THE HOPEFULLY NOT SO BORING ADVENTURES OF ELDER WILLIAMSON CHAPTER XXXXI

ahh.. another email.. mmmm.. *we had a zone conference that went like 3 hours longer than normal, because the new presidents hadn't ever done one before *we've known elder townsend was going to leave this area this next wednesday, because he's finished his mission *buttt we weren't exactly sure what was going to be happening in our house *we are in a house of 4, and we share the ward, but the areas put together are pretty gigantic, which is why there has been 4 elders here for a while *and then we got a call on friday, that me and my companion are both leaving the area *they didn't tell us where we are going *we later learned that there will only be 2 elders for this entire ward (so the area is gonna be hUge) *sooo basically we've spent the last few days showing elder oyervides (the one who's staying) all of our area (because he only knows the people on his side) *annnd on wednesday, we'll show up to a chapel, and they're they'll tell us where we're going *which is super weird for a lot of reasons, buttt we set up for the other elders to have a baptism this saturday, so that will be cool.. maybe they'll send pics anyways, have a good week.. love you guys! alma 14:13 And Alma said: Be it according to the will of the Lord. But, behold, our work is not finished; therefore they burn us not.

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his palmser swety, nees week armser hevy, thers vomit onis sweter alredy, moms spageti, ees nervis, but onda surfice he looks calmin redy, dadrop boms, budee kepson fogetin thu wors thatee rote down, the hole crous goinso loud, eeopens is mouth butha wors woncum ou, hes chokin now, times up ohferkow, snap bacto reality... ummm.. so anyways.. *we had a couple exchanges this week *on one of our exchanges we played this game.. and basically you "aren't supposed to talk about it".. but it's one of those kinds of games where you have either played, orrr it makes no sense.. howEver if you've played before, you can kinnnnda cheat.. so anyways, this was my third time playing.. and i had everyone convinced that i had never played.. annnd basically.. a couple people got bags of water thrown at them... *i did a couple baptismal interviews this week, which was super cool, and on saturday, we went to the baptism of the other elders in our house *on exchanges, we had some very interesting talks with some of the elders from the other house in our district *it's kinda hot in this country.. the other day, the weather app said it felt like 115.. the sun mElts the life out of you, but once it goes down it's fine as long as the power doesn't go out *the other elders had a baptism, and that was lit *bro that's all i got man.. anyways, have a good week, love you guys! mosiah 1:7 And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to search them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would that ye should keep the commandments of God, that ye may prosper in the land according to the promises which the Lord made unto our fathers.

THE HOPEFULLY NOT SO BORING ADVENTURES OF ELDER WILLIAMSON CHAPTER XXXIX

remember milk?.. cuz i don't... *on p-day we went to the american embassy here in the DR, since it's in our zone *basically just a super secure little villiage (wellll.. more like a super fancy rich community).. and you go in there and there are all these giant houses, and a bunch of american families live there.. so it wasn't for the 4th, but it was super sick to step on american soil for a little while.. even fake american soil *but it was crazy, cuz they had AC, and carpet, and they spoke english, and the had a community basketball court, and tenis, and they made us a whole BBQ lunch, and cookies, and they were just super nice, annnd it was just basically the equivalent of the celestial kingdom *and then we went on an exchange (that happens every week, buttt.. idk.. it still happened) *i think i've mentioned this before, but.. whenever i'm having a hard time, or something is going slow, god just sends kids in our path, to cheer me up *so anyways, on the exchange, just almost everything fell thru, and we didn't have any rEal lessons, and i was having a pretty good time honestly, becAuse.. i think it's pretty funny actually when just everything falls thru, cuz it just means we need to be somewhere else at that time, annnd it's just funny to me when everything goes wrong *sooo what do you do?.. pray, and ask where you actually aRe supposed to be right then *i've done that a cOuple times now, and it always works.. sometimes it takes a while, but it works *so anyways it was one of those days, and we diD end up finding a couple people for them over in their area, but it still was a very unproductive day.. in some ways.. but also in a billion other ways, that day definitely needed to happen, cuz it ended up leading to a lot of other things.. annnd i'm seriously trailing off now.. but anyways *the other reason i was having a good time, was because whenever you have a day that looks horrible like this day did, it means you're abOut to have an amazing day *sooo anyways the next day, was super good, we taught super good lessons, and it was crazy some of the things that ended up happening *but anyways, we finally get back to the point of the kids *so basically in one of the lessons, there was this 4 year old girl, and she is sUper smart, but the kind where she's also really ADHD, so it was the funniest thing ever *and then once the lesson ends, i say the prayer, and i get to the end, and look up, and then she just jumps up and gives me the biggest hug and says "GRACIAS!".. it was so funny, but stuff like that actually happens pretty often, like kids will just see missionaries, and just run up and give them a hug *but anyways, right after this lesson, we're walking to another, and this other 4 year old girl sees us, walks up to us, and asks me "are you going to my moms' house?".. and i was like "well.. where does she live?" (cuz when someone invites you to their house, obviously you don't say no.. especially if it's a kid).. so she was just like "come with me" and then she took my hand and led us to her home.. so that was funny too.. her mom was taking a shower or something, but were going back on another day *my birthday was pretty sick! *i made pizza rolls, which is a little harder than you might think, if you don't know how yeast works, and the ovens here are just unevenly heated boxes.. so they turned out pretty bad, but the other elders liked them a lot *and then 2 of the elders in my house made a brownies cake thingy, and bought a giant tub of ice cream *and then we had a day of just inviting the whole universe to church *so now i'm 19 ig that's all.. have a great week.. love you guys! moroni 10:7-8 And ye may know that he is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I would exhort you that ye deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same today and tomorrow, and forever. And again, I exhort you, my brethren, that ye deny not the gifts of God, for they are many; and they come from the same God. And there are different ways that these gifts are administered; but it is the same God who worketh all in all; and they are given by the manifestations of the Spirit of God unto men, to profit them.

THE HOPEFULLY NOT SO BORING ADVENTURES OF ELDER WILLIAMSON CHAPTER XXXVIII

another week... *i have now become unsickened *we met the new president and wife *they're super cool, we'll have to see what they do with the mission *we've had a couple very small pranks recently *elder townsend put kool-aid in our shower head, but it didn't get me, cuz i saw the red coming out.. i was a bit confused for a little, but i put it together pretty quick *we put his bed on the roof *he has a recorder (one of those silly flute thingys for 9 year olds).. we froze it in a block of ice *they cut out little words from chastity pamphlets, and put them all over our desks *we taped a bunch of their belongings to the ceiling and flipped a bunch of things on their desks *we came home one night to our beds covered in leaves *sooo we'll see what happens with that *i had an actually good dessert the other day.. which was the first time that's happened since i got here love you guys, have a great week! ether 4:7 And in that day that they shall exercise faith in me, saith the Lord, even as the brother of Jared did, that they may become sanctified in me, then will I manifest unto them the things which the brother of Jared saw, even to the unfolding unto them all my revelations, saith Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of the heavens and of the earth, and all things that in them are.

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ahhhhhh!!.. that's how i feel right now.. it's saturday night.. i'm laying on the floor.. i am starving.. but i am also sooo nauseous.. so.. what do i do?.. i already took 3 ibuprofen.. no help.. i tried waiting it out, annnd that's only gotten us here.. more hungry.. sooo i have ordered a cheese pizza from little ceasars, if not only to give me hope.. yes i am fully aware that that probably will not help with the whole nausea situation.. however, i must try, because i've tried fighting the nausea, and it didn't work, so i'm working on the hunger now.. annnd i've come to the conclusion that i'll get the pizza.. i will smell it.. if i proceed to not throw up, then i will take a bite.. i will wait various minutes depending on the results of the one bite.. annnd then i'll either eat a little more and save the rest for tomorrow, orrrr just stick it in the fridge, and then go to bed hoping that the nausea goes away in the night... *so anyways, let me explain a little bit *i realize that this format with the little star things is not even relevant with this email, but as i stated a little earlier.. i am not exactly in a safe and comfortable state of mind or body *anyways.. basically all night thursday was just straight throwing up and diarrea (almost at the same time, but i somehow managed to stagger it) *and basically i'm still sick up to this point *we didn't go out at all on friday, but we went out today for like 75% of the day, and it was pretty bad honestly.. like i was hobbling around like a hunchback for the whole day, trying not to throw up *anyways, my pizza has arrived, so ig i'll continue this tomorrow *well it's monday now.. and yah, that whole pizza thing got shut down when the guy didn't even show up, causing me to lose like $9 or so.. *sunday i woke up not amazing tho, cuz i had ofc.. eaten nothing *so i drank a protein shake thingy, and then trudged up to the church *that was pretty bad *but then the other elders gave me a blessing at church and i felt better from the nausea *but i still was starving ofc *so we went to a members house to eat after, and for some reason it took like 2 hours or something for this lady to make the food, and it was like barely any, which was fine cuz i was feeling nauseous again, but after that we went home and i collapsed in bed again for all of yesterday *and then by the night the nausea had gone away mostly again, and i wasn't tired because i had just slept all day, and then i was the most hungry ever, so i was up till like 3 just laying in bed thinking about all the foods i was going to but today.. *but anyways, while i'm waiting for the rest of my house to get ready, maybe i can think of some other things that happened this week... *ahh yes.. our president and wife went home, and we have a new president now *we're still doing a lot of finding *also i am taking over cooking again, cuz apparently when my comp said he knows how to cook, he meant he knows how to cook one meal.. and i'm pretty sure that's what got me sick.. soooo i think that's pretty much it tho.. love you guys, have a good week! alma 53:18-21 Now behold, there were two thousand of those young men, who entered into this covenant and took their weapons of war to defend their country. And now behold, as they never had hitherto been a disadvantage to the Nephites, they became now at this period of time also a great support; for they took their weapons of war, and they would that Helaman should be their leader. And they were all young men, and they were exceedingly valiant for courage, and also for strength and activity; but behold, this was not all—they were men who were true at all times in whatsoever thing they were entrusted. Yea, they were men of truth and soberness, for they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk uprightly before him.

