Finally in the high 40s - Jack's email from Alaska

This week was pretty chill not going to lie. It was finally warmer then it has been. It's been gloomy and rainy for the last like two weeks almost but we finally got sunshine over here and everything is starting to turn green so that has been good. There's a big difference in people when its dark for 20 hours compared to when its sunny for almost 20 hours. My companion and I woke up today and it was 6 30 am and It looked like it was noon outside because of the sunshine. But yeah its been a pretty good week so far. I get to fly to Juneau Alaska for a conference this week too so that should be way cool 

Highlights

- Sydney finally made it to church 

- we were able to have some really good lessons 

-we talked to A LOT of people 

Lowlights 

- my comp and I got into some arguments this week 🤣

- majority of our friends cancelled on us 

- not too many people wanted to talk to us this week. 

Anyways this week was super fire regardless of what people's reactions to us were. 

Spiritual thought: the whole mission got told to study our patriarchal blessing and what they are so important did that yesterday and it is actually so cool. Patriarchal blessings are just one of the best things om the earth and sometimes we don't necessarily always read them. I read mine and forgot the power they have in my life. 

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Michelle family picture and I can't see the picture of Moses

 Michelle's family went to Leeds and stayed in my cousin's air B and B.  It was super fun she said and got family pics.  Here's the collage.  Love it.  

Theo, is 3 and in sunbeams.  I asked him how it was, and he said he pushed someone.  Why I said.  Well, he said he couldn't see the picture of Moses.  

Since I teach the CTR 4 kids, we were also learning about Moses and conveniently I had this picture sitting in my room from our lesson.  I took it and sent it to Michelle to pass on to Theo so he can have is own picture of Moses.  

Never understood the reasoning of putting Moses in a basket in the water and thinking he would survive.  Seriously...Did he not drown or get eaten by anacondas?  He lived to star in the play Prince of Egypt so  evidently getting put in a basket in the water is a good way to protect one's brand new baby from being killed by soldiers.  

Tuesday Golf at the Rose park

 Andrew and Brooke go to Grandma's on Tuesday and help her and go to Lunch.   We decided to golf after that at the Rose Park.  Brooke came with the Ton and walked with us.

Rose Park has these new Tee Box markers.  They are plastic like someone printed them off their 3D printer.  They are kindof cool, but some of the Tee Boxes don't have two of them because I'm sure they have been Broken.  But they are cool for as long as they last.

We were actually walking, I'm sitting on the stool on the push cart.  I think that is hole 2. 

Nick was there too but golfing with other people.  He was a few holes ahead of us.  That is him on Hole 7 I think and we are on 5.

I didn't get a pic of Andrew since the only time I could take a pic was when he was teeing off and I wasn't very close to him.  So here's a pic of him from Sunday.

I'm going on a golf trip and was thinking of wearing this.  The shirt is from Falcon Ridge in Mesquite and I think it might be too small.  Brooke said no.  The skirt is from PGA store.  

Brooke said wear it so I'll probably do that.

10 pm and the sun still out - Jack's email from Alaska

This week was pretty cool not gonna lie, I got my new comp and I love him hes hilarious. This has been the funniest week of my life for sure. We realized we both worked at lagoon in 2021 in the same department so I've definitely ran into this guy before being mission companions with him.  Anyways this week was very blessed. We had a lot of lessons but not a ton of people showed up to church so that was an L highkey but thats okay. I hit a year tomorrow which is absolutely insane to me. 

 Highlights:

-we had a media referral come in named Paul and hes native and we had a lesson that was good. 

 -its daylight til about 11 30 now here which is crazy 

 - our friend Evan came to church that was good 

 -my new comp is an absolute chilla

 -we had a fire lesson with our boy tyler

 Lowlights:

-none of our other friends showed up to church

 -we weren't able to really talk to a lot of people this week 

 -some of our friends apparently still dont know how to answer our calls smh 

 Spiritual thought:

This lady at sacrament gave a talk and talked about the anti Nephi Lehis putting down there weapons of war and related it to things that slow us down from growing. She asked "what are our weapons of war that we can put down" i have been pondering this ever since I heard it and I think one of the biggest things is to be the best example and to love others.

