May 29, 2012

Hey family,
Things are going this week. We got the call yesterday from the assistants, we are both getting transferred. I am going to miss this area but it happens. I am relieved to get a new companion. Its been a rough week between us.  That's all that I am going to say.  This week we were able to have a couple of lessons that were fantastic, but other than that not a whole lot has happened.  Things are stating to look up in the area there are some good things that are starting to happen, which is great. The new missionaris that are coming in will love it because there is at least a little bit going on.  They will be great full for that. So I dont know where my new area will be so I will let you al lknow on Monday. I will find out tomorrow, that is when our meeting is. Also this week I was able to catch 2 skunk babies. They were too cute so I released them... well actually my companion started to cry. I had to do it to keep the peace. Trust me I am not a softie. But they made for some cool videos. The work is going well I am freaked out of my mind right now knowing that I come home soon. But I know the Lord will provide a way for me to stay focused. I love you all and I hope that you have a great week.

May 21, 2012

Hello Family!!,

Things were really well this week!  Purdue is still dead kinda, most of the students do go home for the summer, there is still a little bit that will stay for summer school but not a whole lot. So things there are still a little slow in that area.  We had a fantastic experience this week. First off I had an over night leadership conference. It was a full day of jammed packed trainings from President Collins and the zone leaders. It was amazing. I realized at the conference that I am the Sr. district leader, Kinda like Sr. apostle. I have been in the longest. So that is pretty exciting. After that spiritual feast, we were assigned a new companion for the day and a new area for the night. believe it or not I was assigned to an area in my last district. That was amazing, I was able to go back to Plainfield and do some work there. It was great I felt that I was home. We went over and talked to the family that we worked with on the horse farm. The only down side was that we didn't have too much time to visit every one on my list, we could of kept really really busy with all my old friends there. The following day we had the 1st mission conference in the history of my mission, where all the missionaries met together to be trained... By Elder Neal L. Andersen, From the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was Fantastic!!  I was Tickled Pink to hear that my Homecoming Talk was About the Atonement, For the reason of, That is what Elder Andersen Trained us about. Needless to say I am stoked for that privlage. Things are looking up with us here. things are getting a little better for our companionship, still a little rough but it is getting there.  So we also had a rude awakining coming in last night to a Whole Family of skunks in our back yard. A mom, a dad and 2 little baby skunks...... This is very Unfortunate. You might be getting a video of us trying to trap them. Our ward mission leader bought us a live trap and left it up to us to catch them.... This will be intresting. Any ways I love you all and I hope that you all have a great week and enjoy the fresh air!!

May 14th, 2012

Hey family,
It was super good to talk you all yesterday. Because of us talking yesterday... I don't really have too much to say. You all know how I am doing and I know how you all are doing.  So anyways, things this week have been really really slow, Purdue Graduations were this week. that's kinda unfortunate but it happens. This week is going to packed super bad with a lot of meetings we have a 2 day leadership conference Friday and also Saturday. Some one from headquarters is coming to that... we are pretty excited for that. Its going to be great. Transfers are coming up but not until May 30th so that Monday I will be able to tell you if I will be staying or getting transferred. I have a feeling tho that I will be staying. I have a feeling that I will be staying for my last transfer. but who knows?  I am great full that I have had this privilege to be able to serve a mission. This  has totally changed my life.  I love you all I hope that you all have a super duper great week.
Love Jared

 

May 7th 2012

Hey family,
Things this week were pretty slow. But at the same time it has been pretty amazing. We started off the week with a Zone Conference. That was great! Very insightful. Things were going good there until they announced all the departing missionaries to get up and bear their testimonies. To my surprise, I was in that group!  That is a very unfortunate event that is happening it has made me really reflect over the past 2 years and think of all of the great things that have happened. And it has been great! The lord really is in this work and in the servants that are serving him.  My companion is hanging in there, its actually been a rougher week that hoped for. But we were still able to get things rolling. So also this week our investigator with a baptismal date, no longer has a current date. He is getting some serious negative feedback from his wife that is a member. He is feeling very overwhelmed with the whole situation that he is under going. We did get the Quad that I bought for him and he was very great full for them.  Other than that not too much has happened this week still has been a dead week with summer coming rapidly and also finals going on at Purdue. The weather here has been super crazy...still no tornado... It has rained so much that it is not even funny we have been soaked multiple days and yet at the same time it has been super hot and once again HUMID!!  so we know that summer is fastly approaching around the corner.  All has been well and I am looking forward to talking with you all on Sunday. I hope that you have a great week.! love you all!

 

Elder Bair

www.mormon.org/me/480j/
Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Flight Plan Arrives

I am a little slow on this, but a few weeks ago when I woke up in the morning, my husband handed me  a few papers.  I looked down to see that they were Jared's  travel itinerary for his flight home.  Talk about massive adrenaline rush!  He will fly into the Pocatello Airport at 11:50 am on July 10.  Two months and two weeks?  So close and so exciting.

April 30, 2012

Hey Family!

Things are slowing down for us a bit this week. Purdue is having finals this week so every one that we are teaching that is going to Purdue are graduate students, and are slammed with studies. So unfortunate it hasn't been very busy this week. It really effects us when stuff happens at Purdue. But all is well even tho we didn't teach to many lesson we did however do alot of service. That is always a nice change and is quite refreshing to be able to do some service every once and a while. We did alot of yard work, I also did some sheet rocking, some gardening, rebuilt some lawnmowers. So all in all it was a pretty good week for some service. We also moved 2 families this week. One nonmember and one member family. It was pretty cool, the non member family is from Mountain Home.  They are here because he grew up here and they are both going to Purdue. So it was really fun to be with some good ole Idaho folk. Even tho most of the ward here are Idahoans. This week I had an unfortunate event happen that was kinda heartbreaking. As a district leader I get the privilege to interview candidates for baptism from the members of the district. Our wonderful sisters have been working with an older gentleman that had a baptismal date for this weekend. At the interview this fellow and I were talking and I was getting to know him. He is amazing. He use to be a truck driver for a potato farm in Burley way back in the day. It was pretty cool. But as I interviewed him  it became very clear that he was not living the word of wisdom and had strait up lied to the sisters about not drinking  coffee. To me discomfort I could not let him undertake that covenant of baptism. It was heart wrenching to see him confess to the sisters that he had not been living the word of wisdom and that he could not be baptised. This week my testimony has grown immensely of the spiritual gift of discernment. I have also gained a greater testimony of the book of Mormon and the spiritual guidance that it has provided for not only me, but also for my companion. We have been having like a family scripture study as a companionship. It has been absolutely amazing. The spirit has been super duper strong as we read the words of Christ and to talk about how they apply to them in their individual life. I hope and pray that everyone takes a little bit more effort this week in feasting upon the words of Christ. I love you all and hope that you have a great week!

April 23, 2012

hey Family,
Things are going well for us this week.  Its been actually fantastic. We were able to teach a lot of lessons for us. We got to find some new investigators. One is from Tennessee and has a super thick accent and would need a chain saw to cut through. It has been amazing. So much has happened this week. Its great. I kinda don't know what to say this week. It just has been super duper amazing. Our investigators are doing super amazing. I don't know I am just kinda speechless today. All is well and things are going great for us. Except for that little skunk! He is still in our back yard. I messed up my back again this week lifting a piano helping a family move, but all is well the Lord is blessing us for our efforts. We are still on track with our people who will be baptized this month and we are super excited for them. All in all it just has been a very spirit filled week and all has been amazing. I love you all I hope that you have a great week.!!!!!