"Thou art called to labor in my vineyard, and to build up my church, and to bring forth Zion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and flourish. Behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou art not called to go into the eastern countries, but thou art called to go to the Ohio. And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the Ohio, I have kept in store a blessing such as is not known among the children of men, and it shall be poured forth upon their heads. And from thence men shall go forth into all nations. Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice saying: The kingdom of heavn is at hand: crying: Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God. Go forth baptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for the time of my coming." --Doctrine and Covenants 39: 13-15, 19-20

Sunday, December 16, 2012

November 26, 2012



Hey Mom and Dad,

 So I don’t have a ton of time today but I will write as much as possible. So Thanksgiving was great we had a ton of food and then went to the chapel and played basketball for about 3 hours with other missionaries. It was a pretty fun day and I really enjoyed it. We are not teaching too many people at the moment but we have a lot of potentials. Also so it was a pretty interesting week to begin with though. We had a case of bed bugs in our apartment and these things are crazy! They don’t die by sprays they have to be heated out and basically burnt to death. So we are still keeping it under control until the exterminator can make it, but I think we got most of them after we cleaned for two days straight ha-ha. Jordan has something to look forward to. His mission is the one that gave us all the info on what to do with them because they have them so bad ha-ha.
So I basically just jump rope inside the apartment since I don’t want to freeze when I’m running and then in the morning I have an abs workout I do.
 It sounds like Thanksgiving was great over there; I can’t wait to see the pictures of all my nieces and nephews. I probably won’t know many of them. It’s great to hear that Austin and Jordan did a great job on their farewell talks.  I hope they both do great on their missions; even though I know they will.
To answer your question about what I need for Christmas, basically I need is some slacks for the rest of my mission. Both of mine are completely ruined and I have been using my suit pants the past few weeks ha-ha.  Also, if you can find some of the gloves that you sent last year that would be awesome too... they ripped up and then I lost them. I really don’t need anything else. Well, thanks for everything you do. Dad I will answer some of your questions next week.  I just don’t have tons of time this week. Love you both so much and I am so thankful and grateful for all you do for me. You are both great examples of true disciples of Christ and I am so grateful for your testimonies that helped me get through school and to help me receive my own! Love you all and tell everyone Happy Thanksgiving and I love them all as well.
Love,
Elder Ryan Furtney

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