Week 72

So this week was great. We had transfers and now my new companion is Elder Bachiochi of Argentina (he was my lz in Campo Limpo) so that is awesome! We are working hard and having success.

At transfers, I saw Stephani and Ana from Jardin do Lago!!!! It was great to see them and talk about things there.

For Christmas, the Relief Society gave us a package full of food, so don't worry about me starving .

I am super excited for Christmas and can't wait to see you guys!

I am glad to see that things are going well there. Good luck with everything and I will see you at Christmas!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 71

So before I get started, allow me to address some things:

Christmas-I will be skyping and seeing as how it will be a p-day I will send you an email before I call. I will probably call at about 8-10 your time, but I need my username and password for the millionth time. I keep writing it down and I keep losing the paper. But this week, I will take a look around, but still, if you could send it to me, that would be awesome.

I have not received my package yet so I hope I will get it soon.

Transfers are tomorrow and I will be staying and my companion will be going home.

My week was calmer. We had a leadership meeting on Thursday and I learned a lot of things I need to improve and a lot more things I learned to help my zone improve. But we worked hard, played hard, and had a good week. We had the ward end-of-year party on Friday and I decided it would be fine to play soccer for a bit... 2 minutes later, I scraped my foot (not too bad; just a little one) just playing around and saw that as a message from God. So ya,  I have decided to leave soccer for p-days.

It is great to see how things are going there; keep me informed. Well, I will let you guys know what happens at transfers and how things are.

Love you all and I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to see you at Christmas!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 70
This week was good. Kind of a normal week. We worked hard and were able to teach a few new people and have some attend church. Adelmo and Josefa are doing great. We are hoping to baptize them soon, so we will see how the whole marriage thing goes.

I am good; excited to see what the new transfer brings and how this last week will play out.

Sorry not much to talk about this week, and I am not able to send pictures due to this computer, so sorry about that.

Well, I hope you guys have a great week, and I can't wait until Christmas!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 69

This week was great. We worked hard and had success. We have three people with baptismal dates and found a bunch of new people to teach. Two are named Adelmo and Joseépha who got married this week, so we will start pressing for a baptism on the 9th. So pray that everything goes right. We also had interviews with the president this week which was good too.

I am good. I kind of forgot about Thanksgiving , but it was great to hear about  yours and all the fun you guys had. Mom, I loved the video (I made the turkey dance; it always dances to "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees...silly family tradition that the kids have always loved...).

Just two quick notes:

• Christmas-I still don't know when or were I will be Skyping so hopefully I with be able to figure that out in the next two weeks.
• Package-I still haven't received it yet, but I will let you know when I do.

I miss and I love you all sooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine​

Week 68

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!! Sounds like things are going great there. 

Lauren, nice job with the BYU thing (BYU contacted Lauren about playing volleyball there after high school).  Sounds like you are destroying there!!! 

Jaron, para bems (congrats) on the new job! What will you be doing exactly? (Jaron got a job in his career field at Axis Steel Detailing doing steel engineering.)

Brigham, I loved the photos; they were sweet, especially to see that Jess has a lil baby belly. I am suuuuuuuuuuuper excited for that-you have no idea! 

Hayden, we must talk more about this girl. I need to know things!

So, just a few quick notes:

1. My release date-by the latest I will be home July 19, but due to the fact that there is a 5 week transfer and I will have to leave early due to my visa, I cannot give a definite date. But, like I said, July 19 is the latest I will be home, so you can count on me being there after that. This is also the most preferable date due to the fact that I have some things I want to take care of.
2. My Christmas package-I should be getting it this week because I have interviews on Wednesday, so if it is there, I will get it at the office.
3. My Thanksgiving-I have no idea what will happen; we might just buy a pizza or something.

My week was a bit slow. We weren't able to teach anyone new and we were only able to get in contact with Patricia, Rosangola, Bianca, and Mariana on Saturday night, but they came to church and they enjoyed it so we will pass by there tonight. We will see how that goes. 

We had divisions this Wednesday and I was able to do three baptismal interviews, so that was fun. I will have an interview with my president this Wednesday so maybe I can get a bit more information about when I will be going home, but no promises.

