August 6, 2012

Hola Familia!!!...... 

How is everything with you guys¿ How is summer?
Dad gets to go home? Thats so sick. Kyle got robbed in Africa? HA ha
thats crazy, i wanna hear whats up with everyone and añll about this
stuff.... First off this computer is broken so the shift key doesnt
work ha ha so ill just be rollin periods today, I know its like grama
but i gotta do what i gotta do, I dont have much time this week either
so im jsut letin you all know,,,,,,,,, Awww things out here in
Argentina, absolutely amazing. Seriously its a whole new world out
here and a whole new adventure. This week was pretty crazy not gonna
lie. We had 4 days of pouring rain and mud, you know how we do it
though. We were just walkin out there in the rain, just preaching the
gospel and what not. It was pretty funnny , like cause there was no
one in the streets but us. Days like that are seriosuly so fun, like
so steriotypical mission and all part of the experience. So along with
the rain the power went out for 3 days ha ha It was nuts. All the
water tanks are on the roofs and we use a generator to pump it up
there. No electricty, no water ha ha we had what was left in the tank
and we share that with the appartment above us. We had to ration it
out and use it like only when needed.ñ It was pretty crazy not gonna
lie , we had no idea how long it was gonna be out either, ha ha i
didnt have a flashlight so we had one for the appartment and a bunch
of candles, morning studies standing up next to window reading the
Book of Mormomn, Gotta love it.thats Argentina for you though.....The
work out here is going really well, we are making big strides in our
area and really seeing success from our hard work. We got 100% on our
key indicators last week so that was pretty cool. We have some amazing
investigators that are seriosuly the most down to earth and genuine
people , its awesome. Big baptism this week on the 11th!!! Were stoked
for it. Its a part member family wev been teaching and the last 3 non
members in their family decided to take the step to waters edge and to
get baptized. Were baptizing the 2 kids, 9 and 16, and the father of
the family. The dad has smoked for years but since wev been meeting
with him hes been able to stop and hasnt smoked in 2 and a half weeks,
such a miracle. There an amazing family and thgere baptism is going to
be so special and awesome. We taught them about temploes last night
and they want to get sealed together after the year waing period when
the dad gets baptised Saturday. La Familia Fernandez, a truely special
family..... Workin hardf out here and makin you guys all proud, I want
you guys to know that your constantly in my thoughts and prayers. You
guys are the best and I couldnt ask for more. We dont have much time
today so i have to keep this short but im sendin out letters this week
for you guys aned next week will be a  bit longer. IM constantly
thinkin about you guys and want you to know how truely thankful I am
for each one of you individually. Such a great support and
encouragment while IM oput here. Workin hard and obeying the rules. I
hope all is well with you guys and you are enjoying your summers and
what not. SUmmer 2014!!!! Best summer of our lives. MIss you guys, but
i know i will see you all soon. Sorry again this is so short, we had
to wait in line at the bank today for almost 2 hours ha ha only one in
the whole city, pretty crazy.........Have an awesome week...... Love
you guys..... 

ALoha, Elder Hawkey

July 30, 2012

Hola Familia!

Bien Venidos de Argentina!!!!!

 

How is everyone?  Kyle your in Africa? ha ha thats so tight, I hope you guys are having fun up in Utah too. I bet you guys are having a blast. Sorry about those missionaries you had to see Momma, stupid missionaries lol How is Tucson? rainy i hear? I hope you guys are all doing well and enjoyong your summer wherever you mayu be.

 

Things here have been good, workin hard out here. We had a really successful week, we were able to get alot of new investigators to teach. We found 3 new familes that are seriously Amazing. They are stacked with people too. The one family has 7 kids all over 15 and the other has 5 girls ha  ha pretty crazy. The work is going good though. We have a baptism for one of our main familes wev been workin with in 2 wekends so thats gonnna be sweet. We set 3 more dates this week too for the 25th, that day were planning a pretty big service so we plan on setting a date with atlñeast one of these big families for that date as well! :)

 

Its alot of hard work out here, not gonna lie, like the main square is paved but other than that its just dirt roads or really terible paved ha ha. Were walkin everywhere so im quickly gettin into missionary shape. My padometer said we walked 8.65 miles the other day, idk how legit that it but it sounds about right. IM lovin it out here though, like its hard but its so fun at the same time.

