heloooo!

So I hope everyones christmas was awesome!! Mine was so great. My favorite present was for sure skyping with my family that was amazing. THEN we got to go teach one of our investigators but she actually had to work so we talked with her aunt and her aunt is super super sick like she is waiting for a lung transplant and its really sad:( but we got to talk to her and she told us that we were here for a reason and we were gonna be here a long time.. so we will see but I just love seeing the look on peoples faces when I tell them that they can see their families again and have eternal life. its a hard road to get there but its there. :) Christmas dinner was interesting the family we were supposed to eat with wasnt there... so.. we left and went to Steak and Shake! the only place in Aurora opened on Christmas. it was great. Definetly a memory I wont forget! 

I cant believe is almost 2015!!! wow!! Time flies. I hope you all have made your goals and if you havent get on that! make this year AWESOME!! 

Alma 26;27

Love Sister Jones

Christmas time!!! yay!

So this week we had a Christmas conference and President and Sister Porter let us watch meet the mormons!! which was so awesome! Sister Chavez hasnt seen a movie in over 10 months so I was pretty excited for her... :) it was a really good day! Christmas season in the mission field is so awesome. Its weird cause you dont have the normal christmas music and hallmark movies and all that stuff that usually makes christmas feel like christmas but out here we really get to reflect Christs birth. And how AMAZING that is. And how Christmas is about family and spending time with loved ones and service! a whole bunch of service. 

There are so many families here that dont have any money. no money at all for their kids for christmas. But immediately they would say, "Christmas is about our savior and our family." How that line touches my heart EVERY TIME I hear it now. It is so important to reflect on Christs birth and life. And how important the people we love are. I love Christmas!! ho ho ho. 

also I learned that in 1 Nephi 13 it talks about Christopher Columbus and the Revolutionary war... PRETTY COOL. 

Yesterday It was a hard day for me and I was praying and praying for something to make it easier or just a sign or just SOMETHING to make me feel better. We were walking around a trailer park and there was a lady that was in our records from like 2008 so we decided to go see her. And she let us in and told us that she KNEW we were sent to her house for a reason and since the other sisters came by she never felt a connection or trusted and of the other missionaries, but she trusted us and she wants to change and she knows that in her heart she is a mormon. I love her so much already and I felt just a glimpse of the love Heavenly father has for all of us. He loves us so much and knows us by name. I love this gospel! 

Merry Christmas to you all!! I love you guys! 

its been 2 months today!

its crazy that its been two months. super weird. it feels like I have been out like 2 years to be honest!! but its also gone by fast... I cant explain it! anyways. this week was super hard. not many people wanted to talk to us and most of our appointments fell through it was a struggle. But we found a new investigator and he has 6 little kids:) they are so adorable!! We start teaching them this wednesday.

This morning I was trying to flip my preach my gospel up like a soccer ball and it flew and knocked over a lit candle.....so now there is read wax all over the carpet. so if anyone knows how to get out wax let me know so I dont get in trouble! hahah of course I did that who else would. 

I love you all. I hope you are all doing good! 

Love Sister jones

thanksgiving week!!!

I hope you all had a great thanksgiving! I sure had a great one:) 

All the families here are so awesome to us and take care of us great! We got 3 meals... I had to decide what I was gonna eat at each house cause I honestly felt like I was gonna explode I was so so full! But on Thanksgiving we were going to go see a potential investigator we ran into walking around so we knocked on his door and a old woman opened the door.. we were a little confused but I guess we got the wrong house! Anyways, she was super interested and asked us to come back so that was a blessing right there. She is super sweet.

On Wednesday it was a hard day every single house we went to there were no trespassing signs and Beware of dog signs all over. like 50% of the houses! It was annoying. But we went any way... there was no luck all day long and it was really stressful! So at 8:30 at night we pulled over and I said okay Sister Chavez we need to say a prayer so ask where in the world heavenly father needs us to be tonight. So we said a prayer and there was still no answer. I pulled out the area book from the back seat and a name stuck out to me so we decided to head over there. We knocked and a guy answered the door we talked a little and asked if he had seen missionaries before and he had:) He is a single dad with a daughter and super nice. We asked if we could come back and if he came to know the church was true if he would be baptized and he said yes. MIRACLE!!!! we were so happy and knew that heavenly father provided a way for us to be directed to who he has prepared. it was a good week! 

All of you guys need to go watch the He is the gift video! it really is amazing and puts the Christ back in Christmas. and I think we all need a little of that. :) I hope you guys are all doing amazing and I love you all!! have a great week!

Sister Jones

All the things I am grateful for :) 

helllooo!!!

This week has been full of coughing and sneezing! being sick really sucks out here! People call it the Indiana Ick. its really annoying. And I dont think I have heard "bless you" so much in my life! 

This week was pretty slow cause everyone getting ready for thanksgiving so none of the members were able to come out with us to see our investigators! 

