Saturday, December 27, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Dear Family, What is hanging? How is everyone doing? Getting excited fro Christmas? Today was the 4th day of Christmas….pretty exciting I know. Judy Heintz was baptized on Sunday, that was neat. I am freezing my butt off here in Montana but that’s cool. Been working on my scripture case cover. It is going to be off the chain. I will send pictures once it is done. We have been working hard and freezing at the same time. I guess we can choose if we want to go outside in that bad of weather or call it a snow day and stay in. We have chosen to go out and we have been blessed with 4 new investigators. This transfer only has 2 more weeks in it. I have no clue if I will stay or if I will go but if I am to be transferred I hope I can drink these 60 cans of soda in the fridge here that I got on sale at Safeway. I kind of hope I stay and I kind of hope I get transferred to the office so I can use a computer all day (jk) but I think it would be tight to be an office Elder. Oh last Thursday, Sis. Fisher our Mission President’s wife was put in the hospital in an induced coma. We got a phone call right after we had eaten breakfast if we could fast for her so we did but that night we were in Whitehall so we bought Subway sandwiches so we could warm them up for breakfast so we could feast after 24 hours. Have a great week. Will be talking to you soon. Love, Elder Hinton
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
December 10th, 2008
Dear Family, How is the weather in Az? This weekend the low is supposed to be negative 20 and the high negative 8. It will be brutal. So this past week has been crazy, we drive into Dillon last Thursday for District Meeting. Afterward we drive to the Dillon DMV since Elder Barrera’s license expires the next day. Well Dillon can’t do it on a Thursday so we get special permission from the Assistanst to drive all the way to Butte. We finally get into Butte and get to the DMV right before it closes and they tell Elder Barrera they can’t issue a new one because we were missing something so needless to say I am now the designated driver. We stay the night in Butte then we drove back to Sheridan the next day. Yesterday was Zone Conference/Christmas Party. I drove from Sheridan all the way to Butte and then to Helena and back on icy roads and a lot of wind, it was a ton of fun, while watching for deer and elk! We have the Ward Christmas Party tonight and that should be fun, we are hoping some good potential investigators show up. Judy Heintz’s baptism is right after Church on Sunday. The package is fantastic. Can’t wait to open them all. We had a less active member take us to a reataurant that was cool. Sand last Sunday we got this big time inactive lady to come to Church. Everybody was asking what we did. Sheridan Ward seems to be getting more and more excited each day. Have a great week. Love, Elder Hinton
December 3rd, 2008
Dear Family,What is up yo, I mean Howdy Partner (not). I refuse to pick up Montana lingo haha.. Well anyways this past week has been great we have been able to teach a lot and we get to know more and more people each day. Personal study in the morning is fantastic. We have met some awesome people and we are trying to get the gospel into their lives. We have one family in Whitehall that told us they would read and pray about the Book of Mormon and they would do it exactly how Moroni 19:3-5 says they should. So hopefully they will act on their answer. I can’t wait for the 12 days of Christmas package. Elder Barrera is great to work with. We are on tract this week to teach at least 30 lessons. It should be a great week. Our missionary Christmas Party is in Helena on the 9th and the Ward Party is on the 10th. Sheridan Ward loved my talk so much they asked me to talk again in January to introduce Preach My Gospel to the Ward, they are a little behind. I’ve seen 3 deer die by cars and 1 dog. I should keep a running total for my mission. I’ve been able to give a lot of priesthood blessings. Hopefully we will get the Sheridan Ward booming with members. We had a meeting with the Bishop Sunday night and I used some of my true Kyler Hinton character on him to get him excited about missionary work. I hope I stay in this area a while. My scripture cover I’m making out of leahter is going to be tight. I will send pictures in a few weeks when it is close to being done. How is everyone at home? Get writing me letters or else! Muhahaha Also that was cool to read Chris and Carter’s e-mail you sent. Keep doing that. That’s cool. Have a wonderful week. See you in who knows how long. Haha Talk to you on the 25th. Take it easy. Love, Elder Hinton
Sunday, December 7, 2008
November 26, 2008
Dear Family,
What is happening? Everything getting crazy for the holidays? When or if it ever comes down to it and I only have one stamp left and I can only write one letter the decision is easy, Ryland is getting the letter, so keep me stocked up on stamps. It was cool to read the letters from Chris and Carter. The Ward must seem empty with so many priests gone. So I’ve decided Kevin is going to get called to Montana and I am going to train him, that’d be crazy eh? We are teaching a ton right now, Sheridan is going to be booming it just doesn’t know it yet. I hop you like the pictures I sent. When is my 12 days of Christmas package coming? I hope it is loaded with everything! Kasey start eating everything because you will have to on your mission and anyways you are always so hungry it doesn’t matter you just want nourishment. Kurt, how is WOW going? Dad it sounds like you are staying busy. Oh Mom and for counting down I just round so only 21 months left. Haha. Time flies so fast though, days just blow together. Probably because we work so hard that time just goes. Always seems life the alarm clock rings right away. This should be a fun transfer. Keep the letters and packages flowing, slackers. Haha The pictures of the deer and elk were wicked, huh? Have a great week.
