March 28, 2012

Dear Friends and Family,

So the MTC is going GREAT!  I absolutely love being here serving the Lord.  It is hard to believe that in just a few days I will be in Denver for two years!  But I am ready to go. 

I sprained my ankle.  I had to be on crutches for 2 days and now I’m not allowed to do anything at the gym unless I’m wearing a brace.  It is all better now and does not bother me at all.

I have gotten to see a ton of my friends while I have been here.  I saw Weston, Matt, and Clark, and then on top of that I have gotten to see Spencer and Brady too which is awesome.  I am not really sure what else to write because everything pretty much goes the same.  I like my district, but I think I could only handle having one of them as a companion which is lucky because he is the one that I am companions with. 

I would love to hear from everyone!  I’ll put my Denver address in my next email.  But I love being here!  I know the Church is true and can help anyone and everyone better their lives!  I love you all.

Love,

Kepler

March 21, 2012

Dear Friends and Family,

I LOVE it here.  It is so awesome!  My companion’s name is Elder Searle and he is great.  The first week here has been overwhelming but awesome at the same time.  A lot of people give the MTC a bad wrap, but I like it.  It is funny today seeing all of the new missionaries that got here today and just look lost because that was me a week ago.  But it was pretty easy to catch on to so it’s not bad at all.  My teachers are great too.  Their names are Brother Coffman and Sister Cutler.  They help everyone out so much, I love it. 

I saw Mariah on Sunday evening so that was pretty cool because she is the only person I have seen that I know from home.  I saw my friend Clark that teaches here and that was super awesome too, he helped me out a lot the other day. 

Right now I am “teaching” 4 people.  It is a great experience and a good way to learn how to teach effectively.  I am so eager to get out to Colorado though!  I am still waiting to see Brady and Spencer soon hopefully.  But I love the Church and everything about it.  I am so glad I have the opportunity to teach others what I know to be true and help them in their lives!  I love you all! 

Love,

Kepler

Reporting the the MTC

Elder Kepler Ridge reported to the MTC on Wednesday, March 14, 2012  All 4 of his brothers, Perry, Jonathan, Dustin, and Brady were able to be there to drop him off as well as his grandparents, Ross & Bonnie Whatcott, his nephew, Michael, and his favorite sister-in-law, Kristina. (No need to tell you who will be updating this blog regularly.)  :)

Some of these were posted on Facebook already, but here are the pictures that were taken that day.

I'll be adding snidbits of his emails as they come.

Good luck Elder Ridge!

Called to Serve

Hello Everyone!

I will be serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the next two years.  I will be serving in the Denver, Colorado area.  If you would like to stay in touch with me, you can write me letters.  My address will be updated on this blog.  For now, the address that you can write me at is

Elder Kepler Taylor Ridge
MTC Mailbox #245
CO-DENS 0402
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793

I can be written at this address for the next three weeks after which it will be updated on here as well as a weekly email.  If you do write me and would like to be written back, please write your address in the letter, but if for some reason I do not write you back, I am very sorry as I am sure I will be extremely busy.  I would love to hear from all of you and I will see you all in two years!

Love,
Kepler