Family and friends,
We've been doing mostly finding and working with members. We’ve been teaching quite a few less active families and we had some of them come to church this past week.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the temple dedication! Good news for us is that our mission president changed the rules so now instead of going to the temple once every six months it’s once every three months or every other transfer! How exciting!
Food of the week! I went to the store and found three bread pans for 98 cents they were aluminum so I bought two packs and made 9 loaves of Cinnamon raisin bread. It was super good and I put some in the freezer and handed a couple out. We also ate dinner last night and had the best meatloaf I’ve ever had. Probably because it had chunks of bacon in it. It was really good.
This week we sat and listened to President and Sister Bubert and Sister and Elder Zwick for 7 hours. I’ll try and get the whole story in before I run out of time... so to start off, a week earlier we were all told to pick out a principle from Preach My Gospel and that we may be chosen to share with the mission. My companion and I chose one and after we studied and worked really hard on preparing a thirty minute lesson, I really felt like we were going to be asked to share our principle. However, I decided to tell my companion there's no way we would give it. I did this because he gets really nervous when he has to talk to groups of people larger than 3 and he can't think straight for the week. We weren't told how long it needed to be but we figured it wouldn't be more than thirty minutes. So we get there and Elder Zwick shakes all of our hands and talks to each person individually. Then Elder Zwick explains how we are going to teach it, which was different than what we had planned. I run back through the notes we made and pick out a couple points. He calls on three people to share there topics and yes, we were asked to share.
If you don't remember the name you'll remember the talk, in general conference a couple years back Elder Zwick gave a talk and in it he shared a story about a boy who asked, “Do I need to lower my standers to make more friends?” That part of the story he shared with us, but I’ll have to write to you about the rest and then maybe you could type it up and send it out as the rest of my e-mail. Thanks
Elder yeaman's quote of the week. "No effort is wasted"
Explanation: This is the topic we chose and were randomly selected to share at mission conference. It’s the last page of chapter nine in Preach My Gospel. There are two stories I have to go along with it. 1- The first week in my first area we handed out a pass-a-long card to this person and invited her to call it. FYI - pass-a-long cards normally end up in the garbage and we find a lot of the ones we hand out torn up and thrown in the street. However, my last week in my first area we got a referral from headquarters (the people who answer the phone when some one calls the number on the back of a pass-a-long card) we go and stop by the house. It was the same lady and house we had left the card at. That was six months later! 2- There was this person in my last area we found who was taught before by missionaries and because they taught him, we were able to find him in the formers file and he later was baptized and just received the aaronic priesthood a couple weeks ago. The effort the first missionaries made about I year before I ran into them was not wasted, they simply planted the seed. As members we have such an influence on those around us. It may not seem like it at the time, but no effort is wasted! Just make an effort to share the gospel with those around you and you will be blessed. It may not happen immediately or in 6 months or even a year. It is worth the effort.
Love,
Elder Yeaman
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Light or dumbbell
Nov. 8, 2010
Family and friends,
Good week! It's kind of slow right now. We’ve had to drop quite a few investigators. We got an extra hour of sleep on Sunday because of daylight savings but now it's darker earlier. It’s so weird.
The weather up here is really crazy! It’s November and it's still really hot, but it just started cooling down everyone says we normally have a bunch of flooding by this time but it's only been sprinkling a little here and there.
To answer you question, transfers aren't for another three weeks, so I’ll be here for my birthday.
Food of the week. Some members made us pizza from scratch. It was good. Today I’ll be making some bread. I had to borrow some bread pans from a family so I’ll end up giving them a loaf.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week: The light of Christ
Explanation: This week when I woke up in the middle of the night I went to get a drink of water and it was completely dark. I didn't want to turn the light on because I didn't want to wake up my companion or hurt my eyes. So I walked to the hallway and then to my desk very slowly to make sure I didn't step on anything. I was successful getting there, but it took me a while because I was really tired and was being very careful. On the way back I stubbed my toe on a dumb dumbbell and it hurt. A couple nights later I did the same thing but this time I flipped on the light switch really quick and back off so I could see if there was anything in my way. Once I knew the path was clear it was so much easier and faster to get to my desk with no light. Did that make sense so far?
The reason why prophets are so important is they help us see and understand the path. Once we understand it it's much easier to walk. Several people try and take there own path, and many people that I talk to think that you only need to keep the commandments. But the prophet is there to help us know what the standard is for the children of God. Once you now it, it's much easier to get to where you want to go.
