</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> celebrated his 20th birthday with them.<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp3PUfhaocfSI7tWADyBjY0-jVG-s8h64afTgiqLWgWfhOAwnaLxa1iDQzoLnu6UPksI2tZoVE-Ly7UqGJ0F2j4AQNc4u7SOh1bT51Do-GjIFTdGBsaSPvw4dsv5etJHdNkmNkafPYfc/s1600/IMG_8481.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp3PUfhaocfSI7tWADyBjY0-jVG-s8h64afTgiqLWgWfhOAwnaLxa1iDQzoLnu6UPksI2tZoVE-Ly7UqGJ0F2j4AQNc4u7SOh1bT51Do-GjIFTdGBsaSPvw4dsv5etJHdNkmNkafPYfc/s400/IMG_8481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561280992116212066" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2- Elder Holub and me</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6JViQjK6XhK0feP0xV42xn27XqeYfIyrXVQy1H3CQ8ApiaQu_Oa6Bnt8BGaWSlbmO9v7WUUK-m-syCgrTJAB8FQyGGaXiWJgJrgu4jm7yUQx4LRc9iRFZMlSgn3zmdmL1lWE9najfGI/s1600/IMG_8482.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6JViQjK6XhK0feP0xV42xn27XqeYfIyrXVQy1H3CQ8ApiaQu_Oa6Bnt8BGaWSlbmO9v7WUUK-m-syCgrTJAB8FQyGGaXiWJgJrgu4jm7yUQx4LRc9iRFZMlSgn3zmdmL1lWE9najfGI/s400/IMG_8482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561280994594810642" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">3- The Baptism in Villalba Barrio 1 - Pablo (ward mission</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> leader), Mario, Andrea, Isaac, me, Elder Holub<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpOeS1AQ-wemgIwfZ1DO0aWH9DRW5JopZEU2aNdaQ-N1VGgQkyToZNgnXSV2GfOCJEf8ex4RkXuTLQROi6niXcuwafuFjI5jxG5qeccNwChpax9NBHg94jSJ9hVHVnXEcB7STSUzB8Mk/s1600/IMG_8486.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpOeS1AQ-wemgIwfZ1DO0aWH9DRW5JopZEU2aNdaQ-N1VGgQkyToZNgnXSV2GfOCJEf8ex4RkXuTLQROi6niXcuwafuFjI5jxG5qeccNwChpax9NBHg94jSJ9hVHVnXEcB7STSUzB8Mk/s400/IMG_8486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561281004964860642" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">4- Our Romanian Gypsy Family :) [Mariana]</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlx9cfteDizGzP5J1uyf0lbsuxOw0pXXV9pCpo_kUPwNNYiJjvoHU5n9BHEtEXjumgHgJ7IcqsipAsMuHQkinetGek55ePyyoT59PQo_fcfa87fqiLafLWDBliaeaxJl9LIoH4-EIi-w/s1600/IMG_8498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlx9cfteDizGzP5J1uyf0lbsuxOw0pXXV9pCpo_kUPwNNYiJjvoHU5n9BHEtEXjumgHgJ7IcqsipAsMuHQkinetGek55ePyyoT59PQo_fcfa87fqiLafLWDBliaeaxJl9LIoH4-EIi-w/s400/IMG_8498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561281005010914594" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-60545614867708578202011-01-05T07:01:00.006-07:002011-01-05T08:04:04.953-07:00New Investigator Mario!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpgTjMjlUhQacMHuDudU8U-lKVDf5Cw61XV8gtFagl7VU65B1i2WL9gtW8kQjazRYtE0QsxvXZugXbe7-ZuFCMYShDmamkD0I0W43jhxTULoRlp77q-9Cr8ozpFJbOzXvHYhGoMOjKaE/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpgTjMjlUhQacMHuDudU8U-lKVDf5Cw61XV8gtFagl7VU65B1i2WL9gtW8kQjazRYtE0QsxvXZugXbe7-ZuFCMYShDmamkD0I0W43jhxTULoRlp77q-9Cr8ozpFJbOzXvHYhGoMOjKaE/s200/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558716539468046962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Wow, that's too bad about the Provo Tabernacle! Has the building itself been hopelessly damaged, or are there plans to restore it? </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">That's a neat thing about the picture of Christ's Second Coming. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KRVhi45qfQqKDV3CXPn4gtkLTzIvjhyZ_mMUzUm0babggHJq3Km3y3FUkAvXKto1SeJar4cexhJFPUmxLrkLgTyPjvUrvr_aqYFCPf-w1WSxHD7cGWi6fXEqX9qM0EU2yYk8F68Ld_w/s1600/images-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KRVhi45qfQqKDV3CXPn4gtkLTzIvjhyZ_mMUzUm0babggHJq3Km3y3FUkAvXKto1SeJar4cexhJFPUmxLrkLgTyPjvUrvr_aqYFCPf-w1WSxHD7cGWi6fXEqX9qM0EU2yYk8F68Ld_w/s200/images-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558716539806981282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It reminds me o</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">f the scriptures quoted in Han</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">del's Messiah "For who shall stand when he appeareth? and wh</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">o shall abide the day of his coming? For he is like a refiner's fire..." I don't know, but it is a neat thing. Still stinks that the Provo Tabernacle was burned. I always really liked that building.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyway, things are going well. In about an hour we have a visit with Isaac. He and Andrea have been on vacati</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">on in Barcelon</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a for the last week, so we've been out of contact for a while, but they have plans to come to church this Sunday and we're very excited for</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> that. