May 12, 2014

Lacey:
Hey! how is my district leader doing? :) I am so proud of you elder Kelsey :) How do you like your new area? were you sad to leave elder bravo? What is your new companion like? I was so relieved that you called today. haha It was 3:30 and kierst said you still hadn't called and I thought, oh no not again. haha but you called so it is all fine and dandy :) I went over to your house later and Kolten translated your testimony. I am so happy to be so in love with someone who has such a strong testimony of the gospel and of families. Not everyone realizes the importance of them like you do. I have realized as I have been reading the prophet books just how important families really are to the plan. It makes me smile to read what they have said about their own families and to read about their exhortions for how to raise kids and love your spouse. you know how you said to be a saint not just a member? you have said that a couple times, and when I was reading those books I found this and it reminded me of what you said! it says, "If every person who professes to be a Latter-day Saint, was actually a Saint, our home would be a paradise, there would be nothing heard, nothing felt, nothing realized, but praise to the name of our God, doing our duty, and keeping his commandments"-Brigham Young. That made me realize how important it is to do what you said, to be a saint and not just a member. members go to church... saints live like Christ. And that is what we are striving for. I hope we can make our home as close to what that quote says as possible. I want it to be a paradise where everyone can feel overwhelmingly welcomed by the spirit. That is my goal! And I know you will gladly join me in that :) I was so happy to hear you talk to your family today, you all mean so much to me. Especially you, Elder :) I got to hang out with your family for the night and it was really nice. It reminded me of all the time we spent there talking and laughing, so excited to do that again! :) I love you Klay, you are my hero. Don't stress too much k? Everything will work out, I'm sure you are doing great :)
oh and also, no I did not eat the heads off of the gummy bears haha were they eaten? there was supposed to be half the candies cause 'half way' haha but I felt bad taking out half so I only took out a little bit :) also did you get the CTR ring in my letter??I got a new calling! i am going to be a primary teacher/achievment day leader, i'm excited!
Klay:
yyayayayayaya!!!!!! that is super de diez lou!!! you work your tail off alright? fall in love with them. do more than just teach. be waht they need you to be. give treats after class not during class according to righteousness ;) haha. i took it that you had eaten a portion of the candy with my family to make me feel as if i had eaten them with you guys to feel more like a birthday party shared haha. you are fantastic. and now that i cant recieve packages. . . you know what that means. . ..more letters :) and smooshed cookies that you put in the envelope :) this week was great, we had a ton of people in the church and i am excited to work with them. i want to help them all to feel what i feel and desire that great blessing that i desire. i cant put those desires in them but i cant teach them how important it is to me. put missionary goals for the little ones in your class and make little cheap ties for them and as they brings friends to class that arent members they get ties!!! haha. i dunnoo. . .just an idea. . . .CTR RING? i couldnt find any ctr ring. . . .HA just kidding!!!! i got that baby on right now!!!! will you read with my ty and ava so that they get baptized? show them pictures and embrace them. tell them about your baptism. excite them to work to get there? please? make sure to magnify your calling and look for the little things that are of great importance in every moment. i know that you have been called to do this :) fall in love with it. be long suffering with the trials. and if there are difficulties. set up the hammock. . listen to a voice message. read a letter. . .im sending you my journal the new parts.:) i am so grateful for your efforts to study about the family. use what you learn with your parents. have conversations with them. have interviews with them and ask them what was good for everything, what they would have changed, how they could have done it better, how they could have applied the gospel better in their marriage and have two seperate interviews. :) that is my challenge this week. keep studying a whole lot and i know that the lord will bless us. continue praying for me. we had a whole ton of assistances. . . .a third of all the assistences in the zone to the church. . .it must be cuz my girly is the only on who prays with faith :) i remember talking to you about prayer in school with tests and stuff. . .i wanted you to be happy and do what you wanted as a cheer leader. . .but i guess i wanted you more mine. . . :) and God knew it. and now i see why :) and you are my cheerleader :) and our families :) for that. . .i am so proud of you. hold tight to Christ in every step and work. be my little saint :) luchadorcita. work hard in the place that you have been called. prepare your classes monday and be continually thinking them through during the week. remember that the little ones are directed in their paths when young and if taught right by a righteous teacher. . ..my future wife :) they will not part from that light that they had recieved that came from your lips. and as they leave on missions and prepare to be mothers and wives, many sins will be avoided by your precious and undeniable example. thank you for praying with faith. i love you like the shade little one. just keep swimming just keep swimming :) wallaby way sydney :) love you my bugga. always remember.  
hey!!!!! send me pictures in mail so that i can see them during the week!!!!! haha. i only have a little time every monday silly!!!!! thank you for your devote service Lace to Our King. love you.