Love
Elder yeaman
Family and friends,
Good week! It's kind of slow right now. We’ve had to drop quite a few investigators. We got an extra hour of sleep on Sunday because of daylight savings but now it's darker earlier. It’s so weird.
The weather up here is really crazy! It’s November and it's still really hot, but it just started cooling down everyone says we normally have a bunch of flooding by this time but it's only been sprinkling a little here and there.
To answer you question, transfers aren't for another three weeks, so I’ll be here for my birthday.
Food of the week. Some members made us pizza from scratch. It was good. Today I’ll be making some bread. I had to borrow some bread pans from a family so I’ll end up giving them a loaf.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week: The light of Christ
Explanation: This week when I woke up in the middle of the night I went to get a drink of water and it was completely dark. I didn't want to turn the light on because I didn't want to wake up my companion or hurt my eyes. So I walked to the hallway and then to my desk very slowly to make sure I didn't step on anything. I was successful getting there, but it took me a while because I was really tired and was being very careful. On the way back I stubbed my toe on a dumb dumbbell and it hurt. A couple nights later I did the same thing but this time I flipped on the light switch really quick and back off so I could see if there was anything in my way. Once I knew the path was clear it was so much easier and faster to get to my desk with no light. Did that make sense so far?
The reason why prophets are so important is they help us see and understand the path. Once we understand it it's much easier to walk. Several people try and take there own path, and many people that I talk to think that you only need to keep the commandments. But the prophet is there to help us know what the standard is for the children of God. Once you now it, it's much easier to get to where you want to go.
Love
Elder yeaman
Feeding a nation with nearly nothing
October 18, 2010
Today I’m at a loss for time. My new companion is Elder Tabbutt. He's from Boise, Idaho and has been out about the same amount of time that I have.
Haven’t made it to gravity hill yet. Send a picture of the turtle.
Tomorrow we get to wake up at 3:30 am to take Elder Kendall to the airport. It’ll be a long day and I might loose my temper. I realize those days when I have a rough night sleeping, I really have to watch my attitude. Usually it's not a big deal and I can control my temper but I’ll only have a few hours to sleep tonight so we'll see how that goes.
Got to go, Elder Yeaman
October 25, 2010
Dear family and friends,
We dropped off Elder Kendall at the airport and left. My new companion is great! Good week. We have a couple promising investigators but none of them showed up at church.
Wow! That is crazy! That'll be so cool! Let me know when Shane gets his papers in.
Food of the week: We got three gift cards this week. One of them wasn't as much as we thought it was and so I had to use some money out of my account. We went to Chili’s and today we're going to Olive Garden, and we also got an In-n-Out gift card.
Today I might buy myself an early birthday present at Wal-Mart. I want to buy a basketball and a water purifier. Then I can stop buying water bottles.
Elder Yeaman's quote of the week: Feeding a nation with nearly nothing.Explanation: When Jesus Christ fed the multitude he took what little food a boy had, a couple fish and loafs of bread, and blessed it and was able to not only feed but fill 5000 people. At times what we have may seem little or next to nothing. But through Jesus Christ we can affect so many people around us. Jesus takes what we have and multiplies it. He will always do this as long as we give him what we have. If we're not willing to give him all we have then he won't have enough to help those around us. But if we do give him all we have, so many people will be affected because of it and in the end; there will be more than what you started off with. Just like the story they collected everything that was left over and had several baskets left that were full. If we give what we have, it'll bless those around us and we too will be more blessed than before.
Elder Yeaman
Today I’m at a loss for time. My new companion is Elder Tabbutt. He's from Boise, Idaho and has been out about the same amount of time that I have.
Haven’t made it to gravity hill yet. Send a picture of the turtle.
Tomorrow we get to wake up at 3:30 am to take Elder Kendall to the airport. It’ll be a long day and I might loose my temper. I realize those days when I have a rough night sleeping, I really have to watch my attitude. Usually it's not a big deal and I can control my temper but I’ll only have a few hours to sleep tonight so we'll see how that goes.
Got to go, Elder Yeaman
October 25, 2010
Dear family and friends,
We dropped off Elder Kendall at the airport and left. My new companion is great! Good week. We have a couple promising investigators but none of them showed up at church.
Wow! That is crazy! That'll be so cool! Let me know when Shane gets his papers in.