 

So what they said about light skined people down here is true but seriouisly for some reason, idk what it is everyone just autamatically knows were American. Maybe the fact that me and my companion are both goofy tall, idk. Its awesome though cause seriously that right there gets people interested to talk to us. LIke because were so foreign and out of place ( 2 guys 6 5 and 6 2 repin suit and tie walkin around on dirt roads) People are curiose at why were here and what we have to say. It truely has been a blessing, we get into alot of houses just for that reason. So its been good.

 

The people down here are seriosuly amazing! like wew have the best ward ever. Everyone is so helpful and likeso close, seriously its a ward family. Trujui (our ward) is a ward and its pretty big, we have our own lil building thats actually really nice, espesially for this area. Thats another lessing, like having our building, just another thing that gets people curiose, like everyone knows about it they just dont know what it is, thats where we come in. The ward is awesome though, Bishop is seriously legit and everone just loves us, its pretty sweet ha ha. We dont eat at the house ever, we always eat at members house spo its been way nice... Side note: they dont eat dinner down here, like its not real haha people have a huge lunch and then like lil snakeçs before bed at like 11, pretty crazy, different....Were always gettin fed though, which is nice and people are always comin out with us to visit investigators and what not.

 

Temple!!! So the cerimonmy and rededication is on September 9th. The 3 missions in Buenos Aires aires are having a special devotional with the appostles comin for it a couple days before (Iring, Bednar, And Christopherson...Gonna be sick) but even sweeter is we all get to be part of like the big cerimony culture thing. Idk how it works but theres a ton of stuff tey do. LIke all the youth in our stake have been practicing for a big dance there gonna be doing for it. We get to be parrt of oit too though, idk exactly all well be doing but were way excited. Its gonna be dope!! The temple is way beautiful and seriously so nice, the remodel looks way legit. The open house starts this week for it too so if we have anvestigator come with we can go.. Cant wait. The temple is the big thing right now, ha ha thats all everyone ever talks about, im stoked though.

 

Things are going good, me and my companion are getting along well and no big fight or anything so its been nice. Hes a way hard worker so its been good to be able to establish good habits of working out here, espesiallly at the beginning.

LIke i said everything is way different out here , like eerything, ha ha im gettin used to it though. With time things ahve become easier and not so foreign, still got alot of learning and adjusting to do though lol

 

I want you guys to know im thinkin about you. Your all individually in my thoughts and prayers always. I miss you guys a ton but I knoiw this is where i need to be. I know all will work out according to our heavenly fathers will and that I will see you guys all soon. Summer 2014, Its gonna be sick! it gives a brotha hope out here when times are tough. I love you all so much ! Seriously you guys are the best ever. The best family, froends, and girlfriend in the world. I could ask for more and thats a fact. Than you for all your support out here, it really means alot.

 

MOm you said you sent mail but i havnt gotten it yet, might take a while. No worries though. I sent your letters out last week too, they didnt actually go out till thursday, thats when my District leader gave em to the offices :( there on their way though! I promise, I have more for this week too, and Hopefuly thell go out tomorow¨:)

 

I want you guys to know that I know this message is true. The message of the restoration literally chnages lives and is such a blessing for us today. The book of Mormonm is true, thats a fact and through Propets, revelation, and this amazing book , we have the fullness of thegospel on the earth today. What a bessing. Thats why im here though, to share this with others and help them to come unto Christ. There are so many good people in the world, prepared people that are only held from the truth because they know not where to find it. Thats where we come in !

 

you guys are in my thoughts and prayers though, know that I love you and that IM makin you all proiud out here. Just livin the dream. ITs an adventure pout here and im enjoyin every minute of it. Hope yoiu guys have good weeks. Be safe, say your prayers, think about your boy out here for a quick second ( not too long though), and have fun. Enjoy your Summer!

