Dec. 12, 2011

Dear Family,

How is everything going?

Thank you for the package and everything.

My life is great. I just got transferred into Ashford. The flat is disgusting, but I promise I will clean it just for you mom.

One of the things that has stuck out to me over the past couple of weeks, is the importance of having a vision. This is so essential for my mission now. I know that as we pray for visions of our areas and our investigators, we will be blessed with an idea of what we can achieve, then it is our choice whether or not we want to work to reach that potential. I love painting pictures in my mind of what this area can become. I am grateful for this idea because it helps me understand my potential, but not just for my mission, forever after.

Recently, I have received more insight on how much President Patch loves us all. He once said that the success of a Mission President does not come from the amount of baptisms, but the outcome of missionaries families that enter into the temple.

I cannot believe all of the things that I have experienced on my mission. Some of them are small, but they mean the world to me.

Today we actually had zone meeting, and when I spoke, I was able to see a change in me. I do not know what it is, but looks like you will have to wait a little while to see it for yourself.

I know that God is there and that my Savior Jesus Christ lives. It is so fun to speak to people in the town centers about these things because I know it will bless them in their lives.

The other day I spoke this one lady in the street about her purpose of life, and thankfully she was interested enough to have a lesson on a concrete planter on the side of the road. She is interested in increasing her faith and the message we share does just that. I know that as we work our hardest the blessings will come, but the miracles come after we feel like we have no energy left in us, but keep on testifying of the Savior. Amazing. I wish you could see them all.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Nov. 29, 2011

Dear family,

Good to hear all of the miracles happening back home. I hope everyone is well. Right now, these past couple of weeks have gotten really busy. We have been preparing our trainings for new missionaries, looking for new flats, helping struggling missionaries out, and definitely searching for new people to teach. I have no idea where the time is going. I cannot believe that this transfer ends next week.

This week we will be teaching a couple more chinese students. Bless China!

On the weekend, we were able to travel up North to stay in a members guest house for a couple of days, so that we could visit some of the members who struggle making it all the way down to church in Norwich.

One of the families we visited were a ways away in a small village. They are getting up there in age and their health is deteriorating, but my goodness, their faith has not. When we got there, all I could feel was the love that was in the home. They spoke about how they want to go to church, but they are physically incapable. Although they are restricted to come to church, they still keep up the faith by reading/praying/everything daily. I absolutely adore them. After which, we sang her a song because that was something that she dearly missed. Later we gave them both blessings.

How often do we forget the conditions that we live in Today and take everything for granted. I know this family will be greatly rewarded in this life, but also through the Eternities.

Love,

Elder Resolme

ps. can you send me your conversion stories. they would help tremendously.

oh yea, I will be sending a package home of clothes that I never used.....

Nov. 15, 2011

Dear Family,

There is a quote that I read often and it is given to us by President Monson. He says, "Life is full of difficulties, some small, and others of a more serious nature. There seems to be an unending supply of challenges for one and all. Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently, the heavenly virtue of patience is required."

These past couple of months have been so much fun, watching new missionaries progress, and observing the different abilities of each individual, but there is often a case where a few missionaries forget their purpose. The opportunity I have to help them remember is incredible, but sometimes it is frustrating. In many instances, I have the desire to lash out, and start exhorting them because of their disobedience and diligence, but I take a second to think and then speak with love. What is happening to me?!?!

All I know, is that if the Savior stood beside me, I would want to be the best example that I can be. In these different situations, I just have to remember, the love and patience Jesus Christ had and still has for me. I know He lives.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Nov. 7, 2011

Dear Family,

We are currently finding new people to prepare for baptism. We will extend a couple of dates this next week.

The other day, we had stake conference and we had about 6 investigators at church. One of them was named Freddie. We met him a couple of months ago, and ever since, he has not been able to come to church. He is my number one source for Manny Pacquiao updates because he loves him like a brother. We see him in town every once and a while and he gives us updates and we invite him to church, but he often times is working or busy with family. The other day we said we would call him to invite to church, and when we called, he was excited and was waiting for our call. On Sunday, he brought himself and his wife.

Conference is usually two hours, and Freddie said that he would stay for one, but he stayed for the whole thing. At the end, right before he went home, we asked him a couple of questions, like what he enjoyed. He said, " I like how all of the children are free."

I love the Church because it is totally family oriented. I know that through the Gospel if Jesus Christ, families are eternal.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Here are a bunch of pictures from the past. I forget which pictures you have and which you do not. So here are a few. One is of my companion with a face mask. We all did it that nights. I think others are of some fantastic baptisms and our favorites, Chinese dinners. I am so pro at using chopsticks.

