Hey Hey!
Alright...no i can´t print the emails here. The weather is really cool right now. It´s raining a TON! We got soaked the other day and my leather belt bled through my pants and ruined my garments...oops. Yes i´m still loving the coconuts when i have the chance to eat them. But this week we got a tasty dish of cow stomach haha it was gross.
We were eating con los Valdez, and we asked her what we were eating (because it was gross)...and she said it was part of a cow. So we decided to finish eating before asking her what part haha. It really was gross.
Did I tell you I lost the keys to the house too? But don´t worry because they were the original. So the owner came over, they bent the bars on the window, stuck a kid through the window to unlock the door, changed the lock on the door, and two hours later it was all good. That was a funny day!
Oh and I almost got eaten by a dog this week! That thing was huge! We were standing in front of this house waiting for them to come out and this thing came runnin at us! Luckily it´s chain pulled it back just in time. Hahaha that really was one of the few times i´ve been pretty scared on the mission!
My tooth is great I promise! Really no worries there. I´m not really using it to chew at all.
The mission is still sweet! The time goes by ridiculously fast but i´m enjoying it.
Yesterday we got up at 5 in the morning to call people in the branch and have them go out and pick up less active members, investigators, and recent converts. But don´t worry, the assistance only DOUBLED this week at church!!! Last week it was at 32, and this week 64! God really blessed us. It was sweet!!! We´re hoping to keep up this assistance.
And we set a baptismal date with a joven named Emiliano!! For the 20 of this month! He´s way cool...he´s 17 i think. He´s reading his Book of Mormon every day, comin to church, and praying. He´s such a great kid! I might not be here for the baptism if i get transferred but i´m way excited for him! His personality has changed a lot since we started meeting with him. I really love him a lot.
We´re also meeting with an older couple, they´re called Elba y Victoriano. Elba studies her book of mormon more than most mormons do haha. SHe´s way awesome. And Victoriano is just awesome, he speaks english fairly well too. They´re a sweet couple, in their 70´s i think. The problem is that we can´t get them to church...but we´ve talked about baptism with them as well.
We had some appointments with members this week. All i´m gonna say is that you have to be careful when you have lessons with members. Sometimes false doctrines get goin, talk about the temple and baptisms for the dead, the Santa Cena, haha oh man. But it was a great week no worries!
Everything is going well here. We´re headed out to the border today for P-Day...should be sweet! The spanish is still comin along and the members of our branch are really starting to work with us.
I love you all. The church is true. My testimony continues to grow every day working with these incredible people in this little branch of empalme. I´ve already had experiences that i´ll never forget. Bearing testimony that Christ has restored his church once again and that people can have eternal families is incredible. You all have to keep praying every night as a family. Please! Please don´t stop! Families are being destroyed here. There are so many problems with the law of chastity, alcohol, and just tons of difficulties going on with so many people. And its all because they don´t have the gospel, or if they don´t have it they don´t live it. And have family home evenings!!!
The church is soooo true! Les extraño mucho y les amo más...nunca voy a olvidarles en mis oraciones. Siga adelante!
Alright...no i can´t print the emails here. The weather is really cool right now. It´s raining a TON! We got soaked the other day and my leather belt bled through my pants and ruined my garments...oops. Yes i´m still loving the coconuts when i have the chance to eat them. But this week we got a tasty dish of cow stomach haha it was gross.
We were eating con los Valdez, and we asked her what we were eating (because it was gross)...and she said it was part of a cow. So we decided to finish eating before asking her what part haha. It really was gross.
Did I tell you I lost the keys to the house too? But don´t worry because they were the original. So the owner came over, they bent the bars on the window, stuck a kid through the window to unlock the door, changed the lock on the door, and two hours later it was all good. That was a funny day!
Oh and I almost got eaten by a dog this week! That thing was huge! We were standing in front of this house waiting for them to come out and this thing came runnin at us! Luckily it´s chain pulled it back just in time. Hahaha that really was one of the few times i´ve been pretty scared on the mission!
My tooth is great I promise! Really no worries there. I´m not really using it to chew at all.
