Hello my lovelies, my dears, my friends and my family! It has been

quite the week out here in PA! First thing is first. Its finally

getting humid and I don't know how I feel about that, don't worry mom,

I am drinking lots of water. I will say the humidity does not stop the

work of the Lord or the servants of the Lord! We still got out and

walked and worked and did the very best we could!

We had an awesome lesson last Monday after our great P-Day! We went

and met the referral I talked about last week, Jean! She is so

awesome! Her husband Rich also joined us for the lesson and wowza.

Between the two of them we had so many questions! We got asked

everything from "So what are Mormons?" "What makes you different?" To

"Who is God?" "Where will I go after this life?" So, basically we were

jumping between "How to Begin Teaching" (PMG pg. 176-77), the

restoration, and the plan of salvation. It was quite the adventure! We

were able to set up a return appointment and we will be going over

again tomorrow to see how it is all going! Its gonna be great!

This week we were able to do a whole lot of service! We spent some

time at a bamboo farm with a less active member. Sister Price! She is

hilarious! So, she forgot that we were coming because they were going

through some things as a family and we didn't have a number to contact

her so we still went anyway! Well, she was a little scatter brained

but we were able to help her clean up the bamboo shucks from the front

of her yard and then just help her get her mind off of things. She is

hilarious! She told us she is all about peace, love and bamboo! During

this i discovered that missionary work is more than just helping

around the yard and then leaving, but that Christ would have been

there to help Sister Price take her mind off of things so thats what

we would do too.

That night we had dinner with the Kirklands. As always it is an

adventure to go over there! I love them so much! I have had a few

people ask me how Sister Kirkland went from a Jewish Princess to a

Mormon Pioneer, well in July 1986 she had an article published in the

Ensign titled "A book different from any other" and that has her

conversion story written in it. It's so awesome!

Wednesday was rather uneventful, Dave left us a note on his door

telling us he had to cancel, but when we got home we found a spricket!

I'll attach videos and pictures dont worry.

On Thursday we had a rather long adventure! We had interviews with

President Randall and it was so awesome! We met with him in Nazareth,

which means we drove through Emmaus to Bethlehem then up to Nazareth.

Did I get a mission call to PA or to the Middle East? Anyway,

interviews are always such a good time! President is such an inspired

man and always has such great things to talk about with each of us to

help us further the work along!

We had another service activity on Friday. We spent most of the day

helping Sister Donio in her garden and boy oh boy was it hot! We were

both a sweaty mess after all that was over. We pulled weeds, cut back

flowers, set up a fence and then ate some pizza!

After that we headed to a dinner with the Monroes. Now, lets talk

about this dinner for a while.  We requested breakfast for dinner, cuz

i mean missionaries almost never get bacon, or waffles. Anyway, we

went over and they have a DEATH STAR WAFFLE IRON SO WE ATE DEATH STAR

WAFFLES. They were delicious, I am all about Death Star waffles.

Anyway, we had a nice bonding experience over Star Wars. Then Sister

Bush and I sang "Come Thou Fount" and Sister Bush played the guitar!

It was so cool! I also got to play with their life size, limited

edition light sabers, it was awesome. Anyway, we had this super great

night and at the end as we got ready to leave Brother Monroe told

Sister Monroe she has to get baptized while we are here! So we set up

an appointment with her for Thursday and it is going to be so great!

After we left she texted us and told us she is thankful we came over

because she really needed that. So it was so awesome!

Sunday was stake conference and it was awesome! We spent most of

Saturday in Reading in meetings and then only spent two hours there on

Sunday for the meeting. It was so awesome! They talked a lot about

temples and the Book of Mormon. Those two things are key ideas and

points to our religion! It was so awesome and uplifting to hear the

testimonies of the men and women who spoke!

Just a few days ago I was studying in Alma chapter 48. There were some

verses that really stuck out to me as I was reading.

"11And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man; he was a man of a perfect

understanding; yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man

whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country, and

his brethren from bondage and slavery;

12 Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God, for

the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people; a

man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his

people.

