Jones, Talmage T

Hello everyone! Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Eating lots of good food with friends and family is such a great thing. Thanksgiving on my end was really fun. My district (8 missionaries in Federal Way) made cookies and gave them to our friends. It feels great to serve! We ate Thanksgiving dinner with our member and much of his extended family.      A lot of changes are happening! I am already leaving Federal Way! Six weeks was not enough; I loved it so much. I am headed to Renton now. The most exciting news is that I will be training a new missionary!! I'm both nervous and excited at the same time. Our friend Bernardo came to church and is interested in baptism! He is going to get baptized soon--as long as the new elders continue meeting with him.      Seattle weather is really hitting now! It has been really cold and rainy for several days. Staying warm means everything.     I hope you all are staying warm this winter while still serving ...

Hola hola! Feliz lunes!     What a week! A lot has happened.      I got to do a bit of service this week! We helped other elders' friends move out of their apartment, and we moved some large stones for a member. It felt great to serve!      Even though there is still one more week of this transfer--a regular 6 week period of missionary service--my companion and I received news about where we'll be going for the next one. We received a call that we are going to Renton! There was a sketchy situation with the Spanish missionaries up there, so they got emergency transferred (ET'd) out. I'm sad to leave Federal Way, but I trust that the Lord will help me in Renton. This is going to be my third area in the mission. I've been in Kent, Federal Way, and soon Renton; therefore, my email title is KeFeRe for short.     On Friday, we had a conference with an awesome general authority seventy of the church named Mark Bragg! He spoke to us about how gr...

This week, I experienced a lot of hard, yet needed moments.      My email will be brief this week, so I apologize.     My companion and I got to give four blessings in one household! There was a young, paralyzed boy who we gave a blessing for because of his medical condition. His parents and a roommate additionally wanted blessings of comfort, so we did that too! Super spirit-filled.     Juan Jose is feeling very good about what we teach him. We challenged him to read a scripture passage and pray about it, and he is going to let us know how it went before we meet in person again. We're thrilled for him as he grows his testimony!     I did two service projects! One was trimming plants for a member as the winter gets colder. The other was helping a member move, and that was fun! Lots of heavy objects and furniture, but I always feel so accomplished when I'm finished.      I saw countless blessings this week, and I challenge you a...