Hello family!
well HYDERABAD was awsome, I really had a good time, and yes it was full of the spirit, I had a lot of really neat experiences, one of which I really want to share. So as I had said, monday we where traveling, tuesday was Zone confrence, and wednesday was our interviews, so each of those days, I had to get up early and I was not able to study the scriptures, and I felt quite down, like something was wrong, now mind you of course we had a great spiritual experience at zone confrece, but, I as I was sitting there, on thursday, I realized that I needed something, so before we went out to do our activity, I pulled open my book of mormon, and started to read, and I only read about 10 verses and I had to leave, so as we left, I just felt completly better, I also was able to do some more missionary work, it felt so much better to read and study. any way all I can say is I know that there is a huge difference when you start your day with a little bit of study.
Well I am sorry to hear about the weather, I wish it got that cold here, I am burning up, I feel like a snowball that was tossed into a Fire, I am littarly melting. its great, but at the same time, I am sick of sweating. Oh well thats life.
WOW stephen is going to washington !!! I have a member in my branch that is going to the same mission!! here name is sister Gorila (yes) she is from Rajahmundry!! man that is awsome!!!
Well canada huh?? that is pretty sweet, I hope that you have a good time, I hope that you take a lot of picturers!!
Man I miss camp, the other day, I was sitting there, and I thought about Klynton, and I realized "hey he is waking up on his first day at camp right this very moment!" it was kind of wierd, but I was so excited for him.
Mom its wierd that you said that I was a quarter of the way done, becasue I feel like I just came to india last week, I asked my companion if it was true that the first 6 months where the longest, and he said "oh ya," I just then felt like I couldnt belive that this is the longest, because it has just flown by, I dont even know whare the time went, I just keep thinking to my self, I wish I could slow down time so that I could teach more, and do more. I also wish I could Extend(sorry mom but I do) but my visa will run our before I could do so.
well I love you all, and I want you all to know how much the lord loves you, I know that he gave us our agencey to choose weather to do right or wrong, I also know that he sent his son do atone for our sins so that we could get rid of those mistakes and be clean sothat we can enter into his Kingdom. I love my savior, and I know that he loves me, I know that Joseph smith is a true prophet, and that god and Jesus Christ appeared to him and told him that he was chosen to bring back the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I love you all
Love,
Elder Colton Frederick
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
June Week 1
Well hello family and Friends,
well this week has been pretty interesting, and so has the last few days. My week has been full, I have had a ton of appointments, and I have been visitings a lot of recent converts latly. well then, we have had Zone Confrence, and I have been in Hydrabad for the last 3 days, (by the time you get this any way) and so I am just enjoying the spiritual high, then we get to go and visit a film place for our zone activity, (its kind of like Disney land, other than there are no rides) tommorow. I am pretty excited, I also am getting excited, transfers are supposed to be comming up soon, I hope that I can stay, but I also hope that things are in place so that I can go, yes I have mixed feelings about staying, and going.
Well I am glad to hear that things are getting better at home, Sorry mom for both of us Leaving, but you knew that we had to fly the cupe some time right?? Just kidding, you know we will be back.
So I had my Interview with President nichols, and he asked me how I felt about having about a quarter of my mission being over, and I just said, I honestly can not belive how fast it has just flown by. so I guess thats life right?
Hey that sounds awsome about that fellowship, I really miss all of those things, I cant wait to come back and do them, but at the same time, I am just way too glad that I am here, and learning about our savior.
I know that this church is true, I know that our heavenly father put us here to learn, weather it be sickness, poverty, family problems, anything, I know that we are here to learn from every thing that comes our way, and as Nephi say in 1nephi 3:7 I know that the lord will provide a way for us no matter what our issue is.
I know that our savior atoned for our sins, I know that he did it because he loves us, and I also know that he also called The Prophet Joseph smith and a prophet to bring back his true chruch. I now that my reedemer lives, and that he is there for us when ever we need his help.
I love you all, I am so greatfull for all of your support, I hope that you know that you are all loved by me and the lord.
Love
Elder Frederick
well this week has been pretty interesting, and so has the last few days. My week has been full, I have had a ton of appointments, and I have been visitings a lot of recent converts latly. well then, we have had Zone Confrence, and I have been in Hydrabad for the last 3 days, (by the time you get this any way) and so I am just enjoying the spiritual high, then we get to go and visit a film place for our zone activity, (its kind of like Disney land, other than there are no rides) tommorow. I am pretty excited, I also am getting excited, transfers are supposed to be comming up soon, I hope that I can stay, but I also hope that things are in place so that I can go, yes I have mixed feelings about staying, and going.
