From: Alec Jackson <alec.jackson@myldsmail.net >
Date: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Subject: Week 2
Date: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Subject: Week 2
Let me first start off telling you how much better this week was than last week. Last week my grouped sucked and I seriously wanted to snap but this week I don't know if I have ever laughed so hard and felt the spirit so much in one week. My district is really growing on me and my zones super awesome. Saturday we had a party thanks to Grammy and the 12 caramel apples she sent me - it was super fun it was a great way to just unwind.
My Spanish still sucks but I don't think I'm the absolute worst in my class anymore.. I'm starting to pass some kids up. Teaching someone is extremely hard when you don't know how to hold a conversation. We really don't do anything other than study for 16 hours a day so its pretty awesome. We do get to play b ball and I'm starting to get my game back. I love the feeling I get when I ball up my comp.
I sang in choir and I felt like I was the only one without a voice of an angel - but it was super fun and I had a good time. Yesterday we had some devotionals and they were awesome. we were all pumped up after. Oh and I didn't know Provo had hurricanes it was a Crazy Saturday night. Random note - I cant sleep. I have only had 1 solid night of sleep since I got here. Everyone says how they just pass out when they get in bed but it takes me an hour to fall asleep and I always wake up at like 4 and cant fall back asleep. So needless to say I'm always tired.
Top things I miss:
my first name
my beard
the ability to take off my shirt
my tan
my bed
being able to walk in a different room without someone following me
my family and friends
girl
Love,
Elder Jackson #2
Ah what a week!! So last week started off terrible! My Spanish sucked and I felt like I forgot everything I learned I felt like I was just going to loose it but then I got a letter that turned everything around. Perfect timing. Thanks dad. Its kinda hard to remember what happens during the week because all the days feel the same. All I can really remember was that we had a few really good spiritual lessons in class. I learn so much everyday. Im still doing choir and I still feel way out of place. My Spanish still sucks FYI
So every week the branch pres has everyone write talks and Sunday he randomly calls 2 elders to give it and there is no time to get ready. This week I thought for sure I was going to get called and my talk was just garbage so I was freaking out! Right before the meeting started he came up to me and told me to follow I'm with my comp and I thought I was in trouble or something but turns out we got called to be zone leaders.... yay... my comp was pretty stoked. He's that super leader type of guy that loves to be the boss of everyone and ALWAYS has something to say, oh and he knows everything about the scriptures and thinks hes the most spiritual guy ever. I don't think he likes me too much because I don't treat him like a boss haha. But I love him.
The oldest district left today which sucks! They kept it real around here! I don't know how I'm going to function around here without being able to relax ever. I grew to really love some of those guys.
Soooo no one is keeping me updated on college football or any sports for that matter thanks a lot people. My sports life is good here. I ball up these kids on the court. I also run the 4 square courts.yep I'm an athlete.
So I live with 3 other guys and they all just start singing weird songs sometimes. It totally reminds me of Jake and Cade.
I hope everythings good at home. Keep me updated!
Thanks for all the love and support
Love,
Elder Jackson #2
From: Alec Jackson <alec.jackson@myldsmail.net >
Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Subject: Week 4?
Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Subject: Week 4?
So this week flew by just like all the other weeks. Everything is routine now so I'm pretty much used to MTC life. The food is killing me now. I don't have an appetite for anything they give us but it's all good - we have a lot of junk in our apartments so its not terrible.
The most depressing thing ever is to hear the crowd of the football game. We are right across the street so we can hear EVERYTHING. So needless to say Saturday night I ate my feelings and cried myself to sleep. So stoked that Utah won. Right now I'm in all my Ute gear repping it hard right now.
Last week an Elder in my district asked me to give him a blessing. I was kinda tripping out because it was my first one but it was all good and a really good experience for all of us. Being zone leader, nothing really changes except for the ridiculous amount of meetings I have on Sunday... it kills my Sunday! I was so used to just taking a nap or doing nothing and now its meetings from 6:30am until 4pm for me then we go to the devotional. My Spanish is improving everyday and my teachers are really good with me. This week as a district we made it a goal to speak Spanish everywhere but the house and gym. Next week english is dead completely.
Really nothings really changed here and my comp and I are learning to work together more. Our lessons are getting a lot better. My zone is awesome and I try to keep it real and keep everyone's stress under control. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy but I just got to accept that fact.
I love all the letters and packages from everybody! Thank you! Sorry my letters suck I promise to really step it up once I actually do something more than study for 18 hours a day.
Love all you guys,
Elder Jackson #2
Hello. This week was really good. First off I just want to say how stoked I am for Bryce! That's so exciting! And hats off to LCC for being better than I thought this year.
So this week I feel like things have really been rolling. Our lessons with our investigators have improved sooo much its unbelievable. Even though my Spanish is terrible, I feel like I'm getting my point across which is really nice. We are definitely more in tune with the spirit and I'm starting to get into that missionary mind set all the time.
The MTC has really treated me well! I've been in the best district here and livin life in the west campus! I can already tell I have grown so much and the crazy thing is is that I haven't even got into the field yet. The only problem I have is that we haven't had one of the 12 Apostles give a Tuesday devotional yet. Hopefully this week. Being Zone leader is probably the easiest thing in the MTC. The only thing I do is go to meetings all day Sunday but those are getting easier to sit through even though they are pretty much pointless.
This week our whole district received a paper in the mail telling us that we had not received passports yet... Sooo Friday is the moment of truth we will find out if we are going stateside or straight to Argentina with visas or travel visas.
Well, once again not much to say. But I'm freaking out that I'm leaving in a week and I don't know a lick of Spanish.
Love you all,
Elder Jackson#2
From: Alec Jackson <alec.jackson@myldsmail.net>
Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Subject: WHATS UP
Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Subject: WHATS UP
AHHHHH so I got my travel plans!!!
I first saw it and I read that we were flying into Alanta, Georgia and I just started to laugh because I thought I called it...but turns out we are going to Buenos Aires on travel visas and we just have a layover in Georgia! I'm sooo pumped! We leave Monday!
This week has just flown by because its been so diffrent then before. Wednsday, I hosted and I saw some people I knew and that was fun. Then Thursday was in field training and it was super nice to just talk to different people and relax. The main campus seems like it's miseerable. I'm so happy we were at the West Campus.
Well, anyways I'm going to Argentina and its such a relief!!
Elder Jackson #2
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