Oct. 31, 2011

Dear Family,

Today we just got beaten by a bunch of University students. Missionaries 2, Chinese students 1.... I think that my feet are full of blisters. Tomorrow is going to be so much fun walking around in the city...but anyways, before football, we had zone meeting. All of the trainings were so much fun. | am so excited for all of the work overs we will have with the missionaries in this zone because they are all full of spirit and faith. I am going to learn so much from them all.

Thursday was legendary! We have this investigator who we have been working with for a little while, and we are starting to see so much progress with him. The other day, we taught him about making and keeping goals. Our RC was there as well and he was testifying of everything we said. We initially were going to watch a dvd, but the player did not work, so we relied on the spirit and focused on our back up plan. It was the best lesson ever. For the whole thing we basically, quoted sayings from past Prophets and Apostles. One of my favorites was- A wise man once said, "If you want to eat rice properly, you must use both chop sticks."

This past transfer has made me a pro in eating with chopsticks. I love our recent converts Michael and Kelly. When we go over to their house, I feel like I am at home.

I am so blessed to be out serving my heavenly father.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Oct. 25, 2011

Dear Family,

Last night was moves calls. Elder Adler and I are staying in Norwich together for another transfer and we are going to tear this zone apart. We have had a couple baptisms over these past two weeks and we are peparing others to also make their covenants.

Hopefully, I will be sending some letters in the post soon.

The other day I was on a workover with a new missionary in Kings Lynn. We taught a LA in the morning and he basically said that he could not come to church. He could not give us a reason why and then we related to him the story of brother Moyle from the Doctrine and Covenants dvds. He sacrificed everything to go to Zion from England, and to cut the story short, his leg got cut off while called to be a stonecutter at the Salt Lake temple. Although he had no leg, he fulfilled his call to serve by walking 22 miles everyday until he passed away. This less active brought up all of these excuses like, he has to walk about a mile or two to church, or his back hurt, and even, "the weather is terrible." We then brought up the sacrifices of brother Moyle like, he walked 22 miles to the temple, he had one leg, and "it snows in Utah!" It was so funny, because he was stumped everytime. I found out that this less active came to church the next Sunday.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Oct. 10, 2011

Dear Family,

We just finished playing football with a bunch of students at the university. By small and simple things, small and simple things..... If there were a highlight reel on UEA football, I totally would have a couple of good segments. The next time we play will be next Monday, and hopefully we will be able to get them to church and institute. We will be having some baptisms over the next two weeks, so I will keep you posted. We just recently had a leadership meeting and one thing that President emphasised once again was the definition of the best leaders. The best leader: 1. Knows the most 2.Practices what he/she preaches 3.shares knowledge with everyone I know that the leaders we have in the church are called of God. The leaders I have in the England London Mission are the best.

Love,

Elder Resolme

It was supposed to snow on Friday, but it did not?!? Our weather man, aka our hairdresser, was wrong!

Oct. 3, 2011

Dear Family,

I am still currently working on the numbers for the zone. All of these spreadsheets are so time consuming. Life is busy and fun. This past week, I had a workover in Yarmouth with Elder Bensige(Sweden) and we had a step-in lesson on the beach with three young adults. I ran my fingers through the sand and caught an image of San Diego. MMhhmmm. Bliss.

Love, Elder Resolme

Sept. 26, 2011

Dear Family,

There have been so many changes and distractions this week. Ward boundary changes, sick missionaries, responsibility, and mentality have all been jumbled. Work is still going strong here in Norwich and we are expecting a couple baptisms in the next few weeks. My favorite changes are the ones that happen in the hearts of those we teach. They keep my spirits high. Sorry, I do not have enough time. I will write next week!

Happy Birthday Ressa!

Love, Elder Resolme

Sept. 20, 2011

Dear family,

I love you. Work is going well. Time is flying by like always. Please pray for our friend Charles. He is supposed to get baptized this week, but he is having a couple of complications with his family. Miracles happen, we just have to ask for them.Plus, is it not better to have many people working for the same cause, rather than just a couple? Thank you.