Food of the week: We got three gift cards this week. One of them wasn't as much as we thought it was and so I had to use some money out of my account. We went to Chili’s and today we're going to Olive Garden, and we also got an In-n-Out gift card.
Today I might buy myself an early birthday present at Wal-Mart. I want to buy a basketball and a water purifier. Then I can stop buying water bottles.
Elder Yeaman's quote of the week: Feeding a nation with nearly nothing.Explanation: When Jesus Christ fed the multitude he took what little food a boy had, a couple fish and loafs of bread, and blessed it and was able to not only feed but fill 5000 people. At times what we have may seem little or next to nothing. But through Jesus Christ we can affect so many people around us. Jesus takes what we have and multiplies it. He will always do this as long as we give him what we have. If we're not willing to give him all we have then he won't have enough to help those around us. But if we do give him all we have, so many people will be affected because of it and in the end; there will be more than what you started off with. Just like the story they collected everything that was left over and had several baskets left that were full. If we give what we have, it'll bless those around us and we too will be more blessed than before.
Elder Yeaman
Anyone Heard of Gravity Hill?
Oct 12, 2010
Mom and family,
I have p-day on Monday, in 6 days. Today we will go to rose hills and gravity hills because I’m not with my companion. He is at the temple with the president for his last week. I’m with other elders who want to go. They are on bike and I still have the car.
Foods of the week: I made a bunch of pizza dough last week and then I cooked just the crust alone and made about ten mini pizza crusts. All I have to do is put sauce and cheese on it and re-heat it for like 10 min. It's great. Also, we had an awesome meal this week. We had the most amazing steak It was super good. Then before we left he took out a bunch of groceries and some frozen steaks and gave them to us.
Yeah I got the package last Tuesday. Thank you so much.
Hey I heard there was 2 tornadoes in Arizona one of them being in Flagstaff? Cool what all happened?
The district leader goes on splits with each person in his district and the zone leader with each district leader. Some people just go on splits twice, other people go on splits 5 times
I still drive the car. My companion has a license but isn't allowed to drive because of his previous driving record.
What happened to the water turtle?
Elder yeaman's quote of the week. To be continued. Had to fill out a survey that the president sent us and have run out of time. Sorry.
Mom and family,
I have p-day on Monday, in 6 days. Today we will go to rose hills and gravity hills because I’m not with my companion. He is at the temple with the president for his last week. I’m with other elders who want to go. They are on bike and I still have the car.
Foods of the week: I made a bunch of pizza dough last week and then I cooked just the crust alone and made about ten mini pizza crusts. All I have to do is put sauce and cheese on it and re-heat it for like 10 min. It's great. Also, we had an awesome meal this week. We had the most amazing steak It was super good. Then before we left he took out a bunch of groceries and some frozen steaks and gave them to us.
Yeah I got the package last Tuesday. Thank you so much.
Hey I heard there was 2 tornadoes in Arizona one of them being in Flagstaff? Cool what all happened?
The district leader goes on splits with each person in his district and the zone leader with each district leader. Some people just go on splits twice, other people go on splits 5 times
I still drive the car. My companion has a license but isn't allowed to drive because of his previous driving record.
What happened to the water turtle?
Elder yeaman's quote of the week. To be continued. Had to fill out a survey that the president sent us and have run out of time. Sorry.
"I can ride a bike with no handle bars"
Oct. 5, 2010
Family and Friends,
I got the package. Thank you so much! I’ve already listen to the first 5 cds of Jesus the Christ. The gold fish disappeared into my belly while I was studying :-) Thanks so much.
I got the flue shot and I felt so drained and tired for like the next 3 days. It was rough but I’m better now.
This week it continued to stay hot and then yesterday all day it rained and rained and that brought the temperature down quite a bit.
Food of the week: We ate with this less active member yesterday, the one that is a lot like Ken, and she made us pot roast, mashed potatoes, and steamed carrots. I thought that that was cool that I had suggested for you to make that for the missionaries. It was super good and one of the best meals on my mission thus far.
Did everyone go to Red Robin after priesthood session?
I was going to say you better not be doing what Elder Holland’s parents did for him. Thanks for everything you do for me. Yes general conference was great.
Have fun camping!
We are always looking for service opportunities and we rarely get them but recently we helped someone move and are planning on fixing a members toilet and breaking up and moving a non-members concrete.
This week I went on splits and was able to be on bike again. I loved it.
Do we still have our turtles? Water turtle and land turtle?
