Tortola Branch is growing!

Hi Mom and Dad
Well, Thank-you so much for the letter. I am so glad that you had fun when you visited Colorado. I am really am glad to hear that Stacey is doing so well, I love it when you talk about them. Did she say if she has sent me a letter? Because she totally owes me one. I am loving it so much here the lord is definetly blessing me! I sent letters home so you should get them in a few days. I will be getting the package today so there are no problems. . We already have three dinner appts for christmas so that is amazing. We had an 62 people in church on Sunday that was a record for Tortola, the work is growing so much here and like you said I am so glad to be a part of it. Well i cant believe that we are already in the 4th week of the transfer its crazy I am getting scared of getting transferred because I totally don't want that to happen, our transfers are on the 23rd so P-day is monday the 22nd just so you know. It is crazy to think at how fast time is going. Well Sonette will not be baptized this Sunday she is the sister of Rose and Esther. Manuel is not related to them. Rose and Esther are from Haiti and are way cool. Well I was wondering how the christmas season is going for you guys? I imagine that it has to be a little weird with most all of us gone, its not the greatest for us either but just think that I will be there next christmas so no worries. I am glad that my car might be getting into the shop. Well we are working really hard we are seeing so much success in theBranch, we also had another family of 5 out to church this past week. We also had 22 people in the Spanish group which is just a miracle in itself. I love you all! Love, Logan

Branch in Tortola, so glad it is growing!

Aww, Logan always has loved the little ones, his neice and nephews call him Uncle LoLo

No Thanksgiving celebration in Tortola

Mom and Dad and the rest of the world.

I hope things are going well back home. I really did enjoy the baptism I am going to send the memory card home next week with the package that I am sending for Christmas, there is stuff in there for the whole family along with the memory card. I know that you will enjoy those pictures because there are tons of them, I think at least like three hundred. Rose's baptsim was so good the spirit was strong and I almost got to go swimming, funny story I will definitely write that in the letter home! Thanksgiving was not much because they do not celebrate it so that is kind of lame. We have like two dinner appointments for Christmas so that is awesome. I have not gotten the package ,you might want to track and see where it is if you can. I am getting a little anxious because you did sent it like 2 weeks ago if not more? The slip hasn't even came in yet. Things are doing really well here, Manuel has not been baptized we are going to give him a little more time because he needs it but he is coming to church every Sunday, so that is great that his testimony is growing. Sonnette who is Roses's sister and Esther's sister has a date for the 14th of december so that is pretty cool . Things are picking up here, we are working with alot of less actives right now we had a total of 11 at church this last week so that was definately a blessing. President said that if you can activate a less active that is equivalent to baptizing a person so that makes me feel really well! We only have a total of 63 members on the island of Tortola and so for us to have 54 in church is close to a miracle! This comes from the Lord,he sure has his hand in the work and it is absoluetly awesome to be part of it. We are really working for a building out here we have to have an average of like 50 people in church for like 3 to 6 months and so we are on the track! It has picked up in the last month and so we are working for that every single day that we are out here. Well I love you so much the lord has blessed you and me and will continue as long as we are doing what we need to be doing. Well in the christams package can I get some more garments? A few weeks ago someone left a pen in my washer and so alot of my whites were blue and I had to throw away some. Hope all is well and the time is passing by so fast, only seven and a half more to go. I love and miss you! love you logan

Only 8 more months!

yo what up family?
Well this week is pretty crazy. I actually talked to President and he said that my date is still scheduled for the 18th of July, so that is way sweet I am super excited, only 8 more months. Time is flying by so fast! We are actually gonna go out to dinner with the Solomon's on Thanksgiving because they are gonna go to a restraunt that does a Thanksgiving dinner and they have pie and everything, I am so excited for all of these holidays to be over because I just miss everyone around this time of year and it is suppose to be the best and it is the worst. The package has not come yet, I was getting really excited. I did get your card thanks so much. I enjoy getting the pictures I really enjoy them. Well the week has flown by so fast. Elder Evans and I are doing good, I really am grateful to be his companion. Things here are really picking up in the work, we have scheduled a baptsim for Rose this Saturday, that is gonna be awesome she asked me if I could do that, so I will be baptizing her, totally cool, but we are working so hard right now we had five investigators in church and five less actives that is way awesome, we had a total of 53 people in church I don't think there has been that much ever. We are helping so many people to prepare for baptism and so we should have a couple more by next week. The members are being so great we are getting fed plenty and I am definately getting fatter like always. But it is getting to the point where I am definately ready to do something about it. I am loving Tortola. The Elders from St.Thomas are coming over tommorow to do the baptsimal interview so I just can't get away from Elder Dixon hahah its all good it is always nice to see them every once in a while. I am loving the work, we are literally working everyday all the time and its flying by so fast to think that we are already in the second week of the transfer. It just boggles my mind some say that the last six months just flys well if it flys by that fast I will be home tommorow hahah. Well I love you guys so much. Logan

Still in Tortola and a new Companion

Hello Mother and Father!
Yes I have slacked last week in writing a letter but I will get one in the mail this week. It is crazy to think that I am here for another 6 weeks. I am definitely excited, for sure. Elder Evans is way cool he is from Utah, we have the same time out in the mission its pretty cool because we both kind of slacked in the begining of our missions and now we have a strong desire to work and so we are goimg to work miracles here. I will be watching for the package. I hope the cookies stay good they are always so good. Right now we are teaching alot of people that are progressing. We are still teaching Manuel and we are teaching Rose she wants to be baptized on the 29th of November we also have the 29th for S**** and M****. We are still working with them we are going to see where they stand. I took pics of Esther's baptism, you know who I am, I am your child. We actually got to have a Thanksgiving dinner with the Kalamas and they made us punkin pie and turkey and stuffing and it was delicous! They are going to be out of town,for Thanksgiving so their kids made them make it early and so they invited us over to eat. it was so good. Sounds like you are having so much fun that is good thatyou got the horse, so Dad has started fixing cars, how about mine? I think I am going to sell it now, if you can get it sold before I get home that would be so awesome. I am having the experiences of a life time, just think only 8 more months that is pretty exciting, well I love it andI am enjoying the mission so much! I love you and have a great week. Logan

still loving Tortola!

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Hi Mom and Dad!

Yeah, I heard about the new president situation. We shall see what the future has to offer, it’s scary but thank goodness for the gospel, truthfully I love it. You asked about Rose and Esther, they are super awesome they are cousins to Shirley the girl I baptized in May, well they are coming along really well they are both from Haiti and are super awesome we have been teaching them for a couple of months so that is super cool. I am glad that you enjoyed the letters. I am trying to write every week, I got your card yesterday it’s late for Halloween but oh well I enjoyed it none the less. My week was actually really good, Elder Dixon is going to leave almost certain of that I will get a new companion but who that is I have not the slightest idea, hopefully someone younger because I have worked with no one but missionaries that have the same time as me. That is so awesome that you have been getting the time with Tristan its crazy to look at them and see how much they have grown in a year and a half, almost hahaha well I am getting excited. I really am excited for some change but at the same time I am going to miss Elder Dixon so much truthfully he is a great person and has taught me a lot about the scriptures and how to understand them he is a genius in that subject, we are still teaching our English class to all of the Dominicans and Spanish to all the gringos it has been pretty cool because it has helped me so much in my Spanish and really understanding the language for sure been a true blessing. Mom and Dad I am seriously loving it here we had our interviews and so I am scared that I will leave next transfer, I want at least four transfers here seriously, but it is out of my hands so what else can you do. I really love it here! I really enjoy it here though we get surprises often, President Kalama came over the other day and brought us pizza so that was really nice and the Solomon’s took us and the Virgin Gorda Elders out to lunch so that was cool. I love it so much here I have been blessed. But all is well and I will write you Tuesday. Love, Logan

PICTURES. Oh how I love pictures.

