I thought we weren't getting a letter this week, but I was WRONG!!! Usually I hate being wrong, but this is a great kind of wrong to be! I got to chat with him for all of one question, but it felt so close, not anywhere near the 9,695 miles it actually is!! I was on the phone with Jason and he got an email (that I wasn't included on btw) so I was totally dying. I had my phone right by me and then, what do I get? A letter that his MTC companion sends to Annie!! What the?? (All emails that are sent to my kids also go to me, that's how I knew Elder Heald was emailing Annie. Apparently Jarod was trying to choke him as he wrote because Annie had actually written back to him!! He's darling, and 9,695 miles away is a good distance for a bf!!) So I hurried and emailed Jarod again asking if he was on and he said YES! That was it. Well, thanks a lot kiddo. Anway, a few mins later this little gem came through. He still hasn't answered even one of my questions, but I'll forgive him!!
Sorry Tanya, about the nice water bottle you gave him. He is bummed about it!!
Enjoy our crazy boy's letter! I sure hope his hair grows out quickly!! I never once gave him a buzz as a kid. Who would with that amazing hair he has???
P.S. He said that some kids aren't getting his emails. If you know someone who isn't, please let me know so I can add them to the list!!!
HEY FROM CAPE TOWN!
About time to be about of the mtc. the food was trash and i don't think i could've lasted longer. But today we left to cape town around 7 and flight left around 835 and got here around 11. President and Sister Merrill are really awesome. They picked 7 of us and we met 6 missionaries in this bus station and train station. We set goals to have 8 contacts and 5 lessons taught and 2 BOMs placed in 1 hour. I thought this was crazy but, we went forward. It was crazy. almost everyone knows about Christ, which helped a lot, but one person in particular had his 3 kids there and we started talking to them. A concern he had was how he can be a better father and bless his family. LIKE WHAT. LISTEN UP. He was really interested and just feeding on what we said. One other taxi driver wanted to know how to make his family happy. COME ON OVER. It was great. It built my testimony soo much and finally it was real people. It wasn't fake and it meant a lot more to me. But after they said that that was one of the hardest areas, and one of the most dangerous places of the area. So.. that was sketchy. But it was relieving to know that because hopefully it will be better. We already know where we are going, and on Wednesday I along with about 10 others are leaving cape town and going to Eastern Cape. So Im going to Port Elizabeth around there. One of the best parts and growing so strong right now from what the ap said. So I hope I can do my best to help and build the gospel.
When we got here before teaching, the 7 of us and the two ap's went to a place called Signal Hill. SO BEAUTIFUL. I took a bunch of pictures, but I can't send them rn, so I will later. But its on the end of Lions head, and you can see all of Table Mountain, The ocean, the whole city, the soccer stadium, robben island, a way nice resort and club, and just ugh. Look it up and then imagine it 1000 times better because that's what I'm seeing. HAHA but its truly amazing. You can totally see God's hand in everything.
One thing that was cool was hearing everyone say that we never waste any of the Lords time. So all think of that. It's HIS TIME. So DON'T WASTE IT!!
I don't have much time now, but I hope to be able to email a lot next week. I love you all!!
Elder Ivins
Also, my water bottle got stolen so that stinks, ill just buy another one.
Some friends emailed me saying they aren't getting some of my emails, so maybe just check everyone from like the instagram comments are on. Idk it miught just be easier to forward them. But other than that I think I'm great!! Wish I would've brought more ties, but that's easy to buy.
LOVE YOU!
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