Hope all is well at home. I'm guessing
the resorts are opened. Some member was talking about the west coast of North
America and how much snow it will get this year. I hope you have all gotten
some powder on your faces haha. While we are on the topic of skiing, I wore
my facemask the other night riding and it helped so much, it gets freezing at
night here.. It's a totally different cold than what I'm used to. Utah cold is
just bitter and dry and just miserable sometimes. Especially on the mountain
when it's windy and you're hiking up the snake creek ridge line or something.
But here it's humid and wet cold. It's not even raining half the time but you
still feel wet. It goes straight through you're jacket to you're bones haha.
It's hard to explain. But it makes me miss Utah cold. This will be the first
year I will not have a goggle line from windburn or just from my face being so
cold.
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| A peak at the sun!! |
So this week was all right overall. We
had some appointments fall through that we were really excited about which was
tough. So a few weeks ago we were bouncers at a wedding at the chapel haha.
Well we were just helping people with directions, but anyways, the couple that
was getting married is a really awesome couple. The wife is a member and the husband isn't. The husband talked to the bishop about meeting with the
missionaries because he wants to be baptized!!!!! Haha we were soooo stoked!
He's a really cool guy! We were suppose to meet him on Saturday but he called
and had to cancel because he is leaving out of town for work and won't be
back until the 5th or December! Dang we were so bummed. But we are
excited to see him when he gets back. Well either I will see him or elder
fisher will.
We did a lot of finding this week with
minimal success to none. It was hard because we felt that we were being
diligent and working hard but nothing seemed to be falling into place. It
didn't feel like a waste of time because we don't have any other appointments
in the day but it's just tough when you feel that you are giving it your all
but there aren't results. Elder fisher and I went hard finding on Saturday and
found some awesome people that we are teaching next week.
It's crazy to think that we (he and Elder F) won't
be together. I can't describe how I feel about the last 12 weeks. I have
learned so much. I think the most important thing I have learned is to listen
to the spirit and the promptings. Because when I can do that, it helps with
everything else. Some days I think back to August 19th the day I left
and it seems like that was years ago. And other days it seems like a few weeks.
I am grateful for all that I have learned and I am even more grateful for the
chance I have to learn even more about myself as a missionary and what kind of
missionary and person I want to be in 2 years. I always think of dad and the
example of being a missionary but also a father. I want to be exactly like you
dad and I always have. I want to come home in 2 years and be like the Man you
are. I am so grateful for you and the path you have set for me. Love you
dad.
Well that's basically my week. I'm
excited for this next transfer and what's in store. It will be
interesting.
Lords Hand
I saw the lords hand this week in realizing
how much I have learned the last 12 weeks and how grateful I was to have elder
fisher as my trainer. We learned a lot together and we really had some fun. I
am grateful that the Lord placed us together. I don't feel like I know anything
to be honest but I have felt the lords help in every single day of my mission
so far in helping me feel the promptings of the spirit but to also be positive
and happy. I have also seen the lord’s hand in keeping elder fisher and I warm
this week, WOW! It got cold all of sudden. The Lord really does look out for
missionaries.
Love you family, I cannot believe that
Gracie is in young women's. It is so weird to me. It makes her seem so old when
she's not. Love you guys so much! Miss you! "Behold, I say unto you,
that it is the duty of the church to assist in supporting the families of
those, and also to support the families of those who are called and must needs
be sent unto the world to proclaim the gospel unto the world." I read this
in my studies. It really made me happy. I love you guys.
Jake
NO SHORT CUTS
Jacobs responses to my questions...1. How do you deal with disappointment and canceled appointments? 2. Are you celebrating Thanksgiving?
1. I just think the best way to deal
with cancelled appointments is to have it push you to set more appointments and
make up for the ones that cancel. But I don't know how much longer I can do that.
I still have a whole out here haha. But I just think it's trusting that
Heavenly Father will help always.
2. Since I am staying in Bedford, there
is a woman in the ward (sister smith) who is from Murray Utah! She is having us
over for thanks giving which I'm excited about! It will be good. But not the
same as Newport Beach Thanksgiving haha.
Kernels of corn (What I'm thankful for...)
1. My family
2. My mission
3. Jesus Christ and his loving atonement
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