Transfer before Thanksgiving

To Mom:

Same to you mom. The pics looked like it was crazy. I bet the girls were glad all those days of school were cancelled? Right. Wow that is fricken cold. It’s like 50-60 in the day and 30-40 at night so it’s not bad. Ya Fort Mill is way sweet. I’m also serving on the Catawba Indian reservation. It’s sweet. A ton a Indians. I like it. idk about souvenirs but I got pics:) I’ll try. I’m glad Delbert is happy now. Do u think marriage is in the future? haha wow that’s weird:) jk Looks like yall enjoy the fam being there and all that jazz. what is on Dustin’s face, haha. We played some football and it was fun. I tore it up. The ward here is way sweet; better than Asheboro’s. We ate at Chief Blues house. He was chief of the Catawba tribe for 34 yrs. it was fun. we then ate with the Jensen’s and chilled with them the rest of the day. There’s a really cool fam, the Aeschbachers, and we ate at their house a couple times and they like football and their son in law is cool too. This area’s sweet. Jayne’s taking it hard? I hope everything will get better soon. Wow, you almost fell; that stinks. Good thing dad was there :) Well I’m glad it’s not snowing yet. I realized I don’t really like the snow haha. We’re teaching this guy named Randy Finkle and he’s super excited about the gospel and is getting baptized very soon:) Well, things r going pretty good here and sounds like they’re at home as well. Well have a good week mom. luv ya marsh

Just for Christmas, send packages to my apartment:

My address is:

544 Coronet Circle

Fort Mill , SC 29715

To Dad:

Ya I’m in Fort Mill SC. I’m serving on the Catawba Indian reservation. It’s legit. It’s kinda small right out of Charlotte, so it’s pretty nice and the ward is way better than Asheboro’s; more ppl which is nice. I’ve already met a few fams and I really like them; they’re good ppl. That’s sweet that your class is finished. When will it start again? HP teacher; that’s cool. I enjoy teaching in church when I’ve done it. I think we all need to clear up our comm. between us and the holy ghost. Well thanx again. I’ve learned a ton about the gospel and how to apply it to my life and to help me become better. Thanksgiving was fun. We played the turkey bowl and it was fun. I miss football. we then ate lunch at Chief Blues house; he was the Catawba chief for 34 yrs. We had fun and then we went to a fam and chilled the rest of the day with them. It was a good Thanksgiving. We’re teaching a guy named Randy Finkle and he’s super excited about the gospel and is gunna get baptized soon:) Well things r going good. Oh u remember Lindsay Murrow? The Murrow’s daughter that we were teaching? Well she’s getting baptized this weekend:) I’m way pumped for her and the Murrows. haha I’m glad I wasn’t like them or else I couldn’t serve but u did a good job teaching and raising us the right way thanxs again. Well it looks like yall had a really good thanksgiving and a lot of fun. Well have a good week luv ya dad marsh

Getting Transfered.

Hey Mom,

Wow thats weird its already snowing

ya thanksgiving is always the best family football food wats better than that??? haha jk

thats sweet that yall r having a trek next summer itll be fun for yall to go as a fam

ya its a bummer how things affect us for good or bad but im sure ull get over it and pride is a pretty bad thing we hear about it all the time in the book of mormon and other stories and i read an ensign a while ago about antidotes in our life it was a good thing to read i learned some things from it

no thank u for helping me serve a mission this is the best thing u and dad couldve done:)

thats crazy that shes having a baby the pics u sent of the girls and i say some on shays blog they all look exactly like u!!! i thought that was cool

thats crazy that hes getting married how long has he been back?

im sure miles will like working at big 5 i would luv it:)

well idk yet where ill be for thanksgiving cuz im getting transferred:( i enjoyed asheboro while i was here i learned alot from my experiences so it was good here

ill get my shoes tomorrow at transfers

well we had a pretty good week worked hard and had fun opposition and ive realized a lot and my testimony has gotten stronger even though ppl say all this stuff it makes me realize how much the adversary has a hold on them

ive learned A LOT and enjoy it out here a lot

well thanx for everything mom luv ya

marsh

ps do u think u could send a wallet sized fam photo soon with the whole fam before i left on my mish i would like a little family pic that would be great.

