Dear Family,
I met German. He`s really cool. He found my stuff in the street at one in the morning. He found my driver`s license, my temple recommend, my debit card, and some other stuff. Everything was gone. I`m glad I found those things though. They were the important. German was great. He`s about 20. I`m glad he was honest. The Lord answered my prayer. I remember specifically asking that an honest person would find them. I also asked that whoever found them would be lead into the truth. That prayer was answered. German was honest and he accepted to listen to the missionaries. The Lord was watching out for me. I`ll give Chase a call this week and order a new Debit Card. The financers told Salt Lake that I need a new mission credit card, so I should get that in a couple of weeks. Good experiences.
Two of our investigators will be getting baptized this Saturday. Their names are Jacinto Rivera and Jorge Abrèu. They`re excited. Elizabeth Ramos will be getting baptized March 12. The Lord is really blessing us right now. He`s preparing his children and we`re finding them. It`s great.
Last week was so humid. It was terrible. I came home every night feeling sticky and nasty. It looks like this week will be the same. Bring it on.
Tell Jason felicitaciones. That`s awesome. Now there will be three missionaries in the ward. Side note: I`m sure you all know who the Flakes are. I was in the mission offices last week and saw that Jared Flake is coming here. He`s in the MTC right now. I hope I see him and Matt.
Everyone sounds well. Between orchestra, babies, church callings, and who knows what else, it sounds fun.
We have changes next week. The changes just seem to disappear.
We had a really great zone conference last week. Presidente and Hermana Heaton are great. They`re really fun to be around. I`ve learned a lot from them.
I love you all and I`ll talk to you next week.
Os amo,
Elder Jones
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Statehood Day
Dear Everyone,
Well the Lord`s work continues. We had three people come to church yesterday. Two older men and a ten-year old girl. Their names are Jorge, Jacinto, and Yessica. Jorge and Jacinto will be getting baptized February 26th; next Saturday. We`re pretty excited. Yessica won`t be getting baptized yet because we have to talk with her parents first. We`re going to talk to her dad because her mom is a naughty person. Here`s the story why she`s naughty. I was on divisions last week with a new missionary. We went to teach Jorge. He lives with his friend. This naughty girl happens to live there as well. From the moment we got to the house, this girl just stood in the doorway and laughed and talked the whole time. It was hard to concentrate. Then she decides to bring out a very naughty picture. She walks up to my comp and puts right in front of his face. What does he do? He smacks her hand away. Oh ya! It was great. Then she just stood in the doorway with the picture in front of her face. We just ignored her as best we could and finished the lesson. At the end, Jorge asked us for a blessing. This naughty girl continued doing her thing. Right before giving the blessing I finally said, "Please leave!" She said a few things and then left. We then gave him a blessing and left. Don`t mess with missionaries!
Elizabeth Ramos didn`t make it to church yesterday. Satan is working hard on her. It is very easy to see that. She`s not as excited as she was when we first met her, she doesn`t think she`ll be ready to be baptized by her baptism date, and she`s having a hard time giving up her last cigarette. I`m feeling that we`ll have to be firm with her at our next lesson and straight up tell her that Satan is behind everything. If she wants to beat him, she has to stand up and tell him NO. She`s a super nice lady. She wants to get baptized. She just has to show it more. She has to exercise her faith.
I totally forgot that today is Statehood Day. Happy Statehood Day! 99 years young. We`ll have to all go see MOTAB next year.
The school system changed a little. That`s cool. Taylor won`t have as many teachers and Mesa will have a lot more. Where is Little League going to be now since they`re building a new building? They better not get rid of it.
I`ve been in this area since October 26th; almost three changes.
I`m about out of time. I`d write more but my comp is pretty strict about being out of here on time.
I hope you all have a good week. Keep doin` what you`re doin`.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Well the Lord`s work continues. We had three people come to church yesterday. Two older men and a ten-year old girl. Their names are Jorge, Jacinto, and Yessica. Jorge and Jacinto will be getting baptized February 26th; next Saturday. We`re pretty excited. Yessica won`t be getting baptized yet because we have to talk with her parents first. We`re going to talk to her dad because her mom is a naughty person. Here`s the story why she`s naughty. I was on divisions last week with a new missionary. We went to teach Jorge. He lives with his friend. This naughty girl happens to live there as well. From the moment we got to the house, this girl just stood in the doorway and laughed and talked the whole time. It was hard to concentrate. Then she decides to bring out a very naughty picture. She walks up to my comp and puts right in front of his face. What does he do? He smacks her hand away. Oh ya! It was great. Then she just stood in the doorway with the picture in front of her face. We just ignored her as best we could and finished the lesson. At the end, Jorge asked us for a blessing. This naughty girl continued doing her thing. Right before giving the blessing I finally said, "Please leave!" She said a few things and then left. We then gave him a blessing and left. Don`t mess with missionaries!
Elizabeth Ramos didn`t make it to church yesterday. Satan is working hard on her. It is very easy to see that. She`s not as excited as she was when we first met her, she doesn`t think she`ll be ready to be baptized by her baptism date, and she`s having a hard time giving up her last cigarette. I`m feeling that we`ll have to be firm with her at our next lesson and straight up tell her that Satan is behind everything. If she wants to beat him, she has to stand up and tell him NO. She`s a super nice lady. She wants to get baptized. She just has to show it more. She has to exercise her faith.
I totally forgot that today is Statehood Day. Happy Statehood Day! 99 years young. We`ll have to all go see MOTAB next year.
The school system changed a little. That`s cool. Taylor won`t have as many teachers and Mesa will have a lot more. Where is Little League going to be now since they`re building a new building? They better not get rid of it.
I`ve been in this area since October 26th; almost three changes.
I`m about out of time. I`d write more but my comp is pretty strict about being out of here on time.
I hope you all have a good week. Keep doin` what you`re doin`.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Monday, February 7, 2011
The Mission is Going Great
Dear Family,
Well, last week I saw the Lord`s hand in His work again. First off, we had a miracle find. It happened Saturday afternoon. It was about five and we were walking to a bus stop to go to the church. We went the way we always do because it`s quicker. We don`t have to back-track to get to the bus stop. Anyways, we were walking down the street when we heard someone shouting at us. This guy named Jorge says, "The missionaries taught me five years ago in Buenos Aires . I never got baptized, but now I want to." Those words are music to a missionary`s ears. He said he`s having some problems and decided he needs to get baptized. Yesterday we picked him up at his house and took him church with us. He`s awesome. I don`t know if it was the Spirit making sure that I would on that street or just me being lazy and not wanting to walk more than I have to. Whatever it was the Lord was involved. That was just another example of someone the Lord prepares to receive the restored gospel. There have been many times on the mission when I`m tired and want to go home because no one is listening. Thankfully, I have experiences like that that keep me going.
Elizabeth, one of our other star investigators, is doing great. She went to church yesterday(by herself). She`s just accepting everything. The missionaries have tried teaching her for years, but she was never interested. Those other missionaries planted the seed and now we`re sowing it. She wants to get baptized. These are her words; "It`s my time to become a mormon." Yet another example of the Lord preparing His children to receive the gospel. All these experiences help me to remember that, even if people choose not to listen to the gospel right now, a seed is being planted that future missionaries can sow. It`s great being part of the Lord`s work. I know the gospel is true, and I`m grateful to be sharing it. If the Lord can take someone like me and turn him into a missionary, he can do it with anyone. I hope you all being missionaries. Remember D&C 24:12. It`s one of my favorites.
We had special guest in our ward yesterday. Elder Foster, of the second quorum of the seventy, along with his wife, decided to visit our ward and the other ward that shares our building. He`s the secondcounselor in the area presidency. We actually showed up to church early because we misjudged how long it would take to walk from Jorge`s house to the church. Anyways, I walk into the chapel see Elder Foster and his wife talking to the stake president. I recognized right away and thought, "Wow! There`s a general authority here. Oh boy!" We actually started sacrament meeting at 9:30 instead of 9:45. I guess having a general authority come means that church has to start on time. Needless to say, a handful of people showed up late. He got up and bore his testimony at the end. He`s still learning Spanish, but did well. That was another cool experience.
