Memorial day In Berryville - May 30, 2011

Hey everybody!  Today was a wonderful memorial day!  We spent the morning doing our necessary errands and the rest of the afternoon with the Pearsons, a member that used to be in the Berryville ward before their ward split earlier this year.  We celebrated their daughters birthday and played kickball and wiffleball (sp?)  It was loads of fun especially because we got to spend it with some of the elders in the zone.  Today it got to 96 degrees while we were playing and my heat rash it coming back out!  Not fun.   We've, Elder Hess and I, have been sweating so badly its gross.  I'm going through clothes like crazy!  After a nice p-day I'm ready to get to work!  There is just so much people to see and work to do here it's hard for me to get it off my mind.  For instance, I was singing happy birthday to Alyssa Pearson, and after singing I thought of her friend we were teaching and wanted to ask her how things were going with him, if she felt like he was progressing, things she could do to help in the process.  Just all throughout the day people pop into my head.  I love it! 

 

We'll things are going great in Berryville.  We have been running out of miles each day so we've been riding bikes in the hot hot weather!  It's a killer but I like it!  Gets my legs back in shape and I feel like I'm being really productive!  I don't know why but yeah!  Anyways!  I love you all and I'll talk to you all laters!!!!!

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Elder Jesse-James K. F. Watson

Transfer to Virginia - May 23, 2011

So I have transferred to VIRGINIA!!!!  I'm out in the west again and even closer to the sticks than before! LoL... I absolutely love it here in Berryville.  The people are nice and ...... interesting! Virginia is way beautiful. Very green and lucious (sp?).  My new companions name is Elder Todd Hess.  He is quite awesome!!!  I love him already.  He's a great missionary and he came into the mission field at the same time that Elder Savage did.  According to the Mission Lineage he is my nephew because he was trained by Elder Barlow who was trained by Elder McMaster, my trainer.  Elder McMaster served here in Berryville after leaving Mt. Airy and people are still talking about him.  He is an extraordinary missionary that has Christ in his coutenance that whereever he goes people love him!  Elder McMaster is now serving as an assistant to the President (AP).  He is doing really well.  I am doing soooo much better now that I'm out of Baltimore.  The spirit is flowing through me like crazy.  I didn't realize how hard Baltimore city was until now.  So I'm loving life right now.  It's great to be here in Berryville and can't wait to share the experiences I'll have out here.  I hope you all are doing well.  Please let me know how things are going.  It's getting real hot out here.  Summers are killers up here.  Way more humid than Hawaii!  Oh and the pictures I send before was taken today.  For our P-day we went disc golfing.  It was way fun and I heard we do lots on P-days so I'm looking forward to our next one.  Elder Hess, my companion was the one all the way on the left.  The tall, large in stature, blonde. ;)  He's so awesome!  Anyway, let me know how things are!  I miss and love you all. Take care and God speed!

 

PS: My new address is: 1104 Conway Street

                                    Winchester, VA 22601

May 16, 2011

Aloha ! 

 

Another transfer has come and gone and only after 4 and a half months I'm getting transferred!  Crazy! I though I was going to stay there longer.  I will be leaving tomorrow so this day is kind of a jam packed day with packing, washing clothes and preparing everything for when I leave. Like always this transfer is bitter sweet. I'm still district leader, after this next transfer I'll be DL for 9 months. CRAZY!  It was a difficult position this past three transfers but it's taught me a lot. Hopefull I can take what I learned and apply it in my next area!  Anyway, Aloha no and malama pono. I will send you all the information on where I will be asap!  Love you all!

 

Elder Jesse-James K. F. Watson

May 2, 2011

Hey everyone!  Just wanted to say hello!  It's finally nice and beautiful out here. I wish I had pictures to show you all how beautiful it gets in the spring.  I am loving the weather and loving that I can wear short sleeves again. I was just thinking the other day how crazy it was that I'm finishing up my final season making it a full year out on my mission.  At first, to think about another year, it seems like a long time.  But looking back on this last year it went by in the blink of an eye.  I look forward to another year of challenges and blessings.  It's makes life sooooo much like a roller coaster ride. All you wanna do it get off this crazy ride and then you look back and want to do it all over again. crazy.

 

So guess what, yesterday the investigator, Corrine Stanely, got baptized.  I didn't get to baptize her or see her baptism but it's all good. I was soooooo excited to hear she is finally baptized.  A woman, who at the first meeting seemed to have no potential and totally not ready for the gospel,  but, when you add diligence, godly love, and use spiritual eyes, you see their true potential and help them get to where they need to be.  I am going to see if we can visit her sometime today and if so I think I might break rules and give her a hug!!! hehe.  I'll take a picture with her and send it to you all! 

 

We'll how is everyone doing??  I hope you have been doing awsome and if not keep your head up. The Lord is watching and standing next to you with his arms outstretched.  Grab hold and let him lift you up.  And once you're up you see how much you've grown. I love you all and miss you so much but I'll be home soon.  Take great care and I will talk to you all laters!!  Love you!

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Elder Jesse-James K. F. Watson