Welcome Home Elder Hess!

 

Words cannot even express the excitement we are all feeling at this very moment.  Decorations are up and we are ready for Elder Hess to come home!

 

 

After two years....nothing is better than a hug from Mom!

 

Well Done Son!

 

1st time at the Logan Temple

 

Saying Goodbye to the Drapers

 

See you Wednesday!

Hey Everyone!! 

Well this is it! This last week has been one of the hardest! I feel like I'm leaving my home! All my family in California! It's definitely not easy, but I'm excited to be back home with my family and friends.

I have so much going through my head right now that it's completely crazy! I've learned so much on my mission and I've grown so much on my mission that it's changed my life for the better! I'm lucky to have the opportunity to go home and live those principles that I've learned out here!

Thanks again for all the love and support over the past 2 years and I'll see you on Wednesday!

Love you!!! 

Elder Hess

Scripture!

Matthew 25:21

21 His Lord said until him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the Lord.

 

Farewell Dinner!

Best Friends Forever!  Elder Hancock/Elder Hess/Elder McGary

Elder Younger/Elder Hess

Happy Canada Day!

Home Stretch!

Hey Everyone!

So this week was really good! It went by pretty quick! I'd say one of the fastest for sure! 

It started out with my Departing interview with President on Wednesday and that was just something else! It really hit me hard that it's like really happening like I'm going home so it was just crazy! We talked a lot about the future and how to stay active and involved and he shared experiences in his own life that were just crazy mainly about how his family has gone less active and came back and stuff like that! Of course we talked a lot about dating and marriage! Won't get too much into that but he made it loud and clear as to how a relationship should be and how you should treat your girlfriend and wife like the queen of heaven she's destine to be! So it was a pretty awesome experience!

As for like all the lessons and potentials we had and the people we were supposed to teach...they all bailed on us due to like summer and stuff! It was pretty lame!! Summer is the worst!

We were able to get in with the Hardin family which was super good! They're a part member family the wife is a member the husband and kids aint! So it was good to teach them! The dad has a pretty hard heart so we teach them without him there so that was good!

This letter is very lame this week I apologize! I'm sure my last one next week will be a little better! I have no idea but I'm excited to see you all next week! I can't believe it's already here it's so crazy how fast it went by! Thanks again for everything! Love you guys!

Scripture

Moroni 9:25

My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.

Elder Hess

Hittin it hard!

Hey everyone!

So this week was a good week for sure! it was super busy we were running around everywhere and it was just fun!

so far the highlight of the week was being able to finally teach jenny! It's been a couple weeks and she fell off the map but she's back and going strong! Her main concern is her husband not letting her go to church even though she knows it's true and wants to go she just couldn't come up with the courage... so we showed her the talk by Elder Holland entitled "Lord I believe".  It was perfect for her! There was such a good spirit in the room that just gave her hope and courage to stand up for what she believes and that's this church.  Fortunately we were able to set her baptismal date for July 26th! It's such a blessing to be able to teach someone and see the change of heart that they go through and to be able to help them out along the way! It's pretty sick! She finally came back to church that next Sunday on Father's Day!!! and it was perfect timing cause the lesson was on baptism! haha

So Tracting is a huge part of our game lately and we have been having success like crazy!! Just from Tracting alone we have found the Hawley family! Diane! (who we found this week) David! Kristi and her family! Evelyn and her husband! Kim and her family! (our bishops neighbor)!! All I know is the Avendale ward is gonna be baptizing like crazy within the next couple months and that feels soo good!!! I loved my time in this ward it's such a great ward and I'm definitely blessed to be able to keep going hard for the next two weeks!! I won't be a missionary when they get baptized but I will for sure be making some road trips!!!

This letter is a little short but that's all I got today! I gotta go get swell in the gym now!! haha love you guys and thanks again!

Elder Hess

Scripture!

                 
·         Ephesians 1:3

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: