Homecoming

Michael made it home on Thursday May 27, 2010. He flew in to the Idaho Falls Airport at 10:35pm.
He spoke in church on that Sunday May 30, 2010 and did a great job.
WELCOME HOME MICHAEL !!

May 18, 2010

hey family!

well...i have a week left... and not much too say. preparation day got changed to tuesday so thats why i'm writing today...  its kind of silly though because i it changes for no reason and i'm sick of it... good thing i'm not going to be here for very long.

i dont exactly know how to express the feelings that i have been having lately.  it seems kind of like yesterday, that i went said goodbye to you and went into the MTC...  and now here we are two weeks later (years i know...) and i only have a day left.  it sucks... i mean im way excited to see you again but i love the mission... i've gotten really comfortable here.

it's been kind of funny trying to think of what to talk about at church when i get home... like 3000 things have gone through my head and i cant pick... i've learned and grown so much! i feel really privileged to have served the lord for so long.  if there is one thing that i have learned for sure in being here...one thing that has been anchored into my soul... is that God loves us.  More than we could ever imagine!  i've been privileged to feel that love and to help spread it with those around me!  it hurts, a LOT, to know that there are people that dont know that.  that when lifes trials destroy their lives they have no where to turn, and no one to lean on.  people that use the simple things in life... technology that allows us to communicate on the other side of the world with the ones we love, and fail to realize the relationship that we can have with a perfectly loving heavenly father! who, though i imagine it pained him greatly, allowed his firstborn son to come to this earth and suffer unexplainable pain of the worst kind so that we, sinners...infideles...but most importantly,his children, to return and live with Him and the people that we have grown to love for time and all eternity.  its so great!  he loves us so much! 1 nephi 11:17 has become one of my favorite scriptures.

i love you so much!  umm...  I love you because of the examples that you show me,  your diligence, your faith in the face of adversity, and because of your love. thanks for all of your support and all of your greatness! the work of the lord will continue! even in france! LoveYOu!

Elder Michael Laws

May 11, 2010

hey family! hows it going!?

well it has been a pretty good week this week. umm since last time we havent really done too much exciting. last week was a really cool week and i'll explain why. we fixed a lot of goals because on an average we dont find that many new investigators per companionship per week. so all last week we did some sacrificing in order to find more people to teach.

some of the different things including only taking half the time for dinner, finding at least 4 hours per day, speaking only french all week etc. and in doing that we were able to triple the amount of people found per companionship that week. which is really cool.

one of the people we added was a lady that contacted us and we went to her house... but! we only had her first name so we didnt know which name to ring in the building... because it was by last names. so we just rang at one... and it was her! haha so cool. then umm the other person we added was pretty cool too because we just ported a building that we hadnt yet and the second door we knocked on this little girl answered and then went to get her dad but he just told her to let us in.. so we went in and he was just like wait for a second i'll be right with you.. anyways he turned out to be this really cool guy who was taught in the past by different missionaries but he moved. and now we refound him.. which is pretty cool.

umm.. then lets see. on saturay we went and played soccer and then the ladies that we helped move called us and we helped them put up an new bed. and then just had some rendezvous and stuff. then on sunday we went to church. after church we went with a family and one of our investigators to eat lunch and teach him. and well we ate lunch, which was really good! and then at 15h00 i called the parents! crazy huh! it was mothers day! i actually feel really bad because i wasnt at all in the mood to talk or anything... probably because i really like it here and i'm going to have to leave soon.. but thats okay i'll get over it probably! just know that if i'm depressed at all when i get home its not your fault... anyways so it was good to talk and i got to talk to keshia a little too... and your voice sounds different to me... (must be that you matured a little... thats probably it...) which was fun. umm ya...

then on another day that i cant remember i ya...idk whats next. i hope that you have a great week! Love you!

Elder Laws

ps thats the district that i'm in now! weirdos...
 
 

May 05, 2010

hey FAMILY!!!
how is everyone doing?!?!?!?  i'm doing really good... cold but good. we played soccer in this little handball court today.. but it was raining cats and dogs quoi!!! so now i'm all wet but thats ok...
um this weeke has been pretty good. we havent had any really crazy experiences or anything cool but it was fun anyways. On saturday it was may 1st which is "le fete du travail" work day... anyways they celebrate by not working! there was like no one out except the people manifesting... walking in the streets for a cause.... i dont know how to say that!!! haha! anyways it was for the political parties... communist and socialist... lame! anyways there was no form of public transportation whatsoever so we had to walk everywhere... and lYon is a HUGe city! but ya so also on saturday we had Interviews with President... it is SOO weird! ugh... just like your going home soon stuff... then sister Murdock when they were leaving "See you in a couple weeks!" not funny! but ya it was really good.

We did a fun finding activity on Monday by the Institute. We gave out cookies to people and had pamphlets on the table and stuff... it was really good. they loved the cookies haha! they're american cookies what can you expect! anyways we had a lot of success and the sister missionaries taught one of the people that we talked to yesterday... which is way cool.umm oh and on sunday we passed these people and it was a family from french polynesia and turns out the dad is a member;.. less active... and the rest of the family isnt... they were way nice though and really cooL. i was like ya... my dad sold Noni... and they were like thats good stuff! it was funny! umm

and ya thats about all for me this week!

love you all!
 
Elder Laws