Below are a couple of letters that we just received from Jordan via snail mail. The first letter was written on tiny little notebook pages (see below) date unknown. That's Jordan. He said there was a stationery shortage at the shopette. The second letter was written on the 12th of September.
Hey, I only have 10 minutes so....Having a good time. If you go on you tube and type in Drill instructor angry that is what my TI is like. One guy in my flight has been to jail for a few days. (don't know how he got in the Air Force) He says that Basic Military Training (BMT) is like jail but a little bit better. I like a firm bed and the guys in my flight hate the food. I kind of like it. A lot of the guys ask why I don't swear and I say it is against my religion which brings up me being LDS. I have 3 LDS guys in my flight. We've had a lot of missionary experiences. We even reactivated one of the lesser active LDS guys but we couldn't go to church because the chapel guides didn't come to take us to church. Over all it's really rough but I have only been yelled at once and I haven't had any 341's pulled (341's are when you get in trouble and they pull this card that you carry. They may write something on it or not) Well, anyway, we also are packing around our M16's. So its all cool. My job around the dorm is to align beds. It's a fun and easy job. PT (physical training) is hard but fun too. Got to go. Miss you all. Love, Jordan
Hey Family,
How is everyone? How's my brother in Mexico? Speaking of my brother, everyone here is my brother. The camaraderie here is really intense. The concept of a wing man is very important. Everything we do we have to have a wing man. I now understand why missionaries have a companion. Like I said, we've had a lot of missionary experiences but I have a hard time with the way people swear every other word. I can deal with it but not being able to attend church on Sunday really makes it worse.
For those who don't know the chapel guides that were supposed to pick us up and take us to church had KP (kitchen patrol) so we couldn't go. We were not allowed to go by ourselves.
When you get around people that have almost no moral standards its really important to keep to your standards. Others outside the church really watch us and if we slip up even once it reflects a bad image about us.
I hate to mention it but my flight is turning into a lazy flight and doesn't want to do anything but somehow we get stuff done. BMT is hard but it has really changed my outlook on life and what I need to do in order to fulfill my calling in life.
I hope everything is going well with the ward and the family. Remember to write. I can have family and relative and friends pictures so I would love to hear from everyone.
Love you all,
Jordan
Odd photo I know but this is the most Jordan has written to us in a long time.
The content is also very impressive coming from him too. I'm sure his eyes have really been opened
as he says in his letters above. We are truly blessed to have him as a son.
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