4th of July - Jacks Email from Alaska

 Hello friends and family! Another week down as a missionary! This week we did not find a lot of success but that's alright. I am very very slowly progressing and learning more and more so that's been a miracle. But let's get into the week!

Tuesday 7/1: P day was hype today! We did a p day exchange so me and another Elder in the district could go golfing today. We went to the most northern golf course in America. And had some GAS barbecue food so that was amazing. Then we had a very awkward member meal but it was worth the golfing.

Wednesday 7/2: We pretty much had like 2 lessons cancel and we taught our boy Bobby who is very smart and he got us pizza so that was lit and he is progressing well he knows it's true so we just got to get him to church! Then we taught Mary Anne where I lead and thought I did alright but can improve for sure. 

Thursday 7/3: pretty crappy day overall I won't lie, had no motivation and everyone canceled so yeah. 

Friday 7/4: 4th of July here was lit and they had a parade we went to so that was fun. There are no fireworks here because well it doesn't get dark here, and there's like a ton of fires here so it's very smokey. 

Saturday 7/5: went back to Bobby to teach him some more and help him and the lesson was great. He just wont show up to church but that's alright lol. We are trying our best. 

Sunday 7/6: Fast Sunday today! Bore my testimony in church today (your welcome nick) but it was great and then we had another lesson cancel. We then had dinner at the Cliffords and they are awesome and I love going over there. 

Monday 7/7: pretty much just a day full of planning. Nothing crazy was done but we had dinner at the Hadfields and they had some FIRE food so that was good and there kids were teaching me about lacrosse so it was funny. 

Not a lot of success this week and A lot of canceled lessons but that's alright. I am trying to get that joy of just sharing the word still but we are getting there. 

I miss you all and feel free to email me back I love hearing from all of you!

Mount Ogden Golf Course

Decided to skip church again and head to Mount Ogden for Golf.  I have heard about the course and my friend, Sandra LOVES it.  I had to go.

I cute deer family we saw on the course

I decided I was going to take more pictures and post to our Golf Page.  Here's some pics of the golfers I usually golf with.

Sandra is my bestie for golf.  Kent is my bestie in Orange

They are talking about Kent's new driver...:)  

Kerry

Kent

Craig

Ted

Eric

Tom

Here's me driving there in my golf shirt.  

It was a great course.  I'm not sure why we don't play it more often.  It was only about 30 minutes away.  I did lose about 3 balls which I usually don't lose many.

THEN we decided to stop off at Lakeside and play another 9.  Seriously what were we thinking.  It was Sandra's idea.  There was only 3 of us, so we called Andrew and he joined us.  He was conveniently just leaving Rose Park after playing with Easton and Ellie.  He had just enough time to go to Holiday and get a beverage and meet us there.  He and Sandra walked.  They rock.  I was tired.  

I don't think I even took any pictures of our 9 holes.  But it was fun.  

 

Fourth of July at Wasatch

 Fourth of July for the last few years, we have scheduled some Golf. This year, we went to Wasatch Golf Course.  It is up in the mountains, so it was cooler than normal.  

Barb PW

Sandra

Ducks we saw 

Sandra and her sunshade on the cart.  She had all the HUD

Lili

I golfed with Barb, Sandra and Lili.  We rocked it.  

I didn't get any action shots of me, but We had a great time.  AND I didn't have to go to Fireworks. I was too tired and already hot.

I invited Nick to join us, but he was going boating with his friend Stockton.  However, two days before, Stockton took out his boat and Nick couldn't get off work.  They got stranded on the lake because the boat broke down.  He was glad his boss Johnny wouldn't let him off work,

Locked out 3 times in 2 weeks - Jack's email from Alaska

 Hello everyone! Another week down as a missionary and I am starting to enjoy it more and more. Another week with a lot of ups and a lot of downs but we are going say by day. It has been a great experience so far for me though, So no complaints. But as you can see from the title... my comp has locked us out of the apartment twice already and then he locked us out of the clerks office at the church with the keys inside of the office as we were going to a members house so we had to call that member who we were going to, to unlock the clerks office for us. Funny funny times. But let's get into this week

Tuesday 6/24: Today was our p day so just a chill day we went shopping and played a ton of games and then we had to get our windshield replaced so that wasn't fun. We then had a meeting with our new mission president and it was awesome. 

Member meal to end the day and it was fire. 

Wednesday 6/25: Today was a lot of stop bys and just checking in and seeing how people are doing. We stopped by one member who has been inactive and they were HUGE packers fans. I let them know my brother nick is a huge packers fan but that they still stink. So it was nice to talk about sports for awhile. Also we had like a 2 hour lesson with our friend Bobby so that was chill. 

Thursday 6/26: Helped someone move for about 2 hours. Lesson with our friend Altsie about the plan of salvation so that was awesome. Dinner with one of the members who then asked for a blessing and after the blessing he said he immediately felt better and the spirit was so strong.

Friday 6/27: Today we stopped by an "inactive" member but she hasn't gone to church cuz she is 81 years old and can't really move that well. However she has the best testimony I have ever heard. She was the kindest person and we talked with her for like almost 3 hours about Jesus Christ and it was so amazing. 

Saturday 6/28: Member meal at the champlins and they are hilarious and so funny. We then went and taught our friend Mary Ann and did a little service for her so that was fun and she loves talking about God.

Sunday 6/29: our zone was fasting today and our church doesn't start until 2 pm Alaska time so 4 pm Utah time. So I didn't eat for almost 24 hours so you could say I was a little grumpy I guess. Once I got some food in me though I felt so much better I can't lie. Member meal at the Cliffords and they are also hilarious.

Monday 6/30: lots of meetings today. District council and stuff like that. Weekly planning which is always fun. Did more stop bys and didn't have much success but oh well.

But this week was solid like an 8/10 it has been so fun. I am also enjoying it for the most part so that's been good. 

Feel free to email me back! I love when I hear from all you!