Personally, I am fine. Last I checked, I am almost 6'8" (so tell Uncle Preston to get ready to pay up; Jaron knows what I am talking about) and about 68 - 70 kilos-it varies. Please pray for me to have energy. I find myself at times getting tired of almost everything (the stress and responsibility of a zone leader is much bigger that a district leader) but don't worry; I am still working hard and doing what I can.

Thanks for everything. Have a great Thanksgiving and good luck with everything.

Love you all sooooooo much!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Elder Jardine and his companion

Week 67

Well, this week was great for us. Allow me to show some highlights:

•  I got to speak English at a class at the church Thursday night and now we have a bunch of references to go and teach!  woohooo
• Friday morning we had zone conference and I learned a lot; it was great to know where I can improve.
• This Friday afternoon, we went to go talk English and eat milkshakes with some students of a school where the teacher is a member (same one who teaches at the church). While there, we gave a pamphlet to a young woman member to give to a friend. 1 hour later, we received a message saying "I want to learn more about Mormon doctrine." We passed by there 30 minutes later. Lo and behold, it was the friend of the member. We taught her and her family and one of her aunts in the closing prayer admitted to being critical at the beginning, but was immensely grateful for the great joy that our message brought. Spirit for the win!!!! The entire family was receptive and enjoyed the message. Unfortunately, they weren't able to come to church this past Sunday because they were in another city, but we will go by there more. I think that they will be our five baptisms this transfer, super excited.

• On Saturday, we went and helped clean a balcony of a member. It was great to be able to go and help out.
• Sunday was Stake Conference which was fun, especially since we got to have lunch in a member's house who make cinnamon rolls!!! They weren't as good as moms, but it helped to kill the missing you guys, so... worth it.

So that is what is happening. I am getting used to my new designation (Right now, Elder Jardine is serving as a zone leader; he's responsible to lead a group of 10-15 missionaries.) and am enjoying being able to help the mission on a greater level. I am healthy and am excited to receive your package! As for weight, I am about 70 kilos so see what that is in pounds (about 154 pounds) and I think I am also growing so you can let Uncle Preston know to get ready to pay up (Jaron knows what I mean) (My younger brother bet Nathan he wouldn't reach 6'10". It's already too hard to find him pants that fit now, so I'm hoping he doesn't get much taller...)

I love you all so much and I am soooooooo excited to see you at Christmas!

Love you,

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 66

Well, transfers happened. I learned in the bus station that I was now a zone leader which is exiting. I am now in an area called Ouro Verge (green gold) which has much promise. My companion is Elder De Almeida who is ending his mission this transfer and is a great guy. I think all will be well together. I am excited to see what happens in my last 6 transfers of the mission.  That's a scary thought.

Sorry, I didn't take many photos this week, so I will send them next week.

I am so excited to see how things are progressing for you guys there and can't wait to see how things improve.

Love you all soooooooooooooooo much and hope that the Lord will continue to bless you.

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 65

Well, my week was pretty normal. We worked a lot and found a few new people to teach which is exciting; it only sucks that two of them who are also the most excited live in another city! So, we can't really teach and baptize them here, so... bummer. But this past Sunday we had a lady in our ward who I had previously thought was a member ask to be baptized!!! So that was super exciting. It only sucks that transfers are tomorrow and I will probably be leaving (still waiting for the phone call ). We also had divisions with the zone leaders which brings me to the title of the email because, in the morning, we saw monkeys!!!! And after our appointment fell through, we went and bought two bananas and gave them to the monkeys. Best 60 cents I have ever spent. Videos and pictures are attached. They are so funny, especially when the first saw the banana. They were like Tucker with a hot dog, thinking " is that yellow thing food?" and "is it for me?" and when I went to take what was left of the banana out of the skin, one kept looking at me and "talking" as if asking "what the heck are you doing with my banana?!" It was great!!!!!!!

Well, I am all good here; ready to know where I will be going so be ready next week for the great reveal .

Well, you guys keep having a great week! 

Love you all and miss you all!!! Have a great week!!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 64

This week was great. We had a P-day as a zone we had a BBQ and Nerf fights, so that was great. We also had interviews with president which was awesome. Other than that, not much happened. 

One day, we walked over 20 km (it felt) to get to some people who ended up not being there  but at least one is interested, so count your blessings, right? 

