News from Minnesota

Elder Grondel (the Younger) is doing great. He reported to us in his letter that he is working hard. He has been on exchanges with other Elders in his District, and also his Zone Leader. Said that it was really fun. "We talked to so many people and got a few return appointments". He is still trying to work with Irma, but she is never home. He said that David their Investigator is coming along. He has been talking to the Missionaries for over a year and so they are working on trying to get him to stop sitting the fence and be baptized.
They have had a few Bashes but he reports that he didn't start any of them.

The snow is melted but nothing is green yet. He says that he has been told that it will be green very soon. He said that he likes that the snow is gone and that the roads are not icy any more. It is warming up but had snow again and Thunder storms.

He met an Elder from Las Vegas and they have many friends in common. He didn't tell us who this Elder is only that the Floyd's and the Harper's would know him. He is from the sunrise Stake. Also reported that his Bishop in the ward that he is serving in, is from Ogden UT and went to the same High School as his Dad and Bro. Boyer. So that is cool. His name is Bishop Elwood.

He has learned to do the Rebuic's Cube, so he is talented. hahaha

He says that he is Doing Great.

This is the news from Elder Grondel this last week of March.

Today we heard from Elder Grondel. He is doing well. He reported that he was already teaching and being very busy. As they were tracting on Sunday they meet a lady names Irma. She said that she thought that the Lord had sent them to her. So He has asked that we pray for Irma that she will continue to take the lessons and except the gospel. He also asked that we would pray for the City of Buffalo.

He said that it was soooo cold. It was -18 yesterday. He also said that he slipped on the ice 2 times, while tracting. The second time a new member seen him and she laughed at him. He said that he was all good. (Maybe he might need to wear a helmet)

Elder Grondel is doing well and says that he is happy. He wants you to know that if you send a letter and you don't get a letter back right away please understand it is not that he doesn't want to write you it is that he is very busy. He Loves the mail, and your support.

I am in Buffalo Minnesota

Elder Blayne Grondel
5931 West 96th Street
Bloomington MN 55438-1715


I will have a new address when I get a letter from him. He is in Buffalo Minnesota serving with Elder Anderson as his trainer. This address is to the Mission office. They will forward it to him the same day that they receive it.

He is in Minneapolis Minnesota

Elder Grondel has now left the MTC bound for Minneapolis Minnesota. He should have arrived there this morning around 10:00 am. I will post an address when we get one. Please do not write him at the MTC.

I was able to talk to him this morning for about an hour. It was wonderful to hear his voice. He is doing great. I will post pictures when I get some from him.

Thanks for all of your support.

Mission Preperations

Blayne has been preparing for his mission his whole life. He really started really preparing about a year ago though and he has really come a long way. He has been really excited and and it's been an amazing transformation to see him grow from a teenage to a young adult, to an Elder, and now an Elder in the mission field.

Blayne got his mission call on December 11, 2008. He was called to serve in the Minneapolis, Minnesota mission and was called to report to the MTC on Februray 11, 2009. The two months went by so fast. He got his call on Dec. 11 and he received his endowments on Jan. 11, 2009 and a month later he was in the MTC.

He has really had some special experiences while preparing. He had his farewell and he had a ton of people show up. It really made his feel great that he had so many friends and family come and support him. When he recieved his endowments, he was very emotional. He wrote home in his first letter and said that it had changed his life. When he saw his family, he said he had an overwhelming feeling that the family is meant to be forever. He said that he knew that night that the church is the only true church.

While getting to the MTC he was emotional but he knew what he was doing was right. He had family and friends come to the MTC. It was really awesome to have Tate, Brain and Oakley come and see him off. It's been so great to see Blayne and his friends grow up and to see that they have all grown in the gospel and have made themselves ready to serve the Lord. We know that the Lord will have some amazing missionaries out in the next 3-4 years.

Blayne has written home and has let us know that he's busy at work. There really is no time for him to worry about home life. He has found strength in the branch presidency at the MTC and has found strength from the other missionaries. The food is good he says and he's excited to work. He's greatful for the chance to serve the Lord.