September Ends

September has been good to us.

I was able to go golfing with my guys in beautiful Eagle Mountain.

We did a lot of footballing.

Sometimes we would get lucky and get grandbaby cuddles whilst footballing.

Stella did such a good job every morning watching her boys walk to school.

These three got to go to Lagoon.

We get Kehlani tomorrow and I'm literally counting down the hours!!

These two got to go to Southern California.

Monterey Bay is one of my favorite places on Planet Earth.

This one was protected from Hurricane Fiona.

He has been super happy with this transfer and loves his companion.

This one got his Patriarchal Blessing.

C and R are still going strong with football.

Basketball starts right after football ends.

The dogs had play dates and Kaya had a spa day.

We are so blessed.

Thanks for a good one, September.

 

Don't Look Like a Terrorist, But Don't Smile

I lost my passport. 

Actually, I know where it was but the person it was with "can't find it" and I'm not about to go looking for it.

So, I had to get another one.

I went yesterday to get that process going.

I love how they tell you that you can't smile for the photo, but you shouldn't try to look like a terrorist either.

I am guessing this is what my mugshot might look like if I had one.

In other news, this is my life.

These two creepers trying to scare me - and usually accomplishing their goal - daily.

Creepers.

 

Surprise Mickey Ears

Last night, B and I took Ri, Ty, and Aria to dinner.

They were having sleepovers at Papa's house so that he could take them to the airport this morning.

Aria didn't know that when they woke her up this morning, she'd be wearing mouse ears and heading to Disneyland with her mommy, daddy, nana, and family!!

Aria loves Gigi and Gigi loves Aria!

We filled her belly with pizza and huge breadsticks.

She got a deluxe bubble bath.

She got to have sleepovers with Papa.

And now she's on an airplane to go see Minnie Mouse!!!

 

FaceTime

I love Mondays.

I've loved them for a long time.

I've really loved them since Jackson was on his mission.

He'd FaceTime on Mondays.

Now I love them because Kaydon is on his mission and he FaceTimes on Mondays.

Yes, most of the conversations are all about Kehlani...

As they should be.

She has A LOT to say.

We all just listen and giggle and love!!

 

Missionary Moment - Puerto Rico San Juan & Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West

This week was pretty lit

Baptism on Saturday! Little Yanmiels pretty excited about..I think his family was a little more so however, the night before was pretty solid as well playing baseball in order to get a lesson set aside for a few muchachos 

I watched the Lord's Errand twice this week! I love Thomas S. Monson! Really sweet Prophet of God, I truly want to be much like him, always ready to run an Errand for the lord. 

I broke my record of 15 people at church which is pretty amazing! Members here are so amazing! Their focus is always on the missionary work sheparding inactive members in and placing new friends under their wing as a hen does with her chicks. 

With all that happened this week I just want to invite each of you to put more trust in the Lord, put more things in his hands and does as he would ask that he can bless you and those you love, for those of you who might like that the Lord forgets of you sometimes, put yourself in his shoes and take a look at your hands and feet, how can he forget as he has the prints of nails in them both to remember you always. He loves each of you. 

 I pray for you, I think of you, I miss each of you, I love each of you. 

 

Elder Jorgensen 

 

 

Kaya's Spa Day

Burke went and picked the monsters up yesterday on his day off.

He had scheduled a spa day for Kaya.

She needed it BADLY.

Here she is, looking all cute and stuff.

Gus got some extra one-on-one time with Dad and the boys...

Here is Stella, not letting R pet Gus!!

 

Half Day Flowers

Did you know I'm not a fan of roses.. unless they come from someone's yard?

Did you know that my favorite color is yellow?

Did you know that most of the time, I buy myself flowers on clearance (the ones that are basically dead)?

B and I both have half-day Wednesdays.

Yesterday we had to go to the store.

There were some things we couldn't get at Sam's over the weekend.

We grabbed the corn, the milk, the sour cream...

B got some pants and hoodies for Aria and Kehlani.

He's the actual best papa ever.

We headed to the cash register. 

Then he turned around and walked back to the aisle.

He grabbed Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (football-shaped) for him and this bouquet of flowers for me.

He picked them up, handed them to me, and smiled.

Seriously made my dang day!!

