to answer your chaco question.... don't even think about sending them. that would not be a good move, i am not allowed to wear them proselyting but i would if you sent them. so don't, i will wear them when i get home.
the christmas season is very slow as far as teaching goes. there is a tradition where all of the people who stay in the city go home to the village to be with their families. most people who stay here came from a place in the bush and so they go back there for the holidays. we had a full day planned on saturday... we ended up only actually seeing one of the people we planned on. it is just slow.
i love the christmas ornament. when it is 10:00 am here, i think it is 1:00 am there... i will be calling via skype on christmas day at around 6 pm here. the people who told me the time difference are from arizona so i am not actually sure what time that actually is. i hope i can remember my skype account. i must go, i love you and will keep up the good work here.
keep praying, reading, and building your faith in the gospel. this church is SOOOOOOO true! :)
peace and blessings MERRY CHRISTMAS!
ke aleboga (THANK YOU) for the prayers
Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
***************VERY IMPORTANT!!!**************
my address for packages has
changed as of 5 minutes ago. it is now as follows...
Your Name as Elder or Sister
Postnet Kgale
Box AD 172 ADD (PH:7132-0394)
Gaborone, Botswana
i hope to be sending some things in the mail as well. although i don't know
when they will arrive.
miracles are happening here all the stinkin time! whenever sister randri and
i plan at night and we say we need to get new investigators, or we need to
increase our number of people who are on date for baptism, or whatever, the
next day people flock to us and say "can you teach us?" or "i need to get
baptized into your church, i know it is true" or "can you tell me, who we
are, why are we here, and where are we going?" or my personal favorite
(which happened today), "are you lds?, i need you to teach me about your
faith. i have read your book and i know it is true!" this mission gives a
whole new meaning to the word "golden investigators" it seems that everyone
we talk to is a golden investigator. there are very few who are not willing
to listen. there are challenges though, the main one being lebola (which i
think i told you about), the next is that some of the most golden people
don't speak any english, therefore we can't teach them. i have made it my
goal to speak setswana so that i can become a better instrument in the hands
of God to invite all who will listen to come unto Christ. i don't know how i
am going to accomplish this, the language is HHHAAARRRRDDDD! and boy do i
mean that. there are no clicks in it but it sounds like jibberish and all of
the words sound the same, but they aren't because there is different
emphasis on one of the letters in the word. the emphasis is the difference
bettween hello and some other bad word that when you say it, people don't
like you anymore. i know 4 words... hey i guess that means i have al ot to
learn. i know that God has all power (mosiah 4:9) and i know i don't
comprehend all he can. i also know he brought the jews out of egypt, he
parted the red sea, he made water come out of a rock, he created the
stinking earth and the heavens and all things in them. i also know he has
perfect love, and i know his will will be done no matter what and if he
wants those people to join the church, by george, they will join the church
and language will not stop that. miracles happen when we put faith in
christ, if it is Gods will that i learn the language, so i can help them
come unto him and receive everlasting life, you better believe i will. if it
is not, i know that the way will be provided that they will come. no one can
stop that.
"the standard of truth has been errected, no unhallowed hand can stop the
work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may
assemble, calumny may defame; but the truth will go forth boldly, nobly and
independent until it has pierced every continent, reached every country,
swept every climb, and sounded in every ear. until the Great Jehovah shall
say 'the work is done'"
-the standard of truth (i don't know who wrote it and i don't think i quoted
it all the way right.)
"...the field is white, allready to harvest and he that thrusteth in his
sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not but
bringeth salvation to his soul."
D&C 4:4
i am not sure when i will be able to call you!!! it may not be on christmas.
i need to find out more about that. i hope i get to talk to you soon. you
will know before i call.
sister k blum out
keep the faith and keep reading the scriptures. they will bless your life.
changed as of 5 minutes ago. it is now as follows...
