KARLŠTEJN!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!!!

so this week i got to go up to Karlstejn, it's the place where the mission was dedicated back in 1990 after the fall of communism. it was really cool to see all of the missionaries there and then the next day we got to go back and see all the members from around the country and they had a devotional talking about the pioneers who helped this country get it's start and then subsequently live through communism. it was pretty inspiring, they are actually making a mormon message out of the whole weekend that we had up there so that's going to be a great tool to introduce people to the church here. 

oh we also were able to  help this really old member on her garden, it was some good service, i got to cut grass with this old timey scythe, it was fun, so i took some pictures with the scythe i was going to send them this week with like the caption, "the field is white and ready to harvest" but i don't have the pictures because they are on a sisters camera, sorry.

hmm what else, i made scones and german pancakes and beef wellington. so they all turned out well i was proud.

what did i learns this week, well hmm, i learned that using fingernail clippers to strip a wire is not easy... or safe haha but i fixed our fan! 

on the spiritual side of things i learned that people forget about God very quickly, very, very quickly, so always, always be fighting for a stronger knowledge of God, wherein true happiness can be found.

-Elder Petersen 

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Last Haircut!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYCE!!!

Also Congrats To Paul for getting engaged!

so humm this week, what even happened, umm...  

well, i got my last haircut as a missionary today, so that was sobering... no i'm just kidding i don't really get all sentimental like that, i've been here so long, 10 days to my 2 year mark baby!! (Spencer left July 31st)

we had a pretty cool church service, it was just unusually powerful this week, maybe its due to the fact that it's like 37 degrees and super humid and everyone still shows up to church and is happy to be there, even without air conditioning or fans. its pretty cool to see the faith of members like that.

oh, we started teaching this Indian man who owns the restaurant across from our apartment building, that's pretty interesting, hearing about Hinduism a lot, and learning what they believe. basically from what he was telling me, I gathered that the main idea of it is, that everything is god whether it be a person or an animal or an object, but i know this to be incorrect, it is true that God works through things and people, and he answers our prayers through an endless variety of means, but, God is a real tangible person who has a body of flesh and bones and who is our literal father. Our heavenly father loves us and cares for us, He loves us, and He's watching out for us. this is the knowledge I've been able to become a true witness of through the power of the Holy Ghost.  I hope everyone reading this can come to this same knowledge because only through knowledge of God can we truly become free.  So i beseech those of you reading this who aren't sure of these things to search for them, make a plan, if you must, of what you have to do to find God, to be able to follow the commandments and live closer to his will, and then, remember C.S. Lewis's quote "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because I see everything else." Knowledge doesn't have to come through seeing, as I look out the window here of this library, down onto the Labe river passing by, with the green trees and the people, I know that the sun exists but I don't see the sun. I know that Christ lives as well as God, not because I've seen them but I've seen the effects they have had on everyone around me.

till next week,

-Elder Spencer Petersen

Oh btw (by the way)

hahaha that was a direct copy and paste from dad's email to me this week haha thank you dad for teaching me what btw means lulz smh...

any way so i was pretty sick this week. on friday i finally got out of the house, it was good, but i was still sick. saturday i was finally almost completely better. 

but it was a fun week. i bet i could literally walk from my bed to the bathroom blindfolded now hahah literally if anyone could guess how many times i went to the bathroom between sunday afternoon and friday, i will buy them a milka bar and bring it home.

oh but i guess i can tell you about 2 weeks ago: so we helped a couple people move. we also got to go to Prahy for training, it was cool, after training, there was this member there in the Prague building and she was a recent convert.  i started talking to her, turns out that a year and a half ago i taught her in Olomouc.  so it was way cool to see that, like i only taught her once but turns out that she felt that something was missing, later down the road, from her life. so she recontacted us and is a member now! 

we got to clean this really pretty Kostel, i spent the whole time singing hymns, some in czech some in english. haha i sang praise to the man.  also this guy came up and he's like, "hey are you mormons?" 

me: and i'm like yeah!

Him: why are cleaning our church?

me: because we like serving people!

