UNO AÑO!!!!!

  

ONE YEAR!

HOLA HOLA!
This week went well! Thanks for all of your letters! So tomorrow we are heading to the Temple! Sick whips! So stoked!
So one time of year there´s these things called son po pos de mayo. They`re ants... but they are like the size of a small dog! They are freaking huge! My comp says in guate they fry em and eat em... crazy.
So...now I believe in haunted houses... not going to explain why... but its real... jajaja!
Had my one year mark last week... btw...I have the most time in the mission than anyone else in the zone... except for two people... weird right? Burned a shirt. Sick whips!
Today we played soccer in the rain... so much fun! Until Winter kicked my ball I got for my b -day into space... wont get that back...jajajaja! whatever right?
So we were eating dinner one night and this lady in our ward that uses a wheel chair asked for some help... she took us to an area that I knew existed, but never knew how to get there... we started looking for people over there and it has been successful! Its kinda cool how the lord blesses you because... I thought that we didn´t have enough time to take her home that night..and we ended up finding a family over there... I talk more about them in a little bit:)
So that prayer story that I told a few weeks ago? Still applies.. I tell you why..remember S? we found her and her son in the same way.. well... we stopped trying with her because she was never home... This week one of our lessons fell through and we were close so we tried to visit the son.. he was home and said, Hermanos! come in! So we walked in and he was like, the Book of Mormon sounded really interesting the last time you came so I started reading from the beginning...I just finished 2 Nephi! It was really cool because the mom didn´t really want it anyway.. but the son yes! So that was really cool... he also said that very soon he will be a member of the church... I just have to be sure and my mom has to be OK with it.... so that was really cool!... first time we went to visit, Paradise by Coldplay was playing:)
This week we had a leadership training again... it was really cool! It was on setting goals... also, a story about Elder Ballard was told about when he was a seventy member and was invited for a prayer with the twelve apostles and the prophet. He said that the thing that hit him was when the prophet prayed and said "we hope that our days work has been acceptable unto to thee today" -I hope that we all will be able to say that at the end of every day... very powerful.... also saw Elder Coy that day! He´s almost ready to go home! Going home 20 June... crazy sauce.. he definitely has been my favorite companion... and I feel like I was his as well! Whenever we see each other at a meeting, he always saves me a seat and always has a tie or a box of oreos for me. It really means a lot to me that I mean as much to him as he does to me:)
Elder Falabella(a seventy) came to our ward yesterday. Thank goodness we had investigators there because if not, he would have macheted us to a pulp-JK... but it was really cool! and powerful... Its not everyday that a seventy member comes to your ward... its not everyday a general authority comes to your house and prays with you....(Elder Martino and Elder Coy and I:))
This week we found what I would like to say, a family of gold! They were so in tune and we challenged them and they said yes, on the condition of  reading the Book of Mormon. But I feel like I had a very special experience with them this week. On the first lesson, we gave the first prayer and at that point in time I thought that they only had one little girl. After the prayer, a 2 year old boy came out. I was sitting on the edge of my seat, with my elbows on my knees and my hands together. The little boy came up to me and opened my hands up and gave me a hug and wanted me to hug back. I didn´t say one word to him, but he came straight for me, then to my companion. Then the mother said, That is really weird, because he doesn´t really do that kind of thing. He`s not really cariñoso.   I thought about this experience after the lesson. I thought about how children are a lot more sensitive to the spirit than adults. And I felt that his spirit came to ours to thank us. Because the spirit was familiar to him. And his little gesture of affection had a message. "Thank you for bringing this to my family. " I don't know if the family will get baptized. But I knew that that little boy knew and saw something that the parents didn't see or know. The truth. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life and the blessings it brings to families.
Mum,. thanks for everything! I hope everything  is going good! Thanks for your letter and I hope the end of the year isn´t too crazy... jajaja:)
Dad, thanks for your letter! I bet the talk went great! And thanks for your conversion story! It sounds like you are getting all ready for summer! Just think, one year and I´ll be getting ready for summer too:) I love you dad
Stee! flip whips! don't get too stressed for the end of the year! just do the stuff you're supposed to do and everything will be alright:) Did you look up that band yet? I hear its pretty cool:) Love ya!
Ellie, sounds like everyhtings going good! Play good on Wednesday! and I hope cheer is good! Just don't get carried away and forget what really matters... love ya!
Brynn, I hope the last week of school goes good! I love ya! Thanks for the letter!
Thanks for everything! love you all!
SALU!
TTT

on my 2nd toothbrush!

