Monday, April 28, 2014
Bryce's Last Email. He will be home on Saturday!
Monday, April 21, 2014
April 21, 2014 (Second to Last Post!)
Family :) whats going on out there? how are you gus?
Hey I wnated to start off apalagizing for last week. We had
a meeting with President at 12 in the mornign so i thoguht we were gonig to
have time after to write, long story short though we had alot to do and we
didnt have time to go to cyber, sorry family :) I hope all is well though and
that you guys are going great.
The extension has been incredible, honestly one of the best
decisions I have ever made in my life :) we are travling zone leaders asigned
to the zone of caseros. This zone has always been know for how hard it is and
for having alot of dificulties... That was the past though, these 2 weeks have
been sacred. We have been working so harrd and focused and we have seriosuly
been all over the place, going form area to area, meeting to exchange and
everything in between. Its been an amzing time though and the zone is absoluly
been exploding, a zone that is known for baptising less than 10 a momnth is
going to have more than 20 this weekend! Vamos CAseros ! Its been incredle
though, seriously the time of my life out here and we have seen so many
miracles its incredible. I cant wait to tell you all the stories ! not yet
though, we have 2 weeks left and were going all out, dead sprit to the finsh
line of the best 2 years ( 1 corinthians 9
)
I still dont have much time to
write today but i hope this picture makes you guys happy and lets you know a
little more about whats going down out here in our extension :) Complte family!
:))) KNow that I love you guys and know that your in my thoguhts and prayers.
Know im working hard out here and staying focused, more foicused than ever out
here. I love bibg a misiosnary and I love helping people ! This is the work of
the Lord and I know that there is nothing more important that i could ever be
doing right now in my life ! i know the church is tue and I know that change
and progres are real, we all have the same opportunity to change our lives and
truly be happy. We have to be wililng to do what it takes thoug. I know the
atonment is real and I know it can change poeple, if we just let it :) hope
your ready thoguh to get to know the new elder hawkey. Hes a new man and
nothing like the last time you saw him :) Hes changed for the better though and
hes excited to see you guys.... in 2 weeks :)
Monday, April 7, 2014
April 7, 2014
Family :) how you are guys? How
are things out in the states... Hope all is well and that you holding in there
( and still reading my emails I send you guys :) )
This week was super Great. We
saw a lot of miracles out here in the area and zone and we were super blessed
to be able to see conference out here. I’ll start off by telling a story that
happened here on Sunday... SO we get to watch the sessions live and the first
session starts at 1 in the afternoon Argentina time, We are out in the streets
early all planes worked out to eat lunch with this amazing Bolvisn family and
then right after we were all going to go to conference. So were eating and
everything is looking good, we take a taxi over to the church and on our way we
just keep talking it up, how great it was going to be, the prophet everything (
all these people aren’t members). We get to the church though and walk in there
to see that there is no electricity. It rained a ton this weekend and
apparently all of the center had no light, We’re in there waiting talking for a
while, the ward and all the investigators and the time starts to tick by, were
all waiting, we knew that conference was going to somehow be seen in the
branch, give this about 40 minutes and the people , honorable ward members
start losing their faith and hope, and ever more than that start complaining
and even start leaving. The branch President even was kind of mad.... Me and my
companion go to the bathroom and immediately say a prayer, asking for this
miracle... We go back and as were going back to the sacrament meeting room I
had an idea, We start exciting the people and telling them were going to have
a few talks a hymn and a prayer by the missionaries. This was completely
improvised, so we kind of calm the people down and my companions sets a little
minute up in his agenda and we start the meeting, we had a prayer and hymn and
then we go into the talks that in no way were previously prepared.... one talk
form my companion turns into another improvised by a member and the spirit at
this point is really strong in the room. The meeting was about another 25
minutes... during the last talk though is when it happened, the light went back
on :)) we were all amazed and then we were able to watch the conference in
peace as well as for the second session as well..... There are a few things
that really grew my testimony here that I want to share with you, The Lord will
not do any miracle for us until after we do all that we can do. I’ve learned
that so much out here in the mission and even more yesterday. Next is that
there is a special power in a good attitude and animating the people to
remember the Lord, we saw that , every was complaining and leaving, even some
of the investigators, me and my companion, with our small efforts were able to
make the difference and help many others hear the words of the Prophet and the
apostles. If we would have just let it go, everyone would have left and no
one would have been able to feel that changing experience to se conference. It
was great, and even better we were all a s a branch able to recognize the
miracle the Lord had done for us and were all so grateful at what we had done
together as a branch :)..... Conference was great through and I just wanted to
share that little experience with you guys.
