9/30/13

Querido Familia, This week has been good, The weather here is just the most ridiculous weather in the world, we went from summer to fall in the course of one...night! one day it was in the high 80s low 90s and the next it didn't even reach 60, since then it has been in the 70s, so that's the weather here for you! We went on exchanges this last week and I finally got to ride my bike, I was so excited, and everyone knew it. It was awesome. My bike works great, I had to make a few adjustments, mainly tightening the seat but after that, it worked beautifully! Unfortunately the day I rode my bike was the day it was in the 50s all day and I didn't have a jacket or sweater with me! but riding kept me pretty warm so that was good. So I found out that this Saturday I will be helping clean the temple, then on Monday, we have our temple day, so I am super excited for that! Also this past Saturday, we were privileged to hear from a member of the seventy, Elder H.B. Richards, who is actually the grand father of one of our APs, Elder Turnbow, So that was a really special experience. Elder Richards was on the committee for Preach My Gospel, so he talked to us about the importance of following the principles in Preach My Gospel, and how it can help us become better missionaries. It was really inspiring to hear from him and hear how much better of a missionary I can be. Anyway It's good to hear you all are doing well, and I am sorry to hear about mom's foot, I hope it gets better, and I hope the surgery goes well if that's what has to be done. One thing that I know will help though, is faith and a priesthood blessing. When we rely on God and his power that he has given us, we can do all things. Anyway, How are things going with Easton and Ryan and Brittany? Have a good week, Do awesome things, I love you all, and Good Luck! Elder Lee

9/24/13

Querido Familia, Esta Semana fue muy bien. We had our Zone conference, which included my zone (Albuquerque East) and the Albuquerque zone. It was really good, we talked a lot about Personal ministry, and how Important it is, especially in the work of the Lord. And what Personal Ministry is, the easiest way to describe it is, How we act or what we do, when nobody is looking. If we are not doing the things the Lord has asked us to do, then How can we expect the Lord to bless us and help us? We can't! Anyway, We were also able to give service for an investigator of some missionaries in our district. We cleaned her front yard of weeds. And she is awesome because she made us lunch because she felt bad about not paying us for the service. Other than that not much happened, we did not find any new investigators this week, but we hope to this week. We also have our temple trip coming up on the 7th of October, and four companionships from our Zone get to go clean the temple the Saturday before, but the Zone leaders don't know how to choose yet so we may or may not get to go help with that, but I think it would be an awesome experience. Anyway, About the package, the vests would be awesome and the ties too. And there is only one other thing that I can think of to put in the package and that is my basketball shoes, which should be in one of the bins in my closet I think. And I would like them because we play basketball every P-Day. Dad, Mi habilidad de idioma esta bien y puedo hablar mas pero no mucho, pero no puedo entender mucho todavia, pero yo se que lo venira con tiempo y muchos estudios. Anyway, I am glad to hear that everything is going well back home, I love you all, and remember The Lord can't rely on us, if we can't rely on him! Elder Lee

9/17/13

Querido Familia, This week has been good, we have been focusing on getting more member present lessons and this last week we were able to get 100% member presents which is really good. we have also been trying to visit more less-actives and we have been doing pretty good there to. We have also been dealing with some thunderstorms that came up from Chihuahua, Mexico, I believe Ryan and Brittany have been getting those same storms too, but I don't know. And Grandma emailed me and said they were getting a lot of rain this week too, so I am guessing it is all the same storm. Anyway Its weird to think that Kyle is up at BYUI now, I don't know if he will ever see this email, but if he does he should keep an eye out for my friends up there, mainly Joe Pearce, who probably lives in Bunkhouse and his cousin Witt Pearce who is not a student but visits a lot. They are awesome people. And also maybe someone could get onto my facebook and send a message to my friend Dan Hulse telling him that I still expect a wedding Invitation, even if he is already married, because I don't know when their date was and they promised to send me one, And maybe give him the mission office address to send it to, And please anything you send, send it to the mission office because I don't trust the mail coming to our house, and since I am so close to the office we get mail frequently throughout the month. Anyway I am sorry to say that I have not ridden my bike yet because my current companion doesn't have a bike, but I plan to ride it when I go on exchanges with the bike riding Elders. And Dad, we have transfers every six weeks, the average time for missionaries to stay in one area is 3-6 months, but some stay longer and others stay shorter, it just depends. At the End of this transfer I will have been here for 3 months, but I expect to stay longer, maybe one or two more transfers. and I am on my second transfer in this area. And I would still like an answer from kyle to my question that I asked him. Anyway I'll let you guys go now, I love you all and keep up the Good work! Elder Lee

9/9/13

Querido Familia, This week has been good. I realized I forgot to answer some questions last week. So I pick green. Green Chile is the state vegetable of new mexico, and I havn't had much Red Chile. My no English week was good, It really helped a lot, but I am really glad it is over. Ok now on to this week. Things are going good with my new companion, I really like him. The weather is still pretty hot but it is definitely cooling down. So that is good. So how are things going at home? Is Kyle ever going to send me the answer to my question? (which was how is home treating you?) Is it weird having some New Zealand kid there? I hope I need to get glasses!! Just kidding, but I have thought about getting some zeroes to keep the dust out of my eyes but I'll probably wait until next summer if I do. Anyway That's all so I'll talk to you all next week!! Love you all!!! Elder Lee

9//3/13

Querido Familia, This week has been crazy, mostly the last few days. We found out that my trainer would be getting transferred and I would be taking over the area and getting a new trainer. We'll see how well that works out. So we spent Sunday and Monday evenings letting my trainer say bye to people. But we actually had transfers today and I don't know who my new companion is yet, because he is coming up from down south. I am with another elder who is also waiting for his companion from down south. But I will be back tonight to let my new companion email so I will send another quick email saying who it is. And I am not sure if kyle still checks his myldsmail, but please let him know that I still expect an answer to my previous question. Ryan and Brittany, Holy Cow Easton is getting so big, he is going to be taller than me before I get home! I Am so excited to see him! It is crazy that he is almost 3 months old, it doesn't feel like I have been gone that long. I feel like time is flying by! anyway I really enjoy the pictures and I am glad to hear that all is well! Dad, I feel terrible! I still have not used the Bike. I asked my companion everyday if we could ride bikes the next day, and he usually said maybe but I think we always planned to when we would be in areas that we had a lot of walking to do, but we happened to be like 300 miles under on miles this month so we kind of got a little use to driving because we could. And we have 5 baptismal dates set but I think only one will make it. Grandma, Thank you for the letter and the story, I am sorry to hear about grandpa's feet, but it sounds like it is getting better. Its good to hear that other than that you are doing pretty good. Anyway, I have to go now, but I love you all! Elder Lee Ok so I didn't get an email from you guys so I'm assuming what I gave you worked, and also my mission has a facebook page called NMAM Lds, so if you want to check that out you are welcome to. I also got my new companion whose name is Elder Lawrence. He is great, I really like him. Anyway I can't take too much time since I emailed yesterday, but I just wanted to let you know of those things. Love you all. Elder Lee

8/26/13

Querido Familia, So first I will answer Dad's questions since he is the only one besides Grandpa who took the time to write me, and grandpa didn't ask me any questions. So the weather here is the most ridiculous weather in the entire world. I apparently just missed the hottest part of the summer, but it still gets pretty hot. And it rains a ton, but it's weird because it will be super hot without a cloud in the sky and within 5 minutes it will be pouring down rain. Then it will rain for anywhere between 20 minutes to an hour. then the sky will be clear and it will be blazing hot again without a sign that it just rained. then it will do that every few days. And so, I actually just got my lock and stuff today, because we didn't have time last week, so I will be able to use it from now on so I'll let you know how it is next week. This week was kind of slow, but we got 5 new investigators which is the standard of excellence. Four of those investigators we got yesterday, which is the last day of the week. so with them we hope to be pretty busy this week. And my Spanish is getting better. Actually this whole week I am not speaking English to anyone. even people who don't speak Spanish, my companion is going to translate for those people what I say. Anyway, I think that about covers everything. How is Mom's foot doing? How is Easton doing? How are Ryan and Brittany doing? How is home treating you Kyle? (I know he is not back yet but he will be before next Monday). Anyway, I love you all! Keep up the good work!! Con Carino, Elder Lee

8/19/13

Querido Familia, My week has been pretty good. We had an investigator come to church and a less active family. So that was awesome. They weren't on time though, so when we started we were kind of disappointed that no one came, but they came in like 5 minutes after it started so as they were all coming in, it put a smile on my face. we had our meeting for trainers and trainees which was really good. I also got my bike that day. And it is awesome. The elders I was with were really jealous of it especially since it was so light. I haven't ridden it yet, because I don't have a lock yet so I didn't want to take it anywhere. But I should hopefully get a lock today. We do not have any sweet plans for P-day because there really is not much to do in Albuquerque, or even around Albuquerque. But I do look forward to another wonderful week. Oh and we also had exchanges this last week. So that day was really long and really slow, because I was with an English greenie (came out the same day as me). In a Spanish area (mine). So that day was really hard, but we made it through, and even with a little bit of success. Anyway that is pretty much it. Be safe. I love you all. Con Todo Lo Que Soy, Elder Lee