I never understood why you didn't allow us to go on sleep over until conference. I was always puzzled, but now it makes so much sense! Thank you so much.
Elder Yeaman quote of the week: "I can ride a bike with no handle bars"
Explanation. in 2002 Elder Hales gave a talk about when he was growing up he had a bike that had a generator on it that was hooked to a light and when he pedaled hard the light would shine bright but when he wouldn't pedal as hard the light would flicker and not be as strong. He compared it to going through life. He could be going down a hill and not have to pedal, but in consequence the light would not shine. No matter what we are going through we need to keep pedaling! If we stop pedaling, there's no light and at night we are more likely to get hit by a car. If we stop pedaling going up hill we will fall over. The light obviously is the light of Christ that's in us and when we have it we are less likely to become spiritually injured. President Uchtdorf in this conference stated that we need to slow down when we face adversity. He did not say stop when you face adversity. When riding a bike up hill it's okay to slow down. But keep that light shining. Going down hill when you’re not facing as many trails you need not stop pedaling. Always keeps your light shining by doing what is right and you will be greatly blessed.
Love, Someone else :-)
Family and Friends,
I got the package. Thank you so much! I’ve already listen to the first 5 cds of Jesus the Christ. The gold fish disappeared into my belly while I was studying :-) Thanks so much.
I got the flue shot and I felt so drained and tired for like the next 3 days. It was rough but I’m better now.
This week it continued to stay hot and then yesterday all day it rained and rained and that brought the temperature down quite a bit.
Food of the week: We ate with this less active member yesterday, the one that is a lot like Ken, and she made us pot roast, mashed potatoes, and steamed carrots. I thought that that was cool that I had suggested for you to make that for the missionaries. It was super good and one of the best meals on my mission thus far.
Did everyone go to Red Robin after priesthood session?
I was going to say you better not be doing what Elder Holland’s parents did for him. Thanks for everything you do for me. Yes general conference was great.
Have fun camping!
We are always looking for service opportunities and we rarely get them but recently we helped someone move and are planning on fixing a members toilet and breaking up and moving a non-members concrete.
This week I went on splits and was able to be on bike again. I loved it.
Do we still have our turtles? Water turtle and land turtle?
I never understood why you didn't allow us to go on sleep over until conference. I was always puzzled, but now it makes so much sense! Thank you so much.
Elder Yeaman quote of the week: "I can ride a bike with no handle bars"
Explanation. in 2002 Elder Hales gave a talk about when he was growing up he had a bike that had a generator on it that was hooked to a light and when he pedaled hard the light would shine bright but when he wouldn't pedal as hard the light would flicker and not be as strong. He compared it to going through life. He could be going down a hill and not have to pedal, but in consequence the light would not shine. No matter what we are going through we need to keep pedaling! If we stop pedaling, there's no light and at night we are more likely to get hit by a car. If we stop pedaling going up hill we will fall over. The light obviously is the light of Christ that's in us and when we have it we are less likely to become spiritually injured. President Uchtdorf in this conference stated that we need to slow down when we face adversity. He did not say stop when you face adversity. When riding a bike up hill it's okay to slow down. But keep that light shining. Going down hill when you’re not facing as many trails you need not stop pedaling. Always keeps your light shining by doing what is right and you will be greatly blessed.
Love, Someone else :-)
"Ye are the light of the world"
Sept. 28, 2010
Family and friends.
Same rules for Spanish and speaking elders, however if there are two English elders together they leave the apartment at 10:00 instead of 11:00 am because they don't get a language study.
Our p-days are now being moved to Mondays. Transfers will now happen on Mondays as well. Which means I might not be able to e-mail on Monday holidays. It depends if the family history center is open.
We actually didn't go to gravity hill we had to get an oil change and it took all day. I just wish they'd let me do it instead of waiting 2 1/2 hours for it.
You can mail it to my apartment and they'll leave me a slip telling me I need to go and pick it up at the post office.
I forwarded you a letter and it pretty much just says that I need to get a flue shot and pay for it out of my own pocket. Its $25 do I have it in my account? I’m getting it today.
It was starting to get cool but this week it shot back up! It was 113 degrees yesterday. It wasn't like that ever during the summer. FYI, Whittier is the hottest part of our mission. It’s his furthest area from the beach.
Feed the missionaries twice bakes, rolls and a roast? That’s a lot of work though.