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Jack needed some extra money to go to Texas Roadhouse.  His companion did too.  Look at that slab of beef...Glad they actually went and had at least a salad. 

First Date...so funny

Weekend projects and BYU Baseball

Sunday, once again, and here's my weekly selfie when I'm sitting with God.  I got there early because we had a missionary farewell and it would be crowded.  Abby Orme leaves to the MTC this week.  It was good.  I still get emotional at missionary farewells.  Love them.  

This was the real dilemma today.  What shoes to wear.  I could't figure out whether I wanted to wear boots or sandals.  It was cold so I didn't wear the white skirt I was going to wear and it isn't after Memorial day. . .:)  

I opted for the boots. . .  

But I need a new pair. I bought those from Blake when he worked in shoes at JCP.  It has to be about 10 years.  They don't get much wear and tear for just two hours during the winter months.

Andrew was super busy this weekend with my honey do list.  We (he) finished the door in the basement.  Mitchell did the replacement part, and didn't finish so Andrew chisseled out the part and attached the plate.  Fits so great.  LOVE it. I'll paint it sometime this summer when I get my painting on.  

Hazel, one of my primary kids, was in a play in the neighbor's back yard.  I decided to go and watch her.  It was Seussical.  It was pretty cute and fun.  The weather was great.  She was super adorable.  

This was the stage.  Quite the back yard for around my neighborhood.  

Cost me 6.00 to go...

Friday night I went to the BYU vs Kansas Baseball game in Provo.  It was a fabulous night.  

Weather was great.  Hot dogs were good too.  I haven't been in the Baseball stadium before and it was beautiful.  Parking across the street.  Super fun, but BYU Lost.  

Present Plans are going to succeed

 Once again, it is time for Bingo at the Eagles Lodge.  Second Saturday of the month and we are there with our dobbers.  It is $15.00 and great fun.  The people watching is the best part.  Seriously, more tatooes, body piercing, missing teeth and tube tops are rampant.  There is oxygen tanks, and blue hair.  

Sandra won one Bingo and Kim and Sandra both won the raffle.  I didn't win any.  I'm good with not winning the raffle.  

We did get a fortune cookie this week while eating Chinese food.  This is my fortune.  YAY.  Can't wait to see what they are. 

Transfer week - Jack's email from Alaska

 What is up!! This week is transfer week and i will be staying in my same area and getting a new companion which is so weird. I have only 2 transferred with one of my companions at this point and have gotten a new comp all the other ones which is so crazy for some reason. But this week was actually so blessed and we were able to have a lot of good lessons and good conversations.

 This week we found out the south Anchorage zone will be flying to Juneau for a zone conference with Elder Wada of the 70!! Which is going to be so cool, we were on a zoom call with him yesterday and it was way cool. But besides that part let's get into the week

 Highlights

 -we were doing a stop by and then ended up talking to the stop bys neighbor and the guy was so interested in learning more and took the book of mormon and have had 2 lessons this week already with him

 - this is more just funny to me, but we found a guy and he is catholic and so we talked to him on the street and ended up getting a return date and he was ysa aged so we referred it, turns out he just ended up arguing them on the trinity vs godhead stuff and they were a little upset with me.

 - we found another person named Ashlee who goes to the rlds church. Which is basically a break off of our church. She has pretty much all of the same beliefs but she is a very nice woman so hopefully she goes somewhere.

 Low lights

 -a lot of our friends apparently don't know how to respond to their phone

 - Sydney the one on date has not shown up to church yet. 

 Pretty much that's all I got for this week here's a spiritual thought

 Doctrine and covenants 121:7-8

My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;

 8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.

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Nick works at Lowe's

Nick has come back home for the Summer from Utah State.  He needed a job.  He applied a few places and got a job at Lowe's being a cashier.  It is seasonal but that is perfect for him since he is only here for the Summer anyway.

Brooke and I went to Lowe's today to look at Blinds for Brooke's new house.  We took the Ton and saw Nick.  He wasn't having any of us being there.  We had to be secretive.  I'm an expert at being secretive.

I also got this bill today  YAY.  I have a zero balance.  That is all of Jack's dental work for his mission!  He has been out a year and finally paid off!