Indiana - September 23, 2013

Mom!!!

You would never guess! We had another baptism this week! That makes it three for three, three weeks with three baptisms. The Lord really has blessed this little city of Connersville, one blessing led to another! Two of the baptisms were unplanned surprises! Remember the the miracle with Dustin Harsh and his baptism the other week! What was keeping him was he was waiting until he could do it with his wife; and we had a couple very spiritual meetings just with him, and we kinda joked with him that we could get it done within a day, but at the same time we were serious, and as we left the church he had set up the interview. And we got it all done the next day. The next week Sandy was a scheduled to be baptized, that was really good because it had been scheduled for an earlier date but it wasn't met.  It has been really cool to see the change that has taken place in her over the past few months and after the baptism.  And the baptism this week is connected with the first miracle, when we were talking before Dustin was committed to be baptized we promised him that if he went ahead and got baptized, setting the example, within a year his wife Heather would follow! Two weeks later Heather called us up and said she was ready to be baptized as well! So we got it all set up and her baptism was Friday. They are amazing, the Harsh Family has a lot in store for them in the Church, many great things! God really, really is doing the work, and when we are doing what's right He really does speak through us!! Anyways, I hope all is well at home, remember I love you Mom!!! 

Elder Jade Merlin Grover

Dustin Harsh Baptism

Sandy Baptism

Heather Harsh Baptism

The Harsh Family

Indiana - September 16, 2013

Mom!!!

Things here are going really well, there is a lot happening!  I did get your package, safe and sound last Wednesday!  Thank you for keeping track of me, the Snickers tasted really good :) I thought you might want to know that!  And the letters from dad were really good, he always knows how to pick me up and get me going.  Good old Connersville has really been blessed over the past few weeks, two wonderful new members entered into the fold.  The Ward has only had two baptisms this year and they both happened in the past two weeks. But that's not all, they will have we have a couple more that are really close to join them! Yeah, it is family of Brother Harsh's but they have really been affected by the change that has come over Dustin since he has been baptized. Then the last Baptism, a young lady named Sandy Eberlein, went really well! The ward has really been there for her, and with all she is going though in life it has been a really big blessing for her to have a place where she has support. So things are good!!! It is good to hear we are getting rain back at home, from the dry summer we had! Crazy stuff does come along with the good stuff. But if we are in tune with God we will be protected!  Anyways, I hope all goes well this week, with the activities and everything, you'll have to keep me updated.  Remember I love you! Keep the Faith!

Love, Elder Jade Merlin Grover

Indiana - September 9, 2013

Mom!!!

You know me, I don't ever get in accidents, 100% safe all the time!  So I guess with all the new missionaries out and about there are more getting hurt, huh. Funny, missionaries don't get updated on news stuff about other missionaries very often, just occasionally about how many total missionaries are out, every now and then at big meetings, which are not all the time.  Other than that, we run the work in our own areas and we don't know really anything outside of our District in specifics. The work is increasing, that's for sure, for each little area, it is awesome.  Connersville has a lot of potential baptisms in the next little while. It is pretty crazy for the weeks and weeks of nothing happening, but if we are going to not just die off after these baptisms, we better step up in finding more people to teach! Me and Elder Channell are most definitely not very good in that spectrum. Sometimes I wonder how they trust us, we are probably the funniest missionaries out here! But I guess that's not a bad thing either, it may be what some specific people need!  It sounds like things are staying nice and busy back at home, I love hearing how everyone is doing! As a Missionary and teaching how the gospel will bless families, I can't help but think how blessed I am to have been blessed with such a wonderful family that is strong in the gospel. Always be thankful and stay strong, you don't know how much that can influence everyone around you! Remember to tell them all how much I love each and every one of them and all of you that read this. Love you Mom. 

Love Elder Jade Merlin Grover

Indiana - September 4, 2013

MOM!!! and Family

Well, I will be in the good old Town of Connersville, Indiana from one more transfer. I think that this transfer will be really awesome, I think that will will really be able to pick things up and we will have a lot of success. We do have a lot of people that are really happy that we weren't shipped out, so that is good! We had a really awesome miracle last night - we have been teaching Dustin and Heather Harsh, who have been taught by the missionaries that are in Connersville for about 2 and a half years now, and you know we constantly joke with them, when are you going to be dunked. Well anyways, that past few days things really came to the wires and Dustin decided he needed to get baptized, he couldn't keep waiting around for Heather, he needed to set the example. But he wanted to get it done now and before either of us left, he says that always when he gets close, one of the Missionaries leave and he starts all over again. So we pulled together a surprise Baptism on the Ward! And we have a baptism planed for this next weekend as well (Sandy) if everything works out! They found her just before I came into the area, so we pretty much have been able to teach her everything! Crazy to have them right next to each other after the weeks and weeks of not much happening! But it was really cool, it was Elder Channels First Baptism, and well My second! We are hoping that we can keep the fire! Anyways, I'm doing great, I hope you have a wonderful week, love you Mom!

Love Elder Jade Merlin Grover