Pictures at the Olympic Training CenterSunday, November 14, 2010
November 8, 2010
Hey mom!!
Things are going good for me. Ya it has actually been REALLY warm here. I dont understand haha. It hasn't snowed at all yet. Apparently it is supposed to snow on thursday? At least that is what people tell us. But we will see, during the mornings it is chilly and at night. But during the day its like 70-80. It is really warm for November. My companion wants it to be REALLY cold, apparently he likes it like that. I'm not too excited haha. But it's supposed to start cooling off a lot this week. And also another thing that happened, Daylight savings ended or whatever. So we jumped back an hour, and now when we wake up its already daylight at 630 and yesterday it got dark at 530, like pitch black. So that is exciting.
Ya i think the mission is different with everyone. It depends how you look at things, and how you look at the things that are kinda thrown your way. I have known Elder's that have gone home and call back and like check up see how things are doing. Or Elder's i have heard about that after they are released they just cry for hours, cuz they can feel the mantle get lifted off.
Last week we went to the Olympic Training Center. It's here in Springs. It was way cool. And we saw people training and stuff. I will send a few pictures so you can see :)
Also, yesterday was the coolest day ever. We had the opportunity to meet an Apostle of the Lord. Russel M. Nelson came to Colorado Springs and all the missionaries in the mission came together and he talked to us. And we got to shake is hand. It was incredible. I can't really describe how amazing it was. When i shook his hand, you could just feel the power and authority that that man had. It just reaffirmed how these men really are called of God. Elder Nelson is like the smartest person i have ever met. He is a genious. He knows Spanish fluently, hebrew and greek. He just took the scriptures and disected them. And told us all these crazy things, and how it compares to the Hebrew and Greek version and all this crazy stuff. The man is genious. You could just tell he was a man of God. It was such a cool experience. :)
Well i guess that is all i have for this week. I love you all!! I will attach some pictures.
Elder David Kingsley
Things are going good for me. Ya it has actually been REALLY warm here. I dont understand haha. It hasn't snowed at all yet. Apparently it is supposed to snow on thursday? At least that is what people tell us. But we will see, during the mornings it is chilly and at night. But during the day its like 70-80. It is really warm for November. My companion wants it to be REALLY cold, apparently he likes it like that. I'm not too excited haha. But it's supposed to start cooling off a lot this week. And also another thing that happened, Daylight savings ended or whatever. So we jumped back an hour, and now when we wake up its already daylight at 630 and yesterday it got dark at 530, like pitch black. So that is exciting.
Ya i think the mission is different with everyone. It depends how you look at things, and how you look at the things that are kinda thrown your way. I have known Elder's that have gone home and call back and like check up see how things are doing. Or Elder's i have heard about that after they are released they just cry for hours, cuz they can feel the mantle get lifted off.
Last week we went to the Olympic Training Center. It's here in Springs. It was way cool. And we saw people training and stuff. I will send a few pictures so you can see :)
Also, yesterday was the coolest day ever. We had the opportunity to meet an Apostle of the Lord. Russel M. Nelson came to Colorado Springs and all the missionaries in the mission came together and he talked to us. And we got to shake is hand. It was incredible. I can't really describe how amazing it was. When i shook his hand, you could just feel the power and authority that that man had. It just reaffirmed how these men really are called of God. Elder Nelson is like the smartest person i have ever met. He is a genious. He knows Spanish fluently, hebrew and greek. He just took the scriptures and disected them. And told us all these crazy things, and how it compares to the Hebrew and Greek version and all this crazy stuff. The man is genious. You could just tell he was a man of God. It was such a cool experience. :)
Well i guess that is all i have for this week. I love you all!! I will attach some pictures.
Elder David Kingsley
November 1, 2010 Email
Hey mom!!
This week was pretty good. We had 2 investigators at church and that was awesome!! So we are really excited for that. We had zone conference this past week and it was just kind of a crazy week. But i enjoyed it. Well funny thing is, we had our carpet cleaned by a member this past week and iguess he moved our couches and stuff and he found my camera. Man i was so happy. I didn't lose all my mission pictures after all. Ya i had only 1 SD card. So maybe i will get a 2nd one or something just in case. But i will send a couple pictures today of the past months or so. I did get my Halloween Box, thank You :) Tell mckaye as well. The cookies were deliciuos. I was a little confused why 2 of the chocolate chip cookies were wrapped in seran wrap. haha. But they were all good. We enjoyed them so thank you :) We had quite the party last night. haha. Cuz we had to be in at 6 and it was fun. We bought like pizzas and stuff the day before and made those. We wore our costumes too ha. IT was cool too, cuz we went to go visit a family after church and they fed us Posole. And it was delicous. I had like two bowls, and man i could just keep eating it.
