March 4, 2013

Hola Familia! Como Están? Todo bien allá en los estados unidos? Hows school? work? the mtc ? 

Things out here this week have been literally crazy, in every aspect a good crazy but seriously it was a full this week. We were all over the place and super busy. It was an amazing week thoguh, the last one of me and my mini , so it was good for us to finish out together strong. Were going to Capital tomorow to drop him off and for me to get my new comapnion so i guess well see, its funnny cause like alot of stuf, like details they dont tell us , like so we can stay focused and everything , but i got some conectuions in the offices and  i hear some new elders got their visas and are comin in tomorow. Soo im hopin i can get my son ! Wev been hearing that for a while thoguh so keep it in your prayers. 

More than anything the highlight of our week was saturday. idk if you guys know about Aida but shes this amazing hermana mayor that we have been working with over the past month. Shes 88 and is..was.. a super hard core cathjolic for all of her life. Well this past weekend we were able to finally help her change for good and enter into the waters of baptism! :) seriously this lady is amazing, I always call her my grama and seriosuly its like she is my lil sweet argentine grama. The baptismal servise was way legit though, super spiritual. She is super delicate and has a hard time walking so we had me and another missionary in the font helping her down the stairs and everything but seriosuly she was such a champ, on top of that she is super afraid of water so like not just decideeing to be baptised but like actually doing it was such a huge step for her. I was fortunate enough to baptise her and it was seriously one of the best experienses ever. Like she was shaking in the water but we finally calmed her down so we could do the ordannse, we did it but seriously as shge came back up like there was the bigest peace, we were all so calm and happy and then she threw a huge hug on me in the water. LIke its hard to to expalin but I wish you guys could have been there, it was a amazing. seriosuly just like that 88 years of catholisism wiped away in seconds in healing waters! I really hope you guys can meet her one day thoguh, shes so funnny , I know you guys are gonna love her. We took alot of pitures but i forgot the card reader so ill be senden them out your way next week.

Other than that thgouh like i said, wev just been going hard out here.We have alot of good stuff lined up for march and this is probally gonna be the best month yet on my misison, baptismwise.We got alot of stuff set up and were super stoked for the 16, its gonna be a crazy weekend, we got a big servise planned up for a mom and her 2 kids as well as  VAnnessa another lady we have been working with and a this other guy named Victor, its gonna be crazy and on top of that the daugher of the prophet, like randomly ha ha is going to be visiting our ward that weekend. Were super excited for that though, idk if she speake spanish but i guess well see if i have to translate for her or something lol.

Im lovin the area thugh and lovin the mission, like so over siad but seriosuly its the best 2 years out here. On that news today i complete 11 months on the misison, wow, that flew by seriously like nothing. Were gonna turn around and ill have been out a year already. Thats one thing about the mission thats insane. LIke the days are so long , like sometimes were we do so much it feels like a week, but then the months and transfers like fly by like itsw  nothing. idk its hard to explain but its seriosuly crazy how fast time has been going by out here.

I hope all is going well with you guys thugh, serisouly i think about you guys all the time and you guys are alwas in my thoughts and prayers. I cant wait to see you guy tell you about everythig, like its seriosuly imposible like tell you guys everything in one email a week. I cant wait to seriosuly just chill as a family after the msision and just talk about how crazy and everything it was out here, thats gonnna be the best. But for now im out here  workin hard and tryin to make you guys proud,before you know it it will be may and ill be able to talk to you guys again on skype so that will be nice! 

I love you guys like crazy, seriously i hope all is well up there and you guys are all happy. Have an awesome week!

Summer 2014

aloha,

Elder HAwkey