Food of the week: this week I made ginger snaps. They’re so good.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week. "Ye are the light of the world"
Explanation: Jesus Christ is equivalent to the energy source and the prophet is the light bulb, and we are mirrors. Without Jesus Christ, the prophet we have would be useless. However if there is no prophet there can be no light and if there is no light we are lost and can't share the light. God has always called and must continue to call a prophet in order for us to progress. Mirrors can share nothing without a light source. The room in which the light and the mirrors are in is compared to the world. And so this question rolls into our court. Where are we shining our light? Are we a mirror that is face down absorbing no light and giving off no light? Are we a mirror that is face up trying to shine the light straight back at the light bulb looking for recognition on our brightness? Or are we a mirror that helps other mirrors takes up the light and continue to shine. If you've ever used a mirror to try and blind somebody think of it like this. Just having the mirror there isn't going to blind them. You have to angle it just right. We members of the Church, we just can't be there. We need to share the light of Christ with those around us and we can not do that unless first we are focused on the light source. Our prophet. General conference is coming up and not only is it important take notes and think about the message but to share the message with others as well. Maybe not so much as word to word what they say, but by being an example and showing them the light of Christ that is in you. Hope you all enjoy G.C. I know I will.
Elder yeaman
Family and friends.
Same rules for Spanish and speaking elders, however if there are two English elders together they leave the apartment at 10:00 instead of 11:00 am because they don't get a language study.
Our p-days are now being moved to Mondays. Transfers will now happen on Mondays as well. Which means I might not be able to e-mail on Monday holidays. It depends if the family history center is open.
We actually didn't go to gravity hill we had to get an oil change and it took all day. I just wish they'd let me do it instead of waiting 2 1/2 hours for it.
You can mail it to my apartment and they'll leave me a slip telling me I need to go and pick it up at the post office.
I forwarded you a letter and it pretty much just says that I need to get a flue shot and pay for it out of my own pocket. Its $25 do I have it in my account? I’m getting it today.
It was starting to get cool but this week it shot back up! It was 113 degrees yesterday. It wasn't like that ever during the summer. FYI, Whittier is the hottest part of our mission. It’s his furthest area from the beach.
Feed the missionaries twice bakes, rolls and a roast? That’s a lot of work though.
Food of the week: this week I made ginger snaps. They’re so good.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week. "Ye are the light of the world"
Explanation: Jesus Christ is equivalent to the energy source and the prophet is the light bulb, and we are mirrors. Without Jesus Christ, the prophet we have would be useless. However if there is no prophet there can be no light and if there is no light we are lost and can't share the light. God has always called and must continue to call a prophet in order for us to progress. Mirrors can share nothing without a light source. The room in which the light and the mirrors are in is compared to the world. And so this question rolls into our court. Where are we shining our light? Are we a mirror that is face down absorbing no light and giving off no light? Are we a mirror that is face up trying to shine the light straight back at the light bulb looking for recognition on our brightness? Or are we a mirror that helps other mirrors takes up the light and continue to shine. If you've ever used a mirror to try and blind somebody think of it like this. Just having the mirror there isn't going to blind them. You have to angle it just right. We members of the Church, we just can't be there. We need to share the light of Christ with those around us and we can not do that unless first we are focused on the light source. Our prophet. General conference is coming up and not only is it important take notes and think about the message but to share the message with others as well. Maybe not so much as word to word what they say, but by being an example and showing them the light of Christ that is in you. Hope you all enjoy G.C. I know I will.
Elder yeaman
Simon Says
September 28, 2010
Good morning family and friends,
Food of the week: This week was the first time on my mission thus far I had in-n-out. A member took us out and I forgot how delicious it was. Also, last week at store needed to get rid of the organic milk before it expired and it was the same price of regular milk and so I bought some and it was WAY better than the other milk! They must do quite a bit to the normal milk you buy to make it not taste the same.
Today we are going to get our oil changed and then possible go to gravity hill. On gravity hill you’re supposed to be able to go half way up the hill, put the car in neutral and turn it off and keep moving up hill. Same thing with a ball. The ball will roll up hill and a skateboard as well. I don't believe it but several people have told us about it and I’m super curious.
This week, 5 minutes before church started we were asked to give a talk because some one called in sick. It was about the atonement and luckily I had the conference ensign on me as well as my scriptures and through the lords help was able to pull a 20 min talk out of thin air. I was quite relieved that it is an English ward otherwise I would have been super nervous. and would have had a loss for words.
