First Week in Akron

So things in Akron are going pretty well. We actually dont have a car so we either bike or bus or walk almost everywhere. My companion is from Circleville his name is Taylor Whittaker and he has been out 1 more transfer than me. We get along fine, he played baseball and golfed all of his high school years, but he wrestled a little to. He is familiar with the same things I am so it is fun to talk about things. So it ended up taking about a few hours to figure out the rides from Kirtland to Akron, I rode with the zone leaders to the cleveland stake center, then drove with elder strickland to Medina, then drove with elder whittaker to Akron. There are 4 elders in our apartment, Elder Klinglesmith from roy and Elder Mitchell from Jerome Idaho. So it is fun to have 4 in an apartment. It was kind of like leaving home away from home, but i am sure the Akron ward will at least get close to being like Brother Phillips haha. Also, Jamie and Jadyn is going to send you a picture in the mail of us. the blatters were my buddies too( Mike and Ronica). Ya i knew about the sisters, I didnt really know them, but sister west is out of the hospital at the sites now, and sister morrison is getting out of intensive care tomorrow i think. But they are all improving and doing good. It is pretty crazy they even lived. Yes, we did go to the Kirtland temple as well, so that was pretty cool. So in the other Elders area, but in our ward, lives guess who, Lebron James! So I keep telling them they need to talk to him somehow. We are going to go drive by his house either this week or next, so i should get some pictures of it. Our apartments address is: 168 Kenridge Rd. Fairlawn, Ohio 44333. So that is our physical address as well. It should be the same for packages too. It sounds like it is still going good their. It has stayed pretty warm still here and today is in the 50s, it has been a little colder, but no snow so that is good for us. They have 7 people with baptismal dates right now, so things are going along pretty good here. But I am doing well, i will have to relearn how to cook thought, because we dont have the phillips here. I'm sure i will have some good stories next week. Have a great week.

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He's moving!

This week has been a really good one. We found some new people to teach and Daniel came to church and Mark and Kelli are doing awesome. They should both get baptized next weekend, the 11th and 12th. So I am headed to Akron and my companion is Elder Whittaker, he came out with me but I never really talked to him before but it will be fun. I will for sure get the the new address next week. There really hasnt been anything to weird I have eaten. I ate thanksgiving dinner in October on some dirty dishes but that was about it. Mainly just good stuff, but who knows what they eat in Akron.I usually jut cook a quesdilla or ramen noodles or a sandwich for lunches. Elder Schmidtke cooked a Alfredo pasta thing but Elder Koppenhafer doesnt really cook crazy things.  I am glad to hear the wind still blows in Enterpise.  Things are still going good for me. Today we are just getting ready for next week and packing up for Akron. I hope your week is going good, and you have a great one ahead.
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Elder Koppenhafer, Elder Hunt, Sister Henrie, Sister Davis, Sister Livingston, and Sister Tibbets

Doing great

Well this week was another blessed and good week. We were able to get 2 more people, a dad and her daughter who is 14, named Mark and Kelli on a baptismal date for March 12. Daniel still isnt coming to church so maybe he just needs to take it slower and he will get there someday. It is pretty likely that this is my last week in the Kirtland ward. Elder Koppenhafer got called to train a new missionary last night, so it looks like I have somewhere new to go coming up quick. For the sisters in our area, sister Tibbitts is from Panaca and she know Shanes daughter, Sister Henrie is from Moapa Valley, Sister Livingston is from Sacramento area, and Sister Davis is from Wyoming. Sister Livingston is going home after this transfer, and the nevada sisters have been out 3 months. Ya we get along fine, there isnt to much to disagree about i guess haha. The interview was good. President came to our district meeting for it. It is like a check up to see how you are doing and how your doing as a missionary. Ya we do lots of tracting but it works out good and I dont really mind it. Ya I am getting better all the time at feeling more comfortable and talking to people better.   I am glad to hear everyone is feeling better, and it has been pretty warm here this weekend, there was a few inches of snow , but it all melted away after a 70 degree day on Saturday with wind. They say it might snow this weekend, so I guess we will see.  I am glad to hear Dax is doing good, but we all know it is because I taught him so well haha  But I am still doing good, learning everyday about all sorts of things, but especially the gospel.  I hope everyone has a wonderful week and thanks for all the support from everyone. 

