January 28, 2013

Familia!!! Como Estan?  Hows it all out there in the states? Work? school? winter?

Things out here have been good, super hot ,but like always were seriously just livin the dream out here! LIke thats something that is really hard to even explain , like how truely sick the mission is. Like iv said before, hands down the best disision iv ever made but now more then ever were really starting to see things like all come together. Me and elder Deschamps are getting along way good, like really progressing indivudually but espesailly as a comapnionship. We have been working hard out here and seriously seen miracles. Like I said, this area is know to be really hard but from that we hvae learned so much, like that it doesnt matter the area or the stariotype but the faith you have in what the area could be, and what you are willing to do to make that dream become a reality. LIke we hvae been talking alot about that and how with the right attitude and the Lord we can do asnything we put our minds to. Its seriosuly so true though and we have seen it out here here first hand, like I said Were doing big things!

No baptisms this weekend but we have some good investrigators progessing for the 9th. Its gonna be an awesome day, like we have been getting really close with some of these poeple and really learning together. We have been working alot with this girl Daniella and really help her to chnge her life arfound, shes been working hard were super stoked to have her enter the watyers of baptisms. Also for the 9th were baptising a laddy named Ieda, she is a refrense from a recent convert and the best part is ..... shes 88. ha ha seriously like the cutest, nicest argentine grama ever :) Shes so genuine and shes seriously the best. I cant wait to come back here with you guys for you to meet some of these poeple, thats gonna be legit.

For now though were out here working and trying to stay 100% focused on the work,  I really hope you guys are doing good though, Know how much I Love you and how much you guys really mean to me, like i hope you never forget that. I pray for you guys each induvudually every day and I hope more than anything that you guys are heppy. I hope that you are able to see the hand of the Lord in your life and see that it is only thorugh him that we can have a true and lasting happiness. Its not easy, no one said it was, but if we really understand the true happiness we can have well do whatever it takes. I hope you guys recognize that and put forth the effort to"to try a little harder, to be a little better" Thats somehting wev been working hard on lately, to every day try and be a little better than the day before. Like its halped me a ton and i know with just that little exr¡tra efort, to read, to pray , to go to church, to be happy will make a huge dofferense in your lives as well. 

I dont have a ton of time today so thats what i got for now, I hope you guys have an awesome week.

Love you guys!

Aloha,

Elder Hawkey

Bryce and companion, Elder Dechamps, practicing.

Bryce and Elder Garrido

A family that was baptised this weekend

January 21, 2013

Hola Familia :) Como Estan ? Hows winter up there? Hows school? Work? Tucson? Utah ? Hawaii?

This week has been good, like I find myself so frequantly saing that but its true, like we have been having really good weeks and an all aroung good tranfer together. Me and my boy Deschamps are geting along well and have been working hard out here. Hes alot different form my other comps so its been a little bit of a change but were doing good. We have been finding alot of new investigators and have some good peolpe that are really progressing. Thgese past few weeks we have been laying down the pre work for the 9th of Febuary. We have a pretty nice sized Baptismal  Servise lined up so its gonna be a way special weekend. Like i said form the beging, Were doing big things, workin hard to change the area around.

Thats one thing that is a blessing and a curse ha ha Cuida Evita is a super nice area, like super classy, mansion, paved road typed Argentina. I love that , like its the best not worrying about getting robbed and to see the different sides of Argentina but with that like other higher class areas it has a reputation for hard work and hard to baptise. Were changing things around though, and really seeing the miracles for all our hard work.This past weekend we were able to baptze a lil famiy . Marcela Maria and Facundo. There the best! It was a wayu good servise though, like super spiritual. We had alot of ward support as well and to be honest like it was probly my best like flowing servise iv had, like the ward really heloped with everything so it was awesome. Elder Deschamps as well as bishop did the ordsanse so it was a way good experiense for him. Like I said hes realy shy and hasnt seen the success he wanted so were changing that around as well. The family though was so happy, its just the 3

 of them so like they tok this step all togethe and to see how this really has brought them closer together has been such a great experiense. The mom, is so funny and seriously the nicest lady , I cant wait for you guys to get to meet them!

LIke i said though, were just working hard to change things around out here. I feel focused and personally have been good. Like im way happy out here fel myself growing and learning so much. Being Senior companion has been good, like has really helped me to take it to the next level and helped me to really fine tune my teaching and how we plan for lessons. Im doing way good thoguh, good health and just trying my best to get lost in the work. The area is big so we walk alot so i hope these new shoes are comin, ha ha I have a huge hole in my right shoe and these things are pretty trashed.