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_uZZr574hRAYFqDq5DCvojxye65AEG3alUPl-n8KBqt4wM03BGocyNkkLtY1wJ3W8LEWHjQdQ36RXmAAabCKdeROOuySVXH8hzKTwEGOEu3dbN0QJR1ouQh0zZF2AamJAflTJFdkVhY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-05+at+7.49.59+AM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_uZZr574hRAYFqDq5DCvojxye65AEG3alUPl-n8KBqt4wM03BGocyNkkLtY1wJ3W8LEWHjQdQ36RXmAAabCKdeROOuySVXH8hzKTwEGOEu3dbN0QJR1ouQh0zZF2AamJAflTJFdkVhY/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-05+at+7.49.59+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558716657030720130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today we hope to set a definitive baptismal date with him and explain the Holy Ghost better. We don't have a word for "Espiritu Santo" in LSE, so we're going to have to make one up. We have plans to get him a simplified version of the Book of Mormon (the one for children that comes with pictures) so that he can understand be</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">tter the doctrines and stories. We're still concerned that even that book would not be able to fully convey the importa</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nt doctrines contained in the Book of Mormon, but it would at least be something.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3at7eMw5XPHvMgZVUF1t9TUO-hRbhAULE_J3dlU2vrPShhmNuaW6UX8DXpk5c3G0kdq-7IzvuO2Uz8-on-m-NrQVVJ_PSDy5t-HIe1EypQGTgZZn7PlBRFkQBlVQo3Ft8VK9RIqUA0s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-05+at+7.54.39+AM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3at7eMw5XPHvMgZVUF1t9TUO-hRbhAULE_J3dlU2vrPShhmNuaW6UX8DXpk5c3G0kdq-7IzvuO2Uz8-on-m-NrQVVJ_PSDy5t-HIe1EypQGTgZZn7PlBRFkQBlVQo3Ft8VK9RIqUA0s/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-05+at+7.54.39+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558716545275976370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Natalia did not get baptized the 3</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rd as we had planned. There are problems in her family that keep impeding her progress, and a little more effort needs to be shown on her part as well before a baptism will be possible. We'll keep working with her.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicePQLlqttPiPAS5a5x0Ea5ZHoZ0_NdmWzyKHp8tN2mIJfmmVZJABEDoH3bzvHIBqz2uSiXLrcpg55DIZ0imFyf5YcS3pIxjHN6LvRBwfAzeTLTqzqDUvfqgoqkQPlc-QjP1ViQh4Vw34/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-05+at+7.53.15+AM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 47px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicePQLlqttPiPAS5a5x0Ea5ZHoZ0_NdmWzyKHp8tN2mIJfmmVZJABEDoH3bzvHIBqz2uSiXLrcpg55DIZ0imFyf5YcS3pIxjHN6LvRBwfAzeTLTqzqDUvfqgoqkQPlc-QjP1ViQh4Vw34/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-05+at+7.53.15+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558716540516232626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We have a great investigator right now named Mario. We found him while contacting near the train station and had a 15 minute chat about gospel subjects with him right there. We invited him to come by the church to talk some more, and he did. We watched the Restoration movie and he absolutely loved it! Since that day, he has really gotten into the Book of Mormon and given his full effort to learning it and applying it in his life. He has gained a firm testimony that the Church is true and that he wants to follow it. He has a baptismal date for the 15th of January, and he stopped smoking New Year's Day. We were originally going to meet with him a few days after to help him with our "quit-smoking program," but when he showed up he let us know that he hadn't smoked in 3 days and that he had no intentions of doing so. Incredible! In every way, he is progressing towards his baptism. We're excited for him and know th</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">at he is making changes that will help him for his whole life.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We've been traveling around a lot lately: making the journey to Madrid several times, and to Segovia a handful of times as well. The weather is cold, and for the past two days it's been very foggy (something that happens periodically here that I haven't seen happen much in Utah.)<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn6umcOy3gJfAQyOLehvT_-EcD6lIUrNtg7PfhY9HGDVKiEfzGLqnahCFs81WHU-EklrFP2k_xtODB-P_Grez6G1VILpAuRrbXVEySKlLZaIG_ATwYSupoLqXPmfbRdj2zbJXB9EFr7o/s1600/Dia+de+reyes.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn6umcOy3gJfAQyOLehvT_-EcD6lIUrNtg7PfhY9HGDVKiEfzGLqnahCFs81WHU-EklrFP2k_xtODB-P_Grez6G1VILpAuRrbXVEySKlLZaIG_ATwYSupoLqXPmfbRdj2zbJXB9EFr7o/s200/Dia+de+reyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558716533204264866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tomorrow is Three Wise Men day (Dia de Reyes Magos) and after that the vacations will officially cease and we will be able to start meeting with more people and having more members accompany us to visits. I've felt crippled these past few weeks as far as missionary work is concerned, just because of a general drop in the work.