Ilopango- Week 42

Hey it was so great to talk to you guys yesterday! Last time it made me really baggy but this time it was pretty darn awesome! You guys all look great! I hope you were all being honest with me in saying that I haven´t put on the pounds... jajajaja... But yep! Anyway.... so cool that Elena met Hermana Lopez! She just left from my district! She is a cool girl .. tell her to tell her hi from padre Tanner!
Astrid`s(ward mission leader's fiance) last name in the mission was Perez.. both Tito and her look like gringos! jaja... there´s actually more natural blondes than you would think here.. not many.. but a few:)
Played some futbol this morning... made some gol whips... ate.. going to see if I can get some more ties.. find some wax for my legs... etc.. :)
Yeah, Tito´s moving into a house in the same ward..after they get married. I think that he will still be mish leader....
I go to the temple next week I found out.. so I´ll let you know about Frank.
Everything is going really good! I really enjoyed talking to you all and I really am grateful for all that you all have done for me.. thanks for the prayers and the nice emails all the time.. It is so fun to be able to talk to you all and its only going to go by super fast.. so don't even worry about the next year.. if I haven´t died yet, its probable I will die this year......jajajajajajajajajajaja.. I think I´m really funny at times... anyway... tell everyone hi! including Bro.Sirrine... watching my senior recital makes me realize how much I owe to him as well....
As for some stuff I´ve been writing... I haven´t put them to music yet, and I know they are pretty weird, but I try to stay away from cliche and be original and weird:


It deserves a story... but that's for another time... I like this guy... its weird... and its short... that's why I chose it to send home:) don't sell it or anything! that's comes out of the creativity of my mind!
Anyway, thanks for everything! I really love you all! Thanks for all you do for me and talk to you at Christmas!
Love Ya, TTT

Ilopango - Week 41

What's UP? So this week flew...I´m kinda getting scared for year two... but you know... whatever...  Thanks for all of your letters!  So they have almost completely stopped using dollar bills here... just gold dollars.. weird... I like it better... jajaja! Heard U2 this week. Reminded me of the concert.. The song was "stuck in a moment".. good song.. I´m starting to get worried about my dreams a little bit.. a few have come true... and I didn´t like the ending... jaja.. it was that that lady had found her records... jajaja...  So the multizone last week... repentence... what the pres wanted us to study last week... repentence... this week... forgiveness... see a pattern? I dunno whats been going on but?...whatever.. I'm starting to feel guilty... but I dunno what for... haven´t done anything??? maybe thats what a study of repentence does for you... weird...  I had divivions this week.. with Elder Winter! It was so freaking fun... Elder Mehr and Elder Winter are the best elders in the mission and are freaking hilarious... like I said last week... my favorite/best friends gringos in the mish...Also, he had me get up on a bus and talk with everyone on the bus from the front and preach.  It was so darn fun! and effective. But I did an interview for one of their investigators...Jaime... it was so darn powerful... I almost cried in it... it was so powerful.. he is the most spiritually converted person I have interviewed..crazy.. he's´s probably going to be an apostle.... But then his baptism the next day, the font stopped filling.. so we had to go to a members house and start filling up those 5 gallon jugs and haul them over to the church on our shoulders... I was beat! I´m not strong anymore! sweat... anyway... took a pic.... jaja! Saturday night had a missionary activity. We had like a movie theater thing... we watched the testaments.. it was really good! and a few investigators came and loved it.. said that the Book of Mormon just seemd logical after the movie.. hopefully we´ll get some sucess out of it:) So yesterday they asked me to play the piano for the opening hymn.. I usually don't in this ward... but when I went up to go play... a little 2 year old girl yelled ELDER TORTON!!! It made everyone laugh...:) Also, macheted everyone in church yesterday.. ask me about it on sunday:) So heres my Prayer story mum,  So when I had about two weeks with left with my last comp. I was really frustrated... having basically no success in this area.. so I analyzed my prayers a little bit...I realized that I was just asking to guide us to find someone ready for the gospel...I realized that I was doing it wrong... revelation requires information. So then I asked where I needed to GO to find someone... see the difference? then I sat there and waited for an answer.. all of our references went through my mind...one stuck out in particular... we went there the next day.. knocked the door... I know what you´re thinking... you´re thinking they let us in... NOPE! They came to see who it was and then shut the door... across the street were the people who sell tamales... we started to get to be friends with them, but they want nothing to do with the gospel... but through getting to know them a little bit, they introduced us to a lady. The week before Escalante left, we found someone really really good! she works a lot, so its hard to teach her, but she is really positive and we are hoping and praying to baptize her this week.. so it was just cool that Heavenly Father lead us somewhere but that wasn´t what we had planned.. like I said, revelation requires information... anyway... prayer:) I love you mum! I can't wait to talk to you on Sunday!  Dad,. looks like you freaking killed the whisky! sick whips! Thanks for your letter pops! Talk to you next week:) love ya! Austin, Prom? sick whips... So I was thinking.. I will only miss one summer for no wakeboarding. I wakeboarded the summer I left.. I'll definitely do it when I get back.. so the only summer you´ve got is this one! You better land some sick whips! Only will miss one Lake Powell trip more! I definitely want it to be like a month long trip when I come back:)deal? lets so something sick! BTW, all my mission buds and I are planning for Lake Powell summer 2014! sick. see you lady.. congrats on prom stuff:) ELLIE! CONGRATS ON A GOOD WEEK FILLED WITH GYM! Read your scrips and keep the eternal perspective:) love ya! Brynn, holy crap! you must be getting good at gym too! congrats:) hope this week goes by fast! love ya! Thanks for everything! I´ll let you know about the call on Sunday... I hope I can find somewhere to skype:) PADRE  TANNER!!!!

