8-8-2011

man o man

sounds like you guys had quite the adventure.. im glad it turned out good though im excited for the elma trek i want to help out too..

how exciting is necolas news im so excited to finaly have family close by..
I got payts letter as well sarah forwarded it to me. Im sure proud of him it sounds like he hit the ground running it feels good to be some what shoulder to shoulder with that kid while we are out on our missions serving the lord.. when you told me about dad and tone pulling that handcart together it made me feel empowered like i was pulling my own and then there's payt and i feel like we are just pulling along together... things seem so great right now My life feels happy there is always the mantle of a missionary to think about but i love that too. nothing can come my way. i have been thinking alot about my mission and the things ive been able to do and my goals at the beggining and now and how ive done... My biggest goal in the beginning was to always have the misson presidents love and trust. this last interviews we had a good talk about things and he said how much he trusted and appreciated me and the missionary i was... that meant the world to me i felt so good and continue to press forward in this work... I am bringing others with me which always makes me feel good. I feel empowered by living the legacy that has been laid before me. this sunday we taught the young men and we started by asking everyone who there hero was and some things that made them their hero. Then when we had all talked about our heros we talked about living the legacy that our heroes laid before us.. I testified to them that they could become and probably already are sombody elses hero I testified that the priesthood and the church teaches us men how to become such heroes it was good the spirit was there i loved it.

we also had a baptism this weekend it was grreat the spirit was so strong there and the program was perfect. we are really focused on helping her to move forward in the gospel it is a blessed jorney.

well Im glad to hear that everything is going well at home i sure love having you guys as parents thanks for your love and prayers you guys are truely my best friends. as far as things i need ive noticed that my clothes are wearing thin my black suit isnt dong so good i have holes popping up all over the place and ive devoted the worst pair of the two pants to patching material. My blue suit that dad gave me has stayed nice except for at a recent leader ship conference my back pocket got snagged on somthing and ripped the back pretty bad pretty embarrassing with the sisters present and what not, but a lady in the ward is seein if she can repair the damage. the shirts you guys sent in feb have saved me im just trying to strench all of my clothes a little longer.

other than that im good ill let you know if everything gets repaired alright...

well i love you guys and will talk to you next week...

Love your son
Elder J Wayne Burbidge


On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Burbidge family wrote:

Hi!
We just got home from Ut.
The Trek ended yesterday @ about 2:00 p.m. and we got home at about 4.
And WOW, what an experience. You would have been proud of Anthon ~even though he grumbled and acted like he didn't want to be there or be doing this~ he was out front of the cart the whole time w/ ropes strapped across his chest pulling the cart w/ dad and Tyler on each side of him. It was great. (I'll send you some pictures) We started out Wed. morning, all mtg @ the Kaysville bldng. Then we drove to Wyoming where the church owns a 286,000 acre cattle ranch, which we Treked right through the middle of. It was a TON of work and having all the kids with was crazy, but very realistic! Our family consisted of Jane & Robert, Sarah and her two boys, April, Dustin and their 5 kids, Morgan and Ben; Willie and Jeff; Tyler, Jessica and their two; Anthon, Jennie and their 3; and us. We pushed 2 handcarts. We went about 27 miles in 4 days. I will never forget how I felt watching Dad and Tone faithfully pulling the cart, getting us safely to our destination each night and seeing faithful Jennie encourage us and inspiring us with her strong testimony of the gospel and the importance of family! (I'll send you a copy of my journal entries if you'd like better details)
We took lots of notes on what we liked and didn't like that will help as we plan for Elma Stakes first Trek.
We had Sean Robbins watch the place while we were gone and he did a great job.
The big news is Brydon got a job like dad's in the Bellevue area!!!! Isn't that awesome? We are so excited ~ he starts Sept. 6th and the church is gonna pack up and move them. Can you believe it?
It was an uneventful ride home ~thankfully!
I just read a letter from Payton that Sarah forwarded to me. Sounds great. He said it's been so hot, they were eating dinner with a family and he watched a cube of butter melt before his eyes!!!
Hope you're well and happy! Is there anything you need?
Well, I hope that you can have a fun p-day.
I love you tons and tons ~ it was great to hear Baylee and Boston praying for you all on their own when it was their turns to say the prayers.
Love Eternally,
~Mom~

8-1-2011

dang sounds like home is changing a bit..