We were able to teach 5 new people and they look promising, so we are excited to see how that goes and we are also excited to teach some new people who we found. One has already received the missionaries and went to church a lot in another ward, so now we just need to get in the freaking house to teach and baptize but we are super excited. (Her name is Anjela; Please pray that we can teach her).

It is always great to see how your weeks are going and good to see that you are all happy.

I love you all and hope you have a great week!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine​

Week 63

This week was great. Dara was baptized and confirmed, so that was great. We worked the rest of the week, but unfortunately, we weren't able to find new people to teach, but it was still a great week.

Last p-day when we were at home, we watched a movie called Charlie, which is an incredibly sweet church film that made me cry out of gratitude for the tender mercies that grandpa had in his last days of life. It was great and I was able to have a very spiritual experience with my companion (and yes, I wrote it all in my journal immediately after).

A few quick notes...transfers are on the 31st and I will probably be leaving, so I have no idea where or with who I will be for Christmas, so we will have to see (it also doesn't help that there is a transfer the 11th of December). I can't wait to get my package and see you all this Christmas!!!

I love you all sooooooo much and I hope that everything keeps going well this week for you. Be sure to send me pictures of everything especially Tucker being funny.

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

P.S Happy Birthday, Grandmas!!!!! love you!!!!!!

P.S.S the dog is called xis (derived from xi-xi which is what he was doing) and he did exactly what tucker does in looking back to make sure we were still following him. ​

Week 62

This week was good. We worked a lot and we had some success. I was able to do some more baptismal interviews which was fun. We were also able to work with a recently returned missionary which was awesome and we were able to learn a lot. 

Today is a great day. We just got one of our investigators married and she will be baptized at 4 today. It will be Elder Taylor's first baptism, so we are super excited.

Thank you so much for the emails. I really saw how the Lord was able  to bless grandpa and the rest of us at the end of his life.

Keep me informed how things go and how your weeks progress. 

Have a great week!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 61

My week was fine. I got better on Tuesday (Elder Jardine had a fever most of last week) so it was just a quick little thing. We weren't able to have the success we wanted this week, but we were able to find many great people who show promise, so we are excited for that. 

I loved General Conference especially the talk of Elder Oaks (destroying those who think the church's stance on marriage should change) and Elder Holland (reminding us to be better). It was sad to hear about Elder Hales. He was truly a great man and we will miss him.

I received a call this morning at 7:15 informing me of grandpa's passing (Elder Jardine's paternal grandfather passed away October 1st.) but, all the same, your emails regarding the circumstances penetrate to my soul and for this I am grateful for God's plan for us.

This week to come, I will work as hard as I can to honor his name and will always remember him.

I love you all and pray that the Lord's hand will be in your lives continually.

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 60

Well, my week was interesting. So, technically, Elder Conceção and I were supposed to stay together, but Monday night at 10:20, we received a call saying that Elder Conceção would be going to another area and I would be staying (emergency transfer). 

I am now a proud mother (I will be completing his training) to Elder Taylor from South Carolina. He is a great guy and we get along great. The reason for the week can be summed up by one word... WORK. We worked really hard this week, so hard that I currently have a fever.

This week will be interesting. We have zone conference and I now have an added pressure; the assistants challenged me to teach 7 new people this week to set the example for my district. I already have a plan in place, but if you could pray for our success, that would be great.

It is great to see how your week was and that the move was a success. I am so happy that all is well there and I hope that things just get better.

I love you all soooo much and I hope that you all have a great week and enjoy conference (I certainly will).

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 59

My week was pretty normal, although there were some highlights:

• Divisions with the zone leaders this past Thursday. It was great. We worked and played magic and ate pizza (a basic division).
• Wednesday we had an activity that we created. It was great because I got to throw a plate a whipped cream in my companion's face. It was an activity where we asked a question and the first to respond right got to put a plate full of whipped cream in the other's face. It was fantastic.
• Saturday we went to a far neighborhood to try to teach some people. We went after an address only to find that the house was a small wall, a mail box, and a power line. When we were walking back, we found some kids playing on a broken car and started to talk to them. They FREAKED out when they learned that I was American and as we walked away, they screamed "EU FALEI COM UM AMERICANO" (I talked to an American). It was hilarious! 