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm glad the you enjoyed the Christmas call. Thanks so much for all of the love and support you send me, in emails and letters and such things. It means a lot to me to know that I'm appreciated and loved by my family and friends back home. Just know that I'm giving it my all out here in Spain and that I intend to keep working hard until the end. I love you! Till next time,</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">P.S. A warning to all: Don't send anything to my apartment address. It doesn't seem to work... and I would hate to lose your letters.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-29497924748099880372011-01-01T13:25:00.017-07:002011-01-02T19:03:44.477-07:00Report on Christmas Phone Call with Elder Knorr<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Zlg7_9zJhQLKZ4V_Chf4bXCkZzIbMwRa27yimcqb-R9bez5eJ2PqSCwsiUTB4fqLCUTtdwsvim0H6gUapRX_HiVRbMvEx1KWXAi4HsO0tKcHgsJ51vYCe_IWfFBWCUjEk8c5IamKNro/s1600/telephone-image-1024x1021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Zlg7_9zJhQLKZ4V_Chf4bXCkZzIbMwRa27yimcqb-R9bez5eJ2PqSCwsiUTB4fqLCUTtdwsvim0H6gUapRX_HiVRbMvEx1KWXAi4HsO0tKcHgsJ51vYCe_IWfFBWCUjEk8c5IamKNro/s320/telephone-image-1024x1021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557331434867792370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Another great phone call with Elder Knorr on Christmas Day! Since we were at Grandma and Grandpa Godfrey's home, we didn't record it this time, but here's a quick recap...<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Background:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><ul><li style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">We made the call 15 mins. late, and when he pi</span><span style="font-size:130%;">cked up he explained they were just finishing up a lesson with their 2 hearing impaired investigators, husband and wife Isaac and Andrea.</span></li><li style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">We thought that was the best Christmas gift Elder Knorr could give his family - to lose track of time and forget about the call home because he was busy teaching the Gospel!</span></li><li style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">They said their goodbyes and we chatted as they began walking home...then "click" - the phone went dead.</span></li><li><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We kept trying to call back and f</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">inally abou</span>t 10 mins. later he answered again. The battery had gone dead and so they ran all the</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" > way back to their piso to plug it in! We continued and had a grand total of 45 minutes to talk and get caught up on all the goings-on.</span></li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wnejzvzwUAvChKG3GYtFlZIewq44OiKVdsdggVJkwWKltiWeJkmhhEaJ-LKHglPIWqPSMOkqwZ2J7lQrt8iLj2AFHb9lybKXsHNe66-CMGB3-oznhoEtBvW_MOxtFh8guMOAi5rjyhE/s1600/news.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wnejzvzwUAvChKG3GYtFlZIewq44OiKVdsdggVJkwWKltiWeJkmhhEaJ-LKHglPIWqPSMOkqwZ2J7lQrt8iLj2AFHb9lybKXsHNe66-CMGB3-oznhoEtBvW_MOxtFh8guMOAi5rjyhE/s200/news.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557334643015834546" border="0" /></a><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Their Christmas Eve lunch plans with a family had fallen through so they fixed themselves a festive feast of pineapple, oranges, choriso (sausage) and cured ham on toasted breads and other local delicacies.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">They ate their Christmas Day meal with a local family (dad Spanish/mom Finnish).</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He continues to learn LSE (Spanish sign language). It differs from ASL in the order of the grammatical structure, as well as the Spanish vs. English spelling and phonetics.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Natalia, their young Spanish-Brazilian investigator, will be baptized on January 3rd!</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mariana (from Romania) progresses well. Despite the fact that she speaks little Spanish, they are able to communicate enough (with the Spirit's help) to get the message across. She reads the scriptures, including the Book of Mormon, Romanian.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He says he feels totally safe from crime in Spain. He went on to describe it as a sort of "police state" with machine gun toting soldiers and muzzled German Shepherds a not-uncommon sight. He thinks the dogs have been trained to growl and bark at random people just to keep a fear of the police alive.