Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Letter Dated 4/19/2011

Hey,
I got your guys packages and letters. Thank you so much. I couldn't stop smiling reading the letters and I even laughed out loud a couple of times. Things here are pretty good here. It can be really hard at times and REALLY frustrating. I feel like my head is going to explode with Russian. Pretty much all we do is go to class and eat. Fun huh? My district is awesome we have all become really good friends and they are hilarious. Oh and I get to play basketball every day in gyms it's great. It feels really weird to wear basketball shorts becauuse I am in a suit all day, but don't you worry I still love them and can't wait to get back to wearing them aroudn all day every day. What is going on in Missouri? I hope everything is good at the house. You probably don't have any big messes to clean up any more I bet. How's school going? I think finals are coming up soon, but I'm not really sure because I think time moves slower in the MTC. I'm going to print off some pictures this week and I'll send the kids their letters because I don't have enough time to email them. They should expect something this week. Did your friend ever come to church with you? It will be interesting to see how that turns out. We are learning a ton of Russian all the time and we pray in Russian and I can bear my testimony in Russion too. Even though it's a different language you can still feel the spirit. It is really awesome. I fell the spirit al the time here and I know without a doubt now this is exactly where I am suppossed to be. Anyways, I don't have much time. If you have any questions just ask and I'll do my best to answer them. Love you guys and I miss you a ton. Tell eveyone I said hi.

                                                                                                            Love.
                                                                                                         Elder Jewkes

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Jackson's first letter....

Dear Family,
What's going on fam? It's my first day here and things are pretty good so far. We met my teachers Bro. Dean and Sis. Pico. They are super cool and really nice. My district is pretty cool and we have people that are going to Ukraine also. My companions name is Elder Sauders, he is a pretty nice kid. He is from Chicago and he has six siblings. I thought it was pretty ironic how two kids form the Midwest are companions. We listened to our Mission Presidency for about an hour. There were over 300 missionaries that reported today. It was crazy! Dinner was pretty interesting. The cafeteria is huge, we eventually found the other Russian Missionaries. They call the place where they eat the Iron Curtain. It doesn't really feel real yet that I'm here. I'm sure it will hit me tomorrow morning. I can already tell that this will be a good experience. I'm already learning some Russian and the spirit is really strong. I've seen Elder Mattei a alot today and it has been really good to see him.  I saw Elder Russo for a little bit but didn't get to say much. We have to wear these stupid orange stickers on our name tag so everyone will know we are new and say hi to us. Anyways hope all is well and miss you guys already. I love you. Elder Jewkes

Jackson's MTC address!

Elder Jackson Barry Jewkes
MTC Mailbox #250
Rus-Moscow 0621
2005 N 900 E
Provo UT 84604-1793