Monday, August 6, 2007

August Missionary Letter

Monday, August 6, 2007
Hello to You All, Family, Friends and Supporters:

This will be quite short, because as they say, isn't a picture worth a thousand words? I'd rather look at pictures myself, and I'm sure you would too.

I just have one question. Where did May, June and July go? We are almost 100 days into our mission already, and that's hard to believe. I have never seen time pass so fast! There is no doubt that the pace here is very rapid, and there is always something to do and somewhere to be. I think we will be bored to death when we go home again!

On Wednesday, we begin our 3rd Transfer. That's mission talk for a 6 week period, when your assignments change on a daily basis. We have two new places to cover this time. Welfare Square and the Tabernacle, which we haven't served in before, and we're very excited about each of those. We hate leaving the Legacy Theatre and the Joseph Smith Movie, but hopefully we'll be back to that again someday. The other one we leave is Family Search. One of my favorites, but not particularly one of Ed's, although he's picking up some computer skills there. Like off - on - off - on. Just kidding.

I will include our schedule below here, so you'll know where to find us if you ever stop to see us. Many folks have done that already, and we're always so appreciative of our visitors on the Square, even though we don't have much time to visit with you. Here's where you'll find us!

Monday - Rover's - 9-3pm - could be anywhere on the square, covering for others, etc.
Tuesday -South Visitor Center - 3 - 9pm
Wednesday - Welfare Square - 10- 4pm
Thursday - Tabernacle - 3-9pm
Friday - P Day
Saturday - Westgate - 3-9pm
Sunday - Westgate - 9-1pm

The week of Aug 12-18th, we will be working in Park City at the Family History Center. We are both really looking forward to that one!

Above and beyond that, we're out to dinner with someone, playing golf a couple of times a week while the weather is good, or at home at 123 East 2nd Ave. Apt. 105, SLC. Ut.,84103
either studying something, cooking something, entertaining someone, or sleeping!
Phone at home is 801-596-2905. Ed's cell is 801-380-4615.

The missionary work is wonderful. Still massive amounts of people visiting from all over the world from every country. So many great people to visit with each day, who are very interested in "who they are", and "where they came from". It's the joy of our life to be here, and help them understand the answers to those questions, and to have made so many new friends.

Our best to each of you and yours.
Check our blog now and then for updates.
http://edandvelda.blogspot.com//
or type in the address bar the same, and it should come up. Thanks! :)
Happy Days 2-U ALL!

Love to all,
Elder and Sister Danielson

4 comments:

Tara said...

100 days already? That DID go by fast! Love the blog, it's coming along quite nicely I think, very beautiful, I love all the pictures. For Christmas, we would like a picture of you and dad in front of the temple, that is the most beautiful picture of the two of you I have ever seen. 48 years later, it's just so wonderful! Love you!

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for sharing with us I think this looks like a ton of fun and very rewarding. I can't wait until I can go! Hope I make it to some place fun like this. I'll bet anywhere the Lord sends us is the right place for us to go. Keep up the good work I am truely impressed that there are so many people there from Lodi! Looked like a great day! Thanks for all the great pictures I havn't seen Mary Bingham for years. She looks beautifu; as ever. Utah must be agreeing with her! Also the Burrs it was so good to see them also.
Our youngest daughter had her first baby today at 3:34 PM and he is beautiful. Hope he brings her back to the gospel and also her husband into the gospel. They are great kids If you have nay spare prayer time please include them Sarah and Chad Frazier and now Wyatt. Well thanks again for the blog. I really love looking at it. and hearing about the joy the gospel is bringing into your life.
Love Ya Linda

Tara said...

You guys are the COOLEST grandparents ever !!!!!

LOVE,
Jade

SunnyKC said...

Roger and Sunny Collins said...
We are so blessed to have met you and to now enjoy this wonderful blog site. Keep up this great history of your mission. Ed is quite the photographer!