This week we had zone conference. On Monday we woke up at 5 a.m. to be there on time. I wasn't such a big fan of that. It was way too early! But, it was really, really good!!!! We stayed there till 4:30, came home, went to dinner at a member's house, then had lessons till 9:30 that night. It was sweet!
Today we went to the temple. It was so cool! The temple looks like a castle! It's sooo pretty! It's about an hour's drive from my mission. We just got back from the temple and now I'm emailing you.
Elder Sharp and I got a baptism date! It's for one of our investigators named Blonka. She's getting baptized on June 30th. It was pretty cool. We walked in the first time to meet her and the spirit was way strong, saying "Invite her to be baptized" SO WE DID AND SHE ACCEPTED!!!!. She had the lessons for about 6 months from the other elders that were here, but they never invited her to be baptized, for some reason. It's weird.
The mission is going good. Elder Sharp is a way cool guy. He's always doing what's right and has a way strong testimony.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
We received a few emails from Jarett this past Tuesday, which is his P Day. He says he just bought a K2 bike and is in the best shape he has been his entire life!
Jarett also found out that he can only send and receive letters from his friends via the post office. He cannot receive emails from friends (only family). Therefore, he asked that we post his mailing address.
Friends, you can write Jarett at:
Elder Jarett Jolley
California Carlsbad Mission
451 West Bobier Drive
Vista, California, 92083-1906
Below are a few quotes we received from Jarett this past Tuesday. Enjoy!
"The family is changing so much i cant beleive that Jason and Brooke are going to have kids that nuts!!"
"This week has been pretty crazy... the first week we contacted 187 people!! this week however has been pretty slow... not that many people have been outside. I guess they saw us last week walking around haha."
"One cool experience I had... Me and my companion were walking to a dinner appointment when we saw a family outside so we went over and started to talk to them about the gospel and we made a return apointment. The next time we where heading over we got a call from the dad(ROD) asking if we could come later that day and if it was all right if 4 other adults came to listen. We said yes but we both were thinking it was their preacher or pastor they were bringing over. So a "bible bash" it was going to be.
When we showed up at their house we found out that Rod had invited his WHOLE family over to hear what we where saying. It was so sweet! they all liked what we where saying and we invited all of them to church this sunday. So about 12 investigators are coming to church with us this sunday!!!! yea its so sweet!"
Jarett also found out that he can only send and receive letters from his friends via the post office. He cannot receive emails from friends (only family). Therefore, he asked that we post his mailing address.
Friends, you can write Jarett at:
Elder Jarett Jolley
California Carlsbad Mission
451 West Bobier Drive
Vista, California, 92083-1906
Below are a few quotes we received from Jarett this past Tuesday. Enjoy!
"The family is changing so much i cant beleive that Jason and Brooke are going to have kids that nuts!!"
"This week has been pretty crazy... the first week we contacted 187 people!! this week however has been pretty slow... not that many people have been outside. I guess they saw us last week walking around haha."
"One cool experience I had... Me and my companion were walking to a dinner appointment when we saw a family outside so we went over and started to talk to them about the gospel and we made a return apointment. The next time we where heading over we got a call from the dad(ROD) asking if we could come later that day and if it was all right if 4 other adults came to listen. We said yes but we both were thinking it was their preacher or pastor they were bringing over. So a "bible bash" it was going to be.
When we showed up at their house we found out that Rod had invited his WHOLE family over to hear what we where saying. It was so sweet! they all liked what we where saying and we invited all of them to church this sunday. So about 12 investigators are coming to church with us this sunday!!!! yea its so sweet!"
Sunday, May 8, 2011
We received a call from Jarett today! He used Skype, so we could see him, but our microphone didn't work, so we used the phone to talk to him. We hope to have the kinks worked out by Christmas. He's in Temecula, California. His companion is Elder Tyler Sharp - who just happens to be from SLC, and he graduated from Hillcrest one year ahead of Jarett! They had classes together in high school and they're buds.
We got to wave to Elder Sharp on Skype. He looks and sounds great!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
First Official Letter
We got an official letter from Jarett. :) Here is what he said...
- I can only write back on Wednesdays.
- The MTC is so much fun!.
- Last night we had our Tuesday night Devotional with Richard G. Scott. It was so cool. You could feel the spirit even before he walked in. He talked about how our missions are from God. He said "You can do whatever you are asked to do, because it was the Savior who called you to go on your mission!" It was so cool to listen to him talk.
- I love wearing the Jacket that Tay gave me. It means alot to me! What's Tay doing? He hasn't written to me yet.
- Just yesterday I thought I was home in my own bed. But then I woke up to a different room.
- I'm so happy I'm not learning a language. Three weeks in the MTC is long enough.
He gave his schedule for Tuesday:
7:00 AM - Breakfast
7:30 AM - Service
8:45 AM - Get ready for classes
9:15 AM - Class
10:00 AM - MTC Health Meeting
11:30 AM - Lunch
12:15 PM - Gym
1:30 PM - Personal Study
2:20 PM - Doctors (He went to the check on his persistent cough - he's fine)
2:30 PM - Companion Study
3:00 PM - Missionary Directed Time
3:30 PM - Class Room
4:30 PM - Dinner
5:00 PM - Companion Study
5:45 PM - Missionary Directed Time
6:45 PM - Devotional
8:00 PM - District Meeting
9:00 PM - Daily Planning
10:10 PM - Quiet Time
10:30 PM - Bed Time.
- I can only write back on Wednesdays.
- The MTC is so much fun!.
- Last night we had our Tuesday night Devotional with Richard G. Scott. It was so cool. You could feel the spirit even before he walked in. He talked about how our missions are from God. He said "You can do whatever you are asked to do, because it was the Savior who called you to go on your mission!" It was so cool to listen to him talk.
- I love wearing the Jacket that Tay gave me. It means alot to me! What's Tay doing? He hasn't written to me yet.
- Just yesterday I thought I was home in my own bed. But then I woke up to a different room.
- I'm so happy I'm not learning a language. Three weeks in the MTC is long enough.
He gave his schedule for Tuesday:
7:00 AM - Breakfast
7:30 AM - Service
8:45 AM - Get ready for classes
9:15 AM - Class
10:00 AM - MTC Health Meeting
11:30 AM - Lunch
12:15 PM - Gym
1:30 PM - Personal Study
2:20 PM - Doctors (He went to the check on his persistent cough - he's fine)
2:30 PM - Companion Study
3:00 PM - Missionary Directed Time
3:30 PM - Class Room
4:30 PM - Dinner
5:00 PM - Companion Study
5:45 PM - Missionary Directed Time
6:45 PM - Devotional
8:00 PM - District Meeting
9:00 PM - Daily Planning
10:10 PM - Quiet Time
10:30 PM - Bed Time.
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