We Didn't have a trunk or treat or anything because i guess like last week we had a baile del sombrero. And so that was the halloween party aparently for the branch. But the english ward did one on saturday, but we didnt go.
Man every one is leaving!! That is super crazy. But they don't leave for like a couple more weeks now right? I feel like the holiday season is going by a lot faster. I can't believe that it is already November!! WOW!! And guess what? It hasn't even snowed in the city yet, well at least where i ahve been. There is snow on the mountains, but apparently it always snows on halloween and it didn't. And today is a little cloudy and it was sprinkling but no snow. So i think it might be a little milder year, but still, i feel like it's freezing ha.
Well not a bunch of stuff is new. I'm going to try attaching pitures so hopefully that works. I love you all. And thanks for everything.
Elder Kingsley
This week was pretty good. We had 2 investigators at church and that was awesome!! So we are really excited for that. We had zone conference this past week and it was just kind of a crazy week. But i enjoyed it. Well funny thing is, we had our carpet cleaned by a member this past week and iguess he moved our couches and stuff and he found my camera. Man i was so happy. I didn't lose all my mission pictures after all. Ya i had only 1 SD card. So maybe i will get a 2nd one or something just in case. But i will send a couple pictures today of the past months or so. I did get my Halloween Box, thank You :) Tell mckaye as well. The cookies were deliciuos. I was a little confused why 2 of the chocolate chip cookies were wrapped in seran wrap. haha. But they were all good. We enjoyed them so thank you :) We had quite the party last night. haha. Cuz we had to be in at 6 and it was fun. We bought like pizzas and stuff the day before and made those. We wore our costumes too ha. IT was cool too, cuz we went to go visit a family after church and they fed us Posole. And it was delicous. I had like two bowls, and man i could just keep eating it.
We Didn't have a trunk or treat or anything because i guess like last week we had a baile del sombrero. And so that was the halloween party aparently for the branch. But the english ward did one on saturday, but we didnt go.
Man every one is leaving!! That is super crazy. But they don't leave for like a couple more weeks now right? I feel like the holiday season is going by a lot faster. I can't believe that it is already November!! WOW!! And guess what? It hasn't even snowed in the city yet, well at least where i ahve been. There is snow on the mountains, but apparently it always snows on halloween and it didn't. And today is a little cloudy and it was sprinkling but no snow. So i think it might be a little milder year, but still, i feel like it's freezing ha.
Well not a bunch of stuff is new. I'm going to try attaching pitures so hopefully that works. I love you all. And thanks for everything.
Elder Kingsley
November 1, 2010
Decked out in some winter attire
Beautiful Colorado Springs
Sweater Vest Day
Zone Conference
Our beautiful Halloween costumesOctober 25, 2010
Hello Mother
I am doing good this week. My companion is pretty cool. He is goofy so it makes working with him really fun. Yes I bought a new bike, i was just trying to avoid this question haha. It broke, just the derailer hanger. So it's getting fixed and i will get it really soon. It's a REALLY nice bike, and the guy who is fixiing it is a member and really nice. He isn't charging me labor just for the parts, so it's going to be really cheap. But don't worry it's really good!! Yes i still have the Jcpenny jacket, i havent used it yet. But its started to get really cold. The other day it was raining and apparently snowed in other places. Around us it was like 35 40 degrees or something. So it's coming :) haha. Thank you i am picking up my package today, did you call the mission office? Cuz they called me, and hopefully I don't get in trouble for ordering a package haha. But we will see. Idk why i put the house number haha. I didn't even think about it.
Things are good. My new companion is really funny. He reminds me a lot of Ray Dandridge and Rick Parkerson. So it is really fun. He is really goofy so it makes working pretty fun. The only thing is, is that his Spanish isn't very well, cuz he went home. So i'm depending pretty much on me now. So it's pretty intense sometimes. But i love the guy he is awesome. Oh ya, no new pictures. Guess what, as well as all my bike problems last transfer, i lost my camera, I have looked everywhere and i dont know where it is. So... Ya. Lost all my pictures and everything. But hopefully i will be able to find it, pray that i do. Last transfer was just crazy!! haha.
Hey i look forward to a halloween package! :) We have to be in at 6 on halloween so who knows what we will do. Now that there are 4 of us living in that apartment it's pretty fun.
Well I'm doing really good. I'm not dying yet cuz of the weather. But it will soon come. We are excited for this transfer and we are going to see a lot of miracles. I love you all!