 

Aloha,

 

Elder HAwkey

July 23, 2012

Hola familia!!! Como le va?

 

So the long wait is over, im finally here. To the best mission in the World. BUENOS AIRES OESTE!!!!!

ha ha So this week has literally been insane.  LIke i knew it was gonna be different but this is nutz . like everything is SO differnt here, like everything, literally a whole new world, a whole new culture and a whole new people. I love it :)

 

First off. Friday was my first Baptism ha ha Just got here and I came into an area that had one the same week. IT WAS AWESOME. Seriously the spirit was so strong and just to see how happy thisa girl was after was such a testimony builder for me. Her name was Yamila and shes awesome. First baptism in Argentina= huge success

 

Argentina! ha ha everything is insane here. Like just the little things that we are all so used to in the united states and are so blesssed with are so different down here. Shower: OUr shower is literally a faset hanging from the wall in our bathroom. ha ha no curtain nothion, the whole bathroom just turns into a shower, its pretty funny. No such thing as toilet paper down here either. The just have luves so thats been pretty crazy to get used to ha ha The streets are crazy, venders and stores everywhere selling literally anything and everything. Kionsks are the big thing here and there everywhere, like just out of peoples houses and what not, its way convenient cause you can buy like whatever you need like literally 2 houses down from where you live.Paved roads are not really paved here and are pretty destroyed but people still drive there cars and stuff on them. NO building codes or laws down here soi its pretty crazy some of these building look like there gonna fall over. There are dogs everywhere like just walking through the streets, literally everwhere like nice german shepard type dogs, its way different. ha ha theres so much more but thats all i can thingnk of, one word to describe Arentina would be "different" different fromm what I know and am used to. BUt thats the thing, like its all part of the experience, I Love it !

 

our Area: So our missionh is the providence of buenos Aires, not so much the city. Were in the outskirts about an hour awsay in a town called Trujui. Google map it. Its awesome though, like all the cities here are based around a big town square or plaza, and our town is no different. Thatys where all the big stores are and where there is always people. As you get further from the plaza houses and building start to become less and less constructed and what not and like alot more poor.

 

The people here are incredible: like insane. Our ward is way strong and way helpfull in the work here. People here are just different. >LIke so humble and so down to earth. thats one of the things that has really just hit me, the poeple. LIke you literally wouldnt believ some of the places these people live, no doors or windows, 7 person family in a brinck house they made, but thery are the happiest people in the world. its Awesome. LIke such a short period of time iv learned so much about the importance of always looking at the positive and to really count and be thankful for your blessing. LIke no matter what our situation is, rich or poor, we are equal through the gospel and all seriously have so many things to be thankful for. The `people here are awesome thoguh, alot of good investigators and jusdt truely prepared people for us to teach. Just being a super tall white guy here brings so much intrest to us and the message that we share. Riught now we have 6 dates and plan on getting 3 more ths upcoming week. These ares down here are really booming and growing in the Gospel. It is succh a blessing to be able to serve with these people and to be intrusted to be able to share literally the greatest blessing and gift on earth with these pepole.

 

My companion. So My trainer for Argentins bname is Elder Wayne Blackburn. HEs from Iowa and played football and iowa state. Hes a pretty cool guy. Way nice, way hardworking, and pretty chill. HEs pretty hard core about some stuff though. ha ha im the first person hes trained so were both learnin together. Hes 22 about to turn 23 so hes a little older but all around hes a good guy and we havnt had any problems yet.

 

The mission here in such a short period of time has been crazy. LIke just being here in such a different place has made me grow so much and really just think a little differently. MAainly to be thankful for all my blessing that I have. LIke just living in the united states is such a bleesing for us. Some of the stuff here is like crazy, thiongs we dont even think about. Electricty, plumbing, roads, sidewalks, trash, clean water, those are things we just dont have to worry about in the US but here it is so differnt. It really just makes you thinnk and see how truely blesseed we are, in evbery apect.