Book of Mormon in 30 days

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Hi Mom and Dad!
I am glad that you got the postcard. I sent one to Grandma and Grandpa so
hopefully they get it. I cannot believe that Halloween is on Friday we were suppose to have a Halloween party but we are being commanded to be in the house at 6 pm. So that means we cant go that is kind of sad because we were planning all of the activities, a little lame, oh well that means that I can just have a good nap and sleep! I don’t know if I told you but President asked us to read the book of Mormon for the month of October and I finished it last Sunday, it was so awesome its just great to be able to read it in such a short time because you seem to get so much out of it and I loved it,especially just all of the warning that is gives us, you know I was thinking a lot about one thing that it said I believe that Mormon said it or Moroni I am not really sure but he was talking about the church in the last days and that you are going to see a lot of people that will wear costly apparel and will set there things on the things of the world. It just said that his warning was like a warning from the dust of the earth because he is already dead so that was really cool. It really got me thinking about how vain I have been.
There have been so many things that I just figured that I had to have and
I just went out and got them it just makes me think about truly what is
important in life and why do we have to be so prideful? I have really tried
to change my life around a little and put those things first and well its
just since reading the book of Mormon so fast have seen a change in the
way that I look at life, its truly amazing. I am trying to pick up on French,
I am just working a lot on pronunciations so that I can start reading because
if you can read then you will be able to talk faster and learn faster so
that is what I am focusing on, its been great for sure. Virgin Gorda was
good its been fun I don’t like it that much because its just so small and if
I never go back there to work I would be perfectly fine its just weird when
it takes you fifteen minutes to walk the area that they can work. Rose and
Esther are coming along really well its been really fun seeing them grow, and actually start to have tat desire to be baptized well as you would know we actually had our zone conference yesterday so we got the chance to go over to St. Thomas and it was really great, President and I talked a lot, he is a great guy he said that I have a great attitude and so that was nice to hear!
Elder Dixon will more than likely be leaving he is ready to go its
just a matter of time two more weeks I guess hahaha. So did you decide if you were going to get a horse? I absolutely love the photos that you send to me! I put them in my scriptures so that I can always have them handy to show people. I love you guys so much. Actually people seem to say that you and your Dad are pretty different because they say that I am a little city boy and its funny to think that I have a Dad like that, its just not what they expected and then I tell them I have killed my fair share of animals and they laugh at me and think that I am not serious. It is so funny! I also have decided that I will just keep my car, so please get it nice and fixed up maybe even finish the interior for me that would be the greatest, I wanted a nice car but I decided there is just no point of getting a new one that would just be selfish, so maybe you could get me some nice big rims and just get it really fixed up before I get home that would be the best thing everrrrrrrererererererererrrrrrr. Things are great here I am loving it! We have started a English class and we are seeing lots of success I am teaching people Spanish and Elder Dixon is teaching English so that is cool, but other than that nothing much more. Love You! Logan

He survived the hurricane and tremors...

Hi Mom and Dad

Life is great here in Tortola. I love it more and more everyday. The hurricane was nothing, just lots of rain and wind. Sorry for the no email last week, with the hurricane the electricity was out for most of the day. Oh, I woke up to my bed shaking...I thought I was dreaming, Elder Dixon woke up too. It was a tremor. I am loving these cool experiences here. Elder Dixon and I are waiting for the boat, we are going to Virgin Gorda for the day. I am excited. That puts me up to 5 islands, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Tortola, St. Thomas, and Virgin Gorda, so sweet. We had a really good day at Church on Sunday. We had 42 people show up, which is incredibly awesome, because a year ago, it was like 15. The Lord has blessed this place so much. I just have to work a little harder to keep the pace that it is growing. It is insane, because before no one ever baptized in the Bristish Virgin Islands, it is truly amazing. The Lord loves his people, that is a bit of a understatement, I don't think we really understand how much. I know how much I love my family, and know that he loves us that much and more. How cool is that? We had our investigators Sheldon, Rob and Esther at church. They are coming along, and should be baptized this next month. It is amazing how much love for us the branch members have, Sherman our branch mission leader gave me a shirt from Guyanna, his wife Babeenie had made it for him. It is sad that almost everyone on this island has left their family to come to work here. They work for $4-5 dollars a hour. They are all just trying to make it better for their families and to better themselves. I more than likely will be here for the next 2 transfers, so that will take thru Christmas. I am a bit sad to not be in Puerto Rico, I loved the holidays there, and all the festivaties. Wow, can you believe this will be my last Christmas in the field? I am afraid July will be here before we know it. I love the gospel, and the opportunity to serve! Thanks for everything you do. I love you so much.
Peace, Logan

Yikes, Hurricane Omar

In a short email from Logan yesterday (Oct. 15th,) They were boarding up the house, had a 3 day supply of food, lots of water, and under hurricane warning to stay inside! Oh boy, I am staying glued to The Weather Channel, and surfing the web for Omar updates! Good Luck Logan, our prayers are with you!

Well things are doing well here. I will go through and answer all of the questions that you have well to begin I am doing really well, Its okay that you are getting old because that means I am to ha-ha. I have not gotten the package with the iPod charger yet but that is okay no big deal. I will get it today I believe because I have received the slip so it will be here today or tomorrow’s mail. I am getting letters from home now thank goodness, I was felling a little neglected ha-ha no its all good no worries. Thank you so much for the French stuff I am so excited because I really want to learn this language. The branch president’s wife speaks French so I will have to practice with her. I absolutely loved General Conference, Saturday morning and afternoon were my favorite, I laughed when President Monson talked about the empty house situation and I felt how you must feel honestly, I love conference though I basically got to watch everything except priesthood which is unfortunate because I always love priesthood session. (I am at the library and there is a bearded lady next to me its really kind of weird.) So you are going to the dentist? It will be nice to finally have all your dental work done! I really can’t believe that Halloween is already here that means then Thanksgiving and then Christmas then I can call home and that will be way awesome! That is sad to hear about Grandpa’s horse Daisy. How old was she? How often was he really riding her? So Eddie (the guinea pig) is also dead that is just way sad but that means no more pigs for you, thank goodness I am sorry I have never been to fond of those things.
Well as for a spiritual story I really don’t know what to say to tell the truth because I have not really had one lately but I have felt the saviors love for me because I have had a tuff week but the Lord always knows our problems and our weaknesses and it comforts me to know that I have a Savior that knows me and cares for me and listens to my prayers. Sometimes it gets kind of lonely out here and well you begin to wander why about a lot of things but you have to put trust in the Lord so that he can help you and well he has, its just amazing. I love it the gospel, it is so true! Dave is not progressing like I would like but we continue praying for him and he will come along. My driving skills are absolutely amazing and its been fun the instincts are beginning to switch if that is a good or bad thing I am not really sure but its all good. I will get you a picture of me and Elder Dixon very soon okay, I have to take one first .Well things are going really well I am so excited to be here. I love and miss you guys so much! I know the lord wants me here and that I have no doubt about that. I have little over nine months left and well that is nothing compared to the eternity.
Love always, Logan

Photographs

Getting ready to fly to Tortola, British Virgin Island


Elder Dixon and Logan with family of Shirley and Diana


Elder Dixon and Logan, baptism of Shirley

Tuesday, Sept. 30th, 2008
Hi Mom and Dad!
I really can’t believe that tomorrow is October, that is a great thing for sure. Time is flying by so fast I can’t really believe it. I really don’t mind too much to tell the truth. We did find out that Elder Dixon will be staying another transfer which means that he will have over 8 months by next transfer it has to be rough on the guy he has had 2 areas his whole mission 4 transfers in Arroyo and 6 here which is crazy because I am in my sixth area, ha-ha. Elder Dixon is now fine he just had a really bad cold. Our zone conference was great and for like the tenth time we took a boat to St. Thomas. I don’t think I will have to pay duty on mail if they are in a padded envelope I hope not. I also wanted to ask for a French dictionary and a learning guide on, How to learn French because I am determined to learn that language and I know that I can, there are some French people here and I would love to try and speak to them, and so that is my new task. So Grandpa is doing better he had a pace maker put in? I bet he whole time he was probably saying just let me die, no he has to be there when I get home he does not have a choice! Our investigators are coming along. Diana’s father Dave did not get baptized but he is getting there I don’t think that they are going to be baptized the 10th because they have only came to church once and so we are trying to work with them and they have to get to church first but once you can get them to church they never stop coming so its getting over that first little hump. I am so glad to hear that the kids are doing good tell them I love them because I miss them so much we will have to plan a little trip to Colorado when I get home, so that I can see all of them. Well it’s going so good here I absolutely love it! Love you! Logan

Wednesday, Sept. 24th, 2008
Hi Mom and Dad!

