Re: No body's counting here!‏- July 13, 2015

Will you be able to email or read emails next Monday? 

--As far as I know I should have time to write next Monday, but I'm not quite sure. I have my interview with President Cusick right at 11am, so it may be before or after that, and I'll have to have all of my bags packed. So crazy, I can't believe that it it this close already.

IF you have time answer these: (If not have an answer for when you get home :P  )

--I'll try to answer as many of these things as I can right now. :D Lots of questions I see.

What is the most spiritual thing you enjoyed on your mission?

--Tough questions. I don't know because I have had so many different experiences on my mission. Probably just because it's on my mind right now, but being able to go to the temple again last week and having the Spirit bring back to my remembrance all of the wonderful truths that are taught there. (John 14:26) Also with the many opportunities that I have had to give countless priesthood blessings, teaching people the amazing restored truths and preparing them for eternal life. Having the opportunity to baptized and confirm people members of the church. And hearing about how well that those I have grown close to are doing.

What is the most fun you had on your mission?

--Probably having ward or mission parties, and seeing missionaries and members interacting outside of church, and continuing to live the gospel and fellowship with people. On top of that, biking in the many different rain storms

What will you miss the most from your mission?

--I won't miss the flatness or the humidity. The thing that I am going to miss the most or the amazing people that I have met. There are so many people that have touched my heart, and I want to remain close to them. The other thing that I am going to miss is just not worrying about the cares of the world, and knowing what I am going to do each day. Get up and testifying of our Savior, Jesus Christ each day.

What do you look forward to coming home?

--Seeing my family of course. That is the number one thing that I am can't wait for. Plus going to the temple each week. There's all of the small things that missionaries can't do like hanging out with friends, being alone, going on dates, swimming, sleeping in, and many other things, but none of those things matter that much.

What plans and expectations do you have coming home?  ie: what do you think life should be like when you return?

--I expect to be about the same as my mission, but better because I get to be with my family. This is all that I currently know what to do. I will be sending my goals to you next week which contain a bunch of my plans that I have for my life. It will go along the lines of figuring out what I am going to do for a career, and how I am going to pay for schooling. Plus dating and eventually getting married in the temple. That I may become the father and husband that my Heavenly Father wants me to become.

 

Be ready to answer these questions when you get home:

What do you feel that you will need to do arriving home?

--Couple grand! lol. Books for school, and housing, transportation, new clothes, a job to pay for all of these things. Write my homecoming talk. 

What will you need help with from Mom or Dad while we have time off work? (We are each taking a week off work to be with you.)

--Probably just taking time to sit down and talk about what the next steps of life will be fore me and how I can prepare for school and life. Showing me of the things that I will need to do for school and housing. Not doing them yourselves, but showing me how to do it. Maybe taking a trip up to Cedar to find a suitable place, or deciding if I am going to drive each day.

Are you ready to run in the mornings?

--Not exactly. I've only been running about 5 miles a week on the treadmill. But I will push myself to keep up with Kiera! :D

Anyone that you have goals to teach or inspire when you get home?

--Just being really good friends with nonmembers and less actives. Always inviting them to church activities, or just to hang out together. Tommy, and lots of investigators that I have met out here. Help my sisters to be able to serve full-time missions themselves. I know that Kiera wants to, but I'm not sure about Lexie and Lainee. 

Any destinations or things that you want/ need to do when you get home?

--Lots of destinations that I want to go to. I want to bring the family back here to Florida to meet everyone here. We could also hit up DisneyWorld, Orlando Temple, Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, and the beaches. Also going out to Lake Powell, Sand hollow, the Cabin, and mountains nearby. I have lots of places that I want to go to. Plus the ground breaking of the Cedar City Temple, and open house of the Provo City Temple. 

 

Know that for your homecoming- 

-If you have opportunity- eat at the Airport in Salt Lake City as your time may be quick (depending on flights and airport time)to get to the Stake President Frei's office.  If you don't get to eat we will for sure go through a drive through and get you something to eat on the fly as you have had a long travel day.  So if that is the case- have in mind where you would want to stop.

-You are meeting with the Stake President Frei 8pm on Tuesday- the day that you arrive.  

-Some family and friends may be at the house after to greet you.

-You will not be allowed in the house until cameras are set up to capture the homecoming of you with Candy.  So be patient.  Please refrain from petting/touching Diamond until AFTER you have hugged Candy.  I don't want her to feel 2nd best by any means.  (Dogs can do that ya- know.)

