Familia!
So apparently Tempe isn't the desert that I thought it was. For the past four days it has been raining pretty much 24/7. I definitely like the rain, so it has been a good change. It is still warming up though, not sure if I am totally ready for the summer, but either way its coming.
This week was a pretty exciting week. Every so often the mission has a spanish training, and this time it was in YUMA! I have always heard a lot about Yuma from all of the spanish elders, so I was pretty excited to go down there. So, we left on Thursday morning and we drove on the straightest road I have ever seen for about three hours. It was a blast... When we finally got to Yuma, things starting picking up though. We all got together and had a training about how to best work with the Spanish people and how to better us as missionaries. Then we had the branch president from Yuma come and talk to us about how he has seen success in the Spanish culture. It was pretty good and something that I definitely needed to hear. After that, we split up with some members and went out and visited all of the Less Active families in the area. I have never seen so many Hispanics in my life.... No matter what door you knocked on or who you talked to, they spoke Spanish. It was awesome. I definitely hope that I serve there some day soon, I know that it will really help my Spanish. As for now though I love Tempe. I have an amazing area and I know that I was sent here at this exact time for a reason.
The past three Sundays have been some of the best days on my mission. So far on my mission, it has been pretty hard to get the Spanish members in this area to do missionary work with their friends. However, past two Sundays we have had several members bring their friends to church. It has been awesome to see and has really opened up our teaching pool. Especially with Hispanics, one of the hardest things to get them to do is to come to church, so I have been very thankful to have the members helping out. Then, this Sunday 15 minutes after church started we got a call from a random lady who was in the Walmart parking lot and wanted a ride to church....and I thought that our pass-a-long cards with our phone number did no good... so we grabbed a member and went to pick her up. I have never really seen someone as prepared as her. When she got to church, sacrament meeting was pretty much over, so our first class with her was Gospel Principles. We were talking about pre-mortal life and she kept talking about experiences that she had in her life that had lead her to believe exactly what the Gospel teaches. It is always amazing to see how I am not here to prepare, but find those who are prepared like this lady. We have a lesson with her tonight, and I am pretty excited to start teaching her.
Something that I have learned a lot about this week is the potential that we all have as sons and daughters of God. I was reading President Monson's talk about see others as they can become and it had a pretty big impact on me. As sons and daughters of God, we truly do have the divine right to become so much more than we think we can be. In his talk, President Monson shares a story about a missionary. In the story, the missionary had a ton of success. When asked why he was able to relate to people so well and help them while on his mission he said it was because he saw them as who they could be, not who they were. As I thought about the people that I have been teaching, I was able to see how this truly can fit. I have never talked to so many people with addictions or with problems greater than I have ever faced and greater than I hope to ever face, but even they are sons and daughters of God and can become so much more. No matter where we are at in our life, no matter who we are, because of our heritage and the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can become the person that God wants us to be. When Jesus Christ taught, he gave a commandment which was to be perfect, even as our father in heaven is perfect. We know that we will never receive a commandment that we can't accomplish, and I believe that this is the key, to see ourselves as who we can become. To see ourselves living in the Kingdom of God and then living up to that goal. Of course we will fall, of course we will make mistakes, but that is what this life is about, learning. I know that as we take little steps in this life, someday we will be able to fulfill that commandment that Christ gave.
This week we should have Lindsey's baptism. I'm pretty excited for it. We had to move her back a week because she had a cheer competition that she didn't plan for, and so we are planning for her baptism this Saturday. It is always awesome to teach someone who is so prepared.
I hope all is well at home and I love you all.
Con Amor,
Elder Jurgensmeier
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Week 22: Winter is over
Familia!
So, winter was long and hard to endure, but I think it is over. haha. We have had a week full of 75 degree days, so its been pretty nice. Everyone just keeps telling me how horrible the summer is, so I guess we will so how long I'm loving the weather.