 

I want you guys to know that I love you. And that i know the message of the Restoration is true and that it seriously is the greatest gift and bleesing we could ever give someone. Its hard work down here, ha ha no bikes or cars,  just walking, the ares are really big too, but honestly its such a blessing to be able to serve. To truely show the Lorrd how thankkful I am for all the blessings in my life and to share these blessings with his children. Like seriously seeing the light in peoples eyes when the understand the message we have and the importance of it, makes all the hard times worth it. Such a blessing to be here.

 

I miss you guys all like crazy but I know, without a doubt that this is wherer I am supposed to be : It is the best thing i could be doing for my life and for my future right now, and thats a fact. LIke the experiences iv had and will ahve here make me into the man i will be when i get home and i am truely greatful for that. I am so greatful for you guys and the support you give  me. Seriously i couldnt ask for better family, friends, and girlfriend :) you guys are the best ever, and i cant wait to see you again. Soon, but not too ssoon. There more work for me to do down here. Summer 2014 though. WOOOOOOOO!!!! best summer of our lives, for all of us. And thats a fact. CAnt wait.

 

I love you guys so much and am constantly thinkin and praying aboutyou, dont ever think im not. Be good you guys, know that im workin hard out here and makin you guys proud. Most import ... HAve fun! ha ha enjoy your summer, its freezing down here by the way. like way cold . the sleeping bag has literally saved my life . and duriong the day its crazy, im wearing like 5 layers. we have pictures and well be taking more. Next wek ill send em too you guys in my email. Letters. Sendin out today to :) idk how long therew gonna take but know im wroton you guys and i havent forgot about you.

 

btw thge adress for pacages and letters is:

 

Iglesia S.U.D.

Elder Bryce Hawkey

Misión Argentina Buenos Aires Oeste

C.C 92

1702 Ciudadela

Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Letters and pacages go here, no limit on pacages either, but just look at the blog for more info, like it shoiws how to make them not have to got hrough customs so we dont have tro pay to get them out ha ha its all on the blog

 

Love you guys and will write again soon! Summer 2014!!!!

 

 

Aloha,

 

Elder Bryce R. Hawkey ( AKA elder aquie) lol

July 9, 2012

Familia!!!

 

Como Esta? How are you guys doing? How is your guys summer? How was the 4th? The wedding? New jobs? How yall doin? :)

 

So first the big news. Its not 100% for sure yet but it looks like next MOnday, a week from today were gonna be rollin out to Argentina!  The next batch of missionaries for our mission get to go next week and the mission presidents wife has been eamilng us and what not. Its not for sure but it looks like were the ones that are gonna get to go in this group!! I hope we get to go. Honestly like iv been looking forward to that so much, to get to MY mission, so hopefully next week at this time ill be on the 14 hour plane ride to Buenos Aires!! Hopefully :) No matter what though, itll all work out to how what our heavenly father needs for us right now. :) keep it in your prayers though!! If we go ill try to call you guys and everything, no guarentees but I promise that ill try my very best to call you guys and let you know whats goin on. If we get to go ha ha

 

This week, flew by like it was nothing. ha ha MIssions are crazy. The days seem like years. LIke seriously so long but then you look back and the week went by so fast ha ha idk its hard to explain. BUt last week was pretty good. Alot of hard work, like always , but an all around good week. We were tracting alot and doin alot of finding so it was pretty cool. ( side note: tracting door to door, you have the most rediculouse / crazy experiences ever, espesially here it seems like ha ha ) But we found alot of peoplle with alot of potential, we got in some house and taught some good lessons, so for the week as a whole we really cant complain. We met a family early in the week and they ended up comin to Church yesterday so it was pretty sweet :)

 

Its summer here and its been crazy, in the high 100s. Its crazy cause im used to the temperature and stuff but the humitity here absolutely destroys you ha ha. LIke i got wrecked this week. Its pretty funny, like just how steriotypical missions actually are. At6least for the mission here. LIke ME and elder Bell just walkin miles, drentched in sweat, goin door to door talking about the Gospel. Its awesome though. LIke such a blessing and privlage to be able to serve. For me, being out here in the field has given me a much more love not only for the Gospel but for people in GEneral. LIke thats the thing, the message we share literally changes lives so its nothing to be takin litely but at the same time you cant just be super bold or people will just be weirded out by you and by mormons in general. ha ha there is definetly that fine balanse. Being out here though has just helped me to see how we really are all brothers and sisters and how much the Gospell really can and does bless peoples lives. It just makes me want to share it that much more, to everyone that i can... The people here are greqt though. NAshville is a crazy place, like so many different people and cultures here. ITs awesome! We have an awesome ward that were so blessed to have, its a small ward with mostly converts. The members see the importance and need for missionary work and realy help out to do all the can for the missionaries and for the people, its been such a blessing.