ya thanx dad gotta have fun some how haha

ya ive learned my stuff and know how to say it pretty good to get ppl to think but i guess that comes with being on the mish for a while and hearing about everything

well im getting transferred tomorrow:( ill miss asheboro

um ill find out if we can skype or not aight

ya ill miss yall at thanksgiving too and ur right ppl take care of us here so dont worry

wow thats crazy when did yall find out hes getting married?

nothing really crazy happened this week same old stuff a lot of oppistion though and its a little rough but i look at it as were ticking satan off or something like that right?

we had stake conference yeserday got 2 new stake pres and a new stake was made and asheboro is in it a lot of good things r happening in the church its great

thats good that work is going good and that ur staying busy im sure ur loving work though

well tell everyone @ thanksgiving i luv and miss them have a great week dad luv ya

marsh

Thomas and Sarah!! Awesome Day

P-Day at the Asheboro zoo.

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Nov 15, 2010

well im doing pretty good dad
things r going pretty good here in asheboro
ya i know i need to be better as well and learn how to better us the holy ghost and the atonement to help me and ppl we teach its pretty hard sometimes elder maughan and i were actually talking about talking to the holy ghost and and things like that last night to help us in our lives thanks dad well u have a busy life and we really dont well we do but all we do is teach so we night as well study a lot:)
wow mirandas pretty good ive only got 1 turkey in my life and that was in asheville
ya thank u so much for the shoes im wearing all my shoes out woops
well this week was interesting we got condemned a bunch and ppl would twell us that theyre sinning cuz theyre talking about john smith(joseph smith) haha and that were ignorant and that christ will find us to and ppl that think they know wat theyre talking about, they really dont know and they wont listen and we still pull scriptures out that prove how they believe wrong and they still wont care, we went to on of our really good friends and gaotrs and they had this guy that was there and he started talking to us about the trinity and i said( i was a little frustrated) in acts 7 55-56 it says that steven being full of the holy ghost looked into heaven and saw jesus standing on the right hand of god. he started to say something and i said dude this is after he was resurrected so if this is after the resurrection he wouldve only seen 1 person since yall think god is a spirit and that shut him right up. and i weas like its in the fricken bible but he was popping pills while he was talking to us so it was ridiculous. earlier he asked me when we get the holy ghost do i get a supernatural power? and i was thinking and i was like "FLYING" haha but getting condemned and having experiences like these help my testimony grow cuz i know the gospel is true and that this is the fulness of the gospel and we recieve the greatest blesisng by living the truth. i know this is the true church and the the bom is the word of god and ive learned so much and thanx for everything u and mom and grandma and granda and the fam help he out and have made it possible for me to serve a mission i know yall will be blessed for helping cameron and i thanx so much
well were gunna have a few baptisms soon and we have a lot of legit gators and im having a lot of fun here
well how was ur week? hows work going?
well luv ya dad ur the best

Nov 8, 2010

thats cool how ppl like that who wanna change kids go around and help them see wat happens and how we can change if we get into bad things. sounds like yall had a pretty good week so hows school and all that going for u? u working more?
thats cool that she had twins
ya dad told me went down to utah
delbert has a "firend" sweet is she a good lady? im sure she is cuz delberts a great guy
im sure if yall go down to moses yall will enjoy it that should be fun for yall
ya thats pretty weird theyve been married for a year now wow
wow camerons already out that long wow time does fly by
well things r going pretty well here in asheboro we had a great week we have a lot of sweet ppl that were teaching and have great friendships with them so its fun the work is moving forward we should have a couple baptisms towards the end of the month
so wat else did u do last week? any big plans for this week?
well im getting my filling today so that should be good
well im staying healthy:) im doing good no more junk and soda for the most part:)
well hope u have a great week mom luv ya
marsh