Love, Elder Hinton
What is happening? Everything getting crazy for the holidays? When or if it ever comes down to it and I only have one stamp left and I can only write one letter the decision is easy, Ryland is getting the letter, so keep me stocked up on stamps. It was cool to read the letters from Chris and Carter. The Ward must seem empty with so many priests gone. So I’ve decided Kevin is going to get called to Montana and I am going to train him, that’d be crazy eh? We are teaching a ton right now, Sheridan is going to be booming it just doesn’t know it yet. I hop you like the pictures I sent. When is my 12 days of Christmas package coming? I hope it is loaded with everything! Kasey start eating everything because you will have to on your mission and anyways you are always so hungry it doesn’t matter you just want nourishment. Kurt, how is WOW going? Dad it sounds like you are staying busy. Oh Mom and for counting down I just round so only 21 months left. Haha. Time flies so fast though, days just blow together. Probably because we work so hard that time just goes. Always seems life the alarm clock rings right away. This should be a fun transfer. Keep the letters and packages flowing, slackers. Haha The pictures of the deer and elk were wicked, huh? Have a great week.
Love, Elder Hinton
Friday, November 28, 2008
November 26, 2008
Dear Family,
So this week has been crazy my new companion Elder Barrera is crazily enthusiastic so we work well together. On Sunday I talked in sacrament meeting for 26 minutes and no I am not exxaggerating I got up there and just took off I didn’t even have any notes I just talked and told people how it was. I sat down and there was like 3 min left for Elder Hansen haha. I rocked it. Monday we were tracting me and Elder Barrera and we run into a Colombian lady who only speaks Spanish but E. Barrera is from Chile so he is fluent. She then begins making us a Chilean dish and we are already 45 min late to dinner we were supposed to be picked up so we are heaving this food down our mouths and we are choking it down. We are 1 hour and 10 min late and it’s a 20 min drive ARRGGHH. So we jet out the door and start sprinting back to our house, grab the car and zoom off down the road finally get there but we are completely stuffed to the core and there is a ton of deer meat and mashed potatoes so we are crunching it in as much as possible because we just got 2 full meals within 10 minutes of each other haha PUUUUUUUKE. Then Brother Wayland who we ate at let us take pictures of his deer which I will show u hahahahahahah. Love, Elder Hinton 
November 22, 2008
Dear Family,
How is the weather in AZ? Yesterday it was 60 degrees outside, it was supernice. But they say the warmth always proceeds the super cold so I am scared. Ya tomorrow we get transfer calls and I will find out who my new companion is. We pretty much lounged around all day and played 4 games of Monopoly. I drank 2 44 oz. sodas so I’ve had to go all day long. Haha We have been tracting a lot but have not had much success. We do have a few appointments this weekend though. Your package did not make it here today so I just bought a book of 20 stamps to hold me over. It is almost my 2 month mark, crazzziness. So what is everyone up to? I’ve been doing missionary work….Imagine that. I get to speak in one of my wards on Sunday but hopefully we have to go into Butte early to drop Elder Hansen off and pick up the new guy but that is the only possible way of me getting out of it. So for Elder Hansen’s 2 year mark we went to Crazy Bears Pizza and ordered a 24 inch pizza. When we went up to pay for it, this LDS family who was just passing through the town had already bought it for us. What has been going on in the football world? Isn’t BYU playing Utah Thanksgiving weekend? Tomorrow I am going to go cut wood poles and chop wood from about 7 am to 2 pm. How fun. We do a lot of service in this area. Oh and tell Korey he better be pumping himself full of steroids because he will still get dominated when I get home. Cya next week, Love, Elder Hinton
How is the weather in AZ? Yesterday it was 60 degrees outside, it was supernice. But they say the warmth always proceeds the super cold so I am scared. Ya tomorrow we get transfer calls and I will find out who my new companion is. We pretty much lounged around all day and played 4 games of Monopoly. I drank 2 44 oz. sodas so I’ve had to go all day long. Haha We have been tracting a lot but have not had much success. We do have a few appointments this weekend though. Your package did not make it here today so I just bought a book of 20 stamps to hold me over. It is almost my 2 month mark, crazzziness. So what is everyone up to? I’ve been doing missionary work….Imagine that. I get to speak in one of my wards on Sunday but hopefully we have to go into Butte early to drop Elder Hansen off and pick up the new guy but that is the only possible way of me getting out of it. So for Elder Hansen’s 2 year mark we went to Crazy Bears Pizza and ordered a 24 inch pizza. When we went up to pay for it, this LDS family who was just passing through the town had already bought it for us. What has been going on in the football world? Isn’t BYU playing Utah Thanksgiving weekend? Tomorrow I am going to go cut wood poles and chop wood from about 7 am to 2 pm. How fun. We do a lot of service in this area. Oh and tell Korey he better be pumping himself full of steroids because he will still get dominated when I get home. Cya next week, Love, Elder Hinton
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
November 12, 2008
Dear Family,
How is Arizona? How is school going for Kasey and Kurtis? Every week we seem to be able to teach more and more people. We’ve done team ups with the missionaries in Dillon, MT. Since we bummed a ride from a member in Sheridan, we spent a day there and then bummed a ride with a member from the Dillon Ward to Butte for district Meeting. The Assistants to the Pres. were there since they were doing team ups with the Zone Leaders and President came and conducted interviews. We then ate at Silverbow Pizza Buffet and then the Zone leaders took us back to Sheridan and went on team ups with us yesterday and have spent today with us e-mailing and playing games. We have had a pretty busy week. We taught 12 lessons and have one person picking a date for baptism. We do a lot of tracting and still have no miles left to use on our car. So it’s a pain but we get by. President Fisher during District Meeting told us to find a family to teach, he said finding individuals are great but we need strong families, so that is the goal for the last 1 ½ weeks of the transfer. It’s getting quite cold and the trench coat, gloves, and beanie work great. Hey only about 22 months left, I am almost there. Tonight after dinner we are headed to the Church for a pie and ice cream social hopefully investigators will come since we invited them. Elder Hansen pooped out and doesn’t want to play basketball today.. geez. So by the time you get this letter you should have already sent off my package with goodies and stamps, right?? So what is going on for Thanksgiving? You might have to cut down how many potatoes you cook haha.