-Hunter Hammer is one of the youth speakers and the girls along with Bowen are doing a musical number.  

--By girls, are you meaning Kiera, Lexie, and Lainee? And is there another speaker, or just me and Hunter? That's probably the thing that I am looking to least for coming home, is just giving my homecoming talk because I don't like public speaking. 

 

No- no body here is counting down!
except Lainee ((who put the countdown app on my phone today!!! Now I know every day and every second!!!!))
except Lexie ((who is counting the number of days she gets to wallow in a double bed!)) 
except Kiera ((who is trying to get up running speed so she won't be schooled by you when you get back out! and trying to figure out how to get every ounce of your time before school
             starts!))
except Mom ((who can cry at the drop of the hat and both the tears and smile mean the same thing!!))
except Dad ((who asks each day how many days and then answers before anyone else can!! Then will deny that he's not counting!))
but maybe not Candy as we say "Are you ready Candy?  Chase is coming home soon."  and She cocks her head like she kinda knows what's happening but like we might be tricking her as Kiera has been driving the Blazer the last 2yrs and throwing her off!  Well, we think not really.  (who knows really?!)

Even though time is short, I exhort you to strongly keep your mission spirit alive and strong!  Keep that Elder White super busy!  He has a full year ahead of him and needs to keep the spirit burning strong as he sends a great companion to his own home town.  He knows the streets where you walk and the place he calls home.  Try not to give him reason to get home sick.  (I don't know if he is susceptible to that or not.)  He seems like such a fine young man and I am soo thrilled that you had the opportunity to spend your last transfers with him!  He looks like he has such a great go-get-em spirit!  I can't wait for you to meet his family!  Of coarse, I have invited them!!

 

 

Sorry if the responses a little bit short, we can talk more in depth about them when I get back. I wish that I had more time to write right now. But we've got to get going. Loves ya tons!!!

Love, your favorite son,

Elder Leavitt

Power of the Book of Mormon!‏ - July 13, 2015

Dear Family and Friends,

Not a whole lot has happened since I last wrote on Thursday. Besides having two flat tires from getting nails in the tire, and walking in the rain. Although we did have some really awesome lessons with two investigators that we have recently started working with. Their names are Ashley and Genesis. They are both such awesome people, and I love going over and visiting with them in their home and teaching them about the Book of Mormon. They both have a Jehovah Witness background, but haven't been for a while. Ashley requested a Bible about four weeks ago, and when we went over to deliver that to her, we started teaching about the Book of Mormon and gave her a copy of that as well.  Since then, our lessons have been straight out of the Scriptures. We are able to help her receive answers to her many different questions, and show her where she can find them for herself. She is starting to be more open to the Book of Mormon as we show her how thy both fit perfectly together. Once she is able to find the answers, she is willing to change her life immediately to align it with God's will. With Genesis, she requested a missionary visit after meeting some Spanish missionaries on the street. Since then, we have taught her the Restoration and about the Book of Mormon. She loves learning about Christ teaching the people here in the America's, and seeing that he does love all of his people. I know that the Lord has been preparing them, along with many others that we are working with to receive the Restored gospel into their lives.

Speaking of the Spanish missionaries, we were biking along one of the major streets and I see three guys dressed in white shirts and ties riding on their bikes. We surprised them when we came biking up right behind them. I wonder what we all looked like with having five guys riding bikes in dress clothes, standing on the street corner. We talked to them for a brief second, and they told us that they just set a date with two referrals that we gave to them a few weeks ago. I was really excited to hear about that. 

Sunday was a great day. Two, soon to be missionaries, Jake Heller and Sister Urbina gave their farewell talks in Sacrament meeting. They are both going to the Arizona, Phoenix mission, and they leave for the MTC this Wednesday! So to all of my family and friends in Arizona, be on the lookout for these two missionaries over the next 18-24 months! They are such great people!

I love you all so much, and I can't wait to see you all in a week. God Speed!

