solid

June 7, 2010

Hey this week was a really solid week, filled with teaching and tracting and fun times on the bike and talking with elder van horn. I love being on bike because i am able to talk to so many more people, there are so many people down here that are hurting so bad without work and without houses etc. Good time for the gospel to be in their lives, The lord has blessed me so much this week, we were able to get three new people that are wanting to learn about the restored church and we were able to just have some spiritual lesson, tears flying and the spirit felt! I had to go on two exchanges this week so i was only in diferent areas but its always fun to be with the other elders that are in the same district as me. I have been seeking wisdon more and more from the scriptures and have been questioning everything i believe to make sure exactly why i believe what i believe, so tons of topical guide study sessions, looking for different topics to answer different questions of mine and of others. We were able to play softball today so i was able to see elder asay which was good, so many great friends that you have on the mission! lifelong buddies. Im proud of lindsey for getting her job in columbus that should be a lot of fun! especially around football season! Im so grateful for this precious time i have to be a missionary, to be a tool in heavenly fathers hands and to be able to share the message of the gospel of jesus christ and how his church had to be restored, we were able to do a lot of moving and other service this week which was good. The ward im serving in is so good and supportive, people coming with us to teach every night plus we have some guys that are getting ready to head out on their missions which is good. Well i love ya'll! If you get bored mail me some pictures of the fam and whoever, those are my favorite :)

love elder schallenberger

Solid Week

June 1, 2010

Well the ear is a lot better making a lot of progress and Elder Van Horn and I have been having a lot of fun tearing it up out here. He is such a good companion. We have been more bold in our comittments and we have been seeing the fruits of our labors with the people we're teaching and their progression towards Heaven! we werre able to have so many little miracles this week with meeting and running into people. We were able to speak at shurch on sunday and it was a lot of fun. The ward is just so supportive and willing to help! they love the missionaries and will provide a way. It seems like everytime i go to write the mass email my mind draws blanks and I forget what i wanted to tell people. I need to probably start writing it down. THis week With Ann, who has been being taught forever Elder Van Horn asked he if she would pray not to be baptised cause she had been praying for a while and so that was a good motivater for her and another person that had been being taught 3 yrs ago we found through the area book and were able to set a baptismal date for the 13th, so we'll see how that goes! its so fun to be amissionary. I was telling mom last night we planned and i hopped on my bed just to chill for a little but and woke up the next morning in my clothes still! I guess i just passed out on the bed haha. The bike is rewarding and humbling and so is the heat, but it couldn't be more rewarding. My life has changed so much and my priorities are coninually changing towards what the gospel and spiritual promptings setd forth. I know this is the best two years!

Love

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Elder Schallenberger

Jarupa 2nd is legit

May 24, 2010

I have had a really spiritual week, we have worked harder than i have worked in a long time and we are starting to see the benefits that true dedicated service brings I love my companion and am so lucky to be with the district that im in, i had a crazy thing happen today and i told mom about it so ill just copy and paste what i told her so i dont have to retype it.

Hey mom prepare yourself for a sad story, so someone threw one of those popper things that you throw on the ground behind them and out of the ridiculous chances it had to hit me it did right in the ear and popped in my ear and I couldnt hear in my left ear, basically i was deaf and it was so scary i was crying and balling and instead of playing basketball i just went into a room in the church and prayed like ive never prayed before, I felt the love of heavenly father more than i have ever felt before, he was there to comfort me in my little pity party, i prayed and prayed and covenanted with heavenly father that i would do whatever he wanted of me to gain my hearing back, I had the strongest feeling to ask elder jensen to give me a blessing and van horn to annoint. I went in a room with them and elder adams, he didnt stand in on it and they laid their hands upon my head and i could feel the spirit testify that the words that were coming out of jensens mouth would come to pass. He told me that because of my tremendous faith i would be healed and i know i will be, i hesitated to share this with you because i know your probably freaking out and maybe even crying haha but i know it will heal, its better already it just rings all the time and feels like i have cotton balls in my ear but i know ill be better. It made me know that I will never take what the Lord has blessed me with for granted again. I will never say a vaque or repitious prayer again because i have truly witnessed a miracle in my life and felt the comfort of my heavenly father surround me and let me know ill be alright. I have a true testamony of prayer, of the fact that i really am talking to my heavenly father and that through the power of the priesthood i can be healed of anything. I am fine mom, But I could use some prayers, Besides that it was a pretty good week. I've never worked this hard in my life. Its awesome and the ward is sweet, everyone from my old ward misses me like crazy Pese said they always ask how to get a hold of me, its like a whole family buit im excited to serve in the ward im in. Such a powerful bishop and such strong people we're teaching. I love you mom and hope you have a good week.

I just realized some of those things might be repetitive buit you must realize they are important than. I have been so impresses with the power of prayer and the power of support from my friends and family. I love ya'll! i had some cool pics but i guess they were on a different memory card! ill send them next week.

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Elder Schallenberger

new area

May 18, 2010

Hey everyone i got transferred but to the same stake just different ward, Im now with elder Van Horn from Coloroado im way excited for the new area and am living with elder jensen and wait, very good friends. I took over a ward that had sisters in it and so it should be an adjustment! We are ready to go out and work, I have been reading the old testament lately and jsut read about elijah and even elisha, what powerful men were they! Such mighty miracles performed, I have had an added desire lately to be more obediant and worthy of the spirit, the future has never looked brighter. I dont have a lot to say because ive only been in the area a day. But I love you all and am excited to let you know how this first week goes, its been so good to hear from britter on his mission. What a man. THe gospel of jesus christ truly blesses each and everyone of us. We have weakness's lets make them our strenghts, we all could have some more charity, sorry this has been rushed io love ya'll! Elder jensen says hi

Love

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Elder Schallenberger