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| From Jeff's Mission |
OSCEOLA ZONE – FEBRUARY 5, 2005
Back Row: Potts – Morain – McConnel – L. Anderson –Schwartz
Norris – Butterfield – Firmage
Front Row: Budge – Radcliffe – Sister & President Talbot
Gillespie – Rushton
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| From Jeff's Mission |
Monday, February 9, 2009
Happy early Valentines Day!
Dear Elder Morain Fan Club,
Holler from Creston Iowa! I have had quite the past week!
On Wednesday we drove up to Osceola and stayed the night with the missionaries there. Thursday we woke up and drove to Des Moines for our Zone Conference! I loved it so much and I've gained more of an appreciation for it. Since I live in Creston I don't see any missionaries so this was the 1st time seeing missionaries for like 6 weeks haha. Most of my best friends in the mission happened to be in our zone conference so that was nice. I had my interview with my mission president and he told me that I am most likely getting transferred next transfer! So I've only got like 4 weeks left here in Creston. I loved going up to Des Moines, we got to eat dinner at Fuddruckers, and those that know me well know I love that place haha. So it was a great experience to go up there and see everyone again.
I got sick the morning we woke up for Zone Conference though. It was the 2nd time on my mission getting sick, and the 1st was just a couple weeks ago haha. I am getting better though so thats good. I really appreciate good health now though.
Yesterday was an amazing day. Church was really good. Our Branch Mission Leader invited us over for lunch which was fun. Then he went out with us to Blockton and we visited a member that recently read some anti mormon literature. It was so sad to see how much she had changed, like a completely different person than from before. But our branch mission leader pretty much poured his whole heart and soul out to her and I felt the spirit so strong. I know she felt it too and I have faith that she will come back to the church. Then we had the opportunity to go teach our investigator Joshua. We were able to set a date for his baptism!!!!!! I was so happy to see him make the commitment to open the doors to the celestial kingdom. His dad told him March 7th(the day we set for his baptism) "March 7th will be the most important day of your life thus far" Joshua is 9 years old and just think of how getting baptized will change the rest of his life. I'm so grateful I have the opportunity to be a missionary and to be a part of helping another person gain their salvation. "I love the Lord in whom my soul delights"
Until Next week,
Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
Holler from Creston Iowa! I have had quite the past week!
On Wednesday we drove up to Osceola and stayed the night with the missionaries there. Thursday we woke up and drove to Des Moines for our Zone Conference! I loved it so much and I've gained more of an appreciation for it. Since I live in Creston I don't see any missionaries so this was the 1st time seeing missionaries for like 6 weeks haha. Most of my best friends in the mission happened to be in our zone conference so that was nice. I had my interview with my mission president and he told me that I am most likely getting transferred next transfer! So I've only got like 4 weeks left here in Creston. I loved going up to Des Moines, we got to eat dinner at Fuddruckers, and those that know me well know I love that place haha. So it was a great experience to go up there and see everyone again.
I got sick the morning we woke up for Zone Conference though. It was the 2nd time on my mission getting sick, and the 1st was just a couple weeks ago haha. I am getting better though so thats good. I really appreciate good health now though.
Yesterday was an amazing day. Church was really good. Our Branch Mission Leader invited us over for lunch which was fun. Then he went out with us to Blockton and we visited a member that recently read some anti mormon literature. It was so sad to see how much she had changed, like a completely different person than from before. But our branch mission leader pretty much poured his whole heart and soul out to her and I felt the spirit so strong. I know she felt it too and I have faith that she will come back to the church. Then we had the opportunity to go teach our investigator Joshua. We were able to set a date for his baptism!!!!!! I was so happy to see him make the commitment to open the doors to the celestial kingdom. His dad told him March 7th(the day we set for his baptism) "March 7th will be the most important day of your life thus far" Joshua is 9 years old and just think of how getting baptized will change the rest of his life. I'm so grateful I have the opportunity to be a missionary and to be a part of helping another person gain their salvation. "I love the Lord in whom my soul delights"
Until Next week,
Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
Monday, February 2, 2009
Happy Groundhog Day America!
