April 6, 2011(i think)
Dear Mother! Manahoana!
The mission president said we could and should write home saying we are, "Eating, breathing, and absolutely sleeping!" But I'm donig much better than that! First day was pretty long let me tell you! Meet our district leaders, did the basic Malagasy words and got a bunch of things! Like Malagasy Book of Mormon, vocab. Book, Preach My Gospel and many other things. My teacher is Brother Rasulo! He has one heavy accent! We talked and introduced, AND GUESS WHAT! Elder Wilson is my companion! Sister Draper's nephew! Imagine that! :) But got all unpacked, getting the hang of it, I'll take pictures of everything! But my alarm clock does not work so will you send me another one please? Misaotra! But everything is going great! Still sick like crazy though! I'll write you back Monday if you write me back in time. Veloma!
Love your son,
Big D!
p.s. Thursday is P-day
note from MOM: about Elder Wilson, he is the nephew of a lady who use to be in our ward. He received his call the same day as Dylan and reported the same day also. i tried to get Dylan to go meet him, but Dylan didn't want to. Too funny that they are now companions. Remember the AC/HEATER war? That is how Dylan got crazy sick. Imagine that?
Dylan Shaw has been called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Antananarivo, Magadascar. He reports on April 6, 2011 to the Provo UT MTC. Follow along as Dylan and his family shares their experiences and feelings while he is in the service of the Lord.
My Missionary Commission
MY MISSIONARY COMMISSION
I am Called of God. My authority is above that of the kings of the earth. By revelation I have been selected as a personal representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is my Master and he has chosen me to represent him. To stand in his place, to say and do what he himself would say and do if he personally were ministering to the very people to whom he has sent me. My voice is his voice, and my acts are his acts; my words are his words, and my doctrine is his doctrine. My commission is to do what he wants done. To say what he wants said. To be a living modern witness in word and deed of the divinity of his great and marvelous latter-day work.
-Elder Bruce R McConkie
I am Called of God. My authority is above that of the kings of the earth. By revelation I have been selected as a personal representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is my Master and he has chosen me to represent him. To stand in his place, to say and do what he himself would say and do if he personally were ministering to the very people to whom he has sent me. My voice is his voice, and my acts are his acts; my words are his words, and my doctrine is his doctrine. My commission is to do what he wants done. To say what he wants said. To be a living modern witness in word and deed of the divinity of his great and marvelous latter-day work.
-Elder Bruce R McConkie
If any of you have received any letters or great stories from Dylan and would like to share it, we'd love to have it and post it here. When Dylan is done we are going to make this blog into a book for him. So any contributions are welcome. Just email them to dawn@thurlowonline.com
Feel free to make comments as they are automatically emailed to Dylan. He would love to hear from you. Even if it is a small comment.
Feel free to make comments as they are automatically emailed to Dylan. He would love to hear from you. Even if it is a small comment.
Dylan's Photo Album- check back on Mondays when he (hopefully) uploads more each week.
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