Hey, Mom & Dad!
The week's been going good. Elder W. had a training meeting thurs and fri, so i was paired with another elder. Big focus on teaching simply.
Yea, Sis. T. told me that she had talked to you. SHe's so wonderful. She fed us soooooo much last week, we're still eating at it! She isn't a member. She's still investigating the church, and the reason she says that she hasn't gotten baptised is because she doesn't want to cause contention in her home. Her husband is a devout catholic and really doesn't like the church. SHe's in her 60's I think...
Yay! Party! Yea, we were invited to a wedding reception for a member here. THey had special M&m's. LoL! No problem with you not getting me any that little kids had handled!
Yay! Thank you auntie moo and uncle bob for the $$!! I'll put it to good use.
Wow...stupid doctors... (about my visit last week)
YEa, i believe I could listen to Truman Madsen tapes. Only on p-days or with members/investigators. I've been wondering about it, if it con be gotten in just cd and not dvd.
Elder W. and i are still finding. C-burg coiuld be doing better, but we're working on it.
Just got a light dusting of snow today. But we're expecting a big one tomorrow and wed!
Well, thats about it!
Love YA!
Elder Mulks
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Email from a Christiansburg Ward member 1/20/11
Dear Mrs. Mulks,
I wanted to let you know what a fine young man you have raised and thank you for sharing him with our Christiansburg Ward.
I know that you know that his absolute favorite cookie is Macadamia white chocolate cbip!!!!!
There was one Sunday where he came forward to assist in serving the Sacrament, he had his hair combed straight back, I told him later that he had that Michael Douglas look! He just smiled.
I took a TON of food to he and Elder W. on Tuesday afternoon. I had asked Elder Mulks to tell me his favorite dish, as in, "If you ask your mom to make your favorite dish, what would it be?" He said, "Chicken Divan." So, I come home and start looking for a recipe for chicken divan. I find several---one recipe calls for cooking sherry while another calls for dry white wine. (Smiles!!) Needless to say, I keep looking and find a recipe that does not call for any 'spirits' and that's the one I make for him. We laughed about it when I was delivering their food.
There is one quality that your son has that I just love and that is when you ask him something he tells you in a very straight and direct manner. He doesn't tell you what he thinks you want to hear-----he will answer your question. I love that!!
My hobby is collecting cookbooks and I LOVE to cook, so I have told your son and Elder W. that I will be checking in with them each week just to make sure that they have a place to go for dinner and, if no one has invited them, then I will be more than willing to take yet ANOTHER ton of food to them. This is how I would want someone to treat my son if he were away from home.
I called Elder W. the next morning to see if the dessert that he chose (Pecan Sticky Buns) had hardened after it cooled to the point that it might have set up like cement and he said, "What dessert? It's all gone except for one piece!" I said, "Elder W., don't tell me that you ate all of that!" This was a Bundt cake size and he had eaten almost the whole thing! He WAS hungry!!!!!!
Anyway, I wanted to writr to tell you that you and your husband have such a fine young man and I also thought that this would make you smile. I hope that it does!
Love and prayers,
Sister T.
I wanted to let you know what a fine young man you have raised and thank you for sharing him with our Christiansburg Ward.
I know that you know that his absolute favorite cookie is Macadamia white chocolate cbip!!!!!
There was one Sunday where he came forward to assist in serving the Sacrament, he had his hair combed straight back, I told him later that he had that Michael Douglas look! He just smiled.
I took a TON of food to he and Elder W. on Tuesday afternoon. I had asked Elder Mulks to tell me his favorite dish, as in, "If you ask your mom to make your favorite dish, what would it be?" He said, "Chicken Divan." So, I come home and start looking for a recipe for chicken divan. I find several---one recipe calls for cooking sherry while another calls for dry white wine. (Smiles!!) Needless to say, I keep looking and find a recipe that does not call for any 'spirits' and that's the one I make for him. We laughed about it when I was delivering their food.
There is one quality that your son has that I just love and that is when you ask him something he tells you in a very straight and direct manner. He doesn't tell you what he thinks you want to hear-----he will answer your question. I love that!!
My hobby is collecting cookbooks and I LOVE to cook, so I have told your son and Elder W. that I will be checking in with them each week just to make sure that they have a place to go for dinner and, if no one has invited them, then I will be more than willing to take yet ANOTHER ton of food to them. This is how I would want someone to treat my son if he were away from home.
I called Elder W. the next morning to see if the dessert that he chose (Pecan Sticky Buns) had hardened after it cooled to the point that it might have set up like cement and he said, "What dessert? It's all gone except for one piece!" I said, "Elder W., don't tell me that you ate all of that!" This was a Bundt cake size and he had eaten almost the whole thing! He WAS hungry!!!!!!