Your Name as Elder or Sister
Postnet Kgale
Box AD 172 ADD (PH:7132-0394)
Gaborone, Botswana
i hope to be sending some things in the mail as well. although i don't know
when they will arrive.
miracles are happening here all the stinkin time! whenever sister randri and
i plan at night and we say we need to get new investigators, or we need to
increase our number of people who are on date for baptism, or whatever, the
next day people flock to us and say "can you teach us?" or "i need to get
baptized into your church, i know it is true" or "can you tell me, who we
are, why are we here, and where are we going?" or my personal favorite
(which happened today), "are you lds?, i need you to teach me about your
faith. i have read your book and i know it is true!" this mission gives a
whole new meaning to the word "golden investigators" it seems that everyone
we talk to is a golden investigator. there are very few who are not willing
to listen. there are challenges though, the main one being lebola (which i
think i told you about), the next is that some of the most golden people
don't speak any english, therefore we can't teach them. i have made it my
goal to speak setswana so that i can become a better instrument in the hands
of God to invite all who will listen to come unto Christ. i don't know how i
am going to accomplish this, the language is HHHAAARRRRDDDD! and boy do i
mean that. there are no clicks in it but it sounds like jibberish and all of
the words sound the same, but they aren't because there is different
emphasis on one of the letters in the word. the emphasis is the difference
bettween hello and some other bad word that when you say it, people don't
like you anymore. i know 4 words... hey i guess that means i have al ot to
learn. i know that God has all power (mosiah 4:9) and i know i don't
comprehend all he can. i also know he brought the jews out of egypt, he
parted the red sea, he made water come out of a rock, he created the
stinking earth and the heavens and all things in them. i also know he has
perfect love, and i know his will will be done no matter what and if he
wants those people to join the church, by george, they will join the church
and language will not stop that. miracles happen when we put faith in
christ, if it is Gods will that i learn the language, so i can help them
come unto him and receive everlasting life, you better believe i will. if it
is not, i know that the way will be provided that they will come. no one can
stop that.
"the standard of truth has been errected, no unhallowed hand can stop the
work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may
assemble, calumny may defame; but the truth will go forth boldly, nobly and
independent until it has pierced every continent, reached every country,
swept every climb, and sounded in every ear. until the Great Jehovah shall
say 'the work is done'"
-the standard of truth (i don't know who wrote it and i don't think i quoted
it all the way right.)
"...the field is white, allready to harvest and he that thrusteth in his
sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not but
bringeth salvation to his soul."
D&C 4:4
i am not sure when i will be able to call you!!! it may not be on christmas.
i need to find out more about that. i hope i get to talk to you soon. you
will know before i call.
sister k blum out
keep the faith and keep reading the scriptures. they will bless your life.
Monday, December 6, 2010
I am in Francistown, Botswana this city is large but it is developing. we have been busy with appointments and preaching the gospel. people here love God and talk about him as often as they can. we have 7 baptisms on Saturday and there are about 20 new investigators at church every week. this week we are excited to keep up the good work.
the person who was the first baptism was in my MTC president's ward.
i saw a warthog crossing the road the other day. there are a lot of
crazy spiders and bugs. the birds are beautiful and it is very hot and
humid here.
i am glad you asked the lord for help, i know that he helps us when we
ask in faith.
that is a lot of pounds of food. i hope one day the branch here will
have enough people to have that much food. speaking of a lot of food,
i went to a wedding my first day here, traditionally there is a
wedding feast on the day the bride and groom get married, i have never
seen more food in my whole entire life! and that is saying something
because i live in utah and have seen many weddings and social events.
do you remember Johny Lingo? 7, 8 cow woman? there is a law here that
really makes missionary work hard, it is called lebolla. it is the
price a groom pays to the father of the bride, for the bride, almost
always it is paid in cows. because of that, no one is married but they
have a lot of children together and they have lived together for 30
years! because of that, there are not very many priesthood age men
baptised. there are however many young children. that means in about 5
years the church will go crazier here. but for now, we are searching
very hard for father led families who are married.
marlayna will be happy to know, we eat a lot of food with our hands here.
mom, most people sleep on the floor.
karli, it is wierd to most of the members here that i have a twin who
is not on a mission. i always have to tell them it is ok, you are
doing what god wants you to do, they ask about you all the time and
are concerned for you because you are not on a mission.
this area is the fastest growing area in the world right now! only the
best of the best sister missionaries have been sent here (i sort of
exclude myself because i have a lot i still need to learn) but all are
very hard working and get along very well. i have been sent to the
best mission in the world.
sister blum
keep the faith and follow the spirit
the person who was the first baptism was in my MTC president's ward.
i saw a warthog crossing the road the other day. there are a lot of
crazy spiders and bugs. the birds are beautiful and it is very hot and
humid here.