So those were the highlights of my week. Today we learn about transfers, so I am currently waiting for the call (dun dun DUNNNNN). I am excited.

It is great to see how your weeks went and as for Jessica's baby being a girl, I am soooooooo excited.

Continue to be awesome and have a fantastic week!

I love you all sooooo much and pray for you continually.

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine​

Week 58

This week was great!! We really saw the Lord guiding us. Allow me to illustrate:

• Tuesday- after a district meeting, we left to find someone to give a Book of Mormon. We talked to a few people, but didn't present it and then we talked to a man named Joaquim who said that he was going to talk to us because his life has been difficult lately. In short, we gave him the Book of Mormon and marked a day to teach him. Then, as we were walking, a man named Diego stopped his car and offered us a ride. We accepted and started to talk. Lo and behold, he is a less-active member who has a wife that is not a member. So there is a great teaching opportunity there.

• Wednesday- we went and talked with our barber and we were able to show him the Restoration movie. He said he loved it and that he was needing it. Then we went to confirm lunch with sister Carmin and as we walked on her street, we saw a family at home. So we went and talked to them. They received us and we were able to teach them. Their names are Latisia and Wellington and they were very receptive. We learned that if we had come 20 minutes later, they wouldn't have been home. So that was crazy!!! After lunch, we were walking and a couple came to talk with us and what do you know... another less active and a non-member who wanted to come back to church!!!!!!!

• Thursday- we finally taught Joaquim who said that he already knew that the Book of Mormon was true .

• Friday-we taught Joaquim again and he accepted a baptismal date and promised to stop drinking coffee!!!!!!

• Saturday-was a normal day.

• Sunday-we had ward conference and had 7 investigators at church. It was fantastic!!!! And we sang in the ward choir.

So that was my week and it was great. If you could please pray for these people, that would be awesome. Personally, I am fine; just working and starting to feel old. but I am happy.

It is great to see how your weeks are and hear all the exciting news. I can't wait to see what gender the baby is so I can tell people if I will have a sobrinho or sobrinha.

I love you and I pray that God may bless each and everyone of you. Have a great week. 

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 57

Well, this week didn't go as we had hoped. Larissa denied her answer and doesn't want to be baptized and our other baptism that should have happened backed out because he didn't agree with no coffee. But we still hope to have at least 2 or 3 baptisms this month (Dara and Wendel for 23-9-17). I also had my first divisions with Elder Bello and Elder Chaves which was great another milestone in my new designation. I stayed with Elder Bello and my companion stayed with Elder Chaves. It was great.

Speaking of my companion... just a few notes: he is from Bahia up north. He is 20 years old and has five months in the mission and all around is a great guy.

It is good to hear how your weeks are progressing and hearing about all the change going on. Good luck with everything-school, dating, sports, work, the house, the move and the baby.

I love you all and pray that all goes well for you. Keep strong!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 56

This week was great. So, here is what happened:

• Monday- p-day-as a zone it was great. We played soccer and Nerf wars. Then, that night I saw my first conversion. So we have been teaching a girl named Larissa for about three months, but hadn't ben able to get her to commit to baptism. So we taught that night about the plan God has for us and talked a lot about baptism. We cleared her doubts, but she still wasn't certain that she should be baptized. So at the end, I told her to pray about it and wait a bit afterwards to hear an answer. So she said a silent prayer as did all of us. At the end, when I looked up, she was crying. She has a baptismal date marked for this Sunday so if you could all pray that she will be able to receive a testimony about Joseph Smith, that would be great.

• Tuesday-we had district meeting which was great. The doctrine for the meeting was the role of the Spirit in conversion (perfect topic, right?). So during the practices, we all felt the Spirit really strong.

• Wednesday through Saturday-was all kind of a blur. We talked to everyone we saw and tried to teach some new people. We generally have some sort of activity at the church at night which is fun and this Saturday, we helped a member move which took me back to the 5 times we moved, so it was all great.

I am good. My companion ELDER CONCECÇÃO and I are getting along and learning from each other.

It is great to see how your weeks are going. Good luck with school, the baby, the house, and everything else you are doing. Mom, be careful! Brigham is shooting for your spot on the Tucker love chart.

Have a great week!!!!