Love, Elder Resolme

Sept. 13, 2011

Dear Family, This past week has been so funny. Hmm. where to start? It was another day talking to people in the city and I found a person who truly wanted to know why there were so many churches out there, I assured him that there is a specific reason and that we would be able to share it with him in his home. He found comfort in what was spoken and accepted have us over the next week in his home. As I finished speaking with him, Elder Hales come up t me and tells me that we are going to teach a lady in Cafe Nero, so we walk over and he tells me she is a little strange.... As we walk up the stairs of this coffee shop, we see her and we introduce ourselves. She actually bought us a couple of drinks and then we started talking about the church. This is a long story, but to cut everything short- - I was writing in my planner details about the guy I just spoke to and she accused us of being somekind of police. -She invited us to go clubbing because we looked alright. -She drank my drink. -She got really upset, I have no understanding why, and she sat at another table and said she was not with us. -Then! she got up, smiled and picked up a cup of ice and started trying to put ice down our shirts!!!. Hahaha, it was hilarious, my companion was flustered and tried to resist a little, and luckily the ice fell out. Then she came to me, and I could not even bother because she was proper mental, but like previously, the ice did not go in. -We basically walked up and left, but before, Elder Hales asked if we could pay for the drinks. She, with no hesitation, said yes. Then we looked at each other and realized we did not have any money........ He then told here we would buy her a drink the next time we see her. Later that day, we taught another guy in Cafe Nero. Just like the first, a proper mental. We concluded that we would teach far away from that shop. Last night, we also had a little get together with a couple recent converts and their friends. Michael and Kelly got baptized last month and they are so solid. We had a traditional Chinese dinner with them and it was so good. That night we also realized that Elder Hales is being transferred. My new companion will be Elder Adler from Germany. He was in my MTC group. I love reading the scriptures. Right now I am going over the acts of the apostles in the new testament. They are great missionaries that we can all learn a great deal from. Love, Elder Resolme

Sept. 5, 2011

Dear Family,

HEY SARIAH! HOW IS SCHOOL? TELL ME ABOUT IT! HAVE FUN!

Here are some pictures from the past week.

One of the pictures is of the city center that we oym in everyday. There are so many people that are just ripe to listen, but at the same time there are others who are so SOUR! Since we talk to people in the city all the time, we have made some friends with a couple of the people that advertise. We just took a picture with Shauna a couple of minutes ago. She is super nice, and it is fun to talk to her about her different ideas and understandings concerning doctrine.

The other pictures are with other missionaries. the Asian one is Elder Park. He is from South Korea and he is hilarious. Not only is he hilarious,but he is the first missionary from South Korea to serve in England! What an honor.

This past week was chalk full of spiritual experiences. A little while ago, President announced that there was going to be a leadership meeting inLondon. When we got there, we realized that not only was the leadership of the mission there, but all of the sisters were there as well. Finally, we were told that Elders/Whitney L. Clayton, Curr, Kapishka, and their wives were going to be addressing us. We shook their hands and listened to their powerful testimonies and insights. One of the sayings that stood out to me was something along the lines of, " understand that people are not rejecting you when you stand on their doorstep, they are rejecting eternity. They have their choice whether or not they accept." I could be on this computer for hours just writing about that leadership meeting, but I cannot. Hopefully I remember to write you or tell you all about it later.

One of the things that we do each month, is we get with some of the district leaders and make goals of things that we can all implement in the zone to progress. One of the goals we came up with is called "fantastafasting". Each Saturday, we will fast for our investigators to help them out and get them through their trials. We all fasted on Saturday, sacrificing the natural for spiritual, and we attained an abundance in miracles.

-We planned to have our investigator and three of her friends from the university come to church, but in the end her Friends could not go. Right before we were about to leave, a previous investigator called and asked if she could get a ride. Luckily, we had not left and she brought along her friend. So she came as well as another person we are teaching. Fantastafasting works miracles. What a testimony builder. Throughout the zone, these types of miracles happened because of this wonderful goal.

I cannot say it enough. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!

Love,

Elder Resolme

Oh yea, if is s girl scout season, can you send some samoas/thin mints. These Europeans need to get a taste of America.

Aug. 29, 2011

Dear Family,

I am clear away from all the riots. There was supposed to be one here, but there were way too many police for anyone to do anything. Plus, everyone in city center loves us! I hope. Last transfer, the missionaries went over car miles so we have had to park the car for several days this week. I felt like I was back in Chelmsford, walking everywhere. This week we went to both of our zones district meeting. I gave a training on working with the ward. I love teaching, especially when I am teaching young missionaries helping find the right way. I cannot believe that I have made it to this point. God has truly been on my side from the start. One cool experience that we had this week happened on Wed. We had the baptisms of Michael and Kelly. My companion and WML baptized while I conducted. During the program, Elder Hales and I sang teach me to walk in the light. While we sang, Kelly started to cry, luckily, Elder Hales and I looked away to keep from tearing up. They are so solid. They got confirmed this past Sunday. Ever since I got here, there have been many crazy Sunday meetings, but this week was different. Everything just flowed. I guess as missionaries, it is easy to pick out weird things that are just not right. Sunday is pretty stressful because we want everyone to really feel the spirit. Yesterday was amazing. I taught gospel principles using 2 eggs, Elder Hales and I gave our testimonies, and one of our recent converts blessed sacrament. Bliss.

Today, we are going to some kind of Filipino gathering! Halo-Halo!

