24 Diciembre 2012
Hey family,

   um... Wow.  Congratulations Mom and Dad.  You will great!  That´s awesome news.  To be honest, the thought has crossed times on my mission that you might be called to be mission presidents, but it was still kind of surprising a lot.  But that´s great.  Felicidades!  I can´t tell anyone?  Not even my companion?

   Um...  you all need to buy 3 tickets to be here Tuesday night. and I think that we´ll leave Tuesday morning.  Can you buy the tickets?  Dad, I think it´s best to stay in Managua every night.  Nicaragua is really safe, but I want to sleep in a American hotel.  

   Not that I ever think about ending my mission.... :)  No I´m excited to see you all but I´m really enjoying my mission now more than never.  My companion is awesome.  Hna de Leon, de Guate. 

Love you all.  Thanks for the letters.  

hna tew 

Kevin did you get the job at BYU?  

Tell me tell me  tell me

Dad,  Congratulations!  That´s great that you get to be a mission president.  

Mom, Congratulations!  That´s great that you get to be a missionary!   

Kevin, Congratulations!  I am so happy that you got the job.  Cheryl said that you were moving to Provo, but I wasn´t sure.  But that´s so great!  I hope that I´ll be able to talk to you and Cheryl and the kids tomorrow.  But if not, happy Christmas and I hope everything goes well for you!

Cheryl,  Congratulations for being awesome!  Sounds like you are excited to go to Provo.  I thought that was cute that Tanner was reading books to Adam and Scotty.  

Kyle, How are you doing?  I hope you are doing great and are enjoying Christmas too.  love you!

Doug, Hey your gingerbread house is awesome!  I love it.  Hope you have a good Christmas.  Say hi to the cold for me.  

Dani, thanks for the pictures and the updates.  I love getting emails.  Adam is a Campbell kid.  He looks really Campbell-ish. 

Pablito, Feliz Navidad hermanito.  Espero que estés feliz y que estés disfrutando la navidad.  Te quiero un montón!  

Well, I am with hna de Leon.  She´s from Retalhuleu (como se escribe???) anyway she´s awesome.  She´s excited to work and she is up with working with members so we´ve been having lots of mini lessons (10 minutes) with member.  Also we´re trying to pull up the retention because our converts are not going to church.  They´re great, but they don´t go to church.   

Dani, you are right; today is Christmas.  Our plans... at Midnight we´re going to leave to house to go hug our neighbors.  just kidding.  We´re going to eat dinner at midnight with a member.  just kidding.  Dang.  All the traditions are contrary to the missionary rules.... Speaking seriously, we probably will stay up late tonight because of the fireworks.  We made no bake cookies today.  margarine plus milk plus nesquik plus oats equals no bake cookies Nica style.  We´re going to visit our converts tonight and take them cookies.  When we gave away some cookies before lunch it finally felt like Christmas.  and Jaime and Jimmy were happy to have cookies.  yay!   

I´ll probably open my packages tonight with my companion.   :)  

Hna de Leon talks a lot.  She is really fun but with´it (pilas, chispas).  She has lots of good ideas and she´s patient.  I have REALLY enjoyed this week.  I am glad that she is going to be my last companion.  :)  Yay!  We are getting a ton of missionaries in February when I go home.  I have really loved being a missionary, especially this week.  I hope I can do everything i have to do in the time I have.  

Also, Nani looks really cute with and without teeth :)  

So yeah... Skype tomorrow at 1:00.  I think I´m going to have to create an account so don´t freak out if I don´t call exactly at 1:00.  Also, I haven´t confirmed with the zone leaders and they have to be there in the stake center when we call.  

But I love you all a lot.  I´ll be praying for you Mom and Dad.  Thanks for your letter.  I won´t tell anyone until you tell me to tell someone.  But that´s great that you´re going to be mission presidents.   It´s like 101 dalmatians. you already have 5 children and now you´re going to have 500 more.  When do you find out where you´ll be going?????? 

Thanks for all the letters and everything I love you all a lot.  Talk to you tomorrow. 

love, hna tew