<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's cold but not unbearable in Spain.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We asked about a short winter coat he was wearing in a recent photo and he said was a "piso-find" left behind by a former missionary. He says his other clothes are wearing thin but will last until the end.<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There's a little confusion about his release date. When he said "I have 5 more months" I replied "Aren't you coming home April 5th?" (which is the date we received in an email from his mission president). He thinks it's closer to April 25th, and didn't want to dwell on it. He's guarding himself against getting "trunky" so we dropped the subject. I just said, "Well if you hear anything more definitive, just let us know." We of course are impatient for his return, but want him to end strong!<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He hopes he stays in Villalba until the end of his mission, and is happy to get another General Conference in the mission field.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We all had a chance to talk with him (Grandma and Grandpa, Megan, Ethan, Mom and Dad). He listened with interest to our news too.<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Before we said goodbye, he bore his testimony to us (in English this time). It was the perfect way to end a wonderful Christmas Day call.<br /></span></span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-80417265553777052732010-12-24T10:53:00.006-07:002010-12-24T17:12:29.670-07:00Learning LSE and Christmas Plans!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Hello family! It's been a great week this week and I'm excited to share my experiences.</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">First off, we just barely taught Isaac, our friendly deaf investigator. In our last lesson (the one before this one) he had expressed the desire to be baptized, which made Elder Holub and I very happy. However, we still haven't been able to "cover much ground" as far as the lessons and doctrines go. I realized the other day while I was riding the train from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Segovia</st1:place></st1:city> that there is no way that Isaac can enjoy the gospel fully without an interpreter. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554404074004450114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67PhycBLi5-U3D8e-FTatcVaDFxzxvzUNOlsBOC0mhwVu66HMfL1mbUngpZ4tH90xYW_qm0zMtQvfbxm8zxrfBq8P_7enMEbqiJxSt8N5PBSybHiiV6dquwvfZ0f9cOE5XBH9AZE8zW4/s400/LSE-logo%255B1%255D.jpg" />There are no Church materials in LSE (Lengua de Signos Española), no videos are translated into that language (almost all are translated into ASL, but that does Isaac little good as the two languages are as different as English and Spanish.) Also, reading in Spanish is difficult because there are many words, especially scriptural language, that he does not understand. This is to say nothing of the Church meetings which, as you can probably imagine, are mind-numbingly boring for him. We'd looked high and low, in Villalba and <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Madrid</st1:place></st1:state>, for an interpreter member of the Church who could volunteer their time, but we found no one. We could pay to have a professional interpreter come, but that isn't a sustainable option.</span><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">So, I saw no other option than to buckle down and learn LSE for myself: not just a token effort to get across some broad principles, but actually learn it. I wanted to be able to teach Isaac better and to be able to interpret for him during Church meetings. I've dedicated my daily hour of language study time during the day to learn LSE, and I also take time during meals and right before and after sleeping to studying it. I checked out a LSE grammar book from the local library (where we do weekly emails) and I've been going through it. I'm enjoying learning, but after our lesson today (which went great) I see how important this really is. I love Isaac and want him to be able to share the blessings of the gospel that I've received, and as long as he's still willing to learn the gospel, then I'll be willing to learn and speak his language. In the meantime, we've gotten two of the members of the ward to start learning so that when I leave, there will still be someone here to interpret.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Our hearing investigators are doing great, too. :) We met a man named Mario, a very energetic Spaniard in his mid-30s who's looking for the truth. He loved the Restoration movie and is really diving in to the Book of Mormon. He's learning a lot, and he understands the importance of the Spirit. We talked about baptism, and he expressed concern about getting baptized because of his addiction to smoking. We explained that we can help him quit and he was very excited about the idea! We'll be visiting with him today to teach him more, and get him started on the quit-smoking program.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Natalia, a young Spanish-Brazilian investigator, passed her baptismal interview this week. Her baptism is set for the January 3rd, and we're very excited for her. Also, Michelle Coello, another investigator from <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Ecuador</st1:place></st1:country-region>, has recovered in part from her surgery and is feeling ready to get baptized. We are all praying to know what her date will be.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Christmas and Christmas Eve Day are somewhat lame in the field. Why? Because almost no one wants to meet with you on those days. Everyone's spending it with family, or at a party with friends, or something else. No one seems to want to spend it with the lame, boring, weird missionaries. Well, that's not true. There are a few families who have invited us over: one to eat at mediodia Christmas Eve and one to eat mediodia Christmas. Besides that, we'll probably spend most of our time in the streets contacting Muslims and Chinese people. Fun!</span><br /></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554404069918237762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP443DT5S4kHTL9YBtuu3BaUq5FOeXxFlQzD2D-IgypU8LqT8Hm2Mrclc2yQAqYEOMVAELLElEgzQMe2pqmePl48v5wNSnPyTcHO_4uTiXH-MilGk-xRh5-ZofJMa4PgTFP2jjA8Teuhk/s400/charlie-brown-christmas-tree%255B1%255D.jpg" />We've been saving packages and putting them under Elder Holub's little Christmas Tree in the corner and have been enjoying a variety of Spanish Christmas-y delicacies.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554404075384496690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSJPd11krACih9KCkO6xQeLip1oLFsS8G2cVDooVTbgYjkyot6ICwLqkUl-2HQiDNJS4bjLPQGsNfxSqxu8aFmSF0ujHKbVkdYrq3WT8oMdQURHiPZ_VXrAWCtqSJpwimgjxRtXeIis8/s400/parma1%255B1%255D.jpg" />Hampson [the leg of ham] is holding up well. We hit bone on one side of the leg, so we've started cutting in on the other side. This second side is much more juicy and tender than the first. Mmmm....</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I love you all and I'm anxiously looking forward to being able to talk with you! Merry Christmas, everyone! I love being a missionary, even though it restricts some of my ability to celebrate Christmas the normal way with all of you. Know that I have you in my thoughts and prayers.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Till next time,</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">-Elder Knorr<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554404069898824178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRim2PB4hCJp4COlYOBe7uUmuAV9JXVTYI4kXDj07jYZ_dnUy1S42PzlZrQDIZrK2onMlFVkBg67wZYWMVKFRYc29ocbUjz2-HGw1bJQ2uIVa4mBBn2e9HOElv949NQvUD_zZJtskcc_w/s400/MStarChristmas_1280x1024%255B1%255D.jpg" /></span></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889437813581798410.post-32909345430746531322010-12-15T06:57:00.004-07:002010-12-15T07:30:53.177-07:00Missionary Work is Great Here!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello! Wow, lots of news this week from my family, and home in general! I don't know where to begin...<br /><br />I let out shocked cries of "What!?!" concerning Lauren Elliot and David Butler. It's funny the things that happen </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">in life that you never would have seen coming, isn't it? In any case, they look very happy togeth</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">er and I'm sure they are. And it's nice to see a photo of my old friend Isaac (this is only the 2nd </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">one I've seen of him in a two-year period) and also Melanie. They also look very happy together! I wish them all the best in their new life together... wow. All my friends getting married. I heard that Ben Quilter is getting married too! Oddly e</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nough, I find it easy to disbelieve all of this because of my </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">distance from it. In other words, my removal from the situations at home allow me to suspend reality and not actually consider the implication</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">s of things that are really happening. Yes, I consider myself informed, but only in the shallowe</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">st sense. I suppose it will all come crashing down on me when I get home. Fortunately, I can also suspend that reality. Let the good times </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">roll!!! Onward, ever onward....! :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Moving on: Ethan continues to prove his awesomeness by buying another Nerf gun and crafting his own duct tap</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e suit.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Happy Birthday, Ethan, and welcome to a whole new era of your life. I'm glad I'll be around for the majority of it. You don't even know all of the great things that are waiting for</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> you in your future.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And I am very glad to have r</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">eceived pictures of my two beautiful sisters, including one with the until-now-thought-mythical</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Justin. It looks like they are also very happy together. What dance was this</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> picture taken before?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1t36O9ayLXqM7GeStKObEZ_qBxPwvVpdljtZkVpOcQ0Fh8lUQIyzbAcSyL6nIh-CP25F5CcuihL4u7aE181AwvagQgaeoAytGIf-HrV8LkEosAC9YKYDoWzPLC49KiZM4di-MdM6WII/s1600/Natalia.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1t36O9ayLXqM7GeStKObEZ_qBxPwvVpdljtZkVpOcQ0Fh8lUQIyzbAcSyL6nIh-CP25F5CcuihL4u7aE181AwvagQgaeoAytGIf-HrV8LkEosAC9YKYDoWzPLC49KiZM4di-MdM6WII/s320/Natalia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550916307977017090" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0j-nOyF8nt2QGLG_uuSwIwOw6REKSO26DPT_lrSckLWYo13pBfepHyJkGRzG6E5UJ2t70nuiICewJ5kMys30DDf2uOy_BHOWjl2YQUDdXU1b_NP1zAbl80F902ghfFlwu9Eaj49A_Yc/s1600/Natalia.jpg"><br /></a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpCyhqFNrl4UgCSjaoViohNVMPhQCc4JL2YN1yh4dd_o2M2brjUPjzriUBJ1XgMIwZU_XajjHzPwFgnjFCLW8BWf4LXraglpYqcFMrf0bSFcAmMjpv-Bvd2sjFz_Or1s6XTRdu3nTMaQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-12-15+at+7.19.51+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpCyhqFNrl4UgCSjaoViohNVMPhQCc4JL2YN1yh4dd_o2M2brjUPjzriUBJ1XgMIwZU_XajjHzPwFgnjFCLW8BWf4LXraglpYqcFMrf0bSFcAmMjpv-Bvd2sjFz_Or1s6XTRdu3nTMaQ/s320/Screen+shot+2010-12-15+at+7.19.51+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550913783532222834" border="0" /></a><br />Well, missionary work is GREAT here! It's cold, but there's no snow. Yesterday was the most "bomb</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-town" (a companionship catch</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">phrase) day that I've had in a long, long time. We taught two very spiritual lessons to Natalia, a young investigator with a baptismal date for next week, and Mariana, a</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Romanian woman who hardly understands a thing in Spanish, but has achieved a very strong testimony of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon by reading it in Romanian and praying about it. We then found two new, excited investigators.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQjeGUpn-HDGg-Q9e3c1Ctj84WkunxSpkoZ_ET7DeoUFsrNl-a6yoeJCzuKNuiGjmOH6TzGenigMH1mqSKexD-9WUkN8b1SMthEQoRCxNp54G5pS8fcQA9bZZTLRzZ2xExF9r899pPm8/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-12-15+at+7.24.34+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 61px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQjeGUpn-HDGg-Q9e3c1Ctj84WkunxSpkoZ_ET7DeoUFsrNl-a6yoeJCzuKNuiGjmOH6TzGenigMH1mqSKexD-9WUkN8b1SMthEQoRCxNp54G5pS8fcQA9bZZTLRzZ2xExF9r899pPm8/s320/Screen+shot+2010-12-15+at+7.24.34+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550914953281371474" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>I'm loving working here, with this companion, with these members, in this area, in this Work. I know it's true. I want everyone to know that for themselves, here abroad and at home as well. If you are won</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">dering whether this message is true or not, I invite you all to take a bit of time to study it out in your mind, read some Church material, and pray and ask God, your Heavenly Father, if it is the Truth. I promise you all that if you do, your testimony will be strengthened, as mine has been time and time again out here in the mission field. Everything will fall into its proper place. You will receive additional clarity and insight, as well as peace and comfort. The Gospel is true. The Church is true. Those things will never change. The only thing that can change is how much each of us personally know that it's true, and that makes all the difference in the end. Try. Know. I promise you you'll never regret it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, that's all the time I have today. I love you all! Take care of yourselves and each other, and thanks for all of the love you continually show me. Bye!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-Elder Knorr</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0