Dear Jordan,
Hope
that all is well with you. Your last email detailing your experiences
was wonderful to receive and read. Bekah is getting over her strep.
Sarah came home early from school on Monday because her teachers thought
she was sick. She was able to read her story to her class last Friday.
Rachel made the decision that she wants to go to Denver after Girls Camp
in June. Ben's birthday was the 6th, Debbi's birthday was the 13th, and
Bonni's birthday was the 16th.
On Saturday,
the cabin cleaning went well and we were able to watch the cottonwood
trees by the cabin be felled by an experienced logger. He took out the 5
trees by the walkway down to the bridge. He was able to lay out all
five next to each other. It was amazing. We ate at Polar King and the
burgers were delicious. Later, I went to the REI Anniversary sale and
bought each of the girls a sleeping bag for Girls Camp. We then bought
them mats at a less expensive store. They are putting their names on
them so they won't confuse
the items if the items get mixed together. They are
all the same model and color.
On Sunday
the bishopric counselors were changed from Brothers Lynch and Richards
to Brothers Halling and Knecht. After sacrament meeting, mom and I met
with Elder Alpin for Gospel Essentials and we went over the first
lesson. Mom also grilled him with some of the hard questions about the
church. He did a pretty good job of answering. We haven't held the
Gospel Essentials class because we haven't had any investigators for a
while. Bishop Smith asked that we still hold the class so I
am complying. You asked how long he has been bishop. He has been
in for 3 years so far.
On Monday,
we had the Ward Family Home Evening at the Hill's house. McCoy gave the
lesson and Sister Hill made the desserts (brownies and lemonies) which
were scrumptious. Rachel had a choir concert last night and did very
well. Hannah has her concert tonight.
This
Saturday, while Rachel is mowing the lawn, Ben and I will try to take
out the rest of Grandma's cabinets. She has promised that she will have
all of her stuff out of the kitchen so that we can just work on the
cabinets. The weather has been very nice. Highs in the 70s during the
day and 40s at night. We haven't had much rain lately but hope to still
get some more before the long, hot summer. Were you able to get the
short sleeved shirts for summer? Have you had any allergies? Are you
mostly in the city so that you don't see much spring or do you get to
see some of the new plant growth?
Have
you been able to visit many of the sites on your P-day? What about the
temple? Have you been able to go again or is it only when you arrive and
leave? Were any of the other missionaries able to Skype on Mother's
Day? If so, we will see what we can do for Christmas and next year's
Mother's Day.
Jason
Colgrove is getting ready to graduate from high school and then he will
concentrate on getting ready for his mission. Riley Stamps is back in
North Carolina
and will leave from there. Brian Carlson is speaking in church this
Sunday. He is going to the same mission that Bishop Smith served in
several years ago (Lubbock, TX). The missionaries in our stake are
teaching the family that lives across the street from Pete Jensen.
Sister
Lee said to say "hi" as well as Brother Hecker. If he hasn't written to
you yet, don't worry. He keeps promising that he will. We received your
letter in the red envelope and paper. Thank you. It was a little hard to
read (red paper with black ink) but we were able to read it. I think
mom will try to type it out to post it to the blog. Bishop Kimball from
the Edgemont ward also keeps asking how you are doing. His
son is doing well in California on his mission.
We
will try to take several pictures at the cabin this summer so that you
can see how everyone is growing. We should have most siblings there with
most of their families. There will be 3 (Dallin, Jordan, Jason) on
missions and several with other obligations (Chris, Nicole, etc).
Since
Rachel will be in Denver, I have been trying to recruit Sarah and
Hannah to take over the
mowing while she is away. Hannah hasn't started studying for Drivers Ed
yet but she probably will once school is out. Rachel says that she
wants to study with her because Rachel is so excited about driving.
Hannah, not so much. Sarah is still scared to death of it, which is
probably a good thing.
Well,
I better let you get back to doing what you need to do on your P-day. I
would say good luck with your investigators; however, it isn't luck or
chance with them. It is a matter of them receiving the testimony of the
Spirit. So, please continue strong in obeying the mission rules and
commandments so that you can have the Spirit with you to convert your
investigators. We continue to pray for you
and your success in doing Heavenly Father's will. We are grateful for
you and your service and sacrifices. We love you.
Love,
Rachel, Bekah, dad,
Mom, Sarah, Hannah
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