All sounds well back home. That`s good. Everyone is up to something. The weather finally cooled down there. It`s about time. The weather is constantly changing. Today is cloudy and there`s a slight breeze. That means tomorrow will probably be scorching hot. Oh well.
I have one little favor to ask. I lost my oil vile. I`ve never seen one in the distribution center. Whenever you send the calender, can you send a cheap oil vile as well? Gracias.
That`s all for this week. I hope you all have a good week.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Well, last week I saw the Lord`s hand in His work again. First off, we had a miracle find. It happened Saturday afternoon. It was about five and we were walking to a bus stop to go to the church. We went the way we always do because it`s quicker. We don`t have to back-track to get to the bus stop. Anyways, we were walking down the street when we heard someone shouting at us. This guy named Jorge says, "The missionaries taught me five years ago in Buenos Aires . I never got baptized, but now I want to." Those words are music to a missionary`s ears. He said he`s having some problems and decided he needs to get baptized. Yesterday we picked him up at his house and took him church with us. He`s awesome. I don`t know if it was the Spirit making sure that I would on that street or just me being lazy and not wanting to walk more than I have to. Whatever it was the Lord was involved. That was just another example of someone the Lord prepares to receive the restored gospel. There have been many times on the mission when I`m tired and want to go home because no one is listening. Thankfully, I have experiences like that that keep me going.
Elizabeth, one of our other star investigators, is doing great. She went to church yesterday(by herself). She`s just accepting everything. The missionaries have tried teaching her for years, but she was never interested. Those other missionaries planted the seed and now we`re sowing it. She wants to get baptized. These are her words; "It`s my time to become a mormon." Yet another example of the Lord preparing His children to receive the gospel. All these experiences help me to remember that, even if people choose not to listen to the gospel right now, a seed is being planted that future missionaries can sow. It`s great being part of the Lord`s work. I know the gospel is true, and I`m grateful to be sharing it. If the Lord can take someone like me and turn him into a missionary, he can do it with anyone. I hope you all being missionaries. Remember D&C 24:12. It`s one of my favorites.
We had special guest in our ward yesterday. Elder Foster, of the second quorum of the seventy, along with his wife, decided to visit our ward and the other ward that shares our building. He`s the secondcounselor in the area presidency. We actually showed up to church early because we misjudged how long it would take to walk from Jorge`s house to the church. Anyways, I walk into the chapel see Elder Foster and his wife talking to the stake president. I recognized right away and thought, "Wow! There`s a general authority here. Oh boy!" We actually started sacrament meeting at 9:30 instead of 9:45. I guess having a general authority come means that church has to start on time. Needless to say, a handful of people showed up late. He got up and bore his testimony at the end. He`s still learning Spanish, but did well. That was another cool experience.
All sounds well back home. That`s good. Everyone is up to something. The weather finally cooled down there. It`s about time. The weather is constantly changing. Today is cloudy and there`s a slight breeze. That means tomorrow will probably be scorching hot. Oh well.
I have one little favor to ask. I lost my oil vile. I`ve never seen one in the distribution center. Whenever you send the calender, can you send a cheap oil vile as well? Gracias.
That`s all for this week. I hope you all have a good week.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Monday, January 31, 2011
Me Again
Dear Family,
First off, I have to catch up on the birthdays. Happy late Birthday to Kayli, James, and Valerie. I think that`s everyone.