13 Yea, and he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he

had sworn with an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his

country, and his religion, even to the loss of his blood."

"17 Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were,

and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell

would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power

over the hearts of the children of men."

Wow, Moroni is so amazing. I especially love verse 17. Could you

imagine a world with more Captain Moroni's and less Laman and

Lemuel's? It would be quite the world wouldn't it? Since I read these

verses I have been thinking about what I could do to become a little

more like a Captain Moroni, and I would like to invite each of you to

do the same, what can you change this week to be a little more like a

Captain Moroni? It could be something big, like attending church/the

temple, or something "small" like praying everyday. Or anywhere in

between. I know it will being you closer to God and close to who He

needs you to be!

I love you all! I love my mission and the time I get out here to find

those who are being prepared for the gospel. I love the Savior and the

relationship I have gained with Him since coming out on my mission.

Have a great week!

Much love,

Sister Jackson

The district

Josie and Sister Bush

Hello from the greatest state on the Eastern Seaboard! I hope you all

had a great week and that you are all enjoying your freedom from

school (for those of you who haven't made it yet enjoy the taste of

freedom, youre almost there!) Well the weather has been kind to us for

the most part, it has been super muggy and super humid today though so

thats been real great.

This week I have been humbled and humbled and humbled again! We spent

most of the day Tuesday and Wednesday knocking and talking! At the end

of the day our feet killed, our skin was dry and we were pretty sure

we were sunburned. I wish I could report that at least one of the

doors we knocked on we found someone who said yes, but we saw some

amazing miracles in other ways!

On Tuesday we were just about to head home for the night when we

decided to try one more door. We knocked and a man named Issac

answered. He had dinner cooking on the stove so he did not have much

time but said he would watch the Prince of Peace. We showed it and

then talked with him for a few more minutes, we ended up setting a

return appointment! He was our fourth floor, last door after a long

day of rejection and sweating.

Wednesday we sadly just knocked all day to no avail. Thursday we saw

the miracles from our hard work and obedience to the Lord! During

weekly planning we got a referral named Jean,  well we called Jean and

she answered the phone by saying "Hello!"  When we asked if a Jean

lived there, she said "This is the one you are looking for!" Needless

to say we set up an appointment and will be going there tonight to see

what happens! Next miracle was at the end of the day, after two great

lessons and a few minutes to go finding we went to Walmart to get some

things that we needed on our dinner break. Well we were a little ahead

of schedule when we walked in, and we met Janet. Janet works at

Walmart as a greeter and it was so awesome to talk with her! She had

met with missionaries before when she was younger and had even read a

little of the Book of Mormon! Anyway, we walked in and she stopped us

and had a few questions about the plates and about Joseph Smith, which

we were able to answer! We were able to get her number and address so

that in a few weeks we can go by and give her a new Book of Mormon

because she told us if she sees us in Walmart again shed "love to buy

one of the Bible's from us." We told her that they are free and we

would love to bring one to her house sometime! She agreed! It was such

a tender mercy from the Lord!

So, also on Thursday we taught Yao and Dave! Yao had a lot of

questions about the plan of salvation and agency and the premortal

life. We did our very best to answer them and ended leaving her a

commitment to pray and to aak Father her questions and then to read

the scriptures to find her answer! As for Dave, WE HAD THE BEST

LESSON!! If you remember last time we met with him we invited him to

be baptized and he said that he would think about it. Well, he thought

about it, guess what his answer was? Yes! He said he would like to be

baptized. We taught a great lesson on the plan of salvation and on how

his wife is learning about the gospel in the spirit world, just as he

is in this world. He is going to pray about a date to be baptized and

then this week we will talk about it!

Also, another miracle this week! Since we cover the whole stake for

the YSA branch we get all the YSA investigators from the whole stake.

Well, the elders in Bethlehem sent us an investigator with a baptismal

date! Shawntiana is so great! We are going to be meeting with her

tomorrow and it is going to be great!

