Templet

Okay everyone. Heres the deal. I never know how to start these in a non cringy way. I think I failed this week too. Idk ill keep trying.

As always, i dont have much time because P days are very busy. I got to play basketball for a few hours today with some other elders so im sorry I prioritized that over you guys... i hope you understand.

This week was super cool though! It feels like not that much happened to be honest but here are some things that did happen 🤯

I got my hair cut and my barber kept asking me about america and guns, he asked me to not bring my guns to his barbershop. Too late💪 . Nah but for real it was so funny and weird that he just assumed i had a gun with me.

I met this cool guy named moses on the street and we have quickly become best friends.

We planned out the baptism of one of our friends and he is so excited! Its cool to see.

I had to give my first ever zone conference presentation and it went alright. It was about baptism. I said "we dont baptize people just to get our pants wet" and i guess it sounded weird because the mission president made a funny face. Oh well, its true though.

I went on splits with Äldste Hansen and it was cool hes a cool guy. He lives in Stockholm right now and it was weird to hear him say how warm it seemed here to him. Im sorry I talk about the weather every email but i really hope it keeps getting warm.

I got to go to the temple with a recently baptized member named Milton! He got baptized about a month ago and got to go to the temple for the first time and do baptisms for the dead. I got to baptize him and help him through the temple and stuff. It was awesome!! I spent the whole day talking to him and he and i are now buddies let me tell ya. Hes going to go to BYU now! Hes only 17 and wants to go on a mission but catch him on campus 2027!

Okay well i need to call my mom but i love each of you! Think about baptism and the covenants youve made and their significance this week. 

-Äldste Jackson Calder


















































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