So this week has been pretty insane, well I guess just pretty much one of the days. Fridays are our days to do weekly planning, and so all of our zone goes to the church and we sit there for three hours and plan out the upcoming week. Ya, sometimes it gets fairly long. So, to lighten the mood a little bit I got my plastic water bottle and twisted it so a bunch of pressure was built up by the cap and then I twisted the cap off. It made a pretty loud noise and made everyone jump a bit, but then the crazy part of the day started right after that. So Elder Niederhauser, my new companion, walks over and grabs the bottle cap and just throws it in his mouth (Ya, like a dog playing fetch or something, I have no idea what he is doing, he must have just thought he wanted to chew on it or something haha). So he comes back and is just sitting there and then someone says something that makes him laugh. Right when he starts laughing he sucks the bottle cap down the back of his throat and swallows it....so, at the time I think its pretty funny and I am just laughing, but in reality he is in a ton of pain. He runs to the bathroom and tries to get it out, but can't...so, long story short, I hurry and drive him to the emergency room. When we get to the emergency room he fills out all of the paper work and then we are just sitting there waiting for them to call him back. A lady comes back and starts going around to the patients asking them what their situation is and everything. I think she was just trying to see who needed care the most urgent. So, first she goes to this little kid next to me and asks him what is wrong. He said he has just had some trouble breathing all day and so she said alright, we will be with you in a bit. Then she calls Elder Niederhausers name and he stands up and like yells, "That's me!" she asks what is going on and I'm just sitting there watching him and he says, "I have pain in my chest...my heart hurts... I'M HAVING A HEART ATTACK!" haha apparently he was in so much pain he really thought he was having a heart attack. So, like any other nurse in that situation would do she ran him right to the back haha. I guess its a good way to get immediate service.... So, five hours and a surgery later, Elder Niderhauser is bottle cap free. It was a pretty eventful day I would say.
Other than that, things have been pretty good in our area. We picked up another English ward last week along with a few new investigators. A few of which are Eugene, Jamie, and Barbara. Most of them have been investigating the church since 1996, so just a few years... The first couple times we taught them we could just tell that there was something different about them. They seemed so ready to join the church, to be baptized, but there was just one problem. Smoking. So, we taught them a plan that the church has to quit smoking and gave them all blessings. Well, it is a week later since we started the program and they have gone from smoking several packs a day to just smoking 3 or 4 cigarettes each this entire week. It has been an amazing experience to see and has really strengthened my testimony about the atonement. The first few days, they were 100% cigarette free, but then they ended up slipping up and falling a little bit. The day after they relapsed, Elder Niederhauser and I went to their house. They were all pretty upset with themselves and didn't understand why they were doing so good, but fell. Barbara kept saying that she knew she had enough faith to quit and she was just confused as to why they all fell again. It was something that really bothered me for a couple days. They had such a strong desire to quit, and they had faith that they could, but they ended up making the mistake again. Yesterday at church I was thinking about Christ's life. I thought of the story of Peter walking on water. When Peter saw Christ on the water he said, "Christ, if it is you, let me come out and join you. Let me walk on the water with you." Peter knew that if it was Christ he would be able to walk on water. He had the faith necessary to begin with, and then he acted. We then read that Peter did, in fact, walk on the water. He took the first few solid steps and then he began to doubt a bit and fell. However, the instant he started to fall, Christ reached his hand out to grab him. However, Peter had to grab his hand as well, it was a two way deal. In our life, just like Eugene, Jamie, and Barbara, we all have our trials. We all have obstacles that we need to overcome. Sometimes as we are overcoming these trials, we fall. Sometimes as we are improving ourselves, we slip up. However something that we all need to know is Christ's hand is already stretched out. The Atonement has already been completed. His hand is outstretched waiting for all of us to grab it and he will lift us up onto solid ground. Yesterday, I shared this with these three investigators. It was really neat to see the hope come back into their eyes. I know that we truly can overcome all through the Atonement of Christ, it is just our job to grab hold.
I love you all, I hope all is well at home. I'm loving the time I have to serve out here. It is truly a blessing to be out on a mission.
Con Amor,
Elder Jurgensmeier
So, winter was long and hard to endure, but I think it is over. haha. We have had a week full of 75 degree days, so its been pretty nice. Everyone just keeps telling me how horrible the summer is, so I guess we will so how long I'm loving the weather.
