November 12, 2008. I'm in India!

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Elder Jeppesen arrived safe and sound in Bangalore early this morning. We picked up he and his companions and brought them into Bangalore. They got to bed about 4:00 AM. We then had them come over to the Mission Home where Sister Nichols fed them a great breakfast. We then gave all the elders an orientation. Then we took this photo of Sister Nichols and I and your son. This afternoon we brought them all into the Mission Office and covered a number of items with each elder. I then had a wonderful interview with your son.  I will meet with him again tomorrow morning and give him his first assignment. He will be assigned to the Coimbatore Branch, in Coimbatore, India which is south of Bangalore about 200 miles.  Coimbatore is where the church started in India.  It has a beautiful modern chapel.  His companion will be Elder Banavath a district leader and an outstanding young man that I trust very much. Your son will be in good hands.
Elder Jeppesen seems to be doing well and adjusting though he is still suffering some from lack of sleep and jet lag. Thank you for sending us your wonderful son.
Pres. and Sister Nichols

November 6, 2008

Hey everything is going good here. Ya I cant believe I leave in just a couple of days. President Boone talked to us about India. He said we will probably never have to cook for ourselves while we are out there. Either you eat out or at members houses so that will be nice. President Julie B Beck spoke to us on Tuesday. Thank you so much for your packages they have been fun. I am really excited to go and take the gospel to the people of India. Well I am just about out of time so I think I will also write you a letter also since it will be the last time before I am in India. Thank you so much for your letters and packages they have been awesome. I love all of you. Elder Jeppesen

October 30, 2008 - 1st email from MTC

Hey hows everything going? I hope all is well. This week has just been awesome. Thursdays are my pdays and the only time I get to email. Everything has been amazing here though. The are 9 elders in my district. There are a total of 14 of us going to India. Only 6 of the elders in my district are going to India. We have amazing teachers here and they know so much about everything in the gospel. On Tuesday we had a devotional and Elder L. Tom Perry of the Twelve Apostles came and spoke to us and he was very good. Also the MTC choir sang and they sounded incredible and the spirit was so strong. Still learning how to do my laundry haha. We went to the referral center yesterday and had to call people all over the country. But it was really scary, I got all answering machines till the very last call and he was not interested so it didn't go very well for me my first day but it should get better. Tell everyone thank you for their letters they were great to read. My branch president is Doug Smith who owns all the car dealerships and his counselor is Bro Studderd who was an assistant to 3 us presidents so they have a lot of stories and they are awesome. Well everything is going good and the MTC is awesome. If I need anything I will let you know. Well everything is good. Love you all so very much. Love, Elder Jeppesen

Entering the MTC Oct. 22, 2008

The Long Drive to the MTC....1/2 Mile!


The 3 Musketeers!


Putting The Name Tag On Always Chokes Mom Up!


Our Last Family Picture