November 21, 2011

happy thanks giving!!                      

there is a member in our ward that is from Pennsylvania so he is going to feed us.

I'm going to miss being at grandma's for thanksgiving! 10 pm?!?!?! that isn't Friday!!!!! that is crazy that they are doing that! why would the kids want to go shopping that day? its craaaaaazzy! me and another elder are going to go get suits today. Moore's is having a sale buy a suit for 500 and get one free. so we are going to split it. hopefully they still have the sale. I'm not going to get any more winter stuff. maybe some long Johns and gloves. my coat is doing fine. it was super cold the other day -20 with a -30 wind chill!!!!!! it was soooo cold.  I'm not going to open anything till Christmas. i probably wont get the package till Christmas.

We picked up a new investigator last Monday at 8:50 pm. it was pretty sweet. we had been trying to meet with him but he has never been home. than Monday he was. and we are going to go teach him tonight too. it is going to be sweet. the snow is still on the ground from last week. i think its going to stay till spring:( makes driving excititng though:) hope you have fun on Thursday!

love elder Woodard

dear mom and family

 Well this was kind of a slow week. I had to spend Tues. and Wed. in leadership training meetings (Ltms) from 9-6. Talk about a long day to sit in the meeting. But, I received some cool revelations to the work and how to become a better missionary.  It is getting SOOO COLD!!! It doesn't get past 32 degrees. And when we were walking into the library about 20 minutes ago some snowflakes were starting to fall. It's crazy!  I'm not sure if I will have the same companion for Christmas. Transfers are on December 14, so we will see if we are still together.  When can I go and get a new suit?  I think we might go next Monday (p-day).  Last Wednesday we tracted into this lady. We taught her a 10 minute first lesson then committed her to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. It was really cool to do that. We have a return appointment on Wednesday! When is the temple going to be done? The Calgary temple is going to be done next fall some time.  When was that picture taken? I hope not last week some time cause you are still in shorts and t-shirts!!!! I'm soo jealous!

love elder woodard

Baptism

October 22, 2011

We had a baptism on Saturday. it was really cool because i got to baptize him!!!!!!!! i was really excited. i was nervous that i wouldn’t push him under the water all the way. so i pushed him under good! they said that i pushed him so far that i had like 6 inches to spare! hahaha oh well it was my first time

November 6, 2011

(Jordan sent pictures and movies....he was being fed pudding and both elders were blindfolded.  They related it to teaching with and without the spirit!)

It was our weekly district meeting and it was part of it. Besides I got free pudding. Sometimes we have so much fun I forget I'm on a mission! I love fast Sundays. I just enjoy hearing everybody’s testimony. One of our investigators is doing research on anti sites. It is terrible. I just wanted to leave that lesson. But we are going to visit him one more time and give him a chance. My companion is Elder Grodkowski and he doesn’t want to go back. But I don’t feel that dropping people is appropriate. Elder Grodkowski is from Cache Valley and this is his second transfer. So I am following up with training right now and get the wonderful opportunity to have a 2 hour companionship study instead of just one. But its alright because I really enjoy serving with him.  Umm ....I'm not really sure what I want for Christmas. There is nothing I really need except another suit cause my one doesn’t fit!!! I am getting so fat!  It's alright mom your baby is now 13. He isn't a baby anymore. It has been soooooo cold here. It doesn't get above 30 any more!!!! We got snow last Friday and I like the snow...just not the cold. Try to send the heat up here for Christmas!!!

love elder woodard

November 1, 2011

Happy p-day!!

Today is transfer p-day so tomorrow is transfers. I'm going to east Calgary. I'm pretty excited it should be fun. East Calgary is the "ghetto" of Calgary, but I'm going to the rich part of the city so you don't have to worry. Nothing really exciting happened this week. In all reality I cant remember what happened so I don't really have anything to report on. We still are having a baptism but I am not going to make it cause I'm gonna be in Calgary. But, I will be able to get mail every week!! Which should be nice if I get any. So who is in the stake presidency now? That is sweet that Tanner is wrestling! He is going to be able to beat me when I get home! Tell him to work hard and do everything that coach tells him. Hands up elbows in! It's supposed to snow on Friday!!!!

love elder woodard

mom and family

     its alright about last week. grandma and dad both sent emails so i guess its alright. we had a baptism on saturday. it was really cool because i got to baptize him!!!!!!!! i was really excited. i was nervous that i wouldn't push him under the water all the way. so i pushed him under really far! they said that i pushed him so far that i had like 6 inches to spare! hahaha oh well it was my first time! umm i keep forgetting to send your pictures.... but i will do it today (if i remember) and then on saturday we set another date for the 5th of november with our other investigator! he has really come along way since the first time we taught him!  that is awesome that tanner is doing that! i cant wait to hear about baseball season! did sister pitcher email you? i guess they want to tell the parents to start thinking about sending christmas packages so they will be here on time. why didnt you take your preschoolers to the Woodard farm? hhahaha. ya i know where Stirling is. its about 20 minutes from here. its in the zone but not in my area. 6 months has gone fast!!! next i know its going to be a year and than 2!! well i gotta write dad, kallan, vance and tyson back and only in 35 minutes. hope all is well!

love elder woodard

October 17, 2011

that sounds like fun. im glad i dont get called out in the middle of the night. it feels like its a lot colder than 50! when people ask if its cold i tell them that its freezing!!!!!!! the other day it rained for about 2 days straight. im not used to that and the high was about 5 or 6. which is cold. we call the weather about once a day just to see and the lows are in the -4 and -5 range. but thats just at night. i have a feeling we are going to get our first snow storm this transfer! well i hope she writes fast i only have 15 minutes left before im kicked off. we are going to have a baptism on your birthday!!! so happy birthday to you!!! so how do you like being an sro? are there lots of fights? i remember when we used to live there and people would always say that its a bad school. is it really that bad? i did get grandma's email and chris sent me one today as well. are they still in the ward? what about the canadian tanners? do you know what part of calgary they are from or what ward? dont forget to invite the missionaries over. even for just a lesson. they/we bring a great spirit into the home!

love elder woodard