So this week has been pretty insane, well I guess just pretty much one of the days. Fridays are our days to do weekly planning, and so all of our zone goes to the church and we sit there for three hours and plan out the upcoming week. Ya, sometimes it gets fairly long. So, to lighten the mood a little bit I got my plastic water bottle and twisted it so a bunch of pressure was built up by the cap and then I twisted the cap off. It made a pretty loud noise and made everyone jump a bit, but then the crazy part of the day started right after that. So Elder Niederhauser, my new companion, walks over and grabs the bottle cap and just throws it in his mouth (Ya, like a dog playing fetch or something, I have no idea what he is doing, he must have just thought he wanted to chew on it or something haha). So he comes back and is just sitting there and then someone says something that makes him laugh. Right when he starts laughing he sucks the bottle cap down the back of his throat and swallows it....so, at the time I think its pretty funny and I am just laughing, but in reality he is in a ton of pain. He runs to the bathroom and tries to get it out, but can't...so, long story short, I hurry and drive him to the emergency room. When we get to the emergency room he fills out all of the paper work and then we are just sitting there waiting for them to call him back. A lady comes back and starts going around to the patients asking them what their situation is and everything. I think she was just trying to see who needed care the most urgent. So, first she goes to this little kid next to me and asks him what is wrong. He said he has just had some trouble breathing all day and so she said alright, we will be with you in a bit. Then she calls Elder Niederhausers name and he stands up and like yells, "That's me!" she asks what is going on and I'm just sitting there watching him and he says, "I have pain in my chest...my heart hurts... I'M HAVING A HEART ATTACK!" haha apparently he was in so much pain he really thought he was having a heart attack. So, like any other nurse in that situation would do she ran him right to the back haha. I guess its a good way to get immediate service.... So, five hours and a surgery later, Elder Niderhauser is bottle cap free. It was a pretty eventful day I would say.
Other than that, things have been pretty good in our area. We picked up another English ward last week along with a few new investigators. A few of which are Eugene, Jamie, and Barbara. Most of them have been investigating the church since 1996, so just a few years... The first couple times we taught them we could just tell that there was something different about them. They seemed so ready to join the church, to be baptized, but there was just one problem. Smoking. So, we taught them a plan that the church has to quit smoking and gave them all blessings. Well, it is a week later since we started the program and they have gone from smoking several packs a day to just smoking 3 or 4 cigarettes each this entire week. It has been an amazing experience to see and has really strengthened my testimony about the atonement. The first few days, they were 100% cigarette free, but then they ended up slipping up and falling a little bit. The day after they relapsed, Elder Niederhauser and I went to their house. They were all pretty upset with themselves and didn't understand why they were doing so good, but fell. Barbara kept saying that she knew she had enough faith to quit and she was just confused as to why they all fell again. It was something that really bothered me for a couple days. They had such a strong desire to quit, and they had faith that they could, but they ended up making the mistake again. Yesterday at church I was thinking about Christ's life. I thought of the story of Peter walking on water. When Peter saw Christ on the water he said, "Christ, if it is you, let me come out and join you. Let me walk on the water with you." Peter knew that if it was Christ he would be able to walk on water. He had the faith necessary to begin with, and then he acted. We then read that Peter did, in fact, walk on the water. He took the first few solid steps and then he began to doubt a bit and fell. However, the instant he started to fall, Christ reached his hand out to grab him. However, Peter had to grab his hand as well, it was a two way deal. In our life, just like Eugene, Jamie, and Barbara, we all have our trials. We all have obstacles that we need to overcome. Sometimes as we are overcoming these trials, we fall. Sometimes as we are improving ourselves, we slip up. However something that we all need to know is Christ's hand is already stretched out. The Atonement has already been completed. His hand is outstretched waiting for all of us to grab it and he will lift us up onto solid ground. Yesterday, I shared this with these three investigators. It was really neat to see the hope come back into their eyes. I know that we truly can overcome all through the Atonement of Christ, it is just our job to grab hold.
I love you all, I hope all is well at home. I'm loving the time I have to serve out here. It is truly a blessing to be out on a mission.
Con Amor,
Elder Jurgensmeier
Week 21: NIEDERHAUSER!!
Familia!
-20??? Man, that is crazy! I saw ice yesterday for the first time here in Arizona and thought that it was cold here, shows what I know...haha.
So, Transfers were this last week. I was pretty nervous going into them because it would be my first companion change in the field and so I didn't really know what to expect. President Howes likes to keep everything a secret until the day of, so no one really knows except for the APs. So, since I live with the APs they always try to tell me what is going on, but they tell me so many different things that I never have an idea what is truth and what is a joke. The last thing they told me going into transfers was the it was going to be a long 6 weeks for me so I was pretty sure that it was a companion that I would struggle with, but I set my mind that I would make the best of it. So, when they got to the Tempe Area President Howes said, "In Tempe Area number 21 Niederhauser and Jurgensmeier." the whole place just when silent. I have served around Elder Niederhauser for the past three months. He is one of the other missionaries in our Spanish ward and so I have gotten to know him pretty well. If we would've gone to the same school, we would have definitely been close friends and we have for sure gotten very close on the mission. We told pretty much everyone that we were going to be companions someday and so when President Howes announced it nobody could believe it. You could say that I am pretty stoked for the rest of this transfer.
Along with the companion exchange we have had a lot of crazy experiences this past week. We picked up a new English ward, the Alemeda ward, and so now we have to figure out how to spend our time working equally in two English wards and a Spanish. It was a little difficult trying to figure everything out at first, but now I think that we've got it. This week has honestly been one of the most successful weeks of my mission. It was full of tender mercies from the Lord. To start off, Lindsey (The ASU Cheerleader) is doing awesome. It is amazing to see the change that happens to people when they implement the gospel into their lives. It is something that I have seen a ton on my mission and I know that I will continue to see. Then to go along with her, we have a new family that we found and started to teach. They have been taught nearly everything by missionaries before. They know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and another testament of Jesus Christ and they know that all of the things they have learned before are true. They have a strong desire to be baptized, they just have one problem, they smoke. Elder Niederhauser and I were able to get a stop smoking packet from the church and we went over that with them yesterday. They commit ed that they would start it, and so tonight we are going to buy all of the supplies (food, mouthwash, ect.) and take it over to their house and they are going to give us all of their cigarettes and smoking materials. I know that it may be a struggle in their lives right now, but I know that if they do their part, God will provide the means for them to stop. I think sometimes we don't realize the true power in The Atonement of Jesus Christ. Through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, there is literally nothing that we can not overcome. It is something that I grow more thankful for daily. Then yesterday at church was full of even more blessings. We had some members bring four other people that are really interested in learning the gospel. They all loved church and have a strong desire to continue coming.
Before this week started, Elder Niederhauser and I sat down to talk about what our goals were for this area. We talked about how we were going to do all that we could to help this area progress and find those that have been prepared. We made up our minds to go the extra effort to do our part. Its crazy to see how when we truly do our part in life, when we are obedient to the commandments, the Lord blesses us immediately. Whether these blessings be minor things or whether they be something that greatly impacts our lives, they will come. I have grown a strong testimony of really doing the little things, because they are what make the big things happen. When we do the little things in this life, it is promised that we will have the big things in the life to come. We will be able to live with God, Jesus Christ, and our families forever. I am so thankful for this mission and the things that I am learning daily. It is amazing to be a tool in the hands of God to help others and each day, through the good and the bad, I am thankful for it.
Take Care, I love you all.
Con Amor,
Elder Jurgensmeier
-20??? Man, that is crazy! I saw ice yesterday for the first time here in Arizona and thought that it was cold here, shows what I know...haha.
So, Transfers were this last week. I was pretty nervous going into them because it would be my first companion change in the field and so I didn't really know what to expect. President Howes likes to keep everything a secret until the day of, so no one really knows except for the APs. So, since I live with the APs they always try to tell me what is going on, but they tell me so many different things that I never have an idea what is truth and what is a joke. The last thing they told me going into transfers was the it was going to be a long 6 weeks for me so I was pretty sure that it was a companion that I would struggle with, but I set my mind that I would make the best of it. So, when they got to the Tempe Area President Howes said, "In Tempe Area number 21 Niederhauser and Jurgensmeier." the whole place just when silent. I have served around Elder Niederhauser for the past three months. He is one of the other missionaries in our Spanish ward and so I have gotten to know him pretty well. If we would've gone to the same school, we would have definitely been close friends and we have for sure gotten very close on the mission. We told pretty much everyone that we were going to be companions someday and so when President Howes announced it nobody could believe it. You could say that I am pretty stoked for the rest of this transfer.