 

Just little things out here mean so much and really just make you appreciate life and everything you have so much more. This couple Riley and Kesha have us over on Sunday nights for dinner and seriously they are awesome, Fresh newly weds and just the most down to earth poeple ever. LIke i said newly weds, they dont have much but they still feed us what they can. LIke and it means the world to us. To be able to go over there for an hour, relax a little bit and just have a good lesson and dinner, with poeple that listen and that see the big picture and why were out here and everything. ( BTW Keisha the wife wanted to call you so I gave her your number: she said shes been trying to call you all week, ha ha i know how you are with answering your phone though, espesially with numbers you dont know. Its a 615 aria code so if you can give her a call back tuesday or wendsday or if she calls you answer lol  :p)

 

MIssions are awesome though. LIke honestly for me right now this is the best thing I could be doing with my life. Thats a fact. Its hard being out here, for me, and for you guys too, but It helps to just remember that. That this is where I need to be right now not only for the now part of my life to to learn and to grow for my future. Nashville has been great though and im hopin that we can get to go to Argentina soon :)

 

Thank you guys for all you do for me and for the support you guys give. LIke i said, the littlest of things on the mission mean so much so seriously all the support from you guys literally means the world to me .  IM so greatful and luucky to have such amazing family, friends, and Girlfriend :) I love you guys all so much andf think and pray about you guys always. I hope you guys ahve an awsome summer and the best of luck in whatever you are doin in your life right now.  Remeber who you are and everything but enjoy life and have fun with it.

 

Summer 2014 guys! Best summer of our lives.

 

For now though Im where i need to be, Cant wait to see you all soon :) HAve awesome weeks.

 

Love you all!

 

 

Aloha,

 

Elder HAwkey

July 2, 2012

Hola Familia!

Como Esta? How is everything out there in Arizona? Tucson? Mesa? Yuma? I hope all is well with you guys and your enjoying your summer. I got all your emails and some letters this week too. LIke thats something thats just hard to explain. LIke every time i hear from you guys it literally means so much to me, like i never thought the littlest of things and letters and stuff would mean so much to me. Honestly they do , and for that Im am way thankful, you guys are amazing, a perfect family. Thanks for all the support :)

 

Things out here in Tennessee... K not gonna lie, this week has seriously seemed like its been a year. So much has happened and wev gone through so so much , its crazy. Its been a good week though and a definete missionary building experience. All around goood week though.

 

It was so hot here this week, it was insane. Theres been a big heat wave goin on so its beeen crazy. Its been like 110 all this week thats not counting the humitity either. Its been a hot one. Wev been doin alot of tracting lately so were always outside too. Im for sure breakin in these missionary cloths. Its been good though, like we havnt had alot of appointments this week but wev been able to find alot of awesomne people that hopefully we can teach. Everyone knows how hot it is so were constantly getting sodas and waters and stuff from people so thats pretty nice . GEttin a nice lil tan goin on here, rockin a pretty mean missionary tan. My neck and face and my arms, right up to my sleaves. ha ha its pretty funny cause i have a really big tan line from my watch too... Still walkin everywhere but thats just part of the experience. Walkin bulds character ha ha atleast thats what we tell ourselves. We have fun while were walking though and its a way good time and opportunity to practice our spanish. :)

 