The work is going well. We found a lot of new investigators last week. Unfortunately none of them came to church yesterday. They all promised they would. We`re going to visit them mthis week and find out what happened. We helped Elizabeth make wallets on Friday. We did it for about two hours and then had a short lesson with her. Elder Price reeeaaaaaly wanted to do service for her and that was the only thing she had for us to do. I don`t know if she was really anxious for us to do it, but she let us do it. Funny story: Yesterday we had a combined priesthood/relief society meeting. The bishop did the class. He talked about judging people. At the end he said, "As bishop, I am the only person in thus ward that can judge." He said it really boldly. A lot of members got offended. I imagine I`ll be hearing about that for a while. That`s the update from Uruguay.
I`m going to write Matt Garner a letter. I`ll send it through snail mail. If he asks about anything, just tell he`s getting a letter.
I hope I was remembered at the barbecue. If the Stouts are still in town, ask them if they know Elder Huston. He`s in my mission. He`s from Arkansas. I`m not sure which part though. I`m just curious.
Thanks for the pictures Charles. James doesn`t even look the same since I last saw him. It looks like his birthday was fun. I guess it was Valerie`s birthday party as well.
I got all my reimbursments so I no longer have money issues. Thanks for sending that money Mom.
I have no idea what else to write so I`m going to end right now. I hope you all have a good week. Que la fuerza os acompañe.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
First off, I have to catch up on the birthdays. Happy late Birthday to Kayli, James, and Valerie. I think that`s everyone.
The work is going well. We found a lot of new investigators last week. Unfortunately none of them came to church yesterday. They all promised they would. We`re going to visit them mthis week and find out what happened. We helped Elizabeth make wallets on Friday. We did it for about two hours and then had a short lesson with her. Elder Price reeeaaaaaly wanted to do service for her and that was the only thing she had for us to do. I don`t know if she was really anxious for us to do it, but she let us do it. Funny story: Yesterday we had a combined priesthood/relief society meeting. The bishop did the class. He talked about judging people. At the end he said, "As bishop, I am the only person in thus ward that can judge." He said it really boldly. A lot of members got offended. I imagine I`ll be hearing about that for a while. That`s the update from Uruguay.
I`m going to write Matt Garner a letter. I`ll send it through snail mail. If he asks about anything, just tell he`s getting a letter.
I hope I was remembered at the barbecue. If the Stouts are still in town, ask them if they know Elder Huston. He`s in my mission. He`s from Arkansas. I`m not sure which part though. I`m just curious.
Thanks for the pictures Charles. James doesn`t even look the same since I last saw him. It looks like his birthday was fun. I guess it was Valerie`s birthday party as well.
I got all my reimbursments so I no longer have money issues. Thanks for sending that money Mom.
I have no idea what else to write so I`m going to end right now. I hope you all have a good week. Que la fuerza os acompañe.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Work is Great
Dear Family,
Bueno, first off, before I forget, I`ll answer Matt`s questions. He doesn`t need rainboots. I hardly ever use mine. I woruld take three regular pairs. I suggest they have a leather inside instead of fabric. For shirts I`d taken seven short- sleeve and 3 or 4 long-sleeve. I suggest the brand ENRO from Pomeroy`s. They`re really good. They should easily last two years as long as he takes care of them. Tell him to take a ski coat. DON`T buy the coat from Pomeroy`s. Luckily I brought my ski coat with me. I also wouldn`t buy CTR Clothing brand. I`ve had to fix a lot of my my pants and my suit. Tell him to go somewhere else. A mummy bag is nice to have in the winter. It gets pretty cold. Blankets didn`t do it for me. I ended up buying a mummy bag from another missionary. I also recommend buying white pants from the Distribution Center . They`re cheaper and a better quality. This last one is just a tip: if he brings a watch tell him to get one with a metal or plastic strap. Fabric straps soak up the sweat and then they don`t have a pleasant aroma. Send me his address so I can write him a longer letter. I`m sure I`ll remember other things later.
Everything is going well down here. Elder Price and I gave talks yesterday. It was about missionary work. I used Elder Nelson`s talk from last October`s conference. He talked about being an example of the believers. My focus was to try and help the members figure out that one of the best ways to share the gospel is to always be an example of the believers. I think it went well. Elder Longfellow is lucky he got transferred. He barely snuck out of that one.