Elder David Kingsley
I am doing good this week. My companion is pretty cool. He is goofy so it makes working with him really fun. Yes I bought a new bike, i was just trying to avoid this question haha. It broke, just the derailer hanger. So it's getting fixed and i will get it really soon. It's a REALLY nice bike, and the guy who is fixiing it is a member and really nice. He isn't charging me labor just for the parts, so it's going to be really cheap. But don't worry it's really good!! Yes i still have the Jcpenny jacket, i havent used it yet. But its started to get really cold. The other day it was raining and apparently snowed in other places. Around us it was like 35 40 degrees or something. So it's coming :) haha. Thank you i am picking up my package today, did you call the mission office? Cuz they called me, and hopefully I don't get in trouble for ordering a package haha. But we will see. Idk why i put the house number haha. I didn't even think about it.
Things are good. My new companion is really funny. He reminds me a lot of Ray Dandridge and Rick Parkerson. So it is really fun. He is really goofy so it makes working pretty fun. The only thing is, is that his Spanish isn't very well, cuz he went home. So i'm depending pretty much on me now. So it's pretty intense sometimes. But i love the guy he is awesome. Oh ya, no new pictures. Guess what, as well as all my bike problems last transfer, i lost my camera, I have looked everywhere and i dont know where it is. So... Ya. Lost all my pictures and everything. But hopefully i will be able to find it, pray that i do. Last transfer was just crazy!! haha.
Hey i look forward to a halloween package! :) We have to be in at 6 on halloween so who knows what we will do. Now that there are 4 of us living in that apartment it's pretty fun.
Well I'm doing really good. I'm not dying yet cuz of the weather. But it will soon come. We are excited for this transfer and we are going to see a lot of miracles. I love you all!
Elder David Kingsley
October 17, 2010
Hey Mother
Things are going good. I'm staying In Colorado Springs. I think i could be here for a while but we will see. I'm with a new comp, Elder Bailey. Its funny cuz every transfer i have a new companion. So that is kinda cool. I haven't bought any warm clothes yet. I'm still using the jacket I found and it keeps me pretty warm, when i need to use it. Apparently it always snows on Halloween here. So i'm expecting first snow in a bought two weeks or so, and then it will just be crazy cold from then on haha. And everything is going fine with me. I'm healthy, so no need to worry :)
I'm excited for this transfer cuz it will be Halloween and Thanksgiving!! I'm excited cuz i talked with some members already and they wanna play some football on thanksgiving. So i'm excited for that. We have one more companionship here in Springs. So 10 missionaries total. It's crazy!! But we got a car so we will be able to drive around a lot more and stuff and go to different places that haven't been tracted in a while. And I will still be living in the same apartment, but now there will be two companionships. So Elder Guzman and his greenie and then me and Elder Bailey. So it should be fun.
Ha I never saw that dragon movie, but i have heard about. Being in Springs you just see things. Like when we go to Walmart and just different places you seen ads and stuff. So i know some things are coming out, but not very much. Like i know nothing about the new electronics. We talked to this one Kid that we just met on the streets and he told us all this new stuff that is coming out and like blew our minds haha. We are still sheltered. That movie looked it could be cool though! Thats cool things are changing around in the Ward. People getting married and such. Man i wonder how crazy things will be when i get back, i can't even imagine.
Oh today, cuz we are in Springs, we get to go greenie tracting. The greenies arrive today and then we have to go tracting with them at like 230. So that will be fun. I remember doing that. And i remember who i went with so its pretty exciting stuff.
Well i guess that is all, remember I'm staying in the same apartment, so you can still send stuff there. I love you.
Elder david Kingsley
Oh and i'm buying a book off amazon to help me with my spanish, just so you kno
Things are going good. I'm staying In Colorado Springs. I think i could be here for a while but we will see. I'm with a new comp, Elder Bailey. Its funny cuz every transfer i have a new companion. So that is kinda cool. I haven't bought any warm clothes yet. I'm still using the jacket I found and it keeps me pretty warm, when i need to use it. Apparently it always snows on Halloween here. So i'm expecting first snow in a bought two weeks or so, and then it will just be crazy cold from then on haha. And everything is going fine with me. I'm healthy, so no need to worry :)
I'm excited for this transfer cuz it will be Halloween and Thanksgiving!! I'm excited cuz i talked with some members already and they wanna play some football on thanksgiving. So i'm excited for that. We have one more companionship here in Springs. So 10 missionaries total. It's crazy!! But we got a car so we will be able to drive around a lot more and stuff and go to different places that haven't been tracted in a while. And I will still be living in the same apartment, but now there will be two companionships. So Elder Guzman and his greenie and then me and Elder Bailey. So it should be fun.
Ha I never saw that dragon movie, but i have heard about. Being in Springs you just see things. Like when we go to Walmart and just different places you seen ads and stuff. So i know some things are coming out, but not very much. Like i know nothing about the new electronics. We talked to this one Kid that we just met on the streets and he told us all this new stuff that is coming out and like blew our minds haha. We are still sheltered. That movie looked it could be cool though! Thats cool things are changing around in the Ward. People getting married and such. Man i wonder how crazy things will be when i get back, i can't even imagine.