We have had some crazy times, Sister Bush and I. We have cleaned our

trash can in the shower, stacked our beds on top of each other to

clean our apartment, and killed a bug that flew and jumped in our car.

Sister Bush is awesome, she is from Cedar City and love the missionary

work! She has a golden fire, that is for sure! Plus we make the two

presidents with our last names, Jackson and Bush. So you cant go wrong

with that!

This week has been amazing. We have been studying about repentance and

there is a great quote from Elder Bednar, "We refer to Christ as the

redeemer, but we dont appreciate redemption." How often do we just

think we can do the process by ourselves? How often do we think we

have fallen to far to be redeemed? My friend and family, Christ came

to Earth to help us, to redeem us and to forgive us. I have said it

before and I will say it again. Trust in Him. Believe Him.

I know that obedience brings blessings, that God answers our prayers,

that Christ loves us, that we can overcome the world, and that the

church is true. The Book of Mormon is the word of God, and you will

find yourself within the pages of that book.

I love you all!

Much love,

Sister Jackson

 

Sister Bush and Josie

JOSIE 

Still our Josie

9 month celebration!

Gosh Bon Jovi is still so relevant even on a mission! Well, hello all

you great and lovely people! I hope you're all enjoying your last day

for the three day weekend and have a great Memorial Day! I am so

thankful for those who have fought for this country and the freedoms

which we enjoy. Without their sacrifice we wouldn't have all the

freedoms we have today, including our religious freedom, which I am so

thankful for.

It has been a great week out here in PA! As it always is! We are

really picking up out here! We were finally able to meet with our

investigator, Dave and it was really good! His wife just recently

passed away so we were able to talk about the Plan of Salvation and

how we know he will see his wife again. We also talked a lot about

baptism and Dave expressed that he knows he needs to be baptized by

immersion to enter into the celestial kingdom (which is the one he

wants to be in) so he told us he would pray about it and let us know!

It was so cool because the Spirit was so strong in the room as we

testified of the Plan. The coolest part though is in my personal

studies that day I was prompted to study the plan again and to find

scriptures in the Bible that talk about the Spirit world & the three

kingdoms. Which came in handy with Dave because as we talked he asked

where it said those things in the Bible. Man, the spirit is so cool. I

was able to share with him the scriptures I had found just that day

and the spirit just testified of the truth as we spoke. It was

incredible!

We also were able to see Sister Monroe at church yesterday! She just

has surgery so she hasn't been able to meet but there was a baptism

today for a child of record who came out to visit, since they moved to

Utah a few years ago. She and the whole Monroe family came and it was

so good to see them! We were able to set up an appointment so that we

can come and talk about baptism!

We did some service this week for Sister Dean and it was so awesome!

We helped her with things around the house and just the little chores

and one of her TSSA's were there and just kept asking us questions

about what we do as missionaries. The best part was that right before

she left she was like "Mormons rock! I'm gonna make a shirt that says

that and wear it around!" It was super awesome! We are hoping to see

her again!

We also did service for the Lower Macungie Township Historical

Society. We just helped move a bunch of boxes and it was so hot. We

were so sweaty afterwards is was ridiculous, it also didn't help that

it was humid. Oh good times.

This week we had to say goodbye to sister Abbott, she flies home on

Wednesday. We also had transfer calls on Sunday and Sister Kuta will

be leaving me tomorrow! I will be staying up here in Kutztown and be

companions with Sister Bush. I'm excited to keep working up here and

pushing the work forward!

Oh my dear friends and family. It has been an unbelievable nine months

out here serving Christ. It has been amazing, life changing, and

remarkable. I have been blessed beyond belief out here. My feelings

thus far can be so well explained in the 26th chapter of Alma verse 16

"Therefore, let us glory, yea, we will glory in the Lord; yea, we will

rejoice, for our joy is full; yea, we will praise our God forever.

Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much

of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long suffering

towards the children of men? Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the

smallest part which I feel."