Well I am glad to hear that things are getting better at home, Sorry mom for both of us Leaving, but you knew that we had to fly the cupe some time right?? Just kidding, you know we will be back.
So I had my Interview with President nichols, and he asked me how I felt about having about a quarter of my mission being over, and I just said, I honestly can not belive how fast it has just flown by. so I guess thats life right?
Hey that sounds awsome about that fellowship, I really miss all of those things, I cant wait to come back and do them, but at the same time, I am just way too glad that I am here, and learning about our savior.
I know that this church is true, I know that our heavenly father put us here to learn, weather it be sickness, poverty, family problems, anything, I know that we are here to learn from every thing that comes our way, and as Nephi say in 1nephi 3:7 I know that the lord will provide a way for us no matter what our issue is.
I know that our savior atoned for our sins, I know that he did it because he loves us, and I also know that he also called The Prophet Joseph smith and a prophet to bring back his true chruch. I now that my reedemer lives, and that he is there for us when ever we need his help.
I love you all, I am so greatfull for all of your support, I hope that you know that you are all loved by me and the lord.
Love
Elder Frederick
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
May Week 4
HELLO FAMILY!!! AND FRIENDS!!
well my week has been pretty good, I have a few more people set with baptisem dates, and I am pretty excited to see them begin on that straight and Narrow Path.
So Today I am going to start with a story, Well about a Month ago, we met this brother who if from Maryland, and he invited us to his house to share our message, well as we met with him, we found out that he had a son, and that his wife had died, come to find out his son is about a year and a half old. So we started to share with him the restoration, and he has had a lot of questions since that time. well yesterday as we had visited with him, we watched "finding faith in christ" and he had even more questions, well as we started to answer his questions, we finally found out that he doesnt want to just feel for an answer, he wants us to force him to belive... ya, so I just told him, thats not how god works, and thats not how we work, and so now, we just need to see whare he goes with it. I was so frustrated about that , I felt so bad for him that he want to have his agency taken away from him to become part of gods kingdom, and mom I felt like you do when I dont listen, LIke you just want to Throtel me... :)
Story Number two, so I was on exchange with My district leader, and all of a sudden he gets a call and says "oh... Hi president Nichols, how are you???" well then I hear " ya he is right here... here you go" and he hands the phone to me. Now the thoughts that where going through my head was this ".?." I said hello, and president Nichols says " Elder Frederick, I recived an Email from your mother about your grandmother... she told me that I needed to call you and tell you that eveything was fine..." I just about threw the phone, because he scared me, I had totally forgotten that you where going to Email him and tell me, so I thought that something had gone wrong. I was just happy to hear that grandma is okay, I hope that every thing gets better for her, I miss her.
Well I am glad you had a great weekend, Man I wish I was there, Oh by the way, I am so Jelous that you got to tear up the driveway, I woke up the other morning wishing I had two Pick axes, and could be putting some sprinkler into the ground. It was wierd.
That good old Dimitri, He is a great guy, I am so excited for him, I hope he has as much fun as I am having, I love being in the field. and hey thats awsome to hear that Jared and Paul are on thier way!! Oh man, I am so excited for them.
Well I love you all, I know that our heavenly father loves us so much that he gave us our agency to pick and choose if we will follow his plan or not, I know that my Savior lives, and that he is loves each and every one of us, I know that he Atoned for our sins so that we could live with our heavenly father and our families.
Love Elder Colton Frederick
well my week has been pretty good, I have a few more people set with baptisem dates, and I am pretty excited to see them begin on that straight and Narrow Path.
So Today I am going to start with a story, Well about a Month ago, we met this brother who if from Maryland, and he invited us to his house to share our message, well as we met with him, we found out that he had a son, and that his wife had died, come to find out his son is about a year and a half old. So we started to share with him the restoration, and he has had a lot of questions since that time. well yesterday as we had visited with him, we watched "finding faith in christ" and he had even more questions, well as we started to answer his questions, we finally found out that he doesnt want to just feel for an answer, he wants us to force him to belive... ya, so I just told him, thats not how god works, and thats not how we work, and so now, we just need to see whare he goes with it. I was so frustrated about that , I felt so bad for him that he want to have his agency taken away from him to become part of gods kingdom, and mom I felt like you do when I dont listen, LIke you just want to Throtel me... :)
Story Number two, so I was on exchange with My district leader, and all of a sudden he gets a call and says "oh... Hi president Nichols, how are you???" well then I hear " ya he is right here... here you go" and he hands the phone to me. Now the thoughts that where going through my head was this ".?." I said hello, and president Nichols says " Elder Frederick, I recived an Email from your mother about your grandmother... she told me that I needed to call you and tell you that eveything was fine..." I just about threw the phone, because he scared me, I had totally forgotten that you where going to Email him and tell me, so I thought that something had gone wrong. I was just happy to hear that grandma is okay, I hope that every thing gets better for her, I miss her.
Well I am glad you had a great weekend, Man I wish I was there, Oh by the way, I am so Jelous that you got to tear up the driveway, I woke up the other morning wishing I had two Pick axes, and could be putting some sprinkler into the ground. It was wierd.
That good old Dimitri, He is a great guy, I am so excited for him, I hope he has as much fun as I am having, I love being in the field. and hey thats awsome to hear that Jared and Paul are on thier way!! Oh man, I am so excited for them.
Well I love you all, I know that our heavenly father loves us so much that he gave us our agency to pick and choose if we will follow his plan or not, I know that my Savior lives, and that he is loves each and every one of us, I know that he Atoned for our sins so that we could live with our heavenly father and our families.
Love Elder Colton Frederick
Thursday, May 21, 2009
May Week 3
Mom,
Well I am glad to hear that you are all having a great time, I really miss camping, and doing all of those kinds of things. I was thinking about going camping yesterday because it started to rain, hard again, and OH man I just continue to be excited for the rainy seson, becasue when it happens it will rain all day, and not let up, and then its not so freaking HOT!!!
Well tell Grandma that I love her, I know that it will be pretty early tommorrow when you get this, but tell her that I am not worried about her, and tell her that I love her and everything will be fine.
Well storie for the week, so as I said, that musulim sister gave us the Quran, and so Obvisouly I was excited, well I opend it up, and noticed that not a single thing about it had the spirit in it, so I have shut the stupid thing, and will only keep it because it was a gift. I really was suprised that it had so much anti-chirstion stuff in it, and how much it missquotes the bible, its pretty sad, the advisary obviously wants people to not even Know about our savior and his atonement.
I love you all, and I am so greatful for my savior Jesus Christ, I know that he loved us so much that he went into the garden of Gethsemnie and bleed for us, and our sins, I know that as he looked upon each and every one of our faces he did so with love and Charity, I know that he did so, so that he could fullfil our heavnly fathers plan for us to return to him and his son. I love my savior, and I am so greatfull that I could spend these two years to serve him, and to Proclaim his glory. I love you all and am so greatfull for all of your great examples.
HURAH FOR ISRIAL!!!
Love,
Elder Colton Frederick
Well I am glad to hear that you are all having a great time, I really miss camping, and doing all of those kinds of things. I was thinking about going camping yesterday because it started to rain, hard again, and OH man I just continue to be excited for the rainy seson, becasue when it happens it will rain all day, and not let up, and then its not so freaking HOT!!!
Well tell Grandma that I love her, I know that it will be pretty early tommorrow when you get this, but tell her that I am not worried about her, and tell her that I love her and everything will be fine.
Well storie for the week, so as I said, that musulim sister gave us the Quran, and so Obvisouly I was excited, well I opend it up, and noticed that not a single thing about it had the spirit in it, so I have shut the stupid thing, and will only keep it because it was a gift. I really was suprised that it had so much anti-chirstion stuff in it, and how much it missquotes the bible, its pretty sad, the advisary obviously wants people to not even Know about our savior and his atonement.
I love you all, and I am so greatful for my savior Jesus Christ, I know that he loved us so much that he went into the garden of Gethsemnie and bleed for us, and our sins, I know that as he looked upon each and every one of our faces he did so with love and Charity, I know that he did so, so that he could fullfil our heavnly fathers plan for us to return to him and his son. I love my savior, and I am so greatfull that I could spend these two years to serve him, and to Proclaim his glory. I love you all and am so greatfull for all of your great examples.
HURAH FOR ISRIAL!!!
Love,
Elder Colton Frederick
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
May Week 2
Mom,
well as I said my letter is also going to be short this week, but thank you for the advise, I am already doing that and just letting things just go buy, I just figure, its not for Eternity, and even if it was I would still love him for who he is.
