Week of July 21, 2008
Jay, along with brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jimmy, performed at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conneticut this past Saturday. Jay had Eric along with him for this trip. Next up are the performances with the Osmond family and the Morman Tabernacle Choir this week, and Saturday night’s performance (July 26) can be viewed online!
Jay was really happy to see all the posts last week about the missionaries, and he hopes we can keep that post and it’s information going.
Jay would also like to thank those of you who have joined his uPlej Network, he was very touched.
Week of July 14 – For the Missionaries
Jay was thinking…with Kandilyn and him having their son serving his mission in Tennessee, and Alan and Suzanne’s son serving in Georgia, it got him to thinking about all of you out there who have children serving missions right now. Knowing how
these missionaries love a good meal now and then as they work through this
important journey, we thought we’d open up this category on the blog for
those with children serving missions. Please feel free to post their name,
where they are serving, and their contact info if you’d like fellow-Osmond
fans to make contact with your missionary.
Week of July 7, 2008
Jay has been trying to finish up a class, so he’s been spending a lot of time at the library each week. Yes…he is still working towards that degree, he is SO close! Life and career keep interrupting this goal, but it WILL be reached! Even though he’s been busy with his studies, Jay found time to toss the ball around with his sons and friends this past week. Life is getting a bit back to normal after the hectic pace he was keeping for the recent world tour.
Something Jay was quite pleased to be able to do a few days ago was to start his own uPlej Network. Jay’s network supports the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which he is doing out of love and respect for his brother Alan, and nephew David. Jay would love for all of you to visit his uPlej webpage. Here is a little overview of what uPlej is all about:
uPlej (pronounced “you pledge”) is a Professional Fund Raising Organization that combines social networking with charitable giving. uPlej has taken the best aspects of social networking and developed a powerful, yet simple system for individuals, businesses and charities to raise money for their favorite causes across the United States.
You pay $4.99 per month and create your own uPlej user page. Then spread the word and tell others to do the same. $1 a month from each friend who joins your uPlej network will go to the charity as well as $1 from their friends and $1 from their friends’ friends.
This gives you the opportunity to raise a significant amount of money for your charity every month simply by connecting with other charitable individuals, businesses or charities.
If you have a spare moment, please visit Jay’s network at: www.uplej.com/jayosmond
Your time is appreciated!
An update on Jason (from his father’s perspective)
Jason is doing very well, and has some amazing stories about the people he is meeting and baptizing. He loves his work in serving the Lord, and does it with an cheerful attitude. He sends us cassette tapes, pictures often, and writes weekly to us. The experiences he is having out there are phenomenal! Thank you to all those who have sent him letters of encouragement and treats. They brighten his day!
I can tell it’s pretty hard out there, just from the sound of his voice, and what he writes, but he was prepared for this work many years before he left. When he left for his mission, he knew it would be tough, but he was determined to not let slammed doors, mean dogs, and rude comments stop him from enjoying his mission. His first comment to me on Mother’s Day (this is one of two times he can call home) was, “Dad, I had my first slammed door, and then she opened it again and yelled at us! It was pretty cool!” Those of us who know my son, know that his positive reaction to situations and people is one of the many qualities that make him who he is. Not only is he growing spiritually, but he is also maturing emotionally, mentally, socially and physically. He is helping other elders find joy in their work, and that it doesn’t always have to be hard! He is, however, learning that life is not always fun and games (though he tries to make it that way). He is learning to handle responsibility, and lead other missionaries to do their work with a cheery attitude and a steady determination. I assure you he is taking the Lord’s work very seriously, but he also is heeding the Lord’s directive to “be of good cheer!”
I am so pleased to see the progress of my son both personally, and as a missionary.
His last words to me were, “The church is true!”
~ Jay
