November 26. 2012

Hola Familia!

Como Andan? Todo Bien? How was thanksgining? Black Friday? Vegas?

Things out here have been crazy, were working A ful out here , like wev been really busy these past 2 weeks.I got some time though so I can finally write you guys. Like thats one things thats funny, we have pdays but we always have so much to do that like we dont really ahve time to shop or play sports or like really anything ha ha, Were hangin in there though. LAst MOnday was really cool, we got to go to capital to the hospital and sing for Hna and then after we had a way nice lunch at the mission home woth president and his wife. It was wat legit. We were there traveling and stuff likeall day so it was cool to get to see a lil different side of Argentina.

This week was a good one though. It was transfers and Me and elder Garrido are still together. Im still out here in Trujui, Moreno  as well, so i was pretty stokerd on that. Its a way good area out here, tons of ward support and last transfer we were really doing alot of foundation work for the month of December  so im glad i get to see it through. We have been working hard and looks like many will be entering the waters of Baptism. Looks like were having a white Christmas!!! ;) ha ha

We have been working alot more with part member families and those who are inactive. We have been finding alot of success that way and finding alot better quality investigators. Estevan (padre of the all member family ) is progressing like crazy and working well for his baptismal date. Hes such a great guy and seriously its been such an honor to work with him, like seriously every lesson is so spiritual with im and wev had some truely amazing experienses with this guy. When we come back you guys for sure will get to meet him, hes legit! Wev also been working with another part member family, The famila Gomez. Both the mom and son arnt members and we ahve been working alot with them to complete the family. The dad wants to go to the temple so bad but his wife has never been interested in the church. She is duro, like crazy ha ha but hard work açhas paid off and both her and her son ançre going to be baptised the 15th of December :) The dad is going to baptize them to so were all really stoked.

Ill for sure be sendin out pictures your way from the services! :)

IM doing good though, ha ha like idk i cant even describe it really. LIke I am who i am, personality wise but iv grown up alot in tis short time, like matured alot and changed quite a bit. LIke Me and my companion were talkin about it and it really got me thinkin. For example, i used to literally plan nothing, like nothing and i hated it. Now i cnat even function without a detailed plan for the day and without me agenda ha ha. The other day as well we had a hard core weekly plaaning session, 6 hours ha ha! IM growin up alot though, and growing a ton spiritually! The mission is something that you really cant even describe, like you learn so much in things that before you wouldnt even think about. Its been amazing though.Seriously the best decision I have ever made!

How are the plans lookin for christmas? You guys stroked? ha ha its crazy like i have said how opposite it is here. Its Summer and these past 2 weeks have been gettin hot, like crazy hot! Short sleave shirts season is upon us. LIke its hard to really even imagine that its christmas season out here ha ha. Regardless we gotta stay focused on the work, theyv been talkin alot about that lately, like how to handle the holidays ha ha. Holidays sure are differnt on the misison but its all part of the experiense!

Other than that were just keepin on out here. Iv been writing letter to you guys too but idk if youv been gettin them? Let me know.
I hope you guys know how much I love you, each one of you and how truely greatful I am for you :) you guys are the best family ever and more than a guy could ever ask for. Know that your constantly in my thoughts and prayers, like i say that alot because its the truth. You guys really do keep me going out here. Thank you.

Hope you guys have an awesome week, Remember your boy out here and remember the importanse of doing the little things. Its the little things that creat the big things and really make us who we are. Remember to always read and pray, you dont have to bust out Chapters a day but its gotta be consistant, atleast 10 minutes a day. It will help a ton in everything, in all that you guiys are going through individually, i promise.

Love you guys,

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey

November 19, 2012

Hola Familia! Como Esta? How is everything out on the states? How was Vegas? :) Gettin all ready for thanksgiving?

Things out here are going really well, we had a really good week. It was the last week of the transfer and it was a really good way to finish it off. ME and Elder Garrido are doing work out here and just lovin it. We had interviews with president this week as well and it looks like were both gonna stay in Trujui next transfer.... My 4th one there, its a quarter of my mission. Its a way good area through so its been nice. Im really excited for the next one here too, Christmas, New years, and looks like atleast 4 baptisms :)

Today were out in Ramos Mejia in the offices for a little while and in about 15 minutes were headed out to Capital! A mission presidents wife from another mission had a stroke so shes in the hospital here in Buenos Aires. Shes a way good friend of our mission presidents wife so she chose 12 missionaries to go out to the hospital today and sing to her. ha ha My companion is a really good sionger so im thinkin i kinda got chose by default but im sstill way excite. After were going to the msision home for dinner and stuff so it should be a way good day.... Thus being said wwe are all in the offices trying to9 do emails before we leave because were gonna be gettin back late tonight. Sooo i dont really have much tme today. Sorry guys.

I hope you guys know that your in my throuhgts and prayers. Love you guys!

Sorry but they said we have to go in 5 minutes.... Ill try to write later tonight but no guarentees. You guys all have letters comin out this week though too , hope your gettin em.

Have an awesome thanksging and really enjoy it. Know your always with me and im makin you proud out here.

Love you guys,

Aloha,

Elder Hawkey

November 12, 2012

Hola Familia ! Como Estan?

You guys have been in my thoughts and prayers alot this week and i hope you guys are all doing good. Iv been gettin alot of pacages and stuff from you guys lately, you guys are the best! seriously thank you so much.I sent out a bunch of letters today and im sendin out more this week so look forward to that, other than that im doing aot of paperwork and stuff so i gotta kinda keep it short.

