the last heist of the hamburgler resulted in a decrease of plastic.

Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 5:22 AM
Subject: the last heist of the hamburgler resulted in a decrease of plastic.

 

dear anyone whose name does not include john, jacob, schmidt, and jingleheimer,

 

In writing this letter i will strive to avoid repetition of previous statements, themes and discourses, especially in matters that have been heretofore included and expounded upon. this will in fact be difficult because many of the previously mentioned people in previously mentioned letters have in fact been previously mentioned. In other words repetitive redundancy is in and of itself both repetitive in its redundancy, and redundant in its repetitive qualities.  and this is the reason why this e-mail was began in the most redundant of previously mentioned beginnings of previous e-mails. so just where did the word kapeesh come from?

 

Two highlights of this past week were both in the work i've been able to do with the recent converts of this ward. in my previous areas, i never had too much opportunity to work with recent converts but the work i've been able to do with them in this area has been some of the best experiences of my mission. the first one was as we began teaching Robert the new member lessons. Elain and Susan, both of which have been members of the ward for under six months have both been asigned as ward missionaries. they were assigned to be the ones to teach Robert the new missionary lessons. Elder Keller and I came along for the first teach just to make the transition and to help out where we were needed. it was so cool to sit in a room with three people who could all be considered quite new to the gospel and listen to them teach each other about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and share with each other how the gospel has been a strength in their lives. powerful testimonies were bourne and the spirit was strong as they all strengthened each other. as we finished the lesson Robert thanked both of them profusely and said an amazing prayer of gratitude for the lessons he has learned.

 

The next day in sacrament meeting all of the adult recent converts in the ward (with the exception of robert) gave talks. and they were amazing!  All of them were super nervous before they got up there but were so strong in their declarations. in most cases i would not have even been able to tell that they were new to what they were doing. Susan talked about how after she has joined the church she has felt that she has grown and that she has more time to do what she loves and has more time to care for and support people. as i've been thinking about this experience i've thought a lot about serving in the church in general. you would think it's amazing that people who are so new and so relatively inexperienced could rise to and accomplish what these individuals have accomplished, that they could work and see miracles as i've witnessed them do.

 

but when you think about church service and callings in general it's miraculous that anyone is able to do what they do. who can honestly say that they have been adequate of themselves for any calling that they have received. it's always seemed to me that we don't do anything in the church that were really fully prepared and capable of doing. the church and the Gospel is always asking us to do more than it would seem that we can do. President Shamo once told me that the lord does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. this is how each of us grow and become more who Heavenly Father knows that we can become. he makes up the enormous difference between where we are and what is required of us and helps us to become the kind of person that can give even more. i've seen this in my own service in the church, however small that may be.

 

i'm super exited to be serving here in redhill with Elder Keller for another transfer. he's such a help to me and i'm glad to have his support for at least another five weeks.

 

i love you guys and as always i'm grateful for your support and your prayers.

 

with love

Elder Jarman

 

ps. as i can so far tell only one of you has a mormon.org profile. this person shall remain nameless. but the name may or may not begin with an R and rhymes with ebekah Jarman.  As for the rest of you, this is me calling all of you to repentance :)