Good morning, This week was really good as well. We are teaching this really neatfamily, and on our first visit they said they believe the Book ofMormon is true. Our new convert is doing really well. She just signed up for collageand is taking 5 institute classes! It’s crazy. I don't go to the temple until next transfer. Most likelynot until the second week. As in like 5 more weeks. I’ll let you knowbefore hand if I can remember. Plans for today, we'll probably play sports and write letters. By the way, if you are wondering why I never tell you the names of myinvestigators, it's because the first presidency sent out a lettertelling us not to mention the names in e-mails, so those names don'tget put on blogs. So if I accidentally slip, and mention a name,Please be sure to not post it. Thank you. Food of the week: we had a member feed us probably the most healthymeal I have ever eaten on my mission. and it was really good. It waslike vegetable enchiladas. He really likes to cook and knows hisstuff. No quote of the week. Sorry
Love,
elder Yeaman
Monday, August 29, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
August 15, 2011
Good morning
I’m staying here in bellflower. My companion moved. My new companionis Elder Goodson. He’s from Virginia he came out with Elder Evans. I never received the wonder button in the mail.Yes I got your letters. This was a very stress full week. I can't think of another like it inthe mission. Let me explain. Wed we are called and asked to give atalk in church on Sunday about furthering our education. I alsoreceived a packet on things that I’ll need to go over in some meetingson Thursday. Thursday morning I have to study and come up with alesson, I spend all my studies doing that. Thursday I also had to goand give a baptismal interview in Spanish, a language I hardlyunderstand. The Lord helped me out so much. I understoodeverything I needed to and was able to say what I needed to. We thenshoot over to a lesson. We were teaching this person who had abaptismal date for the 20th of Aug, but the person in our ward who isfellowshipping her, became really good friends is going out of town foran entire month to visit family. So because this investigator wantedher at the baptism we were going to move the date to this week. Wetalk about setting it for the 14th and she accepted it. We then goback Friday to go ever a couple things and find out that on the 18ththe mom is sending her to North Dakota to a Presbyterian collage tomake sure she doesn't get baptized and she just found out. We alsofind a couple other important details. So we call our missionPresident, get permission to confirm her at the baptism (normally notallowed what so ever) start setting up the baptism. She passes theinterview she had with flying colors. On Saturday mind you I stillhave to give a 25 min talk in church, I have nothing prepared. We make a bunchof phone calls to reserve the building get everything set up. Sundaymorning, in one hour, I write my talk. It lasts 25 minutes. Afterchurch we had a couple meetings and then we shoot over to a baptismfor the Spanish elders and then grab a quick bite to eat after. Wethen find out that once her mom found out she was getting baptizedtoday she is now no longer getting sent away to North Dakota but willgo to collage here. She is baptized and shares an amazing testimony.Throughout our appointments her family has just been throwinganti-Mormon literature at her while we were there and while she wasalone. Her response to her family was "because it's true it doesn'tmatter, it's what god wants me to do." so now she's staying and cancontinue to receive help from the ward. Elder Yeaman’s food of the week. We ate with the vaili family (Samoan)this week and we had ribs, fish, clams, pork, rice, taro (it's like aSamoan potato you boil it in coconut milk though). It was crazy. Therewas like three main dishes that we ate and a bunch of other things andThen pumpkin pie and ice cream for dessert. Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week. "Beat the bird"Explanation: This was used by an apostle a while back, can't remember whichone, but he explains, that if a bird lands on your head the firstthing your going to get it off. Don’t let it build a nest. Now birdsaren’t to dangerous. So lets us a hornet. The longer you let it stayThere, the more likely you are to get stung. Don’t let it build a hiveon you head. Beat it off. Get rid of it. Now when inappropriatethoughts come into you head, get them out. Don’t continue to thinkabout it because by doing so it's like letting that hornet start tobuild it's hive. You’re going to get hurt. Don’t let those thoughts stayIn your head! Think of something else singing a hymn or quoting ascipture is like putting on a hat. They won't be able to nest on yourhead if you brush it off, and they won't be able to get in while yourwearing a hat.
