You sound
like you are doing so well. I always love getting your emails, they are so
informative and they do so much for me!! That is so cool that Elder Holland
came to Stake Conference. We had a 70 come out for the Majuro Stake conference
just this last Sunday and he gave training to the missionaries the next day and
I honestly feel like it changed the course of my mission. Just everything
clicked and I just feel so different and that I just want to change and be more
obedient and just do as much as I can for the people of the Marshall Islands. I
know I am doing well, but boy can I become more effective and just work harder
to make a bigger impact. I teach these people what they need to know and often
times why, but the part I am really starting to focus on is the how. I
literally teach these people how to pray to their Heavenly Father. I teach them
how to receive personal revelation. I teach them what they need to do to return
to our Father in Heaven once again. I give these people hope. And, boy do they
give me hope back. These people are what I need. I'm what they need. I know
Heavenly Father put my here for them at this time.
To be
honest, I can’t believe Tanner is looking at cars!!! I was always dead serious
about him getting a 300c but I know he will get something cool. Send some pics
if you can!! I always was the boss and you guys need my leadership for
something like this. He is probably just too nervous to ask me, the expert :)
And as for Logan. Props for him. I hope he’s happy with whatever happens. Ashley
is like a sister to me. I really like her. So hopefully she treats him well and
things click!
Thank you
for hooking me up with those Sprees :) you always were my favorite dad :) (my
only dad, in case anyone doesn’t get that....nerds...) I really love everything
you do for me. I just don’t think I can really tell you that and thank you
enough for what you do and are doing. Same goes with mom!!! You guys need to
start emailing well before Monday gets to the Marshall Islands!!! I would have
thought after like 4 months you guys would know!! I get to email only at weird
times when I have a computer to use so I can’t really blame you guys!! I got one
of your letters today too!! That was awesome. I am trying to write to you guys
every week or every other week but its gets really difficult for me. I need to
tell you guys what you need to know!
I hate this
part of my letters to you, but a few weeks ago I asked about getting a new
camera.... Maybe sending me an old one. My battery case broke so soon I will
have to break in just to get my memorie card out, so I have about 800 pics left
on it, so it shouldn’t be too soon, but still. I hope we can figure that out
soon. Maybe just Tanner or Logan’s old ones... or if new, a small waterproof
one, but really just anything. If I don’t hear back from you... I will buy
disposable cameras and take pics and just mail those to you. Pics are so
important and I just don’t know what to do and I am so sorry for putting this
on you guys. :( forgive me and please help me!! :( and if you send any
packages... I love JIF creamy peanut butter :) and chewy Sprees obviously :)
and pics. Love you!!
FLATS.....
lolzzzzz I got that right away.... good jokes, Rich, good jokes :) [Must be a
privaet joke because I don’t get it! MOM]
This will
probably be the email that Mom posts to my blog so I guess I better try and
make it good huh... haha I hope people read that thing. If not, I will someday.
I hope to be able to make a book out of it too!! I hope you scan my letters in
the computer or do something with them!! You know how much I hate scanning
stuff soooo.... haha
The work is
going well out here. I love my companion Elder Parkinson!!!!!! He is a brother
to me and it’s just so much fun working with him and we just get along so well.
He wrote a letter to mom telling her stuff about me. So hopefully it’s good!!
In my next package you should send him some peanut butter M&Ms. Basically
what sprees are to me, that is to him!! and he’s just such a bro. I love the
kid. The work is slow in Arrak. We are talking to and teaching a few people but
they are slow to progress. They love us though and we love them. I dont know
how much longer I'm going to be in this area maybe about another 4 weeks, if
not, 10! I kind of hope 10 just because I feel like what I am here for, just
really hasn’t happened yet! It’s weird to get that feeling!! I love all the
study time I get to do out here. Elder Pearson said that the elders, just in
our personal studies, logged about 720 hours and says that’s more than enough
time to learn and operate a jumbo jet, like a 747.... wow... that was so cool
to think about. I pour all that time into studying the Bible and Book of Mormon,
and other books. Wow I hope to be an expert in that some day!! My skills are
already really improving. I LOVE teaching and putting hope into people’s eyes. Telling
them something so obvious to me, but yet they didn’t know if before.
I am eating
soooooo incredibly healthy right now I don’t think you would recognize me as
your son... but no lettuce.. ever. I am lifting and getting jacked again. So Conner
watch out. Like I said before there is a new sheriff in town!! I plan on coming
home just ripped and its easy to do it out here when you don’t get fast food. People
eat fish and fruits out here. It’s just great. I am looking stacked already. I
open and close each day with a prayer, and also 200 push ups so I’m doing work.
Getting fat? Lolz... that’s for fat people. Hope you and mom are working out a
bunch and using a gym. I would die for a gym. Take advantage of that. Man do I
wish I did and it can only help. I promise you that. Be active. Do work. I’m
your example ;)
Again Happy
Father’s Day Dad. There needs to be more Fathers days. More Mothers days. I
hope every time I email home I can make that happen. I love you guys. I love
what you do for me and I just love this work. I am where I need to be. I am
doing God’s work. This is the true church. The church that Christ established
when he was on the earth, restored through Joseph Smith. I just love being able
to tell people about it. Share and strengthen my knowledge about it. I am glad
families are forever. I am glad that I get to help people start their eternal
families as well. I love this language. It’s amazing. I'm nowhere near fluent
but its flowing. I feel comfortable with it. I'm not stopping though. I'm never
gonna stop. That’s just what I do.
Message for
the ward: (maybe give it to Bishop Pattberg!) Hello my beloved Blaine Ward!! I
miss you guys. Like I said before, the church is true out here in the Marshall
Islands!! I love that we can literally go anywhere and be united by our strong
devotion to our Savior and his teachings. We need to start working harder. I
hate that it took me serving a mission to realize how important members are
back home. If I just knew what I do now, I would have tried so much harder to befriend
the missionaries and just work with them more. I challenge you guys to do the
same. I talk like I know a thing or two about life... well the truth is I don’t...
but I know missionary work. And we all need to know missionary work. I love
this gospel and the only way to show that love, as written in the scriptures is
to share it. Invite someone to church. Share what you believe. Live it too. I
love you guys and I pray for you guys constantly. Take care. I'll be right
back!!
Well, as
this letter comes to a close, I just want to say thanks. I can’t really say “thank
you” enough. Happy Father’s Day. Keep it real and do what you do best, which is
being amazing.
With Love, Elder
Ingalls
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