I love you all soooooooooooo much and I pray that the Lord blesses you continually.

Sincerely

Elder Jardine

P.S-grandma and grandpa, good luck with the move.

Week 55

Well, this week was full of walking, rain, and more walking. We spent as much time on the streets trying to talk to people as mom did at PGHS (Last week, I was at work 65 hours... and school hadn't even started for the year yet). We weren't able to enter into any houses, but we have faith that this week will be better. 

As for my new designation, it is a bit different, but I am already used to it (4 of my 6 comps were district leaders). 

Other than the usual walk and talk, we said "see you later" (I hate good-byes) to Barbara this Wednesday which was kind of sad. She left for New York this Saturday. 

We also had zone conference this Thursday which was great. I always enjoy talking with president and other missionaries. As for me, I am good and healthy. My new companion is awesome and we are getting along great!

So ya, that about sums up my week. It is sweet to see how your weeks are going. Good luck at school this week, and with the house and work and the baby (Jessica) and everything else.

Love you all sooooooo much!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 54

This week was good. We had transfers and now my new companion is Elder Conceção of Senhor do Bomfim in the northern part of Brazil. He is a great guy and we are getting along great. He has 4 months on the mission, so he's my first companion that is younger than me (in the mission; he is actually 20). 
Also, I am now the new district leader so I am learning the ropes of that. So my week goes as follows:

• Tuesday-transfers
• Wednesday-district meting in the morning and hot chocolate night at the church.
• Thursday-Saturday-contacts in the morning and visits/appointments in the afternoon and at night.
• Sunday-Barbara's last Sunday in Brazil(she will leave for New York City on Saturday and then after a few days there she will be off to Maryland to be an au pair) and choir practice at night (I miss South Eugene choir).

So that was my week. I am growing physically and spiritually every day. The mission is not easy, but I am living through it and I don't regret it at all.

It is good to see how things are progressing there and I hope that everything continues to go well for you guys. Send me pictures and tell me how things are.

I love you all soooooooooooo much and I pray for you continually.

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 53

My week was good. We had a great P-day with President and were able to eat some American BBQ, watch Moana in Portuguese and then play some board games. It was great!

Then, on Tuesday we went to the temple with Barbara and Alesandro and Daneusa, our recent converts. We all enjoyed it and it was nice to be able to sit in the garden and just feel the spirit of the temple. I also got to see a few members from Jardin de Lago-Vicot and Pamela. It was nice to see them and see how things were there. After that, my week was pretty normal. 

I burned an old whiteish T-shirt that I had for my one year on the mission (videos attached). We also had a service project on Saturday where we helped reform a daycare/ school. I got paint all over me, but I loved every minute of it. But that was pretty much my week.

Tomorrow are transfers and I will stay and elder Dalson will be leaving. I will tell you about my new companion next week.

Have a great week and keep telling me all of the exciting news.

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine​

Week 52
So we baptized Barbara who, thanks to our zone leader, knew that this was what she wanted. We had the interview on Friday and we had the baptism Saturday night with the confirmation on Sunday and we will be visiting the temple tomorrow. So things are progressing with her really quickly. 

Other than that, we had interviews with president which was great and we just worked the rest of the week. I am good, happy and healthy. Due to the fact that our zone baptized 6 people in 4 different areas, we now will go to President Hill's house to enjoy a p-day there, so that is why I am so early today.

It is so great to see that you are all doing well and I how you have a great week. I love you all so much and look forward to your emails next week!      
                                                                             
Sincerely and with much love,                                                                                                                                       Elder Jardine

Week 51

This week was good. We were kind of everywhere, so here's a recap:

• Tuesday- woke up at 4am to get to Campinas by 9 for zone conference (our president broke his foot playing badminton so he couldn't really travel much).

• Wednesday- was a pretty normal day. My companion had to take care of some things at the bank so that took most of our morning.

• Thursday- we had divisions with the district leaders, Elder Batista and Elder Bello, which was cool because I stayed with Batista who, believe it or not, is more of a Dragon Ball Z fan than I am

• Friday- was a normal day; same old work.

• Saturday- we went and painted a member's daycare, which was fun and then we had a festival at the church called Esta Julina, which was great because members brought a ton of friends for us to meet.

• Sunday- church was great and after lunch we went and talked to Barbara (I will explain more after this).

So, all in all, this week was good for us.

Now, to talk about our most promising investigator, Barbara. As you know, we have been teaching her for three weeks now and she is loving it but has  not been sure if she should be baptized. So we told her this week at church she would receive an answer and she did! One after another for almost all the questions and thoughts in her head. When we went and visited her after, she explained that everything she was thinking about was addressed and that she was still trying to sort it all out. But we talked, gave her a mock interview and explained everything. 

She wants to be baptized. She has a testimony. She knows it's true, and she wants to follow it, but she still isn't sure. If you could please keep her in your prayers, that would be great. We will be going back there on Wednesday and we hope we can mark a date for this Saturday, so PLEASE keep her in your prayers.

Personally,  I am fine; gaining weight and muscle, so no real problems.

It is good to hear how your weeks are going hope you continue to have a great time and have fun at the great DL (Disneyland) for me.

Love you all!!!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine

Week 50

This week was good. We did our best to teach our investigators and find new people and talk to 300 people, but it was all good. 

Barbara is progressing and she is loving church. She has a lot of questions now so we will go and teach her again tomorrow and see if we can mark a date for baptism. As for our other investigators, we unfortunately cut 4 due to the fact they didn't come to church and really only enjoy our company, so that is not what we are looking for. We will still visit them as like a plan D, but not as someone who we will focus on. 

As for church attendance, we only had Barbara come to church, so it was kind of a "what the freak!!!" moment but we moved on the same. We had an interesting gospel principles lesson about word and self-sufficiency and I was able to talk a lot about mom and how you taught us to work from an early age and the classic "if something is worth doing, it is worth doing right" statement and a lot of the people agreed with it. So, a massive "thanks, mom" for teaching me how to work hard and be self-sufficient!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Other than that, it was a pretty average week.

A note about my companion. His name is Hiram Dalsin and he is from Rio Grande de Sul (which is in Audrey Heiner's mission). He and his mother are converts and he is the first missionary in his family. He is a really great guy.

I officialy have one year left on my mission (if I don't extend), but will only celebrate on August 2nd by the burning of my old dirty white normal T-shirt with a nice fire that night. I will make a video and send you a bunch of pics (don't worry; it will be in English so you can understand). I am already getting some stuff ready; it is going to be great!! (Elder Jardine really likes campfires...)

Love you all and just remember that contention is of the devil; even if you are stressed, if you keep calm and breathe and talk like normal people, God will help and you will feel much better. That is something I have learned my entire life, but particularly on my mission. 

Love you all and have a fantastic week!!!!!

Sincerely

Elder Jardine​

Week 49

This week was fantastic. We had many miracles happen. For example, we were able to teach 10 new people this week and mark 5 dates for baptism. If all goes well, we will have a lot of baptisms on the 23rd. We also had two people come to church. I know you want to learn about them so here we go:

• Barbara- 19- went to church; will be moving to Washington this August to live with another family and study law (I think); loves our church due to its tranquility (you will not believe the things I have seen and heard happening in churches here).

• Kelen and Wendel- 10 and 13- kids of two less actives who went less active due to the fact that they didn't know that there was a church just down the read from them. Wendel just had a foot surgery so he will be in a cast for two more months, but looks very promising. Kelen would have attended church yesterday but didn't due to a family emergency. Baptism date: 23-July-17.

• Maria, Paulo, João- 50+,50+, 19- Maria is very opinionated and they promised to come to church next week. Baptism date: 23-July-17.

• Brito- 50+ - father of a member; very welcoming and nice; will come to church next week.

• Rosangola and Fernado- 30, 8- very receptive; just that the boyfriend is barely ever home and apparently not too receptive about religion. Baptism date: 23-July-17.

• AnaMaria-50+- very welcoming and will come to church next week.

So, ya. A lot of success. We are also having a soon leaving missionary (Elder Jardine has been switching his phrases around more lately...) with us to kind of get him ready for when he leaves in August.

Happy late birthday, mom!!!!!! It was good to see the pictures and hear how you guys are doing. Keep having a great week and tell me how everything is going.

Love you all and hope you have a great week.

Sincerely,

Elder Jardine