Friday, March 28, 2014

Quick letter and cute picture

Hey mom,
I have very little time because I just finished my application to BYU. I need to to call and verify that they got it because there wasn`t a button or anything to click to send it, and to see if we need to pay the $35 di¡ollar application fee again. Other than that, all is well. I will send more info next week. I love you.

Go Seahawks!!!!
Elder Hjelm

The photo is of me and my former companion elder richardson

What Ward am I in? This is so Austin!

Oh, according to the church`s online directory, I belong to the Gravelly Lake Ward, while you all are in the American Lake Ward. Did we move? Did you move my records for some reason? Could you please clear this up? Thanks.
Still love you,
Elder Hjelm

Go Seahawks!

Hey Mom,
    So, I rewrote my second essay on my application - any ideas that you can shoot me would be great. I also started the scholarship application, which I will finish up next week. I don`t remember any password or anything for the SAT, so we`ll just have to work with it.
    I`m sure that you just need to practice teaching teenagers instead of little kids. I know that you can teach young womens - you did it enough in the stake. Give them some meat, but remember that some girls are vegetarians, so you should always accompany it with a salad, and save the cookies for me! But just have fun, and let the girls know that you love them. Oh, and Jonah didn`t tell me anything about his new calling. It sounds exciting though.
     I`m so excited for the Seahawks, though I will be bummed if they go to or win the super  bowl while here and I can`t watch it. You absolutely have to record it for me if we get there!!!
     Oh yeah, transfers. I`m still here in quilicura, but my companion Elder Richardson left, and I`m now here with Elder Sierra from Colombia. Other than that, no other news. I`m excited for these last three months here - I don`t even feel trunky. Just be sure that you all don`t get trunky either!!

As Always,
Elder Hjelm

Working hard and making plans

Dear Mom,
    I now have almost everything done on the application except the essays. I talked mainly with Mrs Richardson, so I would talk to her. Also, I was looking at my status, and it has the wrong score for my SAT - Can you check on that? I remember getting 1900 something, but it says that I got 1200 something. Could you also check that it saved my SSN in the application? I have no idea if it saves sensitive information like that. Next week I will do the essays and the scholarship application.
    I am still trying to figure out what to study. My patriarchal blessing says to study the needs of the earth and society and then to fill those needs. Any ideas? I`m trying to figure that one out. Anyway, I `m doing well. We had a bit of a rough week last week, but this week will be better. I love you, and I miss you. Only 13 weeks to go!!!!

Elder Hjelm

Happy New Year!

Hey Mom,
    It was really great to talk to you on wednesday. It´s weird to think that that was the last time here on the mission. I did the math and we are already in double digits - 98 days to be exact. I´m still a little trunky, but obedient. 
    I agree with uncle jared - luke and leia would be the best names ever for twins! And I understand about the tree - How many days did it last this year? I didn´t even have a tree. I´m sure that the snowmen and everything else are still up like normal. 
    My eagle letters were great. People said a lot of nice things. They helped me out a bit. And I am slowly but surely enjoying my package. I´ve almost finished all of the slim jims, and I´m trying to find a use for the fleece pajamas. I would sleep in them, but it´s like 70 degrees every night here. Maybe I´ll use them in late march/early april. Oh, I was able to access byu thanks to the username that dad sent me in his email. I´ve finished parts one and two, even though I haven´t chosen a major yet. I will talk with president essig on wednesday about the ecclesiastical endorsement. The password is the name of our dog in all lowercase letters followed by our house number without spaces. I already have it up to step 5. Could you get on and enter my social security number in step 1? That would help to be able to apply for scholarships and work in BYU. Also, I need you to figure out who we need to get my transcript and academic endorsement from. That would help a lot. I put BYU Idaho as my back up choice. 
     Anyway, transfers are in two weeks, and I feel like I´ll be staying here. Remember that I love you and I think of you often. We´ll be partying in just 3 months.

Love ya lots!
Elder Hjelm

Merry Christmas from Elder Hjelm



Christmas in Chile

Hey Mom,
     I am so freaking pumped for christmas. We are going to spend Christmas Eve with one of the coolest families in the ward. Then on Christmas Day the bishop is going to have a barbecue for us. I`m so excited! I`m in Downtown santiago right now. We`re going to eat peruvian food. I should get my package on wednesday morning in district class.
    
     Which of my many CTR rings are you wearing? The one that I brought with me kind of got crushed in between a wall and a bunkbed, so I`m without one. I really am doing fine mom. I`m functioning. I`m not living in a blur. I`m working. I still wish that I could be in the office, working where I can do my best work, but I get over it, and I get going. I still have some things that I feel like I need to talk to president about. He doesn`t really understand people very well. So yes mother I am doing fine. Not excellent. Not bad. Just fine.
    I can`t wait to talk on wednesday. It`ll probably be closer to 10:30 your time, but It`ll work out.
Love,
Elder Hjelm