14th Email Home September 22, 2014

My compañero es de México, but he lives in Muches en Dalor or something like that and I guess their language there is english and spanish, because they live kind of close to the border of U.S. and its cool, because I think they have all the things we do, but here in Chiapas these nice cars and technology, but electronics I have never heard of before, its weird. Oh I found out that, well my companion found out this, but Im serving in Zarahelmla like in the Book of Mormon, the ruins ( that I havent seen yet) have the dream of Lehi chistled into the ruins, we are not in the city of Zarahelmla, but in the land and its beautiful I want to take pictures of it all, but people are looking and Im supposed to look like a missionary not a tourist, but its awesome, because Im serving the Lord in the Land of the Nephites! Woot!

  Well at least youll be thinking about me while you eating In and out thats all I need, Oh can you eat a 20oz bone in ribeye for me please I need a real steak, because the cooks here dont know how to cook a steak they are good at making tacos and nasty drinks, its fun Ill think about the family as Im drinking Balso and Tasco late and eating tough steaks... The temple is soo awesome! man I want to go there! I can buy a rain coat, but its hot most of the time and when it rains its refreshing, because its cool and I love the rain its my friend, yeah except when we need to teach and we are soaked, but other than that its good. They have stores here like a place called Coppel its like a Best buy, but it also has clothes and perfumes, I bought a camera from a different store and the store is nice like coppel and I got a brand new camera, but the camera has issues so I think my companion is going to bash them today we will see what happens. The Coca cola here (not that I have tried it) is better, well thats what my companion said, that here they use all natural sugar here and in the U.S. its garbage. I cant wait for December too its hard! I wonder how its like working for Costco, or if they give good benefits. I hope the family can just feel the spirit can come into their lives and have an experience that will make them firm in the faith, that would be the best blessing ever. I wish Grandpa could just worry about what is going on in his life, because hes been working all of his life and to worry about others its good, but they need to learn how to deal with their own problems, but I have so say in this, because I dont know the problem. I love you Mom and Dad and Brandon and Garrett and Wayne and Jared and Tamera and Crystal and Ben and Mari and Molly bears! These pictures were taken when our convert Hno. Francisco which is a millionair, bought us quisedillas which we thought they were going to be small, but just one was the size of my head so yeah... solo queso y filete mmmm

Not sure about that spot on Chad's head.....a fly?

13th Email Home September 15, 2014

Umm, I think 226 is enough for a good camera, so we ll see what I can find theres a store that wouldnt take my card they said that its another bank and they cant accept, but its visa and debit and other locations like where I buy my food accept my card, but this one store is like NO! The camera I want is like 1300 pesos so like 130 dollars maybe more I cant remember. I have another camera, that another Elder gave me for free, but theres a problem with the camera when I turn it on it says low battery and the battery is full so Ill just get another one. Im glad you are having fun you deserve to have fun! Especially at work! I need to send you more pictures, but I can only send photos that have 6000kbs or lower per message so its time consuming...Oh can you please mail me a In and out burger please Im dying!.. or something you had from Ruths diner! Sweet I cant wait for my nano! Please thank Brandon for helping hes awesome!!! Oh,did you find a portable speaker? Im not familiar with Budge or Peterson well maybe I know  Brother Peterson, but theres a lot of Brother Peterson so Idk. Oh can you take pictures of the Temple please!?!? The only temple we have is in Tuxtla and thats 2 hours away from us we are in Villa Flores and its awesome except we dont have a real church yet we are using a building that a member owns and the church is paying for it right now, but they should be building the church soon like right now or this week, I cant wait! I wonder what the game is he quiting, because if its Runescape he is going to start playing it again, but maybe not he might be serious this time. One step at a time... 

  Im doing perfectly okay me and my companion just made it through our first transfer together so we are going to be companions for another 6 weeks woot! The lessons are good, because of my companion talking most of the time and then he has me share a part of the lesson with the member and every time I share my testimony about the thinks that strengthened me in the church and how they can receive the same blessings by keeping the commandments that God gave us. I stay kind of dry, but it rains every day so its hard to stay dry, but its all good I love the rain its cold and refreshing. I feel like I need more meat like Texas Roadhouse Bone-in ribeye, because when I bought a ribeye here it was good, but kind of dry and I paided 140 pesos for it, Ill show em how to cook a steak! It was a fancy restraunt, but all they need is a good cook. My clothes are doing exellente! I have to wash my garments by hand, but my socks and towels and shirts I have them washed at this laundry mat where I pay them to wash my clothes and come back the next day and there nice and soft and smell of freshnesssss. The food is very good especially in another place called Indepencia we had to visit for baptisms like 4 people and when we had the food it was of the High Heavens like God came down for this baptism it was like roast beef with rice I wanted more, but we needed to go back to Villa Flores which was a 2 hour drive so yeah, in a taxi with the taxi filled with people so it was cool. I like this one drink thats like orange and lime combine its a product of Coca cola and Coca cola is on every street here they worship it, its really crazy. I love other drinks, but I have no idea what they are called like wamacka thats not a drink, but something close to that lol. Oh and If you could make sure I always have 200 dollars in my account like every month por favor? Thanks for all you do and I havent received that dear elder yet so idk where it is. Oh and for Diciembre you need to have a skype account I can contact so we can talk finally! I love you MOM! and Dad! and Brandon and Garrett and Jared and Wayne and Mandy and Tamera and Crystal and Ben and Mari and Molly Bears!

