Dear Family,
Memorial day was actually pretty busy for us. In our Stake there is a program where the missionaries move every three months to new member's homes and yesterday we moved to a new house in our area. I like it a lot because it is with Spanish members (the Florian's) and we live on the second floor and it's air conditioned really well. So my new address is:
2057 W 1st St.
Mesa, AZ 85201
You can check it out on Google maps if you want. I am better now aside from some slight nasal congestion. There was an Elder who had to go home a while ago and gave me what was left of this super-multivitamin pack that he was taking called Animal Pak. I have been taking it every day and I really like it.
Anyway, we didn't really celebrate Memorial Day . . . not really a Latino holiday but I did enjoy my day with one of the members from Phoenix who I like a lot. She a single middle-aged lady named Ines Labastida from the Federal District of Mexico. She is really awesome and always loves helping out and spending time with the missionaries. I hope you enjoyed your Memorial Day!!!
Love,
Elder Kinney
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012
Dear Family,
I'm glad you liked the package I sent with the photos -- it was a really cool hike. I was able to see the very beginning of the eclipse last night, but then we had to go into a fireside. The fireside was really cool because one of my recent converts, Sal Garcia, (the river baptism) got to share his testimony and it was really good. He is a very strong convert and will be a leader in the church soon.
I got sick yesterday morning. I felt fine when I went to bed, but woke up at about 4am with my throat killing me like never before. I talked a PA in our ward last night and she assessed my symptoms, checked my throat, and diagnosed me with strep.
The Moreno family had a really awesome baptism on Thursday. There had to be at least 50 people there and it was great to see so much support. They are going to be very strong in the gospel. We will be working with the father who was unable to progress with the rest of the family due to a training position at his bakery which required him to work on Sundays. He definitely has the desire though and should be done training in July.
I hope you guys had a really good week.
Love,
Elder Kinney
I'm glad you liked the package I sent with the photos -- it was a really cool hike. I was able to see the very beginning of the eclipse last night, but then we had to go into a fireside. The fireside was really cool because one of my recent converts, Sal Garcia, (the river baptism) got to share his testimony and it was really good. He is a very strong convert and will be a leader in the church soon.
I got sick yesterday morning. I felt fine when I went to bed, but woke up at about 4am with my throat killing me like never before. I talked a PA in our ward last night and she assessed my symptoms, checked my throat, and diagnosed me with strep.
The Moreno family had a really awesome baptism on Thursday. There had to be at least 50 people there and it was great to see so much support. They are going to be very strong in the gospel. We will be working with the father who was unable to progress with the rest of the family due to a training position at his bakery which required him to work on Sundays. He definitely has the desire though and should be done training in July.
I hope you guys had a really good week.
Love,
Elder Kinney
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
May 14, 2012
We had a 40-minute phone call from Elder Kinney on Mother's Day (and he sounded great)! Therefore, today's email was really short with several photos from his five-hour hike from last week. There is also a photo of him helping with a puppy pedicure. Enjoy!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
May 7, 2012
Dear Family,
I am exhausted right now because I had insomnia last night and we "woke up" at 4:30 and did a 5-hour hike up this mountain called Flat Iron in the Superstition Mountains. I am so beat I can't even remember what you guys wrote about in your emails even though I just read them two minutes ago. I got some really cool pictures but I lost the cord to connect the camera to my computer and nobody else here has one.
Before I forget, Happy Birthday Dad!!!!!!! I hope you guys did something fun, like go and see the Avengers or something. How are the St. Louis Blues doing? If they get rocked by the Kings I really hope the Coyotes win the Stanley Cup. Everyone is going pretty crazy in the Phoenix area because its like the first time they've ever even gone to the playoffs.
This week has been pretty busy and we are going to have another busy one coming up. We have a baptism tomorrow with a kid named Osman whom we set a baptismal date with during my second night here in Mesa. He is a little odd and his fellowshipper is this really cute member who is in his grade (which probably has a lot to do with why he is investigating). He has progressed really well and has kept all of his commitments. When we went to his house to get his parents' permission for him to be baptized, they didn't even know he had been going to church and meeting with the missionaries like three times a week for four weeks, but they were fine with him getting baptized. We actually set up an appointment with his parents for next Sunday, so hopefully they can come to church and eventually get baptized too!!!
A family the missionaries were working with for a long time in this area just passed their interview and are going to get baptized in the next two weeks. If all goes according to plan we should have four baptisms this month. It is really difficult to find new investigators in our area still. I think we talked to two Hispanics in the street this past week.
Anyway, I can't wait to talk to you on Mother's Day and I hope that everything goes as planned for Mom's surgery. Also Happy Birthday again to Dad. He would have really enjoyed the hike we did this morning. Saw a lot of cool wildlife: 10-inch centipede, coyote, lizards, birds (turkey vultures), and massive hornet, but the centipede was the coolest.
Love,
Elder Kinney
I am exhausted right now because I had insomnia last night and we "woke up" at 4:30 and did a 5-hour hike up this mountain called Flat Iron in the Superstition Mountains. I am so beat I can't even remember what you guys wrote about in your emails even though I just read them two minutes ago. I got some really cool pictures but I lost the cord to connect the camera to my computer and nobody else here has one.
Before I forget, Happy Birthday Dad!!!!!!! I hope you guys did something fun, like go and see the Avengers or something. How are the St. Louis Blues doing? If they get rocked by the Kings I really hope the Coyotes win the Stanley Cup. Everyone is going pretty crazy in the Phoenix area because its like the first time they've ever even gone to the playoffs.
This week has been pretty busy and we are going to have another busy one coming up. We have a baptism tomorrow with a kid named Osman whom we set a baptismal date with during my second night here in Mesa. He is a little odd and his fellowshipper is this really cute member who is in his grade (which probably has a lot to do with why he is investigating). He has progressed really well and has kept all of his commitments. When we went to his house to get his parents' permission for him to be baptized, they didn't even know he had been going to church and meeting with the missionaries like three times a week for four weeks, but they were fine with him getting baptized. We actually set up an appointment with his parents for next Sunday, so hopefully they can come to church and eventually get baptized too!!!
A family the missionaries were working with for a long time in this area just passed their interview and are going to get baptized in the next two weeks. If all goes according to plan we should have four baptisms this month. It is really difficult to find new investigators in our area still. I think we talked to two Hispanics in the street this past week.
Anyway, I can't wait to talk to you on Mother's Day and I hope that everything goes as planned for Mom's surgery. Also Happy Birthday again to Dad. He would have really enjoyed the hike we did this morning. Saw a lot of cool wildlife: 10-inch centipede, coyote, lizards, birds (turkey vultures), and massive hornet, but the centipede was the coolest.
Love,
Elder Kinney
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