I'm so excited right now we have two solid baptisms coming up and transfers seem to be just around the corner. we had interviews with president this last Friday i sure love that man. we had a good discussion he said he was happy with he way the district was looking and he told me he was happy about the missionary i had become. He said something that meant allot to me as well he said that every one of my companions has learned something from me and that they have all felt better for having been my companion. I felt like a major goal of mine was being fulfilled. then he also said that he trusted me a great deal. that has been a goal of mine since the beginning of my knowledge of mission presidents. I also found out that this transfer i will most likely be being transferred. its a bit bitter sweet i love these people and the area. at the same time i feel very ready to leave the missions hardest bike area and expand my horizons... we will just have to see what is to happen...

I didn't even know that Larry Berndelli was into cars that much.. was it the show and shine.

man every month they have a car show here in canyon country. thats one thing southern California is good for preserving the classic cars. it is cool and is a good contacting activity not to worry we don't stay for an exorbient amount of time you will see the pictures its awesome

I too have been trying to put forth an extra measure of effort to have a high quality journal I'm still not so good at it but am improving i do take allot of notes in trainings and talks though.. i pride myself in my new found skill of note taking.

well i hope all is well at home i cant believe you and dad are gonna be trek leaders maybe i will come and be a scout for ye...

well I don't know to well what we will be doing this day its my companions turn to decide so it will probably be a more relaxed day we will see.

I love you guys
thanks for being my eternal mom and dad.

love elder Burbidge




On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Burbidge family wrote:

Hey Jess,
Can you believe it? August already!! What ya gonna do today?
Tomorrow we leave to go to Utah and you'll never guess what ~ Pres. Larsen called us into his office last night and asked us to be the Trek leaders for our Stake. We're going to do Trek in July of 2012. Crazy huh? We're really not that kind of people but look @ us!!! We Skyped Anthon and Jennie last night (they said they got your letter and pictures and loved it) and they're all ready to go on their family trek. We're gonna be traepsing around Wyoming for a few days w/handcarts!!! Both dad and I have to work today or we would have left already!
Sean Robbins is going to take care of the animals while we're gone. We'll make sure he's aware of Cati's high quality!!!
Yesterday I went to church in Ocean Shores w/ the R.S. crew. They had a new Presidency there for us to orientate. The theme for Sacrament Mtg. was Family History and Journal keeping. I have always kept journals off and on but after their talks want to do better. I can see the importance in having a well kept, well detailed journal. with dates of births, marriages, ordinations etc. and experiences you've had that may help others when faced with similar things you've been faced with.
Did you get the pictures I sent you yet? I think I put them in the mail Fri. morning so maybe not. They're of our visit from Sis and Fam. We sure had fun with them here. Lynsie bought plane tickets and they will be here the end of this month. We are so excited for that visit also.
It was the car show here on Sat. That sure had some beauties!! Larry Birindelli had two there, a Black Chevelle convertible (gorgeous!!!) and a blue Nova (I think) w/NOS!!! It was fun to walk around and look at them and all the hard work people put into them. WOW!!
It was also the motorcycle weekend in Ocean Shores. You know how you hear nothing but bikes all weekend? LOVE the sound of all those Harley's!
You asked us to tell you stuff that's going on around here ~ well guess what, we don't know anything!!!! Without kids living at home we don't hear about anyone! I see some kids @ court now and then but noone you hung out with!! Everytime we go into Elma it seems the same. OH, I saw Laurie Holdsworth the other day. They were here visiting from Japan for a month. She said to tell you Hi ~and~ they're tearing trees down like crazy for the new hospital site. It looks really different. Otherwise all is the same!
Have a fantastic day today.
I'll be thinking about you.
I love you tons and tons
Love Eternally,
~Mom~

7-18-2011

well family here comes an early email i hope it finds you well. I miss you.

