Week 64

Well this week Jacob included a picture with his letter and I must say I am a little concerned about it even though he told me to not be alarmed. I now must wait until next week to hear what is wrong with his arm. Well here is his latest letter and a picture.

"Hey there!  I'm sending you a picture, but don't get startled.    Let's go Pack and sounds like the Aggies are off to a good start, thanks for the updates.  Thanksgiving will be a little bit more relaxed it seems, but Friday will be pretty crazy.  Well, our week was pretty hectic, one missionary missed the bus to go to Veracruz at 2 in the morning, so I had to wait by myself while another priesthood holder came to my rescue, it's a pretty long story, but everything ended up with me losing a lot of sleep, haha.  Well, my new companion finally came up, my old one left for Veracruz (the city) in place of my new companion.  Elder Gunther is my new companion, he's from American Fork and we're pretty cool together.  He ran the Top of Utah marathon when I volunteered for it.  We're talking to a lot of people and everyone wants to talk to us.  It's kind of weird talking English again and I think I've lost a lot.  Well, we have some solid investigators, we just need to get them to Church and then to the font so they can get to the temple on their own.  Well, thanks for the letter and I hope you enjoy the picture.  Love you all and I'll be waiting to hear from you next week.
 
-Elder Butterfield



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Week 63

Well this last week we had the opportunity of traveling to St. George to host a surprise 80th birthday party for Grandpa JR. We had such a nice time and I think he enjoyed himself too. We missed Jacob and Lesley and Keith and the boys. I can't believe how fast the weeks are ticking by and before long Jacob will be here with us again. I know he is where he should be at this time in his life and he is making a difference for so many people. Here is his latest letter.

"Oh how I wish I was part of the shinanigans for grampa's birthday party.  I must admit, it was a pretty well pulled off surprise and I'm sure grampa got emotional when he saw you all there.  Well sounds like a good week, I wrote Mikkal and I'll be waiting grandma's letter next week.   I think we'll have some time together, but it will be after Mitch serves his mission in Oakland, haha.  Those are my Aggies, if nothing else, we can win in basketball, maybe this is the year...  Our week was very interesting.  We have a few investigators that have been attending Church regularly, but are still unsure about getting baptized.  We're going to see what happens with them this week and we're going to be working hard.  My companion, Elder Salas, is being changed to another area and I'll be with an American companion, Elder Gunther.  It's going to be a great time I believe and we're going to work super hard to serve the Lord.  Things are looking up and I'm excited for these coming changes.  Well thanks a lot for the letter, I'm really happy for everyone and especially grampa.  It's going to be a really short 10 months!
 
-Elder Butterfield

Week 62

Week 62 and I am so amazed at how quickly the weeks are flying by. Jacob continues to learn and grow and we receive so much inspiration from his weekly letters. Here is the latest.
"Hey there!  I didn't realize that Oklahoma got earthquakes either...  That's pretty interesting, well it was a great week we had.  We had a baptismal service of two young children, a 9 year-old girl and a 8-year old boy.  The service was right after church and a lot of people showed up.  We've been receiving a lot of support from the members down here and the ward is pretty strong.  I went on divisions with the Zone Leaders and they went well, one is from Riverton and knows my companion from the MTC.  We had a really special mission conference and I received a letter from Henrik. Well we're going to work super hard this week to fill our tank of investigators for the coming week.  We have changes next week, but I think we're staying together.  Well thanks for the letter and I bet the nephews are getting pretty big.  I'm sure it was nice to see them. Be sure to wish grampa a happy 80th birthday for me.  Love you all and I can't wait to hear about it all next week!
 
-Elder Butterfield

Week 61

Here is is week 61 and it is one of Jacob's favorite holidays. He loves Halloween. It doesn't seem possible that this is his second halloween being gone. The time goes by so quickly. Well here is his latest letter.
"Another week.  It's been a good week, and now it's Halloween, haha.  It's not that big down here, but everyone is making bread to offer they're deceased loved ones for the Day of the Dead (it's a tradition).  By the way, I forgot to wish you happy birthday, so...  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  I hope that makes up for it, haha.  I'm doing alright with everything, and we can baptize 3 people this week!  I'm thankful because all of the members have been helping us out.  We haven't heard anything about any hurricane, it hasn't even rained here once.  The work is going well, and there are a lot of interesting changes being made.  I like how we don't teach lessons down here, we just teach God's children.  Things are improving but we need to get to work if we're to baptize every week.  I'm working on charity and Christlike Attributes, if you get a chance, take a look at a copy of Preach My Gospel, you'll be amazed.  Well, I love you all, and I'm loving it here in the mission.  Thanks for all of your prayers and support.  Talk to you in a week!
 
-Elder Butterfield