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