We plan on knocking almost everyday but normally we don't plan on knocking more than one hour and many times it falls through. Which I don't see how that works with the number of investigators we have. He likes to talk and will talk about anything to anyone. I think that's how he does it.
Normally in this mission the only people who cover more than one ward are the people who cover the single's ward. Other than that there's normally 1 set of elders in each English ward and 2-3 companionship's in the Spanish wards.
We’re also going on splits later this evening.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week "Do as I’m doing, follow me"
Explanation. Before I explain, we're going to play a quick game and you have to play otherwise the explanation won't work.
Simon says touch your knees.
Simon says touch your ear.
Simon says touch your neck.
Simon says touch your nose.
Simon says touch the top of your head
Alright now here's the explanation: As we go through life our prophets and our leaders are always telling us or reminding us of the rules and guidelines that are given us to protect us in our life. It is our responsibility to heed their righteous council. It requires us to listen carefully to make sure we are not following the council that (Simon) hasn't said. Now some of you who are reading this e-mail may not have played the game. You thought you would have looked silly sitting at a computer or where ever you are touching your knees, ears, neck, nose, and the top of your head. You didn't want to be the only person following Simon. Just like people feel silly around other people and are the only ones not drinking or smoking, or swearing, or gossiping, or what ever it may be. You may feel silly but don't give in! Follow Simon’s council! Additionally, how many of you are still touching your head? Did you put your hand down because you thought the game was over? You got tired of keeping your hand on your head? Several people could have walked by and seen your hand on your head and been confused at what you’re doing. At times we may feel like our work is done. We may feel like we can put it up later when we aren't surrounded by people that may laugh or point. Please listen to Simon! He knows what he's talking about! Listen to the council our leaders give us the will help in the long run.
Love your one and only, Elder Yeaman
Good morning family and friends,
Food of the week: This week was the first time on my mission thus far I had in-n-out. A member took us out and I forgot how delicious it was. Also, last week at store needed to get rid of the organic milk before it expired and it was the same price of regular milk and so I bought some and it was WAY better than the other milk! They must do quite a bit to the normal milk you buy to make it not taste the same.
Today we are going to get our oil changed and then possible go to gravity hill. On gravity hill you’re supposed to be able to go half way up the hill, put the car in neutral and turn it off and keep moving up hill. Same thing with a ball. The ball will roll up hill and a skateboard as well. I don't believe it but several people have told us about it and I’m super curious.
This week, 5 minutes before church started we were asked to give a talk because some one called in sick. It was about the atonement and luckily I had the conference ensign on me as well as my scriptures and through the lords help was able to pull a 20 min talk out of thin air. I was quite relieved that it is an English ward otherwise I would have been super nervous. and would have had a loss for words.
We plan on knocking almost everyday but normally we don't plan on knocking more than one hour and many times it falls through. Which I don't see how that works with the number of investigators we have. He likes to talk and will talk about anything to anyone. I think that's how he does it.
Normally in this mission the only people who cover more than one ward are the people who cover the single's ward. Other than that there's normally 1 set of elders in each English ward and 2-3 companionship's in the Spanish wards.
We’re also going on splits later this evening.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week "Do as I’m doing, follow me"
Explanation. Before I explain, we're going to play a quick game and you have to play otherwise the explanation won't work.
Simon says touch your knees.
Simon says touch your ear.
Simon says touch your neck.
Simon says touch your nose.
Simon says touch the top of your head
Alright now here's the explanation: As we go through life our prophets and our leaders are always telling us or reminding us of the rules and guidelines that are given us to protect us in our life. It is our responsibility to heed their righteous council. It requires us to listen carefully to make sure we are not following the council that (Simon) hasn't said. Now some of you who are reading this e-mail may not have played the game. You thought you would have looked silly sitting at a computer or where ever you are touching your knees, ears, neck, nose, and the top of your head. You didn't want to be the only person following Simon. Just like people feel silly around other people and are the only ones not drinking or smoking, or swearing, or gossiping, or what ever it may be. You may feel silly but don't give in! Follow Simon’s council! Additionally, how many of you are still touching your head? Did you put your hand down because you thought the game was over? You got tired of keeping your hand on your head? Several people could have walked by and seen your hand on your head and been confused at what you’re doing. At times we may feel like our work is done. We may feel like we can put it up later when we aren't surrounded by people that may laugh or point. Please listen to Simon! He knows what he's talking about! Listen to the council our leaders give us the will help in the long run.
Love your one and only, Elder Yeaman
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