I love this verse for so many reasons. Because really the Lord is so

merciful, so powerful and so forgiving. I'll be the first in a long

line of people to tell you that I am the farthest thing from perfect,

that I am so undeserving of the blessings I have been blessed with in

these last nine months. But I'll also be the first to testify that the

Lord is merciful and from his mercy we are blessed. The Lord is

powerful and from his power we are given power. The Lord is forgiving

and from his forgiveness we are able to progress and return to him.

Just as Ammon, I can't say the smallest part which I feel for my

experiences here, or the smallest part of how much the Lord has

blessed me, or how much I love him. I have quite literally been living

on a prayer out here, because I couldn't do this without the Lord.

Friends and family. I am forever changed because of Christ. I am

forever changed because I let him in. I am forever changed because he

loves me enough to chasten, try and challenge me. I am forever changed

because of His love, His mercy, His power and His forgiveness. I know

that it can change you too. Don't be afraid because I am a living

testament that it is worth it to let Christ change you. I am a better

version of myself because of Him.

I know He lives. I know He love you and He loves me. I know the church

is true. So, what else matters?

I love you all.

Much love,

Sister Jackson

 

The District

Gandalf the White aka Josie

Josie and Sister Kuta

Hello everyone! I hope each of you had a good week full of love and

laugher! My week was good, crazy but good! It's been an adventure a

minute and I love every second of it!

We have done a lot of finding this week. We spent a long while just

tracting and while doing so we met a lady named Ann. Ann wasn't

interested in hearing about the gospel but she was interested that we

offer service. So, to preface this story it has been hot and humid and

ridiculous out here for the last week and Sister Abbott was the one to

knock on the door so she was in the shade. Anyway, Ann starts talked

about how impressed she is with us and how she appreciates that we

would do something like we do in a world like today's. She kept

talking and talking and Sister Kuta and I are baking in the sun, like

sweat rolling down our faces hot. Anyway, she finally glances up at us

and sees that we are sweating, looks at the sky and says "Oh I better

let you girls go, it looks like it's about to rain" there was not a

cloud in the sky. The good news is is that we will hopefully be able

to go do service with her soon!

We also met a guy named Hans. We were walking to our dinner

appointment and he was out on his porch so we waved and said hello and

continued on our way. So fast forward to after our dinner and he's

still out on his porch as we are walking back. He waves and says hello

again and tells us we look very professional. He has us come up on his

porch and we have a great conversation about religion and about how he

isn't happy with his current church. So we left him with our number

and a promise to come back!

We haven't heard much from our investigators but we did manage to set

up a time to go and see Dave! We haven't been able to actually sit

down and teach him since his wife passed away so it was really good to

set up a time to actually do that! Sister Monroe also had surgery this

week so we haven't been able to see her for a while, but she still

wants to be baptized and that's what's important!

We also went to see a less active named Brenda this week and she is

hilarious! She's home bound so she can't come to church but she knows

that it's all true! She's got two cats and a dog and they are so fun!

She's also got an insane amount of books, like bookshelves overflowing

and a table covered in books. #goals. She's just awesome!

We saw Sister Defrees this week! She is in a home because she's 101

and she's awesome! She just loves life and loves God. She loves

puzzles and playing a game called kings in the corner and is always so

excited to see us when we come to visit! She's just so cute!

So this week we also had Topton days! So we were able to get a booth

and preach the word! We had Book of Mormons, bibles, pass along cards,

all that jazz! We only got about 3-4 people come over and talk with

us. Everyone else was friendly but would keep walking on by. We had

one lady who we said hello to and she said no. And another lady who

just shook her head as she walked away. It was rather funny. I love

Pennsylvania Dutch people and their stubborn ways! We also saw a lot

of Amish people during the festival riding around on their bikes and

just being cute like the Amish are!

We also went to see the Skidmores again and they are doing great!