i am glad you asked the lord for help, i know that he helps us when we
ask in faith.
that is a lot of pounds of food. i hope one day the branch here will
have enough people to have that much food. speaking of a lot of food,
i went to a wedding my first day here, traditionally there is a
wedding feast on the day the bride and groom get married, i have never
seen more food in my whole entire life! and that is saying something
because i live in utah and have seen many weddings and social events.
do you remember Johny Lingo? 7, 8 cow woman? there is a law here that
really makes missionary work hard, it is called lebolla. it is the
price a groom pays to the father of the bride, for the bride, almost
always it is paid in cows. because of that, no one is married but they
have a lot of children together and they have lived together for 30
years! because of that, there are not very many priesthood age men
baptised. there are however many young children. that means in about 5
years the church will go crazier here. but for now, we are searching
very hard for father led families who are married.
marlayna will be happy to know, we eat a lot of food with our hands here.
mom, most people sleep on the floor.
karli, it is wierd to most of the members here that i have a twin who
is not on a mission. i always have to tell them it is ok, you are
doing what god wants you to do, they ask about you all the time and
are concerned for you because you are not on a mission.
this area is the fastest growing area in the world right now! only the
best of the best sister missionaries have been sent here (i sort of
exclude myself because i have a lot i still need to learn) but all are
very hard working and get along very well. i have been sent to the
best mission in the world.
sister blum
keep the faith and follow the spirit
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Hello!
dear family,
i wish for you all to purchase a movie, it will tell you all about how the missionary work in africa is and hopefully it will answer all of your questions. dad my companion is one of those people. it will tell you also about the reality of what i stated about the power of the book of mormon to convert. it is called "pioneers of africa" you can get a copy by calling 1-800-962-8061. it is by BYU creative works. when you email me next, i wish that you will have seen it, i wish to know of how it made you feel and i wish to hear your testimonies.
thank you for thanksgiving emails and letters (amber) i loved the letter you wrote me, thank you for being inspired to write it. dad, thank you for the pictures, they arrived on thanksgiving. perfect timing.
i will not be emailing you next satruday, i am not sure when i will again, i am going into the field on wednesday. therefore my address will be changing to my actual mailing address, not the mtc one.
there is a set of twin missionaries in this mtc. it is really interesting seeing the differences between the two, they look very similar as far as features go, but one of them is very large in stature and is very healthy, he also can't carry a tune in a bucket. the other one, on the other hand, is smaller, he has cerebral palsy, is almost deaf, has a very severe limp when he walks but plays the piano really well.
in ether 12:27 it talks about how weak things will be made strong. that is true in the case of the smaller brother. i can see in the big one that he doesn't have that strong of a testimony. it is strong, but compared to his brother, he still has a lot of growing to do. the younger brother is very humble. he gave a talk in sacrament meeting and it totally anhialated everyone elses talk. that was a total fullfilment of that scripture in my opinion. the Lord has bee working miracles here, there is an elder from madagascar that didn't know any english when he came. we have been here for two weeks and i carried on a full conversation with him yesterday. the faith of the people here is immense.
when i was in the airport a couple weeks ago, i had an experience that was very cool. i was waiting for the flight and there was an older woman in a wheelchair who parked her wheelchair in front of where i was sitting. i had been pondering about the events of the day, and i was praying that the Lord would be able to work through me. i made the decision that i was on a mission and therefore i was ready to teach. the prompting came as clear as day, "you need to talk to the woman in the wheelchair." i was sort of surprised, i wasn't expecting it that fast. so i did, she had this awesome jacket that i commented on. i found out that she had gone to the broadway presentation of Joseph and the technicolor dream coat and had gotten it from there. i kept asking her about who she was (she had been a kindergarten teacher for 25 years. i told her how important that was, and i told her of Mrs. Price and the influence that she had on my life because of those couple months i was in her class. i thanked her for her time that she had spent doing her job well, and that i was appreciative of her example), where her family lived, and finally i got her name. it was nancy. she had a very interesting life, her family lived all over the united states and she was visiting all of them, she had been traveling for two months and she had been in salt lake for 3 weeks. she was going home to west virginia. she was inbetween faiths, she had gone to a methodist curch but decided that she didn't like it so she was investigating the presbyterian church. she said that she was confused about what church to join. i asked her if she knew anything about the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. she said she had been friends with the relief society president when she was living in this one town but she moved and lost contact with her. then i was told, as clear as day, "the book of mormon, ask her about the book of mormon." what could i do? i just told God i was on his side... so i did, i asked her "have you ever heard of the book of mormon?" she said she had but it was on her shelf at home. she had never read it, it was given to her by a pair of missionaries who tracted into her. she then asked me what it was. i told her it is an ancient record of scriptures, comparable to the bible, written by the prophets that lived on the american continent before and after the time of christ. i bore my testimony and asked her if she knew where it was. she said yes, i know exactly where it is. then i said, "will you read it when you get home?" (i know now where that came from, but when it came out of mouth, i was sort of shocked.) she said a very sincere yes. i told her that if she went home and read it, she would find the answers she needed, i told her that god loved her and that he had a plan for her.
