Pictures of New "roadkill" contact and Baptism

Road kill minus the Rack!

HI!
  Dad, I'm glad that you had a great weekend with the deer hunt. I contacted into a dead dear on the side of the road! it didn't have a head. See we saw it at night and it had a little rack on its head. We went to next morning and it didn't have a head. ha ha people in the south are crazy! Thats great alta is doing so well. Even though I don't have one good feeling towards alta. Im glad hilary is doing good with Alta. My new companion is from Gilbert Arizona and he has been out for 15 months. He is junior companion but I don't even see the need for a Senior comp or a junior comp. We are just missionaries. DL is gonna be fun but interesting with all the responsibility. It will be a blast.  The baptism went so well.  I got to baptize Jovanna Braddock on Saturday. It was so much fun. It kinda frustrates me when the ward doesn't show their support for the new converts. We had like 7 people there for the baptism. She is a sweetheart though.  We have another baptism set up for the 15th of November. Nina Williams is her name. She is awesome. We met her on Thursday and we set a date with her on Saturday.She has a really neat family too.

Next time you see Tanya and Jim tell them i love them and i hope they are doing well!  MOM i love you with all my heart and im greatful to be able to talk to you every week. Time is just flying by. AH 5 months tomorrow. Crazy. We get to watch Cars and Ratitouille, or however you spell it, for Halloween on friday. President approved it. ha ha have a good week.  P.S. how is your mom doing? Ill keep her in my prayers and same with g-pa S.  

Love your missionary, Elder Schwendiman Jr.

BYU goes down big...

Hi there!
So how is your week going. Mine has been going so so so good. We are having really good success here and we are getting a lot of work done. We have a baptism coming up on the 25th of october. Jovanna Braddock. She is such a sweetheart and she has made such a big change in her life. She is changing over from Catholic. That's a big change for her. We I have some crazy news to tell you. I'm not getting transferred yet. Elder Beech is gonna be a ZL down in Nashville so I get a new companion tomorrow. Elder Baker is his name. He has been out for 15 months and I'm gonna be the senior companion. I have also been given the privilege of taking over as the new District Leader in the area. Im in charge of 5 missionaries. Sister Williams, Sister Cordon, Elder Knaras, Elder Richardson, and Elder Baker. Its gonna be nuts. Im so excited though. It will be such a blast. Its really overwhelming though. Im gonna have to rely upon the Lord even more so now that I have responsibility. This transfer has gone by too too fast.  

Im border-line pissed off about BYU. I guess TCU had more Jesus that game then BYU did. BYU had weak Faith. ha ha I can't believe they blew it. AH!! okay im over it.  I cut my hair last night. Its such a waist of money to get your hair cut professionally.  So enough about me. How are you doing? Everything going good? I know it is. I'm glad that you had fun down in St. George. and im glad that your doing good. I should get your package today. I love you so much and ill be sending pictures home real soon. After transfers i will. sorry i have been doing bad at that. Ill get better. Can you believe I have been out almost 5 months. Its going by too quick. There is far too much stuff to get done and nearly not enough time to do it. I love you so much and i hope you have a great up coming week.  

Love Your missionary  Elder Schwendiman Jr.

Guess What?

Hi mom! so guess what...........I love you! and no i didn't get your email. This week has gone by really fast. We have gotten a lot of work done. This week went by way too fast. So I have some exciting news. Jenna Lake got baptized on saturday. It was one of the most spiritual things in have ever witnessed. She would not stop crying. She told me, that she wanted to have me baptize her. when she said that. The spirit hit me so hard. I love that feeling where the holy ghost bears a second witness that the church is true. I can't get enough of it. So are you getting ready for winter.? its gonna be a cold one? Its gonna get cold here in 2 months but it is still around the high 70's. but I won't need my coat for another couple weeks. Transfers are coming up next tuesday and I think I'm getting transferred.  But is there anything exciting going on at home besides Jesse? well i love you and hope everything is going well. God bless You mom. I love you and appreciate evry'thing you do for me. DID YOU GET MY PACKAGE!!!! ha ha it was so random? the car was from Elder Bytheway, the moracca was from Boswell, the watch was from beech and the pumpkin was from Sis. Blackwell. Did you get the tape> Do i sound southern at all? Have a good week and you will be getting a letter this week. OH and tell hil i love her with all my heart and she will be getting a letter too. 

Hi mom. I only have 1 minute but i love you so very much. Elder Jeppeson just called me and left me the message. Thanks for all the updates. Ill pray for your mom. Im really sorry to hear that and i hope everything else is going good. Tell everyone in the family hi and make sure you send me a wedding invitation. 

Love your missionary Elder Schwendiman Jr.

Conference was Awesome!

Hi mom!

Everything going good at home? Everything is so good out here. I had such a good weekend with conference. I so wish i woulda taken advantage of conference when i was a child. There is so much to be learned. I took 20 pages of notes back on front. I couldn't get enough of what was being said. We watched conference at the church. 1 outta 600 members get byu tv so we didn't get the luxary of watching it on a 110 in screen with comfortable captains chairs. I would hate to be a utah missionary!!!! ha ha JK.   Everything is going good with me and elder Beech. We are having a lot of fun and at the same time we are getting alot accomplished. We are having 2 baptisms this saturday. Jenna Lake and Jovanna Braddock. Its gonna be so nice. They both have come so far and have done a total 180 in their life. Thats why missionary work is so much fun. We get to see the eternal change in someone's life. Thats the blessing that comes from missionary work. The members are great out here.... kinda.  They have a really hard time getting pumped up about missionary work... they will be okay though. We are getting them pumped.  Thanks for the package.  Thank you for sending garments.  I really appreciate it.  I'll try on one pair and if they fit I'll keep them.  I should get it this week and will you call Grandma Maureen right now and tell her how much i love her and i really loved her package. She sent me pumpkin choco chip cookies. ha ha they were good.  So i promise im sending a tape home. We live a little ways from the post office but im trying.  Did you get my last letter?  I truly love you so much.  I hope you have a good week and thank you so much for Megans address. Ill write her this week. Alex allen wrote me too. I was so stoked to get that letter. Have an awesome week. Love Your missionary  Elder Schwendiman Jr.