Shopping Day!

My District

This weekend baptisms

Waters of Mormon

12th Email Home September 8, 2014

The weather is fine just every night it rains and when it rains its heavy, you dont want to get caught out in this rain youll be drenched! Dad is soo funny! I wish I could get an all American hamburger right now, but all we get is frozen thin patties, they are good, but not American and NOT ENOUGH MEAT! I just need more money to buy more expensive meats so I can make my own patties so I can live in my fatness forever. Cereally? I have a nuevo nephew! I cant wait to meet him once I get back Ill teach him Spanish! lol. Thats so fun to go to the forest I miss not having a forest, all I have is a jungle! full of weird creeping things.  The Lord will help you find the perfect pair of shoes, because you deserve it! I cant wait for General Conference, well its actually going to be in Spanish, so Ill probably be sleeping or dead either one is very likely.  I havent gotten a new camera yet, but I will today(8/9/14), well Im going to check at least to see if I can buy one... My companion is the boss! He saves me so many times, its tough to go into a lesson and he teaches for the whole time pretty much and then looks at me, because he cant tell me what to talk about or else the investigator will not take us seriously, but I never know what to say so we just sit in silence for about 3 or 4 mins and I just have a idea that pops into my head and I go off that, but its tough all the time and I want to learn this language to help my companion or to be able to help the investigator with any problem they might have. My companion is a excellent trainer, but today is awful, because every time I take a shower I have to endure this cold water all the time and I thought I had to just deal with it, but my companion just pointed out that theres a water heater! just he had it turned off!!! But I forgive him, maybe...

I sent Brandon a message, but Im not sure if he received it or if my message was too churchy for him, its hard to communicate with a person that is my brother and know that he doesnt want to hear about the church, but Ill keep trying! I love you soo much and Dad, Brandon, Crystal, Tamera, Garrett, Wayne, Jared, Mandy, and of course my Molly bears!

francisco baptism

sister debbie: your son and  i in the wedding jaja

Getting Married then baptism

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11th Email Home September 1, 2014

Thank you sooo much! It might not seem like the time is flying for you guys, pero it is for me a month has already passed in the mission and I feel like Ive only been here a week es loco! I cant wait to come home and speak spanish to you guys its going to be fun! Im starting to love the mission even more as I teach a little to investigators and its cool when they accept the baptismal date and to finally see them get baptized, my attitude here has improved to not think about this work as work, but as a service project thats really fun and its cool when we invite members to come along and share their testimony or a scripture, and to see them not thinking about themselves and working without fear, it was hard for me to talk to others in the MTC, but the MTC has prepared me to not be shy and to share a message with our investigators, the only problem I have is that I dont have each lession down so I cant teach in English or Spanish,  when I get to talk to people that speak English I can explain how I see things and in Spanish I only know like 40 or 50 words maybe less and thats not enough to teach so I need to study harder and pray that the language will come when I need it. I love you and Dad and Brandon and Garrett and Jared and Crystal and Tamera and Wayne and Mandy  and Mariasha and Ben! And the Rest of the Family thank you all for all that you do in helping me help others youll be blessed! The picture with me and a whole bunch of people is my awesome Zone!

IS A BAPTISMAL SERVICE AND THE OTHER PICTURE IS ONE PARTY NIGHT JEJEJ BECAUSE WE RECEIVED THE MONEY FOR THE MONTH AND WE  WERE VERY HAPY JAJAJA WE ARE RICH JAJA

10th Email Home August 25,2014

Well, last monday was replaced for a working day so we had our P day on tuesday, because the president wanted to go to the zoo for every 6 months we go out a do something with the mission president and he bought us like 50 little caesars pizzas it was awesome day, but we re back to regular schedule now. I thought the baptisms would help me feel better,but since I didnt teach them that much and actually help it felt like I was taking credit for something I didnt do so Im very positive that I will enjoy it when one of our investigators is converted with me present, one family we are teaching has a few boys and the mother speak English, the boys only speak English so I get to speak to them and it seems like theyre progessing, when im with them I never think about how can I get them to get baptized, I just go in to answer their questions and teach them the importance of the gospel, so its very fun!

 My companion I feel like he is being annoying, but as I look back he has helped me soo much and its a great learning experience, Im grateful to have him as my companion, I can only speak in spanish now and its hard, but soo worth it I feel the hand of the Lord blessing me each day, because back in the MTC I didnt want to speak the language at all it was too hard and I didnt like it, but now Its getting easier and when I understand what people are saying its an awesome experience! This place is kind of scary some times, because theres drunks and crazy people and the drunks sleep on the side walks and some times a couple drunks walk up to us and talk about Jesus forever, yes I love Jesus, but the way they explain Jesus as a person who doesnt care for his children and we re nothing and I think they need to hear that the Lord has a plan to save us all from our sins and live with our families together forever and he loves all of us very dearly.

I might need more FiJi 2 in 1 and Im buying a camera today and a machete and some food also so and no I dont need the machete I just want one :p and Ill try talking to Brandon as well. 1. is me with bananas service activity selling bananas for a couple to get married so they can get baptized 2. my messy desk. and the rest are of animals from the zoo I didnt get much pictures.

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