Mission Scripture

Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.

Alma 26:12



Missionaries

Missionaries
Elder Taylor & Hermana Meryl

MTC

MTC
Goodbye at the MTC

About Me

I am a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Ohio Cincinnati Mission was dissolved and I have been reassinged to the West Virginia Charleston Mission. I am currently serving in Salem, Virginia. I am enjoying sharing the gospel. It is wonderful to watch people's lives change as they accept the gospel. I have learned that the Lord always listens to us and answers our prayers. I have enjoyed helping people. The service that I have given has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my mission.















Thursday, February 19, 2009

Leaving the MTC

hiiii everyone i just got back from the temple. the food there is delicous especially the omlets. they contain lots of ham and cheese. most of this email is for merideth so please send it to her asap. 1. i would like a list of everyone's phone numbers and emails. me and cliff snyder go to the airport at the same time on monday. mer we need to coordinate a time so i can "give" you that small piece of luggage that is broken and that im not taking. When is my backpack coming? yesterday i thought it came but my branch leaders parents sent me 2 boxes of krispy kreme doughnuts which i thought was kind of weird...also thanks soooo much for sending me my medical info, i thought i was going to have to get shots but then as the lady was filling the papers out yesterday she kept filling in dates and i was really glad i wasn't going to have to pay 80 dollars for some shots. Tell grandmother elaine thanks for the stamps that i got today and they will come in handy so i'll be able to write you more than once a week. Was anyone able to go to Tribal West to get my last paycheck? We fly on delta on monday, my flight is at 8...i hate flying on delta because they charge you money for your bags which is redicuolssss (i don't know how to spell it) tell cindy thanks for the lettter. i hope owen is doing well, mer told me that he got a new molar? mer will you send me a current like within the past 2 weeks picture of him please? just him like his face and all is body. when is my pday in cinci? marci i know you graduated from college so when you write me please make it so you have paragraphs and not just one big blob of words, its alot easier to read that way. i will send you guys (its weird saying that word becuase they want us to either say elders or sisters) some pictures next week hopefully. it takes a few days to develop them here and i have some that i still need to take that i want to send you. please let me know if you are going to reply to me via email or dearelder.com. thanks.
Love Elder Call

also today at the temple when i went to go get the blue paper before i got the name i said howdy to the guy and he thought that was funny, he musta been a good ol boy

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Howdy

dear everyone,
Today is my pday. this morning we went to the temple and then ate breakfast afterwards. the mtc is really great. never in my life have a felt the spirit so much at one time. my companion is elder soto, he is from whittier, california and is 25. the other elders in my room is elder shawcroft and he is from arizona and elder harvey and he is from mapleton or something like that (he doesn't talk a whole lot). thanks for sending me my immuniztions, hopefully i won't have to get any shots or stuff like that. how is my backpack situation coming along? let me know so i won't have to keep carrying everything around. also send me my toothbrush and toothpaste that i left at the house the day we left. i see meryl everyday during times we eat cause she eates at meals a half an hour later than i do. we have class everyday for very long periods of time. since sunday that days have flown by. we also go to this place called the RC and it is the place where when people call about commercials they see on tv we send them books of mormons or other things they want. when our classes go by slow i enjoy watching the other elders and sisters sleep and watching the weird things they do. when is my pday when i get to cinci? my small luggage/ suitcase/thing the little button that is supposed to pop into place does not. i am going to try to get everything into 2 suitcases when i leave so i won't have to have another one and pay for an additional one. also i need someone to go to tribal west and pick up my last check and deposit it into my checking account. i saw cliff the first few days but i haven't seen him since. also i would like the bullocks address for other purposes...i hope everyone is doing well and owen isn't picking his nose too much. marci enjoys sending me long letters that i kind of lose my intrest in them half way through. merideth said that she saw owens butt crack and it reminded her of me, im not sure why....

please continue to write me because it makes my day better....adios