Love, Elder Yeaman
I’m staying here in bellflower. My companion moved. My new companionis Elder Goodson. He’s from Virginia he came out with Elder Evans. I never received the wonder button in the mail.Yes I got your letters. This was a very stress full week. I can't think of another like it inthe mission. Let me explain. Wed we are called and asked to give atalk in church on Sunday about furthering our education. I alsoreceived a packet on things that I’ll need to go over in some meetingson Thursday. Thursday morning I have to study and come up with alesson, I spend all my studies doing that. Thursday I also had to goand give a baptismal interview in Spanish, a language I hardlyunderstand. The Lord helped me out so much. I understoodeverything I needed to and was able to say what I needed to. We thenshoot over to a lesson. We were teaching this person who had abaptismal date for the 20th of Aug, but the person in our ward who isfellowshipping her, became really good friends is going out of town foran entire month to visit family. So because this investigator wantedher at the baptism we were going to move the date to this week. Wetalk about setting it for the 14th and she accepted it. We then goback Friday to go ever a couple things and find out that on the 18ththe mom is sending her to North Dakota to a Presbyterian collage tomake sure she doesn't get baptized and she just found out. We alsofind a couple other important details. So we call our missionPresident, get permission to confirm her at the baptism (normally notallowed what so ever) start setting up the baptism. She passes theinterview she had with flying colors. On Saturday mind you I stillhave to give a 25 min talk in church, I have nothing prepared. We make a bunchof phone calls to reserve the building get everything set up. Sundaymorning, in one hour, I write my talk. It lasts 25 minutes. Afterchurch we had a couple meetings and then we shoot over to a baptismfor the Spanish elders and then grab a quick bite to eat after. Wethen find out that once her mom found out she was getting baptizedtoday she is now no longer getting sent away to North Dakota but willgo to collage here. She is baptized and shares an amazing testimony.Throughout our appointments her family has just been throwinganti-Mormon literature at her while we were there and while she wasalone. Her response to her family was "because it's true it doesn'tmatter, it's what god wants me to do." so now she's staying and cancontinue to receive help from the ward. Elder Yeaman’s food of the week. We ate with the vaili family (Samoan)this week and we had ribs, fish, clams, pork, rice, taro (it's like aSamoan potato you boil it in coconut milk though). It was crazy. Therewas like three main dishes that we ate and a bunch of other things andThen pumpkin pie and ice cream for dessert. Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week. "Beat the bird"Explanation: This was used by an apostle a while back, can't remember whichone, but he explains, that if a bird lands on your head the firstthing your going to get it off. Don’t let it build a nest. Now birdsaren’t to dangerous. So lets us a hornet. The longer you let it stayThere, the more likely you are to get stung. Don’t let it build a hiveon you head. Beat it off. Get rid of it. Now when inappropriatethoughts come into you head, get them out. Don’t continue to thinkabout it because by doing so it's like letting that hornet start tobuild it's hive. You’re going to get hurt. Don’t let those thoughts stayIn your head! Think of something else singing a hymn or quoting ascipture is like putting on a hat. They won't be able to nest on yourhead if you brush it off, and they won't be able to get in while yourwearing a hat.
Love, Elder Yeaman
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
8/1/11
Hello, This week we called up a member to go out to an appointment with us but he couldn't because he was in Phoenix, Arizona. It was really weird talking to someone in Arizona not on Mothers Day or Christmas and who's not a family member. I asked how the weather was and they of course said hot!
By the way... there are a lot of great things at thrift stores! I know each one is different because it's all dependent on what people bring in, but I figure people have a lot of the same stuff, anyways here there are about 20 almost brand new work gloves for a dollar. Additionally, Tupperware has a life time warranty on it. So if you find Tupperware cups or bowls at a thrift store, buy them, and when they break, find a dealer and you give it to them and you'll get brand newcups and bowels. You don't need a receipt or anything. I thought that was neat.
