HEY EVeryBODY!! :-D HOWZIT GOING!?!?!
Guess who`s on his way back to Los Angeles to be in his old sector O`higgins . . . I AM!! TAKE THAT UNIVERSE!! Miracles happen. God exists. How Awesome is that I`m going to tear it up in the O`hig! :-D
NOw, being deadly serious, there are serious problems in the Ward. Very little Priesthood, very little amount of members, the sector is puny, the people are catholic (and old, not like thats bad), and unfortunately that family that I was teaching way back when I believe has gone a little inactive. SO, I NEED YOUR PRAYERS: I want to change everything here. EVERYTHING. But I can`t do it by myself. SO I have a special assignment to all of you who read this email. If you could send me a letter (a LETTER, not an email) with your testimony written on it, I will recieve it here and translate it for the ward and make a Book. Write what you know to be true, what you have felt, what you have gone through to get to where you are today, the trials and problems and how through it all God still lives and the Church is true. As soon as they can be sent, the sooner I can start translating and making copies. This people will know that YOU know that this is TRUE and they will feel that spirtual flame. They will know that people a world away care for them. Please if you can.
I am tired. :-D BUt thats ok, It makes me feel that I need to be more dependant on my Heavenly FAther. THe more I work the more I need help.
ELder Sam. That stinks that one of the District is going home :-P Thats the worse. It makes you feel like losing a friend in a battle because it kind of is :-P I`m grateful that I have made it so far and that I still want to stay. Even when its hard Sam, its still the best time of my life here on the mission.
I did get the package :D THe plain chocolate m&m`s, snickers, and reeces are gone but I`m saving the cake for Wednesday :-D The ties were awesome as well :-D and the chess sets amazing classy AND portable :-D
SOmething that you said mom about temple covenants struck me hard. I think people suffer so much sadness simply because they put their happiness in things that don`t last. If we get our hands on all the things that will last through eternity I think that THEN we will be happy. I heard a cool John Bytheway quote. Life is a supermarket and we fill up our carts with all sorts of stuff, however much we want, then we have to leave but the only things we can take out are our Character, Knowledge, and Relationships. If there is anything else in your cart DEATH WILL UNLOAD IT. Spooky and very true. THanks mom and dad for keeping those promises. I am SO grateful for that. Help Meri to understand.
I love this work. It is the work of God. Prophets are going to talk during the Weekend. How cool is that? Prayers may not be able to fix every single problem that comes our way but they can call angels from heaven and thats pretty handy. Please help me call those angels.
Thats it guys. Until the next, MOm Dad Elder Sam Meri Grace and Sophie I love you all and BE HAPPY!!
Sincerely
Elder James``Jamie`` Farrell McConnell IV
Monday, March 26, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Weekly Letter
HEY EVERYBODY!!1 HOWZIT GOING?!?! :-D
Hey guys, how´re things?. I hope the best. We´re doing good here in the south side of america :-D I still miss the north side though ;-D God bless America.
SOme cool things this week. There was a baptism this Saturday and Yesterday I got to confirm her. Her name is Maria de Los Angeles Rosales Eyppert and shes awesome. She just randomly told the Elders like a week ago that she had a dream and that she wanted to be baptized. I love those dreams :-D She didn´t know everything about the baptism requirements (Word of Wisdom, Tithing, others) so we taught them all to her in one day and she was like ´´That seems true of course I´ll live that commanment´´. Her mother is member so these commandment thingys aren´t a COMPLETE surprise. I was honored when she asked me to confirm her. I love Priestood Power. I hope never to lose it. We went over Yesterday as well and explained the AWEZOMENESS of what she recieved sunday morning.
We had to do several exchanges this week to do baptismal interviews. Out of the 5 baptized I did 4. Very fun. I was talking to an 8 year old Miguel and I asked him why he wanted to be baptized and he told me, sweetest thing, ´´So I can be with Jesus´´. Break your heart adorable :-D An Angelica explained to me that she just felt it so strongly that she knew she needed to be baptized (This same lady has in total burned 5 Books of Mormon before listening to the current Elders. She didn´t FEEL it then.).
