Mother's Day

We got to Skype with Jason on Mother's Day! It was SO good to see his face. His smile is still as big as ever :). It was much easier to talk to him this time than it was on Christmas. He was much more homesick on Christmas, and there were a lot more tears when we signed off then. This time I felt so much peace talking to him--we all did. He loves his mission, and he loves serving those around him. He's just ready to get out there and do more work! I love the Spirit about him, and I love seeing the Lord work through him.

A few weeks ago, Elder Bednar visited his mission. He said it was an amazing experience. He said Elder Bednar is even cooler in person. Here's a picture of his mission with Elder Bednar. See if you can find Jason!

 Okay, I'll tell you...

Here are some of Jason's recent letters!

April 1, 2013

Hola familia!!!

How are you guys doing?!! I’m doing good. I’m really excited for this month. 1st because its General Conference again. My second one in the mission! 2 down 2 to go haha. 2nd is because we should have some baptisms the 13th and 20^th.  We have found a lot of great people that are ready to enter into this covenant with our Father in Heaven. I’m so grateful to invite others to come unto Christ. Keep praying for these people! 3rd is because ELDER BEDNAR IS COMING TO CALI THE 27TH and 28TH :D We have a conference with him and his wife and other special trainings!! I can’t even wait. That will be 3 Apostles that I have shaken hands with. I don’t know if I will wash my hand after this one haha. Things are going a lot better in this area. I feel like the Lord is teaching me patience and to trust in him. We are on His time table, not ours. I’m grateful to be here teaching the gospel; there isn’t a better job on earth. It’s the hardest job on earth and sometimes it sucks, but I love it hahaha. Things with my companion are good. He’s learning a lot and gaining more confidence talking with the people, I mean he’s got me for a trainer ;) I love you guys so much! I missed not being home for Easter because here it’s just a normal day. No special programs, Easter baskets, nothing! I miss you guys so much let me know how things are!!

Les quiero mucho!!
Elder Dahlin

April 15, 2013

Hola Familia!!!

How are you guys doing! We had 2 baptisms this weekend finally! We baptized an older couple after 2 weeks of teaching them. It was a great experience they are great people. The idea is that in 1 year they head off for the temple to get sealed! Now we are out of investigators haha Other than that this week was pretty normal. This morning we went to the Zoo in Cali which was pretty cool. We are trying to work more and more with the members to find references and get them to stay strong in the church. We found a family of 3 that are all inactive but all 3 play volleyball on teams around Cali so we are going to be playing alot haha My comp is good. Lets just say I get to the house real tired every night. Ive been thinking alot about you guys this week its been tough. Sometimes its hard to be here far away. The mish is tough I learn that more and more everyday. I know why im here though and I know that the lord is keeping you guys safe. All we can do is hope that the time goes by fast haha

I love you guys so much

Elder Dahlin

April 29, 2013

Hola familia!!!

 

Whats up!!! How was the week? This week was pretty normal. It rained a lot here with some pretty brutal lightning storms, we lost power twice. Theres also a problem with the water system so we haven’t had running water in the house for 2 days.....it sucks haha. I had to eat 2 gross things. One lady plopped a fish head on my plate with a big smile. That sucked. Then another family gave us chicken feet. Picture putting chicken toes in your mouth, biting down, and spitting out the toenails...gross haha.  We had 2 baptisms last weekend finally! We baptized an older couple after 2 weeks of teaching them. It was a great experience, they are wonderful people. The plan is that in 1 year they head off for the temple to get sealed!  We found a family of 3 that are all inactive but all 3 play volleyball on teams around Cali so we are going to be playing a lot haha. My comp is good. Let’s just say we get to the house real tired every night.  We are hoping that this week we can light a fire under the members and get them to do some missionary work. Saturday was amazing. All the missionaries got together for a 3 hour meeting with Elder Bednar!! It was soooooo good. He is awesome. He is so different in person. He looks a little older in pesron too. The best part was he talked in English and had a translator haha. He talked with us, not at us, which was the best part. We had the chance to ask questions, he asked us questions, and the spirit was so strong the whole time. He talked to us about how we need to stop being objects and become agents. We took pictures with him and shook his hand! Yesterday we had a conference with Elder Craig C Christensen of the Seventy which was awesome too.  I’m learning so much every day and it’s amazing how the Lord can change our hearts. I’m not going to let the little things get to me, I’m here to do what I need to do and what the Lord has planned for me to do. Every day is hard in its own way but I feel good being here.  Great weekend haha! I hope all is going well for you guys. I love you so much!

Les quiero mucho

Elder Dahlin

 

May 6, 2013

Hola familia!!

Whats up?! How is everything going? How was this last week? Things here in Jamundi are going better. We don’t have very many investigators but the ones we do I think are ready to progress. We had an investigator come to church for the 1st time yesterday and its amazing how the Lord works because she didn’t want to leave the church, she felt so good. She asked “what is going to happen when I tell the pastor of the other church that I go to that I dont want to come back”? haha. We are starting to work more with the members too, we pray with them that names of friends will come to mind and we go and contact them right then. We have had some good experiences with them. The bishop finally knows my name!! haha I’ve made alot of ground with him. He and one of the stake presidency counselors that is in our ward both say that I’m the first missionary that they have seen ready to work. Whats up??!! haha We are planning alot of good things for the rest of this month and in June. I also made a work plan for the district that now is being used by 3 other zones too! There’s still alot of work to be done but we are working hard. Other than that not to much is going on. Today (P-Day) we are just gonna kick back and sleep. I hope all is well and I can’t wait to talk with you guys on Sunday!!! I love you soooooo much!!

Con mucho amor

Elder Dahlin


May 20, 2013

Hola Familia!!

How are you guys?! This was a crazy week haha First things I got transfered. I’m going to be a Zone Leader in an area outside of Cali (north). Theres 16 missionaries, 4 of which are fresh out of the MTC. I’m also going to be a District Leader because in our district there’s sister missionaries. I’m pretty excited! haha Our mission broke the 200 mark, we now have 210 missionaries. We had a baptism this week which was awesome. Her name is Lina. She’s a single mom and her daughter is going to get baptized next month after she turns 8. She came to the church 2 weeks ago with the idea of staying only 1 hour and then going to her church but after sacrament meeting she didn’t want to leave. It’s amazing how the Lord touches the hearts of people. She’s a great lady with a strong testimony. She can recognize the spirit really quickly which has helped her tremendously. This whole week other people from her old church were telling her don’t go to that church, they’re full of lies, it’s of the devil and a whole bunch of other things. Her response was “I’ve finally found the Lord’s church. I’ve prayed, and he’s responded.” :D haha The last crazy experience was in Cali I had to do a baptismal interview. Turns out the guy  I interviewed is an ex-gang leader......There is a question, question 4, that makes sure that you haven’t done anything really bad in your life. At the time I didn’t know and when he told me that he had killed, alot, and had done a whole bunch of other stuff, My heart sunk. Tears came to my eyes because at that moment the spirit filled the room. The atonement is for everyone. Christ didn’t only suffer for certain people. It is such a powerful thing to know that through him we can be clean. I’ve  seen it in my life and I’m so greatful to be able to teach people about it. He won’t be able to be baptized at this time but he’s not gonna give up. Thats all I’ve got for you this week haha I love you guys soooo much!!! Let me know how things are  going!

Con mucho amor!

Elder Dahlin 

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Love, Megan