No, he didn't come to church and we haven't been able to teach him. It's funny how the adversary works. People loose their jobs, are humbled and make time for God and as they decide to start listening to us and start doing the things they need to, they become so wrapped up with work and have no time left for Jesus Christ. However, we had a different investigator come to church, and four less actives. The Queen Mary was alright. We took some pictures and I had never been so close to water my entire mission.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week. "We pray to our Heavenly Father, but do we pray for our Heavenly Father? "Explanation: Why do we pray? If God already knows what we're going to pray for why should we ask? Now in the past I have taken a couple different points of views in my quote of the week on this topic, but there's a different perspective. God knows what we are going to pray for, but do we always know what we are going to pray for? No. When we pray, and as we pray with an open mind and heart, we come to know whatour Heavenly Father wants for us. Our will starts to line up with his will. Every time I get down on my knees and pray, things that I haven’t thought about throughout the day come into my mind and I’m inspired to pray for this or that, him or her. With life going as fast as it does, In the moment, we're thinking about the moment; I need to go to the bank, I need to go to the store, I need to clean the house ect. But as we pray, we think about the past, the present, and the future, and we start see as God sees. From the beginning to the end. We can come to know why things happened the way they did Why things are happening the way they are right now, and we come to understand the overall perspective. Prayer isn't for God, it's for us. Our Heavenly Father wants us to be happy so he gives us commandments that lead to happiness. The 5th commandment "Honor thy father and mother" will make peace and happiness in the home and help you avoid family contention. If timed allowed, I’d explain how the other commandments God has given us only bring us happiness as we follow them. But prayer does bring us to a since of peace because as we pray, we come to understand what's truly important, and we come to understand that everything is going to work out. Now mind you, you do need to put thought into your prayer, and avoid vain repetitions, because when you get into the habit of asking or saying something just to say it and don't really think about it we start to loose that spiritual sensitivity. But before you say amen at the end just think, is there anything/anyone I need to pray for. Pause. Be patient, listen. We don't pray for our Heavenly Father's sake, but for ours. Love Elder Yeaman
By the way... there are a lot of great things at thrift stores! I know each one is different because it's all dependent on what people bring in, but I figure people have a lot of the same stuff, anyways here there are about 20 almost brand new work gloves for a dollar. Additionally, Tupperware has a life time warranty on it. So if you find Tupperware cups or bowls at a thrift store, buy them, and when they break, find a dealer and you give it to them and you'll get brand newcups and bowels. You don't need a receipt or anything. I thought that was neat.
No, he didn't come to church and we haven't been able to teach him. It's funny how the adversary works. People loose their jobs, are humbled and make time for God and as they decide to start listening to us and start doing the things they need to, they become so wrapped up with work and have no time left for Jesus Christ. However, we had a different investigator come to church, and four less actives. The Queen Mary was alright. We took some pictures and I had never been so close to water my entire mission.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week. "We pray to our Heavenly Father, but do we pray for our Heavenly Father? "Explanation: Why do we pray? If God already knows what we're going to pray for why should we ask? Now in the past I have taken a couple different points of views in my quote of the week on this topic, but there's a different perspective. God knows what we are going to pray for, but do we always know what we are going to pray for? No. When we pray, and as we pray with an open mind and heart, we come to know whatour Heavenly Father wants for us. Our will starts to line up with his will. Every time I get down on my knees and pray, things that I haven’t thought about throughout the day come into my mind and I’m inspired to pray for this or that, him or her. With life going as fast as it does, In the moment, we're thinking about the moment; I need to go to the bank, I need to go to the store, I need to clean the house ect. But as we pray, we think about the past, the present, and the future, and we start see as God sees. From the beginning to the end. We can come to know why things happened the way they did Why things are happening the way they are right now, and we come to understand the overall perspective. Prayer isn't for God, it's for us. Our Heavenly Father wants us to be happy so he gives us commandments that lead to happiness. The 5th commandment "Honor thy father and mother" will make peace and happiness in the home and help you avoid family contention. If timed allowed, I’d explain how the other commandments God has given us only bring us happiness as we follow them. But prayer does bring us to a since of peace because as we pray, we come to understand what's truly important, and we come to understand that everything is going to work out. Now mind you, you do need to put thought into your prayer, and avoid vain repetitions, because when you get into the habit of asking or saying something just to say it and don't really think about it we start to loose that spiritual sensitivity. But before you say amen at the end just think, is there anything/anyone I need to pray for. Pause. Be patient, listen. We don't pray for our Heavenly Father's sake, but for ours. Love Elder Yeaman
7-25-11
Good morning,
Yes, I get time everyday to practice Spanish. I can't speak it very
well. I pretty much just have phrases memorized about the
gospel. I don't understand when people speak to me. But I enjoy
speaking it.
We went to Costco last week bought cooking supplies to make stuff.