Ilopango- Week 40

Hey Family!
So,  the week flew by.... again....
So we had a multizona this week. We freaking got macheted con todo... the main subject was repentance. Basically, Our central objective in life is to get in harmony with the Lord´s will through repentance... CENTRAL OBJECTIVE! crazy right? I learned a lot... also, I learned that what a missionary learns in two years is the equivalent to 16 yrs for any normal member. Crazy right? So basically I better learn as much as I can for what time I have left here in the mish!
Tito, our ward mission leader told me something that really made me feel good. I was talking to him on the phone about something I don't remember... then he was like, hey thanks for everything. I really consider you as one of my really good friends.. thanks for everything:) I dunno, I think the world of him so it was cool that he said that.. anyway...jaja..
Speaking of compliments I have gotten this week... I got two new hermanas in my district last week... they told me the other day that they are always confused when they call me and I answer the phone because they expect a gringo.. they said I speak puro Español. Puro Latino... jajajajaja... so that's pretty cool I guess.. I guess that I don't have a bad accent... jaja,,,
I went on divisions with Elder Naylor... my ZL... I hosted him at the MTC btw... he´s a pretty cool guy.. Hey also rides  bikes.. so that's cool.. he´s a legit snowboarder. I like the guy a lot as a person... but I honestly don't like the way he works as a missionary.. just two way different styles.. but you know.. whatever:) But anyway, so Elder Naylor, Winter and Mehr and I made plans to all hit up Lake Powell -SUMMER 2014. legit right? I thought so... jaja...Elder Winter and Elder Mehr are so legit... probably my favorite gringos I have met since I have been here... so fun so totally funny.
The Shins have been in my head this week.
This week my name tag has broke twice... .. so I have been wearing a plack from Elder Mann.. he left a long  time ago.. but left a plack... whatever right? jaja..
So that baptism we had for this weekend? a member.... second time we have got a reference telling us to baptize them and finding out at the last minute that they are members... nice.... but I have seen a huge change in her since we started teaching her.. so that's good!
So I think that we were inspired to visit a less active this week... We showed up and he was told us that he was waiting for us and that he knew that we would come.. we shared a short powerful message and yesterday he came to church with most of his family.. I am so grateful for the spirit that guides you even when you don't realize  it.. jaja..
So we started up with Stanly and Rud this week... we had stopped visiting them so much because they weren´t going to get married until June... so we stopped by and made sure that everything was still going good. Everything is going great! And they are already semi planning on the baptism the day after the wedding , because he wants me to do it... I hope I can baptize that family before I leave this area... We went to their house yesterday morning to cook them breakfast to help them get to church... weird what you have to do sometimes to get people to church! jaja! but they came... so that was good:) Other than that, everythings good! I´ve got a headache like a mother ... but you know whatever..
Mum, I´m glad everything is going good with the shoulder stuff! that's sick... listen to the Shins.. they´re sick... also, I was thinking of Vampire Weekend this week... remembering that song that I sang when we stopped at that Mexican place last December... "in December drinking horchata I´d look sycotic in a balaclava..." jajaja! I love you!
Dad, how´d the whisky 50 go? did it suck? I thought that race kinda sucked... but you know.. whatever..jaja-- hey thanks for everything pops! I love you!
Austin, whats up lady? how´s everything going? dude.. don't do football... it´ll suck the rest of your life... trust me... jajaja.. anyway, love ya!
Ellie, don't worry about all the drama.. just stay out of it... don't go out with anyone... just wait and date a lot when you are 16.. its better that way... trust me... love ya!
Brynn. dang it sounds like your week was boring... but you have to make it fun! that's what its all about! making your own fun! I love you!


