August 16th

His Shoes are a bit worn I would say!

Even Though Ethan was Serving A Mission His presence

was still felt at the Call Reunion at Whitney Reservoir
Ethan loves to Haul Wood
Nothing like a good old Roasted Marshmellow!
Hanging out with the boys enjoying a cold Coke! LOL

Copper was so ashamed or Scared!

Ryan, Ethan, and Brady Hanging out at the Trailer..:)

Great Week! I´m doing fine! I´m going to get my shoes re soled...but I still would like to see what you can do with getting a new pair. ..and will probably have to to replace my shoes.... My other shoes aren´t very comfortable, and i have not had a problem wiht my feet with the hush puppy slip ons I¨ve been wearing...I love them. So I will let you know how the re sole..ing goes. No I didn´t burn a tie...sorry that I don´t do those traditions! I don´t know when I would have time anyway!

FLORANGEL IS GETTING BAPTIZED THIS SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY =)=) I can´t even describe my excitement. She has born her testimony to us multiple times and has stopped smoking and left all other things behind. She´s awesome! I¨ll take pics! I¨m praying for you and the family always!
Love your Missionary Son...in the form of cardboard =) haha

August 10th

Clean up duty for the flooded apartment!
This is a Lighthouse by where they had their PDay

August 8th
ÚPDATE! I¨m learing how to cook! I´ve made some wicked good pastas lately! I got SO SO SO sick of sandwiches and what not...so I¨m using garlic, peppers, onions, sauteing....but I cook all the vegetables in butter and everything....so I´m learning how to make food! And I made the rice a roni yesterday! Reminded me of a sunday dinner cause I cooked chicken with it too! I´m learning to cook from a man named Alain. He is a professional chef from belgium...he won the biggest award they have...the GOLDFISH award. He is our investigator and is only waiting on his divorce papers from belgium so he can get married nancy (a member) and get baptized. He is a huge testimony to me that the Lord answers us when whe really try to ask...he is one of my best friends here...he is going to come visit us he said! He speaks english and is like 50 years oldish. I hope to be here to see him get baptized

August 2nd
NOthing changes this transfer...I stay...and so does my comp...so does our whole District...so yeah! 6 more here or more! OCTAVIO bore his testimony in testimony meeting yesterday...i absolutely could not hold back my smile! I am so close to him. One of my friends for life! We are working with a family with 4 kids right now...it´s very rare that you find a family like this here...very organized...and basically waiting for the gospel! So excited to stay here and work with them!

July 26th
I was thinking about you all on the 24th! I assume labarge didn´t go down? That´s okay...I¨ll be reviving that soon! Have a good time at whitney! I´ll be there soon enough! And after being here...sewer duty won´t be anything! Did you know I have to throw my toilet paper away?? =) Transfers are this tuesday! I think I¨m going to stay! We´ll see! Love you so much! =) press forward!

July 19th
Wow....well....I´m just plain stinkin´ happy right now =) those were all great emails I received! I LOVED LOVED the pictures! I let Elder Beltré look at them and he loved them...said our house was very pretty. I told him he always has a house in Utah...just so you know =) he wants to go right after his mission in about 8 months. I´m feeling great! Physically, emotionally, spiritually....it´s hard when you get in those ruts...and I´m sure any missionary can testify of that...but the Lord brings you out of them. Sometimes it´s scary to look ahead and think...WAIT! If I have faith...the Lord is going to try me...then it´s going to be hard! It´s an interesting topic...so why do we do it? The same reasons the Pioneers pressed forward...a favorite phrase of mine is ¨Let´s not make every sickness (or hardship) a punishment from God! From Jonathon on the Work and the Glory...the last one...that´s how he helps us...our faith doesn´t mean we´ll be without trials! It means we´ll have faith and peach through them! D and C 59 23 ....Jacob 2 21