Today we're going to go to the Queen Mary boat.
Don’t worry about buying me a new razor. It’s too expensive. I already
have enough straight razors to last the rest of my mission anyways.
Happy birthday Jeremy and Sherry!
At church yesterday a guy came up to us and said he was taught by
missionaries about six months ago. His dad is a minister of another
church and he felt like he couldn't join this church. He explained he
had some experiences recently and he's ready to change his life. We
have a meeting with him tonight. (That almost never happens :-)
Elder Yeaman's quote of the week "If you don't ponder you will wander"
Explanation: If you were stranded, lets say you decided to take a road
trip and your car broke down, and you didn't have "AAA." You call
someone you know (maybe your parents) and they don't answer. So you
leave a message/ text. Are you going to turn your phone off while
waiting for someone to call back? Of course not. That would be
absolutely ridiculous. Now tie that in to prayer. Sometimes we need
help, many times we turn to our father in heaven. But how
effective would prayer be if after we pray we "power off our phone."
In other words, we need to wait for that answer and continue to be in
a positive environment so that the our Heavenly Father can answer us
through the spirit. Be in an environment where you can hear the phone
ring and hear the person speaking on the other end. You know how
important that is. You know how when someone calls and your kids are
screaming in the background or you arer on the side of a busy road or a
construction sight. It’s difficult to hear the person who called you.
When waiting for answers wait in an appropriate environment. Ponder.
Love, Elder Yeaman
7/18/11
Good Morning, Happy Birthday Shane!!!My companion is from Canada. He came out with Elder Evans almost 6 months ago.
We’ll go to Costco today.
This week I went on splits into a Spanish area. It was really neat. I
got to do everything in Spanish. We also gave the Spanish elders a
referral. We had talked to this person on bike and she said we could
come by and she would like a bible and a book of Mormon in Spanish.
Well, when we went on splits, we stopped by and she asked how long
does it take before I can get baptized and ask if we could get her a
ride to church tomorrow. She came and it was great. Now I’m back in my
normal ward and everything is going good.
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week. "A.S.K. stands for Ask, Seek, Knock"
Explanation: The scriptures say "ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye
shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. These are all
action verbs;. ask, seek, and knock. I have always looked at them
separately but I think it takes a new meaning when you look at them
together. For example Joseph Smith, had a concern and ASKED himself
the question, which church is true. In order to receive an answer he
had to first SEEK. So he read the bible. He searched and studied until
he came across James 1:5. He found what he was looking for so he
decided to KNOCK on the doors of heaven through prayer. The
heavens were opened once again to the earth and he received and answers
to his question. The first step is to ASK: this involves asking
ourself a question. It involves having a concern so much so that
we're willing to act. Step two, SEEK: this involves looking and
studying through the scriptures for an answer. We can’t expect God to
solve our problems if we don't seek for the answer to our problems.
God won't repeat himself. An extreme example would be if you were
wondering if it was okay to worship an idol. It clearly states in
Exodus 20 that thou shalt not worship any engraven image. It’s there,
and if you study you'll find the answer (God will however testify to
you that it's true or that you should or should not do something
through the Holy Ghost.) which leads into the next step... KNOCK on
his door. Pray and ask him if this (what ever you were looking for) is
correct. (it's a good idea to pray through out this process, not
just at the end) The Lord will guide you to find answers. Praying at the end is to make sure what you have found in your studies
is what God wants. If that makes since. I had a lot of different
thougts and tried to keep them in order and I hope it's
understandable. But the main point I’m trying to get across is that
we must do all three steps.
Elder Yeaman
June 13, 2011
Dear family and friends,
Good week. Yes it was more productive. Yes I’m keeping a log of my hours for service
I had a create of eggs
I also made snicker doodles this week. I will make more bagels today
You asked about something from stake conference but I’ll use those in future quote of the weeks.
