March 10, 2014

FAmily :) things out here are going good, we had a great week and things are absoltly insane out here... Wev ben working super hard and as a zone have bene seeing literal miracles out here. This month we plan to break the record for the most baptisms ever in a zone and we hvae all been doing our part to more than naything help the people really find the truth and this hapiness.. IM doing great, working hard as ever and doing everthing i can to finsh things off strong out here, im staying focused and IM absolutly living up every minute of it ourt here.

We have ben baptising alot and i cant wait to show you uys all the pictures.... We have baptism lined up for evry wekend this month as well and we have been so blessed to help our heavely fathers children in this great work. The 27 of March as well we will be ahving 2 more weding services and are happt to see them prepare for this big step in their lives, the service will be followed byt heir baptisms and these poele seriously meen so much to us out here. Youll hear all about them though and youll for sure ghet to know them too :)

KNow I love you guys and know your in my toughts and prayers. I know this church is true and i absolutly love being a missoniary !

Sorry I dont have much time but we have alot to do. KNow all is well thoguh and know how happy i am for all you guys, keep the misosnary work up and keep things going out there!

UN abrazo!

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey

Additional Story from Chivilcoy

so funny story this week, its goty alot of details but i dont have much time so ill make it sort ... So we go to this familes house sunday morning and eevbrythings good, their ready for church and super excited, we call a taxi and we help the mom get her kids in and everything and then we go off to lok for another family in the bikes, planning to meeet up with this family at church. We get there and their no where to be found, we call the taxi place and they said the dropped them off at teh church and that it anst their problem. Its an amazing fmaily and i knew it had to be some sort of mistake and to be hoinest i was super worried about them because it was their first sunday at church as well.... a thoguht came to mind and then i realized it.... maybe the taxi driver droped them off at the evangelist chyurch half a block up form our church by accident.... so we walk over there and a gorl comes out kinda confused, we ask her to check if there is a bolvian lady in there with 3 little girls.... we wait a while and she comes out teling us their inside ha ha we dont know what top do, so we tyr to walk in and a women pastor tells us and gets mad at us.... the pastor is in their on stage saying like whatever and yelling at the congregation so this lay takes us back outside so we can talk... she tries to pull it on us and make us feel bad " my husband is in there giving a semen about jesus christ and how he is here to help us in our daily strugles, hte sister is very intrested in listening, if you want ill call her but we realy dont want to bother her"... she was geting a little fisty with us... we wweree strong thoguh and we told her to call the family.... we wait another little while and out comes the family, super confused but super happy to see us. She was teling us how it scraared her daughters an how she hgad no idea what was going on.... we walked together to the real true church and started off sacreement meeting with an amazing sprit...... she loved it. flet and recognized the spirit and wants to get baptised!!! :))) ha ha super funny, ironic story but wanted to share with you guys :)

March 3, 2014

 Hola Familia Hawkey! How are you guys?

Things out here are going good, working harder than ever and we have been super blessed to be helpoing many come to the knowledge of the truth :) Its a new transfer and as you know me and Elder Valdes are staying together for our 3rd straight transfer. IM excited and i cant wait for this big month os march us and the zone are going to have! Were excited to keep working together, we have grown super close over the pastr 3 months and i can honestly say Elder Valdes is a brother to me.  We woirk good as a team and both understand what we neede to do and how to do it so its been nice to really see the support throught our time together. Its very rare to see a companionship in our mission to be together more than 2 transfers as well so we were really excited to see that happene for us to stay otgetehr working till the bittere end out here in Chivilcoy... Were excited and animo a full! :) .... One day you guys will get to know this guy and youll see exactly what im talking about, hes the best and i cant wait to present him to you guys one day :)

We have been working with some good familes and have bene seeing alot of growth out here in Chivilcoy. We hvae been working in a small Bolivian neighborhood and hope to baptise 3 fmailes we have beenw working with over there. 2 familes arnt married yet but things are gettig planned up to have anopther 2-3 weddings out here the last weekeend in MArch and to help these familes complete these comandments and have the opportunity to get baptized :) like i said, were excited :)

We have been working good with another few investigators and this kid Gabby we have bene working with is going to be baptised this wekend. ALso Tamamra, a single mom of the 5 cutest kids ever that has been progressiugna ton and will be abptised the 16 with her sister and hopefully their mom as well :) alot to do in as little time but were doing all wqe can to stay organized, focused and ready to see these mieracles come to pass this month... Well be taking alot of pictures and i cant wait ot show you them all when i get home ;)