Love, Elder Resolme

Aug. 22, 2011

Dear Family,

I am completely knackered. this week drained me to the bone. It feels so good.

This week has been so busy. Traveling all over the place with different kinds of meetings and appointments. This next week will be the same as well. We will be having a couple work overs with different missionaries in the zone. Over the past week, the whole zone has been seeing miracles in their own areas. There have been an increase in investigators, baptismal dates and the whole shabang. Elder Hales and I are not doing too shabby ourselves. We will have two baptisms this week and we have a couple new solid investigators.

One thing that I have grown to love are trials. There are so many days where sometimes we feel like everyone in the city is against us. From, anti-mormons, to rude people, it comes and nails us everyday, but we always keep up the faith. After these events come to pass, there is always a positive to show that it is all good.

The other night, when we were getting the numbers from the zone for the week, we took out our couch and ate sunflower seeds and drank root beer. We managed to get onto the base and buy a couple of things, but that was a crazy adventure. We were able to get on fine, but when we went to check out, the lady said that we had to have some kind of voucher, because you are retired, we then went to the office, but it was closed. all the while we found some members that wanted to help us out if the cashier was being dodgy. Luckily, we talked to the supervisor and she said she would let us off this once. Apparently, I am not allowed to buy anything.....

Whatever, we will find our means to get American food again!

Love,

Elder Resolme

Mng Nikki, I got your e-mail, and I will send you post soon. Good luck with Mike!?!?!.......

Oh yea, Elder Castro is doing good. I got an email from him the other day. He is a trainer!

Aug. 15, 2011

Dear Family,

Norwich is amazing. There are so many people to talk to in the city center. I have had so much fun finding and teaching here in Norwich. Our teaching pool is building and we are seeing miracles happen everyday.

Mom, you would be so proud. We cleaned our flat today and it looks fresh. Right now we are about to go to Thetford for a workover with a couple of new missionaries. Hopefully, we will be able to get on the military base so we can buy some food! This week will go by so fast. We have 3 workovers with missionaries in the zone and we have zone conference later on this week. So much to do, so little time.

The other day we spoke to a man from India. We talked about the purpose of life and he wanted to learn more. We walked and talked to the park where we taught him about our role as missionaries. He has been looking for people to help him gain a stronger relationship with Christ. We will see him again this week.

There are miracles happening each day. We just have to recognize them.

Love,

Elder Resolme

These pictures are of members in my old area. Oh I have loved serving as a missionary in Chelmsford. I think there is also a picture of baptismal forms that I filled out when I gave my first couple interviews. Hmm, what else is on there. There might be a picture of a couple of missionaries and I in a train. It took us around 3 hours to get to our new area. I do not know what else is on there.....

Aug. 8, 2011

Dear Family,

Just popping by really quick to say I am doing fine and we are teaching loads. Gospel is true.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Aug. 8, 2011

Jared wasn't able to write much of an e-mail the past couple weeks, but one of his companions sent us this sweet e-mail. Enjoy!

Hello Resolme family,

My name is Hales. I am guessing right now you wondering why isn't my son writing this email. Elder Resolme, bless his heart went on a companion exchange with another missionary in our zone. He wasn't able to email you this week, so he wanted to say a few words......

Brother and Sister Resolme, your son is fantastic, and he is serving in a fantastic area. WE are are in Norwich, it is often called..... A fine City. You son and I are really getting along like peas and carrots. He is quite a missionary, some might say a BEAST. I really enjoy serving with him, you should be very proud of him, and all of his hard work here in england.

We are teahing quite a few investigators here in Norwich, in fact we had a baptism this last Sunday. WE are expecting a few more in the next weeks. We teach a lot of Chinese students here, It is a grand area.

Well, I hope you are have a fantastic week. Don't wory about your son... he is in good hands.

I hope to meet you someday in the future.

- ELDER DANIEL HALES

ps I love HALO HALO

Aug. 2, 2011

Dear Family,

These past couple of weeks have been all about finding. We are putting all our efforts into finding new people to teach. Everyday, we march through town finding those who are prepared to hear a message of happiness. Mhhmmm happiness! It is sad to hear those whom we speak to say that they are not interested in hearing about how they can attain a greater sense of peace and joy. Because everyone is on holiday, we have the opportunity to talk to many people in town. All we do is walk and talk, walk and talk. My shoes have been wearing out, that is why I bought a new pair the other day, but I know that my shoes will stay fresh because I will not be walking so much next transfer.

