Super Awesome news from TJ!

IT SNOWING IN IOWA! WHATS UP AND WHATS HAPPENING?

SO KARA DIDNT GET A LETTER YET... O MAN I SENT IT OFF THE OTHER DAY HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET THERE.. WELL IM  PRETTY SURE I SENT ONE OFF, SOMETIMES I START TO LOSE TRACK SOMETIMES.. SORRY! STILL LOVE YA THOUGH. :) IF I DIDNT SEND ONE I LL GET ONE OFF FIRST THING, BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I MIGHT NOT HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME THIS WEEK. I WILL TELL YOU WHY IN A LITTLE BIT.. WE JUST GOT HAMMERED WITH SNOW LAST NIGHT.. ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW. SO WEVE BEEN GROUNDED FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL NOW. ITS BEEN A CRAZY WEEK, SO FAR.

THIS WEEK WASNT THE BEST FOR DUSTIN WHO WAS GOING TO BE BAPTIZED ON THE 23. HE WENT ALL ANTI ON US THIS PAST WEEK.. ITS SUPER SAD TO SEE HIM GO LIKE THAT. HE WAS SO CLOSE TO BREAKING THE ALCOHOL ADDICTION. THAT WAS THE ONLY SAD NEWS THIS WEEK.. WELL ALMOST ALL OF IT. I WILL BE GETTING TRANSFERRED ON THURSDAY SO I WILL HAVE TO SAY GOOD BY TO ALL OF THE AWESOME MEMBERS HERE AND THE INVESTIGATORS THAT WEVE BEEN TEACHING... :( THATS WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE SO BUSY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE TRANSFERS. ITS BEEN A REALLY UNEXPECTED TRANSFER CALL THIS WEEK. ELDER FIRTH WHO I HAVE BEEN SERVING WITH FOR THE LAST 4 1/2 MONTHS WILL BE STAYING IN THE AREA FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER... HES BEEN IN THE AREA FOR 7 1/2 MONTHS NOW AND WILL BE HERE FOR 10 1/2 ITS SO CRAZY.. THAT NEVER HAPPENS... AS FOR ME I WILL GET THE WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS A... ZONE LEADER.. YAAAAAA... I AM SUPER EXCITED! I DIDNT THINK IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TRANSFER BUT IT DID.. I CANT WAIT.. I AM STILL REALLY SAD TO LEAVE ALL OF BAPTISMS THAT ARE COMING UP, BUT ITS SUCH A BLESSING TO GET THE CHANCE TO SERVE AS A ZONE LEADER.. THATS THE MOST EXCITING NEWS THIS WEEK.. O AND ON SUNDAY WE HAD THE GREATEST FAST AND TESTIMONY MEETING EVER.. RIGHT AFTER CHURCH WE WERE ABLE TO SET A DATE WITH JOSH FOR APRIL 2OTH. HES IN THE PICTURE WITH THE PRIESTLY FAMILY.. I CANT TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TO BE SERVING IN SUCH A GREAT AREA AND MISSION. ITS BEEN ALL UPS FROM THE DAY I GOT TO THE MTC TO NOW... THANKS SO MUCH FOR GETTING ME OUT HERE AND FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOUVE GIVEN ME THROUGH OUT THE MISSION.

YOU WILL BE GETTING A PACKAGE HERE AT THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A FEW THINGS IN IT.. SO I WONT DISCLOSE EVERYTHING TO YOU RIGHT NOW.. BUT ANYWAY, LAST WEEK WE WERE ABLE TO GET A LITTLE ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER HERE IN TOWN. EVERYONE HAS BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT LATELY. HOPEFULLY IT WILL REALLY HELP THE WORK MOVE FORWARD FASTER HERE IN MASON CITY.

TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOUVE LEFT ME... THE GREATEST WAY TO HELP ANYONE IS TO SERVE THEM AND TO GAIN ENOUGH TRUST TO ASK THEM THE TOUGH QUESTIONS. YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEE THEM THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.. HAVING CHARITY AND LOVE FOR THAT PERSON. WHEN YOU DO THIS THE LOVE WILL CAST OUT ALL OF THE FEAR THAT THEY HAVE.. IF THEY ARE AN HONEST SEEKER OF TRUTH. (MORONI 8:16) HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP.. LET ME KNOW?...

AGAIN I LOVE ALL OF YOU AND PRAY FOR YOU ALL THE TIME! KEEP BEING SAFE AND ENJOYING YOUR STAY IN UTAH... HAHA HOW ARE YOU AND DAD AND NICOLE AND KARA AND CONNER AND BRET DOING? :) GOOD BYE MASON CITY.. AND WELL I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE I AM GOING NEXT WEEK..

 

LOVE YOU! SUPER LOVE ELDER THOMAS JAY KIRTON.. .... IT CAN GET CONFUSING WITH ALL OF THESE ELDER KIRTONS OUT THERE.. GOSH..