New Address for Writing Letters

This is a monument to the first guy who discovered gold in Alaska.

The mission home in Anchorage has moved so there is a new address:

Elder Scott Kvavle
Alaska Anchorage Mission
P.O. Box 221649
Anchorage, AK  99515


"We had Zone Conference and Leadership Training this last week.  It was so good and I learned so much and I feel as though I have grown a lot spiritually.  And That was our last time to see President and Sister Dance.  But they gave me some good parting advice and gave me a few predictions about my future mission life.  We taught quite a few lessons this week, mostly less active and recent converts.  But we taught and investigator this week."

"Our new mission President gets to Alaska the first of July.  We will get to see President and Sister Dance at zone conference on Friday which is good.  I have been reading the conference talks and they are great.  Elder Lowe is a good missionary and likes Fairbanks.  This transfer will be a 7 week one so President Clerk will have a week to settle in before transfers."

"We are getting a different Mission President that we thought.  President Clerk is going to Russia and the Mission President that was going to Russia is now coming here.  I think its will be President Beasliey, and I probably spelled that name wrong but oh well.  But we have been following more of the rules as a companionship since we had Zone Conference which is a very good thing."


"About 2 weeks ago Brother Marshall gave Elder Lowe and I each a beaver fur which was way nice of him, I even refused the first time because those things aren't cheap.  So I have one now."

Mother's Day Call

There is going to be a new Mission President, President Clarke and his wife are coming up from Utah (he was previously a Elementary School President).  Alittle more information about the Fairbanks area; there about 90,000 people and Elder Kvavle's mission zone has about 5,000 people in it with a total of 14 Missions int eh Fairbanks area.  Interesting note, the boundaries for Mission area, you could drive for 5 hours and still be within the boundaries.  The road that takes you up to see the norhtern lights is also in there mission area.  It's sunny most of the time there it looks like dusk when the Elder's go to bed and still light when they get up in the morning.  Elder Kvavle's current Mission area goes all the way up by the Artic Circle.  The members that live up by the Artic Circle actually conference call in to hear sacrament on Sundays (which is pretty cool).

100 members or so that are less active in Elder Kvavle's ward and there doing alot of less active work.  Teaching 3 families now that were less active but now are considered active.  One guy hadn't been to church in 40 years and now he is considered active again (he's on the Ice Road Truckers show).  2 current investigators...one from tracking...one from a referral from a few years ago. 

Elder Kvavle said the best part of the mission so far...alot of great things:

1. Set routine of things

2. Studying scriptures

3. Meeting with people that have fragle grasp on the gospel and teaching them makes it worth it

" I am so very thankful for the chance I have to serve a mission for the Lord.  I love being able to look back and see the Lords hand in my life so much.  I makes me want to do better so I will be worthy to have the Lord help me more in my life and in the work. My favorite part of my mission thus far is the people I am able to help, whether it be through the gospel or through service."

The Bishop in the ward is really pushing that everyone has their own garden this year.  "The teaching of people is going well, Sunday was invite a non member to church day and we had 3 investigators show up!  Which is great. Elder Espi has told me some stories about some of the bad areas and bad companions he has had in the past, so I am grateful for the area and for him because he is a great companion.  We also have a great district and zone.  I am able to learn and grow a lot in this area.  Yeah the temperature here doesn't bother me now.  I think I am a little more acclimated now that things are warmer.  This last transfer has gone by so fast, its crazy.  This Sunday a member is taking us up to central which will be cool.  We are going to have a mini sacrament meeting with the members up there.  Its about 5 hours away so it will be a good drive."

Elder Kvavle & Mom

Fairbanks District Pictures

Picture of Fairbank's District before transfer calls last week.



