DearElder Kiser,
Conferencewas great, getting a chance to be with your old companions was wonderful. They all admire your hard working attitude and fun spirit. Things arewell on the home front, I would like to get down to visit with Natalie and Adamand their new baby Claire. Having two Claire’s in the family willbe interesting. As you may know, Melissa is expecting a baby too. They just found out from a ultrasound that the gender of the baby is aboy. When Rob and I spoke last, he indicated that their first choice fora name was Jack, that having been chosen already he said that he did not thinkthat they would use it and duplicate the name in the family. I did get atext from Rob during the Priesthood session that he was missing being togetherwith his Dad and brothers. I felt the same way. It is nice to knowthat we are all connected that Saturday evening with the prophets. Learning together and feeling close to one another.
Justinis happy with his job at APA, he loves teaching the children and sharing withthem. I think that it is a great experience for him right now. Itis good for his confidence. Micaela has some upper division classes thatare challenging for her. She loves dancing. She is so excited to beable to get her driver’s license this next January.
Iwanted to share some thoughts with you;
Thiswas a favorite poem from my youth maybe 7th grade
Bossand Leader
Theboss drives his men…
Theleader coaches them.
Theboss depends on authority…
Theleader on his good will.
Theboss inspires fear…
Theleader inspires enthusiasm
Theboss says “I”…
Theleader says “We”.
Theboss gets there on time…
Theleader gets there early.
Theboss fixes the blame for the breakdown…
Theleader fixes the breakdown.
Theboss knows how to get it done…
Theleader shows how to get it done.
Theboss make work a drudgery…
Theleader makes work a game.
Theboss says, “Go”…
Theleader says, “Let’s go”.
Ithink of you as a leader and not a boss. You like to get people involvedand lead. You are always friendly to people and you love to make thingsfun and to make it a game. That is a lot like mom, you really enjoy beingwith people and making the best of every moment. Whether it was skateboarding, riding in your car or being with your motorcycle you were always sohappy and so kind and generous. You like to find things that you have incommon with people and to share with them.
Hereis another thought from my missionary IP Book;
TwoSeas
Thereare two seas in Palestine. One is fresh and there are fish in it. Splashes of green adorn its banks. Trees spread their branches over itand spread their thirsty roots to sip the healing waters. Along itsshores the children play, as children played when He was the. He lovedit. He looked across its silvery surface when he spoke His parables andon the rolling plains not far away He fed the five thousand.
Theriver Jordan makes this sea with sparkling water from the hills, so it laughsin the sunshine. Men build their houses near it and birds build theirnest there and every kind of life is happier because it is there.
Thisriver Jordan flows farther on south into another sea. Here there are nosplashing fish, no fluttering leaf, no song of birds, no children’slaughter. Travelers choose another route when passing. The airhangs heavy above its waters. Neither man nor beast nor fowl will stopand drink.
Whatmakes the mighty difference in these neighboring seas? Not the soil inwhich they lie, nor the country roundabout. The Sea of Galilee receivesbut does not keep the Jordan. For every drop that flows into it anotherflows out. The giving and receiving go on in equal measure.
Theother sea is shrewder, hoarding its income jealously. It will not betempted into generous impulse. Every drop it gets, it keeps. Receiving all and giving nothing. It is called the Dead Sea. Theother gives and lives.
Thereare two seas in Palestine; and two kinds of people in the world.
… Bruce Barton
Asmile is the light in the window that tells that the heart is home --
Ithink that you are wonderful, I have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am grateful for His life and example and for the influence that Histeaching have been in my life as I have raised my family. I am gratefulfor my mission experience, for what I was able to share with people and forwhat I learned. Although I don’t keep track of the many friends andcompanions that I had in the mission field and have not kept track of peoplethat I met, knew and had an opportunity to teach and see join the church I havecounted my mission experience as one of the most valuable experiences that Ihave had in my life. I could not have learned what I learned in themission filed anywhere else. I am not sure that I could have experiencedanything like my mission except on a mission. I am not sure why Ihaven’t shared much of what happened in those years with my family. I count much of it as personal and perhaps that is why.
Oneof the gals just kind of gasped and ran to the window. There aresnowflakes the size of fifty cent pieces falling from the sky. On the wayinto work this morning I saw inches on the roof of a car. They must begetting some heavy snow in the mountains. Hate to see the cold come, butwithout the snow in the mountains, this desert would be pretty tough to livein.
Loveyou, I think that you are awesome, glad that you like the m&ms.
Love,
Dad
PS Shawn Adame said that he didn’t print his emails from his family becausethe library charged money $0.15 a page to print the email. Would you likeme to mail these to you as well, or is email ok. I remember going to thepost office daily to check our PO Box to see if we had scored mail as amissionary. It was always just part of our routine. Some days were betterthan others and I remember long stretches without hearing from anyone. Ihave always thought that going to the library on Mondays and printing an emailwould be just as fun, anticipating the emails. If you would like aprinted copy, I will also send this regular mail. Please let me know
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