This week has seriously been crazy , like to a point where i cant even explain everything thast happened. LIke it was one of the hardest weeks of my life but honestly the most spiritual. This week wev literally seen miracles happen. I cant wait to tell you guys all these stories. IM writing em all down thoguh so when i get back we can just stay up for days sharing stories about what happened over the last 2 years.

Summary: It was crazy hot this week, like unbelievable, all the appointments kept falling though and we were seriopusly strugling. It gets Thursday and it statrs to cloud up and on Friday it starts poring, crazy amounts, tons of flooding and just tons of craziness in the streets... Saturday though was seriously one of the best days of my life thoguh, We had an amazing visit with a fmaily, their son just got home form the misioin and the dads a non member, amazing visit but the dad is so stuborn . We promised hiom all 3 of us , me my companion and his son that just got back that if he asked if this all was true, he would receive an answer. There had been no sun all day but as he prays he asks if the book of Mormon is true, A sincere heart felt prayer of faith. As we prayed i felt warmth and i could see the rrom getting brighter, as he finished we all opened our eyes to the son coming thoruhg the wondow, i cant even tel you how strong the spirit was, like it was unlike anything. We all just say there on our knees in siense for like what seemed like an hour, it was like 10 minutes though. BUt after some time he finaly broke the silense and said he is gonna get baptised on the 7th.... This is comin form the guy who has had missionaries over for years at his house, and is seriously the most hard headed ever. He came to church Sunday and thats what happened... He saw the light literally, like The most spiritual experiense of my life.

I Had a talk with President today and I heard what happened with Grama.

IM sorry to hear that but im honestly happy and content. She is in a better place now, a place without worries and pains. Shell be watching over us out here and picking us up when we need it. She will forever be missied but we must all be happy and strong, we undersatnd Gods plan and we know well see her again. Families truely can be together forever. MY regards go out to you guys though, hope you are all doing well and all staying sting. Know that I Love you guys.

Thank you for all that you guys do, seriously you keep me going out here on a daily basis, I hope you all have an awesome week and know that im thinkin about you. You guys are always in my thoughts and prayers and are always with me. IM workin hard and makin you all proud out here. Remember to pray, never forget the power of prayer.

I Love you guys!

Aloha,

Elder Bryce HAwkey

November 5, 2012

Hola Familia :) como andan? Hows everything out in the states?

Elections tomorow ya? :)

You guys all holdin in there? Hows school/work? I wanna hear from you guys

So this week was pretty good, long and tyring but really good. Its starting to get hot here and its super humid to. Its crazy walkin out here just strugling ha ha gotta do what you gotta do through. were doing good though, not lettin it hold us down and workin hard like always. My campanion is seriously a stud, exactly my style and exaxtly what i needed out here to keep me going on a daily basis :) Succesful week though, fing alot of solid new investigators to teach and finishing the weekend  off with a really nice lil baptismal service :) Romoina, a girl wev ben workin with, shes 10 but shes way cool. LIke shes really different cause like how basic we had to teach, it was an amazing experiense though. Here service was really nice though. the spirit was really strong and we had alot of ward support for it and for her :) Shes way legit thoguh and i cant wait for you guys to one day get to meet her.

So its funny like the mail system here. Stuff from the states goes through a place where they check and scan it and stuff but it takes a really long time. PLus like the offices dont go pick it up from the place very often either, thus being said. IM going on like almost a onth with nothin, im startin tot hink you guys forgot about me and then we had a meeting at the offices.... ha ha i go to the offices and had literally 4 pacages and liike a ton of mail :) ha ha like i was so stoked :) seriously you guys are awesome , like the best family a guy could ever ask for. Thanks for everything and everything you guys do for me.

Other than that, all really new is today. We got to go to CApital to get our DNI ( Argentin idetification cards) LIke you gfuys know im in Buenos Aires but our mission is like not the image poeple they get when they thing thae grand capital, its about 90% dirt roads and like the lower more humble parts of the captial. Espesially MOreno ( our

zone) I abousolutely Love it thoguh, like the people are amazing and seriously the whole thing is such an adventure and part of the experience... Thus aside today we went to capital, in MIssion North, like the capital, all the huge sky scrapers, way sweet arcetecture, all the monuments, everthing. It was way sick thoguh , like a really coool and new side of Argentina that we dont really see in our misison. It was awesome though, all the guys from the mtc meetin back up for a day out in the best city in the world!

This week is lookin realy good thouhg, definetly started off on the right note. Thats awesome about Maccoy too, anyone else gettin their calls lately?... Were donig ood out here and I want you guys to know how much I Love you : Seriously you guys mean the world to me and your are always with me. Sorry i dont ever have much time to write you individual emails but theres alwys a ton of paperwork we have to do.

Idk paperwork isnt my favoroite BUTTTT you always have to do it for like big stuff , good things :) So like in that sense I Love it :) Well i guess more love what it represents ha ha

Hope you guys have an awesome week. remember the small things, Remember to always read and pray. KNow im makin you guys proud and doin what I gotta do :) Its not always easy but thats life. We work through things and go through super hard stuff to become stronger, to grow and to progress as children of our heavenly FAther :)

Aloha,

Love,

Elder Bryce Hawkey