I love you all and thanks for everything!
Elder Thornton

Ilopango-Week 39

Hey family!
This week went a lot better than last week... Went by way faster! Hey... happy birthday to ELLIE! That's insane... also... Taft and Perry's birthday is tomorrow..  also Jill´s and cole's.... April  is filled with birthdays. FREAK! but you know whatevers...
So cool that the surgery whips went good! Now you´ll be able to use your arm... jajaja!
This week we had a meeting with President Glazier for all the new missionaries and trainers. It was way legit. Every time I´m with that guy, I feel so small when he machetes me to pieces and then builds you back up... like an Elder Holland in a different way...But this time he wrote a whole bunch of questions that people had on the board and asked the trainers to answer them.. jaja... but you know, whatever.. I really felt the need to start working with the members again... so as a result, we have two FHE´s with some investies.. It should be good! So we should have a baptism this week.. if everything goes well right?... jaja... gotta have faith!
So one of Elder Escalantes converts reminds me so much of grandpa Skelton.. same humor... even looks a little bit like him... white guy... jaja! so like every time I see him, its like, whooa.. grandpa???? (remember Austin with that? jaja)
So I dunno if I have ever told you guys about this... but liquados... smoothies... so freaking good...  Their like 60 cents for a roller coaster ride in your mouth.. its insane! gotta love that...
So this week I went on divisions with Elder Mehr... we studied deep doctrine a little bit... and him and his comp are making knocking on doors fun! And freaking intense... they are inspired by this idea to find the chosen ones.. because they are out there.. but we gotta find them.. The idea is to find them as fast as you can... so like you knock on a door and if you start to feel that they don't really have any interest, run to the next door... it was so insane and so freaking awesome... I love hanging out with Elder Mehr... and his new comp is Elder Winter.. he is also so freaking legit. He is so animated and he is teaching me a lot about good bands that know how to write lyrics... So he has been teaching me how to write a bit... its actually really fun as well. He likes the indie bands.. aka Vampire Weekend... The Shins.. etc.. But its really fun to learn how to write.. its basically taking an emotion and writing about it... so I wrote a little bit about how I was feeling this week.. who knows what the song will sound like?! jaja... but I really like hanging out with him as well:)
Heard Coldplay today! Yellow! classic.
Hey is there weird stuff going on over there in the states? Like something to do with some kinda chip? Heard some rumors here... who knows if they are true...
So i've been thinking about the atonement this week... our ward mission leader Tito got his wisdom teeth taken out... and his girlfriend came home from her mission this week..He proposed to her the day she got back.. she accepted:) but that's besides the point... He said that taking out the tooth was the worst pain he had ever gone through.. and he thought of the pain that Jesus had to go through for everyone of us.. I thought of the most pain I had ever been in.. I couldn´t really think of anything.. then I thought of the hardest things I have ever done... I thought of my first park city mountain bike ride when I was like 15 years old... remember?  I had never really ridden before and thought that was the hardest thing... then I thought of how much harder it must of been for Christ to do what he did for us.. crazy... Also,  Tim's talk on grace was awesome... 
Dad, crazy that the whiskey 50 is already here as well... but you´ll totally kill it!  I don't ever remember my time... I know I didn´t get under 4... I think something like 4 and a half... But who knows?! You´ll probably take that down this year... good luck pops! I love you!
Mum, I am glad that your shoulder is all legit and what not! I hope things go well with your last few days in Utah! Tell grandma hi! :) I love you!
Austin, you are so freaking legit...Prom Prince? You should put the picture of you in mum´s tummy in that slide show thing... Ican't remember what those things are called... but congrats! Who are you going to prom with? love ya!
Ellie! Happy Birthday! Its crazy how the time goes by right? Already 14! before yo know it you´ll be driving! I love you and happy birthday!
Brynn! I´m glad that the aims went well and stuff! Good job! And cool that you finished your dress! I love you!


