June 24, 2013

Family! what is going on out there in the states? How are you guys?

This week might have been one of the craziest in my life but at the same time probably one of the best and most Exciting!..... So im training..Again :), Elder Manzano de Cordoba Argentina. This kid is a ful, Seriously such a capo. HE is pretty tall , outgoing and has a super strong testimony, hes seriously coming out here pre trained and we hit it off way good from the start. He has a good work ethic so were excited, were goign to do big things this transfer... ON top of training, Me and the 3rd son are oppening a brand new area!!! a full! Its a town called Junin and its the most beautiful amazing city I have ever been in my life. Our misison is in Buenos Aires but there is one zone, well now 2 ( the just divided the zone) that is far, super far from the rest , capital, the offices, seriously in the middle of nowhweere, todo campo. Your boy is out here in Cilvicoy se llama :) ha ha 5 hour bus ride on freeway from capital and seriously so different from everywhere else in the msison and everything else iv ever known in my life :)) Its bee such an adventure and the thing is, its only begun. Were excited, and like I said are going to be baptizing and reactivating a ton out here... On top of that im the distrcit leader as well! everything all at onse.

So its a branch out here and we had attendense of about 20 yesterday. We have a super nice ward building Which literally no one else has in chilvicoy. OUr area is amazing, like its compo but junin is a big city within campo, its hard to expain, lok at some pictures though, its incredible, all coblestone streets, seriously so european, the poeple are so different here as well and are all super tranquilo. The houses out here though are incredible, huge, seriously like castles, thats one thing about the area, like super classy european , huge houses, and the poeple are super open too. Our branch has been strugling for a while but President sent us out here to set things strainght and to get the ball moving so were super excited . ha ha one of the first things bishop did was called me the young mens president ha ha who would have thunk, me and you have the same caling now dad? :) Alot of responsibility with all the assignment, but like KObe always comes through in the Clutch Elder HAwkey is the same, More fundemntally sound and stable but just for you guys to see the comparison ha ha 

Our appartmernt, so the area is being opened for the first time in a really long time, and the church ownes this huge house like 2 blocks form the church building. They gave it to us to live in ha ha Its funny though cause no one had been in there for a super long time so we get in there and its like all in order and everything but super dirty and old ha ha everything was literally covered in dust and i swear that it hasnt seen poeple in like 5 years por o menos. Super nice thoguh and seriously huge. ha ha The water heater is broken so weve been boiling water on the stove to shower but its all part of the experiense. Other than that though everything works and we got it all set up. one room to work out in the mornings, one room to eat, one room to do studies, one room to sleep, ha ha its seriously a mansion. Ohh ya and its tight because we have bikes out here as well, the only zone in the misison with bikes. Of corse their super old and broken but were getting them fixed this week so it should be good.

IM seriously just living the dream out here thoguh, seriosly An elder couldnt ask for more :) IM supoer excited to open the new area and to train at the same time, its going to be an amazing experiense and im for sure going to learn alot out here.. ONe thing I learned this week is that the Lord really does know whats best for us, and he really does protect and guide us to do his sacred work. Its been like a half week but web had experienses that are truely incredible, truely miracles. We have found a ton of poeple out herre that are super prepared and like I said things that were just meant to be. ONe thing we always say, but is so tue is "no hay ningun casualidad en la obra del Senor" there so such thing as chanse in the work of the Lord: I know that to be true, witout a doubt. This is the Lords work and he helps so much to lead and guide us, each and everyone of us.All we have to do is be humble , ask for his giudanse and will and be ready , treuly ready to do whatever he tals us to. Thats when normal pople, 20 year old kids out here, are hands in the Lords to treuly see miracles... aww the misssion,. the best ever!!

A quick lil experiense: so after the transfer meeting we had a little meeting with all the deatils and what not about the new zone. When i left Ciudad Evita i thoguht i would be going close so i literally had 5 bags 2 crates and a backpack ha ha in the meeting the tell us we have to get to the station in 40 minutes to cathch the double decker bus to campo. We were running throug capital with all the stuff and we get there right as its about to leave. You can only puy 3 bags below the bus so i gave soem to my comapniopn and a sistert that was travleing with and we stored them away. I still had a my backpack and 2 friut crates of stuff. I had to take them on bourd the bud with me... ha ha and of corse we were at the verry back on the second level as well , so we get in the seats and their super tiny, pero mal ha ha long stoy short, we take a 5 hour bus ride with a crate and backpack on the lap with my feet on the crate with my knees literally in my face, super funny, you gotta do what you gotta do thoguh, we made it safe thoguh with all our stuff and rolled into te city at about 1:30 in the morning ha ha with all the bags off we went with a key they gave us and piese of paper that said the adress ha ha we finally found it thoguh and made it to the mansion safe and sound with all the stuff :) seriosly livin the dream out here, the best experiense in the world!