It is so weird actually being out here on a mission. It was always so far away and now I’m thrown into it. That’s crazy. How are Chris and Carter and Ryan doing? You need to ask Jarom Taylor if he knows an Elder Meyers who served in Wellington. He says he came home with Jarom Elder Meyers is going to take us out to lunch. Yay! I am supposed to tell you thanks Mom for making me paint all those times since Sister Rash really appreciated me painting her whole office including the ceiling and since Elder Hansen didn’t really have a clue about painting. Had to have someone do it right!
We seem to tract into a lot of theologists who spout a lot of stuff off and then can’t back it up. It is hilarious to see them stumble over the things we tell them. We went to this old couples house who are members for dinner. They picked us up and drove us to Alder and kept us there for nearly 2 hours. They hadn’t started making dinner until we got there and we got to hear Br. Stocker yodel through I believe 19 country western songs. Death was imminent haha. But I made it through.
How are things back home? I’ve always thought about how different life will be when I get home from these 2 years. I will probably still be that loud crazy guy I was when I left but I don’t know. Well have a great week.
Love, Elder Hinton
How is Arizona? How is school going for Kasey and Kurtis? Every week we seem to be able to teach more and more people. We’ve done team ups with the missionaries in Dillon, MT. Since we bummed a ride from a member in Sheridan, we spent a day there and then bummed a ride with a member from the Dillon Ward to Butte for district Meeting. The Assistants to the Pres. were there since they were doing team ups with the Zone Leaders and President came and conducted interviews. We then ate at Silverbow Pizza Buffet and then the Zone leaders took us back to Sheridan and went on team ups with us yesterday and have spent today with us e-mailing and playing games. We have had a pretty busy week. We taught 12 lessons and have one person picking a date for baptism. We do a lot of tracting and still have no miles left to use on our car. So it’s a pain but we get by. President Fisher during District Meeting told us to find a family to teach, he said finding individuals are great but we need strong families, so that is the goal for the last 1 ½ weeks of the transfer. It’s getting quite cold and the trench coat, gloves, and beanie work great. Hey only about 22 months left, I am almost there. Tonight after dinner we are headed to the Church for a pie and ice cream social hopefully investigators will come since we invited them. Elder Hansen pooped out and doesn’t want to play basketball today.. geez. So by the time you get this letter you should have already sent off my package with goodies and stamps, right?? So what is going on for Thanksgiving? You might have to cut down how many potatoes you cook haha.
It is so weird actually being out here on a mission. It was always so far away and now I’m thrown into it. That’s crazy. How are Chris and Carter and Ryan doing? You need to ask Jarom Taylor if he knows an Elder Meyers who served in Wellington. He says he came home with Jarom Elder Meyers is going to take us out to lunch. Yay! I am supposed to tell you thanks Mom for making me paint all those times since Sister Rash really appreciated me painting her whole office including the ceiling and since Elder Hansen didn’t really have a clue about painting. Had to have someone do it right!
We seem to tract into a lot of theologists who spout a lot of stuff off and then can’t back it up. It is hilarious to see them stumble over the things we tell them. We went to this old couples house who are members for dinner. They picked us up and drove us to Alder and kept us there for nearly 2 hours. They hadn’t started making dinner until we got there and we got to hear Br. Stocker yodel through I believe 19 country western songs. Death was imminent haha. But I made it through.
How are things back home? I’ve always thought about how different life will be when I get home from these 2 years. I will probably still be that loud crazy guy I was when I left but I don’t know. Well have a great week.
Love, Elder Hinton
Friday, November 7, 2008
November 5, 2008
Dear Family, So we had a crazy week. We traveled yesterday to Butte and it was big time snowing it was a lot of fun. We have district meetings every Tuesday. We have been teaching a lot of people. Elder Hansen goes home 2 days before Thanksgiving and I will have a new companion. So I heard Barack Hussein Obombedus won? But anyways members here are really nice and they give us a lot of stuff. I think I eat more ice cream out here in Montana, I get heaping bowls of Ice Cream 2 -3 times a day. Yikes not helping my workout program haha. Not doing too much today there is a ton of snow on the ground we will probably go clean the car play monopoly, write letters and then SLEEP woooohooo. So what else is going on in the world? Show Granger’s Mom the picture of me and Granger that I sent u last week. Well anything else u like to know? Getting mail during the week is great too its always fun to go get the mail and actually have something in it. haha. Well have a Great week Elder H I N T O N <------aka the best Elder Hinton to ever go on a mission (Cough Korey wishes he was this good Cough Cough) Elder Hinton
Monday, November 3, 2008
Finally, Pictures!!
Kyler had some issues getting pictures sent, so finally we get to see Kyler taking on Montana!
