Working for God here in Mexico!

Well hi guys. This morning were went y visited some ruins called Chaipa de Corzco. They were big y awesome.  I loved it a lot.

Well we only had one person come to church named Carlos. He has a lot of questions y before we visit him he tells us what to teach him next time. So this week he wanted us to teach about the gifts of the spirit. Well he needs to get married but he is waiting for his residence card next month y then he can get married y get baptized. The biggest problem is that he is trying to stop his smoking.  He was trying to for 3 to 4 years but it has been very hard for him. But on Saturday with us, he fasted for the first time in his life, he told us it was hard to not drink but he said he felt good about it y he thinks it will help him a lot. When we were walking to the church he didn’t have a tie so we went home y gave him one to wear y he said “now I’m a member”. We are so happy for him y his awesome things he wants to learn.

Well we finally got 21 lessons done with the members last week. One thing we do every Sunday each one of us goes with a teen to work in one part of our area y contact y help them be ready for the mission. My friend or my companion is named Danny. He asked in the church yesterday if he y I are going to teach again together y I said yes y he was so happy. Well yesterday when I was with Danny we visited a less active that I didn’t know y I asked if there is anything I can do to help y he said yes. He asked if I can give him a blessing of comfort, y when I finished, he started crying y the spirit was so strong. So that was cool.

Well yesterday I gave a talk about how we y the members need to work together.  I wrote my talk but when I went up there I thought the scripture which I needed to read was in the Bible but was not there soo I read it y I just let the spirit fill my words y I talked for 10 min. But then I heard everyone saying I was burning them very bad, but it worked. We have a lot of them coming to visit us y everybody was so surprised.

Well love you all y I’m happy I’m a missionary working for God here in Mexico!!!! Love you all. Thanks for all your prayers y love.

Love Alex or Elder VanBuskirk. ADIOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Mom. I’m on. Love you. Did you find any thing out about BYUI?

So what iphone did dad get? Tell the boys not to break it! What color is my phone? Okay great. Tell dad thanks for my phone y tell the boys to be careful. Hey, tell the boys to download the church app on my phone thanks thanks I bet the phone was a lot of cash. You guys must really love me or that I’m working good y hard in the mission. Thanks Mom y I love you so.

Hey look at the pics. We went some where awesome today!

They are the ruins of ancient Chaipa de Corzco.

It was only 10 to 15 min in the car. And we ate fried ants.

The bowl was pozol, the famous drink here. Cold y good.

You guys are doing the project of the day, huh? Ha! While the boys were cleaning, I went to the ruins ha ha

Hey Mom can you buy me a new white tie? I lost mine y also I sent you a pic of my camara charger. It broke. I’m wondering if you can buy a new one? The camera is nikon coolpix aw130 thanks.

Mom, so what is new? Wow tell Aunt Natalee I said hi. 

They have crunch bars here that are white, coco y peanut y carmel. They are new.  Y the jello is pistachio. Yes it is very cheap. You should put sweetened condensed milk in jello. That is what they do here in Mexico. Hey mom, you need to try that. It is good.

Hey, I got to go. Is there anything else you want to tell me? Thanks Mom. You are the best. Love you.

Well mom I got to go love you so much say hi to everyone ADIOSS xoxoxo bye love you xoxo

FriedAnts

I Just Want to Work Hard Before I Go

Well hi people. I love being with 2 companions. We have no problems y we are working great on taking turns in the lessons y we love to joke y play around together.

Well our church here just got changed to look better, but it is awesome. I feel like I’m at home a big ward y everybody has a calling y there are benches, not seats in the chapel, y even carpet. I’m so happy I’m finishing here. I love it y I feel like I’m at home. It is such a weird feeling. But the members love how there are 3 of us. Some think it is weird y so do we when we are in the streets.