As to your question Dad, YES there are stupid Elders. Now they have calmed down :-D At the beginning of the transfur we needed to switch companions with a couple of Elders due to ´´conflicting opinions´´, other Elders we didn´t need to go so far but almost, an Elder went home the other day (Nothing bad happened, problems at home),and trainers aren´t doing there jobs and making their new missionary companions mad and worst anxious. That last one we got a call from President asking us if we could fix it before he had to step in. Spooky :-D But I´m exagerating (spelling?), things aren´t THAT bad but its still a headache. :-D
Next week are cambios so Monday I´ll say where I´ll be.
I sent a envelope with letters to Sam and a photo card with a couple of pictures on it. Please send some of those photo mailers soon :-D
I am honestly jealous of Sam learning Japanese. It bothers me that I don´t know what in the world he is saying. Thats awesome :-D Keep it up Elder Sam!
KEVIN!! YOUR A BOSS!
THats it guys :-) Mom Dad Elder Sam Meri Grace and Sophie, THe church is true and I LOVE YOU!!
Sincerely
ELder JAmie McAwesomeSauce McConnell
ps be happy
pps I can now see noises
Hey guys, how´re things?. I hope the best. We´re doing good here in the south side of america :-D I still miss the north side though ;-D God bless America.
SOme cool things this week. There was a baptism this Saturday and Yesterday I got to confirm her. Her name is Maria de Los Angeles Rosales Eyppert and shes awesome. She just randomly told the Elders like a week ago that she had a dream and that she wanted to be baptized. I love those dreams :-D She didn´t know everything about the baptism requirements (Word of Wisdom, Tithing, others) so we taught them all to her in one day and she was like ´´That seems true of course I´ll live that commanment´´. Her mother is member so these commandment thingys aren´t a COMPLETE surprise. I was honored when she asked me to confirm her. I love Priestood Power. I hope never to lose it. We went over Yesterday as well and explained the AWEZOMENESS of what she recieved sunday morning.
We had to do several exchanges this week to do baptismal interviews. Out of the 5 baptized I did 4. Very fun. I was talking to an 8 year old Miguel and I asked him why he wanted to be baptized and he told me, sweetest thing, ´´So I can be with Jesus´´. Break your heart adorable :-D An Angelica explained to me that she just felt it so strongly that she knew she needed to be baptized (This same lady has in total burned 5 Books of Mormon before listening to the current Elders. She didn´t FEEL it then.).
As to your question Dad, YES there are stupid Elders. Now they have calmed down :-D At the beginning of the transfur we needed to switch companions with a couple of Elders due to ´´conflicting opinions´´, other Elders we didn´t need to go so far but almost, an Elder went home the other day (Nothing bad happened, problems at home),and trainers aren´t doing there jobs and making their new missionary companions mad and worst anxious. That last one we got a call from President asking us if we could fix it before he had to step in. Spooky :-D But I´m exagerating (spelling?), things aren´t THAT bad but its still a headache. :-D
Next week are cambios so Monday I´ll say where I´ll be.
I sent a envelope with letters to Sam and a photo card with a couple of pictures on it. Please send some of those photo mailers soon :-D
I am honestly jealous of Sam learning Japanese. It bothers me that I don´t know what in the world he is saying. Thats awesome :-D Keep it up Elder Sam!
KEVIN!! YOUR A BOSS!
THats it guys :-) Mom Dad Elder Sam Meri Grace and Sophie, THe church is true and I LOVE YOU!!
Sincerely
ELder JAmie McAwesomeSauce McConnell
ps be happy
pps I can now see noises
Monday, March 12, 2012
Dear EVERBODY!! :-D Howzit GOING?!?! :-D
Hey guys, how`re things? I hope good I`m so sorry for LAura Thompson I didn`t think it would be that fast I also didnt know that she was a convert :-D I will always have HUGE respect for the converts of this church and especially for someone like Laura Thompson
Sup Kev man :-D YOU`RE HOME!!! :-D I still got time left sucka!! :-D You`re awesome man. Cant wait to talk about how crazy the mission is with you and Elder Davies and eventually Elder Gomez :-D See you in June :-D
Hey Dad, did Sam(Elder McConnell) write an email?, Because I ould LOVE to read that
Things seem pretty exciting back home :-) I don`t know if I can handle it I`m sure I`ll be fine. Things here in Chilay are going good. This month we`re really trying to get the mission to start rolling out the baptisms just like back in the day. We want the missionaries to really be obedient, really study, really plan, really serve, and really teach. Several years ago this mission was not exactly the most obedient mission ever and I`ll like to talk with kevin and Elder Davies and you dad when I get back about all those missions and the things that happened. Now that i`m a lot older, and Im not trying to be obedient just to impress President or other missionaries but really BECAUSE I WANT TO, I now have a lot of power with the other missionaries. I hope to make a lot of waves before I leave :-D
One of the Elders in the apartment, Elder Mucha, had to go home on Friday, so now we`re in a Trio :-D Elder Fernandez is really cool, and we hope to have a lot of fun. I wish I could explain why South Americans are so fetching hilarious but you`d have to speak spanish to understand. Little fact, there are only 5 continents and if you tell a Chilean otherwise, they get very upset. Beware.