Here are a few pictures of Kyler at the MTC
Saturday, November 1, 2008
October 29th, 2008
(Letter from e-mail)
Dear Family,
We have finally got the work here progressing tracting is fun because its fun hearing some of the rejections that some of these whackos have to say it cracks me up. My trainer drives but like on team ups only me and him are allowed to drive our assigned car so i just call and get driving privileges. We are starting to teach alot more lessons and we aren't as lost as we have been. Still no new investigators but i think we have 3-4 that may become investigators so we are working it. We get fed every night but tonight we aren't because we wanted more time for P-day so im going to cook some spaghetti tonight. Otherwise we have alot of cold cereal and ramen for Lunch yay. We actually have 2 homes we stay in. The bottom of the jensens store but on the weekends when we drive to Whitehall to save on miles we stay with Bishop Moulton in his basement. I ate at some Davis' last night and they said their daughter lives in Hurricane Utah haha who would ever live there?????? lol haha. So what is going on around the house. Im just freezing here. the weather is so sporadic. oh and u may have to send some smaller clothes eventually since my abs are turning into rock hard steel plated abs of madness from doing sit ups all morning all lunch and all night muahahaha. Peace i am going now to completely dominate this companion of mine who thinks he knows how to shoot a basketball. dont worry i have a cell phone i can call the paramedics. Peace. Oh how are the other missionaries doing? I will write letters later today. Oh and tell The Heningers thanks for the Halloween candy i will write them a letter today anyways but u know us missionaries are always starving so anything is amazing haha. cya Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton who Montana probably already wishes he was gone haha jk I had a guy tell me he thought i was the senior companion because i can talk to
people so well. I told him if he could of only seen me at home muahahahah peace
Love, Elder Hinton
(Letter in the mail)
Dear Family
What is happening? So here in Sheridan we are working and trying to find all the people we can. There are a lot of religions in this tiny town. Like 75-80% of the Ward is less active which is utterly pathetic. Everyone we talk to has their reason for being offended. I’m like GO and read David A. Bednar’s talk on not being offended. If you know the Church is true does it really matter that you don’t like a specific person? Geez its just an excuse. We also run into a lot of people who say some crazy things that contradict themselves. Its hilarious. Cracks me up. But yeah we don’t drive if we don’t have to. We usually drive to the town we proselyte in then walk from there. We also drive to get cell service at night to make phone calls. The mission tour was was good. James M. Dunn talked on being exactly honest, obedient and all that stuff, it was long and good. We went to Helena for it. We drive to Butte every Tuesday for District Meeting. It only has like 8 people. Elder Hansen is cool and knowledgeable but can’t keep up with my spunk. Haha But he is a good trainer. It’s hunting season now so we see more deer than ever on the roads. I watched the car in front of us completely demolish a deer. They know they can’t get shot in town is why there are so many. This transfer is nearly half over then I will be getting a new companion since Elder Hansen is finished. He’s from Keller, Texas and I don’t believe he is related to any Hansen’s in our Ward. So how is the rest of the family doing? Have a great week.
Love, Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wed. Oct. 22, 2008
Dear Family,
So we tract a lot and we have a full time car wooot but we only have a certain amount of miles to cover our large area of Sheridan, Twin Bridges, Laurin, Virginia City, Nevada City, Whitehall, Silver Star, and about 12 other tiny blink of the eye towns. It is getting chilly it snowed all yesterday. WE get up in the morning and run and it hurts because u can’t breathe and the wind pierces the skin. They say pretty soon it will be negative temperatures haha. Well I have not received any letters while out in the field yet because being in this new area we did not have a PO Box we just set up yesterday and they sent us our
mail so we should be getting it today or tomorrow. You can send mail to the mission home and they will forward it to me but if u send packages u have to send them priority. But my address well my PO box is: PO BOX 704 Sheridan, MT 59749-0704 But ya we are getting the work going the first weekend was rough lots of tracting and no lessons but monday we taught 5 lessons and yesterday we were on team ups with the district leaders and we tracted a ton. We had our first baptism Last saturday we kind of walked into it which was funny but mine and elder Hansen's names get the credit haha. Lots of people are very interested and
the members are overjoyed to finally have missionaries. Hopefully we will have time to write some letters and i can get them mailed off to people that is if we have time in between our games of Risk, Monopoly and Basketball. just kidding. But ya it is starting to get extremely cold but the scenary out here is unbelievable. We see at least 20 deer daily. I was within 5 feet of one before it took off....Mission president says to not try and pet them but I am a rebel. We have to stop a ton on the roads and wait for packs of deer to bound across. We
always try and get behind a semi so he can demolish them so we don’t have to worry. So ya what else do you want to know. Gonna read a couple of other letters here real quick and will email u more if i have the time.
Tell everyone I’d send them replies with emails but mission president says I’m not allowed so I will write letters. Tons of CRAZY HEATHENS here in Montana haha. but we have listened to some crazy people while here and we put them in there place haha. One guy told me he was saved because he was 75 years old and he was still a virgin I told him congratulations and he should now wait for the millenium. but anyways I have to run gotta check the mail, wash the car and play risk muahahahhaha. I will write as much as I can to catch people up today but ya until next week oh ya, pictures - it’s not working yet if I have to when we go into Butte I might print them off then send them home will figure it out as soon as I can.
