Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey, this week has been good. The seventies guy couldn’t come, but freak, in August, hopefully before I leave, one of the 12 and two seventies are gonna come, awesome. Haha, with my luck I promise that it´ll be like August 15, the day after I get home, but oh well, that’s life sometimes. Everything else has been going well. We´ve been finding a lot of people, but they just aren’t coming to church and everything. It’s frustrating at times, but we´re trying. Time’s been going faster now than ever before. Weird to think that next week will be my next change. It’s possible that they send me somewhere new, too. Almost certain. I’m really sad for that, because who wants to go somewhere for 6 weeks, where you don’t know anyone, then have to go home. I’m hoping that isn’t what happens, but I’ve got a sneaky suspicion that yes, it will be. Freak. Ok. Just try my best. Talked to Pres about it today, said he´d take it into consideration.
Sounds like you guys had some fun stuff that happened this week. Fun. Lots of pain, lots of packing, lots of visits, lots of sports, glad to hear that you´re enjoying the summer. About the trip, anywhere is good with me, as long as it’s not some dumb excursion to the lake or something that dad will probably suggest. Ask the youngens what they wanna do, and I’ll just be happy to be there, that’s the truth.
Oh, my birthday is on Saturday, just so you all know, haha. All good. I’ll probably do something for it, too. Buy a cake, some pizza, a girl, we´ll see. I’ll take pics either way. Just send home the clean ones, though. The package didn’t get here, though, went in today to the offices to see, and its not. Haha, it´ll get here right on the day I leave, verán.
Yeah, Ammon is getting close. I saw him, Brandon Peña, who played Battle of the Bands with us, and Broderick Melling, all, in the MTC. Oh, and Mack Damavandi. Crazy stuff. They should all be getting close. Everyone is starting to pull in. Kyle is even starting to get up there on time. What, 6 months already, no? So nuts.
Well, that’s that. Next week, I might be somewhere else, maybe even outside of Quito again, that´d be weird. But kinda cool, too. We´ll see. I do see miracles all the time. My favorite thing I’ve learned here in the mission, and that I know is so true, is about the grace of Christ. 2 Nefi 25:23, "For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, AFTER ALL we can do." I really like this. We won’t get a single friggin blessing, or at least all of them, the diamonds in the rough, until we do EVERYTHING that we can. Every single little thing. After we have done that, God will do the rest. Man, its true. If I give 99.999 percent, but hold even a little back, God has no need to help me, and might not. We gotta give it all. So cool. I’m gonna remember that for the rest of my life. There’s a cool story in Ether 2, too, where God talks to the Bro of Jared. Jared tells God, something like this "Hey, man, what the crap should I do so we have light? You expect us to die? Come on." So God says "Umm, what do you want me to do about it? What will YOU do so that I prepare a way for you to be saved?" The Bro of Jared gets the pic, and goes and thinks, and starts to do all he can, and then the Lord does his part. SO legit, love it. Lets do that, yeah? Better that than nothing. Cool beans. Well, that’s that. I know that church is true. Love the mish, I was thinking today in the bus, how much I’m gonna miss the stuff here, the town, the people, all the little stuff I take for granted. But it´ll be made up for by my car, hahaha. Love you guys.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber
Madison,
Yeah, its getting close, pretty nuts. Who’s Solveig? Is it a girl? If yes, is she hot? That’s awesome, hook me up, duh. Ok, whatever, haha. Glad that you’re having fun during your last summer in your whole life. Weird to think about, right? Should be. Good stuff about the fam coming. Hope you enjoyed it. Keep enjoying it. The family is the most important thing we have. Get that up there through your skull and we´ll be all gravy.
Love ya, girly. Oh, and I gotta stress now the importance of going to church in college. It’s probably one of your roommates will be a member, so use that to go. Please? Love ya girly.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber
Dear Brooklyn,
Hey, I feel you on the packing thing. Imagine doing it 6 times, but with all of the clothes, books, and everything you own. It sucks, haha. I’ll probably only have to do it 1 more time, and it´ll be way easy and fast, and I’ll be coming home, so cool beans, man. I hope that you have fun back there. Enjoy the summer. I can’t believe its already almost July. I’m turning 21 on Saturday, so freakin weird. Haha, love you and miss you a lot.
Dear Whitney,
Sorry you’re sick. We went to an amusement park the other week, and I got way sick too. Almost threw up a ton. I think I’m getting old, like dad. Can’t do anything fun anymore. Just start to get mad all the time, haha. Well, I love you and miss you a lot. Have a fun week!
Dear Hunter,
Your leg is pretty nasty, but good for the girls. Haha, not really, forget that. I’m glad that you guys are going to do a lot of fun stuff there at home. That makes me happy. Keep doing it. It’s going by fast, huh. It is for me, a lot, But, thats ok. Love you buddy, have a good week.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber