Hey!
It was so nice to hear from you! I have yet to receive that letter you wrote of but I will keep my eyes peeled for it. The bike has really only been used once because our area is so big. We have a Chevy Malibu that gets us from place to place. I can't wait to ride my bike more though. That is so cool you are going to do a 100 miler! That's intense. Just be safe alright, I will continue to pray for you and especially for your safety alright. I haven't much time to email today so I thought I would just fill you in on the work. It's going alright. We aren't getting people to follow through on their commitments which really bugs me but it also helps me to follow through with the commitments I make. The mission really sets the pace for life I realize. The habits I gain out here will (I hope) be carried with me throughout my life. I can't wait to call ya'll on mothers day! I am shooting for around 230 your time alright. So be there.
I love you Dad.
Love Elder Jarman
Hey!
So i don't have much time to write emails today so that stinks. I just wanted to let you know that I can pretty much call any time on mothers day so I will shoot for about 230 alright? I love you! The work is going great, it always is haha even if it's not :) I love my mission... Even when I am down I just think of what I have been blessed with. I am so blessed.
love Elder Jarman
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thank the spirit
Hey! Things are going good, really good. I swear everyday I fall more and more in love with this wonderful place. Baytown is such an awesome area. I am so glad I started out here to get my feet under me. Elder Nelson and I get along great! We are pretty much best friends. He told me that I seem like I have already served a mission and am just going on another one from the way I am, so I liked hearing that ha. He also said he loves the way I pray (I have taken so much time to have more meaningful prayers so that really made me happy to hear) I love this work and know that this is what I am suppose to be doing in my life. That is so crazy that the girls are both gonna be cheerleaders haha. Weird! But I hope that they will really take it as a time to grow together and become closer. That will be awesome. And Lou is gonna try soccer? SWEET! She could be so good if she wanted to. those letters I wrote you guys were totally unexpected. I was having my personal study and i just had this strong feeling to write you both and let you know how much I love and appreciate you. So thank the spirit haha. Well the work is going great like I said previous and my spirits are high. We had Zone Conference last week and Pres. Lake opened it up to anyone who had a favorite talk from Conference and I felt prompted to comment on Elder Bednars talk, so i did. I raised my hand (first) and Pres. Lake was just beaming and said "Are you sure this is your first Zone conference" haha. I chuckled a bit. I just love this gospel so much! I can't help but talk as much as possible about it. we also were able to go do a session at the Houston Temple, it is such a magnificent place. I loved it! That Temple is gorgeous. I get to call ya'll on mother's day, weird huh? Be sure to tell me how Toby is doing and such alright. Tell him I love him and am so thankful for his service. Ya'll better answer when I call this time. I don't know if i told you already but I called from the airport when I left and nobody picked up! haha. It's all good though. I love you! Elder Jarman
In Texas...
In Texas...People actually fly the state flag higher than the country flag.Dogs are everywhere. The drivers are terrible.We get flipped off often and return it with a smile and a wave.We talk to either a Baptist or a Methodist at every door ha.People wake up every morning and give themselves a hug just for being from Texas. HEY!these are just a few things I have noticed since being out haha. People here are so kind and loving but really so crazy. I love the people we tract into that say "Oh we know all about you Mormon's." haha, they really don't know anything. Elder Nelson and I have been teaching this woman Patty Thompson that we tracted into and we really feel so good about her. She has a 5 year old daughter and two step daughters so currently we are looking for a family to fellowship them. At our last visit Patty asked tons of questions about the Book of Mormon and even about our backgrounds so I got to talk about you lots :) it brought such a joy and strong feelings of the spirit to share with her something I hold so dear. I can't wait to see her and her family progress even more. I hope you all know how much I love you and how much I pray for you. I hope all is well back home. Tell everyone I love them k.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I Love It Out Here!
Mama!
Heyyyyyy! The transition from the MTC to the mission field has been great! My trainer is so sweet! We work so hard that our bodies ache come bed time but we have so much fun in the process. I love it out here. The humidity isn't even all that bad. I hear the summers are terrible though. Our apartment supposedly has a roach problem but we have yet to encounter any... I hope we don't ha. The work is going really good right now. We both are new to the area so we have been doing a lot of tracting and getting to know the members better. The members here are so awesome mom! They are taking very good care of me I can promise you that. We have dinner appointments every night, no kiddin. I hope all is well back home and that you are being treated with respect from the girls. I love you! :)
Elder Jarman
PS the mission office address is:
2815 west lake houston pkwy # 109
Kingwoood TX 77339
Emma!
Hey girly! So I just wanted to let you know that I have all your pictures up as decorations and everyone loves them. I can't wait to hear from you again :) I love you
Elder Jarman
Heyyyyyy! The transition from the MTC to the mission field has been great! My trainer is so sweet! We work so hard that our bodies ache come bed time but we have so much fun in the process. I love it out here. The humidity isn't even all that bad. I hear the summers are terrible though. Our apartment supposedly has a roach problem but we have yet to encounter any... I hope we don't ha. The work is going really good right now. We both are new to the area so we have been doing a lot of tracting and getting to know the members better. The members here are so awesome mom! They are taking very good care of me I can promise you that. We have dinner appointments every night, no kiddin. I hope all is well back home and that you are being treated with respect from the girls. I love you! :)
Elder Jarman
PS the mission office address is:
2815 west lake houston pkwy # 109
Kingwoood TX 77339
Emma!
Hey girly! So I just wanted to let you know that I have all your pictures up as decorations and everyone loves them. I can't wait to hear from you again :) I love you
Elder Jarman
Thursday, March 27, 2008
I Love the Gospel!
