26 Oct 10

Jacob didn’t send an email letter this week, but here’s some excerpts from the email exchanges we had with him Tuesday…

- I'm glad to be away from all the strip clubs in Phoenix.

- Guess what!!! My companion loves DCI and marching band. We've been together about a week now and I love this kid. This is the companionship I've been waiting for!! His name is Elder Berardi. He is a way cool guy. I can talk anything with him. I told him that you've (Mallory) been trying to send DCI cd's for over a year now and he flipped out. He's been out for less than 4 months and he's really funny. Has a great sense of humor. He asked if you were sending videos too? We might sit down on a P-day and watch em.

- I asked him if “greenie braker” from last week’s letter means that Jacob is this Elder’s 2^nd companion and he responded with “Yep, I'm his "Mom". Trainers are fathers and Greenie brakers are mothers”.

20 Oct 10

Hey, guess what!! I'm out of Phoenix!!! Yaaaaaaaay!!!!! Hey guess what!!!! I'm in Mesa!!!!! Noooooooooooooo!!! 

Yep after 7 1/2 months in Phoenix I'm back in Mesa I was hoping to go up north to Payson or Snow Flake and have a white Christmas but nope. I'm back in East Mesa. Next to my second area. We cover a singles branch. That should be fun.

I'm on a bike now. My companions name is Elder Barardi from Illinois, and I'm Greenie-braking him (we are guessing this means he is Elder Barardi’s 2^nd companion). 

Well that's awesome to hear. I'm excited to see how CV does against Evergreen HS and the other top schools next week.

Does Mallory have a car? She never sends me anything because she says that you always tell her to send it with your packages, and then you never tell her when you’re sending them. So I guess there's a little miss communication there. 

My last weekend in Phoenix we had a baptism, a 15 year old girl whose parents are catholic and totally support they’re daughter joining the church. They said "if you're going to do this honey you need to go all the way and be committed." Her name is Denise Niccoli and she is awesome!!!! 

Tell you more next week bye.

TTI

Jacob

12 Oct 10

Wow. What a fantastic experience it must have been for Grandma. I wish I could have been there. Glad she got my card. Sorry it came late, I bought it the week before and lost it, by the time I found it, it was grandma's birthday.

That's great to hear about Albi I'm excited to see how the band does this weekend. You're right though, from the recording I saw of last week it wasn't that great sound wise. Keep going!!

This week I went on exchanges with the Spanish missionaries. This was my 4th time doing Spanish work but this one was cool because I got to talk to the Mexican people. Before I just sat back and let the Spanish missionaries talk to them but in this lesson we were having I knew exactly what was being said and what was going on and I wanted to say something so I did and Elder Nicholas translated for me. It was cool.

I feel like the relationship between Elder Richards and I has gotten lots better.

I think this medication that they gave me for my allergies gives me problems with my stomach. I have a really hard time waking up in the mornings now. Harder than usual. I didn't get out of bed until 12:30 yesterday afternoon. That was the worst day. But it seems that after I'm past the morning I'm completely fine. I get the occasional really painful stomach ache, but that’s it.

Transfers are this week. I've been here 7 1/2 months. What’s gonna happen!?!?!?!

TTI

Jacob

5 Oct 10

Wow. That's awesome news about CV! I'm so proud of them! They have improved alot since I was there. They look great!
 
General Conference was good. I liked the talk on a Consecrated Life. And Elder Uchtdorf’s talks. He's awesome!! In the priesthood session Elder Nelson gave a talk on serving missions. At the beginning of his talk he asked all the missionaries to stand were ever we were in the world. I felt honored to stand during that talk even though I knew that my Dad and brother were not able to be present at that exact moment to hear or see that I knew that they were proud of me as I stood there, a missionary for God.
 
Birthday ideas: All I really want are pictures and CD's preferably.
 
Anyway 2 more weeks and I'll be out of Phoenix hopefully. I've been here 7 months and I'm a little tired of this place. But I will be patient.
 
TTI
 
Elder Morgan