Yesterday we had our last Chelmsford district meeting. It was pretty sad to know that it was our last one, but we definitely made the best of it. We had trainings given by our two new missionaries and then myself. I love teaching, I am not the best, but I have improved in leaps and bounds. After District meeting we went to nandos and had some chicken. It was delicious. We all then parted our ways to do some work in our various areas. As we found, the sun was beating upon us, and it was making me sweat like a mad man. As we got through our schedule, we went to the Futters for dinner. We had more amazing chicken!>!>! One funny thing about yesterday as well, was that it was moves calls. Everyone predicted that I would leave, but I had yet to receive a call from president... While we were walking from our dinner appointment to our last lesson of the day, our phone rang! I picked up the mobile and president patch assigned me to a new zone. Now I will be serving in the Norwich zone with Elder Hales. He is from Utah and we are going to have a beast of a time.

I cannot believe that I will be leaving Chelmsford/Maldon. I have left a piece of my heart in each area, and the chunk that I will leave here will be pretty big. The members are the best, and they welcomed me in like a son. This area was much of learning and growing, especially in prayer. The Lord has a new assignment for me, and I know that as I work diligently, miracles will happen. Plus, I know that I left the area in good hands. Elder Rimmer(my son)/Mavzomba will tear it up.I love the work. It is my spiritual high.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Oh yea. I got my patriarchal blessing the other day. Thank you

July 11, 2011

Dear Family,

We have been finding new investigators. Chelmsford teaching pool will rise back from the dust!

Thank you for the updates, I am so excited for all those who are going into the mission field.

On Wednesday,we brought a member with us to see a lady, but it turned out that she was pretty busy, so we re- scheduled for another day. Although our appointment cancelled, we got the idea to go to a former investigators house to say hi. When we got there, we taught a lesson to this former investigators friend. She was interested and she was totally willing to learn. As we are diligent, the lord will lead us to those who are ready to listen. There were only single ladies in the house, but thankfully we had a member walk with us and take time out of his day to share a wonderful message.

Miracles happen every day. We just have to recognize them.

Love,

Elder Resolme

June 21, 2011

Dear Family,

Chelmsford has been getting drowned by rain over the past week. It is hard to stop people during the showers, but it is fun to try to. The other day I got splashed with water by a car, and my companion got defecated on by a beastly bird. Good times.

On Friday, Wing and I played some basketball at the chapel. This time, instead of wearing my trousers and collard shirt, I was strapped up in my Nikes and had some shorts on! It has been a basketball frenzy recently. They were all good situations where my companion and I were able to interact with potentials and less actives .

During this transfer, we were able to get close to this family from Florida. It consists of Merri(mother), Starla(daughter), Mike(BF). We previously went over and they made us some brownies, so we went over on Sunday and got them some cookies. We had a little chat and the invited us to come to their Sunday service. We went and it was a fantastic experience where we were able to have a better understanding about their background and their beliefs. That was the first time I had gone to another church on my mission. It was sweet. After we had a sort of munch and mingle and then we said our goodbyes. They left for Florida on Monday, but not Mike. We should be seeing him at basketball and church this week.

Tomorrow is transfers. I am getting another different companion and I am super excited. This one will be much different from my previous companions. Starting Tomorrow, my responsibility in the mission will rise. I am kind of nervous, but I was expecting it. I will never forget something that was told to me in the MTC. Someone said,"The Lord calls us when we are weak, but he qualifies us to do the work." This is a time of growth and progression. A time for me to help other missionaries grow. I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have been blessed with to help guide. I know I am ready.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Ps. is it girl scout cookie season yet. I am dying for some samoas/thin mints

Good grief, everyone is getting their mission call and there are so many people coming home. How fun. Tell everyone I say HIIiiiiiii!

June 13, 2011

PICTURES

1. This is a picture me aand an assisstaant studying in the morning.

2. This is Sister Araujo from Portugal. She just left, but we served in the same area.

3. Elder Santoro/Wing/Resolme after transfers.

Dear Family,

How is everything going? Anything new? I finally found my camera usb and so I put up some pictures, but there are only a few because my battery died....

This week I had another work over with an Irish Missionary, Elder Barber. We did some finding in Town until the circus parade made its way in. We tried oyming but it was not very effective so we went to go tracting, but the funny thing is, there was a tour bus blocking our car from getting out, so we made some calls and waited for the parade to pass. We then set a couple baptismal dates and then went back to the flat.

Last week we also set a baptismal date with one of our investigators. She is pretty cool, but really hard to teach!?! iit iiis way funny.

Today we are also going to a LA members house to work out. Good grief I have gained weight.

Love,

Elder Resolme

A few letters, sorry if they are out of order.

June 6, 2011

Dear Family,

This week I had two work overs. One with my district leader and then with an AP. The work overs were so much fun. I was able to learn a ton of things!