Love,

Elder Leavitt

 

 

 

Sisters: Rudd, Coleman, Rivers, and Waters

Elders: Laguana Joa, Cooper, Williams, Colburn, White, and Leavitt

 

 

 

On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Makayla Leavitt <leavittmakayla@hotmail.com> wrote:
So glad you got to enjoy the Temple today!
Pres Cusick calked yesterday and let me know that you have served well in you mission with no complaints and a good attitude with a spirit that touched others!
Thank you for making me cry as I was a super proud mamma!!
Luvs bunches and tons!!
Mom

 Sent from my iPhone

 

 

Awe man!  That is so great of President Cusick to do that. I love him and Sister Cusick so much. They are both just so amazing. I will be sad when I have to say goodbye to them. But even more excited to see you and the family again. That's all that I want to do in life is make you and dad, and my Heavenly parents happy and proud. Loves ya tons!!!

Love, your boy,

Elder Leavitt

 

 

4th of July + Temple Trip!!!‏ , July 9, 2015

Dear family and friends,

Right now, I am on a spiritual high, and that is because I just got back from going to the Orlando Temple. It was such a wonderful experiences and I loved it so much. I knew that I had missed going to the temple before I went, but once we got there, I didnt realize how much that I really did miss being able to go to the temple. It's such a great blessing to have gotten the opportunity to go while I am out here. There were many amazing truths that I learned, *(and also relearned because I forgot a bunch of it) and I can't wait to continue having these uplifting and spiritual learning experiences regularly when I get back. It has really helped me to see the eternal perspective of why we do the things that we do as members of Christ church, and to show me why I am a member of His church. I am so excited to get back to work because I now feel re energized and motivated to help everyone that I meet know how their families be be together for eternity.

Early on this week, we also had a fourth of July party at a members home. There was an awesome turnout of 90 people there. That is more than we usually get for Sacrament meeting each week. There were a few less actives members there, and we were able to get one of our investigators there after going through lots of work to try to find her a ride. Once we finally found her one, we then had to search for our own, otherwise we wouldn't have gone to it because of how far away that it is. They had a pool there for everyone to enjoy, and a great big water slide for both the kids and adults to go down. But the best part was the home cooked food. It has been such a long time since we have had anything homemade. Let me tell you, those grilled burgers were pretty good!  :)  

Yesterday, Wednesday, was a really good day. We had six lessons in total, and each and everyone of them the Spirit was so strong, and the people we taught all had a sincere desire to learn the truths of the restored Gospel. They were filled with inspired questions, and we were able to answer many of them. It was so great! I love being a missionary so much!!

Talk to you all again on Monday! Love y'all!

Love, 

Elder Leavitt

 

 

Plan of Happiness- June 29, 2015

To my most amazing Family and Friends,

This week has been such a great week, but I feel like I don't remember much of what happened. The first half of the week went really well, and we were on track to hit our goal of gettign 30+ lessons for the week, but the last three days everyone canceled on us and things fell through. We almost made it though. Just got to keep on pushing and stretching ourselves more and more each week.

On Tuesday, we had a member that is preparing to go out on his mission come and spend the entire day with us. He leaves in three weeks for Phoenix Arizona. We had such a great and successful day with him as we contacted many people. We weren't used to having a car to get to places quickly, so our planning wasn't quite the best. You can get so much more done when you can travel from place to place so much quicker than busing, biking, or walking. We did do a lot of walking this week because of bike problems and having flat tires. We have received some really solid church headquarters this week. Most of them wanting a Bible, but then we were able to introduce the Book of Mormon to them and set up a return appointment with all four referrals. I just loving doing the Lord's work each day and finding those who are truly prepared to receive the Gospel.

Really not too much to talk about this week. Other then how much that I love the Plan of Salvation. On Saturday night, we saw a motorcycle accident that happened where someone had died. The body was still in the road at the time. It just goes to show how fragile that life really is. I had just listened to the talk the Plan of Happiness by Elder Packer, and then we talked about it again in Priesthood class yesterday. I am so grateful for this wonderful knowledge that brings so much peace and comfort. I love it so much!

Love, 

Elder Leavitt

PS. I will be going to the Orlando Temple next Thursday so you won't get any emails from me on Monday!  Love ya bunches.

 

In response to last weeks email.

I don't know if I have ever told you how much that I really love you! You're truly such and inspiring and amazing mother! You make me laugh so much, especially about feeling like an old biblical man awaiting your future grandkids. :D And getting me gifts for when I become a father. haha. Your grandchildren are going to love you so much! I just know it already. Although there are still a few years before that happens. :)

That is so cool that they did a XC running camp this year and that Lexie and Lainee got to go. What did they do for it? Just training future runners and doing drills with them? I will be just as sore as Lexie was because I haven't ran in ages. I'm gonna be struggling to keep up with Kiera. Tell her she'll have to go easy on me the first two weeks or so.