I personally am diong good thoguh, loving the misison and enjoying every minute of it.... Like i said ill be sending out a letter to you guys , but i realy want you guys to know how much I personaly have changed and simpley opened my eyes to the real purpose of this life. The misison has chnaged me and helped me learn so incredibly much and for that i will be eternally thnakful. The mission is the best decision i hvae ever made and i really hope you guys can fel that because it really comes form my heart and soul. I know the church is true, i know the Lord knows a¡each and every one of us individually and i know that all he wants is ofr us to be happy. I know this is the work of the Lord and I know there is nothing more important than this, sharing these blessig with others :) I love being a missionary and i know that this few short years is only the start of serving my heavenly father in his church. I know he lives and i know miracles are real :)

Love you guys and hope you have an awesome week :) know your in my prayers.

With Animo, hard work, a few more weding in the books, baptism and of corse all the Love I have form the best misison in the world!

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey

February 24, 2014

Family :)

Its been a little while since iv writen a fmaily letter so I hope this goes well and i hope you gus are still reaidng these things ha ha. Alot has happened since we last talked and even more this last weekend. All good things that i cant wait to tell you guys all about. Im goining to keep it kinda short today but know you all have letters coming out your way in the mail and that you will hear all about everything one day .

So it starts today, my last real /full transfer as a missionrry. With the extensiion I hvae 10 weeks left out here and ill be coming home may 2. Thus beiung said, please keep the coments to yourself and continue to support and help me stay focused ( and not trunky) to the very last day. Is that cool family? Seriously thank you guys, it will help me out a ton and this is seruiously going to be an amazing time out here :)

So my last transfer im staying togetehr with Elder VAldes and were still workiong out here in chivilcoy, we have been working so hard out here and its been incredible the mirackles that we have been so blessed to see. We finshed off feburary strong this last weekend with 4 baptism and 2 weddings! ha ha we got to be the witneses and everything, ha ha such a crazy/ great experiense! We had an amazing month though on a companionship, and zone level, not to mention the branch. The zone finished off super well and we were super bleseed to help many come unto Christ and to set the example for the mssion finishing off in the number one spot. There such a sense of work and excitment throuhout the zone and we have all been seeing so many miracles, its been incredible... The branch, wow. what just 5 months ago was a small group of the most dedicated 25 members in chivivlcoy we have all beenw orking super hard and seeing so much growth. This past sunday we werer able to have a recored high 114 in sacrement meeting! Such a miracle and such a blessing. Its the best time more than evber to be out here in chivilcoy and werer taking advantage of evry single minute of it.

So thats prety much whats going on in my life right now and I cant wait to tell you guys even more about all thats happening and all thats happened out here. IM staying focussed out here and i can say with all my heart im working harder than i ever have before. I feel good and am doign everything in my power to help our father in heaven in this sacred work in the  salvation of his children. I love ebing a missionary and i Will be giving it everything i have until the bittere end of this sacred mission. I know trhe church is true. I know this is the mnost important thing that we could ever be diong in our lives. I know that God knows and loves each one of his chilcdren individually and that all  he wants is the best for each and every one of us. I know miracles are real, andf i want you to know that that comes directly from my heart, true  life miracles are real! I know that but iv learned that espesially as misisonaries is only given an opportunitiy to see a miracle form the Lord to happen., and if it actually happens, if the blessings are actually given to the people is only thgouh the faith, diligense and hard work we put into making sure it happens. We are in every sense servants of the Lord doing, doing thw woirk of the Lord so that he CAn do the miracle for his children. I love being a misoisnary and i hope you guys know that. I Love guys and pray for you evbery day, know thoguh that all is well thoguh and that im living it up out here in the best 2 years of my entire life!

With love, hard work, weddings, and of corse, many baptisms form the best msison in the world!

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey

Pictures from this Weekend's Baptism

Pictures in Chivilcoy

February 3, 2014

Family :) things out here are going good, loving life and living the dream out here. Working hard as always and staying focused. ha ha once again i have like no time, sorry family i have had a ton to do in cyber these last weeks, know all is wel thoguh. Look at the blog, should be pictures of us cooming in there sono. We had a specail confresne this last weekend in campo and things went great :) wedding plans still going well and well send you out baptism pics soon. Know that I love you family and know that this is the work of the Lord... HAve a great week.....and..... happy 50th birthday dad!! :)

Aloha,

Elder Hawkey