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…and another thing
 I love about Dori is…she has this short term memory. 
She says, “It runs in my family, or at least I think it does…where are they?” 
Well, I was talking to one of my friends about Dori and telling her why I love her so much, and she said, “If I could forget everything except the last five minutes, that would be great!” We both laughed. And then I thought about that, and decided that is just one more thing to love about her. She’s doesn’t hold a grudge, and she can’t stay mad, because she can’t remember she was even angry or upset!! If we were all more like that, it really would be great!! (sigh) I love Dori!

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Flexy the day he left on his mission
 
Elder Flexy 8:1 -email-

Make,
Life is good this week has been sweet. we had some dogs come after us but it was okay because after i got a little uneasy and gave one of them a good kick they backed down it was pretty intense. ya i guess just some news we have fourteen people who have been committed to baptism and this awesome Babe named Elias is going to be baptized three Sundays from now. but the people of Swaz are prepared of the lord we are teaching like crazy we had twenty eight other lessons last week it was pretty awesome. anyway…
1 How was your week?
1 It was good today we went to the king sawubuza II memorial and museum it was the culture shock all over again.
2 Have you had any good teaching experiences this week?
2.well when we teach the restoration it always seems to be powerful.
3 Favorite scripture of the week?
3.well i started the BOM over again so it has to be 1 nephi 3: 7 and the fact that his brothers complain about the assignment to say its a hard thing the lord has asked.
4 Have you met the Blackburns?
4.yes they are the ones that drove me across the boarder into swaz.
5 How is your toe?
5.its fine almost better.
6 Did you send pictures yet?
6.not yet but i will have he blackburns copy the rest on to a cd and send them soon.
Special question of the week:
7 How do you explain the word of wisdom to investigators?

7.well we just explain that the lord wants our bodies to be healthy so he taught us how to take care of them.
oh ya i taught priesthood yesterday and i taught about home teaching and missionary work.anyway love you.

                                                       Love Elder Flexy

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-3 Nephi 14:2-5-
“With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me pull the mote out of thine eye—and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother’s eye”
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Stephen R. Covey says that people who have a tendency judge have the “mote and beam sickness.” It is human nature to look for the faults in others. But can we change others? No. We can only change ourselves. Like Mahatma Ghandi said, “We can be the change we want to see in the world.” When we have removed the beam from our own eye, then we can see clearly what we need to do to help our brother (and sister) with the mote in their eye.
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“The highest form of influence is to be a model, not a critic; a light, not a judge.”
-Stephen R Covey 

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Elder Flexy 7:5 -email-

Make,

sorry i told you the wrong spelling the G and K make the same sound here. so this week has been great we have done a lot of good work. and today we went for a hike to to execution rock and we saw warthogs, wildebeest, springboks, hippos and zebras. its was super fun. ya i like the story of the missionary and you just have to notice that your to protect your companion from sin not disobedience. And always treat them with respect and you will be ok.

1 How is your toe?

1.its doing well i’m doing my best to take care of it.
2 If you could, would you get me some cool beads from SA?
2.ya i can get you some.
3 What has the temperature been lately?
3.its has been either really hot or really rainy. it rains a lot here.
4 Are you getting used to the climate?
4.yep its not too bad anymore.
5 Are you having success with your teaching?
5.ya i’m getting a little to comfortable so i do most of the talking now.
6 Favorite scripture of the week?
6.well its actually the official declaration called “the living Christ” and i’m actually memorizing it.

Special Question of the week?
7 How does Satan try to bring us down? 

7.he makes us feel like we are the ones holding everyone back and gets you discouraged.
anyway life on mission is doing great. love you.

                                                              Love Elder Flexy
Babe.
Man i miss doing that kind of stuff. i’m so glad your still working with those young guys. they need a good example. ya i’ve started to find good food to eat that is cheap. we are teaching so much i’m becoming a versatile missionary. the work is getting good we will have a baptism in just a couple weeks so life is good the work is going forward. ya the walking area is nice you really feel like a missionary when you are walking. anyway i better quit. love you

                                                                Love Elder Flexy    

Kels,
wow i am so exited for you! mission is such a good experience and you learn so much. like i’ve learned that i’m actually a pretty good teacher and i’m thinking about doing it for my job. but you will love it and you will be blessed and you will feel complete joy. i get home every day and all i can say is that i’m tired but i’m happy.  and you don’t know why you feel so happy but you just do. idk why but its is the best. anyway love you

                                                                 Love Elder Flexy

EM
i’m a little concerned for your sanity!!!! 🙂 jk but you write the weirdest emails i don’t even know what to say except i love you to and keep working hard. haha luv ya guts. BYE!!!!!!!!!!
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                                                                 Love Elder Flexy

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“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’? Unlike the book on the library shelf, the covers of which shield its contents, our lives cannot be closed. Parents, we truly are an open book in the library of learning of our homes.” 
-Thomas S. Monson

Hope your Sunday was the Best! Love, Joy

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Elder Flexy 7:4 -email-
Mage,
 things are going great in swaziland it is very nice here and the work is going forward. i am enjoying the new area and all is well here.
1 How is your toe?
1.my toe is ok still hurts but i’m doctoring like crazy.
2 How much are you walking?
2.well from 10:30 to 8:00 every day exept appointments. so a lot.
3 How is your new area?
3.new area is good i’m learning even more language they speak Swati here but its close to Zulu so its not to hard.
4 How many people are you teaching?
4.lots of people this area is full of humble people which is nice.
5 Do they speak English? 
5.most do but some don’t
6 Do they have a thick accent?
6.ya you could say that they speak in a very interesting way so its hard to understand most of the time. but we try our best.
7 What is your routine? (Example: Get up, exercise, shower, personal study, comp study, tracting or contacting, lunch, teaching appts, dinner, teaching appts.)  
7.well we get up sometimes i work out just a short time because we walk all day so not to hard, then eat breakfast, shower, personal study, comp study. then we go to the area work tract see apointments till bout seven o clock at night then we go to a members house till we get picked up in the car.
8 Have you done anything fun on pday yet?
8.ya we played soccer today and i assisted in three goals and i scored one goal it was good.
9 What kind of housing do most of the people live in in Swaziland?
9.well some live in the mud huts some live in houses and there are some appartment buildings.
10 Do you teach well with Elder Webster?
10.yep when it comes to teaching he is my best companion we teach well together.
11 Are the towns or villages very close together?
11.ya the area where we work is small and the zone leaders work the far away parts of our area.
12 Are the people more receptive to hearing what you have to say?
12.usually but sometimes you meet the babes that think they can’t learn anything from young chaps like us
Special Question:
13 What does it mean to be meek? How can we be meek?
13.well i would say that meek is similar to humble and submissive so its your ability to see that you don’t know everything and that you can learn still. and you need this in order to grow in the gospel if you know everything what do you need gods help for but the fact of the matter is we don’t know everything.
anyway things are going great. if anything really cool happens i will surly let you know. love you.
 
                                   Love Elder Flexy

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Matthew 5:5 

Blessed are the meek: 
for they shall inherit the earth.
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The meek and the humble are those who are teachable. They are willing to learn. They are willing to listen to the whispering of the still, small voice for guidance in their lives. They place the wisdom of the Lord above their own wisdom.
-Gorden B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller
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Being humble and teachable means, that you know that you need help in life. You look to other peoples- example to help you learn and grow and become the best “you”! Parents, siblings, friends, leaders, teachers, and sweethearts, all help us to become the best we can be. They help us by, living a life that shows us the way. They help us by, lovingly telling us ways that we can improve. The person that can help us the most is the Savior. His life and teachings are the way! We need to be meek and He will show us the way! 
Hope your Sunday was the Best! Love, Joy