(A picture I found online of the apartments that Craig is in)
Happy Valentine’s Day (I almost forgot it was so soon)!!
So my comp has been in NJ for about 7 and half months (5 transfers). His name is elder Williams from Valencia California. I’m grateful to be with him and know that I will be able to help him with all that he does, as he will help me improve and become better.
I’m pretty much over anything I might've had. More or less just congestion is what remains but that's almost always been something I’ve dealt with. I hope everyone is doing better now too. I’ll keep everyone in my prayers. And with tanner I’ll continue to pray for him, and well, I’ll be there the next time everything happens again. I’d want to make sure it's all out too!
Oh boy, Alex boye. He’s awesome. I’m glad you all were able to enjoy that! Sounds like it would have been a blast!
Well as far as my mission pres. goes..... it's more sad but good news at the same time...... his back is improving little by little so that is a plus. the sad news for us is he and his wife are flying home today and will not be back for at least 2 weeks.... the whole mission is devastated but more I feel are the about 10 of us missionaries going home soon. The reason being is pres. Jepson is having surgery to remove a kidney with cancerous tissue on it that was found during a MRI of his back. The doctor has said it will be closer to 5-6 weeks before he is able to return..... That will cut into the things that we as "departing missionaries" take part in at the end of our missions and he is as much devastated as we are, if not more..... We are all praying for him and we will have a mission wide fast sometime this week..... I think he is going in for surgery on Thursday in salt lake. It’s just so sad for us to see he and his wife go home and not but in our presence for a few weeks.
so the positive of everything is that if his back wasn't in pain, he would have never know that he has a kidney with cancer on it and what's good about that is that the cancer is in it's very early stages of growth so he will recover from that very very quickly and well. And his back pain will go away sooner than later.
I don't know what effects this may have on my returning home in the sense of pres. Jepson giving the final/exit interview and a blessing etc..... he will do it somehow in some way from what he has said. I’m not sure what the rules are for any of that, if any but I know he wants to do those 2 things more than anything as much as I want them too. It’s just going to be a different feeling from here on out. I know everything will be well and that the prayers and mission wide fast will be heard and accepted. Pres. and sis Jepson know the same. It was a crazy few days once we had that knowledge.
Amidst the news, elder Jay E. Jensen of the presidency of the 70 was visiting us as well as elder Olsen the area 70 when pres. Jepson told us the news. It was great to be in his presence once again in my mission and learn from him. I felt the spirit and I know that what he taught is true. I felt like it applies for a life time not just as a missionary. He taught ways to study the scriptures and to recognize the non-verbal expressions of investigators when they are experiencing a change of heart and learning from the spirit.
I used that in a lesson we had last night. I won't share the story now but you will hear it in person at some point. I promise you that. It was a blessing and a privilege for me for the things that have happened the past few days.
I know God lives. Christ is His Son. And the Holy Ghost is the one who testifies of the truthfulness of these things as we are told in Moroni 10:5 "and by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things." I too know they are true!
Well that'll be fun for you to go to a few games. As far as flying home and sleeping etc. I’ll be tired the entire day regardless of what happens. Jet lag plus time zone changes and daylight savings time will just throw me off on everything. It’ll be a fun time! (Also would day light savings time be included in my travel time?) Does the family know my arrival time as of right now?? And please invite members from the Cooley’s ward (like really good family friends, the west family, the aposhians etc.) too. My brothers and sisters will know who I’m talking about.
My new address is: 73 cedar ave #58 Long Branch, NJ 07740.
I love this gospel! I know it's true. feeling the spirit as one (or yourself) testify of it truly brings the most joy one can every experience in life, except for maybe being with children and family members and feeling of their love and joy too! Either way they are both the best feelings one can ever experience. Then to see the change on one's face as they begin to understand the gospel more and hear their testimony about it is a testimony builder itself. I know it's all true. I’ll never deny it, ever!
Thank you for everything. I love you all! Have a great week! Stay safe and have fun! I love you all.
Love elder Craig Roberts
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