Brother Skidmore is headed back to work this week and he is so

excited! I just love this family so much! Last night we taught the Law

of Chasity to Alex (she's nine) and Brother Skidmore just boiled it

all down to "no kissy faces" and Alex just stuck her tongue out and

gagged. It was hilarious. We quickly told her to stay that way because

boys are icky. It was just so funny. I love them so much!

Oh man, it's been a great week. It's been crazy, it's been fun. I love

it. Also, transfers is this week! So next week will tell all! I can't

believe it's been six weeks here in Kutztown.

This week I've had some really interesting studies. I was reading in

Moses 7 and I love the story of Enoch. I love that he describes

himself as a little lad and slow of speech in Moses 6 but then in

Moses 7 he is described as powerful. He can move mountains, make

rovers change their course, and all nations fear him. So, what

changed? Well, it's simple, Enoch walked AND talked with God. In order

to become powerful, to overcome the world, to free ourselves from

Satans grasp we much walk the walk and talk the talk. We can't be

fence sitters, we can't sit back and rely on others testimonies to get

us into the celestial kingdom. We must stand for what's right, stand

by our covenants, and never give up on our God. Because His plan is

great and He is mighty. I know that this is true, that when we walk

AND talk with God, He gives us power to overcome all things, and to

keep a strong hold on our covenants. I have seen what walking and

talking with God can do to change a persons heart, mind and who they

are. I know this because it has happened to me, I am not Enoch, but I

am a better version of myself, all because of the power of a Father

who loves me enough to try me, to chasten me, and to change me. All

because He knows who I can become and He wants me back with Him one

day. Just as He wants each and every single one of you back with Him,

so let Him change you. Yes, it's scary. Yes, it's a trial. Yes, it's

worth it. Let's do this together, shall we? I know it works. I promise

you it will work for you.

I love you all. I love His work. I love putting on a rage each day the

bears the name of our Savior, Redeemer, Advocate, and Friend. I know

that Jesus is the Christ. That He loves us enough to die for all of

us. That He lives.

Have a great week!

Much love,

Sister Jackson

Sent from Kutztown, PA 🐻

 

Topton Days

Sister Abbott's farewell photo

Sister Abbott, Erica (ysa), Josie, Sister Kuta

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Mother's Day and that

you had a great week! PA has been beautiful! Lots of rain, but lots of

vibrant colors too!

This was a great week! We were able to teach Chris again and it was

really awesome! His mom actually got antied so she didn't want him to

talk to us, but we were able to answer her questions and she got over

being antied. So this week we went on a hike with them and with two of

the YSA kids, Matt & Karina! It was so good, we were able to talk

about priesthood blessings and testify of their power. Well, we asked

Chris if he would like a blessing, and he said yes. Low and behold,

Matt was going through the temple so he just receive the Melchizedek

priesthood. So he gave Chris a blessing right then and there! The

spirit was so strong, it was such a powerful experience!

This week we also did a lot of service! We were able to paint some

wagon wheels for the historical society, and help Sister Rodriquez in

her candy shop! Service really is just fun, and I never realized how

rewarding or fun it really is!

We were able to do a lot of finding this week, and were able to find

people who wanted us to come back this week so we are pretty excited!

The highlight of this week was going to the temple. I love the temple

so much it is not even funny! This time around was a really cool

experience. There were 3 people there taking out their endowments, 2

YSA and one lady who is in the ward. It was so cool, and the spirit

was just as strong as ever! We drove down with Sister Molano and her

daughter Erica and it was crazy fun! Sister Molano drops gospel

knowledge and it was so mind blowing! It was awesome!

We had dinner with the Molano's again and I seriously love them! They

know how to eat! Plus they are just a great family who love each other

and love those around them. It was incredible to spend Mother's Day

with them!

We had Zone Conference this week and it really was a spirit filled

Conference. We talk a lot about repentance and how we teach people

about repentance. Peeps, there is nothing more real than repentance.

Nothing. Repentance is real and it works. Is there something holding

you back right now? If there is I invite you to repent, because it is

nothing but joy.

