April 19, 2016 Additional

also about the package, i was super shocked to see the chilean pesos ahahaha it was awesome:) thanks

Also as you say you have sent me shoes before......i never have recieved shoes?? i still just have those that i came out on the mission with, well only 1 pair that i came out with, as far as shoes there arent any really good shoes down here.....like 4 months ago i bought a pair that suposodly was good but no....they arent lasting at all....but if you would like i could use a new pair to finish off my mission. (my current shoes got some holes and my feet are getting a little bit wet with all this rain:) ahahh but as far as suits, there is a guy here that is a tailor that can make me a brand new custom suit for only 80,000 thousand pesos. and so maybe it would be easier if i just got that down here to save a few bucks:) ahhaah Thanks mom:))

On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Kristin Collins <kcollins@collinscorp.com> wrote:

Jared,

I love that you have been humbled through your experiences there.  Also that you have build such a strong foundation in your testimony of the Savior!   That will truly help you the rest of your life!!  It is something I work on all the time!  It is hard to be truly humble.  We listened to the conference talk on humility today and I realize how far I still need to go!

We had the most amazing fireside on the temple this week.  Craig Jenkins gave it and he has such a way that I really GET what he is saying.  He talked about how the veil of the temple is Christ.  I think I had heard that before but I never really let it sink in!  Just think of that for a minute…as you are at the veil, it is Christ.  It is ONLY through Him that we can enter to be with the Father!  I love that!!  The other thing he made really real was guardian angels.  He has had so many experiences with his wife from the other side that he KNOWS she is around him and their family all the time.  He told us about when after she died, his single son moved in to keep him from being lonely.  He was in an upstairs bedroom.  One night Craig had a very vivid dream that was his wife standing at the top of the stairs and she was rolling two “entities” (evil spirits) down the stairs away from her son’s room.  He believed and I had witnessed to me while listening that she was protecting her son from these “entities” who had been following him around all of his life!  He also said that she could see them and they could not see her because you can only see down from where you are, not up.  He described them as well.  Creepy.  Also, soon after his wife died, his son found a girl and got married…something she had tried to help him with for years while she was still here.  Craig KNOWS that she is always around, doing what she can to help.  Such a testimony to me.  You know you feel them from time to time but think about it.  You know they are with you RIGHT NOW!!  Something else that he told me about a month after she died was that we can speak to them but we have to say it out loud.  They cannot read our thoughts.  God can read our thoughts, but only Him.  I have tried talking out loud to them and let me tell you, I know they are there!

I want you to know that I feel so much more peaceful knowing you have all those who love you right there with you going through the good and the bad!  They love you more than you can imagine.  Let them help you! 

What a week getting Rachael ready for Prom!!!  She is the most beautiful girl!  I know you can see it but I forget sometimes how perfect she looksJ  Tiffinee did her makeup and Jen Hendricks did her hair.  Tiffinee kept saying how she felt like she couldn’t add anything to such a perfect face.  She needed very little.  She doesn’t wear makeup which you can’t seem to tell.  She has lashes added and you keep telling her to wear less makeup.  Thing is, she doesn’t wear any!  Anyway, a friend asked her to the dance and so she had a great time and there wasn’t any romantic pressure.  The dress was absolutely amazing!  She loved it and felt good in it.  Her date was a little on the short side so she was bummed she couldn’t wear heels but other than that, I think it was a great time.

I am glad you received the Easter package.  Too bad it was so late!:(  Did you like the cash?  I love getting that for you!

Dad and I were talking and we think you probably need a new suit and/or shoes.  Do you?  Do you want to buy them there or do you want me to send them from here?  I know I sent shoes a while back but you could totally need more.  Please let me know!  We want you to have what you needJ

I love you!!

Love, MomJ