P-Day 16

Hi mom!

Dang, all the clothes you send me fit, but are on the larger side... Do you think I'm getting fat :P They fit and work well! I love them and thank you so much for them.

 

We killed it when we could work. I got really sick during the week. At first I thought it was awful food poisoning. I was throwing up all day for a 24 hour period. Anytime I would try to eat or drink anything I would throw it up. It was awful and I went almost 30-35 hours without anything because I couldn't keep it in. I thought it was food poisoning but I have some lingering things that I am watching carefully. I get dizzy at random times, I have headaches that seem like they are right behind the eyes. When I get dizzy there is pressuring in that same spot. I cannot seem to really hydrate no matter how much I drink. I don't have my appetite back fully. On Saturday we went to Texas Road House and I ate 2 rolls and my fries and I literally couldnt eat anything more. I saved the ribs and I managed to slowly gnaw away at them. I was just wondering if you had an idea of what that could be? I am watching it carefully and I will talk to the mission nurse if this keeps going on.**

 

So there is this old potential investigator Elder Vang had in this area a year ago. She is the daughter of a LA (less active). Yesterday we felt prompted to go to that house. When we saw her we shared with her the Because He Lives video and a message about Christ and how he can bring us hope and comfort in this life. Well she opened up to us about all these struggles and really bad things that have happened to her in her life and how she was super depressed and was trying to find ways to find peace and that it was exactly what she needed. It was great! We were prompted to go there. 

 

The family is awesome! We met with them a few times. Super Golden. Good thing me and Elder Vang know our stuff!! They asked deep doctrinal questions, like where the Garden of Eden was, the color of Jesus's eyes etc. You know your investigators are golden when they ask questions and want to learn as well as keep commitments. Bao is as awesome as ever! We just finished up teaching her! The law of chastity.  Her cousins, that family we have on date, have said Bao has changed since even before the game thing. They said since she has been meeting with us and going to church she has talked a lot more and not been as shy. When we played ultimate frisbee with her one Hmong night, she got so into it and was having fun and laughing. It was awesome! Things are going well besides the little sickness! 

 

Love you!

Elder Frey

**I told him to go to the nurse now rather than wait.  I also deleted a few graphic descriptions of his illness.

 

 Petting a moose

 Celebrating some Birthdays- Joanna's and one of the other Elder's.

 Enjoying Cream Soda

Watching "Happy Feet".  (Apparently that is allowed)

P-Day 15

Hi Mother,

We taught Bao the Plan of Salvation this week and we talked about
baptisms for the dead. She was really excited. She has names right now ready to take to the temple and she isn't even baptized yet! She is so excited to be baptized. We have 2 more lessons with her and they are getting done this week.

So our record for people was shattered again. We had 65 people show up! It was awesome! We had a ton of less actives there too! As well as 15 investigators this time. It was a good week! Lots of drama but you know.

Hope you have a good week! Love you!
Hayden

First baptism that he performed a baptism.

Lucky the Moose



P-Day 14

*Elder Frey asked me to censor out some names and other sensitive information before posting, so I hope this makes sense...

Hi lovely mother!

Okay so I read your email then it disappeared so I'm replying based off of memory.

The one in Joanna's pictures is Tsemeng, President Lee's son.
President Lee is a perfect BML because he speaks Hmong, Thai, Laotian, and English. So he covers all but Cambodian and Mien. Which we have none of, yet.

My ponderize scripture is 1 Nephi 13:37

Talk about a wonderful sabbath day.. We had 60 people show up! We filled up the whole relief society room. We had 15 investigators there too! We are hopefully moving into the chapel soon. We have had ridiculous high attendance lately; the highest in the branch's
history! The Lord is hastening his work.