We are going to have to go and play pickle ball in the mornings together. That will be so much fun! I would say he forfeited, so it would be a win for you. But you'll have to have a rematch with him. It sounds like everyone is already going to be really busy for when I get back, and that's great. Girls camp for Lexie, and the parade for Kiera. Can't wait to see the awesome float.

I don't have anything funny or jokes to make everyone laugh like Jacob did. That's such a great idea what he did. I love it. I'm stressed out about my homecoming talk, and I still don't like public speaking. That part about me hasn't changed yet.

One of the goals that Elder White and I have is to hit 30 lessons in one week. That is what we are pushing towards. Last week we had 28 lessons, and this past week we had 26. We'll see what we can hit this week with it being the fourth of July. Then next week is the temple trip! I'm so excited about that. I won't be having my preparation day on Monday because of it, and it will be on Thursday. So don't be surprised if you don't hear from me on next week until the afternoon on Thursday. 

I hope that you were able to get my email from last week. We had to do it at the library because our apartment complex computers were closed down last week. I was having problems with the wifi and the emails last week, so hopefully it all worked out.

Love ya tons! 

Love, Elder Leavitt

 

 

Flight Iterniary ‏

I get home at 5:52 on July 21st. So crazy, this can't be happening. AAAAAAWWWWWWW!!!!

 

 

 

 

Elder & Sister Gubler!!!‏ - June 29, 2015

I don't know if you have recieved the July ensign yet, but here is an article about Lonnie and Nancy Gubler. I saw it about two weeks ago but I forget to send it to you.

One Couple Serving, One Family learning

By Mindy Anne Leavitt

Recipe for a miracle: two couples, two inspired leaders, one question, and one knock on the door.

Lonne and Nancy Gubler of Santa Clara, Utah, sat in their stake president’s office, stunned. The stake president had just told them that he felt inspired that they needed to serve a mission and wanted them to submit their mission papers as soon as possible. While the Gublers had considered serving a full-time mission together--in 10 years or so--they felt unprepared to do so at age 48.

Their stake president had been trying to ignore the prompting that they should be called to serve, knowing how young they were. When the feeling wouldn’t be quelled, he finally went to Lonne’s father, a former stake president himself, and asked if it would even be feasible for his son and daughter-in-law to serve. “We’ll do whatever it takes to make it possible,” he replied. Satisfied with that answer, the stake president called the Gublers in for a meeting, where he expressed his feeling that they should serve a mission.

The Gublers exercised their faith and responded to their stake president’s charge. They received a call to serve in the New Zealand Auckland Mission. Their call didn’t specify what they would be doing, and as neither of them had ever left home or served a mission in their youth, they were understandably nervous.

Through a series of miracles, they were able to get their finances in order for the time they’d be serving. All three of the Gublers’ children were grown and married, their two daughters living nearby. Lonne’s father, a self-employed rancher like his son, agreed to oversee the Gublers’ own farm and ranch, with their sons-in-law taking over the work, allowing the Gublers to leave for 18 months.

Sister Gubler explains, “Leaving our children and grandchildren was probably the hardest thing we have ever done, but we knew the Lord had a plan for us and we were ready to serve Him with all we had!

“We felt very inadequate in the MTC, placed in a district with former mission presidents, stake presidents, and a patriarch. We were just a small-town couple who had always served in the Church, but never to that degree. We didn’t know our scriptures as well as we should have, so we studied hard and gave it the best we had!”

Armed with that preparation and the assurance they felt regarding the Lord’s plan for them, they set off on their missionary service.

An Unexpected Question

Meanwhile, halfway around the world sat another stunned couple, Reuben and Nara Hayward of Gisborne, New Zealand. They had not been active in the Church for over 11 years and hadn’t taught their two sons anything about the gospel, when one day their eight-year-old son, Hikurangi, asked about the meaning of life. “It came out of nowhere,” Reuben recalls. “There was no reason for him to want to know about that.”

Still, the Haywards knew they had to give their son an answer, and they didn’t want to withhold from him their knowledge of the gospel. “We both felt an overwhelming sense of responsibility to teach him the truth,” Nara explains. “Even though we weren’t active, we never denied the truthfulness of the gospel. We just didn’t think the Church was something we needed in our lives at that time.”