Jose Chicas: (aka the reason i was reassigned to Tennessee) the dude is so prepared and so faithful. Hes so receptive to the gospel and he really just has a drive to do the right thiings in his life. So lessons with him last MOnday and Tuesday went really well. On tuesday we got to take him to the hospital for an appointment for his foot. We transelated for him and the doctor so it was way sweet. So after the appoitment we go back to his house and have like an amazing testimony/ scripturer reading lesson. The spirit was so strong and we were alll just so emaotional about it. We pop thw question: Will you follow the example of your savior Jesus Christ and be baptised by a person who has the priesthood, or authority of God. He acceps. It was amazing! We talk about dates and they 7 and 14th he starts back up work so he cant, so we set the date for Saturday. The 30 th! The next day: Wendsday we get a member to take us 3 to a baptism in another town, like an hour away, so he could see one before he gets baptised, Amazing night and he absolutley loved it. We go over their thursday and start to review ther baptisimal interveiw question :( he just looses it, he goes off and how he wants to do whats right and what God wants but he doesnt See the relavance and the importance of Joseph Smith and how it all ties back to him and the forst vision. We were there for a while and he was just expressing everything, long story short he said that he needs time, wasnt gonna get baptised on Saturday, and hell call us when hes ready.... NOt gonna lie, it was rough, like we seriously love this guy and want whats best for him and everything.LIke legit, I know that hes the reason I got reasigned to this area, like hes so amazing! So its pretty hard buut were keepin on with it. Were workin hard and not letetin it get us down.

 

LIke from this week iv learned just more about our purpose, were here to INVITE others to come unto Christ. We can teach them everything , and do everything we can, but it all comes down to their Agency and their choose. All we can do  is try our best with everyone, and hope that they meet us half way and accept to act ion our invitation. We cant force people to do anything, it needs to be on their time and when they truely have a testiomonie of these things. So with that it was pretty up and down for us. It was kinda funny though, like he hasnt clled us back or anything but on Sunday we look back and in the back row of the Chapel is lil Jose Chicas. we taliked to him a lil after and took hiom with us to GOspel principals. It was good, he said he still needed his time though and that hed call us. ... All this being said: I still have hope, LIke I love this guy, its the coolest dude ever. LIke so ready and so receptive, I know that eventually, with us or with some other missionaries, he will be ready to make the strep to waters edge and be baptised. Itll be when hes ready though.

 

Other than that, We have a few investigators that are progressing well and that we meet with in the evening, so its going well :) LIke I know that no matter what / wherr you on on your mission you are doing the LOrds work and that when you give it your all and truely do your best you will be successful, even if its not with tons of BAptisms.

 

IM lovin it out here though, like its alot of hard work but its been a blast. THe mission has really helped me to learn and grow spiritually and as a man. LIke its hard but I know this is where i need to be right now. Theres nothing better I could be doing for my life and future than what I am right now by serving a mission.

 

I love you guys all so much ans miss you like crazy. I wrote you all letters today too so ill be sendin those out tonight. Hope you guys are all being good, having fun and enjoying your summer. KNow that im thinkin about you guiys always and that im constantly praying for you guys. Seriously you guys have been and are the best family ever, more than I could ever ask for. I know i dont say it enough, but thank you guys, for being so supportive and such good Parents, siblings, and Girlriend. I love you guys so much. Gotta keep our eyees on the prize, cant be sad ( me included) Summer 2014 though, GOnna be AMAZING, best summer of our lives, thats a fact.

 

HAve a good week and keep an eye out for those letters. Have a good summer and dont do anything I wouldnt do, the Elder HAwkey me, not the Bryce me ha ha. Love you guys.

 

Aloha,

 

Elder HAwkey

June 25, 2012

Hola Amigos! Greetings from Tennessee!!

 

How is everything? How are things out in Yuma? Phoenix? Tucson? San Diego? Hows summer been goin for everyone?

Thank you for all the support and everything guys, it really means alot :) I have gotten 2 food pacages from you mom and an envelope with a tie clip and a pen, and then From auntie Caroline and mi Dad i got all the candy . Hopefully thats all you guys have sent, i hope nothing gogt stolen ha ha BUt iv been gettin all your guys letters safe too, I love em, thank you all so much, it means the world.