How are you doing? I am doing great its awesome to hear that you are having such a good time in Colorado. Is it really pretty there? While your there try to find me a patch, I want to start putting them on my back pack. Yes that is Sister Solomon in the picture on the beach, she is from Arizona. Elder Solomon was taking the picture. This past week has been a little rough because my companion has been sick, so we have not had the chance to work much. It has been a bit difficult, but its all good. The family that we are teaching is doing great we are looking forward to giving them all baptismal dates tomorrow. Esther and Rose they are part of that family they have baptismal dates for the 10 of October. We are also going to give a baptismal date to Manuel tonight so that should be cool we are seeing so much success, the Lord is blessing us so much and the answers to prayers are definitely being answered. I need you to send me an iPod charger, I bought one here for 25 dollars but it broke so I won’t do that again it just stopped working kind of makes me mad but there is not much you can do about that. I love it here so much! Next weeks is transfers which I can’t believe are here again. So P-Day will be on Tuesday, just so you know. Well everything is great here, and I see so many blessing! I am grateful for everything! I love you so much. Logan

Wednesday, Sept. 17th, 2008
Hi Mom and Dad!

How are things with you? Well you asked about driving? Yes, they do drive on the other side of the road it is a little bit crazy. I was just thinking of telling you that because they have me driving one day a week so that when my comp leaves I will be able to do it. ha-ha its not that bad its just a little weird. I have not messed up yet but my Companion comes around the corners sometimes and forgets and almost hits cars straight on, He is a little cocky so he tries to show off a little bit you know how them Texans are, He is cool though. I did sent some pics home so you should get those I have not received a letter yet. The package didn’t come in and it turns out there really not a problem to get, I asked the Senior couple and they said that its never a problem it just takes a long time. I have not received anything since I have been out here just a package from Alexa that was given to me when the Zone Leaders came over, they were in Puerto Rico so they bring stuff over. I have not even received the newsletter for the month of September, so I don’t know. Time is flying by so fast I have almost been here for a month which is crazy . My 14 month mark is tomorrow so that is cool. We have interviews and Zone Conference tomorrow so I get to go down to St. Thomas so I am pretty stoked for that. Well my investigators are awesome we picked up five more family members of Shirley and Bernadette so we are working with them they are from Haiti. I forgot to tell you that there all really cool they speak French and English there parents all speak French and don’t understand English so that is crazy. It is so much fun though there are 8 total that we are teaching, but three of them have been baptized so we get to teach a big huge group that is fun. I really enjoy it, we are also still teaching Diana’s family she is from Guyana by the way and she is Indian so that is cool, no one is really from Tortola. They all just work down here. We are also teaching a girl named Elizabeth that is from the Dominican Republic she did not come to church last week but we are working with her. She is very open and is interested at what we have to say. That book you are reading was the one that I was trying to find, that’s funny that you picked it up. So how long has Dad been in Alaska? Seems like it has been forever. I loved the superman shirt I love getting things like that! I am working out in the morning and night to try and loose some weight I can’t handle being fat anymore! I don’t know how much I weigh because no one has scales here . That is so awesome to hear about Jay and Tina! I am glad they have the desire to go to the Temple that is so awesome! Everything is so good here! I love you and wish you the best week!
Logan

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Hi Mom and Dad!
I love it here we had two baptisms last Saturday one was Diana and the other was a girl named Cherly she is 8 and Diana is 25. Cherly is a sister of a recent convert that has been coming to church for quite some time and has had that desire to be baptized so she asked us and we said of course so she asked me to do it, because I seem to be the funnier of us two and the younger ones seem to like me more so that is cool but I baptized her and Elder Dixon baptized Diana so we both got to go down into the water so that was awesome I loved it seriously, never in my life have I ever been so happy! I also got to confirm Diana on Sunday so that was a really spiritual experience for me, I absolutely loved it, it was awesome to just let the spirit dictate to me what exactly needed to be said at that time. Well we also have lots of investigators right now we are actually teaching four other family members of Cherly and Bernadette and they are progressing quite well they all said they would read and pray and come to church so that is exciting I am so excited for them. Manuel had to go back to the Doctors for a week so his date is postponed for now but we are going to get him baptized but we also have Diana’s father who has excepted to be baptized on the 27th of September so that is exciting we are baptizing a lot here and the work is just coming along really well so that is just awesome, I will send you my memory card home you just have to send me a new one because I left my other in my bags in Puerto Rico so the day you get me that I will send it straight home to you, but as for packages we have to be careful because they said sometimes they never get here. I will let you know what exactly happens I think it should be fine my companion really does not know to much he listens to other people all to often and does not figure it out for himself. As for the mail it comes straight here they have a little store that brings it in so that is how we get it. The thing is that I am hoping that we can stay together for another transfer that would be cool so there are about 29 missionaries coming this next few transfers do you know any Arizona missionaries that are coming? I have my Spanish scriptures I am fine. We get our mail when it comes in I think that it takes a little longer to get here than home but we shall see. The Virgin Gorda Elders have the same address as us so they receive mail when we do they just come here every weekend and get it from us. It would be cool to have a Christmas on this island. Tell Elder Keir “hello” for me and that he should write me a letter that would be sweet to hear from him! Give me his address and I will throw him a letter. Oh yeah that reminds me I need a long sleeve shirt we don’t have to wear our suits to church and I left my long sleeve at home. Could you send me one that can have cuff links? My companion gave me some so I would like to use them. I will send some pics home this week. I love it here and well I am glad that things seem to work out. I pray for everyone every single night and want everyone to know I love them so much! Thank you for everything you do for me! Have a good week Peace, Logan.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Hello. I am glad you liked the birthday note,it was the least I could do. I am glad that your birthday went well because I wish I was there but I will be there for the 50th ha-ha to funny you will be turning 50 when I get home, ha-ha well that is cool. I will send my memory card home I just need you to send me another because I left the other in my suitcase back in Puerto Rico. Yes, that is the address you can use, and by the way you should get another letter I sent it to the old house that was before you moved so it should be there soon and I am sending another today, as for the moving I am so sorry I wish I was there to help you. I bet Dad and Granpa will have fun in Alaska. I am sure that Grandpa will be just fine he will probably have a really hard time there but he will just love it, I am just glad that he gets to do something that he ahs always wanted to do. I sent you a postcard home so you could see what it is really like here in Tortola. Let me tell you Mom I have never really been so much happy serving here on this island has meant the world to me. I had such a hard time in Puerto Rico and well its just been so awesome here. While I was in Puerto Rico I really was just going through so many steps and was not that happy but I love it here so much, the people are awesome! I love the views, I love working here and hope that I will be here for a really long time. As for old people I have gotten over that I love them now that all changed while I was in Puerto Rico. Diana is coming along well she has been taught everything. She is ready! She is super cool, she is super ready and loves hearing the gospel. Manuel is doing well he is lacking just a few of the commandments but he will be baptized its awesome. The black people that are here are from Tortola it started out as a slave place so that is where they all came from. The island is not that small, it is a small place but we are the only missionaries here so its cool it’s big enough. Oh, I took a small 8 person plane to get here it was an experience let me tell you. We will get to St. Thomas by boat. My companion is really cool he is way awesome, once again he has the same time as me in the mission we came out together but he was in the group that went to Santo Domingo. Mom I love it here so much, the people are awesome! I love hearing about all that is going on thank you so much for informing me I will keep everyone in my prayers! I need new garments so if you could send me some. I am sorry that I have spent so much money, I just came out here with nothing and everything is so expensive. Yeah its crazy so we get 300 dollars every month, but it goes fast. I will budget my money better this week. Well I love you and hope all is well! Send my love to everyone. Love Logan

