May 25, 2010
Thank you for all of your sweet letters of encouragement and support. I don't want to sound like a broken record but they are appreciated more than you know. Brenda! Thank you, thank you for taking the time to write such a sweet message to me. I love your family and have been so blessed to have all of you in my life.
How is everyone?! Are you happy?! How could we be anything but happy? We have been given everything! We have Jesus Christ who is everything and only through him is true happiness found. What a blessing to have the gospel in our lives.
Paige! YES! I receive all of your emails and thrill with any picture you can send. I do not have access to your blog; so anything from you over email is greatly appreciated. How is your little family doing? I pray for you daily and want you to know you are my hero; one of the strongest women I know. What are the chances that I ended up in the same family as you. Blessings, blessings, blessings. Most of which I don't deserve but how thankful I am.
Oh what can I say concerning all that I feel. My joy is full here in the MTC. Me encanta este evangelio! I love this work! The work of being better, of leaving our past lives behind and starting anew today! Of helping and inviting others to come unto Christ, the healer of our souls. He loves us! He was perfect; neverthless, he suffered all for us who are so imperfect so that we can be happy in this life, today, right now. So that we can have hope of living with him again. He sees who who we can one day become, who we all are working on becoming. He doesn't care who we were yesterday. What is that quote...? 'God doesn't care nearly as much about where we have been as he does about where we are and where we are willing to go'. Did I already say that in one of my past emails? No matter...We all need to hear it again and again. We can repent right now, become better right now; using the Savior for everything. As our perfect example! As our friend, our support, our rock, as our Savior and Redeemer.
I love you all more than I can say. I don't know that there is a mortal way of expressing it. I suppose the only way of showing it is being here. I am filled with the Savior's love here in the MTC and I'm so excited to shower it upon the people of Houston! Bless you all and thank you again for loving me. Lindsey
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Happy Birthday Lindsey Lou
We all wish Lindsey a HAPPY {golden} BIRTHDAY! 22 on the 22nd! She's out serving and doing what she loves! We LOVE you Linz!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Lindsey: Letter 3
My sweet family!
Everyone sounds like they're doing amazing! Thank you thank you for your sweet letters of encouragement and excitment for me. I wish I could express to you all the strength and energy they bring to me at just the right moments. Please tell Carlee I have recieved all her emails and am thrilled to hear about Tim! It thrills my soul to hear she is happy and that the family loves him (minus the whole lakers deal. I'm sure Lance and Ry will straighten him out ;) ) Please continue writing me on dear elder. I know I wont get that luxery out in TX but it truly has been so nice to recieve these letters throughout the week and it gives me a bit more time to write you through email.
Where do I start. This week has been an incredibly humbling week for me and I have never been more thankful for the atonement in all my life. I know going out into the field that my knowledge of the saviors great sacrifice will increase as I see others come unto him and through him begin perfecting their lives no matter what they've done. How thankful I am for the knowledge that God doesnt care where you've been but rather where you are and where you are willing to go. I love that! For the chance to repent. To get on your knees and pray for yet again another opportunity to do better, to be better, to become what the lord would have us be. I'm filled with hope and faith that I can become who Christ needs me to be, through the atonement we can all be made not only better but perfect in Christ. God is preparing his elect to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ so like all of us they can know their purpose, Gods purpose for his children. I love that thought. That I'm going out to invite the elect to come unto Christ. I was in a meeting the other day listening to the speaker who had just been released from mission president in mexico. He was telling us about two of his missionaries who were on a crammed bus and could hardly move because there was so little space, they both had a sure prompting from the holy ghost to go speak to a lady that was clear across the bus. They put it off for a second, sure they could not get to her but finally deciding they would heed the promting they made their way to her and began asking her questions. Long story short she said she had gone to many churches but in the end always felt like there was something missing. She told the elders that she loved her bible and she and about fifty others who feel this way gather at her home and discuss the bible. The missionaries were DELIGHTED! The told her boy do we have a message for you! They had their misson president come over that night with them and in a matter of 2 weeks thirty five of them were baptised and ten more a coupld weeks later. Wow what more can I say. The gospels true. The work is going forth. It cannot be stopped. I love being a part of it! Love you all!
Everyone sounds like they're doing amazing! Thank you thank you for your sweet letters of encouragement and excitment for me. I wish I could express to you all the strength and energy they bring to me at just the right moments. Please tell Carlee I have recieved all her emails and am thrilled to hear about Tim! It thrills my soul to hear she is happy and that the family loves him (minus the whole lakers deal. I'm sure Lance and Ry will straighten him out ;) ) Please continue writing me on dear elder. I know I wont get that luxery out in TX but it truly has been so nice to recieve these letters throughout the week and it gives me a bit more time to write you through email.
