Week 37 - Finding is hard

Mom

I like your scripture. I think that it is inspiring.  I have been really sucking at all my habits lately. Training really throws you for a loop.

Elder Mostoller’s first name is Jackson and he is from Glendale. So not sure where exactly that is. But that’s cool. We have been struggling. Just trying to find all of the investigators and what not. I have a hard time doing the menial missionary work like finding. I think that sucks and I hate doing that part of missionary work. I just want to make connections with members people and investigators. That’s what I do. Idk.

I did get the packages and that was super awesome. Thank you so much. I have worn my shirt that came and that was super cool. Oh and for Christmas if you send anything from home I would love a large amount of pictures of just people from home the studio all of you just everyone that means anything to me. That would be awesome to have is a book full of pictures.

Last week my scripture was Mosiah 4:27 I have not picked another yet.

I actually know that transfers are a week before Christmas so I could be gone after next transfer. So that is a possibility. Hopefully not. Fingers crossed. Anyways.

I love you mom you are the best just keep your head high. You are amazing! Remember the necklace I gave you!

I love you to infinity

Tot Ziens
Elder Jardine

Getting Ready for Christmas

Dear Missionary Parents and Friends,

Each year we ask parents and friends of our missionaries to ship Christmas packages early to ensure they are here by Christmas.

We are asking parents and friends to please send all Christmas packages to the Mission Office and are asking that packages arrive on or before December 1.  This insures that your missionary will get the package for Christmas without problems.  Please address the package as below and also mark on the outside of the box “Christmas Package”. Please note the change in our Mission Office address.

Belgium Netherlands Mission
Elder R. Kyle Jardine
Schuttersveld 2
2316 ZA Leiden
NETHERLANDS

We will deliver Christmas packages at the Christmas Zone Conferences.  If you have something special—a family tradition that begins on December 1st and you want your missionary involved—then plan on getting that package to the office by November 15th.  We do not open Christmas packages to remove certain items and deliver it to your missionary early. We have Zone Conference the last week of November and again after December 15th.  We deliver packages to missionaries at those times only.  The next delivery after that will be in January 2015.

Just a reminder that each package valued at $40.00 or more incur local customs charges which along with any COD costs will be deducted from your missionary’s monthly missionary support funds.
We encourage you to be mindful as you purchase for your missionaries.  You may wish to include items that they in turn can share with investigators and / or church members.  Again, not all missionaries receive the same support from home.  Perhaps including something for other missionaries could brighten someone’s Christmas.  Missionaries’ focus is on giving of themselves during Christmas, not so much about getting, but they all like to be remembered.

Week 36 - I Love My New Companion and Conference was Great!

So Actually temple conference is coming up and I am super pumped it’s the 14th transfers were really good and smooth I went and stayed the night here the night before so I could just go and get my new companion Elder Mostoller on transfer day. Pretty exciting. He is from Arizona and very intelligent. I love him and I try to tell him that at least once a day because that’s what my trainer, Elder Mcgary did and it meant a ton to me to know that he loved me. I love Elder Mostoller, He is is a little quiet but he is slowly opening up. I hope I can train him well. I was talking to Elder Stanger last transfer and talking about training and its funny because I would rather my greenie become leadership and shine and do tons of work than I would want my self to have all those cool opportunities. I guess that’s why they say that your greenie is your son haha funny thought.

On getting up on time I have been struggling but getting better I have set like three alarms and Its is just so hard to get up at 6:30 I am trying really hard because my greenie is really good at it so trying to be a good example just have bad habits. I do remember the things that Elder Mcgary taught me and I am trying to teach my greenie the same.

So white washing an area is definitely a beast. I love it I am excited and I think that I have the ground a little more under my feet now. I realize the importance of meeting the members and getting to know all of them. It’s been a struggle because we have had general conference and that makes things a bit more difficult to get to know all of them. I think that it will be a real challenge. We have made a goal to meet at least one member a day till we know the whole ward less actives included.  Me and Elder Mostoller had a cool experience when we were here in Dordrecht in between watching the priesthood session and we had two hours till the next session began. We decided to open our member list and go find some members.  We went to the home of an older lady and the neighbor told us that she wasn’t home so we got out one of the white shirt missionary notes that we made and began writing the note. Just then her son came by and asked us if we were looking for his mother and then we learned that she had been ambulanced to the hospital the day before. Right time right place. Then we bike across Dordrecht and tried to visit another member and we found her and it was an awesome JOVO and she was so cool to talk to on the doorstep and she had her friend over who is investigating and she was telling us about conference and her plans for baptism and what she was looking for, it was awesome to hear and again we were in the right place at the right time.

Ok also some bad news is my bike got jacked. So that sucks and it just happened today so I will be getting a new bike soon and hopefully I can get it soon kinda need it so yeah I am going to pull money out of my personal account and get it done that way.

During conference we watch it just when it happens. So for the afternoon sessions we had to watch the day after so I just saw Sunday afternoon a little while ago haha good stuff. I need to remind you of the talk about mother and how I have told you that before, I love you so much mom and you are the best. You have taught me just like I needed to be taught. I love you

I love you MOM you are the best
I love you to infinity.


Tout Ziens
Elder Jardine

Elder Jardine

Elder Mostoller

Elder Mostoller getting some treats

Elder Mostoller