Well! I love you all! I love this work and I know our Savior is at the

head of it! Keep up the good work!

Much love,

Sister Jackson

 

Josie and Hunter

Hello all you lovelies! It's been a great week in PA and I hope it's

been a great week wherever in the world you and yours might be! It's

been a little rainy out here the last few weeks but it has been worth

it! The rain created the most beautiful spring I have ever seen! It's

so green and pink and white and vibrant! It's so beautiful, so I can

testify that April showers do bring those May flowers!

This week we were able to meet with Kate again! Kate is the wife of a

member and she has been investigating the church for a few years but

there have been some things holding her back from entering those

waters! Well on my first night in Kutztown we had dinner with her and

were able to talk about those things holding her back. So this week we

had lunch with her and did follow up on what she was able to find out

from reading scriptures and from praying. She wants to be baptized!

The amazing part is that her two kids want to be baptized too, so she

wants to have all of the be baptized at the same time! She is just the

sweetest lady and she has such a testimony of the things she has seen

and learned over her years of meeting with missionaries and going to

church.

We also went to see one of our investigators named Yao. Yao is from

China and has basically been unavailable for the last few months, she

went back to China in January and was gone for two months. Then she

had a baby, and she's graduating from college so they've had a crazy

few months! We were able to sit down with her for a second and talk,

she is seriously so cute! She's also super excited to come to church

again and to introduce her baby to the ward!

We also had something super sad happen, we have a man named Dave who

has been meeting with missionaries with his wife, Ethel. Well just

last week Ethel passed away from Leukemia. We stopped by Dave just the

other day and he's doing good! He also wants us to keep coming by to

visit and to talk about Jesus Christ.

We visited the Bensons recently and they are so awesome! Brother

Benson went to USU for a little so we had a nice chat about good ol'

Logan! Sister Benson is less active but loves the gospel so much. We

showed the new Mormon Message "The Music of the Gospel" (it's amazing!

If you have not seen it drop everything and watch it right now) and

then had a nice chat about how now more than ever we need to have

strong testimonies of our Savior and to feel the music of the gospel,

not just do the dance steps!

This week we finally met with a Less Active/Recent Convert who we've

been trying to get into contact with for forever! Sarah is attending

Kutztown University and it's finals week so she's been crazy busy.

She's so sweet though! She is the Vice President of the drama club and

just loves it! She told us about how she had a show during general

Conference but every time she wasn't on stage she was in the back

watching it so she could have a spiritual break! It was just really

good to see her and talk with her!

Gosh, I just love the Skidmore family. I wish I could just have all of

you meet them because I know you'd all love them too! I can't remember

if I gave background but they are all recent converts, they've been

baptized about a year and then their 10 year old daughter, Alex, just

got baptized in December. They are so awesome. They love the gospel so

much and they love to share it all the time! They always bear

testimony of how this gospel has changed their lives and you can see

it when you look at them. They are incredible people and they are

living testimonies that this gospel works, and that it works

wonderfully!

This week we had the coolest dinner appointment in the history of

dinner appointments. We had dinner with the Kirkland's. Sister

Kirkland is a Jewish convert and Brother Kirkland is from Idaho. They

are the best people ever. So we get to their house and we are having

this nice conversation and then I meet Oso. Oso is their Portuguese

Mountain dog and Oso is his nickname, its short for oh so big and he's

huge! The amazingness didn't end there. Soon enough they took us up to

the LOTR room. That is right, they have a whole room dedicated to Lord

of the Rings. It was amazing, I have pictures. It still didn't end

there! Brother Kirkland told this story of how Sister Kirkland asked

for a one carat ring, so he made one, and now he gives one to all the

sister missionaries who come for dinner! It's so cool! I also have

pictures! It still didn't end there I'm telling you these people are

so cool. They then took us to their granddaughters room where Brother

Kirkland runs his business of making, that's right, FAIRY HOUSES. They

are so incredible. I have pictures. This family is awesome!

