No More Count-Downs...

May i ask for one favor? Until it gets to like 2-3 weeks away, don't remind me too much of how much time i have left. I do appreciate your concerns and excitement to see me and the feeling is mutual but it is quite distracting. I do know how much time i have left but just for the next few weeks keep it on the down low. Sorry if that is too frank but it will help me a lot. Thanks so much!
This week went by ok. We did teach a lot of lessons and had an ok week. We unfortunately didn't pick up any new investigators but we're still working on it. The weather is great! it's sitting around 70's so that's always a great thing! i am so jealous that it's going to be snowing in utah!!! i wish it would snow here but then again no one knows how to drive in weather that different that 70-100 degrees with blue skys. We had ZLC (zone leader council) this week and that was fun! The last two have been a little more fun but oh well. We got to travel down to ventura with the south bakes elders and usually when we get there we all go outside on the patio and sit and talk and it's so much fun but this time no one did! so they totally broke tradition! but i got to see elder platt (who is now the senior zone leader in thousand oaks), elder england the man!! i also saw elder lindley, elder giles(was in our zone two transfers ago), and a few others. SO we talked about how we can be better as a mission and so we had some good ideas going. i really cant' recall all that we talked about but hopefully you got the email i forwarded...with a bunch of us in suits! i can't pull it up on this computer...but i'm still doing good. i am staying happy and really trying to always look on the brighter side of things! it does help so much! i know that our attitude affects all! I feel so much better when i am joyfull and it helps me to help others more! so all is well in this part of zion! i hope you all stay warm and enjoy the snow for me!!

lots-o-love from bakersfield!

love
elder robison

ps:grandpa robison, since you do track stuff (like with BYU and such) can you tell me how the BYU track program is? we have a less active 17 year old who is thinking of going to BYU for track! so tell me a little about the program...thanks!

Release Letter! (double click on letter to enlarge)

Second to Last Transfer!

Week one of my second to last transfer. The last 6 weeks have been a really good learning experience! i have learned a lot from elder miller. I was super bummed when elder england left but i am very grateful that i've been able to spend the last few weeks with him, i have learned a lot. i am grateful though that we've been able to develop a good relationship with each other. He is a very good leader and he cares about our zone! i will be staying here in the rosedale/kern river branch for another 6 weeks. so we have no changes in our apartment so it's a good thing but also a bad thing. we have one elder, (cook) and he's really prideful. if things don't go his way then he gets upset so that's no fun to have to deal with. But all is good. We were able to teach 23 lessons this past week so that was awesome!! we have been teaching a 7th day adventist family and things are going good there but they just brought up the concern of 7th day worship so well continue to work with them. They are some very nice people though but i don't know how long it will last. We are still striving to get more investigators for the YSA ward so that will be a focus this transfer. So things are chaning here. Our zone hasn't had much of a change but one of our guys just got transferred to south bakes to be the zone leader down there (and the guy is elder winspear's trainee), also , elder minnick only has 6 weeks left and he'll be heading home but he's staying in our zone so i still get to talk to him every night!!! elder platt in thousand oaks is now the new senior zone leader!! hooray!! so all is well here. my spirits are high and elder miller is feeling better! We are working hard and staying busy! and this transfer should be going by pretty quick. we have halloween, thanksgiving, all my good friends (minnick, winspear, lindley, etc...) will be flying home in 44 days, and then next transfer will have many more exciting things!! i love you all so much! i love the gospel! it truly is the only way of pure happiness! i am grateful for our savior jesus christ! he is the only way to be able to return to our heavely father!! As always, i'm shooting my love from BAKERSFIELD!!

elder robison

Stressed but okay!

Hello family! i don't have very much time today, since we have a zone activity in 20 minutes so this will be short! We had a great baptism on saturday so all is well with that! i am so sorry that i am not including much information in this email. But i will say that sat. was elder millers baptism and it was well "memorable" We had 2 baptisms, went to chilis for lunch, and he (at dinner time) puked and about 1/2 cup of blood came out so we spent from 7-2 in the ER so that was quite memorable. hes doing fine but he's having a camera shoved down his throat tomorrow moring to make sure everything is ok. i'm still doing ok and am stressed but ok. I still love the mission and all the things that i've been able to learn so far! i love you all so much and i will continue to pray for you all! I love you!!!!!

love
elder robison

Good Conference, huh!!!

Hello to all! this is the one and only elder robison, reporting from freezing bakersfield!!! hahahahahahaha ok, it's not freezing but i've gotten so used to 100+ temperatures that i forgot what it's like to be cold but now i'm reminded! It gets like 60 give or take like 10 degrees at night so it's amazing!!! it's like 65-74 each day! i no longer sweat when tracting!! BOOYA!!!! i love it! I don't mind bakersfield when it's in october!! it makes me so much happier!! i love the mission! i'm so glad i've gotten teh blessing of being able to come to california! i know there are going to be many things that will come up that have being on a mission will help with (did that make sense? ) But ya, life is great, the weather is greater, and we have a baptism this saturday. A 10 and 11 year old girls from a part member family are going to be baptized! we've only taught them once but they've had the lessons before! so ya, short notice but it's all good!
so was conference not amazing!!! I loved the talks! i especially like holland's talk!! POWERFUL!! BOLD!!! INSPRIRING!!! there is no room for confusion to sink in, corruption cannot penetrate his testimony, the enemy of all righteousness cannot defeat his testimony, and God's angels have recorded his witness for all to hear! I love being able to have a prophet on the earth! How much we need his counsel, his insights, his revelation. i am grateful that Pres. monson gave us his insights about not getting angry or upset. to just remember our savior and how to deal with things how He would! i love it! i love the church!! i love the Book of mormon!! IT has transformed my life and i look forward to continuing to being able to share it with others!! i am sorry this isn't the longest email but i've had some zone leaders stuff to take care of with pres. Murri.
I love you all so much! i pray and hope that we all can do what we've been told to do from conference!! my love, thoughts, and prayers go out to all of you!!

love,
elder robison