Hello all!
How are you all doing?! Hope well! Hopefully your Halloween weekend was fun and safe!
This past week was good! The work is kind of slow right now besides our two baptismal dates and your 3 other investigators! We're doing our best to go out and find those who are looking for the message of the gospel! And so far its been slow for us but we're just going to keep plugging along! haha I love Elder Asay! I have grown to respect him so much as I have gotten to know him more in the past week. Hearing his story last night as we talked for a while was amazing. He has come a long ways to be where he is today. Haha if you think I have been through some rough things moving and have knee problems...which were struggles for me and everyone has there struggles, but that doesn't even compare to what he has gone through. He has truly earned it to be here and he is a wonderful example to me.
Haha we have a great time while serving together...for instance this past week we were knocking and this guy came to his door window and rolled down the window halfway and said " Mormons?" and we said "Yep ! " and he said " No thanks" while rolling up the window. Ha and there have been many instances of people just totally snubbing us! haha like on Seinfeld when Kramer gets snubbed. "She snubbed me Jerry!" haha here in Pocatello we either get honked at and waved at or we get the snub...where we wave, and people stare at us and ignore it. But its all good because we have fun with it. It is a little frustrating when people are cold and not interested, because we have the most amazing message to deliver to people that can change their lives for the better! And when they turn that opportunity down, its sad and a little frustrating. But that's OK because they will come along over time...The Lord will prepare them sometime.
But anyways, Elder Asay has been great...and we get along great. He being from Mississippi, he doesn't have southern accent haha. And me growing up in Texas, I never had a southern accent, so when people ask us where were from he'll say Mississippi and I'll say I grew up in Texas but live in Utah now, and they'll say, "Neither of you sound like your from the south" haha We get that probably 30 times a day!
But anyways, the work is good! It's always good! But we're never satisfied! We're looking to set more baptismal dates soon ! And to find new investigators! Its a little bit tough in this area...Its a more wealthy part of town and people are either members, or they're set in there ways. There's a lot of Lutherans out here! But yeah, its been tough to find people to teach, but there out there and we'll find them! Other than that, the weather hasn't gotten too bad yet! Frank and his son - The Russians as we call em - are the ones who gave me the coat. They are awesome...Frank has a mad Russian accent and we talk about cooking a lot with him haha. He wants to have us over to eat Eggplant. Haha neither me or Elder Asay have ever heard of eggplant so we just rolled with it and said, "for sure!" haha but hes nice and I will get there address's so you can thank them personally mom!
Our baptism with Paige is going through still on November 13th so were preparing her for that. And our other date is being pushed back because they haven't been to church yet, but we're working on it! Anyways! I love you all ! I know this gospel is true ! I know that this is the true church, Christ's church. I know we have a living prophet on the earth today!
For Halloween night on Saturday night, we watched Up! haha it was good ! That's a wonderful movie, and then we played ball til 9pm. We were in the ISU Institute Building all night. But it was good.
And family, I love you all! Haha id like to see pictures of David and Joseph for Halloween! and Meg and Kenz, keep playing hard in ball! Mom and dad keep pressing on with work! I love you all and am so grateful for all you've done for me in my life!
I love you all so much and thank you for the Halloween package! I loved it! It was perfect! All the perfect snacks ! and Dad, I took Elder Asay out with that 20 bucks like you said, he says thanks! I love you! Make it a great week! Its ALL about attitude! PS no word on visa's, but probably soon! I love you again!
Love, Elder Jordan Eliason
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