Love ya all,
ELder Kyler Wayne Hinton
Note From Mom: We got a letter in the mail that he wrote the first day from the mission home. He flew into Billings in a small plane and it was all white when he arrived there. He thinks the Mission President and wife are awesome. He says he can only e-mail one person so Heningers and Sorensens you will have to e-mail what you want to your boys from Kyler’s letters. He says he can go to the Billings Temple every six weeks if he is within 120 miles! That’s the scoop. Kathy
So we tract a lot and we have a full time car wooot but we only have a certain amount of miles to cover our large area of Sheridan, Twin Bridges, Laurin, Virginia City, Nevada City, Whitehall, Silver Star, and about 12 other tiny blink of the eye towns. It is getting chilly it snowed all yesterday. WE get up in the morning and run and it hurts because u can’t breathe and the wind pierces the skin. They say pretty soon it will be negative temperatures haha. Well I have not received any letters while out in the field yet because being in this new area we did not have a PO Box we just set up yesterday and they sent us our
mail so we should be getting it today or tomorrow. You can send mail to the mission home and they will forward it to me but if u send packages u have to send them priority. But my address well my PO box is: PO BOX 704 Sheridan, MT 59749-0704 But ya we are getting the work going the first weekend was rough lots of tracting and no lessons but monday we taught 5 lessons and yesterday we were on team ups with the district leaders and we tracted a ton. We had our first baptism Last saturday we kind of walked into it which was funny but mine and elder Hansen's names get the credit haha. Lots of people are very interested and
the members are overjoyed to finally have missionaries. Hopefully we will have time to write some letters and i can get them mailed off to people that is if we have time in between our games of Risk, Monopoly and Basketball. just kidding. But ya it is starting to get extremely cold but the scenary out here is unbelievable. We see at least 20 deer daily. I was within 5 feet of one before it took off....Mission president says to not try and pet them but I am a rebel. We have to stop a ton on the roads and wait for packs of deer to bound across. We
always try and get behind a semi so he can demolish them so we don’t have to worry. So ya what else do you want to know. Gonna read a couple of other letters here real quick and will email u more if i have the time.
Tell everyone I’d send them replies with emails but mission president says I’m not allowed so I will write letters. Tons of CRAZY HEATHENS here in Montana haha. but we have listened to some crazy people while here and we put them in there place haha. One guy told me he was saved because he was 75 years old and he was still a virgin I told him congratulations and he should now wait for the millenium. but anyways I have to run gotta check the mail, wash the car and play risk muahahahhaha. I will write as much as I can to catch people up today but ya until next week oh ya, pictures - it’s not working yet if I have to when we go into Butte I might print them off then send them home will figure it out as soon as I can.
Love ya all,
ELder Kyler Wayne Hinton
Note From Mom: We got a letter in the mail that he wrote the first day from the mission home. He flew into Billings in a small plane and it was all white when he arrived there. He thinks the Mission President and wife are awesome. He says he can only e-mail one person so Heningers and Sorensens you will have to e-mail what you want to your boys from Kyler’s letters. He says he can go to the Billings Temple every six weeks if he is within 120 miles! That’s the scoop. Kathy
Monday, October 20, 2008
Kyler's First Area In Montana!
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008
Dear Family,
So P-day will be Wednesday but I was traveling on a bus all day long and was not able to email. I have been assigned to and am in Sheridan MT right now with my companion Elder Hansen (From Texas). We are living underneath a store from a member Brother Jensen. AND IT IS HUGE. It used to be his house for like his 9 kids but we have almost everything and we are making a list and will have everything we need by Sunday. It has its own washer and dryer....no other place has there own washer and dryer. We have about 5 rooms we can pick from to sleep in and it has a humongous family room and kitchen. oh and it has 2 bathrooms so it makes it a lot easier and faster to get ready in the morning. The cool thing about here is this is the first time missionaries have been here. It is a brand new area and me and Elder Hansen have been doubled in meaning we both have never been here and there is not very much information since no missionaries have been here and if they were here they were only here for like 1 day out of every 2-3 months because it was so far out of the way. So my first area in my mission I get the most brand new area possible. Sheridan MT. And yes it is cold haha. Well we have tons to do our schedules are jammed pack. We don’t have any dinners by members yet because this is a new area hopefully the Bishop will feed us tonight or we will get things going by Sunday. But ya I sat on the bus for 6-7 hours yesterday it was fun stuff. There is no snow yet where I am but supposedly it is one of the colder areas in Montana. They just say don’t get sent to Cutbank for the winter the record low is somewhere around -75. Well I have got to jet have to go set up a PO Box love you all very much.
Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton
Dear Family,
So P-day will be Wednesday but I was traveling on a bus all day long and was not able to email. I have been assigned to and am in Sheridan MT right now with my companion Elder Hansen (From Texas). We are living underneath a store from a member Brother Jensen. AND IT IS HUGE. It used to be his house for like his 9 kids but we have almost everything and we are making a list and will have everything we need by Sunday. It has its own washer and dryer....no other place has there own washer and dryer. We have about 5 rooms we can pick from to sleep in and it has a humongous family room and kitchen. oh and it has 2 bathrooms so it makes it a lot easier and faster to get ready in the morning. The cool thing about here is this is the first time missionaries have been here. It is a brand new area and me and Elder Hansen have been doubled in meaning we both have never been here and there is not very much information since no missionaries have been here and if they were here they were only here for like 1 day out of every 2-3 months because it was so far out of the way. So my first area in my mission I get the most brand new area possible. Sheridan MT. And yes it is cold haha. Well we have tons to do our schedules are jammed pack. We don’t have any dinners by members yet because this is a new area hopefully the Bishop will feed us tonight or we will get things going by Sunday. But ya I sat on the bus for 6-7 hours yesterday it was fun stuff. There is no snow yet where I am but supposedly it is one of the colder areas in Montana. They just say don’t get sent to Cutbank for the winter the record low is somewhere around -75. Well I have got to jet have to go set up a PO Box love you all very much.
Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Thursday, October 9
how is it going family i would try sending photo's but apparently it doesnt work here in the MTC and since i have very limited time im not going to bother sending any until i get to montana. So as i told you before i am flying out tuesday morning and will call while i am waiting to board the plane. This past week was alright it goes by so fast. The rumors tuesday about henry B or David bednar speaking was just a rumor but we heard this magnificent talk by an elder named Tad R Callister who talked on becoming a consecrated missionary which was super awesome. Ive been in classes waaaaay too long and am ready to get out in the field I got an email from Chris and he was here for 12 weeks i think id rather kill myself but im pretty sure after 12 weeks the MTC cafeteria food would do that for you anyways. So what has been happening in the family? I get to go to the temple again today at 2:30 i love the provo temple it is amazing inside its built in like a circular shape inside and goes way beneath ground it is tight. Well how r my bros? So i am just chilling today its a relaxed day im do laundry at 1030 then i eat lunch at 1230 and then chill till i go to the temple. did u even get my last letter? i cant check this until every P-day which is kind of lame. I do Like the Dear Elders since they are pretty much instant. well i will email u again maybe in a few min. Im going to write chris back real quick but what else do u want to know about my days at the MTC? I wake up-study-eat breakfast-study-lunch-study-dinner-study-sleep. Its a pretty awesome schedule dont ya think haha well type u back in a few min
> Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton
OMG I BROKE MY LEG!
Just kidding i crack myself up hahahahahaha. Sooooo kasey and kurtis gonna do any sports this year? Geez get out there and join the Football team if u even remotely think your gonna be able to take me in a wrestling match when i get home. Kurtis hows the cello going i keep hearing musical numbers here with the cello and i keep thinking of u playing the cello on your mission at the mtc haha. Hope everything is going well. Dad, r u enjoying your break from school? i hope mom is working u into the ground. So we go to the TRC alot and thats where we teach volunteers who are investigators and elder clouse and i rock it like non other. The other companionships cant ocmpare to how much we rock. Well i have 12 min left im going to try and see if pictures work at all
> Elder Hinton
> Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton
OMG I BROKE MY LEG!
Just kidding i crack myself up hahahahahaha. Sooooo kasey and kurtis gonna do any sports this year? Geez get out there and join the Football team if u even remotely think your gonna be able to take me in a wrestling match when i get home. Kurtis hows the cello going i keep hearing musical numbers here with the cello and i keep thinking of u playing the cello on your mission at the mtc haha. Hope everything is going well. Dad, r u enjoying your break from school? i hope mom is working u into the ground. So we go to the TRC alot and thats where we teach volunteers who are investigators and elder clouse and i rock it like non other. The other companionships cant ocmpare to how much we rock. Well i have 12 min left im going to try and see if pictures work at all
> Elder Hinton
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Thursday, October 2
How is it going Family,
> I hope all is well I am having a blast here at the MTC. At the moment my clothes are in the dryer so i am typing a letter for your reading pleasure. so as you know now my email is Khinton@myldsmail.net. Emails will be nice but to tell you the truth with the very limited time we have on here Letters through the mail are fantastic. I am learning loads here in the MTC. It is amazing how much you lear by the spirit. I believe i answered most of your questions in the letter i will be sending today. I cant wait for this weekend for General Conference it will be a freaking blast to be able to write a bijillion notes and be able to study them. How are the other missionaries in the field doing? I cant wait to fly out to Montana and begin freezing. We will be getting our flight plans tomorrow. Then i will know wheni will be in the airport and when i can call your cell phone mom. The spirit is crazy here especially the sister missionaries that we taught one was 24 and the other was 26 its amazing that even after the age to go they are here serving their lord. I am having a blast we get to ball it up every other day pretty much, Elder CLouse and I utterly dominate the b-ball court.Anything exciting happen in the family? Kasey and Kurtis still being bums? haha. Korey + Crystal pregnant yeT? if not it will be soon lawlz. How are my nephews and neices doing? Whats been happening? Kasey surviving highschool. Think of it this way you think high school is long wait until your in the MTC and have a 14 hour day that you are getting everything about the gospel thrown at you and you have to remember and then come outside your comfort zone and preach the gospel. Id like it to be known that i am pretty sure i dont have a comfort zone i talk to who i want and say what i need whenever muahahahaha. well you know me lol. Dad is on break now huh? what a bummer for you mom im sorry maybe you can talk him into going back to work for those 2 weeks if not just make a list crazy long and put that boy to work. Maybe make him clean the mess of a room i left haha. Goooood Times. Grandma and Grandpa you guys are the best i love you guys a ton. The caffeine free dr.pepper is nothing compared to the dr.pepper by Grandma hehe. You guys are the best and i will try and write you an individual letter later today after i attend the temple. The spirit does work on you like non other i will tell you what it is amazing you better be ready kasey you are next. What are you ever going to do mom without taking me to lunch everyday? you must be so devastated i am sorry. I have an idea while dad is on break make him fix his own food and you go out and get your self a nice chipotle bowl and since i wont be there to eat it i guess give it to Kurtis = ). Man time goes quick i still have 13 min but geez 30 min to register my email and start typing geeez i guess they dont want to give me time to download an illegal version of World of Warcraft and start gaming it up hahaha i crack myself up. Who is going to keep Ryland entertained while i am gone. I would vote send him up to my dungeon and let him sit in my throne of a computer chair and put on NACHOOOOO LIBREEEEE for him. When i get home we are gonna duke it out!!!!! Well im getting used to being in church clothes 24/7 now that its finally P-day its weird not being in my white shirt and tie with my magnificent suit. I have only worn my blue suit because i figure i will dry clean it before i leave the MTC and both my suits will be ready for the field instead of getting them both dry cleaned....see im so smart. And geez i have 11 shirts but if they arent dirty why wear a new one muahaha. My companion wore his for a week freaking ridiculous lol. So pretty much i am owning this MTC up. The first few days and especially the first day was really long and drawn out and almost boring since we were sitting in alot of Large Group Meetings but when we are in the classroom with just me and 7 other elders its alot of fun especially when we go to the TRC, TEC, or the RC to practice lessons