the coolest part about that was, i wasn't talking to her to convert her, i was telling her because i truly cared about her as a person. i don't know if i have ever felt so much love for a complete stranger before. on the flight to atlanta, she sat in the front of the plane and i was in the back. she would purposely come to the back of the plane when the fasten seat belt sign would turn off and she would tap me on the shoulder and smile as she passed. at the end of the flight, she waited for everyone else to get off the plane and as i passed her she gave me a hug and said, you have told me exactly what i needed to hear.
her immediate baptism may not come, but i know i touched her life, i know she will go home and read, and i know the book of mormon is the word of god and will work a mighty miracle and wonder in her heart.
thank you for reading, mom, keep up the good work at school, karli, keep being awesome, dad, keep working hard and have faith in christ that through him all things are possible. amber, be a strong mother and keep raising your children in righteousness, especially tate, he needs to go on a mission someday. marlayna, may the Lord bless you as you continue your study of the book of mormon and teaching that less active member. she needs to hear the words you have to say.
love,
sister blum
pray that i get a really good trainer, or that i can have the strength to bear with patience whatever the Lord throws at me
i wish for you all to purchase a movie, it will tell you all about how the missionary work in africa is and hopefully it will answer all of your questions. dad my companion is one of those people. it will tell you also about the reality of what i stated about the power of the book of mormon to convert. it is called "pioneers of africa" you can get a copy by calling 1-800-962-8061. it is by BYU creative works. when you email me next, i wish that you will have seen it, i wish to know of how it made you feel and i wish to hear your testimonies.
thank you for thanksgiving emails and letters (amber) i loved the letter you wrote me, thank you for being inspired to write it. dad, thank you for the pictures, they arrived on thanksgiving. perfect timing.
i will not be emailing you next satruday, i am not sure when i will again, i am going into the field on wednesday. therefore my address will be changing to my actual mailing address, not the mtc one.
there is a set of twin missionaries in this mtc. it is really interesting seeing the differences between the two, they look very similar as far as features go, but one of them is very large in stature and is very healthy, he also can't carry a tune in a bucket. the other one, on the other hand, is smaller, he has cerebral palsy, is almost deaf, has a very severe limp when he walks but plays the piano really well.
in ether 12:27 it talks about how weak things will be made strong. that is true in the case of the smaller brother. i can see in the big one that he doesn't have that strong of a testimony. it is strong, but compared to his brother, he still has a lot of growing to do. the younger brother is very humble. he gave a talk in sacrament meeting and it totally anhialated everyone elses talk. that was a total fullfilment of that scripture in my opinion. the Lord has bee working miracles here, there is an elder from madagascar that didn't know any english when he came. we have been here for two weeks and i carried on a full conversation with him yesterday. the faith of the people here is immense.
when i was in the airport a couple weeks ago, i had an experience that was very cool. i was waiting for the flight and there was an older woman in a wheelchair who parked her wheelchair in front of where i was sitting. i had been pondering about the events of the day, and i was praying that the Lord would be able to work through me. i made the decision that i was on a mission and therefore i was ready to teach. the prompting came as clear as day, "you need to talk to the woman in the wheelchair." i was sort of surprised, i wasn't expecting it that fast. so i did, she had this awesome jacket that i commented on. i found out that she had gone to the broadway presentation of Joseph and the technicolor dream coat and had gotten it from there. i kept asking her about who she was (she had been a kindergarten teacher for 25 years. i told her how important that was, and i told her of Mrs. Price and the influence that she had on my life because of those couple months i was in her class. i thanked her for her time that she had spent doing her job well, and that i was appreciative of her example), where her family lived, and finally i got her name. it was nancy. she had a very interesting life, her family lived all over the united states and she was visiting all of them, she had been traveling for two months and she had been in salt lake for 3 weeks. she was going home to west virginia. she was inbetween faiths, she had gone to a methodist curch but decided that she didn't like it so she was investigating the presbyterian church. she said that she was confused about what church to join. i asked her if she knew anything about the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. she said she had been friends with the relief society president when she was living in this one town but she moved and lost contact with her. then i was told, as clear as day, "the book of mormon, ask her about the book of mormon." what could i do? i just told God i was on his side... so i did, i asked her "have you ever heard of the book of mormon?" she said she had but it was on her shelf at home. she had never read it, it was given to her by a pair of missionaries who tracted into her. she then asked me what it was. i told her it is an ancient record of scriptures, comparable to the bible, written by the prophets that lived on the american continent before and after the time of christ. i bore my testimony and asked her if she knew where it was. she said yes, i know exactly where it is. then i said, "will you read it when you get home?" (i know now where that came from, but when it came out of mouth, i was sort of shocked.) she said a very sincere yes. i told her that if she went home and read it, she would find the answers she needed, i told her that god loved her and that he had a plan for her.
the coolest part about that was, i wasn't talking to her to convert her, i was telling her because i truly cared about her as a person. i don't know if i have ever felt so much love for a complete stranger before. on the flight to atlanta, she sat in the front of the plane and i was in the back. she would purposely come to the back of the plane when the fasten seat belt sign would turn off and she would tap me on the shoulder and smile as she passed. at the end of the flight, she waited for everyone else to get off the plane and as i passed her she gave me a hug and said, you have told me exactly what i needed to hear.
her immediate baptism may not come, but i know i touched her life, i know she will go home and read, and i know the book of mormon is the word of god and will work a mighty miracle and wonder in her heart.
thank you for reading, mom, keep up the good work at school, karli, keep being awesome, dad, keep working hard and have faith in christ that through him all things are possible. amber, be a strong mother and keep raising your children in righteousness, especially tate, he needs to go on a mission someday. marlayna, may the Lord bless you as you continue your study of the book of mormon and teaching that less active member. she needs to hear the words you have to say.
love,
sister blum
pray that i get a really good trainer, or that i can have the strength to bear with patience whatever the Lord throws at me
Saturday, November 20, 2010
this week
family (marlayna, you are included in that too!)
how in the heck are you all? question, what is stephanie's address? and how did i get so lucky to have such an awesome family?
the work in the mtc is going very well so far, the African's are my kind of people in every sense of the word. oh man, i love them, they walk to the beat of their own drum. it is funny that you said the Lord knew what he was doing when he sent me here, i laughed because you have no idea how true that is! wow, i love it. my companion and i had the chance to do a little bit of teaching yesterday... the first lesson we did turned out HORRIBLE for lack of a better term. i decided to go against the spirit and teach the plan of salvation when all he wanted to know was what made our church different than others. my poor companion, she is a lot more soft spoken than i am so sometimes i play the big bully on the playground and i don't let her talk. we didn't really ckilck on that (good one sister blum). we had a good chat about it and the next two lessons were awesome.
today we got to go to the mall, we got to meet real people! one of the other sisters and i gave a pass along card to a person and we talked to him a lot about what he believes and gave him a little information about how we have the fulness of the gospel that existed when Christ was on the earth. his imediate conversion is not likely, but the lord works in mysterious ways sometimes.
anyway, i am working hard and i learn a lot every day. the Spirit is strong in this MTC. i challenge you to learn as much as you can of the atonement. it will change the way you look at the gospel in every sense of the word!
*marlayna, thank you for the awesome letter you gave me, i found it right in a time where i needed it most. you are so special to me, i love you and keep up the faith. thank you for the added desire to go on a mission you gave me because it is the best think i have done in the world so far*
*karli i love you, study the gospel as much as you can*
i have some pictures, Dad, you will recognize the one with the sign, i am right by it! and SANTA EXISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA!!!!!!!!! marlayna, do they look familiar? karli, look at all the pretty flowers! :)
i love you and keep the faith,
Sister Blum
how in the heck are you all? question, what is stephanie's address? and how did i get so lucky to have such an awesome family?
the work in the mtc is going very well so far, the African's are my kind of people in every sense of the word. oh man, i love them, they walk to the beat of their own drum. it is funny that you said the Lord knew what he was doing when he sent me here, i laughed because you have no idea how true that is! wow, i love it. my companion and i had the chance to do a little bit of teaching yesterday... the first lesson we did turned out HORRIBLE for lack of a better term. i decided to go against the spirit and teach the plan of salvation when all he wanted to know was what made our church different than others. my poor companion, she is a lot more soft spoken than i am so sometimes i play the big bully on the playground and i don't let her talk. we didn't really ckilck on that (good one sister blum). we had a good chat about it and the next two lessons were awesome.
today we got to go to the mall, we got to meet real people! one of the other sisters and i gave a pass along card to a person and we talked to him a lot about what he believes and gave him a little information about how we have the fulness of the gospel that existed when Christ was on the earth. his imediate conversion is not likely, but the lord works in mysterious ways sometimes.
anyway, i am working hard and i learn a lot every day. the Spirit is strong in this MTC. i challenge you to learn as much as you can of the atonement. it will change the way you look at the gospel in every sense of the word!
*marlayna, thank you for the awesome letter you gave me, i found it right in a time where i needed it most. you are so special to me, i love you and keep up the faith. thank you for the added desire to go on a mission you gave me because it is the best think i have done in the world so far*
*karli i love you, study the gospel as much as you can*
i have some pictures, Dad, you will recognize the one with the sign, i am right by it! and SANTA EXISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA!!!!!!!!! marlayna, do they look familiar? karli, look at all the pretty flowers! :)
i love you and keep the faith,
Sister Blum
Sunday, November 14, 2010
tell karli to check her email
hello family!,
i hope you got my last email, i didn't have any of your email addresses except for karli and i sent one to her but i don't think she got it. i will forward you the one that i wrote her. things are going very well here, i love Africa but more importantly i love the people in Africa. there are only 37 missionaries in the MTC with me, there are six sisters in total, my companion is named sister Nalusiba, she is from uganda. there is one more african sister named sister kogo, she is from kenya. the other sisters are named sister christie, from scotland, sister lovell from Ririe, idaho and the other sister will be arriving tomorrow morning, she is from New Zealand.
i never knew how simple the gospel is. it is so simple and yet has the ability to be so overwhelming. the spirit is strong here, i thought that rexburg was a spiritual bubble, i was wrong. the mtc is a spiritual bubble times 5000000000000. the african sisters have the whole book of mormon memorized, it is crazy! wow, i have a lot to learn, not only do they have the book of mormon memorized, they have most of the bible memorized too. not the D&C though, so i feel a little better. (ps, that is not true, but they do have a HUGE and i mean HUGE, knowledge of the scriptures, i am definitely outnumbered by their knowledge.)
we have a lot of fun here, i love the gospel and i am learning so much about obedience and how obedient i am not
well, time is short, all of the other elders have to get on the computers. hopefully next week there will be enough time for me to share some of my experiences.
sister blum
ps i learned my first sentence in zulu (the click language) it is , "where is my mom?" i don't know how to spell it in zulu but it is pretty sweet.
i will be able to post some pictures next week hopefully.
I AM HERE!!!
dear family,
do not worry, i am fine! johannesburg is a BIG city. the plane ride here almost killed me, i don't know how long it was but it was llllloooooonnnnnnggggggggggggg
the MTC president and his wife are very wonderful, they were talking about the rest of the missionaries that will be joining us tomorrow, they are African natives and from what i can see from elder rokootoogamongalangoo (that is not his real name, i just can't remember it or pronounce it for that matter) that we are in for a special treat. i am so stinking excited to learn all i can about the people here. my companion will be coming tomorrow as well
i will be writing you on Saturday so forgive that this is so short, *also, i forgot what mom and dad's email addresses were so if you could let me know what those are that would be wonderful.*
i love you all, thank you for the prayers and i hope you are doing well
Sister Blum
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Africa . . . Ready or Not, Here she comes!
Sister Blum is official and finally on her way to Africa!