Elder Kvavle, Brother Marshall (our host family), Elder Espi

Transfer calls happened last week and Elder Kvavle and Elder Espi are staying in Fairbanks for another 6 weeks. "We have a new investigator named Elizabeth Jachim.  The first lesson was on Saturday and we are going to be working with her on Jesus Christ because she was raised a Jewish.  Her Husband showed some interest as well so we are hoping to teach both of them!  Its way exciting because this is the first investigator that i get to help teach from square one!  We haven't had any baptisms yet but we are always hopeful.  And we will start teaching them on Thursday!  And they seem interested and such.  On Sundays we try and tract in the morning and then church and then visit people after church or tract some more.  Weekends are a great time to tract because people are usually home."
"Sometimes we are visiting someone and we both just know that the person next door needs to hear the gospel.  And sometimes they don't even let us in. But I know that we helped them in some way, even if it be a smile.  The best part of the mission is all of it lol.  But something that stands out to me the most is the people here and the complete devotion of our time and efforts to the Lord."




Jeff Kvavle, Grandpa Kvavle & Elder Kvavle



Elder Kvavle & Dad



Pictures from the MTC

Elder Kvavle

Elder Kvavle is looking forward to his first General Conference out in the mission field.  " It actually snowed here yesterday.  We got like 3 or 4 inches.  Something weird about the snow is that it is very dry snow.  Like when you kick it its acts like sand.  I know odd."

Change Is Happening

Sister Dance, Elder Kvavle, President Dance

"This past week has been good with 2 referrals; one is a family of five and a guy named Justin Post. They have contacted them both and are looking forward to meeting with them.  Our investigator Art Robson was on date for baptism but he had to check with his wife and his wife told him there was no way he was getting baptized.  So we are meeting with them on Tuesday and are going to see what we can do."


"A recent convert named Brother Cerney, has an interesting hobby up here.  He does bee keeping, he was telling Elder Espi and I about it and it sounds really cool.  He is going to show us some stuff later in the spring once he gets his bees.  Apparently a lot of people up here do that.  So when I am home off my mission I am going to take a class on it."


The weather in Fairbanks is starting to warm up alittle to highs in 35 degree range and not -11 for daytime high. 

Fairbanks, Alaska

Elder Kvavle has reached Fairbanks, Alaska on 3.1.2011.  After traveling from the MTC (in Provo, Utah) up the Anchorage, Alaska.  Elder Kvavle and the 9 other missionaries were all able to travel together.  Mission President Brother Dance had them all out tracking as soon as they got back to the mission home.  "It was fun" Elder Kvavle said in his letter.

"My companions name is Elder Espi, he is from the Philippians!  Crazy huh.  He is 24, he has been out for 16 months.  He is a good trainer and a good guy.  Oh the first night i was here is was -10!  Its crazy cold here.  I am the driver of our truck.  So as you can imagine i am learning to drive on ice and snow.  Here is Fairbanks there is like no wind which is good.  Tracking is interesting haha because the houses are really far apart and EVERYONE here has at least 1 dog!"

"We have a few potential investigators we found since i have been here, but most people are not receptive.  We do quite a bit of less active work.  The ward has about 90 members? Maybe more i am probably wrong on that guess.  It makes me miss home ward, so many more people."

Scott at the MTC in Provo, Utah

Elder Kvavle

 Scott arrives at the MTC on Febuary 9, 2011
Here is Elder Kvavle with his Host Missionary who took him to in to get his ID and showed him where his room was at.

Elder Kvavle's first companion name is Elder Grate,
from California.  They get along great and they are
both picky eaters. :)  There are 9 missionaries currently in the MTC that are all heading up to Alaska Mission.  Elder Kvavle was made District Leader for the guys in Alaska Mission at the MTC.  We have classroom for about 6 hours a day and have been learning so much.  Elder Grate and I work super well as a team with the investigators and we can actually see how much we have grown spiritually, it's crazy! The food is good somedays and not so good other days. 


We have been sending Scott letters and packages full of snacks and treats.  Elder Kvavle says his roommates were so jealous with the first package.  Little do they know he should be getting another one any day now. :)

Elder Kvavle says "Let me just tell you all that I miss you and the only way I was able to come on my mission and leave you all was because I know I'm doing the Lord's work; and that's the right thing to do.  I love you all!"