In the days following their son’s unexpected question, the Haywards considered what to tell him. The couple discussed contacting the bishop and getting in touch with the missionaries, but didn’t.

A few days later there was a knock on the Haywards’ door. There, scared to death and fresh off the plane from the United States, stood the Gublers. They had been sent by the Haywards’ bishop, who knew the family--and also knew they were obstinately opposed to receiving missionaries. For more than a decade, Reuben had been chasing missionaries and any other Church-related visitors off their doorstep. “Reuben was ruthless to anybody that came to their home,” Sister Gubler explains.

But for Nara, it was a sign. “When the Gublers came to our home it was kind of another wake-up call for us. We didn’t call them, but there they were. It was the first time in a long time that I allowed myself to feel the Spirit testify of our Heavenly Father’s love for us. It was no coincidence that they called on us that day, and I knew the moment they walked up my driveway that they were inspired by the Lord.” Reuben must have felt so too, because for the first time ever, he allowed missionaries to come inside his home. But, as Sister Gubler says, “It wasn’t about us--it was all about timing.”

A Special Connection

The Haywards felt a special connection to the Gublers right away, asking if the missionary couple would come back every week to teach their two sons. The Gublers happily agreed. Sister Gubler taught the Haywards’ sons, Whaimutu and Hikurangi, while Elder Gubler subtly tried to relate the lessons to the Haywards themselves.

After a few lessons, the Gublers asked if they could pick the children up for church. They were surprised when the Haywards said that they would come to church together, as a family. Little by little, the Haywards’ sons soaked up the message of the gospel and the Haywards were reminded of truths they had learned long ago.

Finally, the Gublers decided to ask the Haywards for permission to baptize their sons. Reuben shocked them again with his answer: “Yes, they can be baptized, but I want to be the one to do it.”

Over the following months, the Haywards worked to obey the Word of Wisdom and overcome other issues to prepare themselves and their sons for their sons’ baptisms. They made sure to invite Reuben’s parents to the baptism, not telling them that it would be Reuben performing the ordinance. Throughout the Haywards’ 11 years of inactivity, Reuben’s parents, devout members, had never given up on the hope of their son’s family returning to the Church. They had fasted weekly and prayed daily that Reuben and his family would come back, pleading with the Lord to send someone who might be able to touch their hearts.

The day of the baptism, Reuben’s parents were overjoyed, to say the least, to realize that not only were their grandsons getting baptized but their son and daughter-in-law had returned to Church activity and were working toward becoming an eternal family. Similar to Alma the Elder’s experience, their prayers and fasting in behalf of their children were answered (see Mosiah 27:14).

A few months after Reuben baptized his sons, the family was sealed in the Hamilton New Zealand Temple. Since their reactivation, two of Nara’s brothers have also returned to the Church, and her mother has completed the temple ordinances for her husband and been sealed to him. Both Reuben and Nara have now served in leadership positions in their ward. Reuben’s parents were inspired to serve a mission themselves, hoping that they might reach another couple’s wayward son or daughter, as the Gublers had with theirs.

The Lord Knows All

Two couples’ lives were changed forever--thanks to the Gublers’ inspired stake president and their willingness to serve, and the Haywards’ inspired bishop and their willingness to change.

Sister Gubler says, “We are so thankful the Lord put the Haywards in our path. He knows all. He puts us in places for a reason.

“We are also thankful for a stake president who followed his promptings to call us on our mission. We know the power of couple missionaries! They are needed so much! We didn’t know how we could ever leave our business or our family, but we knew the Lord would provide a way. And He did. It is nothing short of a miracle.”

Picture of Britton Shipp & Kycie Terry:
That's too bad I won't be able to make it to his homecoming talk.
We'll have to meet up later on to catch up on old times.

That's such a great picture of those two, and I will keep them both in
my prayers.


Re: Backdrop fan and arches for float ‏
Looks awesome! Can't wait to see it. Lexie doesn't look to thrilled to
be helping out. :)

Happy Father's Day!!!‏ -June 22, 2015

Dear Family and Friends,

This week has just been full of many small miracles. Even with having
to drop all of the baptismal dates we had set and also with Ckova and
Christy leaving for their vacation. We have several lessons with them
this past week before the left to go and be with family for the next
month or so. Sadly, I won't be able to see them again as they get back
in late July, but we are going to try having some Skype lessons with
them while they are gone so that they will be on track for baptism
once they get back. We are also going to have missionaries go and
visit with them as well while they are staying with family. I am going
to miss them so much, especially Christy because she just loved
learning about Christ and his teachings. We made sure to play a few
games to keep her entertained and to remember the commandments easier.

