Monday August 30, 2010

Hi people. Not high people. It's more like, "greetings people". Any how,this week is going to be great. Brett Spaid is going to get baptized this Saturday!!!!!!!!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-hooooooooooooo!!!! At first in my mission I didn't want to focus on baptisms because I thought people would see that as we just want more people in to our church. I just didn't understand what baptism really is. Though part of it is coming into the church, what it really is is the gateway into the Celestial Kingdom. It is the ONLY way back to God. This is what we are offering-Eternal Life-and everyone needs it. It is essential.

Well, I love my mission. The Elders I am with are so amazing. I am growing tons. My confidence is growing too. I love you guys and I liked the postcard too. I hope all is well. Keep me updated on every thing. Tell Dan hi and that I love him. Well good bye and keep up the Lord's work.
Love Elder Jared Hurst

Hey
It's so good to hear that you are having awesome experiences with the YM and YW program. I loved it too. We had so many great times and they were usually spiritual. I honestly don't think i would be on my mission if I hadn't had the mutual in my life. Tell everyone hi for me.
This Saturday we have my first real baptism. Brett Spaid is going to get baptized at 2:30. I'm so excited I just can't hide it . We have a couple more for the end of September too. I love this church and the Book of Mormon and they are so true. One of the Elders put it just right, "Mormonism is Christianity magnified." He also said, "I am Mormon through and through and I love it!" His name is Elder Hansen and he is one of my roommates. He goes home at the end of September, but he has had an awesome mission he was AP and every thing.

Love ya

Love,

Elder Jared Hurst.

Pictures

MTC District

Elder Hurst and Elder Ritter and the MTC

Flume in Paradise

Elder Marrott doing missionary work!

This is how they roll in Paradise

Paradise District

Monday August 23, 2010

Hey,
We met a lot of less actives that say, "well I know its true I just don't like a bishop or the way someone looked at me". Its so sad that people let others get in their way of salvation. I guess that its they aren't willing to do what is necessary, that's what it comes down to.That is why its so cool to see some one who is willing to do it. They are reading and praying about the book of Mormon, because they want the happiness that only comes with the book of Mormon/ the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are working with this guy and he has a date that is set for the 4th of September. He is amazing. He wants the church to be true and so he is looking for an answer as he reads. Today he shared that at first he wanted to get baptized because all his friends and his girlfriend were. Then on the morning of his wedding (last Friday) he said he was praying and was filled with the spirit so strongly that he cried, for the first time during a prayer he cried. The rest of the day he was just glowing, and he knew he was doing the right thing. It was no longer about everyone else but him and his heavenly Father. the church is true!
I love ya
Love Elder Jared Hurst
ps. We have like 5 new investigators this week. We are committing everyone to baptism. They aren't saying yes but the aren't saying no. Plus, they are telling us what they are facing that is keeping them away so we can face it head on. I know the church is true and that the Book of Mormon is really an ancient record of the inhabitants of the Americas. It truly does testify of Christ and teach us how we can return to our Heavenly Father.

Tuesday August 17, 2010

I got the package and I actually have a letter to send you. It took me forever to write. I wish I were a better letter doer. I wore the yellow tie, it was awesome. I don't really have tons to say because most of it is in the letter. Life is as good as ever except the Skordas family, the ones that have us over for root beer floats and stuff, is leaving. They got jobs in Loftland, Nevada. It's sad to see them go.

Tell dad Hi and I love him and that I am doing great. Time is flying by. It's going way too fast. I love it here and don't want to go. My comp goes home in the beginning of October so he is kind of trunky, but not lazy. He just thinks about home too much. Its ok, I will break him of that.
Thanks for everything in the package I think I needed that.
I love you mom and dad......and family ;)
Love Elder Jared Hurst (I put Jared because Jake is going to be Elder Hurst too.)

Hi
Everything is going awesome. I am learning tons out here. Unfortunately, it's mostly from mistakes. The only thing that's not going so well is that one of our investigators is like disappearing. She started going to church with her grandma at some born again church and won't set up a time to meet. It's very sad. The gospel brings so much joy and peace. It can help us through anything. I want her to have this. She is a mother of 2, lives with her boyfriend, and there is no way she is older than 23. The gospel would bless her so much and I know that having the church would help her tons too.

I love having dinner with members every night because we get to hear their testimony as we talk about the doctrine and as they make plans to share it with others. We get to know the members well and they become family to us. I love it! Most of the topics that are brought up by members are things on the news (that we don't know about because we cant watch it). But right now they all talk about the prop 8 thing going on. It's terrible to see the world fall into such sad things-not only homosexual things but co-habitating. Like 99.9% of the young people we talk to are living together without getting married. That is why we are out here. It's to help them come to Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel. It makes all the difference.
I love you guys and I hope that this weekend is fun. I miss camping but I can do it later when I get home.
Love Elder Jared Hurst

Monday August 9, 2010

Hi,
Yes, when I say with a date I mean a baptism date. He works for Sacramento I think. He seems to like being a police officer a lot. I think he fells like he is giving back. He is working in the area he grew up in and he is tring to keep it safe for the kids there now. We got two new investigators this week and set a date with one of them but then on Sunday no one came That was kind of the story of the week we had like 8 lessons cancel on us. It made me realize even more how much I am not in control of basically any thing but my attitude. Elder Been put up a poster in our apartment that says "attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." And it has a picture of a chihuahua dressed funny. I can choose to look at it all grumpy or I can say I just need to work harder and if they still reject it, it's not me they are rejecting but Christ.

By the time you read this or at least respond to it the wedding will be over. So I am just going to ask now how it went and what was the look on Brian's face when he saw her in the temple? Anyway they are getting married on my 6 month mark crazy.
Well, I love you and I am way happy for them.
Love,

Elder Jared Hurst

Monday August 2, 2010

Hi,

This was an awesome Sunday. We had three investigators to church and they all loved it. We had one more show up but they came to tell us that they weren't going to stay the were going to the Kingdom Hall. gggggggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr She will come around. She will realize that the spirit is stronger when we are around the when the JW'S are there. We also had some really good lessons this week and our investigator with a alcohol and a coffee problem is quitting. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today was awesome. We went to KFC and they were way nice-they took an expired coupon and gave us a free drink. So all is well.

I love you and hope all the wedding stuff is going good. I got the invitation. Am I supposed to write her parents or something?

Anyway I love you.

Love,

Elder Jared Hurst