 

Things out here in Nashville have been like unreal. Last week was incredible, like seriously a dream. We had the best p day last monday , we got to chill , play soccer, go shopoing, and then that night we had an awesome dinner at these cubans house. After dineer we go to an appointment with this guy that always stands us up but like he was there this time. We Teach him about the restoration and  The book of MOrmon and everything and seriously he loves it. THe spirit is way strong in this lesson and then Eldefr BEll pops the BIg question. Given this is our first visit with him and like lessons never go this well. Simon ( the guy) comits to baptism!! It was the sickest ever. LIke it was seriously such a simple lesson and stuff but it really touched him. It was incredible!

 

So that was just p day right there. The rest of the week work is going really well, walkin alot , always but like were teachin every day, workin hard, livin the mission life. Wendsday night we have an appointment with these 2 15 year old kids wev been meeting with alot and long story short. We comit them both to baptism!! Like seriously this wek has been crazy, like so succesful. We can directly see though how these people comiting is all because of the spirit and The savior. Like thats the thing, were just the messangers, but to be able to see the changes in these [pepole, these 2 gangster 15 year old kids, reading the book of MOrmon, prayiong, Coming closer to the Savior, is seriouisly the most rewarding thing ever.... Rest of the week was ggood and we had an awesome musical devotional last night at the church and all the missionaries sang. It was called "Creo en Cristo" (I believe in Christ. It was goot, and we had a really nice turn out. Way spritiual and some of our investigators really felt that.... ALL around good week, last week. I know that devinetly inst the norm for this area, 3 dates. But it was an amazing week, and Im so greatful for the time iv been able to spend out here in Nashvilee.

 

Jose chicas is progressing well still, we meet with him every day but he just wont comit to a date. Hes been struglilng with hus catholic family and getting their support so if you could, keep my man in your prayers.

 

Things here are well though, its been alot of hard work but so rewarding. All tree of these people are getting baptised on the 14th of July, so im hopin that im still around to be able to see it through. I cant wait for Argentina, dont get me wrong but I really hope were atlest here to the 14th. Thats what i have been hearing thoguh, they are starting to process the papaer work alot better now and alot more people are receving visas. So thats definetly a plus! Argentina is going to be Legit!

 

Thats the thing thoguh, LIke Argentina, Tennesee, South Africa, Montana, no matter where you are at you are doing the Lords work and are serving his children. Thats probly the biggest thing i have learned from my time here. That its not about where you serve, its what you do with your time and the effort you give to the people ( no matter where) that really matters. Its not about NUmbers. Everyone has their agency to choose to listen to us or not, but its all about how much effort we give it and if were doing everything we can to invite others to come unto Christ.

 

Today wev been doin laundry and what not and were going grocery shopping after this. 30 dollars a week, gotta love it ! ha ha After thoguh were going to the church to play soccer, Cant wait! A bunch of hispanos from the ward are gonna be out there so its gonna get pretty intense, I gotta get ready for Argentina thoguh, Soccer is life and death down there.

 

I Love it here and I want you all to know that all is well. I think bout you all, all the time and am constantly praying for each one of you all individually. LIke its hard, a mission, being gone, the language, everything, but thats the thing, MIssions are supposed to be hard. LIke to make you learn, to grow, and to rely on the Saviopr more tthan you ever have in your entire life. Whaat we do here sets up the type of man we will be for the rest of our lives, thats a fact. Thats why I know that this is where I am supposed to be right now, like this is the best place I could possibly be for my life right now, I hope you all know that. Its not easy but thats just how it is. I see all these guys about to leave and they say how it goes by so quickly, thats the truth thoguh, like it seems like i was just entering into the MTC  ha ha. BUt time will go by quick and ILl see you guys all again soon. No worries. Summer 2014!!! Best summer of our lives!!

 

Love you all, ALOT! And miss you guys like crazy, dont ever thing i dont think about you guys or have forgeoten about you, cause I think of you guys all the time, and have you with me always, in my heart.

 

Be good everyone, Enjoy your summer, Say your prayers,pray for your boy out here in Tennessee, know I love you guys, and HAve fun!

 

Miss you all! sendin out letters today too!

 

Till next week,

 

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey