Little Known Facts by Elder Uibel
Broken Bows and Well-Read Cats
John has been transferred to the town of Broken Bow, Nebraska. He is serving as District Leader and will be coming home on 11/11/11. Hurrah! We received a box of his personal belongings this week in the mail. Among other things, there was a broken crossbow. We laughed that his garage sale purchase preceded his latest and final transfer location–Broken Bow.
Love, Elder Uibel
Puzzling Statements!
New Digs
Cooks, Cookies and Winter Quarters
John has been transferred to Winter Quarters on the outskirts of Omaha. He helps with temple and cemetery maintenance by day and tracts and teaches by night. Go John! He just happened to meet up with good friends from American Fork while they were on a family vacation of the church history sites. After a great visit, they left him with a bag of his favorite “healthy” cookies.
Dear Family,
Sorry i didn’t email you on Saturday, it IS my p-day but we were busy managing a project again. Hopefully that won’t happen this week again. Oh boy, I think more sweat has come out of my arms in the past few days than it has my whole life. Why my arms? I feel like I’m turning into Dad with sweaty arms. Hmm, odd…
So I got your letter and package of goods and emails and whatnot. Sounds like an adventurous week. I got a package from my Granny. It was a giant package of almonds, cookies and brownies. Also Blueberries that were no longer frozen.
Our apartment is still a mess and smells Horrible. There is something dead in our apartment.…either that or something ALIVE, I don’t know which one’s worse at this point. But it smells, and our apartment key doesn’t let us in the front door and we need to update our names with the management there. It’s all very complicated. I’d prefer the smell of Sudanese people’s apartment over our apartment, they make good smelling food.
I’m still enjoying the protein bars. I have two packs at home and 4 in the fridge at the facilities management office. Yum.
Lets see, what did we do today:
1. We took a new route to the trail center today to save two miles and almost got in an accident on the way there
2. I pulled the dead flowers out of the flower…pens at the Temple
3. Watched a giant branch fall in the cemetery off a tree.
4. Weed whacked some weeds at the trail center.
5. Watered some stuff
6. Did a thorough job of cleaning the Facilities Management Truck and watched as they came back with a Brand NEW One! (Could have told me you were just going to BUY a brand new 2011 GMC 2500 pickup!)
7. We cleaned out our car and pressure washed it and the truck.
8. Sat in the hot 100 degree weather
9. Got ice cream with the Jewlanders
9. Went to the other office to see if my clothes had arrived yet. (not yet)
10. Went home and showered
11. Came here!
The End
Or is it…
Thanks for the letter Dad, it was very helpful and I found some good insight in it. About 98% of it was accurate. I have been trying to get help myself in that regard lately as I do struggle with myself often. “Darn Neurotoxins!” I’m trying to remember more of it but nothing comes to mind. “Darn Neurotoxins!”(Ask Becca and Rachel, they’ll know) :p
Becca, my sister! Very cool walls! That looks fantastic! You should put some good charlie brown quotes on there too, that would be awesome but you’ve probably already thought of that.
So, I don’t think any of you have created a Mormon.org profile. Omaha, Lincoln and Hasting in Nebraska are going to have bill boards and signs everywhere starting next month and they want every member here to make a profile. Support our troops. Donate to the cause. Tell a friend! Invite! Please.
Rachel! You look like a small native Indian from the prairie land of desert– nowhere.
Mom and Dad, don’t worry about trying to make it out here at the end of my mission. I think it would be cool if Lizzie were able to come to when she gets back, maybe next summer or something but then again it might never happen with us old folks and our age and jobs and school and whatnot. Hmm. Most missionaries take half their mission to think this through but I just go with the flow, ya know? But you would enjoy it.
Anyway, think, pray, ponder, persist!
The rocks look amazing! Very good use of space and…rock.
I must go or we will be late for our dinner apt.
Love you all,
Bye!
Love, Elder Uibel
Flooding Hamburg with Service
[Check out this article from USA TODAY describing the flooding where Elder Uibel is serving.]
Come Unto Me As a Little Child…
Have a great day!I love you all and want you to know that I know this church is true!
Returned Mail
ATTENTION
Many of you have reported having your mail returned to you. The address listed in the sidebar is, however, correct. This can mean:
- An Elder in the Mission Office assigned to route mail is struggling with his assignment.
- An Elder in the Mission Office is playing a mean prank.
- There is no Elder in the Mission Office assigned to route mail.
- The postal system in Omaha is under-funded.
- The postal system in Omaha is over-funded.
- There is no postal system in Omaha.
- Anti-Mormon sentiment within the Omaha Postal System is rampant. “No Mormon gets mail on my watch!“
- The Mission Office doesn’t really exist. Rather, the whole thing is a sham and Johno has run off with the circus.
We’re trying to contact the office (Ha! So are you!) to discover the reasons behind the letter issue. Please stand by…
















6th Apr 11
Maybe if you took a peak at Johno's return address when he sends you a letter, you would discover some ...
17th Jan 11
Hey there everyone! Good to hear from you! Sister Lasalosi, we cooked 3 pounds of meat the other day and ...
6th Jan 11
hi elder Uibel oh man how are you? you know what its soo hard to be back home..its not easy ...
18th Oct 10
HI john-o its me daisy ya know your moms piano student I really really really really really miss you!!! You ...
20th Sep 10
Well Mother, it looks like you're getting computer savy. Haha, thanks!