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Hi Mom and Dad!
My experience this past week has been
absolutely amazing I love it here so much its awesome my favorite part is that I can wake up ever morning and look outside and see mountains on the left and right and then a straight look at the beach which is cool, I am literally serving in paradise! You asked if St. Thomas was in my zone and it is. It is right next to us, its about a 45 minute boat ride to get there that is where the Zone Leaders are so once every transfer we get to take a boat over there have a conference there, so that is going to be awesome! We do have a couple missionaries on our island there names are the Solomon’s and they are from Snowflake,AZ they are super sweet they help us out a lot! There are us and the senior couple on this island. We have two Elders that are on Virgin Gorda that come over once a week for district meetings, that are in our district so that is cool. I love the people here, they talk to you as everything is a story and they are hilarious and so awesome. You asked if I use my Spanish well happens that there are lots of Dominicans that come here for work so we have a Spanish group here. Which is way cool so I gave a talk in Spanish last week for the Sacrament meeting, they meet in the night for an hour. My companion is on his fifth transfer here so he is getting a little bit lazy but its all good because he is cool and he has had lots of success. I am hoping that he gets out of here next transfer just because its getting hard for him to work.I feel as if I am in a totally different mission. I sent home a letter but it takes like two weeks I forgot that you guys were moving, so it will probably take longer. We have two baptismal dates that we gave this week one to a lady her name is Diana she is super cool she is Indian but is way awesome she cooks Indian food for us every time we go ever so that has been cool getting some different types of food. Then there is Manuel who speaks Spanish so its been cool teaching in Spanish because my companion does not know Spanish very well so I have been doing a lot of that work. Will you call Lillian to tell her that I got sent to an island and I am sorry that I didn’t have the chance to say good bye, everything happened so fast she knew that I was leaving but I didn’t even know I was going to an island until like the night before.The Branch here is so awesome there was like a record high of like 42 people in church, the church is a rented space at the top of a three story building so that is cool. I love it here and tell everyone that I love
them! Love, Logan

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Hi Mom and Dad.
Your so lucky that I love you and am writing you. Ha-ha its all good you probably forgot that today is P-Day for me , you can write me double next week. We got transfer information my companion and I are both leaving he is going to be a Zone Leader and I am going to the island of Tortola so that is the exciting news of the week. I am super excited I get to teach the gospel in English so that is way cool. I got your package Thank you so much! Tortola has a truck so I will be in a truck and then my new companion is going to be Elder Dixon he is from Texas I have never met him so we shall see, its all good no matter how he is I have the opportunity to go to an island which I was never expecting. I have to pack a 50 pound bag that is all I can take with me so that is going to be tuff. I m super excited I never thought that I would go. Tortola is suppose to be one of the prettiest islands its next to St. Thomas. I will probably go there when we have conferences. I am excited to see St. Thomas too. Things are awesome I have had an great week we had two investigators in church Monique who has a desire to change her life, she has been on and off the streets since she was a teenager and has a desire to change and loved church. We were going to give her a baptismal date on Wednesday so we are going to try and stop by and do it tonight. I had the opportunity to talk to Randy and Lillian they don’t really understand what I am doing we tried to explain but I don’t think they understand. We were going to do service for them yesterday but the other Elder Perez is sick so we had to take him to the doctor so its all good. I am bummed that we are both leaving because its always harder to get the other missionaries to work with your investigators because they did not find them so they don’t work as hard with them, but we talked to the assistants so they will make sure they are working with them. Its going to be crazy to be gone from Puerto Rico everyone says that it is a totally different mission,I probably won’t write as much while am in Tortola I will see how everything works out there. Well I love you so much and send my love to all! Who won so you think you can dance?
Love, Logan

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Hi Mom and Dad,
Well its awesome to hear that you had such a good time in Michigan. I bet that was great to see all of your family considering it doesn’t happen that often. Thanks for sending me a package I really appreciate it. My knee is okay since I am in my car but it doesn’t hurt that often because of the car but I guarantee that if I am in a car for a few months I will be fine that I know. Life is crazy I am grateful for the opportunity that I have to serve and its only 11 more months. I have been back for more that three weeks that is so crazy. Yesterday we had the opportunity to hear from President Johnson he is head of the Caribbean now, since President Mask got sick. Pres. Mask is now in Utah working on preach my gospel. It was so awesome to hear from him yesterday he is such an inspiration, he talked to us on how we are doing right, but we are not relying on the spirit and its so easy to loose it. We definitely have to be more conscious it was so awesome because President was so nervous. It is awesome to know that he knows that he has authority and it just shows how humble President really is. Next week is transfers one of the assistants is going home so I get to see him leave its cool he is one of my favorite missionaries, its awesome. I really don’t want to leave this area but it’s bound to happen, so if it does it is no big deal to me. I have had so many cool experiences since I have been back! Yesterday we had the opportunity to give three blessings it was super cool. I will write those in a letter its been a great learning week. Time is going to pass so fast I have to make worth of what I have because I don’t want to leave knowing that I didn’t do all that I could. I love you guys so much! Oh, and have fun packing!
Logan

Letter August 6th, 2008

I am so glad to be here it has been awesome to come back to say the least. I am back here in Puerto Rico I got put into an area called Guaynabo with another Latin companion, who is awesome and I love very much. Believe it or not he is more random than me which is hard to believe because that just doesnt happen very often. I am super excited because I got put into the area of my second cousins who are non members, so you never know what can happen. Hopefully the best. Man things are so crazy I am grateful for this opportunity that I have to serve and be in the work again! I know that this is where the Lord wants me to be and I wouldn't have it anyother way.. I had a had an amazing experience this week. I went on trade offs with the a ZL, Elder Howell from Kansas. We had been working hard all day long, we were at the point to either take a break to eat because we were waiting for a member. We just kept going and talk to people. Elder Howell decieded we would contact a old investigator who was almost baptized, but took another route, and it never happened. We stoped by and she shared with us on how her nephew had just passed away, so we all shared stories. I shared a story about my Grandma, because I did not know her too well, but I know that I will someday, because this is possible thru the plan of salvation, that God created for us. It was way cool, the spirit was so strong. We talked and talked, I asked her how she felt when she read the B.O.M., and she said that it was a very special feeling, one that she could not explain very well. We told her that, that is the spirit testifying of the truthfullness of it all. We extended a baptismal invite, and she accepted, so we gave her a date. She was so happy, and you could really tell. It just shows that the Lord knows what is going on, and that everything is possible, you just never know what the Lord has in store for you and that his hand is in this work, and it is true! I know that all is going to be well and the Lord will bless me for this descion that I have made! Well I love you all! Love, Logan

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Hello!

Well my arrival in Puerto Rico was way good. I arrived on time at like 8:30 pm and had my bags and everything and President Dewsnup and his wife were waiting for me outside because they could not come in where the baggage claim is I guess I am feeling like a missionary now don’t have much choice. My plane ride from Georgia was a good one it happened to be that a Mormon family from the metro ward was sitting right next to me. It was pretty funny they had four kids and he was there for the FBI. I slept in my apartment last night I am in Guaynabo, which is our cousins area. How crazy is that? I got dropped off at my house right after I got off the plane, President just talked to me in the car and was super cool. Well yeah so my companion is Elder Perez {the other Elder Perez it is not my same companion from before} He is way cool and hard working. He is from Puerto Rico, so I am in the house of the AP’s so that is way cool. No big deal its fun there, awesome. Well love you so much. I have to go they are rushing me out of here! Well I love you guys so much! Have fun.
Peace, Logan

Just send the package to the office because the assistants are always there.

Logan's Mission Vacation

Pictures coming soon!

Good News

A month after surgery Logan was cleared to return to full time missionary service!
He leaves for Puerto Rico on Tuesday, July 22nd. He is excited to finish his mission.
Way to go Logan... we are so proud of you!

bone chips are out!