Dear Elder Morain Fan Club,
How has everybody been? I've been goin non stop since I last emailed ya guys. Wednesday we drove up to Osceola and spent the night with the missionaries up there. Thursday morning my companion Elder Thomas drove up to Des Moines so I was with Elder Norris for the day. We drove down to a city called Lamoni(some may recognize this name from The Book of Mormon!) Lamoni used to be the RLDS capital of the world! Now its in Independance Missouri. But they have their college, Graceland University in Lamoni. I got to see Joseph Smith III's house(Joseph Smith Jr.'s son!) who was the prophet for the RLDS church when they split off from our church. It was quite an experience down their seeing all these Amish people haha.
Anyways, I stayed the night in Osceola Thursday night as well. Friday morning our companions met up with us! I finally met my companion Elder Schwartz who is an awesome missionary! He is from Boise Idaho and is going home in 3 months! We are great friends already and were having a lot of fun. He just came from being a Zone Leader in Sioux City! So we have been talkin about all the members I knew when I was being trained in Sioux City.
So then we drove down to Lenox and started packing up our whole house. It took all day long but we got it all packed in the nick of time. Saturday morning came and we had members from our branch come with trucks and trailers to move all our stuff to the house in Creston! Once we got there it took us all day Saturday to unpack everything. So I have been crazy busy with all of that.
But all the work that it has taken these past 6 weeks to find a place to move and finally move to Creston is now worth it! We live in a way nice house, that has a garage! I'm excited cuz I don't have to chip off ice from the windshield now. O ya since my companion Elder Schwartz is "X'ed" from driving I am the designated driver! I haven't been able to drive for the past 7 months so I am excited to drive again. It will be a new experience for me to drive in the snow haha.
Anyways, I feel so blessed right now. When I got to Lenox 6 weeks ago things were rough. Some how I made it through those 6 weeks and here I am. I am living in Creston, 8 times bigger than Lenox. I have an awesome companion who I love. And the members here are being a great support to us. I learned so much about not giving up during your trials. I feel so much more grateful for what I have it really has opened my eyes. I've learned that trials in our lives help us grow and reach a level we could have never reached if we had not gone through them. I'm so grateful to be a missionary for this church that has blessed my life so much. Thank you to all who have supported me as a missionary these past 10 months, it really has helped me through the hard times. I've learned to truly rely on my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ when no one else is there, they are always there for me and that has given me so much comfort.
Until next week
-Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
How has everybody been? I've been goin non stop since I last emailed ya guys. Wednesday we drove up to Osceola and spent the night with the missionaries up there. Thursday morning my companion Elder Thomas drove up to Des Moines so I was with Elder Norris for the day. We drove down to a city called Lamoni(some may recognize this name from The Book of Mormon!) Lamoni used to be the RLDS capital of the world! Now its in Independance Missouri. But they have their college, Graceland University in Lamoni. I got to see Joseph Smith III's house(Joseph Smith Jr.'s son!) who was the prophet for the RLDS church when they split off from our church. It was quite an experience down their seeing all these Amish people haha.
Anyways, I stayed the night in Osceola Thursday night as well. Friday morning our companions met up with us! I finally met my companion Elder Schwartz who is an awesome missionary! He is from Boise Idaho and is going home in 3 months! We are great friends already and were having a lot of fun. He just came from being a Zone Leader in Sioux City! So we have been talkin about all the members I knew when I was being trained in Sioux City.
So then we drove down to Lenox and started packing up our whole house. It took all day long but we got it all packed in the nick of time. Saturday morning came and we had members from our branch come with trucks and trailers to move all our stuff to the house in Creston! Once we got there it took us all day Saturday to unpack everything. So I have been crazy busy with all of that.
