Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Dear Family,
So well things are great I enjoy serving a lot. I really don’t think that I have ever walked so much in my entire life. I walk more now than when I sold candy. We have a car but we have to share it so we have it on the weekends which are way cool. It’s a good break. Oh yeah I never told you that I spoke in the MTC the last week we were there. It wasn’t a surprise I kind of knew I was going to have to. And I have to speak in church this Sunday. I am so excited not really. I hate public speaking but the people are really nice so they will understand why I suck so badly. Talking is not my favorite especially in Spanish. I am going to take some pics of my neighborhood and send them to you. Hahahahha along with the memory card. But if you haven’t got my letter yet I am opening up the area of conovanas meaning that there was not any missionaries in my area before me or they have not been there in a really long time. But what I and my companion have been doing is just trying to find people to teach basically we try to contact everyone that we see so that we can be successful. It’s hard because you have an area book where it has lots of names and such and ours has none so we have to find people. So my experience when we were landing on Puerto Rico it looked so pretty and it is and then we grabbed our luggage and walked outside and seriously instantly I started to sweat never in my life had I experienced something like that it was way crazy but cool at the same time. Then we stayed the night in the mission office and then went to the chapel where we met and found out where we would be serving. When he told me I was opening an area I was scared out of my mind. Seriously then it was all good. When I got to my area I was a little scared because its not the best area but as I walked around I felt that this is where the lord wants me and there are people around in my area waiting to hear the message of the restored gospel and I just have to have the faith to find those people. It’s so exciting. But what else is new with you?I will share a couple of stories so we have talked to many people, we talked to a guy last night he was sitting underneath a light pole and he looked really sad so we shared basically the first lesson with him and then we gave him a pamphlet we committed him to read the pamphlet he said he would and we left him with a prayer, then as we were leaving he had already started to read the pamphlet so I hope that he reads the whole thing and prays about it and receives and answer we are going to teach him tonight so hopefully he reads it because we want to have a real investigator that would be so cool. But we have met many people that is all we do all day long we have had many appts with people but we come by at that time and they never answer the door. This brings me to something else that is really cool so you don’t knock on doors here. You sit in front of there doors and yell muy buenas tardes o muy buenas noches. Pretty cool. We have the rain forest in our area so were allowed to go there on our P day we definitely will go and do that sometime. That will be pretty cool. So one of the weirdest things about Puerto Rico is that there are urbanizations everywhere and then right next door are huge Forrest’s or jungles and little houses in the middle of them. The language is coming along pretty good. The people are so hard to understand here. The first day I don’t think that I could understand a single word that was being said but now I am starting to catch on thank goodness. But I can talk about the gospel fine it’s just when they want to say something back to me when I can’t understand them. Ha-ha I just smile and act like I know what they are saying even though I don’t they think I do that is the funny part. But things are great. So the reason why we did not have p day yesterday was because we had zone conference so we had to do that. I forgot to get the Elder’s Mom’s email address’s but we have training meetings every Saturday and I see Alexander Olsen Drollete Hadley and Monson so that is way cool. Drollete and Hadley are in my zone so that is way cool and exciting because I will see them for a while. Well I love you so much thanks for everything. Send me some more pics of me and my friends and the family maybe some of the dogs. Oh yeah I am loosing weight. Remember how the dark blue pants never fit? Well now they fit so that is way cool. And the littler belt fits me I can go three holes in. And the big belt doesn’t fit me anymore it is to big it doesn’t keep my pants up so that is way cool. Well love you all! Thanks for everything!