Love you guys, hope you have an awesome week!

Aloha,

Elder Hawkey (Distrcit leader, Trainer, Young Mens president ha ha  )

June 17, 2013

Whats going on family? how are you guys? how was your guys week? Kyle , the move? the health? 

Things out here this week were good, IM feeling so much better with my health and everything so were just working hard like alwaysout here. This week was so cold, like its really changing out to winter out here and its been a huge tranistion for all the misosnaries and the work. It rained alot and with the chnage alot of people have been getting sick. Its crazy thoguh cause the last tiume it snowed out here was like 7 years ago and they said that this year it should snow out here. IDK well see i guess but honestly i hope so, that would be a cool experiense.

Changes are this week so well see what happens. Iv been out here in Ciuddad Evita for 6 months now so i thingk we might be seeing some changes. Idk well see this wensday but i have a feeling i mmight be headed out. This area has been so awesome thoguh, seriosuly the experiense of a lifetime. We have seen countless miracles out here and so many people chnage and better their lives and truely find rest in our Savior Jesus Christ. I seriously cant wait fr you guys to come check out the poeple and ethings out here that im always talking about. Its gonna be sweet to come back here and for you guys to see everything.

The msison thoiugh has been the best experiense ever though, like i found myself thinking alot about that this week. Like so many think of it as a sacrifice and so hard and what not, but once you experiense it, truely experiense it for yourself you will come to find it is one of the greatest blessing our heavenly father could evr give us, the opportunity to serve. Iv learned changed and progressed so much out here and am so greatful for this time I have to serve. It goes by  so quick so we gotta take atavantage of every day out here. I invite you guys to thingk about that, those who ahve served, to remember thier msisons, and thoise who havnt and can, to prayerfully consider making the best dession of your life. For me its a no brainer but really think/pray about it, then act upon it and be a doer of the word :)

I want you guys to know how much I love you, seriously you guys are always in my thoughts and prayers. I want more than anything for you guys to know that I know this church is true, I know without a doubt that this is the one and only true church upon the face of the earth. I know the book of Mormon is true. I know that the atonment is real, that everyone, no matter what can change and find true joy and happiness taht can only come through doinjg the will of our father in heaven. I know that Christ lives and this is his work, we truely are his representatives and his servants. I know that he giuudes this work and that he really does protect us, I know that angels are real. I know more than anything that when we complete with our part the Lord wil always do his part, and will always bless and be there for us. I know these things are true and I know taht everyone can have a testiomny just as strong but puting in our part to show our faith to the Lord.

Hope you guys are doing good and I hope you guys are staying strong.

Have an awsome week guys!

Love you!

Aloha,

Elder Hawkey 

A New Picture of Bryce

June 10, 2013

Hola Familia , Como les va? how was your guys week out there? i hope it was a good one.

This week was seriously crazy, probably one of the longest weeks of my life. I find myslef saying that every couple months but seriously this week was insane. :) had its ups and downs for sure but through adversity comes growth and strength and for that I am truely greatful. I feel like I have seen that first hand this week, how much the hardest things can be such a blessing with the right atidude and like aunt caroline says with "spiritual eyes" . Para nada am I going to goo in depth on everything we went through but it makes me happy top be able to say that this truly is the Lords work and if we work hard, giving it every last drop of energy and forse we have the Lord will do the rest and you will see not only blessing but true miracles.