But all the work that it has taken these past 6 weeks to find a place to move and finally move to Creston is now worth it! We live in a way nice house, that has a garage! I'm excited cuz I don't have to chip off ice from the windshield now. O ya since my companion Elder Schwartz is "X'ed" from driving I am the designated driver! I haven't been able to drive for the past 7 months so I am excited to drive again. It will be a new experience for me to drive in the snow haha.
Anyways, I feel so blessed right now. When I got to Lenox 6 weeks ago things were rough. Some how I made it through those 6 weeks and here I am. I am living in Creston, 8 times bigger than Lenox. I have an awesome companion who I love. And the members here are being a great support to us. I learned so much about not giving up during your trials. I feel so much more grateful for what I have it really has opened my eyes. I've learned that trials in our lives help us grow and reach a level we could have never reached if we had not gone through them. I'm so grateful to be a missionary for this church that has blessed my life so much. Thank you to all who have supported me as a missionary these past 10 months, it really has helped me through the hard times. I've learned to truly rely on my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ when no one else is there, they are always there for me and that has given me so much comfort.
Until next week
-Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
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| From Jeff's Mission |
OSCEOLA ZONE DECEMBER 26, 2008 Back row: N. Thomas – L. Anderson – Morain – McConnel Riley – Norris Front row: Scow – Gillespie – Merrill – Sister & President Talbot Butterfield – Raso – Rushton
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| From Jeff's Mission |
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I'm Moving to Creston Iowa!
Dear Elder Morain Fan Club,
Last night my mission president called and informed me that I will be staying in the Lenox area for the next 6 weeks. But then he told us that my companion, Elder Thomas is getting transfered. So I will be getting a new companion tomorrow! I'm really excited for this next transfer because we are moving to Creston! We are moving this week into the House in Creston. Creston is like 8 times bigger than Lenox so I'm excited for the upgrade haha. So this is going to be a crazy week with transfers and moving to creston.
I had quite the past 10 days since I last emailed ya. I got really sick monday morning with an upset stomach and everything. I was sick all the way up until this morning, I feel a lot better, and I'm so grateful to be healthy! It was a rough couple of days though. They cancelled church on Sunday due to the snow and everything.
I found out that they are filming a movie here in Lenox! Who would have thought in a small town of barely 1000 people they would film a movie! It's called "The Crazies" and is apparantly a remake of a movie made in the 1970's. I don't know if I'll be here when they film it but they are supposed to bring in 150 cast members for it so that would spice this little town up like no other haha.
On Friday and Saturday we helped set up for the Farm Toy Show here in Lenox.We set up the tables and everything and we got to check it out too. I definetley felt like I was truly in Iowa at that thing haha.
Well, this past week I've learned a lot about enduring through your trials. In fact these past 6 weeks I've been in Lenox have been the hardest times I've had in my life. But I have never grown so much as a person in my life either. I am grateful for this opportunity to be a missionary and to serve the people of Iowa.
Until next monday,
Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
Last night my mission president called and informed me that I will be staying in the Lenox area for the next 6 weeks. But then he told us that my companion, Elder Thomas is getting transfered. So I will be getting a new companion tomorrow! I'm really excited for this next transfer because we are moving to Creston! We are moving this week into the House in Creston. Creston is like 8 times bigger than Lenox so I'm excited for the upgrade haha. So this is going to be a crazy week with transfers and moving to creston.
I had quite the past 10 days since I last emailed ya. I got really sick monday morning with an upset stomach and everything. I was sick all the way up until this morning, I feel a lot better, and I'm so grateful to be healthy! It was a rough couple of days though. They cancelled church on Sunday due to the snow and everything.
I found out that they are filming a movie here in Lenox! Who would have thought in a small town of barely 1000 people they would film a movie! It's called "The Crazies" and is apparantly a remake of a movie made in the 1970's. I don't know if I'll be here when they film it but they are supposed to bring in 150 cast members for it so that would spice this little town up like no other haha.
