Hey mom I got the sleddin pictures and the letter today. Thank you for sending a letter every week. You probably think that I just throw them aside and look at them once in awhile but they are something I look forward to. They are one of the few things I can count on each week so thank you. Thanks to everyone that sends letters. It is always great to see mail waiting for me. Thank you all!! Mom in your letter you asked when I knew the church was true for sure. I think it was a slow process. I have always believed the church was true even though my life didn't reflect that message. I just didn't see the need when I was younger, but I have always known. About a year before I left was the first time I ever thought about going on a mission. Everything then started falling into place and I started reading and praying. From there my testimony grew. I left and then the real turning point was in the MTC. I love that place. We watched the new Joseph Smith movie and that was a big turning point, so that is the story. My past few days have been really crazy. Elder Jennings and I returned to Rapid a week ago. We spent that week doing office work and transfers. This last Monday was time to start moving missionaries. For this part you are going to need a map of the US. I left Rapid Monday morning at 5:00 a.m. and went to Gillette, then to Casper, then Buffalo, then Gillette and back to Rapid. I slept there for the night and then went to Sioux Falls SD, then Brookings SD, then Fargo ND, then Bismarck and spent the night in Bismarck. I left early Wednesday morning and headed back to Rapid. I got to Rapid around 1:: then headed back to Wyoming. We went to Sheridan, Casper, Gillette, Spearfish and then got back in Rapid City around 11:30 that night. It was a little over 2000 miles. It was kind of crazy for a few days you might say. We use a 12 passenger van with a cargo trailer for the luggage. It is a stressful time because in each of those towns you have to unload the trailer to find luggage then reload more stuff. It's not the best of times but I love this mission. I am so glad I was called here. I love the missionaries I serve with. I have lots of great friends. Well for me that is what I have been up to. Tomorrow Elder Jennings and I leave to travel the mission together. It is going to be a lot of fun. We start in Gillette. We will be in that zone for a few days then will move on from there. Thank you all for everything you do I love all of you. Love Elder Robison
pushups team style
We didn't plan this but it turned out this way Jennings and me
My favorite guys, Jennings, Harrison, Worthen and me (sorry I scanned it upside down)
Brother Liesy from Williston
Hambone in Williston
Elders Jennings, Clark and me at an oilfield in Williston
me and Jennings
Has has me in Georgia colors
looks cold (me and Jennings)
suntanning Dakota style (inside)
Finished transfers
The transfer van early in the morning
Leaving Fargo in the transfer van
5 comments:
Wow, I can't believe how good Matt looks. He looks like he is having a great time and it looks like it is very cold. You will probably have to have the air conditioning on high when he gets home because all he will know is cold.
Matt looks so good and I can see why he loves where he is. There are guns, pheasants, and a lot of open spaces it looks like. I have been to Gilette and it is definately the boonies.
What a sweet testimony. You should be a proud mama. I'm going to go ahead and be a proud cousin. Yea Matt.
What a outstanding missionarie he must be.His he a district leader? I can't believe all that traveling he does. What a challenge. What a good looking Elder representing the Lord.
Matt looks so good. I can't believe how fast the time has went. I am so happy for what a good guy he is. We are so excited for him to come home. Everytime we say prayers usually Kreed saying them all by himself. He always starts off please bless Matt on his mission that he will be safe. I am glad my kids have someone they can look up to. Thanks for being such a good mom and leading him in the right direction.
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