In the letter mom got yesterday Jake explained that he got dumped on for 4 days straight, and all four days he was lucky enough to be on a bike. Welcome to Washington!
He thanked mom and dad for "raising us right" and shared his gratitude for the gospel and knowing that It truly blesses families. He said, "I've seen a lot of joy here. Whether it be my own joy, or the joy that the gospel brings into others lives."
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"To all of you I'd like to say, never be afraid of talking about the gospel with someone who is not a member. I don't doubt that you share it every chance you get, but the members of wards are so important to missionary work. Don't be afraid to invite someone to church with you." I know that I need to be better about that. Not necessarily because I am "afraid", but I just forget to look for the opportunity. Thanks for the encouragement Jake.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
rain, rain, and... the church is true!
In the email we recieved this week we were told that Elder Slater is finally seeing/experiencing Washingtons best known fact. "Me and Elder Jones have been kinda working together for most of the week this week, so we've been on Bike, and of course it's been raining. The rain finally caught up with me this week and it's come down hard. and it just happened to be my first almost full week on bike, just my luck." Ha ha.
It sounds like he had a harder week with investigators when he said, "Yesterday was Stake Conference here, and two of the speakers were our amazing stake president and his wife. It was so good, but since it was stake conference we didn't get very many investigators to church. We were supposed to have eleven come with us, but we ended up with zero. That was kind of a bummer, but the meeting was still good. This weekend was the first weekend my companionship hasn't had a baptism. but of course I've only been here four weeks so that's not sayin' much." But he still sounds really upbeat! He ended the email with, "I'm doing great, and I'm improving little by little with only minor setbacks. I can't wait to be better ha ha. I love studying and learning. The new Ensign is Amazing! Study it like scripture - cause it is. Anyway, I love you always, and hope to hear from you soon."
Isn't he amazing?! We love you Jake!
It sounds like he had a harder week with investigators when he said, "Yesterday was Stake Conference here, and two of the speakers were our amazing stake president and his wife. It was so good, but since it was stake conference we didn't get very many investigators to church. We were supposed to have eleven come with us, but we ended up with zero. That was kind of a bummer, but the meeting was still good. This weekend was the first weekend my companionship hasn't had a baptism. but of course I've only been here four weeks so that's not sayin' much." But he still sounds really upbeat! He ended the email with, "I'm doing great, and I'm improving little by little with only minor setbacks. I can't wait to be better ha ha. I love studying and learning. The new Ensign is Amazing! Study it like scripture - cause it is. Anyway, I love you always, and hope to hear from you soon."
Isn't he amazing?! We love you Jake!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Short Letter
Jake let us know that he approves of the future home that Chris and Abby have just picked out and have decided to build, and he let us know that he got the laundry bag that mom sent to him. It was a really cool laundry bag that we put together for him with all his nieces and nephews handprints on it. He said, "It is a wonderful asset, and I love all of the handprints. They make me smile!"
He mentioned once again his lack of sleep because of the time change and said, "At home you are either awake or tired. In the mission you are either tired or exhuasted, and I am feeling the later right now."
He mentioned once again his lack of sleep because of the time change and said, "At home you are either awake or tired. In the mission you are either tired or exhuasted, and I am feeling the later right now."
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Not enough sleep
Jake is doing really well! He is loving the experiences. He has had a rough time adjusting to the time change, but the work moves forward.
He informed us that he and his companions eat a lot of hambuger helper, frozen dinners and cereal. He also mentioned that they eat out often because it is the most "convenient". How is that for a healthy diet?!
He said, "We had Zone conference on Friday, and it was Amazing. President Pearson is quite the speaker, and he is so straight forward he almost makes you nervous, if that makes sense, but I love it. I came away from zone conference feeling very pumped. I still have a hard time talking to all these strangers. I Know I just have to be more patient, because those skills will come."
He also said, "We had an awesome baptism last night. We baptised a guy named David. He's the first guy I've seen converted from the beginning. His wife was already a member, and now you can just tell they are going to have such a great little family, they have two kids." Isn't that amazing!? It's true that this gospel helps bring true joy--- especially to families.
He sounds awesome! And sends his love to everyone. And he thanked Grandma and Grandpa for thier letter.
He informed us that he and his companions eat a lot of hambuger helper, frozen dinners and cereal. He also mentioned that they eat out often because it is the most "convenient". How is that for a healthy diet?!
He said, "We had Zone conference on Friday, and it was Amazing. President Pearson is quite the speaker, and he is so straight forward he almost makes you nervous, if that makes sense, but I love it. I came away from zone conference feeling very pumped. I still have a hard time talking to all these strangers. I Know I just have to be more patient, because those skills will come."
He also said, "We had an awesome baptism last night. We baptised a guy named David. He's the first guy I've seen converted from the beginning. His wife was already a member, and now you can just tell they are going to have such a great little family, they have two kids." Isn't that amazing!? It's true that this gospel helps bring true joy--- especially to families.
He sounds awesome! And sends his love to everyone. And he thanked Grandma and Grandpa for thier letter.
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