Transfers and it finally snowed here - Jack's email from Alaska

Hello everyone!!! What is up? This week was honestly sooo good. We saw a lot of cool things happen and it was just a very powerful week. We got transfer news and I'll be staying of course 😂. Feels like I've been in palmer forever now lol. But I going to be training a brand new missionary so it will be super good. Also it got to -20 this week so that was AWFULLLLL. But let's get into the weekkkkk!!!!

 Wednesday 12/31: it was new year's eve so we had a early curfew so yeah. We found a new guy to teach named Carl and so yeah. We had some pancakes for dinner so that was good shoutout the members for real.

 Thursday 1/1: nothing too crazy happened today all we had was weekly planning and we did a lot of stop bys. We got in contact with one of our inactives and shared a powerful testimony with us. Then I got a haircut at night so that was cool.

 Friday 1/2: we stopped by one of our members and they just kept yapping holy cow yap yap yap. Some people just don't know when to stop talking I swear. But yeah idek man it drove me nuts. We just did a lot of stop bys to end the night, then we had a lesson with a pmf who isn't rlly interested so rip.

 Saturday 1/3: This wad a coated day I swearrrr chat. We got to go to Anchorage and go to the temple with our boy Paul who just got his endowments done. It was a very powerful day and he was so happy. My comp and I went to cane's after too. We also had a fire spirit led lesson with our friend Tammy. Just got to somehow get her and her inactive husband at church. 

 Sunday 1/4: well none of our friends came to church so that was bad. But today was when we get transfer news. We also had a fire member meal tonight. Then got the call that I wad staying, I was a little disappointed at first but I've decided I am going to enjoy staying a little bit longer and train a new missionary.

 Monday 1/5: We got a call that we had to go to Anchorage from the APs and take the zls there so we did that very last minute. We then just had a chaotic day running 2 areas with lessons and stuff. So yeah it was wack. But we had another fire member meal so I ain't complaining. 

 Tuesday 1/6: today was DC and saying goodbye to some missionaries so that was cool. My comp had to pack pretty much all day and say goodbye to some members. But the member meal got us Wingstop soo shoutout dem frfr.

 Spiritual thought: 1 Nephi 7:11-13

 Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten what great things the Lord hath done for us, in delivering us out of the hands of Laban, and also that we should obtain the record?

 12 Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him? Wherefore, let us be faithful to him.

 13 And if it so be that we are faithful to him, we shall obtain the land of promise; and ye shall know at some future period that the word of the Lord shall be fulfilled concerning the destruction of Jerusalem; for all things which the Lord hath spoken concerning the destruction of Jerusalem must be fulfilled.

 Pretty fire week won't cap. But please email me I love hearing from all of you!

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Christmas Break

 We did a few things other than golf.  I took a bath everynight.  Mac and Cheese Snack, Zip Fizz with Collagen, Coke and a good book to read.  Oh and a bath bomb.  A fabulous experience

Nick moved up to Utah State.  He hasn't loved living at home going to Weber.  This is the only pic I have of him leaving.  This is his location.  I'm missing him already.  I'm not a fan of my children growing up and moving out.  Miss them so much.  But he needs to spread his wings and grow and be his best self.  Plus I think I'll see him again, and it isn't like his mission.  Two years is a long time.

Brooke and Andrew and Grandma had a lunch date.  

Nick went to Las Vegas to the University of Utah Bowl game.  He had a great time.  

He won some money.  

Ton visits Santa and Temple Square, Early Brody and tired teacher.

Ton's Santa visit over the years.

The Ton visits Temple Square

Here is a younger Brody.  I didn't recognize him.  He looks like Pat in this picture.  That is his dad.  

And a tired teacher.  It is the last day before Christmas Break or Winter Break as we call it now.  The kids were good but wild.  Nothing like teacher tired. 

 

Christmas Golf Trip

Headed to St. George for some golf the day after Christmas.  We stay at our friend Ted's nephews Air BnBB.  I'm usually not a fan of those, but this one is great.  4 rooms and 4 bathrooms.  It was a great price and included the cleaning fee.  All of the furniture is from IKEA and I love it.  

The first day we Golfed at The Palmer over in Mesquite.

Kent, Sandra, Carey and I golfed together

Kent and Carey

Sandra

This is the other group.  Ted, Tom, Stewart and Frank

Pass throgh Arizona on your way to Mesquite from St. George

The Palmer is named for Arnold Palmer who designed the course.  It was a good course and fun to play.  It is kent's favorite course in Mesquite.  

Second day we headed back to Mesquite for some golf at Conestoga Golf Club

Took this picture first wearing this 

Then I bought this Jacket in the club house and decided I needed a picture in front of the sign with my new Jacket that has Conestoga on the sleeve.  

He always does this when I take a Pic.  Love the color of this jacket.  )  I did get 15 percent off.

Conestoga golf club was a shotgun start since the daylight is so short.  We started on hole 4 which is the best and hardest hole.  I wasn't prepared for that.  

Beautiful Cactus with this cool fruit

We saw a rabbit 

Sandra - She is a great golfer.  I want to be as good as she is

This cyote is fake.  I thought it was real, I'm assuming it was to scare the ducks because they stayed to the other side of the water.  I wonder if it was so great, why doesn't all the courses have fake cyotes.  

Kent

Carey

Conestoga was a great course.  I liked it better than the Palmer.  Fun holes that went over canyons.  I would love to play this course again in order so the hardest hole wasn't our first.  

The last day we played at Sun River and I didn't get one pic.  It was in St George and was just a nice round. I played horrible, but it was fun and a bit easier than the other two.  

We would eat at the course before we headed back to the Condo.  Around 8:00 or so, we head to the hot tub to rest our aching bodies.  Well, the fun ones.  Sandra and I hot tubbed every night and Ted only a few times.  Kent hot tubbed once.  Tom not at all.  

The last night in the hot tub we had a meeting and planned another trip in March.  

Can't wait.  I need to make sure I have some new golf wear and a new swimsuit.