Here is the post op photographs. Look at the size of the bone chips? It is no wonder Logan was in daily pain... The biggest chip was logged in the fatty part of his knee on the outside of his knee cap.

Surgery day

Here is a few pictures of Logan getting ready for surgery.. Look at his cute shaved leg. Thanks for the sucessful surgery, Dr. Kip Sharpe!

Good News....

So, we got the best news in the world. Logan will be having surgery on Monday the 16th, he will be having some floating bone chips removed from his knee area. There is no rehab, just a simple procedure, and he should be back on his mission and in Puerto Rico by the beginning of July. Wow... we are so grateful for answers to prayers! Thanks for all the support, prayers and love on our behalf, we have surely felt it. The Lord surely has plans, that we don't sometimes see or acknowledge, I have learned alot about myself throughout this whole ordeal. I have a firm testimony that God hears and answers prayers! He is in control of our situations, and knows what is best for all of us. Again Thanks for the support. Remember us on Monday, and the days to come. I will keep you posted!

Logan home...

Hello friends and family,

As some know, our Elder Logan Wells has returned home, after 10 months of serving the wonderful people in Puerto Rico. He is in the process of getting ready for knee surgery. He returned on Wednesday, May 14th. Logan seems to be doing awesome. He is hoping to stay in missionary mode, to make it easier to return and finish his service. Check in for updates, I will try to post them. Thanks to everyone for all the love, support, and prayers. We so appreciate it!

Letter Home

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Hola Madres con Padres,

Life here in Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico is kind of boring. Not much happens here unfortunately. We have had the opportunity to go the doctor twice this week, so we got to go to Bayamon.
We had a family of some less actives come to church this past week it was so awesome we had a family home evening with them it was super special, the spirit was so strong the Father had not been to church in years and he came this past Sunday it was so awesome. I love helping out the families, I heard about the two new temples being built one in Gilbert and the other in Gila Valley. I hope that they are not done before I get home. I never imagined four temples in the state, but that is so awesome! What a blessing to the state of Az. The big news is that Quentin L.Cook from the Quorum of the Twelve is going to come visit us on the 13th of June that is so awesome I am so excited. I hope that he will announce a Temple if he can do that I don’t know or maybe he is going to organize another Stake here. Hopefully they will announce some kind of news, we are all waiting anxiously. On Mother’s Day I will be calling home, I am so excited! I am going to call from the church we can have as much time as we want. Hopefully I can talk to Colten too somehow. Oh, I need a couple of things butterscotch morsels because you can not find them here even at Wal-Mart. We had zone conference this past week and it was so awesome President Dewsnup talked about faith. I talked about it on the tape so I you will hear all about it. I am going to send you a new tape front and back. Some is for everyone, the girls at the shop all of them. Nothing that exciting has happened here I am out of minutes on my calling card so I will just buy a new one today, no worries!

PS If you could find my von zipper sunglasses that would be awesome they should be in my car or in the house or in your car I bet your wearing them this day! Well I love you your awesome Love your son, Logan

Yes.... Pictures

I just love getting pictures! Oh how I miss my "boy"! Looks like he is doing just fine though.

Enjoy! We did!

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Hola Momma & Papi,

The thing with the ties is that yeah I have a ton but the ones that I don’t like I share with the world, I cant wear the skinny ones I am way to fat and well you know I am a sharing guy, I have to have the best ties in the mission and well there are people that have better than me, ha-ha no but I love everything that you send me you don’t have to send me any if you don’t want to, yeah so you wanted to know all about my area it is incredibly pretty and yes poor but hey its not that bad the average probably include all the people that don’t work and trust me there are many, I will write on the backs of them next time, I like keeping my memory cards until they are full because I always send them home and well don’t get some of the pictures that I want so well you can just be patient. Hah jk.That bus picture is in Rio Piedras train by the way, you could send me some contacts I got my glasses adjusted yesterday. Yeah .we didn’t have investigators in church we had some less active members that have not been in awhile. my new apt is pretty awesome it does not have ac but its in the mountains so it is plenty cool in the night time, I really like it its spacious and has couches that is some luxuries that are not usually found in our houses, but its all good, so far my favorite apartment was the one in Caguas, by the way Caguas is right down from us we are the mountains of Caguas. that is so awesome that you heard from Pepe I knew that she was staying in Samoa but tell her that I love her and hope all is well, tell her when I go on my honeymoon maybe we will come to Samoa. I plan on being married the same week Colten gets home. If I send you a letter home for her will you make sure that it gets to her? That is to bad bout Granpa we shall see if he is still alive when I get home. I hope so because it’s sad but I don’t even know him. All is well I wrote you a letter and it’s in the mail today so you will get it soon. Well my comp is from the Dominican Republic again and he came out at the same time as me and his name is Elder Perez he is pretty cool he says that he is not hurting anymore so I really think that he was just faking so that he didn’t have to ride a bike anymore he woke up this morning and said that he is not hurting. It’s all good though life is crazy and well has a good week, so my emails are so longer than Colten I win. Ha-ha peace Logan

April 15th, 2008

April 15th, 2008
Hi Madre and Papi!
Papi don’t worry about us boys being gone, it will be super fast because look I have 9 months out and it feels as though I left yesterday. Well the thing is that I am getting transferred so crazy I was not expecting it at all. This past week we have been looking for an apartment because there are going to be more Elders coming to Caguas so we are going to have 4 because it is a huge pueblo. I am super excited. because there is so much area to cover that it needs to have more, there used to be six here, its the fact that so many people are leaving and President is not receiving any new missionaries they are being forced to shut areas down so, its difficult but there needs to be more Missionaries here so I think that the Lord knows that there has to be more. Well it’s so crazy. I cant believe it well the thing is that they told me that I am leaving but I think that it is just the other side of Caguas at least I hope so because I have moved so much I will be in my fourth area, I definitely need more time in Caguas, well you can tell Dad that I found a guy that we can go fishing with he is super cool, they are probably in there late thirties well he asked if we wanted to go fishing but we can’t so I said when I come back after my mission we will definitely have to go. He said that he would take us and the wife would hang out with you, they speak English their names are Sunni and Carlos there so awesome they made us dinner last night and she asked me what I wanted and of course I said that I wanted Mexican food so she made us tacos, how cool is that? She is super awesome! Elder G**** is staying here in this area so we will not be companions anymore thank goodness I sent you a letter last week or a couple of days ago I don’t even know anymore you really just forget the days of the week and they all seem to blend together. The letter from Miss Kimzey was great and yes I understood every word I will get her a letter in the mail this week. Things are definitely crazy. Tell my brother that I love him and that he is my heroe. I got the ties that was exactly perfect I love them. Tell Daniel Thank you so much, I am so excited though the work is good we are working really hard I will get you a picture and a tape you can hear my crazy comp! Well I love you so much and hope that your week is awesome!
Peace ! Con Amor, Logan

Letter 4/9/2008

Hello there Mother and Papi!