Nov 1, 2010
sounds like the girls thing was pretty fun
haha im sure dad luved that jk i would hate it i wouldnt have gone but ur the parents and have to go haha i guess thats the privilege of being parents:)
uve always enjoyed watching ur kids do things thanx mom ur the best
ya dad told me all about his bday and sounds like yall had fun
ya hockey is pretty boring unless someone gets drilled or theirs a fight haha
haha thats pretty funny leading ur own bday song haha u guys r always with the hansens i bet its good for yall to have friends like that in pasco
where do clilnts kids live? theyre live in pasco right?
did u take pics of the girls and halloween stuff?
ya i remember them i had a good time there wow that was forever ago
soudns like yall will have a pretty good thanksgiving itll be better than mine though ya members always do things for us on holidays so u dont need to worry
well my tooth is doing way better the medicine has helped and its nice to know that my tooth has been infected forever and thats where the little bump came from and know its all gone:)
i called them today and ill set up a filling soon
dad said u werent happy when the dentist called, why?
well it was good to talk to yall as well it wasnt wierd for me though it was also good to talk to miles for a bit too hopefully he stays strong
well if u could send just a bit more money that would be great since i had to spend most of it on the medicine oh if u get the gray pants get size 40 i can finally fit into the pants i bought before my mission again im way pumped about it:)
well i guess just the shoes, pants and a chicago bears t-shirt would be sweet
well things r going pretty good here our gators r doing pretty good and most r doing wat they need to do to find out for themselves the truth. yesterday we went to a pentecostal church it was loud and a cool experience but theyre still missing things
well hope yall have a great week thanx for everything mom luv ya

marsh

Oct 25, 2010

well this week was pretty good not a whole lot happened
well on saturday i went on my 1st hayride at the ward party it was aight
my new comp is elder maughan from portland oregon and hes way cool
hes doing really well cant even tell hes a greenie haha
ya the pics were sweet mom i enjoyed them thanx
thats good that yall r getting more and more organized
ya i got my box and it was sweet and thanx for all the stuff
so hows work and life going for u?
ya i got enough $ from u thnk u so much
we went to the millers for e olaughlins bday and e maughan and i had late bdays at their house haha they got us some stuff theyre a good fam and luv missionaries
i bet miles was glad to have jordan living with yall how long is he gunna be there?
hopefully they get a job ill pray for them miles is taking the whole micaiah thing hard hopefully he does better
ya the girls told me about the choir stuff and sounds like they enjoy the things theyre doing
miranda looks just like u its wierd
ya i think we have to be in early which is fine i guess but well be bored
were doing good here in asheboro the work is moving forward
well thanx for everything mom luv ya marsh

Oct 18, 2010

my week was pretty good on saturday we chilled with the millers and had a good time and all we really did was tract a lot and it was fun
well pres thomas called me sat and told me that ill be training another missionary starting tomorrow hes going to brasil but is having visa problems so hes coming here and ill be his trainer til he leaves so that should be fun
sounds like everything is going pretty good for yall in pasco and having fun there
so does miles get a lot of visitors?
thanx mom ill enjoy the box ur the best
it sounds like yall go shopping every weekend haha jk i guess its wat girls do best spend their husbands money haha im jk mom luv ya
so do u like being the temple prep teacher rather than rs pres?
ya its getting way cold up here too freezing in the mornings 50s and usually 60 and 70s during the day
thats good that hes slowing moving towards it and he told me his story and how hes grounded haha it sounds like he hasnt been doing that great since i left but im glad hes doing good and staying busy though
well things r going pretty good here in asheboro and success is shortly coming , hopefully were gunna keep praying
well thanx for everyhting mom luv ya
marsh

hey mom in ur little letter u said ur taking christmas stuff
um gray slcks siza 40-44 length 30
new shoes cuz my shoes now r starting to get holes now ones with no shoelaces i thing theyre called hushpuppies
maybe some ties
a devin hester chicago bears jersey would be sweet or a lebron james jersey cheap ones hopefully
and anything else u wanna give me ill enjoy
oh and a bunch of pics would be sweet
luv ya mom

Oct 11, 2010

wow yall r having some late nights bummer
ya miles told me about indy and crystal about here frinds and miranda about v-ball and all that stuff sounds like things r going pretty well in pasco for yall
transfer calls were today and were staying together in asheboro
sounds like yall will be good temple prep teachers:)
ya the zoo was pretty fun and i said shiz but then i listened to it and it sounds like something else haha but w/e
things r going pretty well here in asheboro we had a baptism yesterday:) it was cool
so hows work and all that going for u?
haha i bet dad is losing his mind that sux just tell him ill be home sooner than later and things will be aight haha
well i guess were the way we r cuz of u and dad:) yall r great parents
well not a lot happened this week just mostly tracted taught a few lessons our gators r doing good and progressing a bit so its good we have good members that r helping us out
well i dont have a lot of other things to talk about sorry but im doing great
oh mom can u send that stuff soon thanx luv ya a ton
have a great week

marsh

Condemnation

Well im doing pretty good dad

things r going pretty good here in asheboro. ya i know i need to be better as well and learn how to better use the holy ghost and the atonement to help me and ppl we teach. its pretty hard sometimes elder maughan and i were actually talking about talking to the holy ghost and things like that last night to help us in our lives, thanks dad. well u have a busy life and we really dont, well we do but all we do is teach so we might as well study a lot:)

wow mirandas pretty good ive only got 1 turkey in my life and that was in asheville

ya thank u so much for the shoes im wearing all my shoes out woops

well this week was interesting we got condemned a bunch, and ppl would tell us that they're sinning cuz they're talking about john smith(joseph smith) haha and that we're ignorant and that christ will find us too and ppl that think they know wat theyre talking about, they really dont know and they wont listen and we still pull scriptures out that prove how they believe wrong and they still wont care, we went to on of our really good friends and gators and they had this guy that was there and he started talking to us about the trinity and i said( i was a little frustrated) in acts 7 :55-56 it says that steven being full of the holy ghost looked into heaven and saw jesus standing on the right hand of god. he started to say something and i said dude this is after he was resurrected so if this is after the resurrection he would've only seen 1 person since yall think god is a spirit and that shut him right up. and i was like its in the fricken bible but he was popping pills while he was talking to us so it was ridiculous. earlier he asked me when we get the holy ghost do i get a supernatural power? and i was thinking and i was like "FLYING" haha but getting condemned and having experiences like these help my testimony grow cuz i know the gospel is true and that this is the fulness of the gospel and we recieve the greatest blesisng by living the truth. i know this is the true church and the the bom is the word of god and ive learned so much and thanx for everything u and mom and grandma and granda and the fam help me out and have made it possible for me to serve a mission i know yall will be blessed for helping cameron and i thanx so much

well were gunna have a few baptisms soon and we have a lot of legit gators and im having a lot of fun here

well how was ur week? hows work going?

well luv ya dad ur the best

Hey Mom

well thats good that u got everything worked out thank goodness that dad is a faithful member and stays worthy of the priesthood:)

well i know u might have women things u go through but the savior is always there for u and that the atonement is great cuz hes felt everything that uve gone through as well as everyone else and wants us to ask him for help and hes right there to help and comfort us. i know u already know this so just keep on going ur great mom

thats goods that yall had a good weekend and good family time

sounds like alot of stuff is happening lately and yall r staying busy

thats good that theyre hopefully have found a job to keep them busy and outta boredom haha

ya thats way sweet that austin got his mission call ill barely miss him:(

ya thanks mom i got my stuff. thank u so much i so thankful for everything uve done for me while ive been out here and the rest of the fam as well and wat a blessing yall r in my life to make it possible so i could come on a mission and serve the lord idk if theres any way i can pay yall back but thanks i luv being a missionary and sharing the gospel and helping ppl change theyre lives:) for the better

well we had a really good week worked hard found some pretty sweet ppl and families and we teaching a lot of good gators and theyre progressing and its a lot of fun here in asheboro:)

well we got condemned a lot and its a bit annoying cuz we just run in to stupid ppl who think they know everything. i was listening to this talk and one of the speakers in conference, his daughter was asked"so wats the difference between ur religion and mine"? she said we study more:) which is totally true im so thankful for the true gospel and the blessing it brings from living by it. i luv the bom and thankful for a loving fam and friends and to be raised in this church. well i told dad a couple of stories so u can ask him theyre pretty good:) it will take me a while to right them but i dont have a lot of time so just get on his email or ask him about it ok:)

wow mom that was weird u calling us uncles:)

things r going good have a great week and hopefully u feel better

luv ya so much

Elder Marshall Duane Goodrich