Pictures of Bryce

December 30, 2013

Familia :) como Andan? todo bien? How was your guys christmas? :) it was good to see and talk to you guys, it was a short little call but it really helped to get me focused and it made me really happy to see you guys all doing so well.

I dont have much time today so ill write you a nice long email next week, just klnow though that thgings out here are really good. :) As a zone we finshed with a record 25 confirmations and every comapnioship was able to baptise, it was incredible this month, so many miracles and seriosuly a truly special and sacred christmas. youll hear all about it next week. Check out the blog thoguh too on wendsday or thurd¡sday, sister carter is going to do a blog about it. :)

Know i love you guys and know that more thna anything i humbly and with all my heart know that this is the work of the Lord, we had such a great month and we saw so many miracles, MNiracles are real and as we give it everything we have, 100%, not 99 but 100. the Lord can do things that no one thoguht was possible, i know that to be true, i know this is his church and im so greatful for the opportunity i have to be a misisonary :) the best decison ever

until next week :)

Aloha,

Elder Hawkey

Saturday's Baptism

December 16, 2013

Family :) how are you guys? gettting everything ready for christmas? IM excited to see you guys. Like I said, Christmas day 3 30 argentina time, todas estan invitado :) ha ha (everyones invited) We only get one call thoguh so make sure your all ready and present

Things out here are going good, really good. We had a baptismal servise this past weekend :) ill send the pictures right now, an incredible weekend thgouh and were absloutly oving it out here. Me and my companion have been working crazy hard and we have really been seeing the results and the friuts of our labors :) theres alot to explain with everythig but you guys will heare all about it when we see eachother :)

IM keeping it short today, know im staying focused and know were working like crazy. This is and will be the bets chrustmas ever, I can asure you of that. :) it is funny/ ironic thoguh, chritmas is supposed to be cold no? here were reping short sleeve shitrts in about 120 degree wether with a humitity ha ha just a funny differense.. Were a full though out here as a zoner and as a companionship and I cant wait to tell you guys all about it.

KNow that I know the church is true, more than anything, I knw that this is his work and that the gospel really does change lives. In every single way. I know taht The book of Mormon is true and I know that this is where I need to be in my life, its hard but i can tell you that its worth it, Iv felt true joy out here as a missionary and thats somthing that makes all the hard times worht it, The joy of helplping our brothers and sisters out here come to the knowlege of the truth :) I know with all my heart thgouh that God Loves us and hes wiling to doso incredibly much for us, all he requires is obedinse nad faith to what he asks us to do. I know he guides this work and i know it is him and his son that we represent.... Man i love being a missionary, and no better time to be one than ant Christmas :) i invite you guys all as well to go even harder in the misisonary efforts and for our father and his work in this truly special time of the year. :)

See you soon :)

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey

New Companion

Bryce's new companion, Elder Valdes

Bryce's trainer and his first trainee

December 9, 2013

Hola Familia :) como andan? todo bien?

Things out here are going great , absolutly loving it and just living the dream out here. This past wendsday we headed off to ramos and ELder Boyse finished off hus mission, he finshed off way strong, like we really did have a sacred time together, he wil be missed thoguh by us all. When he gets back to the states hit him up on facebok and have him send you all the pictures we took, Zachary Boyce from Idaho :) but as one ting ends another ebgins and i was super excited to get a new comanion. Elder Valdes :) de guatamala , i was made senor comapnion training zone leader, its his firsat time being a leader so im training him o¡in on everything. Its funny thoguh because now thats my second son from Guatamala, and there both seriosuly such ctuds. This kid is super funnny and full of energy, super smart and his undertsanding for the work and the way to get it done is incredible.. We had an incredible first week together, worked harder than probably i ever had and saw a ton of miracles. We were super blessed to have 9 of our investigators get to Church Sunday and even more important prepare for baptism. were ahving baptismal services the next 3 weeks so were super animated and have been so blessed to be able to help these people to make these changes in your lives. Keep our investigators in your prayers and that everything wil go well :) I seriously cant wait for you guys to get to know this kid, we get along so well and seriosuly this is giong to be an amazing time together :) ill send you guys some pics for sure of us. Its funny too because hes like 5 3 ha ha super pequeno