We sent her off this morning, and wow, she is so ready and excited to get over there! She is going to be such a great missionary! I (Karli) will be keeping this blog updated as much as possible, so stay tuned, I have a feeling this mission is going to bless MANY lives, and I hope that you are one of the ones that will be touched.
I know our Father in Heaven has designed many things far greater than we could ever imagine by sending Kerri to Africa, so many lives are going to be blessed and edified in several places, and she has willingly given her life over to Him for the next year and a half to serve the Lord with all of her might. She will be laying a great foundation for the rest of her life and those that know her, and she is living the dream she has always dreamed of, to have the first name of Sister for 18 months.
So Africa, prepare for one of the BEST GALS you will ever meet! She is certainly ready for you and will take on anything that you can throw at her, and enjoy every possible second!
We sent her off this morning, and wow, she is so ready and excited to get over there! She is going to be such a great missionary! I (Karli) will be keeping this blog updated as much as possible, so stay tuned, I have a feeling this mission is going to bless MANY lives, and I hope that you are one of the ones that will be touched.
I know our Father in Heaven has designed many things far greater than we could ever imagine by sending Kerri to Africa, so many lives are going to be blessed and edified in several places, and she has willingly given her life over to Him for the next year and a half to serve the Lord with all of her might. She will be laying a great foundation for the rest of her life and those that know her, and she is living the dream she has always dreamed of, to have the first name of Sister for 18 months.
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So Africa, prepare for one of the BEST GALS you will ever meet! She is certainly ready for you and will take on anything that you can throw at her, and enjoy every possible second!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Final Fare Thee Well Speech . . .
Sister Blum is giving her final speech over the pulpit in Utah for the next year and a half!
on October 31, 2010. The meeting starts at 2:00 in the pm
The address to the church:
11755 S. Highland Drive, sandy, UT. 84092
Words from Sister Blum:
I should warn you, there is another boy giving his
farewell talk with me and he is much more cool than I am,
so seating might be tight... :) cheers!
And of Course, You are welcome at our home afterwards, it's gonna be big!
Come! See you soon!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Dear Sister Blum,
You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are
assigned to labor in the
assigned to labor in the
South Africa Johannesburg Mission.
It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.
You should report to the South Africa Missionary Training Center
on Thursday, November 11, 2010.You will prepare to preach the gospel in the English language.
THE CALL HAS ARRIVED!
A rather large white envelope arrived in the mail this afternoon at approximately 12:20 PM. It arrived in Utah. Kerri is in Idaho. So, it is coming by vehicle in the care of Mom and Dad to Rexburg to be opened within the next 24 hours.
The next question is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When and Where is Kerri Going?!
The next question is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When and Where is Kerri Going?!
Monday, June 7, 2010
The Papers Are Submitted . . . And on their way to the Prophet of the Lord.
All of Kerri's interviews are complete, and they are on there way to the Prophet. To be assigned. We are now just awaiting that blessed day in the mail. They are being sent to our home in Utah. So, she will open it there. We'll have to skip on home for that one! Kerri is way excited and bore a very powerful testimony in Sacrament meeting today. And she is amazing! One of Kerri's entries for the day directed to me in my notebook:
Do the things you are supposed to do regardless of how difficult it may be to do. There is no greater feeling than to stand and claim you are worthy to receive those things you have prepared for through obedience. On the other hand how tragic it would feel to be unable to achieve those desires because of your choice to choose the easy path and your disobedience to the small and simple obligations.She will be a wonderful missionary. And she will be called where the Lord needs her. Anywhere she goes, she will bless the lives of many around her, and she and countless others will be blessed for it. The strangest part is, Yazzi will be almost 7 when she gets back! CrAzY!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
THE PAPERS ARE IN!
The papers are submitted! Immunizations are through with. Doctors visits are completed. One more trip to the dentist. Interview with the Bishop and Stake President, Get it to the Prophet . . . Then . . . .
WAIT FOR THE CALL!!!!
Enveloped in Suspense!
Will keep you posted!
WAIT FOR THE CALL!!!!
Enveloped in Suspense!
Will keep you posted!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Introduction to this Blog
This blog will be dedicated to the sole purpose of Kerri's service to the Lord as she serves her mission wherever the Lord will call her. I am her twin and as such I will be uploading and updating Kerri's status as a missionary on this blog regularly. I will do my best. For Kerri will do hers.
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