Over these past couple of weeks, I have realized that there are a good group of Filipinos in the Chelmsford/Maldon areas. We were able to stumble across many of them this week. On Friday, we took a bus into Danbury and taught a couple on a farm. We kind of forgot the address at the flat, but luckily we were able to remember the general area. We tracted around, and then we finally ran into someone who knew this couple we were supposed to go and see. We taught, testified. and then invited.

We also taught a young woman in the other day in the park. She came to church with us on Sunday and she had a great time.

Sometimes, I still have a hard time defining success as a missionary. All in all , I realize that our call is to invite others to come unto Christ, but I know that there is so much more expected of me. As long as I work my hardest, everything will fall into place.

Love,

Elder Resolme

June 3, 2011

Dear Family,

Today my trousers split, so I had to buy some new ones. Even though they broke,I still went finding, mmhhmmm fun....

Some things-

-This month is one of excitement- The area presidency has challenged all of the members to bring a nonmember/RC/LA in the month of June. From our appointments with the members, everyone is very enthusiastic and full of faith.

-Manang, congrats on graduation/ wedding. I love you too!

-Garrett, take care of my sister

-Jake, i got the letter. thanks. I will get your mission address later.

- Kevin Palma! Hollaaa! So sweet. have fun at the temple.

I am staying really busy. Finding and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Time for me to step up in the field and fulfill my potential.

Love,

Elder Resolme

May 17, 2011

Dear Family,

Thank you for being amazing examples. It is great to hear about the success back home. Right now, our faith is being tried. All we can do is work our hardest, and more fully understand the will of Heavenly Father so that we can roll with it. I am doing all I can to build up the kingdom in England. Good Times.

Love,

Elder Resolme

May 23, 2011

Dear Family,

I just got a letter from Elder Freyre. He is doing great! He is apparently in a small branch trying to build it into a ward!

Recently, we have gotten to know the members much better. Today, we had a service project that we had with a member of the Church. The hacked up her front garden with a chain saw. It was so much fun. I love service!!!! After, we taught an investigator in the park. She is doing amazing. We met her last week and she will progress well as she keeps her commitments.

Hmm. mng (manang, or short cut - mng, means older sister in the Filipino culture) graduated. Sounds like everything went well. Send me some pictures in your next letter. I would send you some of mine, but my usb is kind of misplaced. I have some sweet pictures. Trampolines(mmhhhmmmm...)

Thank you for everything

Love,

Elder Resolme

May 10, 2011

Dear Family,

It was fun to talk with you on Sunday. Hope you had a fantastic mothers day!

Yesterday, we had our transfer calls. I still have the assignment to stay here in CHelmsford, but Elder Santoro, my Italian compadre, is going to the Watford Zone. It has to be in like some country place. My new companion will be Elder Wing, from Utah. He was in the same group as Elder Santoro.

I have a terrible memory, I probably should start writing in my journal, because i keep on forgetting what happened over the past week.

-One cool thing that happened was when we had a step in with a man named Matt, on a bench beside the river Chelmer. It was great! He is a musician and we shared our beliefs. He travels all the time for music and such, but he said we could pop by his home anytime. He lives right next to the church.

-I also gave another talk. It was on the Book of Mormon! Funny thing is , I had round two of the audio not working. Luckily Maldon Ward is quiet, therefore I did not have to yell.

-We also lifted some weights with a LA. We made a deal, if we came to lift, he would come to church. We lifted last week and he came, and we lifted Yesterday! I am pretty sore right now. I am so out of shape. For all those prospective missionaries, follow the schedule and exercise in the morning. You will not regret it.

-On Sunday, I was also able to see a person I met in Utah a couple years ago. It was good to meet up with him and see how he is doind. His name is Tim and he is from Bristol. Good Times.

I love the Book of Mormon. Every time I read it, something new pops up and the stories are amazing. The great thing about it is, that it is all true. The book contains historical

accounts of living prophets. I strongly encourage you to read this Book every day. I will give you the promise of Joseph Smith, as talked about in the Introduction. As you read, you will get nearer to God. Fact. I testify of it.

Love,

Elder Resolme

May 2, 2011

Dear family
Thank you for the emails. Seems like you are all having a great time.
I am currently in the apple store because the library is closed, but
its all good. I will email later, but yep, the big marriage was last
week.... This past week, I was able to meet the rudest people I have
ever met. During the wedding, we were street contacting and everyone
was basically plastered. We also knocked on a house the other day and
the lady started yelling at us and then used a bunch of profanity. It
was alright though because she could have gone through something in
the day that was terrible. This is what I get for praying for
christlike attributes. We will be having a baptism this month. I will
update you on that later. I love being a missionary!

Mothers day! I will most likely call before you go to scripps second.

