Monday, October 20, 2014

October 20, 2014


Short and Sweet
Hey!!!(:

I honestly have no idea what the single biggest faith building thing has been..... i would say being able to see an honest change in people as they come to realize that the Gospel is true, it's awesome to see what some people will do to finally find and have the truth in their lives.

and im super sorry but i have like no time this week!!:/ but thats awsome to hear the the boys are getting in to some work! im so thankful for all the little odd jobs that i did haha, maybe call up Bro Gallego and see if he still has that pool cleaning business haha(; or maybe they'll take a liking to the scrap yard! i loved working there haha!(: but i love you guys and ill do my best to write more next week and take more pictures to send!! i love you guys!! THE CHURCH IS TRUE!!!!

This was a zone meeting last friday!! sorry, these are the only pictures i have to send!!

Must have been a busy week for Elder Dayton- only one pic and a few words of wisdom!
LOVE MY MISSIONARY!!!

October 13, 2014

Ten Months Out!!
so we had to make a trip down to a coastal town called Portimão like 5 times cuz my son Elder Roberts had to get a root canal.... haha. but anyways it's always weird to see boats and water after spending so much time in Beja where it's all just farmlands and tractors haha

Zach sent home some fun gifts for my birthday!!
Hey!!(:

haha i have no idea, you can probably put whatever you want in the rooster haha! i just figured it was something that i could see on your desk back home haha(: and im glad you guys got the pin drive! and no way!! i'll never grow up! when im married with kids, my kids will be telling me to grow up! haha(: and in that picture i wasn't flippin the bird!! haha, i did the peace sign, but my other finger got cut off!! haha. and hey just for the record, I've never lost a wrestling match on the mission! and we don't wrestle too much... but we do love to goof around together. i think it would be so funny if the whole world could see what goes on behind the scenes of a missionary's life, cuz holy crud i used to think that missionaries were all serious and calm churchy folk.... but we're all just a bunch of goons in the right place at the right time trying to do the right thing hahaha, honestly being a missionary is the funnest thing that i have ever done(: 
and yea its been getting freezing here!! but nah, there's nothing i need(: i've been buying my self a sweet wardrobe slowly over time, and i think that im just about perfect right now. just last week i bought myself a new rainproof and windproof jacket for 13 bucks, and a sweet sweater for 7 bucks(: haha im gonna be rich after the mission just cuz i love buying cheap stuff haha. like the stuff i got is really nice, but its so awesome to not buy super expensive stuff(: haha. 
and yea i got the package, thank you so much!! but i have one more question for you, could you try and send me the Les Miserables sound track over email? i think you should be able to send them just right in the email. and i want the ones from your computer, the soundtrack from the movie.... i appreciate the old broadway ones.. but they're not the same haha(; 
and yea i write holden and brandon every week(: haha, i miss those losers!
well i have to run, but i love you guys so much!! ill talk to you again next week!! Love you guys!!!!(:




this picture doesnt do it justice, but im like 6 feet out and like almost 30 feet high over the water....





I was trying to do the karate kid pose but i almost fell haha, and my son took the pic while i was flopping around hahaha





this one is a little better haha






















my son is getting so big..my son is probably my favorite comp so far, its a wonder we get anything done haha

my son being champ while getting his root canal!!

Zone Meetings!!

 so its been raining a lot here... this is what happens when you let your son lead the way at night...... good thing these combat boots aint sissy!!















aaahhhhh...... i just wish this country sold these bad boys
this is Miguel, the 1 year old son of our branch president. His parents bought him a tiny little suit!! hahaha he wore it to church that day, and just looks like a little boss! 
 my big bugaloo buddy Elder Horne!! saw my onezy and could turn one down for himself, if i dont serve with this guy before he goes home im gonna cry




welcome to our house..... My son (Elder Roberts) is asleep on the couch in his Raccoon Onezy, and this is Elder Rusnell in the Blue Dragon Onezy. he's in his first transfer, and his dad (or trainer) is currently doing his laundry in the other room in his Raccoon Onezy..... and i took the picture while i was in my Batman Onezy..... we don't mess around

October 6, 2014

While we were in San Diego...
Hey!!(:

Aw man Cali looks awesome!! thats like my favorite weather at the beach you lucky punks!! just yesterday the temperature dropped a bunch here! its like 3 in the afternoon right now and its almost chilly!! haha, its gonna be a cold winter! haha. yea we got to watch just about all of conference, and in English, which rocked! haha. and yea, that brazilian guy we just turned off the translation to english and listened in portugues, cuz its way better without a translation, you get all the emotion in the voice, so it was super cool to be able to switch like that. and also that guy who spoke in spanish, portugues and spanish are so close that we could just listen to him and know what he was talking about almost perfectly, which was sweet too! 

yea im gonna cry a bunch too when i have to leave this place, the people here have all become my family, and it will be so weird to have to say goodbye to them:/ and Elder and Sister Jeffers are a missionary Couple that just got assigned to our city of Beja with us, which totally rocks cuz they are sooooooooo funny and so nice and just all around awesome, ill be sure to take a bunch more pictures during this coming week!! And elder roberts and i are getting along great! i think he is my favorite comp yet, he's really loosened up and isnt too stressed, and we just get along like best buds, it makes the work so much better. and it makes living with him so much easier haha(; 
I think Elder Holland's talk and Elder Richard G Scott's talk were my favorites. I took so many notes on the talk by Scott, i love when they talk about families and what we can do to make ours the best it can be. Cuz my patriarchal blessing talks about my future family, and... well you guys know what it says, i just want to make sure that my kids have the best defense possible for all the crud that they are going to go through. but i've still got quite a while before that(; haha
well i gotta run, but i love you guys so much, and i miss you guys all, but time is flying and i'll be home before we even know what the heck is going on haha(: LOVE YOU GUYS!!






 best 20 bucks i ever spent!! That's what I'm talking about!!






my main boys... elder Roberts (my son (on the left) ) and elder Beckstrand (on the right) repping the onezys like nobodies biddness...