or call people on the phone or just have workshops. What a blast its been so far and i can only see it getting better as i get more familiar with the doctrine. We have 3 main things while teaching Find the investigators needs then extend a commitment and then use doctrines to back up what we told. It alot more than that but thats what we have been working on last night. we will only get through part of lesson 3 in the MTC and we will have to get Lesson 4 on the go. But just getting to know the investigator and finding out exactly what they need is the best way of teaching them. They have also stressed the I Will commitments to get them to do stuff we ask them. I am grateful I can be here on my mission and i am going to be the best missionary ever so you wait and see the heavens are going to be opened and blessings will be poured down you wait and see. 5 min left on this email what ever will i do. I got a warning and now it is flashing....dang its a bummer the download of Wow hasnt finished yet.....Not.. well what else is there. not much I pretty much rock this work and Montana will be wowed by Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton and how much spunk he has people are already amazed well i have to jet its getting bigger and blinking faster. I love you guys very much and everyone who has supported me and helped me get on this mission.....Oh and GO BYU COUGARS YESSSSS. Well until next week maybe i will try and sneak another letter i might get a slap on the wrist welll cya later take it easy and give Brother Chatwin a hard time for me i have a picture of Elder Haviland of me but i forgot my camera so next week sinc ei have no more time to use the internet sorry. Love u guys very much.
>
> Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton
> I hope all is well I am having a blast here at the MTC. At the moment my clothes are in the dryer so i am typing a letter for your reading pleasure. so as you know now my email is Khinton@myldsmail.net. Emails will be nice but to tell you the truth with the very limited time we have on here Letters through the mail are fantastic. I am learning loads here in the MTC. It is amazing how much you lear by the spirit. I believe i answered most of your questions in the letter i will be sending today. I cant wait for this weekend for General Conference it will be a freaking blast to be able to write a bijillion notes and be able to study them. How are the other missionaries in the field doing? I cant wait to fly out to Montana and begin freezing. We will be getting our flight plans tomorrow. Then i will know wheni will be in the airport and when i can call your cell phone mom. The spirit is crazy here especially the sister missionaries that we taught one was 24 and the other was 26 its amazing that even after the age to go they are here serving their lord. I am having a blast we get to ball it up every other day pretty much, Elder CLouse and I utterly dominate the b-ball court.Anything exciting happen in the family? Kasey and Kurtis still being bums? haha. Korey + Crystal pregnant yeT? if not it will be soon lawlz. How are my nephews and neices doing? Whats been happening? Kasey surviving highschool. Think of it this way you think high school is long wait until your in the MTC and have a 14 hour day that you are getting everything about the gospel thrown at you and you have to remember and then come outside your comfort zone and preach the gospel. Id like it to be known that i am pretty sure i dont have a comfort zone i talk to who i want and say what i need whenever muahahahaha. well you know me lol. Dad is on break now huh? what a bummer for you mom im sorry maybe you can talk him into going back to work for those 2 weeks if not just make a list crazy long and put that boy to work. Maybe make him clean the mess of a room i left haha. Goooood Times. Grandma and Grandpa you guys are the best i love you guys a ton. The caffeine free dr.pepper is nothing compared to the dr.pepper by Grandma hehe. You guys are the best and i will try and write you an individual letter later today after i attend the temple. The spirit does work on you like non other i will tell you what it is amazing you better be ready kasey you are next. What are you ever going to do mom without taking me to lunch everyday? you must be so devastated i am sorry. I have an idea while dad is on break make him fix his own food and you go out and get your self a nice chipotle bowl and since i wont be there to eat it i guess give it to Kurtis = ). Man time goes quick i still have 13 min but geez 30 min to register my email and start typing geeez i guess they dont want to give me time to download an illegal version of World of Warcraft and start gaming it up hahaha i crack myself up. Who is going to keep Ryland entertained while i am gone. I would vote send him up to my dungeon and let him sit in my throne of a computer chair and put on NACHOOOOO LIBREEEEE for him. When i get home we are gonna duke it out!!!!! Well im getting used to being in church clothes 24/7 now that its finally P-day its weird not being in my white shirt and tie with my magnificent suit. I have only worn my blue suit because i figure i will dry clean it before i leave the MTC and both my suits will be ready for the field instead of getting them both dry cleaned....see im so smart. And geez i have 11 shirts but if they arent dirty why wear a new one muahaha. My companion wore his for a week freaking ridiculous lol. So pretty much i am owning this MTC up. The first few days and especially the first day was really long and drawn out and almost boring since we were sitting in alot of Large Group Meetings but when we are in the classroom with just me and 7 other elders its alot of fun especially when we go to the TRC, TEC, or the RC to practice lessons or call people on the phone or just have workshops. What a blast its been so far and i can only see it getting better as i get more familiar with the doctrine. We have 3 main things while teaching Find the investigators needs then extend a commitment and then use doctrines to back up what we told. It alot more than that but thats what we have been working on last night. we will only get through part of lesson 3 in the MTC and we will have to get Lesson 4 on the go. But just getting to know the investigator and finding out exactly what they need is the best way of teaching them. They have also stressed the I Will commitments to get them to do stuff we ask them. I am grateful I can be here on my mission and i am going to be the best missionary ever so you wait and see the heavens are going to be opened and blessings will be poured down you wait and see. 5 min left on this email what ever will i do. I got a warning and now it is flashing....dang its a bummer the download of Wow hasnt finished yet.....Not.. well what else is there. not much I pretty much rock this work and Montana will be wowed by Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton and how much spunk he has people are already amazed well i have to jet its getting bigger and blinking faster. I love you guys very much and everyone who has supported me and helped me get on this mission.....Oh and GO BYU COUGARS YESSSSS. Well until next week maybe i will try and sneak another letter i might get a slap on the wrist welll cya later take it easy and give Brother Chatwin a hard time for me i have a picture of Elder Haviland of me but i forgot my camera so next week sinc ei have no more time to use the internet sorry. Love u guys very much.