Elder yeamans quote of the week "the devil doesn't take a dead dog" (Reed Benson (son of President Benson))
after we shared a spiritual thought with a family this week they shared this quote that tied in. now that I’ve been on bike I have come to realize the work of the adversary more. The wind is blowing constantly against us, from north to south east to west. It, for some reason, changes so quickly that we're always riding against it. No joke. The wind is a big factor with how fast your able to pedal, and let me tell you it about doubles our travel time. Additionally this last week we have counted 3 green lights we have hit. The rest has been red lights. I put it to the test. I’ll pick up grass and drop it and it will be blowing the opposite direction we need to go. Then after we get there we'll need to go the other way and what do you now it's blowing against us. This isn't a complaint, but rather I rejoice in this. It adds to my testimony, that this church is true. That what I’m doing is an extraordinary work and it really irritates the adversary. He does everything he can to stop this work from progressing. If it wasn't true he wouldn't bother. The devil doesn't take a dead dog. The fact that we face trials should be something to rejoice in. the harder it gets, the harder my foundation becomes.
Our plans for today, Costco, pollo loco, disc golf, cook food, maybe write some letters I haven't written in a long time
Love elder yeaman
I’ll be on a little longer if you have any questions
Thanks
Dear family and friends,
Good week. Yes it was more productive. Yes I’m keeping a log of my hours for service
I had a create of eggs
I also made snicker doodles this week. I will make more bagels today
You asked about something from stake conference but I’ll use those in future quote of the weeks.
Elder yeamans quote of the week "the devil doesn't take a dead dog" (Reed Benson (son of President Benson))
after we shared a spiritual thought with a family this week they shared this quote that tied in. now that I’ve been on bike I have come to realize the work of the adversary more. The wind is blowing constantly against us, from north to south east to west. It, for some reason, changes so quickly that we're always riding against it. No joke. The wind is a big factor with how fast your able to pedal, and let me tell you it about doubles our travel time. Additionally this last week we have counted 3 green lights we have hit. The rest has been red lights. I put it to the test. I’ll pick up grass and drop it and it will be blowing the opposite direction we need to go. Then after we get there we'll need to go the other way and what do you now it's blowing against us. This isn't a complaint, but rather I rejoice in this. It adds to my testimony, that this church is true. That what I’m doing is an extraordinary work and it really irritates the adversary. He does everything he can to stop this work from progressing. If it wasn't true he wouldn't bother. The devil doesn't take a dead dog. The fact that we face trials should be something to rejoice in. the harder it gets, the harder my foundation becomes.
Our plans for today, Costco, pollo loco, disc golf, cook food, maybe write some letters I haven't written in a long time
Love elder yeaman
I’ll be on a little longer if you have any questions
Thanks
June 6, 2011
Hey everyone,
Interesting week. My companion was sick and wasn't able to eat or drink anything for three days without throwing it back up. So we had p-day on Monday, and he was sick Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Which means we were in the apartment all that time. I thought I was going to go insane. Staying inside for that long was rough. So I made a bunch of pizza crusts and froze them, made angel food cake from scratch, without a mixer, that was tough but it turned out really well. And I made bagels and that was really good. And more banana bread with flour.
Honestly, the only time I’ve gotten a little home sick was after I called home and that didn't last more than a half an hour.
Stake conference was good we had elder Kevin r Duncan from the 70 and elder hayme from the 5th quorum of the 70.
Even areas that have a car in this mission still need help when transferred. The cars we have won't fit our 2 suitcases food and bike.
That’s a really neat poem
What’s a gurney washing station what does it do
I haven't come up with a quote of the week again. If you give me a topic that might help. Sorry
it was a really short week and not much happened because my companion was sick. Sorry the letter is so short. I’ll be on for a little longer if you have any questions.
Hey everyone,
Interesting week. My companion was sick and wasn't able to eat or drink anything for three days without throwing it back up. So we had p-day on Monday, and he was sick Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Which means we were in the apartment all that time. I thought I was going to go insane. Staying inside for that long was rough. So I made a bunch of pizza crusts and froze them, made angel food cake from scratch, without a mixer, that was tough but it turned out really well. And I made bagels and that was really good. And more banana bread with flour.
Honestly, the only time I’ve gotten a little home sick was after I called home and that didn't last more than a half an hour.
Stake conference was good we had elder Kevin r Duncan from the 70 and elder hayme from the 5th quorum of the 70.
Even areas that have a car in this mission still need help when transferred. The cars we have won't fit our 2 suitcases food and bike.
That’s a really neat poem
What’s a gurney washing station what does it do
I haven't come up with a quote of the week again. If you give me a topic that might help. Sorry
it was a really short week and not much happened because my companion was sick. Sorry the letter is so short. I’ll be on for a little longer if you have any questions.
