We love the fall!
Football games, falling leaves, General Conference, and Christmas
music!!! Christmas music, you
say? Well I (Jake) am diligently trying
to persuade Kristina that Christmas music is permissible to listen to starting
conference weekend, it’s an uphill battleJ It certainly is the most wonderful time
of the year!
September was wonderful! We have been busier than ever with school. Kristina finds a way to work at least
20 hours a week, stay involved in just about everything on campus, and still
get an A on every single exam. I
greatly admire her diligence, work ethic, and passion for life. That good Mortenson blood is certainly
in her. My stress levels have been
sky rocketing with the upper division Accounting classes, recruiting season,
work, young men’s activities, etc.
I need to exercise more to make sure my heart doesn’t stop. However, I did receive an accounting
internship at Jones Simkins, LLP here in Logan for the spring. I will be taking a semester off of
school while working 40-60 hours a week from January to May. Hopefully it goes well.
Business Week was a couple of weeks ago on campus. Kristina and I had the privilege of
going to lunch with Ron Labrum, the CEO of Fenwal Blood Technologies, a large
medical supplies company. We were
extremely impressed by him. He has
been very successful, but is still entirely humble. He is currently a Stake President in the Chicago area. Business Week brought other fun events
including; Texas Roadhouse BBQ and concert on Old Main Hill, the Awards
Banquet, free Aggie Ice Cream every day, and…the BYU vs USU game!!! What a thriller! We got to be part of the human tunnel
for the players at the first of the game when they ran out of the locker room,
and we were also some of the first to rush the field after the Aggies beat the
Cougars. It was a great feeling,
and we love our Aggies!
We have loved being with family in September including the
trip to the Real Salt Lake game, which seems like decades ago. I have started following RSL and am becoming
a big fan. We also celebrated
David’s birthday with a lunch at Elements, and Disney Scene It! David is a Disney whiz, that’s for
sure. I was sure I knew more about
Disney than anyone in Logan, but David is proving me wrong. What a great brother-in-law I have.
(Scott too, and Heather is the best sister-in-law I could ever ask for.) Speaking of Heather, she did an awesome
job at being a model for a Re-Design, Re-Fashion Fashion show for a fun class
Kristina is taking to fulfill her depth humanities requirement. She strutted the stage in front of 800
guests in an outfit made out of paper bags and cups from various fast food
chains around Logan.
To top it off, we loved General Conference so, so much! Even though it was in October, we still
had to mention it. Both of
President Uchtdorf’s talks were my favorite, primarily because they both
focused on things I greatly need to work on. I also loved Elder Nelson’s in Priesthood, and Elder Eyring’s
on Sunday. Kristina loved
President Packer’s, Uchtdorf’s, Monson’s, and many more. We both felt the theme of the
conference was “Follow the Prophet.”
We try to do that always and have strong testimonies of the gospel.
I am so glad to be in such a fun family. I love reading the newsletters and
keeping up with everyone’s busy lives.
Keep up the good work, and have a wonderful October!
Jake and Kristina
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