July 12, 2011, Temecula

Hey Family!!!!!

Dang! Sounds like u guys have been doing good!!!!!! I’ll send something next week about the mission (for a brief report on his mission in our ward’s sacrament meeting.) I still need to think of what I want to say. This week in the mission is going good. The days feel like weeks but the weeks feel like days!! It’s crazy how fast things go on the mission!!
We picked up 16 new investigators this week! Two families we are teaching have 6 people in them. One more family has 4. That’s just the families! Then, the rest are single people that we are teaching. The guy we are teaching (Todd, the guy with tattoos) has a baptismal date for the 23rd of July. We still have a bunch of work to do with him but he'll come around. Before, when we were meeting with his mom, he wouldn’t even talk to us, he would just walk by and go to his room. Now he comes out every time we are over and talks with us and gets involved with the lesson. It’s so cool!!! It’s by small and simple things great things come to pass!
I’m sorry to hear about Grandpa and Grandma. It didn’t surprise me one bit that he is still wanting to work out in the garden. He is the hardest worker I have ever met!!!! I don’t know how he does it!!! I admire him alot!!!
It sounds like everything is going good at home. I’m happy to hear about everything. Transfers are the 26th. Hopefully I’m not getting transferred, but we will see.
Yeah Mom, u do write a lot, but it’s totally fine. Don’t worry about it. I’m glad to hear from u and Dad and Spencer. I love u guys tons. Talk to u later!!!

July 5, 2011 - Temecula

July 5th - Temecula

Wow! That’s nuts!! I can’t imagine snow! (On the hiking trails.) It’s been so hot down here!! It’s been around 100 most of the time! I have never sweated so much in my life!! It’s way gross!!! The people are way nice though, they give us water and that’s one good thing about it being hot out side. We can ask if we can come in and get a drink.

The 4th of July we didn’t do anything different, still went out and did the Lords work!! But, at night we got to watch the fire works go off. That was all we got to do for the 4th of July. People down here can’t light their own fire works. They can’t even have fire works, because of the fire safety issues.

This week has been good. Elder Sharp was made district leader last transfer. So, we have been going on a bunch of exchanges with different missionaries. It’s weird to see how they do things and why they don’t do other things! I’m just glad I have Elder Sharp as a companion. We get along. I don’t know if I could get along as well as we do, with other missionaries in our district.

Sorry, I can’t watch the Mormon Message you forwarded. Thanks though!! This week I have felt way good!! It’s weird. It’s like the night before Christmas when I was a little kid. That kind of feeling! I like it though!!

Today we went out to the property of the family that we live with. They are building a house on the Indian reservation. While we were out there, we got to see his car shop and get a ride in the Razor 4- seater. You guys have to get one when I get back! Or I’ll get one! It was so nuts, all of the cars they have!!!

Todd, the investigator we have been working with, is starting to finally change. You can just see it in him. He’s happier and feels good!! Last Sunday he came to church and was fasting, and he didn’t have a cigarette the whole time at church! That’s way good!!! It’s way cool to see how things are changing.

love ya tons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

June 28th, 2011 - Temecula

June 28th - Temecula



Hey Family!!!

This week has been going good!!! One of our investigators (Todd) is going through a really hard time. Last week me and Elder Sharp got down on him about smoking and keeping the commandments. We tried to get him to stop smoking. Didn’t happen. He says he wants to stop but he doesn’t stop smoking. It’s weird!! He smokes about a pack a day. That’s so much money!!! He'll get baptized some time though!!

Thanks so much for the package!! Thanks!!!!! Yeah, I got everything. I don’t need anything. Thanks though!!!

That’s so funny about Erin and Nick!!! (Nickaylee deterrent) That sounds way fun about girl’s camp. I bet Dad had a blast!! Is there much flooding from all the snow??

Dang, Grandpa is a trooper! That’s nuts to hear about him. He is truly one of the hardest working men I have ever met!!!

Sounds like the family is doing pretty good!! Dang that sounds so much fun at Grace’s house!! (making s’mores) It reminds me of camping!! That’s one thing I do miss alot of is camping!!!

Well, this week has gone by pretty fast. I still think I just got here yesterday. It’s so weird!!!

Way to go Spencer!! Making the big bucks! That’s good to hear!!! What r u going to do with all the money?? If it was me I would just save it and use it when u get back from your mission. You’ll need it then!!

love you guys, Elder Jolley!!!

