Week 3.5

The following was an email sent just to me (Dad).  It had a lot more detail than his mass email...and I wanted it in his blog for mission journal purposes.  It also made me laugh!

Hey Dad!  I loved the pictures by the way! I got to show my comp pictures of the people I'm always talking about haha!

Wow I don't know how Ethan did in his championship football game, but tell him i'm proud of him! and Daniel too! 

I'm getting a haircut later today... scary. 

Our area is like 100% a car mission!  We have a 2016 carolla haha it had like 40 miles on it the day we got it! 

My comp is a district leader but he's been a zone leader before! Elder Graham has been out 16 months! The mission president was excited to pair up me and Elder Graham! Our mission president is so awesome! Hilarious too! 

I'm buying a bike today... Hoping I spend the right amount of money! That's the kind of stuff I like to have you around for Dad! Well wish me luck! 

Hey you and mom should send me some easy food recipes! we've been eating good though, just like chicken, fruit, ramen etc.. Dad I got a big bag of fruity Dino Bites and pretty much wiped it out in a week! It's so good! 

Haha my comp and me get along so good, he doesn't have my kind of humor really but we still make each other laugh! I'm blessed to have him, he's really good at being a missionary!  Tell uncle John and aunt Tawnie thanks for the ties! Dad I can't belive how lame everyone's ties are! And I'm like looking too good!  I get so many compliments! Oh yeah! 

Dad we have the Puyallup YSA ward!!! Weird right?! Haha it's pretty fun though the ward really likes me! Well they're actually a branch but they're trying to be a ward! 

DAD! Guess who I saw yesterday.. JAKE RICHARDS! What the heck?! I didn't know he was here! He was like, in shock when he saw me I'm not even kidding hahaha! Pretty cool, and I saw my other friend David Kim too! He didn't even know I got my mission call! So he was freaking out too! So funny. 

I like how our whole day is planned out, feels good! Elder Graham is insane at starting conversations with people! I'm trying to pick up on it! Getting better though! 

Tell the kids that I'm constantly telling other missionaries about them! miss those guys! 

Love you so much Dad! You're my role model and my hero. I miss you always being with me to talk to and make jokes with and give me top notch advice! But I'm enjoying the mission and it'll fly by quick! Love you!

Jake

Week 3 - First Area

Hello Family!

Wow it's amazing how fast I started missing you all. But that's okay because I'm loving life out here! 

Washington is gorgeous! The grass here is a whole new shade of green, it's like, glowing! And it's raining here all day EVERY day! But I like it! 

I don't have a lot of time so I have to make these emails pretty brief! Well me and Elder Graham have been called to the Puyallup Young Single Adult Branch! Weird right? But it's awesome! Everyone is close to my age! 

Me and Elder Graham get along really well, he's an incredible missionary! I hope to be more like him. Luckily we get to have a car! It's a brand new carolla, had 40 miles when we got it! Pretty nice.  

My comp ate 2 raw eggs yesterday after I dared him to.. what a champ! We were knocking on doors and had a few doors slammed in our face, kinda makes me laugh.  I don't know why! Guess I'm just pretty weird! 

If any of you have some good food recipes you could send we would love it! 

I love you all so much! Thanks for always supporting me. Yesterday on Sunday I really missed seeing all of you up at Grandma and Grandpa's house. But I'm helping people change their lives out here, which is a pretty good substitute. 

I've grown a whole new loved for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And sharing it makes me really happy! Okay well i'm out of time. I love you all so much!

Elder Jacob Higginson