Christmas phone call!

It was such an amazing experience to talk to Jordan on Christmas! He is doing such an amazing job out there in Washington and even though he is freezing his buns off he is so happy! He let us know that he has enough candy to last him until next christmas and he loved all the gifts from everyone. He told us a really sweet story of an older lady who ran towards their car and then threw money into their window while screaming " Merry Christmas" lol He also said that once while they were tracting they came upon a lady who open her door and just stared at them for like 5 minutes. She thought that they were FBI agents so instead of saying anything she just looked at them and said "My answering machine is full" and them slammed the door..how random ha ha overally Jordan misses everyone so much but loves serving the lord and wouldn't want to be anywhere else!!
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Last Days in the MTC!

No Email :(

We just got our first letter from Jordan since he has been in Washington. He sounds like he is doing really well and loving it up there so far. He did inform us that he is not allowed to use email in the mission :( so here is his address just in case you don't have it!

Elder Jordan Jeff Petersen
Washington Everett Mission
PO BOX 13390
Mill Creek, WA
98082-1390

He is in Washington!

Well Jordan is in Washington!! While Jordan was in the airport he gave my mom and dad and he sounded so good! My mom said that he was a little scared but so excited to get to Washington and get started on his mission...i will post new pictures soon but just know that Jordan is doing great and loving his mission so far!

Pictures from the MTC!!

I am so proud of Jordan!! Look how many pictures he has taken :) As you can see he looks like he is having the time of his life and has made so many friends! I love seeing pictures of my brother, it makes me feel like he is still close! We all miss Jordan so much but it has made is so much easier seeing how happy he is in these pictures!! We love you Elder Petersen!

Letters from Jordan!!

Ellie Reading her letter from uncle "J"!!

We finally got some letters from Jordan!! He sounds like he is loving everything so far and enjoying learning more about the church. He is a little homesick as expected but is staying strong and continuing to rely on the lord for support! He was just named senior companion and then on Sunday Jordan and his companion we called to be Zone leaders in the MTC. He said that he knows it will be a lot of work but is ready for the challenge. He mentioned that he loves the food and is trying to not eat too much, but it is hard because they have everything...he did say that he misses coke :( ha ha He is also enjoying playing basketball out there and loving draining the "3 pointers" on other elders lol Jordan is the man! Jordan sounds like he is doing so great and we are so proud of him! If any of you have received letters from Jordan and there is something you would like to share feel free to leave it in the comments! You can also email Jordan now at jordanjpetersen@myldsmail.net

Curbside to go!

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Well Jordan is officially at the MTC! Let me just say that dropping them off on the side of the curb sucked....it was so sad to just basically kick him out of the car :( We were lucky enough to drive down to the MTC as a family ( minus bradi who is in North Carolina) Jordan was really quite the whole way down but it was so awesome to see him dressed up in his suit! We got out in front of the MTC to take a few pictures in front of the infamous "Missionary training center" sign. We all started crying and could barley contain ourselves ans then the lord sent Jordan a friend...There across the street stood CHASE SAXTON!! Chase ran over and gave jordan a huge hug! They have been friends for so long and as soon as Jordan saw Chase, a calm look came across his face and it made the transition so much easier...we helped get his bags out, took a few pictures, gave a few more hugs and told him goodbye! I love my brother so much and I am going to miss him like crazy but i am so glad that we can finally start our countdown!!