But like moe than anything like I realy want you guys to know that IM doing what I need to do, Doing my best to make you guys proud and to be the best missionary I can be. Like were focused which is good but i dont want you guys to think im forgeting about you or anyhting. Like with the rule and lack of time, its super hard to find time to write you guys letters, so im sorry. Know i havnt forgoten about you guys though and that you guys are always in my thoughts and prayers. IM trying to get better at that too so i hope i should be sendin some letters out to you guys this week.  Know no matter what though that I love you guys and that your support, your letters and everything really mean the world to me, like they really keep me going and thats the truth.

I hope all is well in Yuma, Tucson Hawaii, the mtc everywhere and that yoiu guys are doing good. MOre than anything i hope that you guys are making good decisions and that you guys are happy. :) I sure am but sometimes i worry about that with some of you guys. Remember to always be happy, like a positive clean mindset can do so much for your life and really has a huge efect on your energy levels and al around quality of life, regardless of the surcumstanses.

I hope you guys have an awesome week and that you remember to do good things. Read and pray every day, that helps a ton, i can promise you that as well as going to church. LIke with all the blessing we have in our lives in no strech is the Lord asking to much to go once a wek to church, thats soething Argentines always justify like it doesnt matter. I have a strong testimony that It will help a tgon though, like you will be really ab le to carry that spirit throughout your week and it wil help you out in every aspect of your life.

I Love you guys and miss you liike crazy. We got some more time on this thoguh, im starting to get used to this and i hope yoyu guys are as well. Just remmeber though that Summer 2014 though im coming back a changed man, I hope you guys will be ready cause let me tell you its gonna be the best summer of our lives. But until then, it is what it is. Keep on keepin on and be back to be with you guys before you know it.

Have an awesome week!

Aloha,

Elder Hawkey

January 14, 2013

Hola familia! Como Andan? Todo Bien? Hows it out there in the states? Hows winter?

Things here are going really good, like wev been working hard and really been seeing success. Iv been learning alot from Elder Deschamps and its been an amazing experiense to work with him. 

The area is so nice, like im Loving it, Seriously a whole new world form Moreno, Its been 2 weeks and we havnt had problems like with anyone in the streets so its been nice like to not really have to constantly worry about getting robbed and stuff ha ha Like I said all the streets are paved but like more than that, its a super nice part of the city, some of the houses we walk by and see are absolutly insane, mansions and what not. LIke thats one nice thing about the are but like its no comparison to our ward. Our ward is incredible. LIke so much ward support and really a team effort in the missionary work. LIke were always teaching with members and people are always teching their friiends, like setting up the foundation for us to tach them, its super nice. Its funny cause usually the ward mission leader is like a young returned misionary but ours is a returned Mission President ha ha. Like him and his wife aree seriously the best. They served in Columbia and they got back 3 years ago so they like know everything about how the work is and how we can work efectivly togetehr, the ward and the msisionaries. I cant wait to return here with you guys and introduse you to everyone as well take tou to the temple. Which we walk by evry day, not a big deal or anything though ha ha

LIke iv said we been working hard and have some really good investigators right now. Were super stoked becaus this weekend, were baptising a family :) The MOm and her 2 kids, 13 and 11. The dad left a while ago so its justr them and without the financial support its been super hard on the MOm. We met up with her though and seriously she like Cant get enough of the Church and the GOspel. Shes Amazing.And the kids are way legit too. Marcala, Falkundo and Maria :) Its gonna be an awesome servise so Ill be sure to send you guys pics and tell you all about it next week.

I feel like things are going good though, like its been a way good experiense to be senior companion in a new area. Like Iv learned so much in such a short period of time , its crazy. Elder Deschamps is way legit though and wev really been learning alot together. LIke i talked about how hes super quite and shy, like hes doing alot better, as well as iv kearned a ton ffrom him. Its funny because we talk about it and how its an inspired companionship, and honestly it is, were doing big thinhgs out here. LIke learnifng and progressing a ton to be able to reach our full potential as missionionaries out here. 

IM Lovin the new life out here out in the new area, like I said me and Elder are doing big things! :9 Iv been thinkin about you guys alot too and I hope all is well back out in the states. Its been craazy hot here, like insane, so I hope your enjoying the cool out there for me. Oh btw im rockin a swwet msiionary tan, my neck face and arms are staright bronze but when i take off the shirt its all white, its pretty funny. Know I love you guys though, Seriously your always in my thoughts and prayers, always. Thanks for all you guys do for me and for all your support. You guys are the best.

Remeber me out here and remember to always lok for the good side of things. No matter what we can always see the hand of our father working to do what he knows is best for us. Sometimes it might not be our will but if we replase our fear with faith and do as he wants us to do, everything will work out and we will be truely blessed. Rember to read and pray, evry day. As well as church once a week. For all he has done for us their is really no way to justify and say that these three things are asking to much. I know though that if we do them, your life can change, you will be more able to recgnize the hand of the Lord in your life and more willing to do what he asks of us. 

Thanks for everything guys, seriously! Its gonna be awseome to see you guys, not yet though, iv got alot more to do out here though :)

Summer 2014!

