June 24th, 2013 Jacob

Wow, I feel terrible. I had a letter all typed out for you guys and everything, but for some reason it did not send. Grrr!!! Haha it was a good one to I think. Oh well, i Re-sent it and hopfully you will receive two letters from me and that will make up for it. Haha!

 

First off I have to thank who ever got on to the family E-Mail and just sent a "Hi Jacob, I love you." That was awesome and little stuff like that just mean the world to a missionary.

 

I have to ask Issac if he got my letter and if he liked the pictures of Graphiti that are in my Zone. Haha! Banksie is a world famouse graphiti criminal and does some of the coolest graphiti ever.

 

This last week was a pretty ok one. We had some fun experience and we are hoping that we will be getting a new investigator soon. A freind of recently Re activated member name Yvette. She is really cool and she knows a lot about the church but she doesnt seem to want to Learn, Learn if you get me and make any changes in her life. But this last week she was there when we taught Jess and her daughter Beth a plan of salvation spiritualy thought. I got to use my cool puzzle again and it sucked everyone in. Yvette was there and I hope it kind of scared her/ gave her hope. She needs to start learning! Haha

 

This last week I got to go to a baptism and the coolest thing happened. The family who's son was getting baptised and whos friend was also started talking to me and when they found out I was from Utah they were shocked. Haha apparently they call missionaries from Utah "Utards" here. They say they basically have his innocence, or superiority, or this idea that anything different from utah was weird. They also have a kind of look about them to I guess. But I was talking to the family and they said that I was totally different from the average utah missionary. Haha! The mom said that when she first met me, she half expected me to start speaking with a british accent. YES!!! Haha! So your brother is not a Utard and is not discriminated againts. ;)

 

I dont know if you guys remember, but a week or two ago, i got to paint Thaynes ( the little 5 year old autistic kids whos a genious) Ceiling with glow in the dark paint. Well the coat was not thick enough so we got to do it again. But this time their was a little bit of extra paint so we got some. And in two weeks transfers are coming up. Well, if my trainer leaves me, im going to paint something like "oh your new!" in glow in the dark paint above his bed. Haha! hopefully it will scare him. (evil smile)

 

Im gutted to hear about the willow tree and the little birds. You guys killed three things in one day. Bird, bird, tree. Haha im just kidding. I know you guys didnt mean to. Do you guys have any Idea what you guys are going to do about the Roots underneath the padio? Or a filler for that area of the gard? Or... shade? Haha its definatly going to be a differnt garden when I come back.

 

Speaking of garden that reminds me. You guys like my turn on earth right? A mormom musical? Well the same guy who wrote the Forgotten Carols, wrote a Mormon musical called "The Garden" It made me cry it was so awesome. But you guys have to listen to it for a FHE all together and try to see if you can find the script for it to so you guys know what is going on. I'm not going to ruin for you what it is. Just know that it is awesome.

 

This next part is from my letter to the president and it has some stuff that I've been studying and that have happened to me that I want you guys to know.

So this week has been a lot of study about the Restoration, The Book Of Mormon, and Praying to Know If its true. And its been one of the best things I've ever studied. I found my self going to bed, excited to wake up and do personal study the next next. At the conclusion of studying all of these things, I just feel a sense of love. So many churches say that miricles are gone. God doesn't reveal things to us now. Prophets are things from far back. But, that doesnt make sense. Why would a loving god just abondon us? Well the answer is because he hasnt. He is still here. He appeared to Joseph Smith, with his son, so that he could restore the correct church, preisthood authority, and ordinences required for Eternal life. He gave Joseph Smith the help needed to translate the Book of Mormon. A book specifically designed to help us, in this day and age. To help us face challenges and to give us strength.

This last week, I had a terrible nightmare. I woke up from it just shaking. I havent had a nightmare like that in ages. It was so bad that I could not go back to sleep. Well, somewhere in my terror stricken mind, I had the though. " People say that reading the Book Of Mormon can help to calm your mind and give you piece. So, I reached down and grabbed the paper back version down by my bed and just started reading. It litterally took my about 3 minutes and I was asleep again. Totally at peice. Knowing that everything was going to be ok. I know thats a very different way of using the Book of Mormon than usual. But, for some reason it just hit home that if the Book of Mormon could help me when I just had a nightmare, then it could definatly help me when I was struggling with temptation, or If I was sad, or whatever. That book can just heal the soul. It is litteraly an out pouring of gods love.

 

The book of mormon is amazing guys. Use it for everything.

So one last thing i swear. I was re reading Jacob 6 and i read the best scripture ever. Its verse 12 and it is make me smile. Jacob said 12 "O be wise; what can I say more?" Those few words speak volumes. The gospel is something that can bring eternal happiness to everyone who lives it and know it. So wouldnt the wisest thing be to live the gospel. Jacobs councel to be wise is the best thing we can do every day. Be wise. Do what you know is right and live the commandemtns. I love you guys.

 

Till next week - Elder Hale