Well Tell everybody Hello, and that I love them, I was really happy to talk to you all, it was really nice to hear your voices instead of just reading letters. Not that its bad to read letters, but I really needed to hear some familiar voices.
I am so excited to continue my mission and learn about our savior, I can see how much he really does love us, I was watching "the Testiments" with our branch, and in the scene when he Decends out of heaven, and the people start to cry and kiss his hands, I couldnt handle it, I just started to cry because I knew that when I see him I will not only do the same thing I am going to give him a big huge hug, because I know that he loves me and every one so much.
I to love you all
love
Elder Colton James Fredrerick
well as I said my letter is also going to be short this week, but thank you for the advise, I am already doing that and just letting things just go buy, I just figure, its not for Eternity, and even if it was I would still love him for who he is.
Well Tell everybody Hello, and that I love them, I was really happy to talk to you all, it was really nice to hear your voices instead of just reading letters. Not that its bad to read letters, but I really needed to hear some familiar voices.
I am so excited to continue my mission and learn about our savior, I can see how much he really does love us, I was watching "the Testiments" with our branch, and in the scene when he Decends out of heaven, and the people start to cry and kiss his hands, I couldnt handle it, I just started to cry because I knew that when I see him I will not only do the same thing I am going to give him a big huge hug, because I know that he loves me and every one so much.
I to love you all
love
Elder Colton James Fredrerick
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
May Week 1
Mom,
Well to start off, I am sorry to hear about your little bug, but I have been feeling that almost since I got here. That Throwing up, and Motions as we call it, is an every day, if not weekly experience here, now some times I am lucky enough to have no vomiting, but usally the motions are there, I havnt had a normal boul movement in about 3 months. But like I said, Im sorry to hear that, I hope that you get better soon.
Well your right I am calling home on sunday moring your time, but I am also calling home on saturday morning just to make sure that your ready for sunday, I will probably call at about 6 in the morning your time, so be ready both days.
Man I am so glad to hear that the OA is taking flight, I just wish that I could be a part of it. I really miss working with all of those young men, I love to see them grow into awsome leaders. I hope that when I get back that I can see some more changes, and may assist in some of them.
Well so a fun story for the day, the other day, my companion and I where riding our cycles and all of a sudden this guy said hey, well I just kind of ignored him, and then something said TURN AROUND AND TALK TO HIM. so I said Okay... well when I got back to him, he said in PERFECT american English, " who the heck are you guys?" well My companion and I looked at each other and then said " well we are missionaries from the church of Jesus christ, and we are sharing a message about prophets and apostels" he then looked at me and said " will you come to my home, I want to hear your message. " well come to find out, he is from maryland, and he came to rajahmundry about 6 months back and has seen Elders all over Maryland, and everywhare he goes in india, he sees us, so this time he asked us what we did, well any way, we are going for our third appointment with him tonight, and we are going to see if he will come to church this sunday.
well I know that my letter is a little short, but that would be becuse I am going to call on sunday, so be ready.
I want you all that are reading this to know that I know that Jesus christ lives, that he is the Christ, he is our lord, our god, and our savior, I know that he restored his true chruch through the prophet Joseph Smith, I have seen the blessings of this in my life and in the lives of those that I have been teaching. I know that the tempels are an esential part of having Eternal families. I have seen how important it is to the people here in India because the closest one is only... oh ya it's in Hong Kong. people here have to save mony for years to go to the temple, and for us in the states its just an hour away some times. I can honestly say that I know that this Church IS jesus christs true chruch on this earth, I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Well to start off, I am sorry to hear about your little bug, but I have been feeling that almost since I got here. That Throwing up, and Motions as we call it, is an every day, if not weekly experience here, now some times I am lucky enough to have no vomiting, but usally the motions are there, I havnt had a normal boul movement in about 3 months. But like I said, Im sorry to hear that, I hope that you get better soon.
Well your right I am calling home on sunday moring your time, but I am also calling home on saturday morning just to make sure that your ready for sunday, I will probably call at about 6 in the morning your time, so be ready both days.
Man I am so glad to hear that the OA is taking flight, I just wish that I could be a part of it. I really miss working with all of those young men, I love to see them grow into awsome leaders. I hope that when I get back that I can see some more changes, and may assist in some of them.