This week has been number one... we just had a baptism and a marriage it was so cool the marriage actually came before the baptism. these next two weekends we have baptisms the work is just on fire here im loving it. two of the baptisms and the marriage are completing a broken family it feels good to be able to serve these people... its so cool they are already setting the goal for the temple...

Friday we had district meeting. we set some noble district goals. we are really focusing in the misssion on becomeing better missionaries that go and do. its been fun to aid in the raly of the troops. i shared some of my favorite qoutes from apostles through out the years and i shared Alme 36 22-26. I love thos chapters where alma is giving his sons council. the verses i shared i felt were a noble testimony from a returned missionary to his son. I then told them that we are on missions to aid in the work of the lord witch is to bring to pass the immotatlity and eternal life of man. I promised them if the would give their lives to christ that they would find them just as jesus himself promised. I felt the spirit and im sure that those present did as well.

man the otherday we were biking up shangri la a notoriously steep long hill in our area and as my legs of thunder were pumping up this hill much like the pistons on a ferrari my chain snaped in half. just blew up. i was sad especially because of the age of said chain it shouldnt be breaking not with the miticulous mantinece performed on it so i took it to the bike shop and the guy is so nice this makes the 5th time i have brought my bike into him with questions and free of charge he just ups and fixes it and showes me what to do as well. gotta love it.

well today this email is early because the family carson is coming from the valley/noorth hollywood to treat me and my companion to a wonderfly fun filled day. I hope all is well for you i just got an email from tone it was good to hear from him. well if you get the chance takes some wilderness pics for me so i can see the good ol washington landscape... and home and the dog and you guys..

welll i must be off but I love you guys and miss you much.

HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!!

7-11-2011

Thanks a Billion for the Cookies they are soo good i have to hide them from the rest of my apartment. I am sharing you need not worry... Im actually sick of sharing now that you bring it up well with missionaries that is. My new saying around the apartment is if you give a missionary a cookie he will probably want everything you own to go with it.

I sent tone a letter a few days ago I remembered it was his birthday and sent a letter with some pics up there....

It sounds like party days with sis and the kids Im glad you guys get to have so much fun. weve had an influx of new investigators this week and it feels good especialy in the heat its nice to have little victories here and there. especially when you sweat out your braineal cortex...

well we just got transfer calls this saturday and i am so suprised but im staying here for another one. Ive been here for over six months today. this means i only have about 6 and a half months left and i have only had 2 areas this whole time i love it though and the people arnt complaining about having elder burbidge around so im happy. I would like to see more of the mission however. but im loving life....

so this end of the transfer we have been trying to work with the zone leaders to ramp up missionary work attitude and stuff its been good this last district meeting was so cool. the zoneleaders and the two district leaders gave trainings on missionary habits. I really felt inspired to tell the missionaries in the zone how important these things were and vital to our success for the rest of our lives... it seems more and more that its not cool in our mission to be a good missionary... I told the zone that i felt our mission was being overrun by agnostic missionaries so we all sincerly commited to have a sweet transfer starting today.... And we all received Presidents email today and in it he talked about all the things i brought up in my training... I was glad to know that i was going off inspiration and not just what elder burbidge wanted.

well thanks again for the package... The nuetella was much appreciated...

love your son
ELder J.Wayne Burbidge...

7-4-2011

oh my goodness...

What the flip was tone thinkin he needs the other brother to do the skill saw work. man tone without a pinky that's weird. i don't know if it will be the same now when i see him...

Im glad to hear that Presley is taking care of my precious pooch. why doesn't Logan like his kitty? He probably wishes it was a dog.