May 31, 2011
Thanks for taking care of the Costco stuff
I made banana bread last week and it turned out great I think I will make some more today. I am also going to make home-made bagels. There is a recipe for them in the cook book that Aunt Karen made.
No I got over the jamba juice real quick. I was laughing. It’s not a big deal.
You had this cd, along time ago with lds favorite speakers; one of the stories was the 1,2,and 3 pound box of chocolates. On that set of cd's there are a couple really good stories. one of them talks about carmel covered onions, and I thing the same track talks about the effect of music but one of the quotes is something like do you really think you can walk through mud and not get anything on you. It’s referring to music but it applies to everything. It tells us to just stay away completely from that stuff. If you can try and get Shane to listen to it.
I got you package thanks. It was the right memory card. Thanks for evything else in the package too.
How do I know driggs Idaho? There is an elder from there, and I’ve heard of it several times before but I can’t' remember anything about why I remember it.
We have 2 general authorities coming to stake conference next week.
No quote of the week sorry.
I made banana bread last week and it turned out great I think I will make some more today. I am also going to make home-made bagels. There is a recipe for them in the cook book that Aunt Karen made.
No I got over the jamba juice real quick. I was laughing. It’s not a big deal.
You had this cd, along time ago with lds favorite speakers; one of the stories was the 1,2,and 3 pound box of chocolates. On that set of cd's there are a couple really good stories. one of them talks about carmel covered onions, and I thing the same track talks about the effect of music but one of the quotes is something like do you really think you can walk through mud and not get anything on you. It’s referring to music but it applies to everything. It tells us to just stay away completely from that stuff. If you can try and get Shane to listen to it.
I got you package thanks. It was the right memory card. Thanks for evything else in the package too.
How do I know driggs Idaho? There is an elder from there, and I’ve heard of it several times before but I can’t' remember anything about why I remember it.
We have 2 general authorities coming to stake conference next week.
No quote of the week sorry.
5-23-11
Our first week was good. Yes, he's willing to run but just can't run very fast. He started his mission at 310 and has lost 64 pounds I think last week I said he started at 280 but it was really 310.
Today I’m hoping to make banana bread!
It’s funny that you ask about that. I used the Jamb Juice and Subway gift cards two days ago. I bought one for Elder Tiatia and me. We got our Jamba Juice and we were going to take it back to our apartment. Well long story short, we're on bike, I had two sips and I go off a curb and I drop it. Those two sips were good!
Yes, we had some fun service you'll here about it the quote of the week.
Luckily the rain was while we were doing studies and it cleared up before we went out to work.
I got Kayla’s graduation invitation. That’s so crazy! She’s so old!
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week, "Just Do It."
Explanation: There are several parts of this story to explain so I’ll start here... About a month ago we had stopped by this less active family (mom and son) and they told us they weren't interested in us stopping by. About two weeks ago we knocked in their neighborhood and found a couple potential investigators. About a week ago we stopped by with a youth member of the ward who is friends with the son and we were able to talk to the son a little bit more. He then said we could come back some time but not completely sure when. About 3 years ago, there was a time when I had to do fast offerings for 3 routes. Several boys in our ward were sick or out of town and I was going to do 3 fast offering routes before church. I was running short on time I had just finished the last person on the list and was on my way back to church when I was given a prompting to go and stop by this one person in particular one more time. I did so and nothing came of it. I was really bothered by this. Several times since then I have felt prompted to do something. I follow the prompting and nothing happens that I can see. Well, Saturday night we were biking and I had this prompting that we should go to this man whowe had knocked into earlier. It was just a thought that popped into my head and came just like the other ones had. We had stopped by this man earlier that day, we were biking to a different destination, and I was arguing with myself whether or not to do it because I thought that thought I felt had failed me so many times before. But I remember a talk give by President Uchdorf in General Conference and he talked about how we need to listen to the Holy Ghost. So we started to head towards his direction when we came across that less active family. They were pulling weeds. We got off our bikes and started helping them in our shirt and tie and were able to establish a strong relationship with them. I had forgotten that I was prompted to go there until about half way through our service and then it hit me. Those other times I was prompted were to help prepare me. It was were there to make sure I was listening, they were tests. And so all I have to say is when you feel like you have a prompting to do something and are not sure if it's from God or not, don't worry about it. Just do it.
