We are so very proud of Jimmie right now and am so very grateful to have someone who wrote to me and told me how much she loves and respects Elder Watkins. I have 3 Facebook friends from Jimmie's mission who have kept me informed about his work. But this email I am going to post is indicative of the comments we have received from many in Southern California.... I must preface by asking, "please forgive my pride in my son right now"!
...here in Southern California is just absolutely wonderful. He wanted me to email you and say "HI, MOM!" and though you do not know me, I just wanted you to know what a pleasure it was that he was in our city (Los Alamitos) and what a wonderful missionary he is. I am going to miss him greatly because he truly is such a nice, wholesome young man. He truly is called to serve and is serving with all his might and mind.
He came by our home last night to say good bye. He is being transfered to another city here in Southern Cal. I'm certain all missions have good missionaries, but there are exceptions even amongst missionaries, good ones and great ones. You respect them all because of their calling. There are those few, however, whom touch your heart because they are exceptional in their calling, your son is amongst them. I am not currently active in your church, but your son has always cared about how he carried himself in our home and the Christlike Spirit he exemplified. He truly is an obedient missionary. We just really loved him for being such an exemplary young man. I see a lot of students on a daily basis here at the university, but none of the young people I see have the light of Christ so apparent as your son. His companion, Elder Seitz is also just as wonderful and wholesome as Elder Watkins. Your son is a very special young man and I will miss his visits to our home.
Just wanted to let you know what a wonderful young man I think he is. Hope you have a wonderful day. (boy this helped)
Sincerely, Marie !
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Week 37
Hey sorry I do not have a whole lot of time! I got transferred to WHITTIER! It is awesome here and I am very excited. My new companion is Ecuadorian he is called Elder Moncayo. We mesh good and are going to work great together.
Thank you so much for everything!
Elder jimmie G Watkins
Thank you so much for everything!
Elder jimmie G Watkins
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Week 36
Hola!
Well sorry I had a long letter written and then as I was sending it the computer messed up so now I only have limited time.
RE: cap of the week
Easter was amazing, everyone came to church. I witnessed first hand a place that is named GAYTONIA! A castle motif apartment complex.
Our investigators are doing great. Transfers are next tuesday so who knows what is going on now. Everyone sounds great I love all ya and next week I'll have a better letter and maybe in new area! AH
con amor
Elder Jimmie G Watkins
Well sorry I had a long letter written and then as I was sending it the computer messed up so now I only have limited time.
RE: cap of the week
Easter was amazing, everyone came to church. I witnessed first hand a place that is named GAYTONIA! A castle motif apartment complex.
Our investigators are doing great. Transfers are next tuesday so who knows what is going on now. Everyone sounds great I love all ya and next week I'll have a better letter and maybe in new area! AH
con amor
Elder Jimmie G Watkins
Friday, April 10, 2009
Week 35
Que honda!!!
So I just got back the LA temple, and if you want to go to an awesome temple, go to the LA one. It is huge and very beautiful throughout the whole building. It is literally smack dab right in the middle of la la land and is funny to transfer from the outside environment to the temple. It is as night and day difference and it so much better inside than out. We are currently helping a sister in the ward get re-activated and temple worthy so she is able to get endowed. The light in her eyes and the happiness that is more in her life is just amazing to see from the simple acceptance of our goal to help her. Her name is Carrie Salveson and she is great and loves me and Elder Seitz and we are praying and working with her to receive the crowning jewel of the church.
So, not much else is going on with our investigators. It has been very tough and time consuming to keep the families progressing. Conflicting of schedules is the hardest obstacle right now in effect of the economy and does not make this quote "fun" but we have people to work with just hard to teach.
If you did not watch and hear any of the conference talks, do not wait for the Ensign to come, go on the internet and watch every single talk that you missed and hear it from the mouth of the Prophets. They have answers to every single question that any has from those talks and they will be more beneficial to you as you watch and feel the words that they speak.
I love all of you and hope everyone is good and healthy. I would love to hear and cool stories about anything right now because my brain needs it.
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
So I just got back the LA temple, and if you want to go to an awesome temple, go to the LA one. It is huge and very beautiful throughout the whole building. It is literally smack dab right in the middle of la la land and is funny to transfer from the outside environment to the temple. It is as night and day difference and it so much better inside than out. We are currently helping a sister in the ward get re-activated and temple worthy so she is able to get endowed. The light in her eyes and the happiness that is more in her life is just amazing to see from the simple acceptance of our goal to help her. Her name is Carrie Salveson and she is great and loves me and Elder Seitz and we are praying and working with her to receive the crowning jewel of the church.
So, not much else is going on with our investigators. It has been very tough and time consuming to keep the families progressing. Conflicting of schedules is the hardest obstacle right now in effect of the economy and does not make this quote "fun" but we have people to work with just hard to teach.
If you did not watch and hear any of the conference talks, do not wait for the Ensign to come, go on the internet and watch every single talk that you missed and hear it from the mouth of the Prophets. They have answers to every single question that any has from those talks and they will be more beneficial to you as you watch and feel the words that they speak.
I love all of you and hope everyone is good and healthy. I would love to hear and cool stories about anything right now because my brain needs it.
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Week 34
Hola mis familiares y amigos,
So this last week has been a good one. We did some service for an old lady and I got to move all of her bricks, oh man that was fun. We found a whole mess of stuff, a possum skull and foot, a bunch of lizards and I gotta a free whopper from Burger King out of the whole thing. We also were able to find a few people to teach last week too. That is probably what you want to hear about.
On Saturday we were knocking and we met a guy who thought we were Jay Dub's(Jehovah Witness') and then wanted to talk to us because he has never talked to us. He at first kind of took it lightly and just wasn't wanting to learn but at the end he totally changed and now wants to have help to quit drinking and smoking and so a joke turned into a really good lesson. We are happy because he was a born again christian and thought that was dumb so he wants to really see if this is true.
General Conference is this weekend that is awesome, best time to be a missionary because you listen very intentively while you're here and learn more than ever. We as missionaries like the idea of the economy not doing so good in the sense that people are returning to God and wanting more in their life than money. But it is very sad to see people and families be affected like this. Our area is being effected immensly and is having problems. Please pray for the world and its sucess.
Love and miss all yall have fun.
Elder jimmie Watkins
So this last week has been a good one. We did some service for an old lady and I got to move all of her bricks, oh man that was fun. We found a whole mess of stuff, a possum skull and foot, a bunch of lizards and I gotta a free whopper from Burger King out of the whole thing. We also were able to find a few people to teach last week too. That is probably what you want to hear about.
On Saturday we were knocking and we met a guy who thought we were Jay Dub's(Jehovah Witness') and then wanted to talk to us because he has never talked to us. He at first kind of took it lightly and just wasn't wanting to learn but at the end he totally changed and now wants to have help to quit drinking and smoking and so a joke turned into a really good lesson. We are happy because he was a born again christian and thought that was dumb so he wants to really see if this is true.
General Conference is this weekend that is awesome, best time to be a missionary because you listen very intentively while you're here and learn more than ever. We as missionaries like the idea of the economy not doing so good in the sense that people are returning to God and wanting more in their life than money. But it is very sad to see people and families be affected like this. Our area is being effected immensly and is having problems. Please pray for the world and its sucess.
Love and miss all yall have fun.
Elder jimmie Watkins
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