The past few weeks we have started tracting again, and last week we
had the commitment to knock 30 doors a day, and this week it is 40
doors. Elder White and I both have a hard time with knocking doors
because neither one of us likes it to much. The reason that tracting
is being brought back in the mission is because too many missionaries
were wasting their time doing activites that weren't effective. To me,
tracting isn't the most effective way at all. It always seems like we
find people who will be willing to listen, and we have such a great
first contact with them. But after that, we are never able to get in
contact with them again, or they never answer the door. We haven't
once yet hit the number of doors that we have been committed to, there
just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day when we have set
teaching appointments and are always biking from one to the next. On
the days that we have tried our best to knock as many doors as
possible, we are able to see many blessings that come from just being
obedient to the mission leaders and trying our best. For example, just
last night we were trying a few potentials but they weren't home, so
we started tracting the complex we were in. I felt like we should
leave and go try somewhere else, and we decided to take the long way
out of the complex. That was when we met Danielle as she was trying to
take groceries into the house with a sick child in her hands. We
stopped immediately and helped her to carry them in, then we taught
her all about the restoration and the Book of Mormon, and now we have
another lesson with her Wednesday afternoon. It is so amazing to see
the hand of the Lord and being an answer to someone's prayers.

Thursday we had interviews with President Cusick. They always go
pretty smoothly, and we didn't really talk about too much since we
will be having more discussions with each other  in the next month. I
just love President Cusick and Sister Cusick so much. I am so blessed
to have such great and inspired people who answered the call of the
Lord to serve.

Saturday was a great day. We had eight lessons scheduled, and only one
of them canceled since they weren't feeling to great. Another great
miracle that happened was that one of our appointments feel through
last night, and we were both quite hot and thirsty from biking around
in the heat. We decided to head to the church to grab some water, but
on the way there we saw a storm approaching and we wanted to watch it
come in, so we went to the top of a nearby parking garage. We were
getting ready to leave, when we stopped to talk to a couple that were
also up there. One of them is a Buddhist, and the other is an atheist.
The atheist said that he was supposed to go to a Bible study, but
decided to skip out, and that was when we showed up.  We ended up
going over the plan of salvation and were able to talk in depth about
so many different things pertaining to the pre-earth life, the spirit
world, and the three kingdoms of glory. We talked to them for about an
hour or so, and now tonight we are going to take them on a church
tour, give them a Book of Mormon, and send them to the YSA family home
evening.

Happy Father's Day Dad! I love you tons!

Love, Elder Leavitt

P.s. I didn't send his out to everyone like I usually do, so you might
have to forward it to a few people if they want it, thanks.

Fwd: FINAL: LEAVITT/CHASE GREGORY 21JUL2015 TPA ATL‏- June 18, 2015

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Sister Tollerton

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Light of Christ‏ & Re: June days of summer!‏ -June 15, 2015

Dear Family and Friends,

This email is going to be short this week because there really isn't a whole lot to talk about. This week has been pretty slow. We've had a few solid progressing investigators that just moved outside of the mission. Plus some of our dates sets are going on vacation for a month, so we have to temporarily drop their dates until they return. Now we have lots of time to find more people who are wiling to progress.

I loved church so much yesterday and being able to partake of the Sacrament. It is the best feeling of each week being able to start over and begin again. Plus the Sacrament talks were amazing. They were about the light of Christ, and I was able to gain so much out of them. 

One amazing miracle that happened this past week was when we were taking the bus to get to one of our appointments. At one of the stops, a former investigator gets on the bus, and right after him gets on a YSA member. We were then able to have such an amazing lesson with him on the bus for thirty minutes, and when we got off, the member continued to answer a bunch of questions and testify of the truth. It was so great, and I love seeing blessings like that happen.

Love you all, and I hope that you have an amazing week!

Love, Elder Leavitt

 

Just wanted to let you know that I did get the package you sent me, along with the two letters form Lainee! :D I got them on Wednesday. I guess they were sent to my old apartment back in St. Petersburg. My new address is the mission office, which is 13510 N. 42nd Street, Tampa, FL 33613. Thanks so much for the wonder package of all of the goodies. We've bene enjoying it together. I've already tried the granola for breakfast and it was pretty good. I'll have to try out a few of those recipes that you sent, that will be fun to see how they turn out! :)

Love ya tons!