PEACE and LOVE,
Elder Wells
9/25/07
9/14/07
Letter Home
Friday, September 14th, 2007
Hola Madre,
Yeah I got the ties I absolutely loved them by the way I thinks it is American probably but not really sure so I am going to call in the morning on Wednesday as well as that afternoon. I am definitely going to call all the family and if there is time I might call a friend but probably not. This week has definitely been a long one, I am just so ready to get out of this place it gets a little annoying after while, just because we have been here so long. I saw Jeff I gave him a hug, he looked like he had no idea of where he was at its kind of funny seeing the new people come in because it’s just a big shock and it’s basically like you are living in some little dream world. Today was the last time that I get to go to the temple for two years that kind of stinks but its all good. So when does Dad and all of them get back? Am I going to be able to talk to them? So we heard from Richard Hinckley this last Tuesday that was pretty cool to say that I have been to a meeting with him and I even got to shake his hand. He is a really good speaker. So how is everyone else? How are the niece and nephews? Make sure that you tell them that I love them. I love getting little things from Gracie, always fun. If you could dear elder me my address in Puerto Rico we have not gotten a thing from them in the mail which is kind of surprising considering none of us ever got anything. We don’t really know what to expect when we get to Puerto Rico were all just kind of hoping that there is going to be a sign for us or something we don’t know. I know it will be fine but something would be great. Just dear elder me everyone’s phone numbers so that I can call them. When did you send the letters and things will they be there when I get there. So the Spanish has come so far I can’t believe how mush I know the crazy part is that I can teach the lessons in Spanish, it’s so insane. I really just can wait to be in Puerto Rico because I can actually get out there and teach people instead of always teaching fake investigators that will be way exciting. Yeah I know Max left on Tuesday I got a picture with him so that is pretty cool. He came in over a month after me and gets to leave before me, that is pretty messed up. Oh so your question about speaking the language this whole last week we have been speaking Spanish all the time so that is pretty cool. It’s called hsi or hable su idioma, speak your language. You learn so much more when you are practicing your language all the time because you are showing the lord that you really care about learning the language and showing how much you want something, and then he will give you the gift of tongues because you can say that you have been doing the best that you possibly can. Its been pretty cool at time speaking only Spanish but it gets so frustrating at the same time because there are so many things that you want to say but you cant so that gets a bit frustrating. Other than that it’s been way good. I am really just so excited to be out of this place 9 weeks of it and you will have definitely have had enough time in. I feel bad for people like Daniel who have to be here for 12 weeks like Daniel. But there are people that can handle it and Daniel will do just fine. So I hear that he loves the Mhong Book of Mormon that I gave him they have them in the bookstore. I decided to write my testimony in Spanish just for the fun of it I thought it would be funny to have a mhong book of Mormon with Spanish testimony in the front. Well Chelsea is engaged? So that is insane, is it the same guy she has been dating? Tell her congrats for me. She will probably have two kids by the time I get home that’s just crazy. Well I love you and have a good week.
Elder Wells
Hola Madre,
Yeah I got the ties I absolutely loved them by the way I thinks it is American probably but not really sure so I am going to call in the morning on Wednesday as well as that afternoon. I am definitely going to call all the family and if there is time I might call a friend but probably not. This week has definitely been a long one, I am just so ready to get out of this place it gets a little annoying after while, just because we have been here so long. I saw Jeff I gave him a hug, he looked like he had no idea of where he was at its kind of funny seeing the new people come in because it’s just a big shock and it’s basically like you are living in some little dream world. Today was the last time that I get to go to the temple for two years that kind of stinks but its all good. So when does Dad and all of them get back? Am I going to be able to talk to them? So we heard from Richard Hinckley this last Tuesday that was pretty cool to say that I have been to a meeting with him and I even got to shake his hand. He is a really good speaker. So how is everyone else? How are the niece and nephews? Make sure that you tell them that I love them. I love getting little things from Gracie, always fun. If you could dear elder me my address in Puerto Rico we have not gotten a thing from them in the mail which is kind of surprising considering none of us ever got anything. We don’t really know what to expect when we get to Puerto Rico were all just kind of hoping that there is going to be a sign for us or something we don’t know. I know it will be fine but something would be great. Just dear elder me everyone’s phone numbers so that I can call them. When did you send the letters and things will they be there when I get there. So the Spanish has come so far I can’t believe how mush I know the crazy part is that I can teach the lessons in Spanish, it’s so insane. I really just can wait to be in Puerto Rico because I can actually get out there and teach people instead of always teaching fake investigators that will be way exciting. Yeah I know Max left on Tuesday I got a picture with him so that is pretty cool. He came in over a month after me and gets to leave before me, that is pretty messed up. Oh so your question about speaking the language this whole last week we have been speaking Spanish all the time so that is pretty cool. It’s called hsi or hable su idioma, speak your language. You learn so much more when you are practicing your language all the time because you are showing the lord that you really care about learning the language and showing how much you want something, and then he will give you the gift of tongues because you can say that you have been doing the best that you possibly can. Its been pretty cool at time speaking only Spanish but it gets so frustrating at the same time because there are so many things that you want to say but you cant so that gets a bit frustrating. Other than that it’s been way good. I am really just so excited to be out of this place 9 weeks of it and you will have definitely have had enough time in. I feel bad for people like Daniel who have to be here for 12 weeks like Daniel. But there are people that can handle it and Daniel will do just fine. So I hear that he loves the Mhong Book of Mormon that I gave him they have them in the bookstore. I decided to write my testimony in Spanish just for the fun of it I thought it would be funny to have a mhong book of Mormon with Spanish testimony in the front. Well Chelsea is engaged? So that is insane, is it the same guy she has been dating? Tell her congrats for me. She will probably have two kids by the time I get home that’s just crazy. Well I love you and have a good week.