Today was good! We went hiking with Sister Jameson and her baby

Charlie. It was so fun! Also there is this thing about Pennsylvania so

you can swing from vines out here. So of course we had to try it!

Well, I went last and the vine literally snapped as I was swinging! No

worries I didn't hurt anything other than my pride, but I get why it's

so hard for George to swing now!

This Sunday we had a stake conference broadcast from SLC and it was so

good! Elder Perkins of the 70 spoke and he talked about repentance. I

know repentance is so important it's the only thing that can help us

get back to our Heavenly Father. I know repentance is real and that it

works, I know that it brings us true joy and happiness. If there is

anything holding you back from becoming who Heavenly Father wants you

to become I invite you to change, or repent, and get back on track. I

know its worth it and it works because I have seen it in my life.

I love you all! I know Christ lives. I know the gospel is real. I know

this is His work, and I've never been happier. It's a great time to

serve the Lord.

Much love,

Sister Jackson

Sis. Abbott, Sis. Jackson, Sis. Kuta, Sis. Jameson

Skirt Sewing day

He put a ring on it!

Hello all! How was each of your weeks? I hope you all had a great one!

It's been another great week out here in Kutztown! We accomplished a

lot this week and had plenty of good laughs!

This week was full of service! We went a visited a lady named Helen.

Helen is in a wheelchair and lives at an assisted living home, she is

super sweet and loves the Gospel! She was so excited to see

missionaries and so we just visited with her for a few minutes. She's

had quite the life story!

We also went and visited a lady named Eleanor. She is a HOOT! She's

101 years old, loves puzzles and to play kings in the corner! She's so

cute, she taught us how to play kings in the corner when we were there

and she wanted to help us, so every time we weren't sure she wanted to

look at them so she could make sure! It was hilarious! We visited with

her and she just loves her family, when we had to get going she made

us promise to go back!

We also painted a house, I love painting houses. We helped the Hahn

family repaint their trailer home and it was just so fun! I am not the

best at edging but I can get the job done!

This week we taught a girl named Kala (Kayla). She is 19 years old

(it's kind of weird to be working with people your own age 🤷🏻‍♀️)

and she is looking for a new church. She likes that our branch is so

small because then she can get to know people! We were able to talk

with her about how our services usually run and a little about the

branch, we mainly spent time getting to know her and she is so cool!

She plays goalie for the college she attends and almost went pro in

snowboarding! We are excited to keep working with her!

Chris is doing well, he came to church again on Sunday! He also

brought his parents with him! He is so willing to do anything to

follow Jesus Christ, when we told him that we don't drink coffee or

tea he just said okay. He also called us over the week and told us

that he wants to be baptized and promised God that he would only come

to our church and he would never miss a Sunday! He is just ready to go

head first!

We saw Dave and Ethel this week, they are doing good, for the most

part. Ethel is on hospice and Dave is just so cute taking care of her.

He just sits in their living room with her watching tv and talking to

her. We decided to go stop by win Brother Jameson and it was awesome!

Brother Jameson really connected with Dave, even though Bro Jameson is

in his early 20's and Dave is in his late 70's early 80's. It's so fun

to see members just take to investigators!

Alex is also doing good! Her family is just so cute and I love them so

much! Her family is working so hard to be sealed in the temple soon.

They are just so sweet. We talked with her about faith and how we know

faith is working. She shared about how she knows she has faith because

she was baptized and how she knows that Heavenly Father is there!

This week I got hit hard with allergies, or something. So we've been

taking it pretty easy due to my stuffiness. We actually had to stay in

for a few hours (mission nurses orders) so that I could rest. Lemme

tell you all right now, being sick/stuffy on the mission makes for a

rough week.

It's been a great week, and I love doing the Lords work! I know this

is His church, His work and I'm helping His children.

Have a blessed week!

Much love,

Sister Jackson

Sister Kuta, Sister Abbott, and Josie on Sassafrass Ln.