Well we have an investigator named Carlos. He has a lot of good questions that people don’t really ask. He is reading the Book of Mormon y wants to get baptized but his wife dosen’t like the Mormons y he needs to get married. So we taught about the Plan of Salvation y he had a lot of good questions about it. He couldn’t go to church yesterday because he makes things out of wood, so he said he had to sell all of his things yesterday. So now on he can go to church, so please pray for him, thanks.

Well there are 2 college girls, I don’t remember their names, but the are studying for their exams, so we taught about the first lesson y then they had no time because there were studying, but Saturday we called them to see if they are going to church y they said yes, for the first hour. We were so happy. They are trying to become nurses.

Well this week we were walking y saw a guy pulling weeds so we helped him out y made a appointment come teach him on Tuesday. I love looking for service as a missionary.

Well yesterday we each had a kid come with us to find new people y to teach. Well, I went with a teenager named Daniel who came with me. We found 3 new people y a family where not everyone is a member. The husband’s name is Felix y he knows the church is true but he says he is missing more wisdom, so please pray for him too.

Well, I love it here in Las Palmas in Tuxtla, my last area in my mission. I will be home soon but I’m not letting it affect me. I’m going to work hard to the end of my mission. Love you all have a lot of faith y all will be okay.

Love Alex or Elder VanBuskirk.

ADIOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi mom! Thanks. I just say what the spirit wants me to say. Love you.

My new area is great. It is big y it is where a lot of collages are y a lot of apartments y where a lot of rich people live. I love it. The members are awesome. My comps are great y really funny. We joke around always y are working great in the teaching.

I’m happy, like always. Are you?

‪ ‬Well, we were walking down the street y saw a guy pulling weeds so we turned around to help him y we started to pull weeds y talk to him about the gospel like missionaries do, then he said we can visit him on Tuesday. So that was cool‬.

I know you are very happy. So what are your plans this week?

Well mom, all I know is I told BYUI that I will be going on the mission y then they sent me a paper that said they will hold my acceptance until I get back y before I left I wrote my password y username in a book you had, so I don’t know what to do? Yes that is one thing I was scared about trying to find a roommate. Will I have time for Pathway before I go in January?

Mom, I’m a missionary that does service y works hard y jokes around. That is just how I am.

‪Thanks. So what are your next vacations?‬

‪What are the twins doing? What are Caleb y Luke doing?‬

‪Luke is always on the computer.  Tell him I said hi y I love him‬.

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Wait what? Tell Grandpa Devine good job on getting married. He told me I could go up with to Colorado y live with him a week. Lets see.

Does the stake president know I’m coming home on the 16^th,so he can release me? So I will be home on Friday y party on Saturday y Sunday I talk. What topic? When I go home will the boys be at the airport or will i just see them at the house?

How are Grandma Signs y Grandpa? Wow, I bet he is loving that  new BBQ. Hey how is he feeling? That is great. Tell them I said hi y that they are in my prayers. What do they say about me going home?

That is great. So all is good?

Mom, I feel the same. I just want to work hard before I go home.

I can’t wait to see you guys. The members here always say “Wow, your mom y dad are so young y beautiful.”

Hey are you planning to make me a missionary book when I get home? Okay the blog is awesome. I hope péople are looking at it. Hey dad got my card figured out y it works. Thanks. Love you.

Hey, who was that boy you guys Skyped with? The exchange student? Where is he from? His name? I share a room with him, right? Okay. So what day will he come?

Yes it will work. I will only be there for a few months y then college, but please find what you can do for me for BYUI. Thanks

And then we have the family reunion. Yes they will come, we just need to remind them.

Mom I’ve got to go. Love you soo. Can’t wait to see you soon. Give all my love y prayers y tell them hi xoxoxo

I know mom. Thanks for the package y for your love. Y please figure out about BYUI.  I just want to feel stress-free after the mission. Bye. Love you xoxo love you bye xoxo

I finally washed my bag y that is what it looked like afterwards, ha ha. 

Finally got his package from April!
Just when we has given up hope.
His LAST package from home!