IM doing good though, staying
focused and working hard as ever out here, we were super blessed to bring a
bunch of people to conference and things are looking good for the zone
and area for this month as well.... It looks like this is going to be my last p
day out there, We have transfer meeting Wednesday and it looked like me and
elder Kalmar ( me and my buddy form my group that are extending) are going to
get special assignments throughout the mission, as to what that is, i have no
idea ha ha I’ll let you know though next week for sure :) its going to be a
good week though, we have the transfer meeting and then the mission tour!! oh
ya :) we get to go all over capital , it’s going to be great :) .... But I’m
excited more than anything for my 3 extra weeks I’ll have to work, I’ll be
focused and I know there’s something else that I have to do out here before I
leave :)
I miss and Love you guys and
can’t wait to see you... not yet though :) May first will come up quick though
so no worries :)
Know that I know this work
really is the work of the Lord. I know that miracles are real and I know that
our father in heaven knows us each individually. I know that all he wants is
the best for us and for that reason he gives us opportunities to attain just
that "the best" every day. We have to recognize them though and do
what it takes to complete with the Lord and allow him to bless and help
us. The mission is the best thing ever and the best decision I have ever made.
I know the atonement is real and I know that anyone can change and better their
lives :)
I hope you guys have an awesome
week. Know I love you and know you’re in my thoughts and prayers :)
Aloha,
Elder HAwkey
Monday, March 31, 2014
Bryce and Elder Puschel
This is picture of Bryce and Elder Puschel. Elder Puschel's father and I served together in the Chile Santiago South Mission in 1984. Now our two youngest sons are serving together in the Buenos Aires West Mission, though not as companions.
March 31, 2014
Family :) how are you guys ?
how was your weekend? church? :)
IThings out here are going
good, we had a great weekend out here in Chvilcoy and we were super excited to
finsih off MArch madness super strong as a zone. Me and my companion were bale
to break our personal records for baptisms in a companionship so we werr way
stoked on that. We were so blessed this month and were able to see some great
converts taht will really help the branch out here. As well as that we have
some god futtre converts as well that were able to get married this last
weekend and able to take the next step in the progression to completing the
comandements.. Great weekend thoguh! one to definetly remember, and one I cant
wait to show you pictures of :) As a zone we were able to tie the reocrd again
that we set in december with 25 confermation :) we were super blessd and happy
about that and it was good to see our hard work really see its fruits :)
IM doing good thoguh, staying
storng and staying focused, working hard till the very last minute out here :)
I hvae a solid 5 weeks left out here and im enjoting every last minute of it
out here :) I cant wait to se eyou guys and to more than anyhting tell you
about all the storeis and all thats happened out here.... not yet thouhg :)
.... I want you guys to know I love you and how greatful I am for each one of
you and your support to me and the work of the Lord. I want you guys to knwo
that I knwo the church is true and taht I know without a doubtt in my mind that
this is the work of the Lord, the best decision anyoe could evr make and
wothout a doubt ( so tipically said, but so true) The bets 2 yesrs of my life
:) its only the first step though in sevbing the Lord and i cant wait to
continue on to the end. I wnat you guys to know that im happy, turly happy and
that Iv changed in almost evry way , i can honestlky say though that I know the
Lord is happy with what I have done , what im doing and where im going in my
life. I know he lives and I know that he knows each and every one of us
individually and all that he wants is the best for us. He goves us
opportuiniotes to obtain that desire he has ( the best life possible) every day
we have the opportunity to be ahppy and cmplet the things we all know that
bring tre happiness, its in us though to choose those things and ALLOW him to
give us these blessings. I Love being a misosnary and am so greatful for the
opportuntiy and privelage i ahve sto serve the Lord in his great work :)
I hope you guys have a great
week family
With Love and baptisms form the
best misosn in the world!
Aloha,
Elder HAwkey
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