Not a lot this week going on in the life of the MTC, except today is a very special treat for me
ALL the general authorities of the church are speaking to us tonight and i get to talk to my new
Mission President, President Durant who is the 3rd leading scorer in BYU basketball history?
anyway its not kevin durant but its durant alright. Im super excited to meet him and ask questions
about what we will be doing in about 24 days! can you believe that! im leaving for the field very very
soon, im coming up on the 6 week mark of my mission, which is believe it or not, 1/16 of my mission.
CRAZY, Going to the temple and playing soccer and just learning more and more about the Lord is
something i can not express. Its amazing. The language is difficult as we go into adverb clauses and
subjunctive and all that fun stuff, but i think im finally getting it, the native game just ended and we
continue to speak spanish day to day!!! Not a lot to report this week i apologize but i love you all
so much and i hope all of you are safe in all that you do. I will hopefully have more to report next week.
I love you all and hope to get letters soon.
Mucho amor
Elder Jackson
I was kidding haha and dont worry about packages, i could use a few more things but nothing
i cant survive with, i meet my president tonight and i will let you know how it went! love ya pops
Elder Jackson
glad to hear from you aaron and hope it gets easier and easier :) i love you so much and can believe its already been 6 weeks! thats crazy!!!!! i miss you more than anything :) love your baby sis :) amber
ReplyDeleteFound this article in the Church News. It talks about new Mission Presidents that have been called:
ReplyDeleteSeven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin service about July 1.
Devin George Durrant, 50, and Julie Lois Mink Durrant, six children, Texas Dallas Mission; Grandview 21st Ward, Provo Utah Grandview Stake. Brother Durrant serves as a counselor in a stake Sunday School presidency and is a former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, stake institute instructor, stake mission president, high councilor and missionary in the Spain Madrid Mission. Owner, Durrant Properties & Investments. Born in Brigham City, Utah, to George Donald Durrant and Marilyn Kay Burnham.
Sister Durrant serves as a stake Relief Society president and is a former stake institute instructor, stake Primary secretary, stake missionary, Relief Society president, family history consultant, and missionary in the Peru Arequipa Mission. Born in Ithaca, N.Y., to Oscar Gorton Mink and Julia Lavern Boyce.