Along with the companion exchange we have had a lot of crazy experiences this past week. We picked up a new English ward, the Alemeda ward, and so now we have to figure out how to spend our time working equally in two English wards and a Spanish. It was a little difficult trying to figure everything out at first, but now I think that we've got it. This week has honestly been one of the most successful weeks of my mission. It was full of tender mercies from the Lord. To start off, Lindsey (The ASU Cheerleader) is doing awesome. It is amazing to see the change that happens to people when they implement the gospel into their lives. It is something that I have seen a ton on my mission and I know that I will continue to see. Then to go along with her, we have a new family that we found and started to teach. They have been taught nearly everything by missionaries before. They know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and another testament of Jesus Christ and they know that all of the things they have learned before are true. They have a strong desire to be baptized, they just have one problem, they smoke. Elder Niederhauser and I were able to get a stop smoking packet from the church and we went over that with them yesterday. They commit ed that they would start it, and so tonight we are going to buy all of the supplies (food, mouthwash, ect.) and take it over to their house and they are going to give us all of their cigarettes and smoking materials. I know that it may be a struggle in their lives right now, but I know that if they do their part, God will provide the means for them to stop. I think sometimes we don't realize the true power in The Atonement of Jesus Christ. Through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, there is literally nothing that we can not overcome. It is something that I grow more thankful for daily. Then yesterday at church was full of even more blessings. We had some members bring four other people that are really interested in learning the gospel. They all loved church and have a strong desire to continue coming.
Before this week started, Elder Niederhauser and I sat down to talk about what our goals were for this area. We talked about how we were going to do all that we could to help this area progress and find those that have been prepared. We made up our minds to go the extra effort to do our part. Its crazy to see how when we truly do our part in life, when we are obedient to the commandments, the Lord blesses us immediately. Whether these blessings be minor things or whether they be something that greatly impacts our lives, they will come. I have grown a strong testimony of really doing the little things, because they are what make the big things happen. When we do the little things in this life, it is promised that we will have the big things in the life to come. We will be able to live with God, Jesus Christ, and our families forever. I am so thankful for this mission and the things that I am learning daily. It is amazing to be a tool in the hands of God to help others and each day, through the good and the bad, I am thankful for it.
Take Care, I love you all.
Con Amor,
Elder Jurgensmeier
Monday, January 7, 2013
Week 20: Tempe por un translado mas
Familia!
So the calls came in and I'm in Tempe again! I'm pretty stoked. I have come to love this area, and I feel like a lot is going on. It has been awesome to see as we have come in this area with nothing going on to where it is now. It has been cool to see the trust building with our investigators as well. I have been able to see a family go from saying, "We are Catholic, we don't want to change," to the mother now making sure that her kids are reading from the Book of Mormon nearly every day. It is awesome to see the Lord work through us to affect the lives of people and I am just thankful that I can be here for at least one transfer more.
This week Elder Callaway's (one of the AP's) companion went home and so one of the days he was companion less he went on exchanges with me. The life of an AP is a little crazy haha. We spent all day driving around the mission doing errands, definitely a different type of missionary work... Most days for them are different and they are actually able to teach and work in their area, but the day I went with him was just full of driving. On the plus side however, I was able to see nearly all of the mission. We went to all but like three of the zones in the Tempe Mission and a little bit in the Mesa mission. So now I kind of have an idea of everywhere I could serve. It all looks about the same, dry and hot haha but I'm sure I will love wherever I go.
The past couple weeks have been pretty awesome. Pretty much the whole time I have been here we have been teaching individuals. Teaching individual people is good, don't get me wrong, but Elder Hernandez and I really wanted to find some families to teach. I know how much the Gospel of Jesus Christ has helped our family grow closer together and I really have wanted to share it with some families here in Tempe. So, we have been praying a lot to find some families and the past couple weeks we found four families who have a lot of desire to learn more. It is just awesome to see how our prayers are answered. God truly does want to know about our lives, and as we pray and ask for things, they really will be given. It is something that I have seen throughout my whole life, but especially here on the mission. As we do our part to live righteous lives, God will do his part to bless us with the things that we need.
Also this week we picked up a new investigator who was already on date for baptism. Ya, crazy stuff. Her name is Lindsey and she is an ASU cheerleader....ya, pretty cool...haha. Anyway, she was learning from the Elders in the singles ward, but they found out that she was married so they transferred her to us. It is just another testimony builder to me of how we are really doing the Lord's work. She randomly came to church one day in the singles ward on ASU campus and said that she wanted to be baptized. She had truly been prepared by the Lord to receive so much more that the Gospel has to offer. She has gone through some things in her life that have prepared her for this moment. It is just really humbling to see how I am here just as a tool in the Lords hands. I go where he wants me to go and do as he wants me to do. As I promise to do this, he will place the prepared in my path. This truly is the Lord's work and it is awesome to be a part of it.