The mission is still sweet! The time goes by ridiculously fast but i´m enjoying it.
Yesterday we got up at 5 in the morning to call people in the branch and have them go out and pick up less active members, investigators, and recent converts. But don´t worry, the assistance only DOUBLED this week at church!!! Last week it was at 32, and this week 64! God really blessed us. It was sweet!!! We´re hoping to keep up this assistance.
And we set a baptismal date with a joven named Emiliano!! For the 20 of this month! He´s way cool...he´s 17 i think. He´s reading his Book of Mormon every day, comin to church, and praying. He´s such a great kid! I might not be here for the baptism if i get transferred but i´m way excited for him! His personality has changed a lot since we started meeting with him. I really love him a lot.
We´re also meeting with an older couple, they´re called Elba y Victoriano. Elba studies her book of mormon more than most mormons do haha. SHe´s way awesome. And Victoriano is just awesome, he speaks english fairly well too. They´re a sweet couple, in their 70´s i think. The problem is that we can´t get them to church...but we´ve talked about baptism with them as well.
We had some appointments with members this week. All i´m gonna say is that you have to be careful when you have lessons with members. Sometimes false doctrines get goin, talk about the temple and baptisms for the dead, the Santa Cena, haha oh man. But it was a great week no worries!
Everything is going well here. We´re headed out to the border today for P-Day...should be sweet! The spanish is still comin along and the members of our branch are really starting to work with us.
I love you all. The church is true. My testimony continues to grow every day working with these incredible people in this little branch of empalme. I´ve already had experiences that i´ll never forget. Bearing testimony that Christ has restored his church once again and that people can have eternal families is incredible. You all have to keep praying every night as a family. Please! Please don´t stop! Families are being destroyed here. There are so many problems with the law of chastity, alcohol, and just tons of difficulties going on with so many people. And its all because they don´t have the gospel, or if they don´t have it they don´t live it. And have family home evenings!!!
The church is soooo true! Les extraño mucho y les amo más...nunca voy a olvidarles en mis oraciones. Siga adelante!
Mucho amor,
Elder Tanner
ps the mission rocks!
Elder Tanner
ps the mission rocks!
Letter #2:
Wow mom.
All i can say is thank you for everything. Tell Devan Woodruff that i love him and that he absolutely CANNOT miss this experience! And that story about Ryan was pretty awesome. I´ve seen a lot of people that I know are gonig to be so relieved when they meet the Savior. Mom, God lives. Jesus Christ really is our Savior. This life is incredibly short, and we have to prepare. Our family is so rock solid i love it. I was studying charity this week and trying to thing of a bad thing that i had heard dad say about someone. I though all week and i couldn´t think of anything! And i always think about how well you´ve
All i can say is thank you for everything. Tell Devan Woodruff that i love him and that he absolutely CANNOT miss this experience! And that story about Ryan was pretty awesome. I´ve seen a lot of people that I know are gonig to be so relieved when they meet the Savior. Mom, God lives. Jesus Christ really is our Savior. This life is incredibly short, and we have to prepare. Our family is so rock solid i love it. I was studying charity this week and trying to thing of a bad thing that i had heard dad say about someone. I though all week and i couldn´t think of anything! And i always think about how well you´ve
taught me...just like the sons of helaman were taught by their mothers. I´m going to read the book of mormon in spanish by june 12 this year! One of my goals....
Love you mom! Stay strong. Know that I think about you a lot. But i´m focusing on the work. I love you a ton! Tell libby that she needs to practice violin a lot. And tell marsh that i´m excited to get by butt kicked by him in basketball when I get back haha.
Te amo mucho,
Elder Your Son
ps am i turning 20 this month? haha what happened?
Love you mom! Stay strong. Know that I think about you a lot. But i´m focusing on the work. I love you a ton! Tell libby that she needs to practice violin a lot. And tell marsh that i´m excited to get by butt kicked by him in basketball when I get back haha.
Te amo mucho,
Elder Your Son
ps am i turning 20 this month? haha what happened?
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