>
> Elder Kyler Wayne Hinton
Monday, September 29, 2008
Kyler's First Letter!
9/25/08
Dear Mom and Dad and the rest of the fam,
I do not get a P-day this week but usually P-day would be on Thursday. I’ve got pretty well settled with 3 other elders who also are headed to Billings. Elder Clouse is my companion. Hopefully these 3 weeks go by as quick as possible because I want to get up in Montana. We have an early night tonight so we can write home since we will have a regular day tomorrow instead of a P-day which is a bummer since I will probably only get to the temple once or twice. Hey Mom I thought we had an agreement of no crying. But it will be alright you will have no one to keep you entertained now. Well my flight went alright when I landed Stacey found me right when I came down the escalators and my 2 bags were the first ones out of the baggage claim so it went quickly. We then proceeded to Stacey’s mother-in-laws (Mark’s parents house) and Stacey put Emily to sleep. We then drove over and picked Mark up from work and met Kevin at Chuck-a-rama. Mark wouldn’t let me pay either. Kevin then dropped me off at the MTC where I dropped my baggage off and then went inside where I received my name tag and a bunch of different items such as my blue card which gets my food and into my room, etc. Aunt Lucinda and the 2 girls met me at the room and we went into the orientation together. I gave Lucinda the address for me at the MTC. After the 1st orientation was done all family got booted out and we went through a bunch of different lines and received many different missionary items. We then went and sat in our rooms and kind of settled in till about 3:30 where we had a long drawn out orientation. Then we had dinner. THEY HAVE SODA!!! I saw Granger Haviland, we talked for a while then we broke off in a branch and I am branch 53 with 7 other elders and we had a few quick interviews and given a quick lesson. From today at the MTC I hope the next 3 weeks go quick. I depart Oct. 14th. Well I need to have companion inventory and go to bed. Peace Dogs!
Love, Kyler Hinton, The Flippen Missionary Yeah!
Save this so I have a Journal LOL
Dear Mom and Dad and the rest of the fam,
I do not get a P-day this week but usually P-day would be on Thursday. I’ve got pretty well settled with 3 other elders who also are headed to Billings. Elder Clouse is my companion. Hopefully these 3 weeks go by as quick as possible because I want to get up in Montana. We have an early night tonight so we can write home since we will have a regular day tomorrow instead of a P-day which is a bummer since I will probably only get to the temple once or twice. Hey Mom I thought we had an agreement of no crying. But it will be alright you will have no one to keep you entertained now. Well my flight went alright when I landed Stacey found me right when I came down the escalators and my 2 bags were the first ones out of the baggage claim so it went quickly. We then proceeded to Stacey’s mother-in-laws (Mark’s parents house) and Stacey put Emily to sleep. We then drove over and picked Mark up from work and met Kevin at Chuck-a-rama. Mark wouldn’t let me pay either. Kevin then dropped me off at the MTC where I dropped my baggage off and then went inside where I received my name tag and a bunch of different items such as my blue card which gets my food and into my room, etc. Aunt Lucinda and the 2 girls met me at the room and we went into the orientation together. I gave Lucinda the address for me at the MTC. After the 1st orientation was done all family got booted out and we went through a bunch of different lines and received many different missionary items. We then went and sat in our rooms and kind of settled in till about 3:30 where we had a long drawn out orientation. Then we had dinner. THEY HAVE SODA!!! I saw Granger Haviland, we talked for a while then we broke off in a branch and I am branch 53 with 7 other elders and we had a few quick interviews and given a quick lesson. From today at the MTC I hope the next 3 weeks go quick. I depart Oct. 14th. Well I need to have companion inventory and go to bed. Peace Dogs!
Love, Kyler Hinton, The Flippen Missionary Yeah!
Save this so I have a Journal LOL
Elder Hinton
These are pictures of Kyler recieving his mission call, the night before leaving - getting set apart as a missionary, and at the airport - 4:30 am!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Our Last Sunday
Today Kyler spoke in church about prayer. He did such a great job! He wouldn't let my mom read what he was going to say, so she was kind of worried he'd say something embaressing, but he really brought the spirit in the room.
A family friend, thanks Michelle Ellsworth!, made this cake, it turned out great! The family and a few friends got together for cake and ice cream, today is Kyler's Birthday! We loaded Kyler up with Dr Pepper and Chipotle for the next 2 days to enjoy before leaving.16 Ties, Really?
Now, the information says to bring 5 or 6 ties, but Kyler has 16 to take with him. He is very proud of all his ties and every store he would go to he'd head straight for the ties. I know each one will get well used over 2 years. I told him (his sister Kinsey) that his companions will want to borrow all his spiffy ties. Is he prepared or what?
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