Things are going great with Elder Price. This is his second change as senior companion. He trained ast change. We got to Uruguay together. We`re both in our tenth change. We`ve been comps for only five days and I`ve already learned so much from him. I can already see why President Heaton put us two together. President Heaton really does rely on the Lord when he does changes. I`m really looking forward to this change. Yesterday we gave a baptismal date to a fifteen year-oldboy named Andrès. His friend, Pablo, is a less-active member. Last week he asked Pablo if he could go to church so they went yesterday. We had a lesson with him yesterday afternoon and he committed to getting baptized. His mom is really happy that he wants to go to church. We`re talking with her tonight to ask for permission tobaptize him. If we can, we`re defenitely try and give her a baptismal date. His baptism is scheduled for February 19th. We had a great lesson with Elizabeth on Saturday night. We talked about testimony. We wanted to make sure she had a testimony or was at least praying to receive one. She was crying and telling us about the difference our message has been making in her life. She also had some doubts that we were able to reslove. Her biggest doubt was about why the men and women fo to separate classes during church. Elder Price explained it vert simply. He said that men and women have different duties. The men go to one class tolearn their duties and the women go to another to learn theirs. She was cool with that. She enjoyed church. Now we just have to make sure she keeps coming. That`s the update for now.
I have one request. I have twenty pesos(one dollar) right now. I was supposed to get reimbursements over a week ago, but they haven`t come yet. I don`t know what the problem is. So can you put some money in my account Mom. That would be great.
That`s it for this week. I hope you all have a good week. Be sure to share the gospel.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Bueno, first off, before I forget, I`ll answer Matt`s questions. He doesn`t need rainboots. I hardly ever use mine. I woruld take three regular pairs. I suggest they have a leather inside instead of fabric. For shirts I`d taken seven short- sleeve and 3 or 4 long-sleeve. I suggest the brand ENRO from Pomeroy`s. They`re really good. They should easily last two years as long as he takes care of them. Tell him to take a ski coat. DON`T buy the coat from Pomeroy`s. Luckily I brought my ski coat with me. I also wouldn`t buy CTR Clothing brand. I`ve had to fix a lot of my my pants and my suit. Tell him to go somewhere else. A mummy bag is nice to have in the winter. It gets pretty cold. Blankets didn`t do it for me. I ended up buying a mummy bag from another missionary. I also recommend buying white pants from the Distribution Center . They`re cheaper and a better quality. This last one is just a tip: if he brings a watch tell him to get one with a metal or plastic strap. Fabric straps soak up the sweat and then they don`t have a pleasant aroma. Send me his address so I can write him a longer letter. I`m sure I`ll remember other things later.
Everything is going well down here. Elder Price and I gave talks yesterday. It was about missionary work. I used Elder Nelson`s talk from last October`s conference. He talked about being an example of the believers. My focus was to try and help the members figure out that one of the best ways to share the gospel is to always be an example of the believers. I think it went well. Elder Longfellow is lucky he got transferred. He barely snuck out of that one.
Things are going great with Elder Price. This is his second change as senior companion. He trained ast change. We got to Uruguay together. We`re both in our tenth change. We`ve been comps for only five days and I`ve already learned so much from him. I can already see why President Heaton put us two together. President Heaton really does rely on the Lord when he does changes. I`m really looking forward to this change. Yesterday we gave a baptismal date to a fifteen year-oldboy named Andrès. His friend, Pablo, is a less-active member. Last week he asked Pablo if he could go to church so they went yesterday. We had a lesson with him yesterday afternoon and he committed to getting baptized. His mom is really happy that he wants to go to church. We`re talking with her tonight to ask for permission tobaptize him. If we can, we`re defenitely try and give her a baptismal date. His baptism is scheduled for February 19th. We had a great lesson with Elizabeth on Saturday night. We talked about testimony. We wanted to make sure she had a testimony or was at least praying to receive one. She was crying and telling us about the difference our message has been making in her life. She also had some doubts that we were able to reslove. Her biggest doubt was about why the men and women fo to separate classes during church. Elder Price explained it vert simply. He said that men and women have different duties. The men go to one class tolearn their duties and the women go to another to learn theirs. She was cool with that. She enjoyed church. Now we just have to make sure she keeps coming. That`s the update for now.