Anyway, I wanted to writr to tell you that you and your husband have such a fine young man and I also thought that this would make you smile. I hope that it does!
Love and prayers,
Sister T.
Monday, January 17, 2011
January 17, 2011
Hey mom and dad
Things are going good! we get to e-mail from members homes today!
Our ward conference is next week.
cool! I wonder what Bro. T will be called to serve next? (YM Pres released)
cool. Though, i don't remember working for him -( new scoutmaster called - Billy had done some clean up work at a construction site for him a few years ago)
yea, heard from S. and he bore his testimony. It was so COOL!(Billy's friend in Lacey who recently joined the church)
Wow. You should get a blessing too! I've seen miracles out here from 'em! you don't have to ask me twice! I'm already praying for ya! (told Billy I had cataracts and asked for his prayers)
yea! Elder W. has got the connections alright!! (his companion's dad has resources to buy computer parts to put together whatever you want - Billy wants a high powered fancy computer someday!)
Wow! sounds like an adventure! mabey you need some wheels? lol! (told Billy about taking an elderly lady to walmart and following her around in a motorized shopping cart and losing her for over an hour!)
Cool! i know that as i've been serving others, i've been blessed with joy. (Billy's response to hearing about all the service his dad did for others on Sat. - fixing treadmills, electrical wiring in homes, etc.)
YEa, the socks are great!! (guess he got the new socks!)
Not too much teaching, but doing a lot of finding. the snow is about all gone. I miss it already!
okie dokie! I'll look for it! (will be sending a valentine package after the first of Feb)
Well, I think that's about it!
Love Ya!!!
Elder Mulks
Things are going good! we get to e-mail from members homes today!
Our ward conference is next week.
cool! I wonder what Bro. T will be called to serve next? (YM Pres released)
cool. Though, i don't remember working for him -( new scoutmaster called - Billy had done some clean up work at a construction site for him a few years ago)
yea, heard from S. and he bore his testimony. It was so COOL!(Billy's friend in Lacey who recently joined the church)
Wow. You should get a blessing too! I've seen miracles out here from 'em! you don't have to ask me twice! I'm already praying for ya! (told Billy I had cataracts and asked for his prayers)
yea! Elder W. has got the connections alright!! (his companion's dad has resources to buy computer parts to put together whatever you want - Billy wants a high powered fancy computer someday!)
Wow! sounds like an adventure! mabey you need some wheels? lol! (told Billy about taking an elderly lady to walmart and following her around in a motorized shopping cart and losing her for over an hour!)
Cool! i know that as i've been serving others, i've been blessed with joy. (Billy's response to hearing about all the service his dad did for others on Sat. - fixing treadmills, electrical wiring in homes, etc.)
YEa, the socks are great!! (guess he got the new socks!)
Not too much teaching, but doing a lot of finding. the snow is about all gone. I miss it already!
okie dokie! I'll look for it! (will be sending a valentine package after the first of Feb)
Well, I think that's about it!
Love Ya!!!
Elder Mulks
Thursday, January 13, 2011
1/11/11
On 1/11/2011 8:51 AM, William Wesley Mulks wrote:
Hey, Mom and Dad!
Things are going good. Yea, it's great that break's finally over! we can really start to get the work going here! Also, I'm not leaving this transfer!!! YAY!! Cool! Yea, Sunny's great! Was the "blog" that you reffered him to, mine? (I have been in touch with Billy's highschool friend who got baptized in November)
Man, that would be annoying!! while in safe mode, use a flash drive and copy over important info that way you have them backed up, just in case! Viruses are so irritating!! (I opened up something on my computer that has caused me troubles)
Yea, I'll be on the lookout! (sent some socks)
That's so cool!! The temple is the coolest place! EVER!! (Mike and I were at the temple Saturday where a friend of ours went through for the first time and it was a special experience)
That's a crazy piece of doctrine!!! I've never heard that! (related something from our Sunday School Class that was new to me from 1915 Joseph F. Smith)
"Jesus the Christ" is a crazy long and in depth look at the life of Christ, (book by James E. Talmadge we're reading)
Well, I'll keep 'em in my prayers! (family struggles I mentioned about one of my sis')
I look forward to that dinner! (Indian cuisine - Saffron Grille in Northgate/Seattle - going their for January birthday dinners and told Billy not to fret as I'll take him there when he gets home!)
Well, LOVE YA!!!
Elder Mulks
Hey, Mom and Dad!