Yesterday I juggled a soccer ball 60 times with my feet :-D I`m basically Chilean now.
As well, Yesterday like eery sunday we sent in the numbers of the mission but the way we do it now is through email and we need to fill out a form of other questions as well. At the top of the page there`s a place where we put our names because the same form is sent to 20 other elders so for our names yesterday we put Elder Montalbacàn (Bacàn is the Chilean equivolent of awesome) and Elder McAwesome. Never give elders space to mess around because we will :-D
During the week, we taught a man Lesson 1 and we explained the first vision. I KNOW I felt the spirit but he got really offended :-( ``NO, it says in the Bible that man cannot see God``. Weirdest thing. I suppose that`s proof that some people will not listen to the spirit. Make sure not to be one of them.
Thats it for me guys :-D Until the next, Mom, Dad Elder McConnell Meri Grace and Sophie, I love you bunches and Be HAPPY!!
Sincerely
Elder McAwesome (Elder Jamie McConnell)
Hey guys, how`re things? I hope good I`m so sorry for LAura Thompson I didn`t think it would be that fast I also didnt know that she was a convert :-D I will always have HUGE respect for the converts of this church and especially for someone like Laura Thompson
Sup Kev man :-D YOU`RE HOME!!! :-D I still got time left sucka!! :-D You`re awesome man. Cant wait to talk about how crazy the mission is with you and Elder Davies and eventually Elder Gomez :-D See you in June :-D
Hey Dad, did Sam(Elder McConnell) write an email?, Because I ould LOVE to read that
Things seem pretty exciting back home :-) I don`t know if I can handle it I`m sure I`ll be fine. Things here in Chilay are going good. This month we`re really trying to get the mission to start rolling out the baptisms just like back in the day. We want the missionaries to really be obedient, really study, really plan, really serve, and really teach. Several years ago this mission was not exactly the most obedient mission ever and I`ll like to talk with kevin and Elder Davies and you dad when I get back about all those missions and the things that happened. Now that i`m a lot older, and Im not trying to be obedient just to impress President or other missionaries but really BECAUSE I WANT TO, I now have a lot of power with the other missionaries. I hope to make a lot of waves before I leave :-D
One of the Elders in the apartment, Elder Mucha, had to go home on Friday, so now we`re in a Trio :-D Elder Fernandez is really cool, and we hope to have a lot of fun. I wish I could explain why South Americans are so fetching hilarious but you`d have to speak spanish to understand. Little fact, there are only 5 continents and if you tell a Chilean otherwise, they get very upset. Beware.
Yesterday I juggled a soccer ball 60 times with my feet :-D I`m basically Chilean now.
As well, Yesterday like eery sunday we sent in the numbers of the mission but the way we do it now is through email and we need to fill out a form of other questions as well. At the top of the page there`s a place where we put our names because the same form is sent to 20 other elders so for our names yesterday we put Elder Montalbacàn (Bacàn is the Chilean equivolent of awesome) and Elder McAwesome. Never give elders space to mess around because we will :-D
During the week, we taught a man Lesson 1 and we explained the first vision. I KNOW I felt the spirit but he got really offended :-( ``NO, it says in the Bible that man cannot see God``. Weirdest thing. I suppose that`s proof that some people will not listen to the spirit. Make sure not to be one of them.
Thats it for me guys :-D Until the next, Mom, Dad Elder McConnell Meri Grace and Sophie, I love you bunches and Be HAPPY!!
Sincerely
Elder McAwesome (Elder Jamie McConnell)
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