Saturday, September 7, 2013

09-06-13





A week full of photos and wonderful experiences from back home.  :)  You all expressed such love and emotion though your letters and photos. :)  I have to say... seeing the pic of Holden and McKay flexing made me feel SUPER fat. :)  We rearranged our room so that there is more room for work outs now. thank goodness. I am so thankful that you all had that time together as a family and the time spent looked like it was high quality!!! so many fond memories of spending family reunions at grandma and grandpa´s house. :) :)  I love those memories with all my heart. 

What an INSPIRATIONAL experience with Frances!!!!  That filled me with love and gratitude to hear about how God reached out to help one of his struggling Children.  I know that God sent Hermana Nelson.  Are you sure it wasn´t hermana Howlett??  That´s who i think it was.  Ask her if she went to the west mission or if it was mine. :)  I am so very thankful that Hermana Nelson has stayed worthy of the guiding Spirit that helped her find Francis.  The Valdez´s are so incredibly special and i am so thankful that God sees feet to bring them back.  We must remain friends with them.  :)  MOM... you know as well as i do that this miracle was brought about by just as much by YOUR prayers and searchings for missionary experiences as it was by my prayer and service. :)  Thank you for always looking for ways to serve and help God´s kingdom progress here in Uruguay and back home in Arizona.  :)  yes your prayers help the work HERE as well. :)  There is nothing more powerful than faithful prayers combined with righteous acts.  I hope and pray that together we can change the world an help our brothers and sisters to grow closer to God.

I have had a great last week, even though it was full of conferences and financial problems, we got out to work a couple of good nights and found some new investigators.  Hopefully they stick and we can get SOMEBODY into the waters of Baptism. :)  I am so eager to see some more fruits of my labor, but i will be patient and continue faithfully praying and working my tail off. :)

I saw that on one of the screen shots you took there was a post from Chelsea... in her post it showed her location, "LDS Seminary Building"  CHELSEA!!!! :)  Texting and posting in SEMINARY????  Where on earth did you learn THAT little habit ?  I´m sure that there is some good explanation  :)  (Knowing sweet little Chelsea, it was probably before class had started or during a break. :)  way to go Chelsea... wish i would have followed the same discipline that you do.)  Thought i would just give you a hard time on that one seeing as i am your older brother and all. :) Love ya sis..

JJ may is getting TALL!!!! man and she is slimming down too!  I´ll bet all that V-Ball is helping her tremendously.  I am so proud of you two girls and the success that you are both having and are GOING to have.  Thank you for the wonderful you set for me and Braden.  

Dad sent me off a nice email this week. :)  I love hearing from you and even if it was to get a little "I told you so" in there, i´ll take it. :)  haha.  i can´t fathom the troubles some of these elders and hermanas go though when they show up to the computer on pday and see NO emails whatsoever.  That has to be so incredibly hard.  Thank you for keeping me in touch with the family and ensuring that i feel the love.  I love you all so stinking much and can´t believe that life back home continues to chug along. :)  (Mom, no more count downs in my email.... hahah)  You will see me when you see me, till then i am twenty four seven at the Lord´s service. :)  I love you.  Thank you for all of your words of comfort and help..  You really do know the way to a missionary´s heart. (Not talking about the package you will be sending)  haha.  You fill me with light and esperanza that just makes me so happy.  
I can´t believe Brett is endowed! What an experience that is SO vivid in my memory. :)  Do your remember mom... Kayli and Ethan were at the temple the day and SESSION that i went though?  Looking back at it now i realize how special that really was.  I know that Hazel is still with them and that she is prettier than ever dressed in her spiritual beauty.  Tell Kayli that i love her and am grateful to have a cousin like her to teach me.

I love you all,
Elder Reay


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