This last 4 1/2 months have been a blur! My 6 month mark is a transfer away!
All I hear about the Olympics opening was that it was really long. Other than that I havent heard much about the olympics other than occasional updates on Gold medals.
Oooooh... man.... a mission is like a scripture classroom. Its hard to resist talking about the deep doctrines and history of the gospel and the scriptures. One of my favorites has to be Abrahamic Tests, as alluded to in D&C 132;51. I will keep you posted on anything else cool I discover on my trek through the Standard works. Im currently in D&C 50 and almost done with Deuteronomy. (The Pentateuch is WAAAAY repetitive) The Old Testament is way cool though when its not laying out the law of Moses for the 5th time.
Now, back to that CD. Soooo. I went to Stonehenge yesterday! and Salisbury Cathedral! It was way cool! Dont worry I took pictures! Im actually wearing a Stonehenge t-shirt right now! Ya so I bought the cd in the Salisbury Cathedral gift shop (is that like the merchants in the temple?) Buuuuut... uh. Im a little at a loss for words this week but Hannah is still on track to be baptized! Transfer dodge is in and no one in Swindon is moving. Frankly I was a bit disappointed at first but its ok now, im looking forward to this transfer with Elder Callen.
In less positive news Hugh has officially dropped out of Church and doesnt know if he believes in God anymore. Im confident he will be back though. Hes just depressed (clinically) and hes made some mistakes that are keeping the spirit from him. Hes still an awesome guy and I know that through Cardiffs efforts and especially his friends at Church that he will come back. I just hope and pray that he can make it to the temple in time for me to go with him!
Thank you for the emails and the cds and all the stuff you do! I may get to write a little more but timing is weird today!
I love you!
Jake to Dad:
Im glad the move is working out and especially that I will have my own room to come back to. Ive heard a few horror stories about missionaries coming home and getting depressed and going inactive and Im sure having my own room will go a long way to help me avoid that! I have met Sister Nelson briefly! Its cool to meet missionaries that I have some obscure connection to (theres one in the group that came after mine) It would be especially cool if one of the younger guys from back home got called to this mission while I was here as well but i can only hope! How long have those missionaries in the new ward been out? Are there any recently returned missionaries you know of, because I know of a few missionaries who went home not too long ago from Mesa and Gilbert.
This week has been good, I just got the news on Monday that Im staying in Swindon and so is my companion. It should be a good transfer! Hannah will be baptized soon and were hopeful to set a date with Catherine when she is ready. There are wonderful poeple here in Swindon. Just yesterday we went to Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral with a really great less actrive member of the ward. (Dont worry, I insisted to Elder Callen I wouldnt go unless we had permission from President Rasmussen first!) It was a really good time! Brother Phelps is really knowledgable about English History and a variety of other subjects so he was a great tour guide. He also happily told us hes been reading his scriptures again so our time with him is not wasted!
Im a bit at a loss this week but its good to hear things at home are ok. I Love you!
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