Even with all of these things, the highlight of the week was being able to eat with Erik and Dawn. I think the last time I saw them was a year and a half ago when we went to Florida. Liam is HUGE haha. I was surprised at how much he has grown. I guess I have only seen pictures of him, but he has really grown. And then Elizabeth is still cute as ever. I don't know if I have ever had the chance to spend time with them just me and their family and it was awesome. Erik said that our Cruise to Jamaica is already planned for August 2014 so that is good to hear....haha. Its a good idea though????? Anyway, it was super good to see them and spend time with them. Hopefully we can do it some other time before my mission is over.
I love you all, take care. The Gospel is true and when we center our lives on it we have more happiness than through any other means.
Con Amor,
Elder Jurgensmeier
So the calls came in and I'm in Tempe again! I'm pretty stoked. I have come to love this area, and I feel like a lot is going on. It has been awesome to see as we have come in this area with nothing going on to where it is now. It has been cool to see the trust building with our investigators as well. I have been able to see a family go from saying, "We are Catholic, we don't want to change," to the mother now making sure that her kids are reading from the Book of Mormon nearly every day. It is awesome to see the Lord work through us to affect the lives of people and I am just thankful that I can be here for at least one transfer more.
This week Elder Callaway's (one of the AP's) companion went home and so one of the days he was companion less he went on exchanges with me. The life of an AP is a little crazy haha. We spent all day driving around the mission doing errands, definitely a different type of missionary work... Most days for them are different and they are actually able to teach and work in their area, but the day I went with him was just full of driving. On the plus side however, I was able to see nearly all of the mission. We went to all but like three of the zones in the Tempe Mission and a little bit in the Mesa mission. So now I kind of have an idea of everywhere I could serve. It all looks about the same, dry and hot haha but I'm sure I will love wherever I go.
The past couple weeks have been pretty awesome. Pretty much the whole time I have been here we have been teaching individuals. Teaching individual people is good, don't get me wrong, but Elder Hernandez and I really wanted to find some families to teach. I know how much the Gospel of Jesus Christ has helped our family grow closer together and I really have wanted to share it with some families here in Tempe. So, we have been praying a lot to find some families and the past couple weeks we found four families who have a lot of desire to learn more. It is just awesome to see how our prayers are answered. God truly does want to know about our lives, and as we pray and ask for things, they really will be given. It is something that I have seen throughout my whole life, but especially here on the mission. As we do our part to live righteous lives, God will do his part to bless us with the things that we need.
Also this week we picked up a new investigator who was already on date for baptism. Ya, crazy stuff. Her name is Lindsey and she is an ASU cheerleader....ya, pretty cool...haha. Anyway, she was learning from the Elders in the singles ward, but they found out that she was married so they transferred her to us. It is just another testimony builder to me of how we are really doing the Lord's work. She randomly came to church one day in the singles ward on ASU campus and said that she wanted to be baptized. She had truly been prepared by the Lord to receive so much more that the Gospel has to offer. She has gone through some things in her life that have prepared her for this moment. It is just really humbling to see how I am here just as a tool in the Lords hands. I go where he wants me to go and do as he wants me to do. As I promise to do this, he will place the prepared in my path. This truly is the Lord's work and it is awesome to be a part of it.
Even with all of these things, the highlight of the week was being able to eat with Erik and Dawn. I think the last time I saw them was a year and a half ago when we went to Florida. Liam is HUGE haha. I was surprised at how much he has grown. I guess I have only seen pictures of him, but he has really grown. And then Elizabeth is still cute as ever. I don't know if I have ever had the chance to spend time with them just me and their family and it was awesome. Erik said that our Cruise to Jamaica is already planned for August 2014 so that is good to hear....haha. Its a good idea though????? Anyway, it was super good to see them and spend time with them. Hopefully we can do it some other time before my mission is over.
I love you all, take care. The Gospel is true and when we center our lives on it we have more happiness than through any other means.
Con Amor,
Elder Jurgensmeier
Friday, January 4, 2013
Pictures from MTC and first area
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| Friends from home in the MTC |
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| getting creative with limited room in the bathroom. Good thing he's tall! |
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| Old roommates |
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| more friends from home |
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| they switched clothes... |
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| in Arizona! |
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| First companion Elder Hernandez |
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| Halloween |
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