Love, Elder Yeaman
Today I’m hoping to make banana bread!
It’s funny that you ask about that. I used the Jamb Juice and Subway gift cards two days ago. I bought one for Elder Tiatia and me. We got our Jamba Juice and we were going to take it back to our apartment. Well long story short, we're on bike, I had two sips and I go off a curb and I drop it. Those two sips were good!
Yes, we had some fun service you'll here about it the quote of the week.
Luckily the rain was while we were doing studies and it cleared up before we went out to work.
I got Kayla’s graduation invitation. That’s so crazy! She’s so old!
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week, "Just Do It."
Explanation: There are several parts of this story to explain so I’ll start here... About a month ago we had stopped by this less active family (mom and son) and they told us they weren't interested in us stopping by. About two weeks ago we knocked in their neighborhood and found a couple potential investigators. About a week ago we stopped by with a youth member of the ward who is friends with the son and we were able to talk to the son a little bit more. He then said we could come back some time but not completely sure when. About 3 years ago, there was a time when I had to do fast offerings for 3 routes. Several boys in our ward were sick or out of town and I was going to do 3 fast offering routes before church. I was running short on time I had just finished the last person on the list and was on my way back to church when I was given a prompting to go and stop by this one person in particular one more time. I did so and nothing came of it. I was really bothered by this. Several times since then I have felt prompted to do something. I follow the prompting and nothing happens that I can see. Well, Saturday night we were biking and I had this prompting that we should go to this man whowe had knocked into earlier. It was just a thought that popped into my head and came just like the other ones had. We had stopped by this man earlier that day, we were biking to a different destination, and I was arguing with myself whether or not to do it because I thought that thought I felt had failed me so many times before. But I remember a talk give by President Uchdorf in General Conference and he talked about how we need to listen to the Holy Ghost. So we started to head towards his direction when we came across that less active family. They were pulling weeds. We got off our bikes and started helping them in our shirt and tie and were able to establish a strong relationship with them. I had forgotten that I was prompted to go there until about half way through our service and then it hit me. Those other times I was prompted were to help prepare me. It was were there to make sure I was listening, they were tests. And so all I have to say is when you feel like you have a prompting to do something and are not sure if it's from God or not, don't worry about it. Just do it.
Love, Elder Yeaman
May 16, 2001
Dear Family & Friends
Transfers are tomorrow. I’m staying here on bike with Elder Tiatia, my new companion. Elder Evans is trading places with him. Elder Tiatia was in Whittier in the Granada Ward.
No, I still have some Costco food left. Yes adding me to your Costco account would be great! But don't I have to have a picture on the card? Anyways, that would be great. It saves you so much money.
My companion still runs, but my next companion will run less. I know Elder Tiatia. He started his mission when I was in Whittier. He was a 290 pound elder, but I heard he has lost 70 pounds. He’s been on bike his entire mission.
This week we went and did some service and killed a bunch of wasps and wasp nests at someones house. That was by far the most fun t service we have done. No one was harmed. We used a broom and a fly-swatter so get them down.
Quote of the week: "God is not a God of confusion"
Explanation: Imagine going to a McDonalds and asking for a cheese burger, fries, and a coke and they respond, “We don't sell burgers or fries, We only sell chicken at this McDonalds and we have Pepsi products, not coke.” You go to another one and the same thing happens but they only sell cereal. You go to another one and they respond that this one only sells Chinese food. Each one you go to is different. It would not be as successful as it is today. It would be completely unorganized and may even fall apart.
God needs order in his church. He has organization. He doesn't leave his doctrine up in the air to be interpreted any way man wants. God has called a prophet. He has organized his church. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Ephesians 4:5 one lord one faith, one baptism.
Love Elder Yeaman
Transfers are tomorrow. I’m staying here on bike with Elder Tiatia, my new companion. Elder Evans is trading places with him. Elder Tiatia was in Whittier in the Granada Ward.
No, I still have some Costco food left. Yes adding me to your Costco account would be great! But don't I have to have a picture on the card? Anyways, that would be great. It saves you so much money.
My companion still runs, but my next companion will run less. I know Elder Tiatia. He started his mission when I was in Whittier. He was a 290 pound elder, but I heard he has lost 70 pounds. He’s been on bike his entire mission.