Miracles... There was a huge one this week. It is a long story. I will
take time to type it out because it is wonderful!
One day we were tracting in a trailer park. Me and Elder Vang always collect loose change when we see it. We saw a quarter on the ground. After stopping to pick it up, we decided to just go knock on that door. While walking up we saw a quarter on their porch and we picked it up.  We went over and knocked and it was a a very young married couple (Younger then me!!). Their parents were shaman, but they said they believed in God and they had some questions. We sat down the them for about two hours and talked then talked about the restoration and Book of Mormon. They were excited. While leaving there was a quarter in that same spot where we picked one up early. It was a bread trail to their house. Not only did we find some amazing investigators but also $.75!

We tried to get in contact with them and we couldn't. The house we saw them at wasn't theirs. We got their number and we called and no one picked up. One day while tracting we felt an overwhelming urge to go to that house. We went and knocked on that house and they were there!

They were church shopping and they visited a lot of different
churches. They didn't like any of them. They started meeting a
Jehovah's Witness and they just didn't feel it was right. That night the wife had a dream with us in it and something told them to go to that house at 2. So when we showed up at 2 they knew this was the right church.

So they came to church this week. They called us and asked where we met again and times and they said they and their sisters would go. This is where it gets really whacky. They show up to church yesterday. Bao (the girl he mentioned last week) did too. They saw each other after sacrament because we got them together to show them where to go. Turns out that family were her cousins and her cousin in law...  Neither had a clue we were teaching each other,
neither did we, but it really shows that the Lord knows his work more then us!

They all have an insane amount of fellowshippers. Everyone took them in. We didn't commit the family to baptism, they committed themselves along with the ward encouraging them to join. All on the family's first day. We are going to help them through this with President Lee and President Lampert. Then we just need to find them a date when they are all available! And teach them the lessons.

Along with that, Bao committed herself to baptism on October 29th! We brought her to a baptism and she felt the spirit so strong (btw baptism #7 happened on Saturday! It was a part member family). It was awesome.

Funny story too! We were talking to Bao after church asking
when we can meet with her. We asked if Wednesday at 5 works, she responded, "Not really, I have to go to Young Women's night." My heart swelled up with joy! It was so awesome. She is a stud.

Funnier story. That family, the two youngest have very interesting names. The first one is Yauxej, which in English is Joseph. The youngest is YuTha, which is pronounced "Utah." Their shaman parents had no clue.

We have another baptism this Saturday... We are dunking 6 people! The Hmong branch is killing it right now! Soon we will be a ward!

Hope you have a good week!
Elder Frey

 

 Not sure what these building are or if he's just showing us the snow.

P-Day 13

 

(Background- Elder Frey emailed me on Thursday last week to ask about a recipe because they were going to do a spaghetti dinner for conference on Saturday.  I gave it to him, but called him out on his disobedience.  Also, in my email to him this week I wrote in all caps I LOVE GENERAL CONFERENCE!  Then I proceeded to list all of my favorite talks.  His first paragraph is poking fun at me.)

 

Hi!

 

I'm writing on Monday :P isn't it wonderful? I LOVE P-DAY!! All the possibilities are awesome, but a few that have stood out to me was when we hiked McHughes Peak Trail, when we hiked Thunderbird falls, and when we had Zone P-Day at Eklutna lake. 

 

Now that I am done making fun of your email... I watched all general conference with one of our investigator girls, Bao. I can't share much personal detail about her at this time, but she has come to church every week, we meet with her 3-4 times a week, and she watched all of GC with us at the Xiong's. She does everything she needs to improve and grow closer to God, even when her situation holds her back or inhibits her. At GC she was much improved and those forces aren't holding her back. 

 

Turns out we didn't do spaghetti, so my small act of disobedience was in vain. 

Also, I may be singing at the next transfer meeting with Elder Vang, another Elder Vang, and Elder Styler with a Hmong musical number. Two transfer meetings ago Elder Vang had a musical number that was awesome!

 

Besides General Conference we had nothing this week really. It was transfer meeting, then Zone meeting. We got a ward mission leader finally! President Lee. He was the old branch president and then was on the high council but they just released him. My first Ward mission leader. 

 

Love you!

Elder Frey