Lil bit of the rough part so I can finsh off with the good stuff :) I was sick this week, pero mal, I got like argentine flu and was wrecked this week. I finally broke down though and went to the doctor and got some medicine. My helath is on the rise thoguh and in a few day ill be back to normal and as good as new. I continue to work hard though and to never take a sick day, 2 yeard is a short time, we dont have to stay in the apartment, we gotta  work :)

So this weekend, We were blessed to see enter the waters of baptism probably the most amazing lady I have ever met ( besides you MOm) and baptise what is probably my best convert on the mission. :) this past saturday Silvia and her daughter Lucia were baptised and I had the sacred privalge to do the ordananse :) Literally the most spiritual moment of my life, this hour and a half baptismal servise. She is a refernse form a member and so the member and her fmaily gave way good talks about the importanse of the missionary work. Its hard to explain, but silvia is super social and suported by the ward in a way where  she is seriously like a has been member of yearss. These talks were flowed by an amazing welcomiong form the young wonens and bishop where many tarss were shed about her and her daughter and how much the ward had been praying for 2 such amazinfg people to take such an important step. A truely unforgetable experiense :) i cant wait for you guys to meet her, seriously she is the best  :) She is super excited about the msiosnary work as well and is going to be a huge help and strngth to the work and to our ward :)

We dont have liek any time today , we had to go to capital for our visas but i really wanted to share those things with you guys. Keep fighting, no matter how hard it may be or what may come your way, if we do our part the Lord will ALWAYS  do his and come through for us. I know that to be true. I know without a doubt that this is the Lords work, this has been such an amazing experiense and a time that I wouldnt and could never trade for anyhting in the world. I know this church is true, and I know that this is where I need to be in my life. Wihtout a doubt I know that Crist lives and that we are truely are his servants and that the Lord really does work thoguh us his servants ( see words of MOrmon 1:7) Im living the dream out here thoguh and loving every minute :) Know you guys are in my thoughts and prayers, always, I pray for you guys by name every day, many times and more than anyhting that you guys are happy, truly happy .

have an awesome week guys, know I love you

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey 

June 3, 2013

Hola Familia ! Que tal por todos lados del mundo? :)

THis week was awesome. We worked really hard and were really able to see the fruits of our labors. We have bene strugling for people to come to church lately but we were a full this week and we were able to bring a couple families to with us so we were really excited about that :) Im doing good though, a little sick, refiado, but i continue to keep up with everything i need to out here. ME and My compnion are gettning along well and hes really been progresinng well.

Silvia and Lucia are goign to be baptis3ed this weekend so were super excited about that. She is seriosuly the most amazing/ prepared lady I have ever met. Shes not even a member yet and shes already going to the family history center, inviting her friends to church, and acompanying us on visits. THis lady is incredible, she ahs so much energy and is super known throughout ciudad evita. She is going to be such a great strength for our ward and for the work of the Lord out here. She reminds me so much of you MOm so I seriously cant want for you guys to get to meet. She said she wants to email you so im gonna gave you your email adress today so keep an eye out for that :)

We were super blessed this week to have an apostle (ELder Cook)come to our mission (the best missoin in the world). He met with all three missions and it was an amazing experiense. Crazy how it all worked out actually, we had plans, our mission to take busses to capital to mision norte to see him but there were soem riots and stuff so he ended up coming to our offices. LIke a last minute change but it all worked out well. Him and his wife shook all of our hands and gave an amazing talk about the importanse/ and the power of our callings as misisonaries. How big of examples we are to the ward and and the importanse of always working to strengthen the wards in every aspect. Really motivated me thoguh and it was a day that i can never forget.

For a distrct activity we are going to the temple tomorow so im excited about that but i have been really been thinking alot about that. The temple and our family. A goal I have when I get back is to do a session as a family, all of us together. I dont know where you guys are at in relationship to this goal, but i invite you guys, each one of you to do what it takes to always be worthy of a temple recomend. Were not gonna change 100% tomorow but through the little things, anyone can chnage. Doesnt matte how deep in it or how hard of a strugle it may be, every one of us can change. I have seen it countless times out here on the misison not only in the lives of my investigators but in myself. Sometime the changes we need to make arnt going to be huge things, sometimes they may be, but its throguh our eforts to be more like I savior that we will be able to live a happier and productive life. I want this more than anyhting, to go to the temple with all you guys. We got about a year, I invite you guys totake the step of faith and do what is nesseaery to make the change. :) summer 2014 !!

Were out here in Ramos Mejia today and we just finished a leadership meeting for all the zone and district leaders. It was good but super long so i dont have much time at all today. I sent out letters today thoguh so you shiould be getting those soon. KNow you guys are inb my htouhgts and prays thoguh and know how much I love you. Seriosly you guys are the best and I am truely greatful for all you do for me.

LOve you guys!

Summer 2014 ( in the temple-Woop woop)

aloha,

Elder Hawkey