Where do I start. This week has been an incredibly humbling week for me and I have never been more thankful for the atonement in all my life. I know going out into the field that my knowledge of the saviors great sacrifice will increase as I see others come unto him and through him begin perfecting their lives no matter what they've done. How thankful I am for the knowledge that God doesnt care where you've been but rather where you are and where you are willing to go. I love that! For the chance to repent. To get on your knees and pray for yet again another opportunity to do better, to be better, to become what the lord would have us be. I'm filled with hope and faith that I can become who Christ needs me to be, through the atonement we can all be made not only better but perfect in Christ. God is preparing his elect to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ so like all of us they can know their purpose, Gods purpose for his children. I love that thought. That I'm going out to invite the elect to come unto Christ. I was in a meeting the other day listening to the speaker who had just been released from mission president in mexico. He was telling us about two of his missionaries who were on a crammed bus and could hardly move because there was so little space, they both had a sure prompting from the holy ghost to go speak to a lady that was clear across the bus. They put it off for a second, sure they could not get to her but finally deciding they would heed the promting they made their way to her and began asking her questions. Long story short she said she had gone to many churches but in the end always felt like there was something missing. She told the elders that she loved her bible and she and about fifty others who feel this way gather at her home and discuss the bible. The missionaries were DELIGHTED! The told her boy do we have a message for you! They had their misson president come over that night with them and in a matter of 2 weeks thirty five of them were baptised and ten more a coupld weeks later. Wow what more can I say. The gospels true. The work is going forth. It cannot be stopped. I love being a part of it! Love you all!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Pictures
Lindsey sent SO many pictures and these are most of them...enjoy!
Cute Sister Missionaries
Thank Heavens the Provo Temple is so close! 
Loving the Spring Photos
Cute Sister Missionaries
Thank Heavens the Provo Temple is so close! I think that they get to attened every P-Day.
Loving the Spring Photos
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Lindsey: Letter 2
My Dear sweet family!
How is everyone?! Thank you for you letters of support and encouragement. I assure you they are all needed and it thrills my soul every time I'm handed anything with a stamp on it:) All you elders can relate I'm sure.... Everything in my life could not be better. I truly cant think of anywhere I would rather be than in training for the lords service. Being taught by the most inspired group of young returned missionaries there ever was. It's funny how many young men I've run into from my high school! They each have had the biggest look of surprise when they recognize me! What could that mean.....? Ha. Everyone here could not be sweeter and for that I'm am so thankful. They are all so quick to build and uplift. What a treat it is to be in their presence.
Well what can I tell you? I still am not able to speak Spanish but I feel that I improve everyday with the lords help and am confident with continuous hard work it will come. Line upon line here a little there a little. Dad, I promise we will speak soon:) Continue praying for me. I have loved preach my gospel more than I can say! It has given me a better understanding of who Jesus Christ really is, of his life here on the earth, and of his gospel he organized during his ministry. There is power in that manual and I cant say enough about it.
I have the opportunity to attend the temple today! I'm so excited. P-days are my absolute favorite for this one reason (besides writing you...) I don't know if I'm old or wise enough to be allowed to enter and try to understand some of the things that are preformed there but I love the spirit that dwells in the house of the lord. Such a peace and calm assurance that we are truly gods children and that he loves us more than any of us will ever understand. That is why I am here. To tell the world of their loving father in heaven and their personal savior Jesus Christ who knows them each individually and who desires with his whole soul for us to come unto him, follow his example, repent, be baptized, and endure to the end with him by our side. We are not alone in this world. We have been given so many amazing gifts from our father in heaven. Too great to fully understand, but I know that I feel of his love throughout everyday that I am here. I'm so thankful for my wonderful family he allowed me to be born into. You all are my best friends and I cant express enough my overwhelming sense of gratitude to be able to live with you forever with the father and the son. Can you imagine what life would be like without each other! Lets not! What an awful thought. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for raising me in all the right ways. I know you think you could have done better but I'm here to say that you did everything absolutely right with me. Everything in life has led me up to this point and I cant thank you enough for getting me to this point. I love you all with my whole soul! My time is counting down once again. I wish I could say more... The gospel is true! It is our one true way to happiness. I promise. Love you Love you!
How is everyone?! Thank you for you letters of support and encouragement. I assure you they are all needed and it thrills my soul every time I'm handed anything with a stamp on it:) All you elders can relate I'm sure.... Everything in my life could not be better. I truly cant think of anywhere I would rather be than in training for the lords service. Being taught by the most inspired group of young returned missionaries there ever was. It's funny how many young men I've run into from my high school! They each have had the biggest look of surprise when they recognize me! What could that mean.....? Ha. Everyone here could not be sweeter and for that I'm am so thankful. They are all so quick to build and uplift. What a treat it is to be in their presence.