June 21, Temecula

 We set a baptismal date for this guy named Todd.  He has tattoos all over him loves to smoke and drink. He's a way cool guy though. We had a lesson yesterday with him and he finally just said "K I'll give it a shot. I'll read and pray every day for one month.  If I don't get an answer, then I'm done."  So we told him OK.  Then, we set a baptismal date for him. He said "K, cool."  It was so sweet!!!  That's just one of the cool things that happened this week!! 

6/14/2011, Temecula

Thank you guys so much for everything that you have done!!! This week in the mission has been good.  Elder Sharp is the district leader now. We didn’t get transferred this transfer.  Only one Elder got transferred and another has finished up his mission, so, he’s going home tomorrow.

Some things that have been interesting this week? Um, well we stopped by this house and found out that the dad was a preacher for his job.  Yeah, we didn’t know till we sat down and he wouldn’t let us talk at all.  We were there for about an hour.  We were stuck.  Yeah it wasn’t that much fun at all. He said the Book of Mormon isn’t true at all.  Then we said, ”Have u read it?”  He said, “no” then that was it, basically.  I finally had enough with the guy telling us that we were wrong and everything. So I just interrupted him and bore my testimony about the Book of Mormon.  I said we could be here arguing all night but we aren’t going to go any where because u won’t read the Book of Mormon.  “How will you ever know it’s true?”  So, then we got up and walked out of his house!  That’s just one of the many experiences I have had this week!  How’s dad doing?  Love ya tons.  Here are some picts 

6/7/11 Temecula

The mission is going good!! Its been the hardest thing I've ever done, just because I don't feel worthy to be out here some days.  Other days its been a blast!  Its weird.   


That's way cool to hear about Joe!  You'll be a great missionary!!!


One cool experience I had this week was when we went over to a members house.  On the way home we stopped by a house out by the Indian reservation. The family is way cool way nice and knows alot about the church.  We talked to them for about an hour and have a return appointment.  When we were biking home the dogs that live on the Indian reservation got out and were chasing us.  They're so stinkin fast!!! I couldnt believe it!! They finally gave up and turned around.


It's so cool out here.  Temecula is a pretty town,  really homey and country like.  Every one is really nice, most of the time!! 


One cool thing I found out when I was on exchange, was that Metal Mulisha's compound is in Temecula.  We could see them riding their dirt bikes and flying through the air.  It was pretty dang cool!!!  It made me want to ride mine.  Oh yeah, mine's not working.  Ha Ha, dang it!!! 


The weather down here is always sunny.  It's only rained twice so far!!!   Its been pretty dang nice!!! The mission is fun!!! 


This last Sunday, we had one of our investigator family's come to church.  Every one in the church wanted to welcome them in.  They loved it!!  The oldest daughter (11 years old) stayed for the whole time and went home with members that live right by them.  It was so sweet to see how the ward welcomed them in and made it a good experience for them!! 


Well g2g love you guys!!  
Thanks you guys for all the support u guys have given me!!! 

Temecula, May 31, 2011

One cool experience happened just last night.  I was on an exchange with another Elder named Elder Kim.  We got back to the church to switch back with our regular comps.  Then me and Elder Sharp went off to dinner at a members house.  It was way good!!!  After that we went tracting and found this 21 year old sitting out front of his house. He has been having problems with his family and didn’t know what to do.  So, we talked to him and taught him a little about the Book of Mormon and how it can help him out with these problems and to pray about it.  It was really cool. You could tell that the kid was struggling in life and needed help.

After that, we had a feeling to stop by a members’ house to find out what members lived around them. They invited us in and to eat with them so we did.  We talked and had a great time there.  Just before we were getting up to go, the wife asked us a question “DO U EVER FEEL LIKE YOU’RE INSPIRED?"  I said “yes.”  Then she asked, “Do you Elders feel like you were inspired to come over tonight?”  Then Elder Sharp told her about our day and why we choose to come over there. Then she said last week, when we met with the family, we taught a lesson about Alma. That next Sunday she was giving a lesson in Relief Society and it ended up being about Alma and what we taught her family. She said it gave her good confidence in teaching the lesson. Next she said she asked her husband for a blessing earlier that day, but the husband was out of oil.  Then we showed up at the house. The spirit was soooooooooo strong!  It is one memory I will always remember for my life.  The lord truly does put you in places you need to be in. It was so sweeettttt!!! That’s just one of many of experiences I have had lately.