This past week has been quite the week! First news first, I got my visa!!! So I will be leaving some time this week ! President Colton came up to me and Elder Asay at church yesterday and told us that all of us visa waiters that came out the same time except one got our visas, and that we would be leaving this week to Boise on a plane to go and sign for our visa and then wait in Boise until things or flight plans are arranged, and then head off to MEJICO! Vamos a Villahermosa bebe! haha but yeah I don't know the exact day this week that we will be heading out, but this week for sure is what President said. So I'm heading down south for winter! ha for 20 months actually. It will be a whole new mission and a whole new wardrobe haha because of the hot, humid weather in Villahermosa. So yeah! Mom, I don't need anything i don't think so no worries! I'm going to be sending things i do not need for Mexico home today. So be expecting that. And I am glad the Lillig's called you ! They are THE nicest people i have ever met! They are Lutheran, but they are so nice and so welcoming to us. We have discussions with them often about the church, and we talked to the Bishop across the street who is great friends with them and we decided if they don't join the church here on earth, they'll definitely do it in the next life haha. But anyways!
Other news, we had our baptism this past Saturday for Paige Finley! It was great! She is sharper than a tack! She's 11 and she is very smart..but it was awesome to be able to see her be baptized by her uncle! And I am so grateful for the opportunity i had to teach her from the very get-go and see her progress and enter the waters of baptism! Ill attach pictures at the bottom of this email of us at the baptism. So it was awesome! She was then confirmed yesterday! What a great experience! It gets better too! As we woke up Saturday morning, the day of the baptism, we were filling up the baptismal font and we got a call from a older lady who we tracted into, and she said that her granddaughter wanted to be baptized! So we went over last night and taught Karlyn, who is 11 as well, we taught her the first lesson of the Restoration and invited her to be baptized and she said yes! So we set a date with her for the 18th of December! Elder Asay and I have been pumped! And so yeah! We're looking to set some more this week, as long as I'm here.
Elder Asay has been awesome and I'll miss him a bunch! But it'll be Awesome to be able to go down to Mexico now and be able to start the next phase of my mission! I know it will be tough, learning the language and getting used to the culture and whatever else, but I'm so ready for it. I am ready for the experiences that await. I am ready to take these things head on and help the people of Villahermosa come unto Christ! We're getting Elder Asay's new companion today, who is another visa-waiter headed to Brazil. So Elder Asay will be training and he has only been out a transfer and a half! haha he can handle it though..he is a stud!
Other than that, everything else is good! Just getting ready to head out of good ol' Pocatella! ha I hope all of you are well! I know this church is true and that it is the true church of Jesus Christ, the same church that He organized when he came to earth. I'm so grateful for the Atonement. Through it, we can all become clean and return with our families to live with our Father in Heaven again! It's such a wonderful message, the most important message that will/can ever be shared in the world! I love it! and I love you all and thank you so much for all your prayers and support! I wouldn't be able to do this without you and I'm so grateful!
Jeffrey and Marina, as the date gets closer for you guys to go to the temple, I cant help but get more and more excited knowing that! I miss and love you guys so much! Give the boys hugs for me and Megan and Kenzie, tear it up this season! Shoot the ball! I regret not shooting more! You've got the shot so take it ! I love you so much family! Mom and Dad you're the best and I pray for you and the family everyday! I look forward to talking to you in the airport as i head to Mexico!
I love you all! Have a wonderful week!
love, Elder Jordan Eliason
p.s. The other picture is with Tom Curro aka the next Danny DeVito, and the other is with Brother Vawdrey, our Stake High Councilman over Missionary work! He's a stud! Love you!!
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