Well what can I tell you? I still am not able to speak Spanish but I feel that I improve everyday with the lords help and am confident with continuous hard work it will come. Line upon line here a little there a little. Dad, I promise we will speak soon:) Continue praying for me. I have loved preach my gospel more than I can say! It has given me a better understanding of who Jesus Christ really is, of his life here on the earth, and of his gospel he organized during his ministry. There is power in that manual and I cant say enough about it.
I have the opportunity to attend the temple today! I'm so excited. P-days are my absolute favorite for this one reason (besides writing you...) I don't know if I'm old or wise enough to be allowed to enter and try to understand some of the things that are preformed there but I love the spirit that dwells in the house of the lord. Such a peace and calm assurance that we are truly gods children and that he loves us more than any of us will ever understand. That is why I am here. To tell the world of their loving father in heaven and their personal savior Jesus Christ who knows them each individually and who desires with his whole soul for us to come unto him, follow his example, repent, be baptized, and endure to the end with him by our side. We are not alone in this world. We have been given so many amazing gifts from our father in heaven. Too great to fully understand, but I know that I feel of his love throughout everyday that I am here. I'm so thankful for my wonderful family he allowed me to be born into. You all are my best friends and I cant express enough my overwhelming sense of gratitude to be able to live with you forever with the father and the son. Can you imagine what life would be like without each other! Lets not! What an awful thought. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for raising me in all the right ways. I know you think you could have done better but I'm here to say that you did everything absolutely right with me. Everything in life has led me up to this point and I cant thank you enough for getting me to this point. I love you all with my whole soul! My time is counting down once again. I wish I could say more... The gospel is true! It is our one true way to happiness. I promise. Love you Love you!
MTC Photos
Lindsey and Her First Companions
(I have SO many pictures to catch up on, but these are from her first day. There are many more to come!)
Hermanas Christenson and Ang
SPANISH...here we go!
Hermanas Christenson and Ang
SPANISH...here we go!
Lindsey: Letter 1
I will just start by saying that I have absolutely loved every second of my experience here at the MTC. I love my companeras, I love the little elders walking around, I absolutely love my district! I dont think there is a group of more hilarious boys that just feed and feed off of eachother until I have to put a stop to it because Its too ridiculous. I'm going to walk out of here with a six pack if they continue on this way! (laughing). There honestly is no place on earth like the MTC. I can physically feel the prayers of so many. I dont think I can describe it but there is no other feeling in all the world. So much love is flowing through this place. You can see it in just about every elder and hermana you pass. When I was dropped off last wednesday I knew I was in the right place. There wasnt one person I passed that didnt have a warm greeting to extend. I was so excited right when I stepped up on to that curb into what would be my new home for the next nine weeks and truly that excitement hasnt once left me. What a blessing. I know that it is because of all of the amazing prayers and thoughts. My first of many tender mercies was wednesday night at about 8:00 when we had a large devotional. I wanted so bad to hear every word of the speaker but my eyes were giving out on me. I knew it was a mistake to have woken up so early (4:30 a.m.) but I was so excited to come here that I couldnt sleep another second! (Sorry about that grandma and grandpa) Anyway I remember my head kept falling down and it was everything I could do to prop it up again. It took what I thought was all of my strength just to keep my eyes at a squint! I said a silent heart felt prayer that I would be able to hear the words of the speaker and internalize them. No sooner had I said this when my mind did a complete 180 on the spot and I was completely alert. As if someone had shot me with some type of drug to wake me up! It was a miracle and I knew it. I just want to express my love for all of you and know that this gospel is true and I love every bit of it. I love my savior Jesus Christ more than I can say. I'm so thankful for the love they have for me. I'm so thankful for your prayers and concern. Be safe. I will write to you all later today but I have 30 seconds and counting on this email Ahhh! I'm going to lose it!
Hermana Porter Enters the MTC
Hugging Mom Goodbye
Saying Goodbye to Dad
Saying Goodbye to Dad
(These were the cute Elders that were there to take her luggage in for her)
Heather and Lindsey
(All these pictures are from Heather's camera...there were many more with
(All these pictures are from Heather's camera...there were many more with Carlee and Grandpa and Grandma. SORRY I don't have them!)
Lindsey entered the MTC on April 14th, 2010. She said goodbye to Lance and Ryan in St. George and Mom, Dad, Grandpa & Grandma Hammond, Carlee and Heather "dropped" Lindsey at the MTC and off she went. She was so excited to start her mission and she never looked back.
We'll MISS you Lindsey Lou!
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