Family!
thank you so much for the email and letters and packages, they make me so so happy. I love you all so much! The MTC is really helping me realize just how much ha. Oh guess what, I have gained ten pounds! haha. Crazy huh? I swear the scale is just broken but whatev. That Easter package was just what i needed to boost my spirits! I was feeling my first bit of homesickness over the holiday but that package made it go away. I really am having fun learning here in the MTC and can't wait to get out in the field, only 6 more days! I really can't see me learning this much in this little time anywhere else. I love the gospel and what it can do for everyone and anyone, really it is for whoever wherever whenever. I didn't really realize that til now and i am sure that i will learn that even moreso in the field. I have been able to see Elder Ojuka about 3 times now. I actually helped him with his bags and get situated in his room. It really was so awesome seeing a familiar face. He's going to be such a great missionary. Elder King left for Argentina this past week and I got a chance to take some pictures with him also. Alma 34 has become my favorite chapter in the Book of Mormon, I read it at least once a day ha. Another chapter that I have grown to love is 2 Nephi 2. Oh how i wish I would have paid more attention when Dad would give us wisdom on the Scriptures! Ugh. Oh and I can see now why Dad is the way he is, I probably will be the same way after experiencing my mission too. I really am blown away at how much fun learning is here. Well I love you all and pray for you all everyday! :)
thank you so much for the email and letters and packages, they make me so so happy. I love you all so much! The MTC is really helping me realize just how much ha. Oh guess what, I have gained ten pounds! haha. Crazy huh? I swear the scale is just broken but whatev. That Easter package was just what i needed to boost my spirits! I was feeling my first bit of homesickness over the holiday but that package made it go away. I really am having fun learning here in the MTC and can't wait to get out in the field, only 6 more days! I really can't see me learning this much in this little time anywhere else. I love the gospel and what it can do for everyone and anyone, really it is for whoever wherever whenever. I didn't really realize that til now and i am sure that i will learn that even moreso in the field. I have been able to see Elder Ojuka about 3 times now. I actually helped him with his bags and get situated in his room. It really was so awesome seeing a familiar face. He's going to be such a great missionary. Elder King left for Argentina this past week and I got a chance to take some pictures with him also. Alma 34 has become my favorite chapter in the Book of Mormon, I read it at least once a day ha. Another chapter that I have grown to love is 2 Nephi 2. Oh how i wish I would have paid more attention when Dad would give us wisdom on the Scriptures! Ugh. Oh and I can see now why Dad is the way he is, I probably will be the same way after experiencing my mission too. I really am blown away at how much fun learning is here. Well I love you all and pray for you all everyday! :)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
I am a Missionary!
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I sent you guys all letters but since today is my p day i got to set up my email account so i thought i would drop you a line. The MTC is really so amazing! I love it here. The people are nice, the food is... alright, and the spirit is SO strong. Really it's like a punch in the face almost. But not really cause that wouldn't be a good thing.
Anywho... We had the opportunity to have a General Authority Devotional last night and heard from Niel L. Anderson. He spoke on sacrifice and I had the spirit spikes all the meeting long. Really though. As I sat there singing Called to serve I looked around the meeting and soaked in one of the most beautiful sights. A gym filled to capacity with missionaries, and I was one of them. I am a Missionary! It really hit me hard last night and my testimony grew immensley from the words Elder Anderson spoke to us. He said that we may be sacrificing things but they are in no way comparable to that great sacrifice that Jesus Christ gave us. He laid down his life so that we all may be saved. It's uncomprehendable what he did and for that I am eternally greatful. I hope to further my learning until I can't learn anymore but as we read in "If you could hie to Kolob" there is no end to knowledge, so I do have quite a bit of room left to learn ha. I love you all and just want to let you all know that you are my biggest sacrifice. To give my family up for two years will be trying but to give two years to my Lord and Savior will be worth it oh so much.
PS
I already have the first lesson memorized! oh and the first vision the visioin of the Texas Houston East mission and my purpose as a missionary. I am so excited to be here!
I love you all so much! The church is true.
Elder Jarman.
I sent you guys all letters but since today is my p day i got to set up my email account so i thought i would drop you a line. The MTC is really so amazing! I love it here. The people are nice, the food is... alright, and the spirit is SO strong. Really it's like a punch in the face almost. But not really cause that wouldn't be a good thing.
Anywho... We had the opportunity to have a General Authority Devotional last night and heard from Niel L. Anderson. He spoke on sacrifice and I had the spirit spikes all the meeting long. Really though. As I sat there singing Called to serve I looked around the meeting and soaked in one of the most beautiful sights. A gym filled to capacity with missionaries, and I was one of them. I am a Missionary! It really hit me hard last night and my testimony grew immensley from the words Elder Anderson spoke to us. He said that we may be sacrificing things but they are in no way comparable to that great sacrifice that Jesus Christ gave us. He laid down his life so that we all may be saved. It's uncomprehendable what he did and for that I am eternally greatful. I hope to further my learning until I can't learn anymore but as we read in "If you could hie to Kolob" there is no end to knowledge, so I do have quite a bit of room left to learn ha. I love you all and just want to let you all know that you are my biggest sacrifice. To give my family up for two years will be trying but to give two years to my Lord and Savior will be worth it oh so much.
PS
I already have the first lesson memorized! oh and the first vision the visioin of the Texas Houston East mission and my purpose as a missionary. I am so excited to be here!
I love you all so much! The church is true.
Elder Jarman.
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