Elder Wells
9/13/07
9/9/07
9/7/07
Friday, September 7th,2007
Friday,September 7th, 2007
Dear Family/Friends,
Oh I am doing wonderful we received our flight plans today. We leave the MTC at five in the morning on Wednesday the 19th. That will probably be the perfect time considering that will probably be the hardest day. We fly to Fort Worth Texas get there at 11:55 then we leave at 1:20 so I have an hour and a half to talk to the family. Then we arrive in Puerto Rico at 6:55. In my room there is Elder Olsen and Elder Drollete I sent a pic home of our whole group with the names on the back so that should be helpful. I am so excited to hear that Colten is doing great that makes me happy I pray for him everyday. But I absolutely love the watch it doesn’t make me break out at all so that is pretty cool. I absolutely love it. Really I have worn it everyday and there is no sign of a rash at all. So we are on the second lesson in Spanish so this week is our last week teaching it so that is cool. It just amazes me that I can actually teach a lesson in Spanish. Not in my wildest dreams have I ever thought I would be able to do that. It’s so un real. Can you really believe that I am really leaving this place and that it has gone by this fast? I am so petrified but so excited at the same time. It’s crazy to think that in twelve days I am going to be knocking on doors that is so crazyyyyyyyyy. But so exciting I can’t wait to share this message with the people of Puerto Rico I already love them. I don’t know this MTC experience has been pretty crazy, looking back at just seven weeks ago and the person I am has changed so much. You can look at the new elders and see, yourselves weeks ago; this place definitely helps you grow up. I would have to say that my favorite part is how much I have grown in the gospel. So unreal. I don’t know how many times I have said that but. So I am sorry to hear that Hollies’ Dad past away but that is the best thing to know that they will be able to see him again and that families can be together forever. As I was thinking about some of the happiest times of my life and they were definitely the ones where our family was just all together just talking and hanging out. How cool is that to know that this is possible to have that happiness everyday of the rest of your existence. It boggles my mind to know that we can be that happy everyday of our lives pretty amazing, what a great gift our father in heaven gives us. Families bring us so much joy. That is why this mission is so worth it to I get to share a message that will greatly affect the rest of someone’s existence if they just listen to it. I am just so grateful. So these last couple of Fridays we have done sealing’s in the temples, we act as the sons and then there is a couple. How cools is it to know that just in two weeks I have helped twenty families myself be reunited forever, and allowed them to become a forever family, because they didn’t now have the opportunity on this earth. I love the temple so much I love the work. I am so excited to go out and serve those people in Puerto Rico. Well how is everything else? I have not yet received the garments but they will probably come right before dinner so that is fine. So what else is new with the family how are the kids? And how are the dogs? You can send me some pics. Well I love you so much thanks for always being there for me!
Love You, Logan
Dear Family/Friends,
Oh I am doing wonderful we received our flight plans today. We leave the MTC at five in the morning on Wednesday the 19th. That will probably be the perfect time considering that will probably be the hardest day. We fly to Fort Worth Texas get there at 11:55 then we leave at 1:20 so I have an hour and a half to talk to the family. Then we arrive in Puerto Rico at 6:55. In my room there is Elder Olsen and Elder Drollete I sent a pic home of our whole group with the names on the back so that should be helpful. I am so excited to hear that Colten is doing great that makes me happy I pray for him everyday. But I absolutely love the watch it doesn’t make me break out at all so that is pretty cool. I absolutely love it. Really I have worn it everyday and there is no sign of a rash at all. So we are on the second lesson in Spanish so this week is our last week teaching it so that is cool. It just amazes me that I can actually teach a lesson in Spanish. Not in my wildest dreams have I ever thought I would be able to do that. It’s so un real. Can you really believe that I am really leaving this place and that it has gone by this fast? I am so petrified but so excited at the same time. It’s crazy to think that in twelve days I am going to be knocking on doors that is so crazyyyyyyyyy. But so exciting I can’t wait to share this message with the people of Puerto Rico I already love them. I don’t know this MTC experience has been pretty crazy, looking back at just seven weeks ago and the person I am has changed so much. You can look at the new elders and see, yourselves weeks ago; this place definitely helps you grow up. I would have to say that my favorite part is how much I have grown in the gospel. So unreal. I don’t know how many times I have said that but. So I am sorry to hear that Hollies’ Dad past away but that is the best thing to know that they will be able to see him again and that families can be together forever. As I was thinking about some of the happiest times of my life and they were definitely the ones where our family was just all together just talking and hanging out. How cool is that to know that this is possible to have that happiness everyday of the rest of your existence. It boggles my mind to know that we can be that happy everyday of our lives pretty amazing, what a great gift our father in heaven gives us. Families bring us so much joy. That is why this mission is so worth it to I get to share a message that will greatly affect the rest of someone’s existence if they just listen to it. I am just so grateful. So these last couple of Fridays we have done sealing’s in the temples, we act as the sons and then there is a couple. How cools is it to know that just in two weeks I have helped twenty families myself be reunited forever, and allowed them to become a forever family, because they didn’t now have the opportunity on this earth. I love the temple so much I love the work. I am so excited to go out and serve those people in Puerto Rico. Well how is everything else? I have not yet received the garments but they will probably come right before dinner so that is fine. So what else is new with the family how are the kids? And how are the dogs? You can send me some pics. Well I love you so much thanks for always being there for me!
Love You, Logan
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