On Friday and Saturday we helped set up for the Farm Toy Show here in Lenox.We set up the tables and everything and we got to check it out too. I definetley felt like I was truly in Iowa at that thing haha.
Well, this past week I've learned a lot about enduring through your trials. In fact these past 6 weeks I've been in Lenox have been the hardest times I've had in my life. But I have never grown so much as a person in my life either. I am grateful for this opportunity to be a missionary and to serve the people of Iowa.
Until next monday,
Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
Monday, January 19, 2009
Ames Zone, November 8, 2008
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| From Jeff's Mission |
AMES ZONE – NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Back row: Gonzales - Carlson - Daniels - D. Johnson - S. Johnson Gillespie – Furgason – Bright - M. Thomas – Morain – Cathcart – Jones
Middle Row: Huntsman – McDonough – Elder & Sister Babcock
Sister & President Talbot – President Pollmann – Hofman – Scow
Front: Firmage – Burr
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| From Jeff's Mission |
"I Have A Dream..."
Dear Elder Morain Fan Club,
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day Everyone! I hope everyone has a fun day celebrating it up! Speaking of celebrating...3 days ago I celebrated my 20th Birthday! It is crazy to think that I am no longer a teenager anymore. I've begun the 3rd decade of my life haha. And the same principle with 2009 being my "Black Out Year" meaning I'll be on my mission this whole year, the same applies to the 20th year of my life!
Anyways, I had a great week! On wednesday we got to go to Osceola and go on exchanges with the missionaries there. We had a lot of fun together and it felt good to see other missionaries lol. Our Mission President called us that night and told us that the weather was going to be -35 degrees with wind chill! So he told us to not go tracting outside till friday afternoon! It was pretty dang cold, probably the coldest weather I have ever experienced. The weather is so cold here because of the humidity and the wind chill. It just magnifies everything and it's just crazy haha.
Anyways, Today is my 10 month "click day" and I can't believe how fast my mission is going. I know I say this every month lol, but every click day I have it hits me how short my mission really is. It just helps me realize that I need to live every moment to the fullest while I can. I love being out here on a mission! All the sacrifices made to be here is so worth it when I see the lives of people I love change for eternity.
Next time I email you guys will be January 28th, next wednesday. By then I will know what will be happening next transfer, If I stay and get a new companion, or if I get transfered to a new area. What ever happens I will serve the Lord with all my heart, might, mind and strength.
Until the 28th,
Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day Everyone! I hope everyone has a fun day celebrating it up! Speaking of celebrating...3 days ago I celebrated my 20th Birthday! It is crazy to think that I am no longer a teenager anymore. I've begun the 3rd decade of my life haha. And the same principle with 2009 being my "Black Out Year" meaning I'll be on my mission this whole year, the same applies to the 20th year of my life!
Anyways, I had a great week! On wednesday we got to go to Osceola and go on exchanges with the missionaries there. We had a lot of fun together and it felt good to see other missionaries lol. Our Mission President called us that night and told us that the weather was going to be -35 degrees with wind chill! So he told us to not go tracting outside till friday afternoon! It was pretty dang cold, probably the coldest weather I have ever experienced. The weather is so cold here because of the humidity and the wind chill. It just magnifies everything and it's just crazy haha.
Anyways, Today is my 10 month "click day" and I can't believe how fast my mission is going. I know I say this every month lol, but every click day I have it hits me how short my mission really is. It just helps me realize that I need to live every moment to the fullest while I can. I love being out here on a mission! All the sacrifices made to be here is so worth it when I see the lives of people I love change for eternity.
Next time I email you guys will be January 28th, next wednesday. By then I will know what will be happening next transfer, If I stay and get a new companion, or if I get transfered to a new area. What ever happens I will serve the Lord with all my heart, might, mind and strength.
Until the 28th,
Keep it real
LO
VE Elder Morain
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