July 7, 2014

Lacey:

Another week :) how relieving. this week was not an easy one. But! good news first :) argentina won again!!! woot woot! I am convinced they are going to win it all... i mean they have messi, how could they not win? ;) it was also the 4th of july! yayy that means fireworks...i love fireworks. We were in the lewiston parade with my dads work, that was fun! I got to drive this thing... its like a razor but it only has one seat!! cool!! haha they are like brand spankin new. After the parade we had a family reunion with my moms family, it was also good, my family is funny  yesterday i went to the cruise in with your family :) it was good to see them again. Your mom said to me, "is this going to be the longest 9 months of your life?" haha i just sighed and said yes. I am in this stage where everything sucks without you. Like i try to make the most of everything and have fun, but its not the same without you... i didn't even want to watch fireworks cause you weren't there. I watched a couple minutes of them but then i went to bed. I just remember all of these things with you! like the fireworks and the cruise in and boating and lake powell... we had so much fun!! so it just makes it seem not so great without you. But dont you fear, 9 months will come and go and i will get you again :) and we will have tons of fun :) i think kolten blessed his baby today... but they didn't invite me so i didn't go ha kierst told me what day it was but i didn't know which church or anything so ya... oh well. I taught my primary girls today, it didn't go very well. I don't feel like a good teacher! i'm not good at summarizing the stories in the bible...but we can't read the whole story in the bible cause we don't have time.... idk i try to get the point across. we are playing water games for activity games this week! I think it will be a lot of fun :)
Good job with your goal klay klay :) i am so proud of you :) how was yenny's baptism?? did you and elder fillis celebrate 4th of july? and canada day? haha i think that was last week or something but i can't remember. Anyway tell him happy canada day, and to you i say... 'merica ;) i remember you used to always say that :) you make me laugh. Until next week love, i love you! work hard! you are the bomb.com

love lou

Quote! "when life gets hard, remember-we are not the first to ask 'is there no other way?'" -elder holland
i picked this because it reminded me of this journey of ours together... it is so hard to have you gone, like really i miss you a lot!!! and when things get really lonely i think this a lot... is there no other way? why can't i be there with him? why did he have to go? But it is all part of the plan klay, is was part of the plan that Jesus suffered for our sins, there wasn't another way for our sins to be forgiven.. and it is part of gods plan for us that you are on a mission. You have shown me that you are learning things there that you couldn't have learned here. and I am learning patience to the extreme. Haha we need to always remember that Gods way is the way, there is no other! i know that as we trust in Him and His plan we will come closer to each other and we will find true happiness. I love you!

P.s. these are my cute sisters

Klay:

hehe :) just hang out with them lots. please give ava and ayden hugs often for me. i made a promise. and you are part of me. so i will need your help for my short absence. love you lou. 

i really love that quote :) thank you for sending it :) it makes me so happy that you are with my family. i am learning very much :) things that really. very few people know about this life haha. i am learning about leadership to the max! its easier in the real world just saying if you work harder i will pay you fifty cents more an hour. but in the mission it is necessary to help others decide for themselves to follow and truly, you get good at it. my greatest suggestion for the little ones is this.establish your lesson plan during the week and not right before, if you arent praying so that your class goes well, do it nightly :) right next to the part about me;) hehe. and use many examples. but most importantly, leave a compromise and verify the next week with them if they did it. most of their understanding my dear will come by their own efforts and by the holy ghost. for that you will need to live worthy of such a being to be present in your life. read your patriarchal blessing in the parts that talk about this calling that you have. search for inspiration from your bishop and ideas from other teachers. give testimony often and help them understand why it is important to you. have them write things down and tell them to take notes. teach them about personal revelation and tell them to search for it as you teach. teach it in very simple terms and their little minds will absorb the idea. and as for me my lou. and that feeling of emptiness, it is my job to fill it :) its there because of me :) so just wait with patience. prepare yourself :) i want you to plant a garden :) and fill it with all sorts of things so that you can teach me when i get back. we will have fields full of things so i need you to study it out and master it :) work hard with those little ones :) i loved the pictures! dang it dont you dare stop sending them or i will send an undercover spy to tackle you :) ima write you a letter today :) i love ya little one. you are my hero. 

here are some fotos of YENNY! she is a stud. she got baptized after a year! i will send you the chip in the mail as usual but these are a few :) thank you for the pictures :) dont break the law please :) i want you without a striped suit :) keep sending constantly as you are :) it helps a lot with everything :) remember! dont look for substitutes to empty feelings, thats like tylenol. it just covers it. as we learned in medical anatomy, you must find the cause of the effect before treating or you might cause more damage than you would have. love you lou bugga! you are my hero! keep sending pictures! plant a garden! :) learn to raise chickens ;) hehe no dont! birds are scary! hehe. hang out with my family often :) just keep swimming little one. cuz every little thing! is gonna be alright!