August Letters

06 August

So this week was a super spiritual awesome week for me this week. For sure something i will remember for the rest of my life. Ok so first there was a less family i started teaching which was about six months ago. so we've been working with them for awhile and that got active and they prepared to go to the temple so they can get sealed. well on Friday they got sealed and me and another elder got to go and share the experience with them. it was amazing to see the sealing and to be there when they got to take out their own endowments. We'll be next mom and dad haha. it was awesome. ANd then on sunday. those boys that got baptized with the group of five they all got the preisthood on sunday and they asked me if i could be the one to do it. It was cool. i was a bit scared but when i stared to give the blessing it was such ann amazing experience. Definetly something im gonna remember for the rest of my life. So we had a good week this week. Ok family i gotta go. We're doing another slp and slide for PDay today. but i love all of you you are great!!!!! Aloha!!!!!!!

13 August

Ok so today was pretty crazy and im really tired and my legs feel like jello haha. So me and two other elders decided to take a trip up to the another hike and do a hike with two of the elders up there. The hike is called. Stairway to Heaven and yes i did walk by booty cheeks pretty much to heaven. Im glad i did it though it was a one time thing. Its pretty sketchy if you aren't careful people die doing it all the time. Dont worry mom im still alive. But we stayed up all night because you have to get to the bottom of the stairs before the guard does. so we got there and started hiking at two in the AM. Yes that is correct 2am so i have been awake for the past 24 hours and then some. but The hike was great, the first part was way hard but after that it got a bit easier but it still was a butt kicker. I put some pictures of the stairs that we climbed it was pretty crazy. When we got to the top we were literally in a cloud and we couldn't see the sunrise which was kinda lame. but we went back down a ways and i got some pretty sick pictures. Hawaii is beautiful i love it. On Saturday were excited for our Four Awesome baptisms. One of them had to be pushed back she needs a little more time which is ok. we want her to be ready. I'll send pictures of that next week. Ok family, im gonna go sleep now but you are all great, i like you a lot.Love you and Aloha!!!! the las picture is of  part of the mountain from far away!

20 August

Everybody im here to tell you that there is a god and he loves me very much.... Im finally going off Island. Its Transfers on Wednesday and im getting shipped over to the Big Island on Hilo side. Im pretty stoked, its gonna be awesome. I will however miss this ward a ton. there are so many amazing people here who i've grown to love so much. They're like family.  This week was a good week though. We had our 4 baptisms and the other set of Elders in our ward had 5 of their own so 9 baptisms all together in one ward, isn't that crazy. The 4 that we baptized their names are Kelvin, Aron, Nora and NoNo. Kelvin and Aron got the Priesthood yesterday too so that was amazing and i got to baptized Kelvin and Aron and the other to had family baptize them. The work is amazing over here. Im so blessed to be able to serve in such an amazing place. Also because i started running every morning again i've started to lose weight so my clothes are getting big which is great. im looking like a younger more attractive version of Denzell Washington... haha. Ok thats alls i got to  report for this week. you all are great and i love you all. Be safe. Aloha!!!!

27 August

Whats up Family. Well I've made it over to the Big Island and its so sick. Its more like the Hawaii that i was expecting. No big buildings over here, not a bunch of cars everywhere, no traffic.... thats my favorite part. Everything here is way more relax. Everyones not hurrying around everywhere. And my ward is Awesome. Im in Keaukaha ward and its great. Everyone here is so nice. They treat you like there own son and everyone loves everyone. its awesome. My new companions name is Elder Davis, from Las Vegas. He's way cool. i really like him and its only been four days and i've learned so much. He finishs his mission in about a month so thats pretty crazy. Its crazy how fast time goes by. Guess what Else??!!! I hit my year mark this week. does that blow your mind. cause it blows mine. Its crazy how fast time goes by this last year is gonna go even faster. It'll be bitter sweet for sure. but everyday here just gives me one more reason to come back and visit.  Theres a bunch of people here who do like the whole like pig and sheep thing and its all delicious. the other day we helped a guy uncover his emu.... which is just pretty much a big pit in the ground that you cook pig in. it was cool and i want one in our backyard. and in a couple of week im gonna get to kill a pig and a sheep. its gonna be pretty knarly but im pretty stoked. like it with a knife to the neck and stuff but  we'll talk more about that when it happens. Ok i gotta go we're going to some caves for pday so it'll be pretty cool. i'll do pictures and send them next week aight.  I love you all stay safe, and play nice with the other kids. Aloha!!!