 

Timeout

I put myself in time out yesterday.

I do this as frequently as I can.

Just me and the outdoors...

And the crazies in the OC.

But mostly me and God's country!

 

Football, Football & More Football

Our weekends continue to be football, a little more football, and even more football.

C's team lost.

Again.

But, his leadership really came through!

I was super proud of him.

R's team won.

Again.

I was crazy-proud of this boy.

He looked so good and his leadership as what I've told him is the "quarterback of the defense" was on point.

Aria Girl came with her mommy and daddy on Sunday for football.

She was tuckered out and climbed up on my lap and went to sleep for two hours.

I kind of live for these moments.

When she woke up, she thought cuddling with Papa would be awesome!

Papa thought so, too!

What I don't have pictures of is Friday night.

We took the three youngest boys to the Syracuse homecoming football game.

P went off with his girlfriend to the student section.

C went off to the end zone with his friends.

R stayed with me until Dad got there...

Then we thought C would LOVE having us sit with him and his friends.

Honestly, C is so easy-going and thinks it's cool that his football buddies call me, "Mama."

 

Missionary Moment - Puerto Rico San Juan & Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West

Good morning all! I couldn't help realize fhat I hadn't even mentioned why my last email was titled the tigerajes are back, don't worry I'll explain. 

 

I'm a tigeraje. 

 

I know tons of slang like; klk gua gua gua! Dame la lu! Dame la luski! Cómo tu ta?? Opa opa! Klk mi loco! Klk mi creisi! 

 

Klk - que lo que (what's up) 

 

Sadly all of these phrases and more make you a gangster in the capital where I've served for 6-7 months now, however after I learned the phrases in Los Alcarrizos which is very gangstery I left to "the south" which means anywhere but the capital, phrases like those are kinda frowned upon and its kinda disrespectful, but now I'm back in the capital as the biggest tigeraje there lived! Ya tu sabes! 

 

Anyway crazy week this week, we're currently trying to get a couple people baptized this next week, one of which doesn't know any Spanish and is from Haiti, so we've been teaching her through a translator and learning Creole ourselves! We actually had a pre-baptismal interview with her and she ended up saying yes to on of the questions on number 4.. I'm sure only other missionaries know what that means, basically we called the president of the mission and they talked a lot on Repentance so there you have it! 

 Hurricane Fiona supposedly came in... someone must've prayed because all I see is a mid spring utah rain storm.. thank you for those bad boys, you always love a good prayer right? 

 Speaking about prayer.. yeah it works

 We had a friend (also from Haiti) tell us that she was unsure that God answers our prayers. This interaction helped me reflect on my own prayers and how sometimes I feel in the same boat until I had spoken to another missionary on the matter and he had told me that well, God always answers our prayers, we all know and have a firm testimony of that if we're willing to see what He has blessed blessed with, what it comes down to is if we all know that He's LUSTSNING. In cases like that we all simply need to have the faith sufficient enough to act, and pray, from there we need to always REMEMBER (just like the scriptures tell us) the blessings we have received. If we always have a firm belief that God always answers our prayers we'll never have to worry if he's listening because we'll know. 

 Yall already know 

 Love ya 

 

Eder Jorgensen 

 

 

 

In Other News

Mama has been SICK.

Layton Hospital was very kind to me.

IV's and kind smiles.

I was finally back to work yesterday.

Grateful beyond words!

While I've been trying to die, my family has been doing all the things!!!

Jackson, Isis and Kehlani had a Lagoon day with Isis's beautiful family.

Face-painting on the cutest little face!

B and the doggos.

They love to play at his house.

Kaya was scheduled to for a spa day, but her favorite groomer hurt her back...

So, next week.

Braxton and Mia spent a few days in California.

They were able to visit Grandma and Grandpa Nef, Auntie and Uncle, and go to Monterey (my favorite place on Earth).

Colton got his Patriarchal Blessing on Sunday.

It was rad...

Special Mommy moments.

And, football.

C's team lost.

R's team won.

And, Fall is in the air.

The morning game was chilly.

The afternoon game was perfect.

Kaydon is MUCH happier in his new area.

He taught all of us a new game, called "Snaps."

Mama is standing and back at work.

And before my body tried to fizzle away, I hit another personal record on leg extensions.