I love you all and thanks for all your letters and what not..
SALU PUE

Elder TTT

Ilopango-Week 38

Hey family!!!
So this week went all right... I seriously got pretty frustrated! but you know... whatever right? No one came to church yesterday..  We Invited 18 people to church on Saturday... some were cool about it and said : look I wont be able to this week... sorry... everyone else said they would come. And we went to go pick up like 9 of them... trusted the others to just come... got to church and no one came... no one.. that has never happened in my mish.. but you know.. whatever... just gotta stay positive:) I just got a little frustrated this week.. whatever... Things will work out:) I prayed last night just to be able to feel the Saviors love just a little bit, and boy did I feel it:) Its awesome...
On the bright side... the weeks are going by so freaking fast! I cant even stand it... jaja...
Yesterday on the way to church,  we saw a lady get hit by a bus... that was insane... thankfully she was OK and uninjured.. but it was still crazy... never seen anything like that before... jaja
There is an hermana in my district from Honduras that speaks English ,Spanish and Creole.. (she lived in Belize) so shes teaching me Creole... so legit swips.
If you haven't sent a packet yet, president wants me to tell you guys to always send USPS like you have been doing:) And if you could put some more of the same pens I asked for the last time, I would really appreciated it:) thank you!
I feel like I don't have enough time in the day.. with the new training program, we study all morning until lunch.. after lunch we try and look for stuff to do... because the hours from like 1 to 4 just suck... But then from like 5-9 its like seriously hard work. I feel like we never have time to visit all of the investigators we have, in one week. Because its like,,, you can only visit them at certain hours of the day.. and the best hours to look for new investigators is in the same hour... its just kinda rough sometimes...jajaja but you know... whatever. Long story short, way too many people to visit and not enough time...
This week we did service for that bakery... that was pretty fun.. I feel like I´m learning a lot... kinda jajaja.
So I only have one picture this week.. its with Shirley... but let me explain... I took my tie off because I was cooking... I don't have my nametag on because it broke that night as I was taking off my bag... but anyway.. that's her... jajaja but anyway, we are having a hard time finding time to actually teach her.. because she works a lot.. but her son, Marcos, is so legit.. he wants to be a member but I think his mom is kinda holding him back a little.. he´s got like a ton of friends in the church as well.. but we had a lesson with him this week and it went awesome.. the spirit was so strong and I think that he started to connect the dots a little bit.. you know... whatever:)
Mum, so you are going to Utah swips this week? cool beans! say hi to grandma for me! I hope everything goes well with the surgery and whatnot. and you don't need to send me supports.. those are bad for you jaja..I love you mom! Thanks for everything!
Dad swips. dang.. it sounds like the tour was a little bit of the infierno there... jaja...It sounds like it was a little crazy this year as well.. hmm.... its so crazy its been a year from that race last year. so my zone leader... is Elder Naylor.. I actually was the missionary that greeted him at the MTC.. I was his host! jaja... but he also rides. So we talk about bikes and races every now and again... but you know... whatever! So that stinks that it was all windy and stuff... but you said that some were asking about me? like who? That's kinda cool... anyway... thanks for everything pops! I love you
Austin, dude, I would totally drop football and take up a personal throwing coach.. That would be way better on your body.. do it to it! But anyway... keep it real swips! love ya brotha!
ELLIE. swips swips... whats going on? Always hanging out right? Cool beans! Love ya! read the scrips!
Brynn. swips. I liked your painting! you are turning into quite the artist. and way cool you are making bears! i know that many will like that:) love ya!


I love you all and thanks for everything!
So cool scott´s going to Russia!
Elder TTT
sorry its kinda short today.

Ilopango- Week 37

Hey fam! whats going on? This week has been good... it just goes by so darn fast and by the time Monday rolls around, I dunno what happened all week! I don't remember anything! jajaja...

First,my new comp, awesome... he is from Guatemala. He has been a member for like 5 years.. he was a testigo de jehova... but converted... cool right?  But I am enjoying training a lot more than the last time I trained... My comp really looks up to me.. I think anyway... I always tell him that if he wants to do something different or wants me to do something different, all he has to do is tell me... but all he says is: just keep being a good teacher! because I need to learn everything I can...... love em both right?

