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

Elder Robert Scott Killpack Feburary 29, 2016

Hello! How are things going back home? How is planning for the wedding
going? So the the heading is a quote from Elder Bos, the senior couple
here in Stuttgart Military ward. We were going to the Schloss
Lichtenstein today, and it was kinda cloudy where we live, but by the
time we got the castle, it was snowing and super thick fog, and Elder
Bos continued to remind his wife that she promised him spring a week
or so ago haha! But it was a lot of fun being up there in the snow,
even if the castle was closed for the day... It was a pretty cool
place. You should look it up and see the pictures! I will send you
some over iCloud.

Now as you asked last week... Transfer came. I will be leaving
Stuttgart, after 7 amazing months, and I will be heading down south to
the city of BERN, SWITZERLAND!! I am going to the SCHWEIZ!!! Wahoo!!!!
I will be right next to the Temple too!! It's only like 30 mins away!
I am super excited. It is the first time in like 5 years that
Americans have been allowed to be missionaries in Switzerland so it is
a big change. And we are only allowed to stay 90 days there... And
that is exactly how many days I have left too. So I will barely make
it until the end! I now have to learn a new language... Swiss
German... But I am super sad to be leaving all the people in
Stuttgart. I have really come to love this ward! Especially the jungs
here. The guys who are about to go on their missions! They really feel
like some of my best friends! I love those guys so much, and it stinks
to have to leave them, but we already planned a sport night when I
come back in June haha! I am very grateful for my 7 months here in
Stuttgart, words cannot describe how I feel about this place, and
especially the people I have come to know. They will forever have a
place in my heart! I am also very sad to be leaving one of my best
friends Elder Rahlf. He truly is a great guy! We have had such an
amazing time together these last four months. We will be friends til
the end! But ya it was a great week! 
Love you mom!!!

Elder Robert Scott Killpack February 22, 2016

Dear family,

 Things are starting to get warmer over here. I wore shorts and a longsleeve shirt today! crazy huh?? We played some more handball today thats why! I hope you are having a good time back home!!!!! I am super excited for you guys as ward missionaries! I will be your third wheel with everything when I get home okay?? Missionary work must go on when I get home. It is kinda like what Elder Bednar says about the spirit. The best way to always have the spirit is to never lose him! Same thing with missionary work, if I never lose the drive to do it, then I will always be doing the work!! I will let you know haha! I am 95% sure that I will be getting transferred... we find out this week on friday, and then the following thursday I will be in my new area. I HOPE ITS LANDSHUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but we will see what happens right? But ya life is good I love being here and these next few months are going to go by way too fast I know it, but I will work hard and finish like my days here never will!!!! Love you and I am so grateful for all you do for me!

Love,

Elder Killpack

Elder Robert Killpack February 16, 2016

Dear mom,

What a week! We were able to experience two miracles!! First, we have
been a man from China, Jim. He was making amazing progress, and is so
receptive to the spirit. He was rock solid and accepted and prayed
about everything we taught him. But for the last month we lost contact
with him. He wouldn't answer his phone when we called and wouldn't
reply to txt... It was super lame, but then I called him on my phone
this last week, because he didn't have my number saved, and we got a
hold of him!! He told us that the commandments were just too hard to
follow, and that he didn't think he could do it... So we told him,
that of,course it was hard, especially when you have only known about
them for a month haha! So,we decided to take things easy with him. We
were able to get him to meet up with us and we played basketball
together. Then we talked about our families and we showed each other
pictures of our hometowns! He really enjoyed the time we spent hanging
out. I think it was really good for him to see us just being there as
his friend, not just missionaries. We will start teaching him again
soon! Pray for Jim to be strong in his faith, and stay true to the
answers he has received! Then Elder Hunt came into town for Austausch!
It was really fun to be able to work with Elder Hunt again! He is a
great guy. But when we were together we were trying to get a hold of
Bruder Heuer, because his phone no longer works, which means we have
to go to his house and call for his name, it's kinda complicated
because of where he lives... But anyhow, we went and Bruder Heuer
wasn't home, so we went back to the Ausstellung on KÖNIGSTRASSE and
within 2 mins Bruder Heuer was there! What a miracle! We were then
able to meet with him, and teach him, he has forgotten basically all
doctrine we have taught him, but he remembers the spirit he felt when
he met with us! So we are going to just start building from there
again! He is super excited to be back in church again. He is such a
good guy, I just hope his brain tumor gets better! Love you so much
and I am grateful for all you have done for me! And that will work out
with the 12th of June being my homecoming no worries! I am just glad I
will be there for the wedding! Love you guys! Have a great week!!

Elder Killpack

Elder Robert Scott Killpack, Janurary 18, 2016

The work is what's most important I will be here for Lao Chin Hao's
baptism! He is getting baptized the week of my birthday! How cool! He
is so amazing. He txted us Sunday morning saying, that he had played
video games through the entire night, so he wouldn't come to church
because he was so tired. But we helped him out to convince himself
that he could do it! And then he made it to church even though he was
dead tired!! He is so amazing!!! I love that guy!!

Love you,
Elder Killpack