Wed. I stayed home and started re-painting the baseboards I go most of the way done. I'll have to finish them this week sometime. Hen I took Carson and Sean in to town to do baptisms for the dead with the YM. They went to peach city after for dinner and shakes. Just the boys.
Thursday Carson and I did some more painting on his goose boxes Til we ran out of paint and then I took Carson to church ball at 5. I went to the grocery store and to shopko to get Kayla a birthday present. Taylor and Kayla stopped by after work to pick up her gift and say hi.
Friday Carson had practice at 230 in Logan. I guess the kids over there get out of school early on Friday. So he missed 40 minutes of class to go to practice. This practice was with a few different kids. Because they are mixing the blue and green teams together for some of the tournaments so everyone doesn't have to commit to all of them. They are playing at the Presidents' Day tournament this weekend, then the March madness the 16th, and spring break the 30th. Then the regular season play will start. So I think it's going to start to get busy with practices etc if the weather changes and we can see grass. Right now everything is flooding. So it will be a little while yet before that all happens. There was so much water at Jolene and Kevin's that they had to get a pump with a 2" pipe and they have been pumping since Thursday. It's kind of a mess. It did finally quit raining on Saturday so we are having a bit of a reprieve. But it is supposed to start raining again on Friday through the weekend.
The bear River is full and they are letting double the amount of water out of cutler dam because they are afraid the dam is going to break with the amount of water it is holding back right now. So we are watching the water level of the river flooding up to the office and grandma and grandpas and Kristal and Ben's house. We might have to dig some new dikes to keep the water away. The closest the water has been since we've lived here was about 10 ft from the basement door at grandmas. Hopefully it doesn't get that close.
Sat. Dad made breakfast for my birthday and smoked bacon. Then we worked on Carson's project for a couple hours. Kale Bingham and Sean Baker came and Taylor and Kayla. We got all 10 boxes put together so we just have to touch up paint and Carson needs to weld the base and the post and attach it to the box. So a few more hours and it will finally be complete. Then I think he has to go out to the refuge and put the boxes out. I think they said by the first of March. We are hoping to get it done before we head to St George this weekend.
We all went to lunch at the Co-op and then dad and I came back and went to work for a bit. Dad did bacon wrapped smoked chicken for my birthday dinner but was yummy and Kayla brought a lemon meringue pie for dessert.
Today we had sacrament meeting and the new couple that moved in to Wayne Johnson's house spoke. They did a great job. Addi and Zach Coleman also spoke. They did good too. Then Ryan ended up talking for a bit at the end because there was still 10 minutes left. Ryan talked about love and the way we should treat a spouse or really anyone.
I was listening to the talk of the week this morning by elder Stevenson. Look to the book, look to the lord. He talks about the Book of Mormon and it being the keystone - he quoted Pres. Benson "the Book of Mormon teaches us truth and bears testimony if Christ ... But there is something more. There is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. .. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. " it's true. If we continue to read and study the Book of Mormon it will keep us looking to the lord and helping us make decisions that will bring us closer to him.
What was your week like? What fun things did you do? How was church? Are the members feeding you and helping the missionaries in general? How are the people? I know you like Alejandro but how about everyone else? Have you had conferences or anything that takes you to the capital? Did you get your package?
Have a great week!
Love
Mom
???7 Meses???
Today is the day that I have 7 months in the mission. Crazy how the
time flies. Anyways, This week my companion and I have struggled to find new
investigators. But have made some great plans for this week to find new ones. We
are still working with Sabrina but in church yesterday she was asked by someone
if she was a member. But she said this " No pero tengo una fecha para bautizarme
el 25 de febrero y voy a bautizarme." Which means I have a date to be baptized
the 25th of Feb. and I am going to be baptized. So when we heard this we were
super happy. I was jumping for joy. Now we just have to work on Alex and find
new people to teach. But this week we had changes and this was the old zone and
my new scripture cases!!! They are leather pretty sweet. Anyways, this week I
was looking through old Liahona's and found a picture that is a Mormon ad. I
really liked it. It has a picture of Jesus saying Es bueno para ser importante.
Pero es mas importante para ser bueno. It means its good to be important but its
more important to be good. I was like wow.. Because I heard that a lot of the
people that came with me got changed to district leader trainers and Zone
leaders and stuff like that but I'm just sitting here as JR. Comp. I was
frustrated honestly. Then I read this and I was like wow, I can be important or
I can be good. Right now I'm just going to do what the Lord has called me to do.
Teach repentance unto all people to be baptized in his name. I love this gospel.
I love the mission. I am going to keep working hard and never quit. Love you
thank you for your support.
Mom: What are you up to today?
Jackson: Nothing much. Just played soccer and basketball.
Mom: Are you still running in the mornings? How much did your schedule change
with the new rules?
Jackson: Still haven't changed... And the office said it has my package...
But Alejandro is going to get one tomorrow. So maybe they will have it.
Mom: Maybe they got it and it hasn't been updated on the US postal website.
Hopefully-- I guess if the glasses don't work for you could donate them.
Someone could use the frames. Or you could use the frames and just get some new
lenses put in them.
Jackson: I'm sure they will work mom. Don't worry. Hey did you see the video Alejandro sent you?
Mom: Just read your letter--That's kind of funny, I was thinking about the Zone leader, District leader
thing this morning. You are capable of doing any of those things, but you don't
need to be in those leadership positions to be a great missionary, and
ultimately that is what you are there for. To be a missionary, you have been in
leadership positions already, and maybe that isn't a responsibility that you
need at this point in your mission. Maybe you are too bossy and mean to be a
district leader or Zone Leader ;). Seriously though- you don't need to worry
about it just like you said. And really, it doesn't make you more important or
better if you get those added responsibilities.
Mom: yes- I watched it yesterday and sent him back a Thank you. That was nice
that you remembered my birthday. Carson didn't - the little turd. We were
eating breakfast on Saturday morning and dad said something and he was all-- "oh
is it your birthday today?" Wow! But at least he didn't tell me I was OLD!
Super rude! No recording this week?
Jackson: Oh my if there was a recording I would have sent one
Mom: I figured-- That is the highlight of the week you know. Actually hearing
your voice. And your letters aren't too descriptive so it gives us a little
more insight into how things are going.
Jackson: Oh my... Sometimes we don't get all the things we want huh?
Mom: Wow-- you haven't been humbled at all have you ;) Brat! Well if you aren't
going to talk to us, then get spilling some more details of what you're doing.
I write you a pretty good letter and I get a paragraph about a whole week-
really?
Jackson: What do you want me to say? I ate rice, chicken, beans, tortillas,
and eggs this week. I taught Sabrina Alex and someone others too what else do
you want to know. I got yelled at and called a ugly skinny white bitch. Anything
else?
Mom: What do you want me to say? I ate rice, chicken, beans, tortillas,
and eggs this week. I taught Sabrina Alex and someone others too what else do
you want to know. I got yelled at and called a ugly skinny white bitch. Anything
else?
Jackson: Ya? What did you want me to do? Yell back your mom? and get a beer bottle thrown
at me?
Mom: No, I was just wondering how you handle that kind of crap. Were you just
walking down the street minding your own business?
Jackson: Mom I don't say anything mean. I am just going to get things yelled at me.
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