Sunday, May 24, 2009

Dear family

well I want to say I am really grateful for my companion Xie he has helped me develop more patience and love than i ever could have just having things go easy. having difficulties is part of making the sweet times more sweet. the bitter is only as bad as your attitude lets it be. I have learned that you cant have a fight if you don't have two people fighting I tried to just wear a perm-i-smile this week and work as hard as I could and the week flew by. Our relationship was really just me trying to make things better i can only influence what i do and how i react so that is what i will do is choose to be worthy obedient and diligent and happy.wei zhi han and lu qin jin will be baptised on Saturday they are so great I am positive they will be amazing members I love them so much, i am leaving wufeng so i will not get to be there for there baptism but i am so happy for them. Move call!---I am now in da ken and am with am amazing companion named elder rodriguez from colorado. Wow it is such a relief to speak in english for a change my mouth is still getting used to it. well i love you all and am grateful for your support and love

LoveElder BlackhamPS

i can't reply to anyone but immediate family members through email so can you relay to elder and sister dan andersen that i am so greatful that they sent me that nice email and It really helped I love them and that i know how they feel with the heat and the rain.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

ok so my week was pretty crazy. Yang jian Hua didn't get baptised this saturday he lost his desire to be baptised and he really just needs to keep reading and praying and going to church. I was able to baptise the sisters investigators named chen guan yu and chen yi fan that experience was great I really can feel the spirit in the ordinence of baptisim and on sunday I helped confirm guan yu and I had a great spiritual recharge there aswell. I know that the lord will provide for us, our heavenly father really does love every one of us. The work is hard but it is worth it, I love doing hard things things that are above my own ability that the lord can help me to accomplish. I know you can learn from good and bad examples there is good and bad in all of us we need to find the good iin eveyone and the more good we find the less bad we have. I hope that I can overcome the hard times and focus on the good , my companionship has been on the rocks recently but I will keep compamenting , changing and copping with the change, repenting and forgiving. I know that heavenly father wants me to learn somthing from my companion and every situation I am in always progessing and always need to stay hopefull.I love you and pray for you. find the good

elder blackham

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

hello my beautiful family

ok i have had a great week thank you thank you for your the love and support from the homestead I just realized I have been away for nearly half of a year, but when I talked to you on monday----sunday for you ----- I really felt like it was only yesterday I left home. The work is beautiful here and everywhere our mission is preparing to merge soon so that is going to be exciting here for the next few months. I am so glad I was able to hear from Granma and Grandpa I love you all so much I couldnt immagine not being able to know that I will be with you all forever if i stay worthy obedient and dilligent, the gospel is a beautiful gift that we need to praise heavenly Father for every day of our life. I just want to tell you how much I appreciate your love and encougement. I had the most expensive day of my mission on monday I realized I needed a new tail-light so I bought thst then i bought new grips for my bike because my previous grips were bad and anyways I am just greatful for eating so cheaply that last month because it was around 90 dollars for one day... anyways I will love you and leave you but before I do 2 timithy 2:21 +24 this is a great scripture about all of us in the church. you can use this as my contribution to familynight this week. Dad way to go with the bithday gift i think that is great I am excited for you. Ok Mom I just want to say happy birthday and I love you all

Elder Blackham

Monday, May 11, 2009

Mother's Day

Hey everyone,

This is Brigham's sister......I spoke with him yesterday on the phone and he is doing really well, and is speaking Chinese!. I found out that he hasn't posted because he is not supposed to do anything but email when he has a chance to use the computer. So needless to say, I will post his emails for him. He just sent some pictures too so when I get them from my mom I will post those for you too. On the side bar is his email address. He would love to hear from all of you for sure! Thanks for being a fan of my little Bro and supporting him on his mission.

Sincerely Emilee