Elder Robert Scott Killpack March 21, 2016

Dear Family and Friends,

This week was truly amazing. I was able to be by the Temple a lot this
week. I will tell you about those experiences. First, was on March
17th. Elder Bakewell knew that that was the ten year mark, and so he
said he was willing to go to the temple with me for our dinner hour.
There I was able to light a candle for my mom. And could feel of her
love. It was really a special experience, and then later that night I
was able to write her a letter. I wish I knew her more than I do. I
know she was an amazing lady, but it's hard sometimes to remember
everything about her, being only 10 years old. Oh how I wish I could
just sit down and talk to her, and get to know her. I love my mom so
much. I am so grateful for the many times she was able to be there for
me, even after she left this earth. Then the next da March 18th, I was
able to go through the temple for the first time since I left the
MTC!!!!! It was really cool and so peaceful to be there again. To be
honest it felt like the first time I went through ha. It all just felt
so new. Not that it changed, but it had just been so long! While in
the temple I was able to feel the comfort and love of my mom. The veil
felt so thin. She told me to tell the family, how much she loves each
and every one of you, and she is so proud of you. I know it is a
simple statement, but I hope you feel the power and reality, that this
comes straight from her. I also learned in the temple this week, that
our answers that we receive are heavily dependent on how specific our
questions are. I went to the temple wanting so many answers, but all
my questions were too broad. And some questions I only wanted a
confirmation that my answer was already right, and so that blocked
some of the spirit out, from helping me receive the answers from God.
So what I learned simply stated is, ask specific questions with a
humble heart, realizing that God may have a different opinion or
answer. Then on Saturday the 19th of March, I was able to be a part of
a temple tour! A group from Tübingen came down and had the YM and YW
and some of the primary there. I learned so cool things about the
temple. For example... The Bern temple was the first temple to be
built outside of the USA! Cool huh!? Well I am so grateful for the
temple. I am so grateful to live so close to the temple again, what a
blessing. I am so happy out here, I love life, and I love this work.
Love you so much mom, both Michelle, and Kim. I am so grateful to be
able to call you mom. Thanks for what you do for me. If there is
anything I can do let me know!

Elder Killpack

Elder Robert Scott Killpack March 14, 2016

First off, I want you to know I did not forget your Birthday last week!!!! I thought I had written about it my big letter, but I now realize that I didn't... So I am so sorry about that! But Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!

This week was really cool! We were able to go to a mini MTC that they had here in the stake of Bern. It was really cool. There were about twenty youth from the stake that took part in this amazing activity. We all arrived Friday evening at like 6:00 o'clock and we had some dinner and a  spiritual thoughts and then all the youth opened up their calls to see where they were going on their missions. Then we slept over with the Interlaken Elders, and woke up super early to get up to the MTC again ha! Then we were with them for their District meetings, then breakfast, and then we were able to be MTC teachers for a little bit. We taught them how to teach people, or what are some important principles someone would need to teach a powerful successful lesson. Then were able to be the investigators for these youth who were paired up in companionship. That was a really cool experience for me, as I put myself in one of our investigators shoes, and to hear the testimonies of these two future sister missionaries, and to feel the spirit with which the taught. It was one of many confirmations to me that this church is the true church of Christ. Then later that day we were able to have a testimony meeting in which all these future missionaries bore their testimonies about how they are so excited to go on a mission. I could feel the spirit so strongly as they testified of what they knew was right to do. It really made me realize how lucky I am to be on a mission, and it gave me a new energy to do everything I can to live up to these expectations of the mission being the most amazing time of my life up to this point. I found a new desrie and a stronger desire to serve the Lord. I am so grateful for all these youth in our stake, who strengthened my testimony of being a missionary, what an honor to have been with them.

We were also in charge of Zone Sport, for the mini MTC and we played some Flicker ball, and that was alot of fun to play in the snow and in the middle of the alps I will put a picture of the field on here later:) well I love you and I am so grateful I can call you my Mom!!!!!!! Love you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Killpack

The Field 

Elder Robert Killpack 03/07/2016

So Switzerland is LEGIT!! I love it. It is super expensive, super
pretty and MOUNTAINS! I love it. I am known as the "American" by the
missionaries and the members, so that will get old real fast, but that
is just the culture of this mission right? This weekend we had Stake
conference, and President Kearon was there, he is one amazing guy!
During the first session, I was super tired and was in and out of
sleep. Then we were lucky enough to sing an intermediate hymn so I
could stand up and wake up, then I leaned over the Elder Bakewell
after the hymn and said, I am so bored right now and so tired, I can't
keep my eyes open. We chuckled about it, and then the Stake President
got up and said, we will now hear from our new missionary Elder
Killpack.... President Kearon had told him to call on me to give a
quick five minute talk on the spot! Safe to say I was wide awake on a
matter of Seconds. As I walked up to give my talk President Kearon
just smiled at me and said, Thank you. Ha then I proceeded to teach of
Christ. 2 nephi 25:26. I finished my part and then President Kohler
who was there, gave me the thumbs up. I am sure he was more nervous
than I, because one of his missionaries had to get up on the spot in
front of the area president, but I think he was relieved by the time I
was done ha! But ya after that my legs couldn't stop shaking as I sat
down, and I was WIDE AWAKE.

Life is good! I was able to see the TEMPLE for the first time in
twenty months on Saturday, and I about cried. I could feel the spirit
of the temple just being on the temple grounds. It was incredible! I
LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE, I am going there someday... NEXT WEEK!!!!
Wahoo!

Love Elder Killpack