I have one request. I have twenty pesos(one dollar) right now. I was supposed to get reimbursements over a week ago, but they haven`t come yet. I don`t know what the problem is. So can you put some money in my account Mom. That would be great.
That`s it for this week. I hope you all have a good week. Be sure to share the gospel.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Changes are here
Dear Family,
Changes are today. That`s why I didn`t write yesterday. I`m staying in my area. My new comp is Elder Price. We got to the mission together. He`s senior comp. I`m glad I`m getting a new comp. Elder Longfellow has some colorful language. It`ll be nice to not have to hear that all the time. It should be a good change.
Everyone sounds busy. How fun. I`m busy too so we`re all in the same boat. Good luck with all that work.
Irving has a new job? Where? When did that happen? How am I supposed to get cheap flights now? Hope the job goes well.
I`m glad Bro Harmon`s funeral went well. Is his family doing well? I hope so.
How`s school going for everyone? Anything new there? Weston you`re auditioning for some orchestra thing. Good luck with that.
I have no idea what to write. I hope this isn`t boring to read. If it is, I apologize. The further along I get the harder it is for me to know what to write about.
My ward should be having a baptism this change. Elisabet and Gabriel are progressing well. At our last lesson, Gabriel got teary. We read Alma 32 together. Verse 27 really touched him. It was really cool. Up until then, it seemed like he wasn`t really interested. It was mostly his wife, Elisabet. Once he read the Book of Mormon he changed. Preach My Gospel says that the Book of Mormon is key in our teaching. It has the power to convert people. I witnessed that first hand. Gabriel said he would go to church as well. He had never said that before. Unfortunately, they couldn`t go to church on Sunday. Some family or friends showed up. They called at 11 o`clock Saturday night. They`re sincere though. They really want to go. We just have to find a way to get them there. I know they`ll go though.
Two wards meet in our building. The missionaries in that ward and us planned a combined missionary activity for both wards. We planned it for this past Saturday. It was supposed to start at 7. The first and only person showed up at 7:30. She wasn`t even at church last Sunday to know about it. Someone told her. She left though. We left at 8. The members had a week to plan for it. I guess that wasn`t enough. We`re going to try it again in a few months.
I`m tying to send pictures, but this computer seems to be slow. I hope I can send a few at least.
I hope everyone has a good week. Talk to ya`ll next week.
Les quiero,
Elder Ethan Jones
Changes are today. That`s why I didn`t write yesterday. I`m staying in my area. My new comp is Elder Price. We got to the mission together. He`s senior comp. I`m glad I`m getting a new comp. Elder Longfellow has some colorful language. It`ll be nice to not have to hear that all the time. It should be a good change.
Everyone sounds busy. How fun. I`m busy too so we`re all in the same boat. Good luck with all that work.
Irving has a new job? Where? When did that happen? How am I supposed to get cheap flights now? Hope the job goes well.
I`m glad Bro Harmon`s funeral went well. Is his family doing well? I hope so.
How`s school going for everyone? Anything new there? Weston you`re auditioning for some orchestra thing. Good luck with that.
I have no idea what to write. I hope this isn`t boring to read. If it is, I apologize. The further along I get the harder it is for me to know what to write about.
My ward should be having a baptism this change. Elisabet and Gabriel are progressing well. At our last lesson, Gabriel got teary. We read Alma 32 together. Verse 27 really touched him. It was really cool. Up until then, it seemed like he wasn`t really interested. It was mostly his wife, Elisabet. Once he read the Book of Mormon he changed. Preach My Gospel says that the Book of Mormon is key in our teaching. It has the power to convert people. I witnessed that first hand. Gabriel said he would go to church as well. He had never said that before. Unfortunately, they couldn`t go to church on Sunday. Some family or friends showed up. They called at 11 o`clock Saturday night. They`re sincere though. They really want to go. We just have to find a way to get them there. I know they`ll go though.
