Dear Jordan,
Hope
you are doing well. I can't believe how fast the week goes by. It feels
like I just barely sent you the last email. I don't mind sending the
emails but it feels like I am sending them every other day (which I am
not because then you would only spend your P days reading emails).
On
Monday we had Family Home Evening. On Tuesday the girls stayed home to
do homework and to get over a cold but I went to YM/YW combined
activity. It was a scavenger hunt where we would go to houses in the
ward and take pictures of different genealogy items such as photos of
your mother's grandfather or photos of an ancestor serving the country.
It was fun. It was also Voting day so Mom and I voted. On the way to
school with Sarah I mentioned that starting next year, she would be able
to vote and that she would be able to vote for the president in 2016.
Her eyes got a little bigger when I said that. On Wednesday Bekah and I
watched some shows.
Bekah asked if she could go with Kara to her mom's
house in Nevada. Kara called about 7 times and left messages on the home phone
each time. I kept handing the phone to Bekah to listen to the messages.
Summit doesn't have school this Friday so that is why Bekah was hoping
to go. On Thursday I started getting a runny nose. I guess I caught it
during the scavenger hunt or from Rachel who is still fighting a cold.
Bekah went on her trip. Mom finished teaching her evening classes for
this quarter. I went to bed early. On Friday I called in sick and spent
the day trying to get better. Mom took Sarah to the train for school and
picked her up in the afternoon. Mom also made some home made chicken
noodle soup. It wasn't like what you get from the Campbell's cans but it
was pretty good. Mom also went to see The Giver with Lareesa
(spelling). She enjoyed it.
I slept upstairs so that I didn't get mom
sick. On Saturday I spent the day trying to get healthy. On Sunday we
were home taught and went to church. We then went to Robert's house for
dinner. When we were being home taught, Ken Wood was there as Fred's
companion and he taught the lesson. It was about the difference between
genealogy and family history. He started by giving us a names and some
dates of a person. He asked us our thoughts about it. He then gave a
brief story about the person. He then showed some pictures. He then
showed a journal of when he was a prisoner of war in Europe during WWII.
He said that the difference between just having a name and some dates
versus all of that information and more is the difference between
genealogy and family history. He said that when his father passed away a
couple of years ago, he found some talks that his father wrote as well
as a letter that was written to Ken while he was on his mission but the
letter had not been sent. He said that those documents are precious to
him because it helped him know his father more. It was a good lesson. I
also asked for a blessing to get over my cold. Do you offer to give very
many blessings each day?
How is your Korean? What are you
doing to improve you language skills each day? How is your companion
doing? We have a bit of snow in the mountains but not on the valley
floor. How is your weather? Hopefully you are teaching discussions every
day. What are some of the lessons you are learning every day?
Please
keep working hard and doing what the Spirit asks you to do. I know that
you are enjoying the experiences. Hopefully you are being grateful in
your prayers every day for the experiences, both good and bad. We
continue to pray for you. You are important to us and we know that
Heavenly Father will bless you with the things you need to do His will.
We love you very much.
Love,
Rachel, Bekah, dad, Mom, Sarah, Hannah
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