Transfer #17‏ - June 8, 2015

 

Dear Family and Friends,

This week has been a great week. It didn't feel ike it was the best week that we have had, but we still saw many miracles.

On Monday, we had the the mission party at the beach which was tons of fun. Although I was sore for the next few days from playing ultimate frisbee and soccer. I did make sure to get some good pictures for you mom. :) It took me a while to gather everyone up, but I did get one picture with five of my companions that are still in the mission.

This week we also received three Bible referrals from church headquarters. We were able to introduce the Book of Mormon to all three of them, and because we were able to do that, we know have three return appointments to meet with them to tell them more about it. One of them is tonight and the other is tomorrow. I'm excited to see how it turns out because they seem pretty solid.

We were also able to set another baptismal date with Robert. We helped him to fill out a calendar and showed him all of the lessons and commitments that he would need to be keeping before that time comes. I love visiting with him, which is a great thing because we are going to be seeing him a lot more often now.

There really isn't a whole lot to report for this week. Other than Elder White and I are staying companions for my last six weeks. I'm glad that I get the opportunity to continue to serve with him because he is such a great guy. We have a lot of work to do this transfer, but good things are going to come from it. Love you all and I hope that you have a fantastic week.

Love, 

Elder Leavitt

 

 

 

 

5 of 7 companions that I have had on my mission. Elders Stephens, Ronfeldt, Me, White, Ware, and Hicken. Just missing Elders Whaley and Wing.

Sunset at the beach!

 

Sounds like a pretty adventurous week that you have all had.

I can't believe that Tyler and Mason are back home already. That's crazy to think about. Be sure to give Aly a great big hug for me when she leaves next week. Oh, that reminds me, can you send me the address for the Farnsworth's, and Morris and Susan? I already have Myron and Maritza's. I have a friend here that just got his mission call last week and he is going to the Arizona Phoenix Mission. Myron and his family live in that mission, so now I'll have to take a trip down there to see him once he gets there. His name is Jake Heller, and he leaves on July 15, right before I do.

I still haven't received that package yet. Hopefully I will be able to soon. I will be sure to share it with Elder Hicken when I get back. I'll also have to go through facebook and get all of the mission pictures saved so that I can always have them. I bet that it is a lot of fun playing I spy. :D And you're right about one thing. There sure are a lot of cute sisters in this mission. :D But there's nothing that I can do about that for the next six weeks, so don't worry. 

Love ya tons!!!

Love,

Chase

 

Re: 1st full week out of school feels like 3 wks they said!‏ - June 1, 2015

Hi Elder bud!
Questions:
How did your dental go last week?
Who was the dentist?
How did the baptism for Kaitlyn go?
I could only find 3 sets of running flats- do you want those sent to you to run with?
Did you ever find someone to give my Book of Mormon to?

I'm sorry, I thought that I had already responded and sent it off, but I guess it didn't work. 

My dental went great a few weeks ago. I don't know the dentists name. She had a really cool accent though. I do know the address of the dentist office though. It is 11157 N 56th Street. Temple Terrace, Fl. You might be able to find the dentists name. I'm not quite sure.

The baptism with Caitlyn went great. Did you get the pictures of it? If not, I will resend them. Elder White did the Baptism and I did the confirmation! The Spirit was so strong in both ordinances. She is doing well in the YSA ward, but with the new rules, we aren't allowed to teach her any more since she is a YSA member. But we still get to see her occasionally. I also got to see Adnre Flowers and Taylor Corey from the St. Pete ward. They have started coming to the YSA activities now. I found out that the new bishop in St Pete is Brother Marble. I kind of figured that it would be him. 

You don't need to send me my running flats. I will be okay without until I get home. I don't even run that often because I hate running on the treadmill.

I did give the Book of Mormon away to a returning member of the ward. I think that he might give it to a friend that he has been coming to church with lately that isn't a member. He was really appreciative of it. :D

I'll have to read the rest of the email later, but I don't have time to respond to it at the moment. I'm glad that everyone is staying busy and that things are going well. I did read about Weston Wilson, and thanks for sharing that with me. I didn't know him to well, but it is cool to hear that he is a good influence and example to the rest of his friends. 

Love ya tons! Thanks for the updates.

Love, Elder Leavitt