Well so a fun story for the day, the other day, my companion and I where riding our cycles and all of a sudden this guy said hey, well I just kind of ignored him, and then something said TURN AROUND AND TALK TO HIM. so I said Okay... well when I got back to him, he said in PERFECT american English, " who the heck are you guys?" well My companion and I looked at each other and then said " well we are missionaries from the church of Jesus christ, and we are sharing a message about prophets and apostels" he then looked at me and said " will you come to my home, I want to hear your message. " well come to find out, he is from maryland, and he came to rajahmundry about 6 months back and has seen Elders all over Maryland, and everywhare he goes in india, he sees us, so this time he asked us what we did, well any way, we are going for our third appointment with him tonight, and we are going to see if he will come to church this sunday.
well I know that my letter is a little short, but that would be becuse I am going to call on sunday, so be ready.
I want you all that are reading this to know that I know that Jesus christ lives, that he is the Christ, he is our lord, our god, and our savior, I know that he restored his true chruch through the prophet Joseph Smith, I have seen the blessings of this in my life and in the lives of those that I have been teaching. I know that the tempels are an esential part of having Eternal families. I have seen how important it is to the people here in India because the closest one is only... oh ya it's in Hong Kong. people here have to save mony for years to go to the temple, and for us in the states its just an hour away some times. I can honestly say that I know that this Church IS jesus christs true chruch on this earth, I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
April Week 5
Well hello all,
So Life here is awsome, I am loving Rajahmundury, and I am loving the work, other then the Heat, yesterday it was about 52 degrees Celsius, ya lets just say its really hot, I cant go out of my room with AC with out being soaked, I look like I have stepped out of the shower, and then when I am riding my cycle It is even worse, but thats life.
Well I have a cool story to tell today, so to start off we met this sister the other day that is Musulim, now most of the time we have to be really carful about teaching them because thier parents dont usually approve, well we started to teach this sister, and she has really opened up to us, she has a ton of doubts about her own faith, and she wants to know which religion is the truth, well so we are teaching her the truth, and she understands really well. we gave her a book of mormon yesterday, and she was so excited that we had to stop her from reading while we where talking to her. well thats my cool little story, I am really hoping that she will take baptizem, and change from the foolish traditions of her fathers. but we will see...
Well I am glad to hear that everthing is going well at home, I really have been thinking about how things are going to be a lot different when I get home, I am so supprised that things are so different already.
Well I just want you all to know that I know that this is the true church of Jesus Christ, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he loves each and every one of us, I am so greatfull for the tempels, and the blessings that we gain from going and keeping and making those Covenents, I really love my heavenly father. I know that he loves us and shows that love by calling prophets, I know that Joseph smith is a true Propeht, and that through him we know the truth of all things. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of god, and that any question we have can and will be answered by and trough it.
I know that The Prophet Thomas S. Monsen is a prophet of god, and that he really does speak the lords words.
I know that Jesus is the Chirst the son of the living god, he is my personal savior, and he does speak to us if we live rightously.
I love you all,
Elder Colton Frederick
So Life here is awsome, I am loving Rajahmundury, and I am loving the work, other then the Heat, yesterday it was about 52 degrees Celsius, ya lets just say its really hot, I cant go out of my room with AC with out being soaked, I look like I have stepped out of the shower, and then when I am riding my cycle It is even worse, but thats life.
Well I have a cool story to tell today, so to start off we met this sister the other day that is Musulim, now most of the time we have to be really carful about teaching them because thier parents dont usually approve, well we started to teach this sister, and she has really opened up to us, she has a ton of doubts about her own faith, and she wants to know which religion is the truth, well so we are teaching her the truth, and she understands really well. we gave her a book of mormon yesterday, and she was so excited that we had to stop her from reading while we where talking to her. well thats my cool little story, I am really hoping that she will take baptizem, and change from the foolish traditions of her fathers. but we will see...
Well I am glad to hear that everthing is going well at home, I really have been thinking about how things are going to be a lot different when I get home, I am so supprised that things are so different already.
Well I just want you all to know that I know that this is the true church of Jesus Christ, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he loves each and every one of us, I am so greatfull for the tempels, and the blessings that we gain from going and keeping and making those Covenents, I really love my heavenly father. I know that he loves us and shows that love by calling prophets, I know that Joseph smith is a true Propeht, and that through him we know the truth of all things. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of god, and that any question we have can and will be answered by and trough it.
I know that The Prophet Thomas S. Monsen is a prophet of god, and that he really does speak the lords words.
I know that Jesus is the Chirst the son of the living god, he is my personal savior, and he does speak to us if we live rightously.
I love you all,
Elder Colton Frederick
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