Well this week went well. I am sorry if you didnt get a reply from me last week, I had a few other things I needed to do on my computer time, and due to those things, ended up with a lot less time to email all of you than usual. But I will try to reply this week! It was funny, I told elder Schwieghardt on Thursday last week, that if we wanted to meet our goals we needed four new investigators this week. So guess what happens on Tuesday? Two sisters, and a brother and a sister, all interested in english practice show up to English practice! And thus elder Jorgensen was shown he will be given exactly what he needs to accomplish the lords work, if he talks to elder Schwieghardt about it. Not much else happened this week. the brother from that tuesday english practice, is ripped... and I foolishly told him we also worked out, and so now today after emailing, we are going to go work out with him. No pressure right? I love all of you and I know the Church is true! My biggest struggles always come from logical standpoints, ie)How can God possibly hear and answer the prayer of millions, or even billions of people? Answer: Shouldnt be possible, Result of prayer:Answers, miracles, promptings etc. Conclusion:God does hear and answer prayers, even if we cant fathom how he does it. It is as simple as that. I love all of you!
Hi Buddy,
I got the best email today from the Bishop you met at church. He sent a photo and a really sweet message about you. It was a great surprise. It came right during sacrament meeting and the title said, "I met your missionary today". I had to open it immediately and then started to cry. It was a tender mercy. There were a bunch of us moms that got the messages from him...how many missionaries go to that same ward?
I miss you a lot, but we are all doing well and super proud of you. I have been worrying about Dakkon this week and thinking about how hard a mission is. I'm worried he won't be ready, or that he will be surprised by how hard it is and want to come home. I am praying for him like crazy and we are trying to prepare him. I'm just not sure how much more we can do. I know you are always positive and happy, but it has to be very hard and difficult sometimes...maybe all the time. I am proud of your resolve to find the positive in hard situations. That is another one of your talents! Mikey says you need true grit to serve and finish a mission. He said the only word that sums it up is Grit. You have a lot of grit and have had to lean on that often. I am just really proud of you. Thanks for setting the example you have.
The kids are all doing good. I went on a field trip with Cam and the bus BROKE DOWN!!!! With 60 first graders...and I was out of Diet Coke. It was so sad. Seriously... Jordy is doing well in Baseball and growing so much. Josh is also doing a lot better and continuing to improve. Jacob spent the weekend at the cabin helping G&G. Kaestli is graduating from preschool next Monday!!!
We only have 2 weeks of school left!!!!!!!!!! Even the little kids because we are on A track this year. We are all missing the last week of school for Lake Powell. We leave 3 days after Dakkon leaves. We cleaned out the boat yesterday and he talked about how fun it will be to go with you in 2 years.
Me and Dad are doing well. Just managing everything as usual. G&G are getting everything ready. It is coming up quickly! I am super excited for them and excited to visit them too!!!
We went out and took Dakkon's missionary pictures today with Matt. I am getting super excited. We had one of Dad's old missionary tags and I got him a pin too. So we have an actual missionary pic. I want to do that with you too when you get home. I am excited for Dakkon.
Questions this week
1-Do you think you would want me and dad to come pick you up in Ukraine? Is there places we could stay etc.?
2-Are there any sight seeing, tourist things to do?
3-Did the package arrive?
4-I know it did...so tell me how you felt about it?? Was it some good stuff?
5-Do the letters I send help at all? I feel like it is strange that they are so out of date when you get them.
6-What was the best part of your week?
7-What was the hardest part of your week?
8-Are you still happy and positive?
9-Did the cake pictures work? What did Sister Bostonova think about them? If she lives in Ukraine then she can't get good powdered sugar, so the only solution would be to move to the states for her career;).
10-Start thinking about a Birthday Package. What will you want, need? Elder Bates asked his mom for things to bake Choc. chip cookies including a good cookie sheet...it got me thinking about you. So start thinking creative of something you can't get there that you would want.
11-Any advice for Dakkon?
13- How many missionaries in the branch? How many members in the branch?
12-Special message for me...pretty please. I love them!!!
I love you and I am so proud of you. I miss you like crazy, but I love all the extra blessings we are getting because of your service. Thank you for that. You are a strong, valiant missionary. Remember that the only person that was perfect was Christ. You don't need to be perfect...you just to do try your best. You are a worthy strong missionary. I will never doubt you. You can do this. Keep up the good work!!!
LOVE YOU TONS!!!!!!
Mom
Honestly there is no where close in our mission where you would feel safe to stay, and they are actually starting to discourage parents from doing that, I will come home to you in Salt Lake. There are things to see and do, but it is not worth it, because I am to return home as soon as possible after I am finished here. Yes it was awesome, the candy actually made me feel kinda sick for a few days, I dont think my stomach can handle too much of that anymore. I love the letters, The four investigators and we got to spend lots of time with a sweet member family. Yes, I havent been able to shw her yet. They have powdered surgar here, but it is not as good as the stuff in america. Tell him its going to be hard, and to expect it to be hard, but if he can make it through to the first sunday in the mtc, he can make it through the Mtc and if he can make it to texas, he can make it his whole mission. Tell him to cherish the time he has in the Mtc, because that is both the easiest and hardest part of the misssion. I love you, and i am slmost out of time. We have 6 missionaries on Left bank, and about 5o active branch members.
Hi, my name is Zack Church and I'm a bishop in a ward in Eagle Mountain, Utah. I am currently visiting Dnipropretrovsk, Ukraine on a business trip, and today I attended a sacrament meeting where I met your missionary, Elder Jorgensen! He was extremely polite and friendly, and seems like a wonderful young man. I have a missionary of my own serving in The Philippines, and I wanted to meet your son and send you this photo that I took with him and his companion.You've got a great missionary,
representing the Lord and your family very well!
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