Oh today, cuz we are in Springs, we get to go greenie tracting. The greenies arrive today and then we have to go tracting with them at like 230. So that will be fun. I remember doing that. And i remember who i went with so its pretty exciting stuff.
Well i guess that is all, remember I'm staying in the same apartment, so you can still send stuff there. I love you.
Elder david Kingsley
Oh and i'm buying a book off amazon to help me with my spanish, just so you kno
Friday, October 15, 2010
October 10, 2010
Hello!!
I'm doing good. Things are going better so nothing to worry about!! :) Man sounds like you had a pretty busy week!! Glad Things are going good though. :) Man time just flies by doesn't it? Before I know it I will be at a year. I can't believe it!!
Things are going good in Springs. It's starting to get really cold, ha well for me. Like this morning we walked to the Libray and it is really cloudy and was sprinkingly, i'm guessing it was like 50 but with the Wind Chill it was about 40-45. So pretty nice. I really like it but at the same time it's just starting haha. Umm just so you know, no i took out that 40 bucks because the bike i was using broke so i thought hey i can fix it and ride it, and so it got fixed and cost 45 bucks. So i paid it and then two days later something else broke. So i was really frustrated. I just have the worst luck with bikes. So i feel really bad having to use more money to buy a bike, I'm sorry! :(
I really like Sunday's. We still work and everything, but i like being able to go to church and stuff. It's fun. But at the same time Sunday's are hard cuz your trying to get people to church, find rides, and things like that. 3 Companions is definately way different then it was in the MTC. haha. It's pretty crazy. Idk if i will be staying here in Springs, i had a little feeling i might be going to Alamosa again. But we will see. I will most likely stay here. And if i do i will probably be with Elder Guzman again and now there are going to be 4 people living in our apartment when transfers start, so that is probably gonna be crazy. I'm probably gonna be buying some winter clothes today. i found a sweater thing that i have kind of been wearing, but i might buy some other things today. So we will see.
I kinda had a really cool expereince last week. But i will be sharing that with you later!! I might buy like some pull up bar thing or something too. Cuz man I'm getting fat haha. I need to start losing weight!! I hate it!! But i have just been accpeting it haha. But now i just wanna lose it all!!
What else is pretty cool that happened this past week. Oh ya i really like Wheat Thins I found out. I think i told you, but it's weird, ever since i have been on my mission i like things that i didnt use to like. I love Shrimp now. I have eaten it a bunch. And like just little things, I just eat it haha.
Umm well I guess that is all for me. Thank you for all you do and all the sacrifices. Sorry for just having the worst luck with bikes in the entire world haha.
Love you all
Elder Kingsley
I'm doing good. Things are going better so nothing to worry about!! :) Man sounds like you had a pretty busy week!! Glad Things are going good though. :) Man time just flies by doesn't it? Before I know it I will be at a year. I can't believe it!!
Things are going good in Springs. It's starting to get really cold, ha well for me. Like this morning we walked to the Libray and it is really cloudy and was sprinkingly, i'm guessing it was like 50 but with the Wind Chill it was about 40-45. So pretty nice. I really like it but at the same time it's just starting haha. Umm just so you know, no i took out that 40 bucks because the bike i was using broke so i thought hey i can fix it and ride it, and so it got fixed and cost 45 bucks. So i paid it and then two days later something else broke. So i was really frustrated. I just have the worst luck with bikes. So i feel really bad having to use more money to buy a bike, I'm sorry! :(
I really like Sunday's. We still work and everything, but i like being able to go to church and stuff. It's fun. But at the same time Sunday's are hard cuz your trying to get people to church, find rides, and things like that. 3 Companions is definately way different then it was in the MTC. haha. It's pretty crazy. Idk if i will be staying here in Springs, i had a little feeling i might be going to Alamosa again. But we will see. I will most likely stay here. And if i do i will probably be with Elder Guzman again and now there are going to be 4 people living in our apartment when transfers start, so that is probably gonna be crazy. I'm probably gonna be buying some winter clothes today. i found a sweater thing that i have kind of been wearing, but i might buy some other things today. So we will see.
I kinda had a really cool expereince last week. But i will be sharing that with you later!! I might buy like some pull up bar thing or something too. Cuz man I'm getting fat haha. I need to start losing weight!! I hate it!! But i have just been accpeting it haha. But now i just wanna lose it all!!
What else is pretty cool that happened this past week. Oh ya i really like Wheat Thins I found out. I think i told you, but it's weird, ever since i have been on my mission i like things that i didnt use to like. I love Shrimp now. I have eaten it a bunch. And like just little things, I just eat it haha.
Umm well I guess that is all for me. Thank you for all you do and all the sacrifices. Sorry for just having the worst luck with bikes in the entire world haha.
Love you all
Elder Kingsley
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