Happy Halloween!
I am feeling a lot better now! That lasted like almost two weeks of just sick crap. My nose is still stuffy always though.
Hey everyone! So I am literally experiencing my last Halloween on the mission. Can anyone else believe that? Me neither.
Well I have some great news for this week! We finished all of our teaching with the two Barrios kids this week and there baptism will be taking place on Saturday. I am so stoked! Baptisms really light the fire in missionaries and I am so glad to be apart of this special occasion for some children of God.
Just for a quick update, the war on our cockroaches is still waging but I feel that we won a great battle this last week. I came home to find one fleeing behind my fridge so we decided to pull it out and check behind. We found a couple of big ones and well... they are gone. Keep praying for us there.
The weather is cooling down here but our finding efforts are... well actually that is cooling us down as well. It is time for gloves and beanies here in Chicago and the smarter people just stay inside. It is great though because we can often find whole families at home!
If anybody likes to bake missionaries fresh treats in the fall hey, I'm still out here :) Thank you all for your support! Love you guys so much!
Elder Jones
Illinois, Chicago Mission Spanish Speaking July 2015-2017
Oct 24 2016
So this week was great! I have literally been sick all week! But it's ok because for some reason my Spanish has really clicked and I don't know why. But it's been great. We got to go to the temple on Saturday and that was definitely the highlight! A family got sealed and it was such a special experience! Here is a pic
Elder Jones
Elder Jones
Oct 17 2016
Hello everyone!
I don't have tons of time today but here are some experiences from the life of Elder Jones!
So this week was a definitely a victory in the apartment. I think I have done a poor job so far in describing the apartment we live in now and how we came to be there. I will now take this time to explain. So the companionship before me in this area were forced to move out of their apartment due to the inhuman amount of cockroaches. So, when they relocated to where we are now, they weren't able to bring much furniture due to its "contamination". Therefore! We have been sleeping without bed frames, studying with one desk, and eating on plastic plates for about 2 months. I don't want to sound needy, and maybe that's why we have gone so long with nothing, but we complained to our zone leaders and got hooked up with some furniture this week. We deep cleaned everything when we put it all in and kicked some roach butt and I am feeling much better about pretty much everything because of that.
Baptism! Got pushed back a week. So Carlos had his date set for this last Thursday, but unfortunately they had to push it back because of stake conference. He still wants me to baptize him though so I am not despairing. We also have the two Barrios kids who are on date for November fifth!
Those are the best things happening to us right now! I love you all and I know this church is true.
Drop me a line and say hi I need to hear from peeps.
I don't have tons of time today but here are some experiences from the life of Elder Jones!
So this week was a definitely a victory in the apartment. I think I have done a poor job so far in describing the apartment we live in now and how we came to be there. I will now take this time to explain. So the companionship before me in this area were forced to move out of their apartment due to the inhuman amount of cockroaches. So, when they relocated to where we are now, they weren't able to bring much furniture due to its "contamination". Therefore! We have been sleeping without bed frames, studying with one desk, and eating on plastic plates for about 2 months. I don't want to sound needy, and maybe that's why we have gone so long with nothing, but we complained to our zone leaders and got hooked up with some furniture this week. We deep cleaned everything when we put it all in and kicked some roach butt and I am feeling much better about pretty much everything because of that.
Baptism! Got pushed back a week. So Carlos had his date set for this last Thursday, but unfortunately they had to push it back because of stake conference. He still wants me to baptize him though so I am not despairing. We also have the two Barrios kids who are on date for November fifth!
Those are the best things happening to us right now! I love you all and I know this church is true.
Drop me a line and say hi I need to hear from peeps.
Oct 10 2016
How about those Cubs!! The city is totally alive! We hear about the cubs all the time. I am outside of the actually "city" now so I am sure downtown is crazy... but it's alright! This will probably be my weekly because we actually came downtown today so I won't get much time. Here's a pic of some stores downtown! my new comp and a few of my former also Elder Rowe who came out with me. I know I need a haircut soooo bad. I just don't wanna pay!! And nobody here can do it. We will get one soon.
Oct 3 2016
Conference was awesome! We watched the first session while teaching some investigators that we will baptize before Thanksgiving:) how cool!! Last week in church this guy came up to us and was like, "Hey Elders, I have been inactive for 15 years and now I am coming back. I need you to baptize my two children" ahh! How cool:) oh and that baptism I mentioned awhile back will be next Thursday!! I am stoked for that too because he still wants me to do it:)
Sept 26 2016
Hello everyone!
This week was a blast! My new companion, Elder Luccion, is such a good guy! He is from Argentina and has committed to helping me learn his accent. Heck yes. So we made the switch this last Tuesday and really felt the lag of switching companions. I almost forgot how much transfers takes it out of you! Even if you are not the one leaving the area it is still a draining experience. So as far as that goes, we are stoked to get rolling in the work this week.
Just to introduce him to the area we took a trip to the hospital for Me. I try to be tough (not really) but I was having a pain in my side and chest. So after EKG and xray they found nothing and kicked me to the curb.
As far as roaches go I have good news. They are about as scarce as new investigators! Haha just kidding. But for real we have been kicking butt in this war. Probably because I can kill them and I'm pretty sure they can't kill me. Pretty sure.
We had a great time finding the other day! My favorite part was right at the end of the night we were blessed to teach the entire restoration to an attentive dude on his porch step! Gotta find joy in the little things right? :)
As always, thank you so much for your love and support. I know this work is true. I know it's fun to do. #ryhmesforthework Here is a picture of the new comp we are taking a break drinking some Watermelon Arizona
Elder Kelly Jones
This week was a blast! My new companion, Elder Luccion, is such a good guy! He is from Argentina and has committed to helping me learn his accent. Heck yes. So we made the switch this last Tuesday and really felt the lag of switching companions. I almost forgot how much transfers takes it out of you! Even if you are not the one leaving the area it is still a draining experience. So as far as that goes, we are stoked to get rolling in the work this week.
Just to introduce him to the area we took a trip to the hospital for Me. I try to be tough (not really) but I was having a pain in my side and chest. So after EKG and xray they found nothing and kicked me to the curb.
As far as roaches go I have good news. They are about as scarce as new investigators! Haha just kidding. But for real we have been kicking butt in this war. Probably because I can kill them and I'm pretty sure they can't kill me. Pretty sure.
We had a great time finding the other day! My favorite part was right at the end of the night we were blessed to teach the entire restoration to an attentive dude on his porch step! Gotta find joy in the little things right? :)
As always, thank you so much for your love and support. I know this work is true. I know it's fun to do. #ryhmesforthework Here is a picture of the new comp we are taking a break drinking some Watermelon Arizona
Elder Kelly Jones
Sept 19 2016
Ok so with my current comp, his name is Elder Hall and he is from South Jordan. He has been out a few months less than me. We get along great actually! But he is being transferred!! We got the call this last Saturday and he is out! I am getting this guy named Elder Luccion! I already know him and we are homies:) Just to keep you straight mom here is the last year or so. I was trained in Gurnee by Limón, then Peralta. Then I went to Chi 3 in a trio for a week with Recillas and Rejas. Then just with Rejas. The I got Elder Vandenhazel, for three transfers. Now I am with Elder Hall and tomorrow I will be with Luccion. Those are my comps! Have a great week. I have amazing news!!!! :) an investigator asked if I would baptize him this week?!!!!! Ahhhh!!! :)
Elder Jones
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