But. we did find a new investigator named Barb. Barb is super sweet and she was like, well yeah I would get baptized! haha! so I am pretty excited to teach her! and she has 3 daughters so I am excited to meet them also! 

Thanksgiving is this week! super exciting:) we are going to a members home and I have heard she makes the best food so Sister Jones is SET. 

Everyone pull out your phones or a piece of paper and start making a list of what you are thankful for! We have so much to be thankful for. so start makin a list:) 

Love you all and pray that my sneezing goes away!

Love, Sister Jones

<3

This week I have been thinking about love and charity. loving everyone and loving people that are hard to love and not judging. Having the love of Christ and not thinking about yourself all the time and just being selfless. go serve someone!! go tell someone you love them just because you do.Dont take people for granted because you never know when they are gonna be gone. Stop getting yourself wrapped up in all this worldly stuff and focus on what really matters. The people you love. Because in the end Christ wants all of us to love eachother. We are all his children! Smile at someone just cause! you have no idea what people are going through:) Befriend someone who needs a friend because you were probably put in their life for a reason. Reach out to someone that needs some love because thats what christ would do and he wants ALL of his children to feel loved. The love of Christ is infinite and sometimes we might feel alone but we are never ever alone. If we just pray and draw closer to him there will be so many blessing and changes we cant even imagine. THe song Abide with me Tis eventide comes to mind and I want all of you to go listen to it! REALLY listen to it. I hope you all have a great week and I love you all! 

Sister Jones

great week in the OCM!

well this week was good! President Porter promised us that if we went through our area books and looked for former investigators and stuff then we would find someone to baptize! So we have been working super duper hard to find new investigators! And we have! There was a guy that met with the missionaries like a year ago and went to church once so we went and saw him for like 20 minutes and we asked him if he knew the BOM was true and he said yes.. so we were super pumped then we asked him if he would be baptized and he said YES?!!! what!! so crazy! so we have another lesson with him tonight keep him and us in your prayers! I really hope that he felt the spirit and knows this is the right thing to do. But his wife didnt seem to happy about it unfortunetly.... but thats okay Heavenly father will find a way!! I have seen gods grace in so many different ways and my realtionship with him is getting better and better! I love it here!

Sister Jones 

She made it!

Here she is with her Mission President and his wife John P. Porter and Sister Porter. President, Ohio Cincinnati Mission

First Week out of the MTC!

I am in Aurora INDIANA! Havent heard of it? Neither did I!! If any of you have seen Smallville its exactly like that! Its so pretty here though. a really small town but we live right by the river so its awesome! Me and my companion Sister Chavez got doubled in so we got to figure out everything on our own! its been a pretty busy week getting to know all the members and all that fun stuff. But GUESS WHAT we found 3 new investigators and I am so excited! also Theres a family in the ward and they all got baptized 2 months ago and theres last daughter is getting baptized this saturday so we have been able to help her get through one of the hardest weeks ever! (cause satan is mean and likes to make things harder for us) but I ahve definetly seen gods hand in my life everyday! its so amazing how miracles can happen when we dont even expect it. Theres a talk by Elder Cook on Faith and it is so amazing. READ IT! it has helped me get through the hard first week. Lean on heavenly father with all you have and I promise that he will help and guide you. his grace is infinite and that is an aboslute amazing thing to think about. well. I love you all sorry this letter is so short I dont have alot of time! But if you guys want to write me my address is 

111 Dewer St. APT 204

Aurora IN 47001

LOVE YOU ALL AND SAY YOUR PRAYERS

First Week!

Hello Everyone!! Wow I cant believe its already been a week! It actually feels like 5 months in 7 days. 16 hour days are nuts! The first 3 days were some of the hardest days ever. All that change that is happening and emotions just non- stop go go go was so crazy. But on saturday I got to carve pumpkins because sweet maren oborn sent me them! I was so grateful it made my hard days a little easier! The main thing I have been focusing on this week is love. Love your family, love your friends, love the people you serve, and love your Heavenly Father. It all comes down the that. Love. You dont have anything if you dont have love!! I have never learned to love a group of people so fast in my life then my district. I love them so much they make me laugh so hard! Heavenly Father definetly put them in my life for a reason. But basically I have just been studying studying studying! ITs hard I am not gonna lie But I am definetly learning to lean on my heavenly father and Jesus christ. They are there no matter what we are going through. Just pray! pray 20 times a day if you need he always wants to listen. my love for them has already grown and I have only been here 1 week. I cant wait to see what 1 year will do! Thank you for all your prayers I can already feel them. Talk to ya next week! 

Love, Sister Jones

Reporting to the MTC

On October 15th Sister Jones was ready and excited for her new adventure. The day before, this calming peace came over her and I knew she was ready. She will be such an amazing influence on the people of Ohio. Her family will miss her sweet calming spirit and her quick smile. She has been such an amazing example to us all and we are so proud of her!