08-18

What a week!!!! filled with cambios and meetings with president Newsome.  They are great and I love spending every second with them!!! It is defiantly interesting to see how differently he lives, seeing as he is a multi-millionaire.  He is quite down to earth and very loving.  I am very thankful to be in the offices at this time.  As I am really REALLY getting along with the president and his wife.  They are bonding so well with me.  

I got my package¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ super AWESOME!!!!!!! The tile game was a great touch!!! It was my favorite part of the package along with the zipper pull with my name on it. :)  Perfect for memories of vacation.  You guys really outdid yourselves on this one. :)  I am so thankful that God is watching over you in such a way that you are able to send little things like that to me. It really gives my heart a rest from the separation.  This week was actually probably one of the hardest weeks as far as missing you guys.  I had to take all the missionaries to the airport that was ending their mission.  They were crying and hugging and talking about hugging and kissing their mom’s.  They talked about the family reunions planned for the next few days, going on vacations with the family and what not.  That got me thinking pretty hard about my time.... I have almost 9 months already.  That is crazy to me!!!!! But I still have loads of time, thankfully. :)  God still has plans for me, plans outside these four office walls.  :)

I love you all so much!!! Time to go play basketball with Reed (President’s 14 year old son.)

Love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh how I love you,

Elder Reay

Family Vacation

Logan really wanted to be on family vacation with us.  It was the first ever since he was born that we did not have all the kids.  Carrie and I have gone on a few couple getaway's but as family vacations go we have always had all the kids.  Funny how life continues to progress.

Logan decided to teleport (Photoshop) himself with us on our vacation.

08-02-13

I have lost myself in this work.  There is so much to do and so little time to do it in.  I thank my God each and every day for the opportunity He has given me to be here in Uruguay.  There is nothing that can stop this work and there is nothing that will even impede it.  

We are still working on getting Nelza baptized, last week we got to the hour of the baptism and her son called us telling us that he didn’t want her to get baptized before he could talk with the bishop.  So we are planning on having her baptism this Friday (Say your prayers that her son accepts the gospel. we need a miracle for him.  We would love to see him not only support his mother, but follow her example and be baptized as well.)

I buzzed my head.

Yeah.  Elder Jorgensen shaved my head and I shaved his head.  I got the better end of the deal though, because I totally gave him white walls on his left ear. :) pops.  Ha-ha.  

I am super excited to have the new oros coming in!!!! They changes are in 2 weeks and I can’t wait to see their cheerful, faith filled faces.  They always bring so much animo to the areas and help us move forward in the work.  God is truly preparing youth more and more so that they will be more prepared for a mission.  I am so thankful for His divine guidance and his reassuring comfort.  There is nothing that can compare to the power that comes from the sacred Priesthood I hold.  Every day is a new day to strive harder and do better, so that these holy keys I hold will be utilized in righteousness.  

Have you all received my letters?  I have sent off at least one.... ha-ha. Sounds pathetic because it is, but I have sent you a letter. ;)  

So I was looking online and found a bunch of testimonies from my loved family and friends, I have attached a word doc. with all the quotes I have accumulated up till now.

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This was my Intercambio with Elder Gardenier.  His shower is quite odd if you haven't been able to judge by the wired picture. it was like an attempted Jacuzzi with a built in shower head.  yes the shower hose is connected to the hand sink...