This week we went and did some service and killed a bunch of wasps and wasp nests at someones house. That was by far the most fun t service we have done. No one was harmed. We used a broom and a fly-swatter so get them down.
Quote of the week: "God is not a God of confusion"
Explanation: Imagine going to a McDonalds and asking for a cheese burger, fries, and a coke and they respond, “We don't sell burgers or fries, We only sell chicken at this McDonalds and we have Pepsi products, not coke.” You go to another one and the same thing happens but they only sell cereal. You go to another one and they respond that this one only sells Chinese food. Each one you go to is different. It would not be as successful as it is today. It would be completely unorganized and may even fall apart.
God needs order in his church. He has organization. He doesn't leave his doctrine up in the air to be interpreted any way man wants. God has called a prophet. He has organized his church. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Ephesians 4:5 one lord one faith, one baptism.
Love Elder Yeaman
5-9-11
Dear Family and Friends,
Yes, we'll probably go play frisbee golf today.
We can’t go to Costco anymore. No one has a Costco card. The one who did was transferred last transfer. We still have food from Costco for about another week.
I did not take a picture of the big pile of weeds.
When L. Tom Perry came it was a 2 hour conference. Our mission and the Anaheim mission were invited to attend. So cool!!
No, my companion is not a big fan of running.
So that cherry candy you sent me, it’s so good! It tastes like those cough drop you used to buy and always hide. We'd find them and eat them because they were more like candy than cough drops.
So this is the part of my letter where I confess my gratitude for my mother. I was trying to think of something I could say that hasn't really been said before. Almost everyone will say they have the best mother and stuff like that but I have come to one simple conclusion... no other mother could have raised me better than the mother I’ve always had. Thanks for everything and happy mother's day!
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week: "You can't have a five star fast food restaurant."
Explanation: When God works, he works perfectly. There’s no flaw in any phase of his plan. Because it's so perfect you could compare it to a five star restaurant. You go to this nice restaurant and they seat you at a table. You order your food and then wait. They might bring out bread or salad, but that's not what you’re waiting for. The key word here is wait. Now compare this to prayer. When we pray, do we pray like we're ordering at McDonald’s or pizza on the phone...Yeah I’d like some miracles with a side of blessings and a cup of joy to drink, amen. Or is it real conversation with someone who really cares for us? When we pray, do we wait for answers or are we trying to make it through the drive-through? If we want fast answers to prayers, they may be fast food quality, but if you want good quality answers you would need to wait like at a five star restaurant. God always answers prayers; it's just a matter of time.
Love Elder Yeaman
Yes, we'll probably go play frisbee golf today.
We can’t go to Costco anymore. No one has a Costco card. The one who did was transferred last transfer. We still have food from Costco for about another week.
I did not take a picture of the big pile of weeds.
When L. Tom Perry came it was a 2 hour conference. Our mission and the Anaheim mission were invited to attend. So cool!!
No, my companion is not a big fan of running.
So that cherry candy you sent me, it’s so good! It tastes like those cough drop you used to buy and always hide. We'd find them and eat them because they were more like candy than cough drops.
So this is the part of my letter where I confess my gratitude for my mother. I was trying to think of something I could say that hasn't really been said before. Almost everyone will say they have the best mother and stuff like that but I have come to one simple conclusion... no other mother could have raised me better than the mother I’ve always had. Thanks for everything and happy mother's day!
Elder Yeaman’s quote of the week: "You can't have a five star fast food restaurant."
Explanation: When God works, he works perfectly. There’s no flaw in any phase of his plan. Because it's so perfect you could compare it to a five star restaurant. You go to this nice restaurant and they seat you at a table. You order your food and then wait. They might bring out bread or salad, but that's not what you’re waiting for. The key word here is wait. Now compare this to prayer. When we pray, do we pray like we're ordering at McDonald’s or pizza on the phone...Yeah I’d like some miracles with a side of blessings and a cup of joy to drink, amen. Or is it real conversation with someone who really cares for us? When we pray, do we wait for answers or are we trying to make it through the drive-through? If we want fast answers to prayers, they may be fast food quality, but if you want good quality answers you would need to wait like at a five star restaurant. God always answers prayers; it's just a matter of time.
Love Elder Yeaman
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