Elder G**** is from Aguadilla but he was born and raised in New York until he was 16 so he knows so much more English than Spanish, and he doesn’t talk like a Puerto Rican so he is American to me. I did not baptize Natalia her Uncle did but it was still super cool she is 12. I need Dale and Michelle’s address. Maybe her email so I could email her? That is good that Dad is spending time with Granpa The family did not watch the movie with us but they did come to a church activity that was held the night before on Friday, there car broke down so he had to fix it the entire weekend. Did you take in the part where he talked about the members and how they need to find those people for the missionaries to teach, you don’t even know how true that is. Every missionary was like clapping there hands when he said that. I got the letters that you sent along with the pictures yesterday and I got the newsletter Saturday, or Monday actually I don’t know. You can always forward Colten's emails to me I email him but its always awesome to hear the other side to. I could only imagine my little Papi and how sad he is but tell him to suck it up and get over it. That is the “no feeling Logan” coming out, ha-ha. But no it will always pass, the crazy thing is that I have missed everyone but not nearly as much as I thought I would. Life is just so crazy, I think that I am finally into this missionary life thing because everything just comes so natural now and life as a missionary is just second nature. I really cannot imagine not being here, I am enjoying serving the people and meeting the everyday challenge we are faced with. Well I just want to let you know that I love you guys and well at least you are not stuck with someone 24 hours a day. At least you can have a little bit of freedom!
Well have a great week!
Love You, Logan

Some pictures

Here are a few of the pictures that Elder Wells has sent home

letter 4/2/2008

So I am in Caguas and well my companion is from here his name is Elder G**** he is way crazy he is definitely a nerd and says that he wants to know everything and take over the world, a bit of a wack job if you ask me, but it shall be interesting, I am just hoping that my knee will be fine, with all the walking I was doing it was still hurting but I just didn’t want to go home so I told a few fibs to stay out here, but I have a car now and well it shall be really good, I am in the largest ward in all of Puerto Rico and supposedly all of the members here are really cool and help with everything, its super sweet they have dinner nights for the missionaries so we are going to get fed all of the time, well President told me that if the other two baptismal dates that we have get baptized on those exact days then I am allowed to go to those baptisms so I am hoping that I will be able to go to the baptism this Sunday and then the one on the 13 so that should be really cool because I love the people over there and they are the first persons that I am going to be visiting when I get back to this place that is for sure, I loved it over there and had the best time, it was quite a shock when I found out I was leaving well with all of the work that we were doing it was a bit of a downer well it is all good now because I think that I am going to be awesome here because I think they need someone with a little bit of street smarts here because the other guy that was here before me still didn’t know where to go he used a map the whole time and was here for 5 transfers, so crazy lets just hope that he doesn’t kill himself in the other area because its difficult, but man the other two people that are in my district seem like they are from another world, so we shall see what happens, it will definitely be a little bit different considering my whole mission I have been around normal sane people, well who knows. My companion is the driver and well doesn’t have a clue I had to tell him how to get home and I had only been there for two hours, how funny is that? I love you all! Elder Logan Wells

Letter from March 26th, 2008

March 26th, 2008
Well how are you? By the time that you get this you just might be done with Colten for the next two years. Well I got all the packages and the letter. I hope that you got my letter I sent some pictures home too.

I am so excited for Colten his adventures have started it will be a long journey and its not as easy as everyone thinks it is. I heard about the live session a lot of the missionaries do it before they go into the MTC, I just can't believe that he is already there I feel like he really just got his call yesterday, he kind of did. so crazy! So you packed Colten suitcase? Basically you did mine too. That is super exciting; he needs to gain some independence. So awesome. So Colten made money for his mission that is super awesome, well that is so unfair! Oh well I don’t need anything because my Mom treats me the best in the world so its all good with me.

So I am in Caguas and well my companion is from here his name is Elder G****.He is way crazy! He says that he wants to know everything and take over the world, a bit of a wack job if you ask me, but it shall be interesting, the things is I am just hoping that my knee will be fine, with all the walking I was doing it was still hurting but I just didn’t want to go home so I told a few fibs to stay out here, but I have a car now and well it shall be really good, I am in the largest ward in all of Puerto Rico and supposedly all of the members here are really cool and help with everything, its super sweet they have dinner nights for the missionaries so we are going to get fed all of the time, well President told me that if the other two baptismal dates that we have get baptized on those exact days then I am allowed to go to those baptisms so I am hoping that I will be able to go to the baptism this Sunday and then the one on the 13 so that should be really cool because I love the people over there and they are the first persons that I am going to be visiting when I get back to this place that is for sure, I loved it over there and had the best time, it was quite a shock when I found out I was leaving well with all of the work that we were doing it was a bit of a downer well it is all good now because I think that I am going to be awesome here because I think they need someone with a little bit of street smarts here because the other guy that was here before me still didn’t know where to go he used a map the whole time and was here for 5 transfers, so crazy lets just hope that he doesn’t kill himself in the other area because its difficult, but man the other two people that are in my district seem like they are from a different world so we shall see what happens, it will definitely be a little bit different considering my whole mission I have been around normal sane people, well who knows. My companion is the driver and well doesn’t have a clue I had to tell him how to get home and I had only been there for two hours, how funny is that.

We didn’t do anything that special for Easter just the church had a thing in the morning at five o clock in the morning that less active and our investigators wanted to go so we had to wake up at 4:30 never again in my life. We didn’t really have any appointments we visited some members and they cooked some fish for us. It was really good.

So is Chad ready to get out of there to, I wanted to write him a letter I just don’t think that he would get it in time so I will just get one sent off the MTC for him. So who is Kelcie Allen marrying you should send me a copy of her announcement. Well things are different but it will be good.

Love you! Logan

Letter March 12th, 2008

Hi Family!
Yes I got the battery I forgot to tell you last week that when I was doing laundry the battery fell out of my clothes and well it works fine so I guess I will have an extra battery.

I watched the DVD that you made with us Wells Missionaries and absolutely loved it for sure.

I know that President knows what is going to happen because we had zone conference on Monday and he said that he heard from the doctors and that he was going to call me and today is Wednesday so I will call him today and he will probably call you after. But there is no doubt that everything will be okay.

I figured that Colten would speak it really is not that big of a deal really.
That is super sweet that Stacey and Sherry are going to come for Colten’s farewell, give them a big hug for me. Okay.

I have the greatest story this week it was so awesome so there was this kid his name is Andres well he is super cool he said we could come by his house and well we went by there on Monday and well he started talking to us and it turns out that he has been taught the discussions before and so we started asking him questions taught him the first and second lesson he already knew everything and then we watched “Finding Faith in Christ” and he loved it and then he was like when can I get baptized and we asked when do you want to get baptized and then he said when can you baptize me and we said this Sunday well he was super excited because he has wanted to get baptized for over a year I don’t know what happened but he wanted to be baptized and never was so he is super excited and never had I seen such a person prepared as he was. so coooooool. Well he then prayed and he prayed to be able to serve a mission go to the temple and be able to be baptized. The cool thing was, was that the Dad gave his permission and all was great. He is super excited and everything will be good. We also have been working with a lady named Heidi she is super cool she didn’t come to church last week but she wanted to. She is a single Mom and well we taught her and she was crying listening to our message and the spirit was super strong we are just hoping that she will act on our message and not let Satan grab hold of her. So well its super sweet the work is crazy here, the Ward is working really hard and they are begging to see the fruits of there labor. Jonathon will get baptized this Sunday to he is only a 8 year old kid so its like he will get baptized its just teaching him because we have had to teach him at the Church so we haven’t had as much time to teach him because his house is to crazy and well so what can you do, he might get postponed for one more week if we cant get to his house and teach him. But the work is definitely great, our Ward is starting a dinner sign up sheet in the Relief Society and so we will get a lot more food. Its way sweet though.

The only thing that I really want at this time I some cool Easter ties some light striped ones even if there silk that is okay. I hope that you put some ties in my package you just sent. I sure have missed getting them. You could send Elder Polanco a package he would love that he does like lots of chocolate and so that would be cool he would be grateful for what ever you gave him.If you wanted to find a cheap pair of pants for Elder Polanco his are all really small he needs like a 36 because his are all like 32 because he is getting fat.
I have not had the chance to get to old San Juan yet but we will hopefully this transfer one of these P-Days. The only game that I played in the MTC was four square and me and some of the other missionaries made jokes that we were going to come back with our tags and play one day. haha.I don’t know how I handled 9 weeks in there I don’t think anyone knows how they do it they just do, no but I had Elder Alexander and some cool missionaries we kept each other sane.
The Good Byes are not that big of deal, I look back now and see how funny we all looked. Only if we knew before hand what we were doing. It’s sad but for sure it’s all in your head. I cant believe that I am going to be out for 8 months Stefan is out 16 and when I left he had 8 and seemed like he was gone forever man time is such a weird thing. The cool thing is when we have a year out that will be the bomb.