So we had interviews with the president. Mine are always like really short... I dunno if that is a good thing or a bad thing. jaja... but he asked me about my comp etc... then he asked me if I had seen the movie Remember the Titans... then he told me about the line when there getting their butts kicked because the referees aren't calling a good game... then the coaches said: LEAVE NO DOUBT. It could be applied in a million ways, but the way he applied it was that I should leave no doubt with my comp of whether or not I love him. I have been trying to do that lately... leave no doubt. Not just in the sense that he used it in. But leaving no doubt wherever I go.. its kinda cool right? jaja

We found and starting teaching a Dominican this week... too bad Escalante wasn't here... jaja... but it was so cool! Because we like asked him to pray about everything that we had talked about to find out through the spirit if it was true.. he was like: there's no need! I already believe everything! I was like: sweet! lets fill the font! jajaja... but he's got some sabbath day issues...he works... but we'll work with him!
Did some service this week. Stanly and Rud were moving so we painted their new house and helped them move... just down the street.. did I tell you that they have a marriage date for June? They finally decided that they want to do it their way... jajaja We also went to the tamale house to do service there... that was were the pic was taken and sent to you mum... jajaja! the stuff in the spoon is the stuff you put in tamales... sick whips!

This whole mission thing is taking a tole on my body... my knees like constantly hurt... my whole body aches like all the time... but you know... whatever... I don't ever feel it when I'm teaching!  So all I need to do is teach a lot right? jaja

This week we had the Birthday of Christ and the Death and resurrection of Christ and the organization of the churchs anniversary ... a really special week right? remember remember...

So we've been trying to change things up a little bit more... I am trying to rely more and more on the Lord and I am starting to recognize the lords hand a little bit more every day in our work. I am constantly making a effort to rely on him always... its tough sometimes but you know... it was never meant to be easy.

Had the first mas o menos storm this week... I had forgotten how crazy the thunder and lightning storms are here.... its nothing like it would be at home...

So traditions in ES... for semana santa... its really for all the catholics but everyone gets like a week off work and heads to the beach... in other words.. not many people home in their house... but on Friday, all the catholics make these alfombras... they are like these huge murals that they make on the streets.. I am talking like huge. And their all made with salt colored to make the pictures look like something that has to do with Christ... they are really cool. I was very impressed with how well and how cool they really looked. But that was my week!

Mum, thanks for everything! I believe that my comps mom is sending something for him... but could you send me one of my harmonicas? the honher in the gray case:) Also, there's a guy in my ward bugging me for beef jerky.. so if you could like send a pack of that, he would like it. And maybe the soundtrack for Tarzan? I dunno if that's against the rules.. if it is I wont listen to it... jaja!. I love you mum and i'm so grateful for everything you do for me.. always making sure i'm OK... Also, what date is mothers day? I haven't heard anything from the pres about that yet.. but it is kinda early... you know... what ever... jaja! I love you!

Dad, keep´me updated on the bike stuff... I wanna hear all about it! and yeah, I would definitely ride your bike when I get back.. at least for a year or so... i hear that you should get a new one every 3 to 4 years... but I really don't know anything anymore! jaja... no but I was thinking that I would want to ride a pinarrello when I get home... or an orbea... or the classic specialized.. but my heart was/is leaning towards a pinarrello... and would be especially good because I will have no money when I get back...jajaj! Funny, i'm only like half way done and i'm talking about this stuff... but it seriously goes by so sodding fast.. it feels like last week we raced the whisky 50... I remember so vividly that I didn"t feel good from the start of that duy...jaja! So I guess its never too early to think about that stuff. Also, I think we are going to the temple in may... Also, I am about 80% positive that there's a bike store over by the temple.. I once saw some El Salvador kits in there... interested? Or just wait until you come to visit.. I wouldn't be surprised if the sizing is way different here.. also, my ZL is a legit cyclist as well! and I had no idea for a while... but you know... whatever.. btw.. the only reason I am a leader is because the lord wants me to learn something that I haven't learned yet... Yes I am still in Ilopango:) I love you pops... thanks for everything!

Lady, whats up stud? dude, I love Rondo... and the Suns... so stoked for Rondo... anyway, congrats on being number 1 thrower in discus this week! that's so legit..keep up the good work. Let the little things stay little.. Make everything easy:) love ya bro

Ell Bell. I was thinking this week that you would be a great missionary as well! I know its not really expected, but you know... it would be an awesome experience for you... all the experiences that I am having here could be yours.. prepare for a mish. Its awesome. You will be amazed at what an eye opener it is.. and you would be a huge example to your sister.. food for thought? Try it out! I love you!

Brynn! thank you for you nice letter! It sounds like Easter was good and that you are having fun... Thank you for making bears! You are awesome. I love you!

I love you all!

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