THE HOPEFULLY NOT SO BORING ADVENTURES OF ELDER WILLIAMSON CHAPTER XXXVI

hello there.. *we got transfer news this week *my comp is leaving to go be a zone leader, so i'm getting a new comp *my comp also went to the dentist *there were a couple of people burning stuff randomly, and we don't know why *like some tires in the street.. i got a video, but it's just confusing *my new comp is super cool *he might not be the largest in stature, but he's a spiritual giant *annnd he cooks our food now, so i don't have to debate whether i'm going to eat pancakes for the 97th time or just order uber eats.. also for the 97th time *for some reason he likes running too.. so he's trying to kill me now *we're working with a lot of members, so we can get people to church more effectively *we heard there was a cyclone coming, and it was gonna be pretty big *soooo thAt was cap, it bArely rained this week *it's kinda hot here that's pretty much it.. have a good week, love you guys! alma 17:10-12 And it came to pass that the Lord did visit them with his Spirit, and said unto them: Be comforted. And they were comforted. And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls. And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah, and also those who were with them, took courage to go forth unto the Lamanites to declare unto them the word of God.

THE HOPEFULLY NOT SO BORING ADVENTURES OF ELDER WILLIAMSON CHAPTER XXXV

i am completely out of intros.. i think that's been pretty clear for the past couple months... anyways.. *we had our district pday, so we played a lot of basketball, and i ate an excess amount of smashburger *i went on an exchange with elder foster and he's a beast, super good teacher *and then we found 14 people on wednesday cuz we're trying to find a ton of people this week *then thursday we had a temple trip!!!!! WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *it was super cool as always *hung out with my boy elder vancott for a sec *and then went on an exchange with elder ashcraft in our area and we found 7 more people *and then we found 6 more people the next day *and.. then like 6 more the next day *sooo anyways we found a decent amount of people this week, cuz we kinda need to go thru people really fast in this area to be able to find the people who can make the journey to church *also, my eggs from only a week ago, that i had never opened or anything, somehow turned to liquid.. and they became covered.. like cOvered in maggots.. so idk if they were somehow iN the eggs before i bought them, buttt i'm actually pretty glad i hadn't tried to eat any of them *they also spread to my bread, so i've been living off of smoothies and uber eats for the past week *this next week will be pretty interesting too tho.. they changed the transfer days to friday or saturday, so we now get transfer news on tuesday or wednesday.. i won't be leaving anyways, cuz i just got here, but my comp thinks he's gonna leave.. he's a little tired of the area, and he wants to go be a zone leader.. we'll see tho *i've shaven my head again, and maybe given up on having hair in this country that's all tho, have a stupendous week, love you guys.. 2 nephi 25:16 And after they have been scattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind—and when that day shall come that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name, with pure hearts and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should Dude you want to learn something cool about Adam-Ondi-Ahman????? So I just recently stumbled onto Andam-Ondi-Ahman. This is the location where Joseph Smith revealed that Adam and Eve existed after the Garden of Eden. Now I wasn't sure what to expect when I went to this place because someone told me, "It's just a big field." Well when I got there they weren't wrong, but they were also not right. It wasn't just any ordinary big field. It was a giant field that was in the middle of very dense trees! Not a little mountain meadow but a huge one! In addition, I have never understood the name Adam-Ondi-Ahman. BUUUUUUUUT I know a little more now. When Joseph was learning more about languages he inquired of the Lord what God's language is. We have learned in the Bible that God's name is Elohim or that is the pure name we have called him. In this instance though Joseph Smith learned that his name is Ahman. Through further translation and investigation one of the possibilities of the meaning of Adam - Ondi - Ahman is: Where Adam became like God. If you think about that, this isn't where Adam was resurrected, this wasn't his place of judgement, this wasn't heaven. This is the place Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden and became Mortal. They became like God once was. Very interesting. Love you T. Caleb Perkins 801.425.3487