Well Elder Tanuvasa and Elder Bangart and Elder Camden all left my zone and we got two more Latinos and another Elder that came out with me that has been out in the islands his whole mission. He doesn’t understand any Spanish and especially the Puerto Ricans so well he asked me if I understand and I said that I understand about 90 percent and he said that he will never be able to do it, its just so funny because I remember being in that position and thinking that I would never understand anything and well I understand almost everything. So crazy. Well life isn’t so bad and well I am definitely keeping busy ! I love you all so much! Peace, Logan

Letter March 4th, 2008

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Dear Family,
I got the shoes today thank you so much. I have been doing service in church shoes and gym shorts you could imagine at how weird that looks? (ha-ha) I talked to President Dewsnup, I am assuming he called because you said something to him. When he called me on Friday and he said that more than likely I would probably be able to stay. So I was getting really excited.

That is too funny to hear about Morgan has a different type of a companion you can learn so much from anyone if you give them the chance. Just hope that he doesn’t get all macho on the Elder and give him the cold shoulder. He could end up finding some great friends there. I know that I did.

That is too crazy that Colten is leaving in twenty one days I bet he is so excited, our transfers will be the same week because he leaves in three weeks and will be in the field in another three weeks so we will be on the same schedule. So what day do you leave for Salt Lake the Monday before? That is so crazy.

I sent you a letter earlier this week and well it will probably be there tomorrow or something like that.

So Colten is scared to talk well the fact is tell him to get over it. I gave a talk in the MTC and they are always making you do things in front of people. We have sung several times in front of the congregation and my second Sunday I had given a talk here in Puerto Rico in Spanish. So the sooner he gets over it the better. It’s really not that big of deal.

So Jayson is working at Pure Fitness, is that the same place where Jay Gearhart works? I am so excited for him to be going to Apollo College. He just needs to stick with it no matter how hard it gets. Because there is a lot of science with that and well it won’t be easy. So they all went to Vegas was that for Jayson’s birthday? At least they are doing things.

As for Tristan he looks like a little devil seems that he has the same attitude that Gracie has when she was a little girl.

So as for the transfers I did not get transfered and really I don’t understand why I was not transferred? They tell me not to ride my bike but there is no way that this area can be walked and I know that they are not planning on giving us a car. It’s just so crazy to know Pres. Dewsnup is thinking, he throws curve balls and well, I don’t think I can handle another transfer here in this area it is way to big. I am really confused right now. As for stories I don’t really have any, I just try to make it through the week with a good attitude trying to understand what is going to happen. So if Salt Lake says that I can stay does he plan on keeping me here where all the problems started? I just want to know some things? I can deal with it. But the thing is that things are good right now. I am with Elder Polanco and he helps me out more than anything I have a way sweet district who are all awesome and well even though I don’t know these things I still have trust in my heavenly father that everything will work out. What can you do? Well things are a bit hectic right now but I go through it like a snow plow. Well I love you so much and wish the best with the new smile!
Peace, Logan

Letter Home-February 20th, 2008

Well hello there.

Right now the knee has been getting so much better, I am not really hurting that bad. I know that the lord knows all and that I have defiantly found comfort in all of this. Well I know that all will be okay. The only thing was that I did not want to tell you as it is so much easier for someone else. I sent a letter home with the memory card
that will tell you more about my knee.

So Chad went to the temple that is so awesome he wrote me a letter last week I replied but I just don’t feel like sending any letters home when I don’t know what is going to happen.

I thought Dad thought that his CTR ring was lost. That is neat that you
fixed it for him for Valentines Day.

The CTR ring is fine; I like wearing it better on my middle finger anyways. I don’t even wear it out tracting because some of the areas are not the best in the world.

I got the Valentines package but not the memory cards I sent my memory card home last Friday. So you should get that soon. Somehow I have lost the battery to my camera, I don’t know how I did, I am still trying to fiqure that out. So I haven’t taken any pictures for awhile.

I have not got the vans yet but the Elders are going this week so hopefully they will pick that up for me. You sent me another memory card but it was the one with Colten opening his call and I sent that back.

So how excited is Morgan? I bet he is just ready to go. That is too funny that they are still shopping I was so ready to go when I left.

I can’t believe that Tristan is already two. Man that’s nuts. Considering he was just starting to walk when I left.

We baptized Jon Carlos along time ago, we are baptizing a kid name Jonathan in two weeks on March 2nd.

We are hoping to go to old San Juan next P-day, so that should be super fun. Pretty sweet. well yeah all is well and well have a great week.

Love Ya! Logan

Letter 2/13/2008

Mother and Family.
As for how grateful you are for me I promise that I am ten times more grateful for you. You have 4 kids to share your love and I only have one Mother to give all my love.

Well yeah I got the mail with the social security card. Thank you so much. I have not got the package because there was no one to accept it so they are going to bring it by tomorrow and I will get it.

Don’t worry about the shoulder bag I have one right now that will last for a good month more. Don’t worry about it.

Well the Elder that was with us in the trio went home this past week, he had a problem with depression so he was getting really bad and never wanted to work and well things just got crazy and so he went home last Friday. He was so good and man I miss him. He was awesome, and I learned quite a bit from him. But he needed to go and figure some things out.

That is so crazy that Morgan is already leaving I feel like he just got his call yesterday, oh wait he basically did. That is so funny about Colten being so picky about his shirts. It didn’t even matter to me. He will learn to just be grateful for all that he is given. All shirts are going to feel funny at first but they will get worn and will be good. Just tell him to wash them a couple of times and he won’t even be able to tell.

Yeah, Elder Kelly is in my Zone, poor guy! I feel bad for him, because he is over the Sisters. I don't have a title, Thank Goodnes! I am happy to be normal missionary!

I get along so well with my companion. I have been blessed so far with that. As far as the spanish, it is coming along, I can do pretty well at teaching and understanding.

I figured Colten was hanging out with Chad, because he wrote me a letter. That is definitely pretty cool because Chad is such an awesome friend and great example.

I figured that Grandpa was there, that is sweet. Looks like you have three kids again Dad Grandpa and Josh. Too funny. I can promise you now that I don’t pee outside of the toilet or on the seat because now I have to clean it because there is no one else to do it.

So you went to the dunes I remember when we went for new years last year, I don’t like it that much. But it was fun.

Yes in the tape you definitely hear the Koki frogs they are annoying and YES I am definitely accustomed to them right now.

Well things here are picking up. We have had 2 baptisms this transfer, with the hopes of 2 or 3 more for sure. Last month we only had 20 Baptisms in the whole mission, and 5 of them were in our District. There is about 25-30 Districts in the Mission. Right now our Mission is taking some hits, we are loosing so many ELders, and none are coming in. Since the 28 Elders that came the same time as me, we have had 20 go home, and only about 6-7 new Elders. This next couple of weeks when transfers come again, we are loosing 4-5 Elders, and gaining only 1 Elder. So crazy, huh?

We have an 8 year old boy who is going to be baptized the 2nd of March so that is pretty cool. His parents are not members but his Brother is and he they come to church with a member. They have been coming for a about a year now.

I just want to thank you for everything that you have done, and the family you have been my heroes and I am just thankful to have the family that I have.
Well love you peace. Logan

Letter Home January 30th, 2008

Hola Famila,

My knee is fine no worries it hurts, but hey I can deal with it. We did not get a car. We did get another Elder, so we are a threesome now. His name is Elder Lloyd, he is from California. I cannot believe he is 26 year old. Too think that he is the same age as Stacey, and she has 3 kids. He looks 21 though. He has been out about 18 months.

I did get the package with all the stuff I it. I got the package today with the shirts and the cookies. Man I love them so much. That is the only thing that I don’t share with anyone. Sorry but they are just too tasty. Every once in a while I will have a little love in my heart and share a little. Ha-ha. Not that much though.

So we had the Baptism this last Sunday for Nayda. So awesome her Uncle was supposed to do it, but at the last minute he said he was sick so he couldn’t come to church. Well so she asked me to do it. So I baptized her. It was definitely pretty cool. The spirit is so strong. Nayda is awesome she was so nervous but she knew that the decisions she was making were correct.