Him: yeah but like...

and then he just got confused, it's like he wanted to be mad but we were literally cleaning his church for free, hahahah priceless, then it was like he was trying to get me

Him: well can i come clean your church?

me: yeah actually we're going over there after this if you want to come

Him: no i don't have time for that.

hahaha

and that is about it, thanks a bunch for the emails and the pictures, i have a request, if you send pictures to me don't send pictures of the mountains. 

that's all thanks!!

-Spencer

sick...

hey everyone, i'm feeling pretty sick, so... yeah i dont really have the patience or endurance to do this today sorry,  but my week went well. umm...  sounds like you all had a good 4th weekend, we did, here in HK We had american pancakes and then kfc! it was awesome, america is the best!

Oh, CONGRATULATIONS TO TAYLOR AND CHRISTEN FOR GETTING ENGAGED!!

and that's all i got, sorry again for the smallness of this email.

-Spencer

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Coming Home Soon!

We received an email with Spencer's Travel Itinerary for home. He leaves Prague September 3, 2015.  Three flights later he arrives home to Salt Lake City.  We are so excited!  He has served well.  We are proud of him.  I can't wait for that welcome home embrace....

Your trip

Booking ref:

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Check My Trip

Date:

02 July 2015

Baggage Info

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Traveler

Haley Anne Frampton

Agency

CHURCH TRAVEL CWT

Joseph Haymond Garlick

50 East North Temple St

Nathan Cyril Jardine

SALT LAKE CITY UT 84150

Jacob William Lyman

Telephone

801 240-5111

Spencer Edman Petersen

Fax

801-240-5115

Jeremy Chase Rasmussen

Shaylor Todd Sylvester

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Thursday 03 September 2015

British Airways BA 853

Departure

03 September 07:00 AM

Prague Ruzyne (+)

Terminal: 1

Arrival

03 September 08:05 AM

London Heathrow (+)

Terminal: 3

Duration

02:05 (Non stop)

Booking status

Confirmed

Class

Economy (S)

Baggage allowance

2PC

Equipment

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-100/200

Meal

Snack or brunch

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Thursday 03 September 2015

British Airways BA 1504

Departure

03 September 09:30 AM

London Heathrow (+)

Terminal: 3

Arrival

03 September 01:35 PM

Dallas Fort Worth International (+)

Terminal: D

Duration

10:05 (Non stop)

Booking status

Confirmed

Class

Economy (S)

Baggage allowance

2PC

Seat

39D confirmed for Haley Anne Frampton

Seat

39E confirmed for Joseph Haymond Garlick

Seat

39G confirmed for Nathan Cyril Jardine

Seat

39H confirmed for Jacob William Lyman

Seat

39J confirmed for Spencer Edman Petersen

Seat

39K confirmed for Jeremy Chase Rasmussen

Seat

39L confirmed for Shaylor Todd Sylvester

Equipment

BOEING 777-300ER

Meal

Snack or brunch/Lunch

Operated by

American Airlines, AA51

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Thursday 03 September 2015

British Airways BA 5145

Departure

03 September 05:15 PM

Dallas Fort Worth International (+)

Arrival

03 September 07:06 PM

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Intl (+)

Terminal: 1

Duration

02:51 (Non stop)

Booking status

Confirmed

Class

Economy (S)

Baggage allowance

2PC

Seat

requested for Haley Anne Frampton

Seat

requested for Joseph Haymond Garlick

Seat

requested for Nathan Cyril Jardine

Seat

requested for Jacob William Lyman

Seat

requested for Spencer Edman Petersen

Seat

requested for Jeremy Chase Rasmussen

Seat

requested for Shaylor Todd Sylvester

Equipment

BOEING 737-800

Operated by

American Airlines, AA1192

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Ticket details

E-ticket BA 125-7626336012 for Haley Anne Frampton

E-ticket BA 125-7626336013 for Joseph Haymond Garlick

E-ticket BA 125-7626336014 for Nathan Cyril Jardine

E-ticket BA 125-7626336015 for Jacob William Lyman

E-ticket BA 125-7626336016 for Spencer Edman Petersen

E-ticket BA 125-7626336017 for Jeremy Chase Rasmussen

E-ticket BA 125-7626336018 for Shaylor Todd Sylvester