February 24, 2013

Lacey wrote:

Well this weekend was just great :) First of all I got a letter this week!!! wahoo! 2 actually :) but one was ripped open on both sides of the envelope haha i don't even know how the letter was still in there... but gosh dang it dang argentinans, quit opening my letters. They were good though, they made me smile a whole lot :) I read them while i was donating plasma. fastest 3 cycles of my life :) When i went home this weekend yours mommy cut my hair, she's pretty professional klay, i think we'll keep her around as long as we can :) Then that night i got to go snowboarding with them for the schreiber night!!! wahoo! it was fun, wish you coulda been there. I stuck with kierst for most of it cause she was trying to learn and trev was helping brans, she is funny :) i love her. I got to ride up on the lift with kierst and your mommy and trev and kirst, all of em, but at different times :) we all had good talks. we all miss ya. I liked riding up with kirst. I don't know her very well but I am getting there :) I hope I can be as close to her and brielle as I am with kierst one day. Your family is pretty amazing Klay. I mean i would marry ya anyhow ;) but holy cow, what a bonus they are! :) while we were driving up I was just observing your parents, they are cute klay :) haha how they touch the ceiling when they drive over guard rails, and just the things they say, they are just cute :)

Me and my bro rode our motorcycles around a bit on Saturday, that was fun! :) ha I don't get to see my brother a whole lot so it was good to spend some time with him. He wrecked! haha he was doing a wheely and went too far back ha silly kid. He was ok though :) tough guy. what else what else... oh! one of my best friend's, nicole cullimore is going on a mission to portugal! her farewell was today so I went to that :) it was a good meeting. She will do great. She is probably the closest girl friend i have ever had. I'm happy for her :) But crazy story! before she talked there was a 15 year old boy that talked and as he was talking all the sudden he said, "Holy.." and then fell backwards and passed out! OH MY! ha I felt so bad for the poor kid. He was probably so embarrassed after. The bishop caught him on the way down and he was ok haha but yeah... it was interesting. Klay all my friends are leaving on missions :( all my girl friends anyway ha nicole is going to portugal, angie is going to nashville, Kassidy is going to texas, sierra and lindy are going but they haven't put their papers in. Kaylee is staying here though!!! haha :) but today when i was giving nicole a hug goodbye she said, "oh my gosh are you going to be married when i get back?" haha KLAY! we will be! none of my friends are going to be here for our wedding! haha oh no. That is crazy to think about though right? speaking of that, happy 10 months klay klay! :) don't forget to look at the star tonight. I haven't got to look at it for a few months cause it's always so cloudy at night, but hopefully it will be clear so i can see it :) good news! i can finally put up the hammock!!! ahhhh yeah. i was going to today, but i was in a rush to get back to weber so i didn't. next time i go home though, it's goin up :) Another exciting thing. You know my friend Edgar that got baptized? Wellll he got his patriarchal blessing today! And since none of his family are members, he asked me to go with him. It was really good. While the patriarch was talking to edgar before the blessing it made me remember how we have to be faithful for our blessings to come true. I need to be better klay! cause i want all of those blessings, for me and for our family. But yeah it was good, he was super happy about it and it gave him something to work towards... like mission maybe? :) ah yes. and much more for the future.

Hey! you and your companion need to not get sick! that is no bueno I'm sorry :( but it sounds like you two are progressing well! I hope those nine kids that have accepted to be baptized follow through :) you just keep hope in them! you never know when they will change their hearts completely and turn to the savior. You are amazing, you just keep doin what cha doin, cause you are doing great, you really are :) I love ya a whole bunch! don't forget it!!!!!

love love love love love love love love lou :)

Took these last week for you my love ;)

Klay:

hehehe i think that those pictures are fantastic!!! you are such a beautiful girl! i think that today is a good 24th :) haha for just seeing ya! :) i am super happy that you are hanging out with good friends and especially my family :) that is what has made me the most happy out of everything !!!! you just keep sticking around them and know that i will probably have a few of the attributes of my father so get used to him :) haha. this week was kinda a landslide. it rained sunday and no one leaves their beds if if rains until the afternoon. its tough. i am learning very well to always be excited and ready to keep working for the cause of God even when everything falls through. i hope that God gives me a good romping in the mission and that it gets a little easier after hahaa. thank you for being such a joy in my life and always striving to be repentant. i need you as my example. thank you for working hard to help those around you progress in this gospel that has raised us up so much. i am proud of you for your devote service to the lord as you help progress those recently recovered lambs. the secret to the conversion of a soul is not baptizing them, but what happens afterwards. if there is love in the church, the people stay around and then the have to opportunity to progress spiritually and recieve that divine testimony of the holy ghost. but until they learn to recognize those things, they need crutches. or. . . .us :) and for that we need to be by their side until they can be auto sufficient. lace, dont underestimate the power of the book of mormon. use it with everyone. just sit down and read the words and talk about it with them. they will realize the great importance of the need of a restoration of the gospel. know that these things are true. i cant wait to fight this fight with you. but for now i have to work the best that i can and you help me so much with the uplifting words that you say and the knowing that you are helping the Lord in this great work and wonder. you are so amazing to me and quite muchly my hero. keep working hard for He that has lifted us up. Christ will present a church to His Father. We will have made it even but a little better than it was and God will bless us with eternal gifts. i know that the lord is pressing His work along. and that the holy ghost inspires many to leave their houses and serve. i am so grateful that you are working for Him. i hope that you enjoyed your time with my family and the letters :) sorry they were opened. . .i tried sending things :) hehe.love you lou. push forward with faith and patience. Let God make you the Goddess you are. happy 24 bug. i looked at the stars last night. ima look again dont worry :) you are my hero. thank you for the pictures. save the conversations! pictures!! voice recordings! chow bugga :) louchadorcita. love your Elder.