4.30.12 email

Hey, what up doe's! This last week was good, got a lot done and had some sweet experiences with Elder Mitton. Oh, but... I'm getting a new companion again. Haha yup! Elder Mitton is getting transferred and I get a new comp on Tuesday morning! sooooo... yeah! This next week will be good, we have a couple people on date for baptism coming up in a bit, so I'm looking forward to that. How are you guys doin'? What's new!? Hope y'all have a good week! ~ Elder Jones

4.24.12 email

Hey all!

This last week was good! Been busy but it's all good!

Got a new companion, I'm now with Elder Mitton, he's from Pocatello. He's pretty cool, hard worker which is a plus!

We don't have hardly any miles for the car and so we'll be on bikes all week. I'm stoked! The area is huge, so it'll be rough, but I know the Lord will bless us and I'll have fun!

Hope you all have a good week!

~ Elder Jones

PS - we went to a YSA activity last week - the theme was "Recess!" It was awesome!
 

4.16.12 email

Hey!

This week was sweet! We were able to meet with most of our investigators, and had a chance to hear Brad Wilcox give an adult fireside! He's in the General Sunday School Presidency, I think. It was about "the infinite Atonement", learned lots!

Church is way long for us here, haha - we have a guaranteed 6 1/2 hours of church because of the two units we cover, and then you throw ward and branch council on top of that, plus other Y.S.A. events and correlation - we be a church goin' people! Haha - but I'm loving every minute of it!

This week is going to be sweet, too, because we have interviews with President Holmes, and as of right now, we have 10 lessons already set! Gonna be sweet!

Hope you all have a good week! :)

~ Elder Jones

4.9.12 email

Hey all. This week was good!

Kinda sketchy with seeing everyone, but we were able to see some of our investigators, and we got to set up a lot for this upcoming week. Looking forward to it!

We're also going to a Tigers game Thursday -- that will be pretty sweet!

Hope you all have a good week!

~ Elder Jones

4.6.12 letter

{Finally got a paper letter from our Elder!}

3/31/12

Family,

Hey! Figured I would take a couple minutes and finally get a piece of paper in the mail to you. So here ya go! :)

Everything is going good; this area is sweet! I'm loving every moment of it. I'll be honest, I was a little irritated when I was taken out of Livonia, but the second I heard & saw my name up on the board under Bloomfield, I had this peace come over me and I just had this thought, 'This is it, you're called here now, so go and work.'

Covering both the Bloomfield Hills family ward and the Young Single Adult Branch is fun; 6 1/2 hours (at a minimum) of church on Sunday is awesome. We're doing a lot; it's a good thing I have my planner, or else I'd be lost!

So, how is Spring treating everyone? Anything new or exciting that doesn't get to me by email? Just curious! :)

Well, hey, I'll be calling home on the 13th of May. Can you let Todd & Corine know? I'm not sure what time I'll be calling, but I will be!

Speaking of that... please don't talk about coming home, how many days I have left or anything. I don't wanna think about it, k? :) I wanna stay focused.... I don't wanna come home! Sounds bad on your side, but if you could see & feel what I (or all other missionaries) do, you'd understand. :) Brett will find out soon enough! :) Hope you all understand and are willing to submit. ;)

Well, hey, I gotta bounce. Looking at the mailbox for ANYTHING. :D :D :D Love you ALL!!!!

Elder 'Nye-Nye' Jones 11-13

D & C 101:36... "Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full, but in me your joy is FULL." Don't worry about a thing, for your joy will be full as long as you continually come unto Christ. Love you!

fun video

So, Elder Jones is now in the same ward with one of my good friends (the same ones that used to pick him up to go grocery shopping a few months ago). Today she had him and his new companion, Elder Shill, over for lunch, then Elder Jones did a cool trick, while her hubby filmed it - this is how she prefaced the video she sent me: "Before the video, my son backed out once, but Elder Jones asked him to have faith and he promised he would not let him burn. Mason got a little scared as the fire got closer but we held him to his faith. Elder Jones went on to explain that just as the heat started really getting hot on his hand, the paper lifted just as the Lord lifts our burdens after we have proven our faith. This was after we fed him chicken fried steak and gravy, mashed potatoes, bacon green beans, and buttermilk pie. We like to fatten our elders up! LOL" Thanks for sharing this, Vina!!! :D



She also sent a cell phone pic:

4.2.12 email

Hey all!

This week was good, lots of meetings... LOTS of meetings but we still had a positive upbeat week and managed to have some great lessons! General Conference was awesome though! Definitely the highlight of the week and transfer! :) Not too much to really say other than that! haha.

This next week will be good, will be able to apply different things I learned at both zone conferences and general conference.

Well... hope ya'll have a good week!

Elder Jones