Things are going good. Yea, it's great that break's finally over! we can really start to get the work going here! Also, I'm not leaving this transfer!!! YAY!! Cool! Yea, Sunny's great! Was the "blog" that you reffered him to, mine? (I have been in touch with Billy's highschool friend who got baptized in November)
Man, that would be annoying!! while in safe mode, use a flash drive and copy over important info that way you have them backed up, just in case! Viruses are so irritating!! (I opened up something on my computer that has caused me troubles)
Yea, I'll be on the lookout! (sent some socks)
That's so cool!! The temple is the coolest place! EVER!! (Mike and I were at the temple Saturday where a friend of ours went through for the first time and it was a special experience)
That's a crazy piece of doctrine!!! I've never heard that! (related something from our Sunday School Class that was new to me from 1915 Joseph F. Smith)
"Jesus the Christ" is a crazy long and in depth look at the life of Christ, (book by James E. Talmadge we're reading)
Well, I'll keep 'em in my prayers! (family struggles I mentioned about one of my sis')
I look forward to that dinner! (Indian cuisine - Saffron Grille in Northgate/Seattle - going their for January birthday dinners and told Billy not to fret as I'll take him there when he gets home!)
Well, LOVE YA!!!
Elder Mulks
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Happy New Year!
On 1/3/2011 7:44 AM, William Wesley Mulks wrote:
Hey Mom & Dad!
THings are going well. So glad that Christmas break is almost over! The city has been empty this month! But our week has been pretty good otherwise.
* Lol, blueberry! (dad got a blackberry phone through work and put a blue protective cover on it)
* Nope, havent gotten it yet, what with new years and all. (I sent a packet with letters, etc.)
* yea, about 6 should be good. That should last me the rest of my mission. (Needs some more black socks)
* Lol, so are we! I had just gotten used to being to church at 1, and now it goes and changes back! Uggghh! (I told Billy about changing church times to 9 a.m. now and I like the later times)
* Sweet!! That'll be awesome!(a recent convert in Lacey is going to the temple this week to receive her ordinance work and be sealed in eternal marriage to her husband who passed a few years ago)
* Hmmm, not that i remember...(sent an email address to Billy of one of his recently returned missionary friends)
* It's doing alright. The snows just about all gone now. Nice while it lasted! (asked Billy how his back is doing from all the driveways/sidewalks of snow shoveling he did)
* Cool, i love to hear people's conversion stories too, they're just so cool! Yea, no kidding! (told Billy of a missionary telling the congregation about when he was 10 years old, riding his bike and heard a voice tell him to stop - didn't see anyone around but stopped just the same and a few seconds later, there was a 3 car pile up right where he would have been riding his bike - he later heard the gospel and when he was baptized and confirmed a member, heard the Holy Ghost tell him that it was his voice he heard with the warning when he was 10)
* We slept on new years. no staying up for us, sleep is too precious! lol Our investigators are doing alright. Not too much to say there this week. No, everyone else hogged the podium! lol (I told Billy I pictured him bearing his testimony and his reply was everyone hogged the podium)
Okie dokie!
Love Ya!
Elder Mulks
Psalms 23
Hey Mom & Dad!
THings are going well. So glad that Christmas break is almost over! The city has been empty this month! But our week has been pretty good otherwise.
* Lol, blueberry! (dad got a blackberry phone through work and put a blue protective cover on it)
* Nope, havent gotten it yet, what with new years and all. (I sent a packet with letters, etc.)
* yea, about 6 should be good. That should last me the rest of my mission. (Needs some more black socks)
* Lol, so are we! I had just gotten used to being to church at 1, and now it goes and changes back! Uggghh! (I told Billy about changing church times to 9 a.m. now and I like the later times)
* Sweet!! That'll be awesome!(a recent convert in Lacey is going to the temple this week to receive her ordinance work and be sealed in eternal marriage to her husband who passed a few years ago)
* Hmmm, not that i remember...(sent an email address to Billy of one of his recently returned missionary friends)
* It's doing alright. The snows just about all gone now. Nice while it lasted! (asked Billy how his back is doing from all the driveways/sidewalks of snow shoveling he did)
* Cool, i love to hear people's conversion stories too, they're just so cool! Yea, no kidding! (told Billy of a missionary telling the congregation about when he was 10 years old, riding his bike and heard a voice tell him to stop - didn't see anyone around but stopped just the same and a few seconds later, there was a 3 car pile up right where he would have been riding his bike - he later heard the gospel and when he was baptized and confirmed a member, heard the Holy Ghost tell him that it was his voice he heard with the warning when he was 10)
* We slept on new years. no staying up for us, sleep is too precious! lol Our investigators are doing alright. Not too much to say there this week. No, everyone else hogged the podium! lol (I told Billy I pictured him bearing his testimony and his reply was everyone hogged the podium)
Okie dokie!
Love Ya!
Elder Mulks
Psalms 23
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