Two wards meet in our building. The missionaries in that ward and us planned a combined missionary activity for both wards. We planned it for this past Saturday. It was supposed to start at 7. The first and only person showed up at 7:30. She wasn`t even at church last Sunday to know about it. Someone told her. She left though. We left at 8. The members had a week to plan for it. I guess that wasn`t enough. We`re going to try it again in a few months.
I`m tying to send pictures, but this computer seems to be slow. I hope I can send a few at least.
I hope everyone has a good week. Talk to ya`ll next week.
Les quiero,
Elder Ethan Jones
Monday, January 10, 2011
Saludos de Uruguay
Dear Family,
Wow, a lot happened back home. That is a huge shock about Bro. Harmon. He was a great man. I guess the Lord has other plans for him. I hope his family is doing well. It`s nice to know that death isn`t the end though. I`m sure it still hurts, but we know that we can live with our families forever. I`m sure that takes away part of the pain. I`ll be praying for them.
What else? Matt Garner is coming to my mission. Jenny are you sure it`s Montevideo West and not Montevideo? That would be awesome if I trained him. If any of you see Matt, tell him he`s coming to a great place.
Happy Birthday to Kayli. Six already. Yes mom, that does make me feel old. Oh well.
The mission is going well. Yesterday, we had a lady walk up to us asking for money. She was drunk. She said, "I`m 35. I drink, and I smoke. I have a problem." Yes you do," I thought. Then she asked us for money. She put her hand on my waist also. Then she asked us for our wallets. There was nothing she could have done though. She was wasted. Elder Longfellow shook her hand and then I did, but she didn`t let go of mine. She tried squeezing it. I thought, "Really? I guarentee that I can squeeze harder." It was weird. Anyways I pulled my hand away and we walked away. She left and continued asking people for money. Great experiences. Haha.
Yesterday was a difficult day. It was one of those days when we felt like we were walking around aimlessly. We ended up getting home a half hour early because Elder Longfellow`s feet hurt. That always one of the hardest things to do: keeping your day full. I hope this week is better.
Jenny don`t be mad at me. I tried sending pictures, but my computer is too slow. I promise to send some next week. Cross my heart and hope to die.
I hope you all have a good week.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
Wow, a lot happened back home. That is a huge shock about Bro. Harmon. He was a great man. I guess the Lord has other plans for him. I hope his family is doing well. It`s nice to know that death isn`t the end though. I`m sure it still hurts, but we know that we can live with our families forever. I`m sure that takes away part of the pain. I`ll be praying for them.
What else? Matt Garner is coming to my mission. Jenny are you sure it`s Montevideo West and not Montevideo? That would be awesome if I trained him. If any of you see Matt, tell him he`s coming to a great place.
Happy Birthday to Kayli. Six already. Yes mom, that does make me feel old. Oh well.
The mission is going well. Yesterday, we had a lady walk up to us asking for money. She was drunk. She said, "I`m 35. I drink, and I smoke. I have a problem." Yes you do," I thought. Then she asked us for money. She put her hand on my waist also. Then she asked us for our wallets. There was nothing she could have done though. She was wasted. Elder Longfellow shook her hand and then I did, but she didn`t let go of mine. She tried squeezing it. I thought, "Really? I guarentee that I can squeeze harder." It was weird. Anyways I pulled my hand away and we walked away. She left and continued asking people for money. Great experiences. Haha.
Yesterday was a difficult day. It was one of those days when we felt like we were walking around aimlessly. We ended up getting home a half hour early because Elder Longfellow`s feet hurt. That always one of the hardest things to do: keeping your day full. I hope this week is better.
Jenny don`t be mad at me. I tried sending pictures, but my computer is too slow. I promise to send some next week. Cross my heart and hope to die.
I hope you all have a good week.
Les quiero,
Elder Jones
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