10 September 2012

Is Tanner going to school?

Kevin, that´s awesome that you´re interviewing with BYU. 
I got the Dear Elder letters from hannah and Ben.  Thanks mom. :)
Also I received the letters from youth conference.  They got sent to Guatemala first. 

I hope you´re all doing well.  Thanks for writing me.
love, mb

Hey there family,
How´s it going? 
   Mom.... thanks for the letters and everything. I liked the Spanish letter.  If you stop talking to Dad in English you will feel a lot more comfortable when speaking Spanish. Your Spanish is going good.  Felicidades! :)

A few phrases or words that are really common that I never learned until coming to Nicaragua
Darse cuenta
Tener pereza
Estar rendido(a)
Cansarse
Felicitar
Alegre
Buenísimo

 I would really love some music to listen to for before Christmas.  I can listen to inspired music by the church or by church members.  I would like some motab porfa.  My wish list in pocas palabras would be....
1. Chocolate
2. Peanut Brittle
3. Christmas stuff to decorate and music to listen to 

yep, that about sums it up.  But could you send me a package that I could open before christmas with decorations or music.  I don´t want very much.  I can make paper chains here, but maybe something to put on the table or something.

Also, could you send me like 5 or ten cards that aren´t girly?  I really like the cards I have, but I can´t really give them to any men that get baptized.    Thanks for everything mom.  All my district leaders and all the office elders always tell me that I get a ton of mail (the mail comes through their hands)  They always say, it´s a competition between you and hna cottam.  haha

Also, thanks for the pictures of the miracle tree (thanks Dani).  I love that tree. :)

Dad, thanks for the letter.  I love you!
Douglas, thanks for the letter.  I´m glad work is going well.  don´t get stressed.  Just don´t do it. Sounds like you and Dani are doing great out there.
Kevin, write me!  Are you getting busy with everything?
Kyle, be good.  I hope BYU is going great and that you´re enjoying everything down there.
Pablito, hows it going.  I hope you are feeling good.
Dani, thanks for the fotos and the letters! 
Cheryl, Hope you´re doing great and that the kids are being good!

Tell Robert I say hi.  That´s crazy that he´s back from his mission.  Wow.  

Um...La Borgoña is moving along.  We need help from the members.  Noel came back from Costa Rica and started drinking. 

Paul... yesterday something hilarious happened.  We were teaching a lesson and I noticed that it kind of smelled bad but I didn´t know why.  A few minutes later I realized that there was a weird noise.  I looked back and there was a pig that was vomiting about 3 feet away from us.  Oh.... that´s why it smells bad.

We had some great lessons with Ernesto and Jessica.  We introduced the Book of Momon and then read to them about repentance and baptism.  It was awesome because hna Martinez led the lesson and we had planned it during comp study.  We talked about how Jesus heals us when we go to him (3 nefi 9),  Then about how we can go to Jesus 2 Ne 31) and when we should go to Jesus, or in other words when we should repent and be baptized (Alma 34)  Jessica said, yeah because we never know what will happen.  Maybe we don´t go to church on Sunday and on Monday we die. and I guess that´s true.   After hna Martinez invited them to get baptized and they said yes.   They committed to go to church on Sunday.  But they didn´t go. 
She works a ton and doesn´t have time to wash except for Sunday.  Sunday morning I noticed that there wasn´t water.  And I thought, oh no, our investigators are going to use that as an excuse.  So I said a prayer... please let the water come.  And seriously in less that five seconds the faucet started dripping again.  But.... it wasn´t until later in the day that I realized that if the water hadn´t come, Jessica wouldn´t have been able to wash, and she might have gone to church.  So, I guess I shouldn´t have prayed for the water to come?  I don´t know.   But I like them because they listen and we feel the spirit really strongly with them.

Love you all! 
love, hna tew