Indiana - July 29, 2013

Well, I'm alive and well, even if it appears that I'm in the uncharted lands of the Cincinnati Ohio Mission!  The reason you may not have heard from the mission might be because everyone is all loaded down with all the numbers that have to be reported now, haha! Yeah, that's one thing that is for sure, President Porter really likes numbers and data. But he seems like a really good guy; a lot of work will go on with his dedication and motivation, so nothing bad will come from that! My last area, the great city of Richmond, Indiana, got another set of elders this last transfer. For me it was super exciting, but it also was not good at the same time. Here in Connersville we used to have a full time car, and well now we don't. The second set of missionaries in Richmond is going to get it every other week. That's good though too, now I get to get back on my bike! The bad part is that all the plans that we had for this transfer went down the drain, we can't go out to the neighboring towns to work, but o-well we'll do what we've got to do. But the work is pressing on! It is so exciting to hear all about the excitement for people heading out on missions, there is a lot to be done! We don't see a lot of missionaries going out here, well we did in Richmond, but yeah, there is no youth in Connersville, so no-one going with calls out here.  And that's why we are out to help strengthen the ward and help the people here come closer to Christ, and thus the Lord calls more missionaries! Holy cow, already fair time, back to school, where does time go? Then to think that I've already been out 6 months - Crazy! Isn't it still February, and I just got out here! Well, I guess its not cold enough to be February, but that's sounds like what time it should be, right! But it sounds like all is going well at home, I always love to hear how things are! Talking about that, I got Taylor and Brooki's wedding announcement today, just a couple weeks away! Holy cow, we're getting old! Super cool! Well, remember I love you all, and wish the best for you all! Love you Mom!

Love, Elder Grover

P.S. P-days will be Mondays except for transfer weeks and then they will be on Wednesday 

Jade has moved to the Ohio, Cincinnati Mission!!!

Indiana - July 24, 2013

Good Afternoon Family!

Things are good here, most definitely not as crazy as things are over there! It is not even as bad as I thought it would be, I figured that I would be stressing to get all my things together today, but my companion and I are blessed with 6 more weeks here in good old Connersville! The Lord still has some things that He needs us both to do here, so we will keep working as hard as we can, and I hope that the work will really be able to get rolling here! Our investigators and the members of the ward will be happy, at least they said they would be sad to see us leave, but you know that is probably what they say to every missionary. But hey, either way they are stuck with me and Elder Channel for another 6 weeks. I hope that everyone survives the Treck, I so wish that I could go too.  Actually, I did kinda go on one, walking along pulling hand carts in the Bicentennial parade here, they even say that we made it on TV:) But hey, you might could find it, then you could tell everyone your missionary made it on TV! I also heard there is a few shots of us doing service for the celebrations, probably on the Bicentennial site, but I don't know what it is called. Anyways, I'm praying for you all the time! Stay strong and the Lord will be able to help you overcome all that you have to do, even all the crazy stresses that come our way! Keep the Faith and hang in there! I love you Mom!

Oh, and yeah, the mission does cover some of Kentucky as well so you never know, I might make it to Kentucky as well as Connertucky! Thank you for the package, I got it! Also tell Candice and her kids I love them and love the letters that they sent with the stuff!

Love, Elder Jade M. Grover

Indiana - July 15, 2013

Good Morning!

Well Mom, I don't know what we are going to do because you know Elder Grover has a very bad habit of doing things that Jade would do, and does a very good job at messing things up! Yeah, whatever I did last week made it so that my access to submit messages to your Email address has been rejected, it says when they send it back that it has permanent Fatal Errors! I still don't know if you can send me anything, or if you have tried, but before I sent this I hadn't gotten anything! So yeah, I don't know what we are going to do, sorry!!! Well, my old mission in Indy is having transfers this week, but we are having a 7 week transfer, so we won't have it until next week.  Now everything is so much different, I have no idea how this mission is going to handle transfers. You know me, I don't like change, but hey maybe someday you will get to know where in the world I am. Like I said, I have no idea what is going on, but do I ever? haha!  Really, they haven't told us anything!  But my guess is that I will be moved again, I kinda think that he will want to throw me right into the Ohio territory, that's why I didn't get moved very far before. But I do know that I was supposed to come to Connersville, maybe it was because of all the service that we have been doing here and I am one that loves to work like that, so I needed to be the one to do that! And hey, there may be more the Lord was able to do through me that I don't even know. The members here are really amazing, they sure have gone through a lot here! This is a very hard place to raise a family in the church, but they are hanging in there strong! But yeah, I am doing very well. I hope all is well at home, and that you are all able to survive the heat, it sounds like it has been really hot that way! I guess it is supposed to get really hot this week here too, but you know us missionaries, we have short access to news information. But anyways, remember that your missionary out in the Mid West loves you, Mom! I love you all too, I didn't forget about all of you either!

Love, Elder Jade Merlin Grover

Indiana - July 9, 2013

Hello Jesse! I guess I did something to the computer because it won't let me send anything to Mom! Yeah, that's something I would do, I'm real good at messing things up! But if you could get this to her for me that would be great! I don't know what I did, so I don't know if I can receive things from her either, I guess I don't know anything! All is well, I'm doing Great! Just tell Mom the situation and that all is good! Thank you!

Elder Grover

Indiana - July 1, 2013

Hello Mom, and Family!

It all the sudden hit us this morning that we are now in a different mission, kind of a weird thought, but hey not everyone can say they have two missions, yeah yeah JJ did too, but it's still cool. Even with today being the first day in the new mission we are still completely in limbo! You know me, I never have any idea what's going on, but I think there will be a meet and greet the new president sometime this week. I don't think they ever told us an exact day it will be, so I have no idea, I guess I'll meet him someday! Lots and lots of changes up ahead, but hey, that is a mission! Holy cow, once you get used to something, it all gets shaken up! You just have to keep taking that step and live a day at a time, I think I might finally be getting the hang of it, but it's never easy. Sounds like a lot is going on! It is good to hear that Jens is doing good with the Football, tell him to keep it up and enjoy every minute of it, it goes by faster than you ever really can think it will; then all the sudden you are out in the world somewhere. Don't think about that too much though, just have fun. Anyways, talk about going fast, I'm coming up on 6 months, now that is weird, time just seems to want to speed up. That is funny that you have been working on a house too, we just helped a lady move that has been working on a house that is not anywhere close to being done, but we had to move all her stuff out of the house she was in by the end of the month, last month. So it's kinda similar, house work is always fun:) Keep hanging in there, it sounds like things will be busy with the fourth this week, lots and lots of fun. I'll try to update you on the mission stuff, I don't know much of what's going on. It's taking a little less than half of Indiana. If you can find stake lines on the internet, it is the line of the Muncie and Fort Wayne Stake in the Indiana side, and I have absolutely no idea on the Ohio side, but I'm sure we will know soon! I'm doing great! It's good to hear from you, I love you Mom, Love you all!

Love Elder Jade Grover