The Staircase

- C.R. Burnett

Step by step,
Hour by hour,
I climb a staircase,
Inside a tower.

The walls are cold,
The air is thin;
Sometimes I wonder,
Where I have been.

A tempo arises,
A beautiful sound.
But why, oh why,
Do I feel bound?

The clocks are ticking,
The beats moves along,
But I still can't find,
Where I belong.

I have within,
A hidden smile,
That seems to come,
But once in awhile.

So as I climb
This place of mine,
I wonder if
It's worth my time.

"The prize is rare!"
Or so they say,
I hope to be,
The winner some day.

So step by step,
And hour by hour,
I climb a staircase,
Inside a tower.

--
Elder Burnett
Soldier of Zion

"Baby it's cold outside"

Dear family,

It's getting crazy cold out here! Some evenings we can't even go outside to do work due to the drop of temperature and the winds! Be of good cheer though, I am staying nice and cozy and thinking of you keeps me warm inside :)

Well, things are going slow here still, but my companion and I do have a handful of people to teach; one of which is Kim. She has had a rough life so far, and it seems to improve a little more every time we see her. We have an appointment with her and Jakki today at 1pm for lunch. We are going to see if things are able to start moving towards baptism and the blessings of the Gospel.

Sure do love you lots! Thank you always for your support! :) Keep the faith and fight a good fight!

P.S. Superbowl is this weekend and my team, green bay is in it! I can't watch it so watch it for me and tell me how it goes? :) Thanks!

--
Elder Burnett
Soldier of Zion

Letter from Elder Burnett

Dear Family,

The snow never ceases to amaze me! It just comes and comes down; like a never-ending ray of sunshine that is actually bleak, cold, and hard! Don’t get me wrong, I love the snow, but as a missionary it just likes to kick the trash out of us first! ;)

Things sure have been crazy here! We have been doing our best to try and find some more investigators, tracting and finding seems to be the only thing we do around here. Jakki is a LA that we work with. She has Cerebral Palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. She has an assistant, Kim, who works with her and is now starting to read the Book of Mormon everyday with Jakki! Things are improving on that end; slowly but surely right? We just push forward in the cold and the snow! The fire in our hearts keeps us warm.

I love you all so much! Every now and then something will happen that will remind me of someone in the family or the ward and I just chuckle to myself thinking about all the good times we had! I look forward to seeing you here in 10 or so months! Keep the faith and thank you so much for the support!

--
Elder Burnett
Soldier of Zion

Email?

Dear Family,

You didn't get my email last week? Ugh. MYLDSMAIL is having issues right now. Several missionaries accounts have just randomly been deleted in the district; hopefully that does not happen to me!!! :( I will be sure to send an EXTRA long one for two weeks of not getting one. However, I will not be able to email tomorrow cause everything is closed. I am at a members now and had the feeling to check my email. I'm sorry for that :( Love you lots!

--
Elder Burnett
Soldier of Zion

The time is here again...

Dear Family,

I apologize for the lack of email on Monday. We got transfer calls on New Years and I now have a new companion! His name is Elder Esplin and he seems to be a pretty awesome kid! Had an awesome New Years and I hope you did also! Love you!

--
Elder Burnett
Soldier of Zion