Dear Jordan,
Mom was so excited to email with you back and forth. She counted the
emails and came up with 122. I guess she has me beat because I am only
at 22. We look forward to your call on Mother's Day. The girls are also
excited. Sarah checked out a tape to learn Korean so she may try to
speak a little. Please be gentle with her feelings if it doesn't sound
like you hear every day. She made friends with a man (on the train) who broke his
ankle. He also works for the state of Utah. He went to Korea on his
mission and then came back and studied Chinese at the university. He
taught Sarah a couple of words today and she was excited to share them
with you. Elder McCoy Hill should have returned home today. I haven't
heard anything different so I assume he is home. He will be teaching the
lesson for the ward family home evening in two weeks. I found out that
Sister Hales is in one of the other Korean missions so unless the
boundaries change, you won't meet her.
We are fairly healthy again although mom is a little hard of hearing
with her stuffed up ears. Hannah has some new medications to help her
with the pain and inflammation. Robert is mostly over his cold. Ben is
back home from Denver and had his birthday yesterday. Bonni and Debbi
will have their birthdays next week on the 13th and 16th. Rachel mowed
the lawn by herself on Saturday. The YM/YW had a teacher appreciation
dinner last night and the YW had their fund raising auction last Friday.
This Friday the missionaries will be showing The Testaments at the
stake center with free popcorn. They are trying hard to find people to
teach. They asked me to invite the Dravids so tonight I dropped by their
house and invited them. The parents weren't home but the oldest
daughter was so I left the invitation with her. The Dravids moved into
our ward about 5 months ago. They aren't members (yet). The father is
Hindu. I think I told you a little about them several emails back. Mark
Hanni got married yesterday and mom and I went to the reception. Mom
posted your pictures and I think some of your marathon-with-mom emails.
We have received rain this week and the temperatures have been in the
50s and 60s. Mom was checking out the temperatures in the different
areas and you had the highest at about 66. She has the locations plugged
into her phone.
In the leadership meeting for stake conference, Elder Nash talked about
D&C 84:106. For fellowshipping/home teaching/missionary work we
should invite and take those who are weak with us to edify them and us
and to make them strong (speaking as if I was part of the strong). He
did the example of going into the audience and inviting a person to go
up to the podium with him. He then asked him to go get someone addition
so that the numbers doubled with each iteration. He didn't say it but I
remember hearing that the gospel is an individual event. We may hear the
gospel in a group but each individual has to have his own testimony,
baptism, confirmation, endowment, etc. The only time it is joint is with
a marriage but even that is individually accepting the other to then
become one. Also we are to become one with Christ and Heavenly Father.
It doesn't mean that we become selfish because they won't become like
us. We have to give up everything bad in our life to become like them.
They are always inviting us and never tire of it.
It is great to have such a loving Father and older brother.
We love you, Jordan, and continually pray for you. We look forward to
hearing from you. You are special and are dear to us. Keep working hard
and obey the mission rules. You are and will be blessed.
Love,
Sarah, Hannah, Rachel, Bekah, dad, Mom
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