1st letters home

We received letters from Josh yesterday and we would like to share just a few excerpts from them here for you! These were sent in individual letters to us his parents but I have combined them here.

Dad & Mom,

I love you and miss you more than I ever have! I'm sorry I've been so unappreciative for everything you do for me. It's pretty rough here, it's hard and and I'm having a hard time. I need your prayers right now, but I'm going to make it through. It wasn't until 2 nights ago that I actually got to read in my scriptures and it really helped a lot. The church has come up a few times but everyone has been really respectful. I've had time to talk to people about church and things. There are 3 trainees in my flight from Utah including me, one of them is LDS but not active at home though he does attend here. It's officially the start of week 2 now, they say it gets better around the end of the week. I love y'all at home and if you come for graduation we can see each other Thursday- Sunday. Unless someone does something stupid I can leave the base on Saturday. I want to go to Texas Roadhouse or something equal to that. Let the family know I'm having a rough time but I know I can make it, and yes I can still smile =)

Just a reminder of his address because he needs them very much:

AB Jacobson, Joshua W

323 TRS/FLT 371 (Dorm B-9)

PSC3

1320 Truemper St. Unit 369558

Lacland AFB, TX 78236-5570

Thanks

I'm so grateful for valiant Missionary couples

29 March 09

To The Family of Airman Basic Joshua Jacobson;

We are full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in San Antonio , Texas . As part of our Church assignment, we had the opportunity to meet Joshua on Sunday at the Base Chapel. He gave us permission to e-mail his address and photographs (which are attached below). His address at Lackland AFB is:

AB JACOBSON, JOSHUA W.

323 TRS / FLT 371 - Dorm B-9

PSC #3

1320 Truemper Street

Lackland AFB , TX 78236-5570

Trainees may not be able to write or call home for the first couple of weeks until their flight earns the privilege, therefore encouraging letters from home would be welcome by them. We are confident that the Trainees will write as soon as permission is granted by their Military Training Instructors (MTI's).

Sincerely,

Elder and Sister Reynolds

Military Relations Missionaries

Lackland AFB, Texas

Off again!!

Josh leaves tomorrow morning for Lackland Air Force base for basic training. I can hardly stand the thought of someone talking mean to my boy!!! I know Josh has a lot of self esteem but it is still hard. Keep him in your prayers and I will post his address as soon as I get it so you can all write him a letter. I will truly hate not having email or text messaging!

He truly appreciated the family coming to see him the other night. He will miss you all. You are such a great support system, Thanks so much.

He's enlisted!

Josh went and did it. He enlisted last week, but will not be leaving for Basic Training until March 24th. Until then he is keeping his options open. He might go to Idaho and live with friends in Shelley or he might just stay here. It might just depend on how much trouble he thinks we are.

Looks Like Josh will be gone again soon

Diane doesn't like it, but Josh is determined to join the Air Force Reserves. We are glad it is just the Reserves so that he can live it at home. That is, once he has done his Basic Training and Tech School.

He took the ASVAB test and passed with a 93 out of 99. So that qualifies him for any Tech School he wants to go to. So he is pretty happy with that. He still has to do his physical and then he can get started. I think he wants to get going so that he can be back for Christmas.

We will keep you posted.

Nice Note from a Member as Josh Leaves

Greetings from Louisiana!

I've had the privilege of hosting your son in my home for the last three months. He has brought great joy and laughter to my household, along with the great faith that we see in him each day. I've hosted the Shreveport zone leaders for almost a year now, and Elder Jacobson has been one of the finest that has lived here. As I type this email, he's packing and preparing to leave tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you for sharing him with us in the Mississippi Jackson Mission. Our mission is a much better place for him having been here, and I know that lives were changed for all eternity because of his ministry. We send him back home this week to your care, but he will always be a part of us here in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Blessings,
Brook Boddie
Shreveport, LA.

Its Getting Closer

-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Jacobson [mailto:jwjacobson@myldsmail.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:49 AM
To: dj2002@comcast.net
Subject: Re: May 27th
doing good. The Weather Has Been HOT! Dang Hot. ITs Been in The 90s many times now. We just expect it to be this hot every day. ITs been humid too...Rediculusly so. For instance a couple of days ago a guy answered the door and he had to take of his glasses because they instantly were covered in water. He later moved his hand and a stream of water fell off. The other day I shook my head and many droplets of sweat fell to the ground.
No ya'll cant go on a trip the 11th. because thats more than 2 years since I left but I wont be back. That just wouldnt be right. Lets go boating on that monday When were together. If you go on a trip you should go before the 7th. Jk you can do what you want, but I was supposed to get back the 11th
No. I havent heard from loren for over 14 months. Ill only be gone for
1 evening. I don't feel guilty about doing it either, i hav'nt talked to a friend from home for over 700 days. I want to spend time with the family when I get back. And I want to spend time with ben before he leaves. But Their are going to be times when I go see friends that week too. Thants not to much to ask, is it? And I want to spend some time alone too. Let me make a list of things I want to do 1. spend time with Family 2. talk to a girl (go on a date if she says yes(she already has)) 3. spend time with Friends 4. spend time alone 5. have unstructured time that list is in order too. two years has gone by fast, but i cant remember what its like to do any of those things. these things I REALLY want to do, notice movies ninetendo and TV arent on the list, you know how much I love TV Movies and Ninetendo...thats how much I want to do those 5 things.
Things are going well in our area but not so much in our Zone. we have to do a meeting on friday, we were supposed to have another week but they suprised us, and decided not to give us much time to prepare instead.
I like the Quote, what matters most is family. The mission is described as your life, pre-mission is pre-earth life, post mission is the after life, thus when you leave you "DIE" the first people Ill seek out is my family. I love you very much!
I hear Elder Drysdale is engaged. To a girl I worked with at the movie theater.
I Love you Mom,
Elder Jacobson