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Jadyn and Jamie

Brother Blatter, Jadyn, Jamie, Elder Hunt, and Elder Koppenhafer

Baptism week

I have to say it has been a pretty great week as far as the weather is concerned. It snowed only a skiff, and melted away the next day and it has still been about 30 to 45 degrees. This week went pretty well though, Jamie and Jadyn are still getting primed and ready for their baptism which is on Saturday.They are still doing really good. Daniel was able to quit smoking, at least for a couple of days so far. We were able to find some new people with our finding february so that is good as well. It did seem like a little bit slower of a week, but is was still not to bad. As far as anything that was out of the normal there really wasn't a whole lot except we were able to go to the hospital and give a blessing to an investigator not in our area. Aunt Shirley really is old faithful when it comes to the letters which I am so grateful for. I appreciate everyone so much and they will have to forgive me if I haven't gotten back to them, or if I either before I left or after, said something untrue I haven't done yet. Hopefully I remember and if it takes me a while hopefully everyone forgives me if they think I am being mean, I just procrastinate sometimes. But it sounds like everyone is doing well and I hope it continues to go good for everyone. Elder Koppenhafer and I are still doing good. Like I said before we have different opinions sometimes but that's ok and it all works out in the end. Glad to hear you got the snow though, because I know the mountains need it from the past few winters for sure. I hope you have a wonderful week and that the cows do good, the basketball teams do good, and you have a happy valentines day. I do have 1 picture, which is an improvement from last week.

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Ready for a baptism

I have to say it has been a pretty great week as far as the weather is concerned. It snowed only a skiff, and melted away the next day and it has still been about 30 to 45 degrees. This week went pretty well though, Jamie and Jadyn are still getting primed and ready for their baptism which is on Saturday.They are still doing really good. Daniel was able to quit smoking, at least for a couple of days so far. We were able to find some new people with our finding february so that is good as well. It did seem like a little bit slower of a week, but is was still not to bad. As far as anything that was out of the normal there really wasn't a whole lot except we were able to go to the hospital and give a blessing to an investigator not in our area. Aunt Shirley really is old faithful when it comes to the letters which I am so grateful for. I appreciate everyone so much and they will have to forgive me if I haven't gotten back to them, or if I either before I left or after, said something untrue I haven't done yet. Hopefully I remember and if it takes me a while hopefully everyone forgives me if they think I am being mean, I just procrastinate sometimes. But it sounds like everyone is doing well and I hope it continues to go good for everyone. Elder Koppenhafer and I are still doing good. Like I said before we have different opinions sometimes but that's ok and it all works out in the end. Glad to hear you got the snow though, because I know the mountains need it from the past few winters for sure. I hope you have a wonderful week and that the cows do good, the basketball teams do good, and you have a happy valentines day. I do have 1 picture, which is an improvement from last week.

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Elder Hunt and Elder Koppenhafer

Feeling like Spring

This week has been a little slower, but still a great week. Jamie and Jadyn are still primed for their baptism on the 13th and Daniel is still struggling with smoking so he is pushed back again. It was still cold to begin the week, but this weekend was like spring. Saturday was 50s and yesterday hit 60 so almost all the snow has melted away. They say more snow is coming, but we will take all the nice weather we can get. We did our fair share of tracting this week, and our 96 year old investigator bob came to church so that was really exciting. We had a linger longer after church which I had never had before, but it was really just a mini ward party where everyone brought something to eat and visit a little after church. Things are still going just fine between Elder Koppenhafer and I, and we are getting better at teaching together all the time. It sounds like everything is going great for you. Hopefully the high school teams catches fire it is crazy that they are already getting ready for baseball and softball. Nothing to crazy going on here, just keeping trying to find people and teach them. Thanks for everyones support and maybe I will remember to take some pictures for you this next week. I will watch for the package for sure. I hope you have a wonderful week.
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1-25-2016

Things are still chugging along. It has been a colder and a snowy week for sure. It is different trying to get used to walking around in the snow and cold, but maybe we are on the warm up now. Today it is 40, it has been about 10-20 degrees most of the week. It was a little slower for finding people, but we are still teaching a lot of people and and they are all coming along at their own pace. Jamie and Jadyn are still doing great, Daniel is struggling and some others are on the brink of really making some progress. Elder Koppenhafer and I are still getting along fine. We have different thoughts on plenty of things, but we are doing great and having plenty of fun. He is good at looking at things from others perspective as his dad isnt a member so he knows a little better how people feel when we are talking to people. Yes, we usually pick up mail on Thursday and Monday as well, but that is about the only days. Hey that is exciting to hear about old 125, it is going to be the best one in the pen this fall haha. It looks like a good one. It sounds like the Jazz still arent doing to good, but the warriors are for sure. Glad to hear everything is going well with Dax and Allies basketball games. Tell Kaylee to send me a couple pictures, it sounds like she is doing great and is going to be a master picture taker. You will have to tell Grandma happy birthday and that I got her letter a couple of weeks ago, along with a few from aunt Shirley and one from Aunt Dori, and yes we do have good heat in our apartment. I still appreciate everyones support so much. It is crazy to me as well that we are almost done with January. Tonight we are going to eat dinner at the Lybberts, stop by a former investigator and then visit with Courtney. Nothing to crazy going on here, I am still doing well and things are going to be great this next week. Hopefully everything goes great next week and all the feeding gets done. I am learning something everyday so it is awesome and I will talk to you next Monday. 

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