Other than that thoguh not too much new out here, Justr lovin and livin it up out here. its hard to put everything of one week into an eamil or even describe really how thigns are out here, we have been working incredible hard thoguh , like a full en serio We have been so blessed though and i seriosuly see my testimony growing out here every day. I want you guys to know that , how much i really do Love this work, there is nothing more important than this work right now in my life, I hope you guys know taht this literally is the best 2 yesrs and that this realy more than anything is the time of the Lord and turly is his sacred work. Miracles are real, know that and know taht I know without a doubt in my heart that the church and gospel are true. Thats the thing that we all need to see, thius isnt jujst the true church but really the fullness of the gospel that we need to follow and live daily. Such a blessing thoguh and honor to be able to help my family out here to find the truth and to make changes for the betetr in tier lives. KNow I loev you guys and know that I pray for you evry day individually, Like i said thoguh know more than anything that there is nothing more important than helping others to come untto this knowledge of the truth as well. I invite all of us to do somthing to help the Lord and his missionaries) out in this great work.

HAve a great week guys, You guys are the best

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey

Bryce in Chivilcoy

December 2, 2013

Hola Familia :) que tal? Todo bien?

How was thansgiving ? black friday? seeing the family ? :) you guys all sound like your doing really well and that you guys ahd a good time, that makes me really happy. It would have been nice to be there with you guys but theres plpenty of years in the future for that. I only get 2 out here and for that i ahve to take advantage of it. We had a good one thoguh too, we had a big asado with a bunch of members and investigators. It was a way good day, we all went around after and said what we were thankful for and everything. A realy good experiense :)

this past friday I got to go to zone leader council in Ramos Mejia, it was incredible. Super spiritual and I seriously learned so much, i got to see elder BAjan in therer too ( my first son or missionary i trained. Idk if i told you but he works in the offices and hes super capo :) It was good seeing him in there... Other than that just been working hard as always and wraping things up out here with elder Boyce. he finishes his misison wendsday will be headed back out there in about a week, hes been such a goosd companion and seriously a brother, we have seen so may miracles together and had a ahoprt but incredible time together. You guys are giong to have to talk to him when he gets back to the states and one day well for sure all meet up... We still have a few days left thgouh and until then were giving it our all. Tomorow we have zoner meeting where were all meeting up as a zone. we do it once a month but out here ni campo its even bigger of a thing because the zone is so big and how in no other time we seee achother :) its going to be great thgouh :)

So thats whats going on right now, I will for sure be staying out here atleasdt one more transfer and form there well see how thigns go, see where the Lord needs me :) im livng it thgouh and am so grteatful for this opportunity to learn servew and grow, its so true that this is really the best 2 yesrs :) Cant wait to tell you guys all the stories and show you guys all the stuff form out here. We have been seeing alot of fruits from our work and have been priveaged to meet some amazing people oput here. I sent some pictres but these 2 jovenes are absoluly incredible and are progressing so much. They are paraguayo and are seerriously the collest/funniest kids ever. The both want to serve a misison as well :) Ill for sure let you guys know how there doing :) such a blessing to have foi¡und them, and it was thgroguht the smallest of tings as well. Rememebr that thrtough small and simple things great things are brought to pass, remember that :)

KNow that I love you guys and know your in my prayers. KNow that I know this is the work of the Lord, I abslutly know that to be true :) I know the church is tue nd I know more than anyhting that the Lord really does work through his swervants to bring about real life miracles. I know miracles aere real and i know that everyone can change, all we have to do is humble ourselves to the will of our Father and sacvior Jesus Christ. I know the astonment is real andf i know that it doesnt matter how bad or hard the situation may be, we can all recieve help through the atonement.

Have a great week :)

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey