So much has happened this week! Let's start with today and work our way backwards. Bishop Hill was released today and was called to be the Seminary teacher. Nauvoo broke down in tears, she was so pleased. Bishop Hill is our new Bishop (Spencer). Camilla flew to Utah this morning and will be back in a week. Bethany and Elijah were baptized yesterday morning, it was lovely. School starts on Tuesday, yet Nauvoo has already had three volleyball games. She is the setter on the JV team. Dad is back from his big motorcycle ride. I should have taken a photo of his beard. I sent a few pictures of his ride in Southern Utah. He had a really great time riding in the desert and riding jet skis on a lake. Of all the pictures I've seen, I love the hieroglyphs and the St. George temple the most, besides pictures of your dad ;). Malachi and I picked a bucket full of tomatoes from the garden. Our green grapes are gang-busters this year.
The Jarvie's had a gathering to welcome home and say farewell to Donavaghn as he is headed off to BYU-I. Rick has also been accepted there and will start this winter term after he returns with honor. In Gavin's last email that I read, he was going to apply there too. It would be super cool if ya'll went there! It was neat to visit with him about his mission. His grandpa, Brother Walker, has some really cool stories about his first mission in Taiwan. There were no members when they arrived in Taiwan and 500 members when their mission was complete. He served there prior to any branches being established or any church publications in Mandarin. In fact one of his companions, Elder Cutler, was bummed that he only baptized one during his three year ministry there. However that one, was instrumental in the translation of the Book of Mormon into Mandarin. The power of one teamed up with the Lord is mighty.
Your friend Luis has posted a few things of you on FB this week and that has been fun to see. I appreciate his thoughtfulness. Please give him my love. Howard Woods called tonight because he saw you on FB and left a lovely message about you and asked me to say hello to you in my next email.
I have been studying about the Holy Ghost the past couple of weeks and I really like learning about the sanctifying power to help us in the process of becoming more like our Father in Heaven. The other thing I was glad to be reminded of was that all gifts of the spirit come through the Holy Ghost and when our desires are righteous to obtain one for the benefit of His work and Glory than through our effort and faith, it can be obtained.
I love you and am so proud of you. Keep working hard and keep smiling!
Love,
Mom
Bethany and Elijah's baptism- Nauvoo's fried cucumber- Nauvoo's first home game, she is the one closest to the net in yellow.-Dad's Utah ride
Hey Momma,
I hope that you enjoyed your week this week and I hope that the family is doing good. This week is a little crazy we had exchanges with the Zone Leaders, after that we had District meeting which was actually very good. My district is the best two natives, 3 Americans and a French kid that grew up in Texas. I be been thinking a lot about what home life will be like and I almost Flipar. I have less than a year left because of transfers, so I should be walking out of the terminal the first week of September. Which is funny because I haven't hit a year yet. I've started to talk with Luis every day for a half hour to better my Spanish. I have most of the words down but sometimes it's hard for me to put them in a good sentence. Most of the time I can understand what someone's saying to me. I'm also working on my accent. I really want to sound like a Spaniard so that when I get back I can really talk to someone with the best Spanish in the world. No offense Donavaghn and Jared. I love you mom and I'm so glad for all the old photos that you send me. You guys are the best. Tell everyone that I say hi.
Love,
Elder Beal
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