Love,
Elder Resolme

Apr. 26, 2011

Dear Family,

Wow, branch camping. How was that ? Who went? Tell everyone I say HI!! That is insane. Everyone is getting their mission calls. Kevin-Hawaii. That will suit him well.

This past week has been so sunny?! We have taken off our coats off and I have been getting so dark. The town center and the streets were just crowded with people to talk to. Since holiday is over, there probably will not be as many people today.

I do not know if I told you this yet,but last week, we were walking down the street, and I saw this guy wearing a Filipino jacket. He was pretty far down the street, so I was not going to stop him, but although I had this mentality, we started to walk faster and faster. He turned a corner, and then my companion and I started to sprint after him! I yelled," Excuse me sir, we are missionaries...." but he yelled back " I am busy.." He then kept on walking and I was like what?!?! After a second I yelled something along the lines of "keep on Representing Manny Pacquiao!" He stopped and ran up to us all excited. We spoke with him for about ten minutes and explained who we were and what we did. At the end of the day, he was not really interested in coming to church, but it was a pretty solid experience.

I initially wanted to stop him, but I hesitated until he turned the corner. Because we followed my prompting to later stop him, we were able to plant the seed. Always follow those promptings and do not hesitate. If you do , that opportunity may never come back. Keep in mind the question, "Is this what my Heavenly Father wants me to do?"

Easter was the best. I received so many insights on the Atonement and Yesterday, we played football in the morning. My lower body is shattered, but it was so much fun!

This week is the Royal Wedding. Good gracious, there are so many banners and nick knacks in the town. I cannot wait to proselyte on the wedding day.

Love

Elder Resolme

Apr. 18, 2011

Dear family,

One of the things that I love, is teaching! These past couple of days, we have been finding like crazy. We had over thirty hours of finding last week. After each day I was exhausted, but it is so cool. The teaching pool when I got here was basically dead, now it is rising from the dust!!! We had a couple fantastic appointments last week. We also extended many baptismal invitations. We will work with those whom we found to come unto Christ and to gain a stronger understanding on their purpose in life. I remember when it was my first transfer, I was not really able to understand my investigators fully because I only taught. Now that I have grown, I am able to teach to their needs. I know that it has only been a little while, but I am different. It is weird, but great. Studying the scriptures in the morning has really helped me.

Yesterday I also gave a talk. I spoke about my thoughts on general conference. I referred to the talk given by Richard J. Maynes(seventy). He spoke about Christlike traditions. The funny thing about the talk was, that the audio for the chapel was not working. So I was basically yelling at everyone! I felt like a missionary of old on top of a wooden box, teaching to crowds. What a fun experience.

One of the things I need to start doing more, is cooking. The thing is I do not know how to cook Filipino recipes. Send me some please! Yesterday, I also found out that there is one Filipino person in the ward. She is ilocano! I have been talking to a good amount of Filipinos here as well. We will see what happens to them in the near future. Thank you for the e-mails. Keep on doing the things that help you feel the spirit and you will be blessed with happiness. Love each other always. Nobody is perfect, stop looking at people imperfections, and find what they excel in. I have implemented that on my mission, and I feel closer to Christ and my heavenly father. Thank you for everything.

Congrats auntie daisy. If you are having a hard time determining names. You could call him Jared or call her Jaredita. Both sound like fine names to me.

Love,

Elder Resolme

Zoo picture

Apr. 11, 2011

Dear Family, "I have often said that one of the greatest secrets of missionary work is work! If a missionary works, he will get the Spirit; if he gets the Spirit, he will teach by the Spirit; and if he teaches by the Spirit, he will touch the hearts of the people and he will be happy. Work, work, work! There is no satisfactory substitute, especially in missionary work."-Ezra Taft Benson I was finally able to attend the wards that I am serving in. They are both amazing. The leadership in both wards are solid. They are very excited for missionary work. Thse next transfers are going to be fantastic. Love,Elder Resolme

Apr. 4, 2011

Dear Family,

My new area is great. I know that there will be many who will come unto Christ over these next couple of months. I love my companion. He is great. He came out a couple of months ago and I will train him to become the best senior companion ever. I am very excited for the next couple of months. Big changes will happen. Now that I am getting older as a missionary, responsibilities have grown, and sometimes everything is just overwhelming, but one thing that hit me hard today, was what a missionary said to me. He said," In every situation, ask yourself what would Jesus do." I have heard this all the time, but today it just worked into me. During the Atonement, Christ went through everything. I love him, and am grateful for his example to me. I love my mission, and the opportunity I have to learn more about my Savior and how I can become more like him.

Conference was a blast! I am also grateful for the amazing words that were given to us by the leadership of the church. My invitation to you is to follow the admonition of President Monson. Go to the temple every week. I miss the temple and the work I was able to be apart of. Our family is so blessed to have the temple so close. Work inside, and I know that you will receive the Holy Spirit more powerfully in you lives. If you do not have time, make time. This is a sacred work we are commanded to accomplish in preparation for the second coming.