We did not have our zone conference yet that is next Monday.

Yes, we got moved. The apartments are fairly close about a mile away. It is way better than the other apartment it came furnished and everything so that is definitely pretty sweet. We have a couch, and a kitchen table. The bedroom is a little small but hey it’s only for six weeks.

So Colten, time will definitely come faster as you get closer to your mission. Then time goes by so fast when you are out I can promise you that.

Yes the picture I sent home was Pamela she is a super cool girl, definitely a little hard to understand. But she is super sweet and a great example. We are having another baptism this next Sunday his name is Jon Carlos he is 16 and is a friend of a member he is so full of the spirit and he is way excited to be baptized.

We wear our suits to church every Sunday that is the only requirement. My shoes are fine. The rockports are definitely my favorite they seem to have the best support for my big fat feet. Ha-ha.

I need to have the original social security card, because Elder Thomas tried to get his drivers license but they would not allow him to get his license because he did not have the original card.

So Zac will be the first one to go outside of the electric circle that’s sweet. I am excited for him to become a pilot. Tell him “Good-Luck” for me!

Yeah we heard the news about Pres. Hinckley but it’s not sad to me at all. He is finally getting to be with those people that he misses so much. His parents and his wife. If others hear of his death, it will open a lot of opportunities for us as Missionaries for sure.

Well so life is great. I am loving the work and the people here! I love you all! Elder Wells

P.S. If you could get me this book I would appreciate it. It’s called “Book of Mormon on Trial” I have heard it will help with understand the B of M better! Thanks!

Some Pictures

This is Logan's 1st Baptism.. A 15 girl named Pamela, he and Elder Polanco taught her. She was baptized on the 23rd of December.


I think Elder Wells is looking a little thin? (He says he has lost over 35 pounds)

Letter,Tuesday January 22nd, 2008

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Well how goes it? Man things here are great. Unfortunately Nayda did not get baptized this week. But she wants to get baptized this next week. Something happened with the ride and well it shall all be good. We are going to baptize this transfer so that is pretty sweet.

Well I am not leaving. But that is totally fine with me. Well we are going to be a threesome. There is another Elder coming to be with us this transfer. So we will have three of us. So I was wondering if you had the address of the elder that taught us all? Elder Jackson?

Well I have not got the package yet but I will probably get it tomorrow when the other companion comes.

Well the good thing is this week we got to go look for a new apartment because we were having some problems with the landlords son. I told you he stole my shoes? Well we got to look and so we found one and we are going to be moving. Yeah. I will give the address to there next week so that you can send letters there.

So yesterday I sent a letter home I wrote it last Wednesday but barely mailed it yesterday. It has some pics in it so that will get you excited.

The big story this week is that I went to the hospital because there was a member in the hospital I don’t know where he went to church. Well we were told to give him a blessing because he had been in a coma for a week and a half. So we went to the hospital and as I sat there and watched the Mother just holding his hand and talking to him. He was completely lifeless he had a machine helping him breath and he had stitches all over his head. Well as I did the blessing I could fell just how much love the savior has for us. As I watched the Mom I just wanted to take all the pain she was feeling at that time and just put it on my shoulders. I have taken advantage of so much. And it made me realize just how precious life is and how grateful I am just to have never had to experience something like this. It was just so humbling.

Well the problem is now is that I need my actual social security card so you will have to send that.

Man Stacey’s kids have grown up so much. Even Gracie that is insane. She is such a little girl. Oh man.

Elder Polancos first name is Rafael.

The work is coming along we are teaching quite a few people and always staying busy.

Well love you and have a great week. Peace, Elder Wells

Letter January 16th, 2008

Dear Family,

How was your week? Mine was awesome!

Yes, tranfers are next week. I cannot believe how fast time is going. To think I have been here almost 6 transfers, and 6 months of my mission is gone. Tell Colten, it goes by faster than he will think.

The girl Nayda's baptism was postponed for a week, so it should happen this Sunday. She is a sweet girl who comes to church every week with her Uncle Joseph Smith, and her Aunt Maria. We have been teaching another boy, a Grandson of a member of the Ward.

The spanish is coming along. I am not fluent, but I can communicate pretty well now. Elder Polanco's mom lives in Florida, but he was raised by his Grandma in the Dominican Republic. He really doesn't get much mail or packages.

Yes, I got the package. I always love the cookies from Sweet Cakes, I can eat them in a day. I was suprised the belt fit. I have lost about 30 pounds with all this bike riding, which is good.

So, Colten has to buy a trench coat.. Sometimes I wish I would get cold. It rains here all the time, sometimes we get so wet we have to go home and put our clothes in the dryer. I will send you a picture of me all wet! You will never see a picture of me on a bike with a helmet, so plan on that one. Ha Ha.

I am so happy that Granpa went thru the temple, I wish I could have been there too. Well again Thanks for everything you do. I loved the newsletter as always. I don't understand that Chase is going to to Mexico and speaking French?

I love you all. I just sent a tape home you should get it soon. Peace, Elder Wells

Letter January 9th, 2008

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Dear Family,
So you got the presents I sent home? So sorry about the statue being broken, you could try to glue it. The keychain was for you to. Sorry that the presents were so cheesy but they were really supposed to be funny.

As for my knee I have talked to Sister Dewsnup and the fact is that she told me to just take lots of ibrophen and then to do that for a couple of weeks. She does not want me to go to the doctor because the chances of needing surgery are pretty likely and she said they would have to send me home. But no worries she said that they will probably just put me in a different area this next transfer so it will all work out. Well don’t worry seriously everything is fine. My knee hurts but it will all be good. It didn’t bother me before so they will end up just transferring me in the next transfer because everything was fine before and well it will all work out.

So Justin is getting married is there a ring and everything. That is sweet when is the official date?

Pamela’s baptism was absolutely amazing her Mom is a member but she can not come to church because she is always working. The Father is not a member but he did not approve at all because he is catholic so she had been coming to church for 4 months and then he finally decided to let her get baptized and then he came to the baptism so that was really sweet he was really nice and cool, we are trying to get in and teach him but he is always working. I really love the baptisms on your mission because you see all of these people at the baptism and then you see the elders they are trying to hide in the back and not be noticed its such a sweet experience because you have these elders who have taught for 6 weeks or sometimes longer and there just trying to stay out of the way. We have another baptism this Sunday her name is Nayda she is 10 years old and her Aunt and Uncle are members but no one else she has been coming to church for a really long time and well her home life is not the best but she comes to church every week and wants to be baptized. We usually do not do the confirmation they like people in the ward to do it. Because it helps them stay active longer and gives them something to share. Pretty sweet. I am in a ward right now I am part of the San Juan Stake and we have about 70 to 80 people in church every week. So that’s pretty sweet. The ward is awesome I love being in a ward because the people know how a church needs to be ran and in the other little branches we definitely have to help the branch keep going. The building is about half a mile away from our house.

We are having a cleaning day today, so our apartment will be clean. Elder Polanco and I are getting along great. Elder Thomas is in my zone. I have talked to him a couple of times but not much.

I have not got the package yet because the zone leaders have all the mail and we have not seen them yet so I have not gotten anything since Christmas letters. Lame but I like getting a lot at once.


Man I am so excited for Colten he is going to get a little cold in New Jersey. Man I wish. The snow or something remotely cold sounds like heaven. Man that is exciting for all of them.

So Dad finally got released what calling does he expect next ha-ha. Elder’s quorum teacher. He is prepared.

I am definitely loosing weight again that is the sweet part. Everything is starting to get really loose. But that is what a belt is for. I have had to make three more holes for my belt. Haha. You are definably not getting a picture of me riding a bike so don’t plan on it.

Well I forgot to write my address down again. Its okay just sends stuff to the mission office. I don’t really trust this house anyway. My vans were sitting outside of the door. We enter thru the garage and well my vans got stolen by the landlord’s son he is like 30 and is a drug addict. Sad but yeah so the office is fine for now.

Well love you and have a great week. Logan