I miss the home fireworks... our fourth is full of food we have been invited to about a hundred BBQ s i don't know how we are going to make all of them. but tonight we are going with a family(two of the people therein have Baptismal dates) to have a BBQ and then i guess there is some big show that we are gonna watch from this peek in our area from the top of this mountain you can also see magic mountain the theme park and i guess they have a crazy awesome show. but we will still be returning home at 9:30 fear not...

I'm glad Grandma D is 95 and still having bigger birthday parties than me... kidding.

how old is Els these days???

Im glad to hear that the pool got put somewhere else it was time.

well its about 7 million degrees outside so it makes for a great bike ride experience. we swear like the Niagara region of the world..

well thanks for the sending of glue and stamps "they were sorely needed"(name that movie........mountain of the lord).

i haven't received them yet but i await their arrival with outstretched arms.

well i love you you guys and miss you I hope all of your 4th of july things are safe and fun

love elder burbidge

tell becole and fam i love them

06/27/2011

beloved family.

life is great out here in california. the weeks are pouring by it seems every time i blink ther is less time out here but thats the way it goes.

so this last district meeting we trained on chapter 11 of preach my gospel. "How can i help people make and keep commitments". I was reading through it and thought man we should probably be commited as missionaries. so the training was ch 11 but aimed at us "How can i make and keep commitments" namely our commitment to be converted to the gospel of jesus christ. it was good the spirit was so strong it was probably the best training ive been to i loved it. the cool part was the missionaries were taking notes so i knew that they were feeling it to. If you guys get a chance read chapter 11 but but switch things like "the people you teach" "them"they" to I me and we it makes it really powerful especially with the end talking about testimonies it turns it on us that we have the opportunity to bear what we know!

so it was fun to hear about payts talk and stuff. its so cool that we are going to be out at the same time.

well i wish i was gonna be there with nicole and fam. it will be fun.

YOU got two kitties????

what did you name them??
Im sure cati will love them she is a good dog.

man i miss that dog so much i cant lie she has always been my best girl for sure.

so im in need of a couple things down here. could you send some more stamps and some hair glue i havent been able to get it because we are stuck here in this little valley with little to no access to the outside world. if you can that would be awesome.

i miss you guys I hope all is well. tomorrow is zone conference. Im excited great things are coming to pass here in this zone it has been so cool to be a part of it i love it.

well tell becole i say i love her and hi and brydon and kamdin and logan and presly and the new one on the way.

well off to the many p day possibilities. hope all is well.

love \

Elder Burbidge

I love seein pics of home in the summer and if you gys go to the beach i want to see im not trunky washington is where my heart is.

6-13-2011

Flip sounds like life at home is pretty dang fun... that sounds fun going down to seaside and astoria and stuff is cati going? tell her i miss her..

well im still getting used to this transfer the new group of elders i live and make up my district w are different than what im used to but its all good.

So sushi... Some members in our ward took us out to sushi the other night and it was my first time for me but i have to say that i absolutly loved it. I really want to go with you and dad i think it would be funny to see how dads eat anything and everything attitude would change. they say that raw fish is the best meat for you. dont judge a book by its cover you will have to try it with an open mind.

the canyon country 1st ward feels just like home i have been really lucky on my mission thus far to be in really home like wards i love it.

well this week the work has been good it feels slow but we are teaching alot of lessons. its summer so its harder to find people in a ready to learn about church state. But the work goes forward regardless of poopy people.

welll i hope all is well and that home is a happy place it was weird the other day i was talking with another elder and he asked how much time i have left can you beleive that i only have 5 transfers left. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. well i have to loose alot of weight before i can come home and go to the meat market over there in idaho. I have been thinking about joining the air-force and becoming a fire fighter therein.... lots of ideas flotin around in the trusty nogin.

well i love you guys and will talk to you later

love your son
Elder J Wayne Burbidge