Love,
Elder Resolme

Mar. 29, 2011

Jared's 2nd transfer!

Dear Family,

Last night I got the call to be transferred to Chelmsford. I love Hyde Park, but I need to be somewhere else now. I will have a blast. I will be serving with Elder Santoro (Italy).

Love,

Elder Resolme

Mar. 21, 2011

Dear Family,

I could have told you this a couple of weeks ago, but looks like you will have to read it all over again. We use the tube all day, everyday!! One of the stations is called Earl's Court. In this station there are these stairs to the exit that seem to go on for an eternity. One day, as my companion and I were walking up these stairs , I saw this old woman with luggage just standing at the bottom. In my head, I could just imagine her having a rough time taking each step, so I went down to help. I asked if she needed help, and then I just took her luggage and started up. She whispered something to me, but I was not really bothered as I was carrying her luggage. At the top, we all spoke for a little, and she told us she was a member of the church. While walking up the stairs, she whispered, "I am a Mormon." She had not been to church for around fifteen years. We got her contact information and then we went to our next appointment.

On Thursday, my companion and I went to get some Filipino food!(We also had some last night) As we were walking around we looked at this Thai food place. One of the people talked to Elder Zarian, and then I got in the mix of things. He was from Thailand and said he was a member. He also had not gone to church for around fifteen years. We finally put some pieces together and realized that he is the husband of the woman we met at Earl's Court! It was the best. Was that a coincidence? Of course not. There have been many of these so called coincidences that have occurred during my mission, but now I understand, that it is all a part of the master plan. We must always be on top of our game, because these "coincidences" happen all the time, We just do not recognize them. As we more fully understand the will of the Father, and feel the spirit more in our lives, we will be able to have a better understanding, but then there are the questions, " How can I understand the will of God, and How can I feel the spirit more.?" Hmm, you tell me.

Love,

Elder Resolme

There have been so many protests in London. It is insane! There are many Embassy's in the area that we street contact. London is busy with all sorts of things nowadays.

Mar. 14, 2011

Dear Family,

I am going to try and write as much as I can on this thing. I do not have time to write in my journal. Hopefully I will be able to read this in the future.

Last Monday we were able to have a lesson with someone from Thomasz. His name is Thomasz, adn we will be teaching him until he returns home. He is in town for a couple of weeks for his job. I love London because you can meet/teach everyone from almost every country in the world. We also taught a woman from Estonia the other day. She became a new investigator. She is super nice. We met her while OYMING around Abbey Road.

We are still working on finding new investigators to teach. We put a good amount of time walking the streets. It is so fun. I remember when I was so afraid of talking to people my first week in Enfield. Now it has changed. On Saturday, I had a workover with Elder Krebs! He is my hero!!! We were in the same mtc group, and now we are now in the same ward. I had a blast teaching with him. It is insane to believe that we are not new missionaries anymore. We committed an investigator to be baptized and he accepted. These next couple of weeks ae going to be so exciting.

We were also able to find some sweet filipinos. My tagalog/ilocano is not golden, but it is good enough to make someone laugh/get contact information. We found Manag Helena(Pangasenan), and Manang Juanita(Ilocos). We will be seeing them in the next couple of days. Also on Friday, another Filipino called. His name is Emil(Manila). I found him with Elder Sheppard maybe in December. We had a hard time setting a time for us to meet. He called us the other day and said he would be availabe on Monday. We just met with him and shared our purpose as missionaries. He is great! We will work with him so that he will be able to progress. In life, we all have a specific purpose. Many times people find it hard to understand that purpose, but I know that it will come through work. If you really want to "know", work for it.

Tonight we will hopefully be playing basketball at the Chelsea gym. I have all of my things ready for tonight. We will be with a family in the ward+investigators+missionaries. Hopefully I will play nice. No promises. I have not played in 6 Months!!!

Love,

Elder Resolme

Mar. 7, 2011

Dear family,
Thank you for the package. I got it in the post last week. Here are a couple of pictures. Hopefully I will have some time today to send a letter. Missionary work is a blast. Right now we are putting a good amount of finding hours in to track down some new investigators. There are so many people in London, that we do not track. We just walk for hours on the street talking to people. Both pairs of my shoes broke so I will be buying a new pair today. Thank you for all your support. Work is getting done.

-Something to think about

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SHARE THE GOSPEL TO EVERYONE?

I know I promised I would, way before I started my mission.Before I was born. We all did.

Love,

Elder Resolme

pictures -

some are from the baptism dinner, where i gave the toast!