Have an aweomse week!

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey

January 7, 2013

Hola Familia! Como Estan? Hows everything out there? How was the new year?

So ill just jump right into it, sinse the last time wev talked seriosuly so much has changed! As you guys know i got transfered and am now out here serving in Ciudad Evita in Aldo Bonzi ! My new companions name is Elder Deschamps and hes a way cool guy from St. George, hes a pretty goofy guy but hes a way hard worker and a way good guy. Hes been out for a year this upcoming Friday so hes been out for a while. Hes preety shy and quite but I seriously Love him. President made me Senior companion so its been a really cool experiense, like being in a brand new area and leading it.

Cuidad Evite- A way nice area of town, really upscale and classy. All paved streets and what not so like I said its a whole new world out here. Its a super chill area as well, with little violense and seriosly an amzzing ward. The ward is super involved in the missionary work and it really is a team effort out here to share the message of the restored Gospel with friends and fasmilies. The best part about it all....... the temple is in our area!!! of all the areas in Argentina, me and my comp have the one area with the temple in it! Its so legit, like seriosulyt so beautifull and the neighborhoods are all way close. We work constantly around it and its seroisuly such a great way to find investigators. LIke how it is its super nice neighborhoods but the houses are all close together, but the temple is massive, like you cant even imagine, like its got a ton of land with a way nice fense all around it so people are always talking about it and are always so curriouse about it. Seriosuly theres such an amazing sprit in the area in the temple that You can really just feel being so close to the house of the Lord. Iv takin a ton of pictures and ill be sure to send some out your way soon :)... Its funny cause the mtc is there too and we always walk past and the missionaries are out playing soccer so they always talk to us about the campo and like the really msison, its way funny. I Love the are thouhg, like i said, super upscale so its a big change from Moreno. I cant wait to come back here with you guys! Its funny too cause all the temple workers and presidency are in our ward, and a ton of them are from the united states. This one couple, the Shumnways are from Mesa and so we had a awesome little conversation, in english! ha ha

Its been a way good week though, still getin used to the changes but its been a fun. We found this awesome family this wee and their seriosuly the best. Wev met up with them a couple times and their really interested in how their famliy can be together forever. They are seriously so prepared and an amazing little family. The best is that the live 2 blocks from the temple! Wev been talking about it and werer gonna plan it out to take their family on a walk around the temple gorunds and have a lesson right utside the temple! aww itsd gonna be tight, Ill definetly let you guys know how it goes. 

Iv only been here less than a week but seriouslty iv learned so much. Like I said my companion is really quite so iv been leading all the lessons, and really everything. In no way am I saying bad things about my companion, because i seriously Love this guy, but thats just how its been. Like thus being said, its been such a great experiense to lead and like be put on the spot to take charge in all aspects of the work, finding, teaching, everything. Iv felt lke iv grown and tis is really gonna help me to learn to continue to reach my potential as a missionary. 

IM Lovin it out here though, like the new area aside, like the mission is the best! Like i said, the best decission iv ever made! Like i feel like for once in my life im not conserned about myslef and my problems and needs bhut focused on others and how We can really help them to experiense all the blessings that our father in heaven has waiting for them. LIke its somehting, that is hard to describe, but it feels good. Really helping others and really like forgetting yourself. Its such a privelage to serve and help these people and I wouldnt trade these experienses Iv had out here for anything in the world!

I Love you guys , and miss you like crazy, but I know , without a doubt that this is where I need to be right now. This is the best thing i could possibly be doing with my life. Its not easy, for any of us, but its worth it. Im learning and growing and becoming the man that our heavenly father wants me to be, not only for the mission but for my life and for the eternities to come. So like on that note, i hope you guys are happy and i hope that you dont miss me or wish i was there. Ill be back before you know it and will be a changed man and you guys will know, what im really talking about, like how it was all worth it.

I hope as well that you guys are doing good things, like I have faith in all of you guys but i also know like first hand how hard it is sometimes. Being so close to the temple really gets me thinking about my family and friends and how much i really want this, like to live with you guys forever! like to do that I know its not easy, it takes effort, but like when we reallyt htink about it, the happinjess we could potentially have together for time and all eternity, like together, we see what we must do to reach such an amazing goal. Like how giving up of ourselves and our habbits and flaws is nessesary and how it will all be worht it in the eternal scheme of things.... Remember to pray, every day, read your scriptures, every day, and go to church. 3 things that iv literally seen change poeple lives, so basic and primary but things that will help us so much in our lives.

Know you guys are alwsy in my thouhts and prayers. Thank you for your support and for all you guys do for me. I love you guys!

Keep on keepin on and have an awesome week! Summer 2014! ;)

aloha,

Elder HAwkey

Bryce at transfer meeting

Bryce at transfer meeting.  January 3, 2013