well im still alive if anyone really cares.. ha ha jk. but thinks here are going alright. nothing like having a migraine for a couple days here ha ha. sucks and has kept me from working a little bit. its a pain but also nice to finnally get a rest once in a while. but for no i like working. i had the oportunity to go on divisions with our district leader. that was a good time and i enjoyed talking with him and working in my area. my comp is a quiet kid and with me its harder cause i want to express my feelings and let my personality show but in spanish its really getting to be a pain to try and do that. i want people to know that im not just a silent kid... so i have a little more studing to to over here.
so while we were on divisions the latino i was with is loud and funny. one of my great friends here in the mission. we went to this house were a member lives and talked and talked to their daughter who is basically done and ready for baptism but just needs to reconize what she is feeling is the spirt. so were working on her, im making them cookies for family home evening.. Snicker doodles.. im doing a test trial at my house with our toaster oven... so if they are good and are a sucess im going to make them... if not i bought a brownie package that i can make for them... but this should be a great way to gain the confidence of our members/the daughters...
so what more is going down here.. not alot. things are starting to get a little cooler here. and with that comes rain. yesterday we had a fairly good rain. i was trying to dodge the water from entering in my shoes but looked up and there was no where to walk. no dry land you could say... well with that i decided to just go for it and walk. well the water was about a foot deep... yup my feet got drentched. it was crap... but o well... what a fun expirence!! the mission is so great!
im looking in to buying a pair of rain boots. so next week i think ill buy them.. full rubber ha ha.. well that will be cool. im still doing good here. just getting used to the mountains that we have to climb. my knee is not liking the downhills.. sucks really! i had an interview with president maravilla and he said that i may get a change. so this week it my go down but i dont know.. if not it will be in 3 weeks. so next week i could be in a different area. wouldnt that be cool!! ha ha ... i kinda want out but we will see...
heath update. still have head aches alot. i dont know if it due to the sinus infection. but yeah. my congestion had been getting a bit worse. i have some cool looking green mucus.. sucks really!! but yeah. things are looking better really. keeping my head up and trying to get things done here. this area needs alot of work and im glad to be helping it out.. well.
that was my week things area going good keep praying for me!!
love Elder Crockett
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
May 9
well i havent talk to you guys in a while...
Well it was great talking-to you all yesterday! It raised my spirits. Im still really sick and bed ridden. I'm thinking it's pneumonia. My favorite sickness! YAY!! No not really freak! Yeah so not much happened this week I went to Reu for a conference returned and went to bed and have been there for the last what 4 days now. I'm a wreck. Yesterday I pushed myself out if bed to go to church. Those 2 hours were pure pain and agony for me. Yeah church was only 2 hours because everyone after Sunday school got up and left. Ha ha ok that's cool I guess. What can we do then? after we went to the cemetery to dedicate a grave. I felt like I had allergies or something I could barely open my eyes and was sneezing eyes watering. Sucked a big one. When to our branch presidents house to eat lunch. That was alright but still looked and felt like death. Chicken soup. Was good the first time and the second time when I puked it up after. Called you guys and that was about it. Spelled the rest if the day/night. Woke up to coughing up flem. Tasty yellow stuff right. I wanna say it's progressed to my lungs resulting in pneumonia.
All I can say is that I honestly hate being sick!!! Ugh.
So I for got to ask for things while on the phone. So here's the list in order of my desires. Ha ga sorry for being a "wanty" kid mom. But feel free to get another box ready for my one year mark!! :) !
1. Brown Doggs!! Brownie mixes we have an oven that can be used to make these
2.reeses candy
3.gummy bears
4.peanut butter- M&ms the pretzel ones or peanut buttery ones
5.protien bars, cliff or like snickers marathon
6.fruit snacks not just any kind though... the fruit smiley ones
7.protien powder! yum breakfast
8. vitamins- vitimin C tablets
9.letters
10. if you really want to get on my good side. a bag of malt o meal fruity pebbles. or golden smacks.
well there you have it not much that you dont know about me here... was awesome talking to you all and i enjoyed it i love you and hope you have a great week!!
Love Elder crockett
Well it was great talking-to you all yesterday! It raised my spirits. Im still really sick and bed ridden. I'm thinking it's pneumonia. My favorite sickness! YAY!! No not really freak! Yeah so not much happened this week I went to Reu for a conference returned and went to bed and have been there for the last what 4 days now. I'm a wreck. Yesterday I pushed myself out if bed to go to church. Those 2 hours were pure pain and agony for me. Yeah church was only 2 hours because everyone after Sunday school got up and left. Ha ha ok that's cool I guess. What can we do then? after we went to the cemetery to dedicate a grave. I felt like I had allergies or something I could barely open my eyes and was sneezing eyes watering. Sucked a big one. When to our branch presidents house to eat lunch. That was alright but still looked and felt like death. Chicken soup. Was good the first time and the second time when I puked it up after. Called you guys and that was about it. Spelled the rest if the day/night. Woke up to coughing up flem. Tasty yellow stuff right. I wanna say it's progressed to my lungs resulting in pneumonia.
All I can say is that I honestly hate being sick!!! Ugh.
So I for got to ask for things while on the phone. So here's the list in order of my desires. Ha ga sorry for being a "wanty" kid mom. But feel free to get another box ready for my one year mark!! :) !
1. Brown Doggs!! Brownie mixes we have an oven that can be used to make these
2.reeses candy
3.gummy bears
4.peanut butter- M&ms the pretzel ones or peanut buttery ones
5.protien bars, cliff or like snickers marathon
6.fruit snacks not just any kind though... the fruit smiley ones
7.protien powder! yum breakfast
8. vitamins- vitimin C tablets
9.letters
10. if you really want to get on my good side. a bag of malt o meal fruity pebbles. or golden smacks.
well there you have it not much that you dont know about me here... was awesome talking to you all and i enjoyed it i love you and hope you have a great week!!
Love Elder crockett
May 2
well im in a new area! was great talking to everyone today on email thanks! well i had changes fianally. its taking some time to get adjusted but im loving it. well heres where i have been sent. Santa Babara. its in the hottest zone in the mission. here we have a branch. really was weird going to that yesterday. my area is big with about 5 towns. kinda like a spider you could say. were living in the middle then we have to walk out to the cities. about at 2 mile walk. down hill for some. but one city is 5 miles away uphill!!! really crazy. im having the challenge here with staying hydrated. im packing my camelback with me on the long journeys and drinking up everytime i get.
My new companion is really cool. hes latino from Nicaragua. its a great time learning really how to work hard here. i havnt worked this hard in my intire mission. its awesome and i know that this is how the mission is supposed to be. im loosing weight already here which is good on my part im glad. were working hard but our challenge here is getting people to go to church. they all say they will go. out of the 10 people we challenged to go none showed up. we have a fairly big role here in this area. its great to learn more about the church and how it works too.
well this week im being blessed with the oportunity to call you guys on sunday. ill be doing a prompt call saturday in the night due to the graduation stuff. congrats mindy on that!! but were on the same time zone now. so theres no problem with that. i love you guys my times up... well ill talk to you later this week love you and be sure to be home sunday to talk!!
Elder Crockett
My new companion is really cool. hes latino from Nicaragua. its a great time learning really how to work hard here. i havnt worked this hard in my intire mission. its awesome and i know that this is how the mission is supposed to be. im loosing weight already here which is good on my part im glad. were working hard but our challenge here is getting people to go to church. they all say they will go. out of the 10 people we challenged to go none showed up. we have a fairly big role here in this area. its great to learn more about the church and how it works too.
well this week im being blessed with the oportunity to call you guys on sunday. ill be doing a prompt call saturday in the night due to the graduation stuff. congrats mindy on that!! but were on the same time zone now. so theres no problem with that. i love you guys my times up... well ill talk to you later this week love you and be sure to be home sunday to talk!!
Elder Crockett
April 25
well this week was alright... didnt do tomuch... we had semana santa. no not santa clause but yeah holy week with the catholics. we wernt alout to go into the streets thursday through saturday. we could only go out to go to the stake center. sucked and there we watched movies and ate pizza.. would i really like this... well maybe the ryan you all know and love but me right now... no.. i was really bored and tired. i would rather be working and visiting member before i go. but no... although throughout all of the comotion we didn have a baptism of one of my investigators that i have been waiting to baptise for 6 months now.. that really was awesome. i loved it and i got to go in for the dunk!
not a whole lot is going on here just chilling really and waiting for changes... thats this week. yeah!!!
well my mind is blank im sure next week ill have lots to share.. love you elder crockett
not a whole lot is going on here just chilling really and waiting for changes... thats this week. yeah!!!
well my mind is blank im sure next week ill have lots to share.. love you elder crockett
April 18
hey well this week was really awesome. some life lessons and such... why do i love my bishop? well ill get to that later. this week started off with delicious tacos that i made my self. and i discoverd a smoothie place in my area with dang good smoothies! tuesday nothing really happend. wednesday i went on divisions with our zone leaders.
that really was an expirence! i got kicked out of my area and sent to the zonies area. there me and the zone leader didnt do to much work. we went to our first appointment and that fell through.. such is life though. we then went to get photocopies of some pamphlet for the zone. ate some icecream and then went back to the house.. wow what a rough life as a zone leader. later that night we went to the stake presidents house to eat with the other missionaries who live with us. there the elders said they were going to bring investigators but came up short. the wife was said since you dont have investigators you cant eat here! the gringo elder replied well thats ok your food makes me sick anyways... yeah after that it was just funny! the wife was mad the elder too. but eventually she was telling the other missionaries how me and this togan are ´´santos´´ or holy ones! haha really was a great night felt like eating at home.
well on to why i love my bishop. the dude saved my life you could say. me beeing the awesome adventurous person i am i went in to a well to help dig and clean it out. well it was pretty deep wont say how deep for mommys sake but yeah. i got down there on a rope and all no problem... got down to work. we had a fan pumping air for me and the deal was 20 minutes then change.. well i had to set everything up and was down for about 45 minutes. yes i did have air. and who care now im alive. but back to the story. i worked and then remeberd im only a quarter of the way done. i have to climb out. well they lowerd the bucket i made my way up. alright i can do this... got a quarter of the way up. and was stuggling to get to the foot hold. i was litterally inches away but i couldnt do it i dropped back down into the abyss... what is going to happen to me am i going to die down here? Ah freak. another ´´search and rescue´´ expirence what is dad going to say.. NUTTY PUTTY CAVES??? haha well my bishop is about 5´4´´ 130lbs. he pulls up the buckett takes it off and ties a loop. he says hes going to pull my but fat body out. with the help of one other kid and my comp. well i said a silent prayer and heave hooo... they were pulling me out little by little... wow what strength! im probably playing with 200 lbs now sad to say. i need to run or something... but little by little my fat butt got out of there. i reached the serface and everyone including me was exhausted!! ugh! wow that really was rough and hard. i sat by a fan to suck in some air. my body just thrashed... really was a good life expirence. im not imortal. after this my bishop went down in to the cave... he was easier to lift out! ha ha but i didnt come out clean i recived rope burn and blisters. on my hands i have about 13-15 places where skin has been ripped off and now blisterd. PARTY!!
well that happend all yesterday. wasnt that just a great expirence. after the members put some anti-bacterial stuff on my blisters and it stung and they all laughed. sucked but i really enjoyed this expirence! sorry mom but yeah was good!
hope everyone had a great week! this week were banned from entering the streets thursday till sunday. we have to wake up early and go to the stake center. fun stuff i guess! wierd being out side of the mormon ville and living in a catholic town. ill maybe snap a foto or two. but yeah great week im still alive and working hard no need to worry.
Love Elder crockett
that really was an expirence! i got kicked out of my area and sent to the zonies area. there me and the zone leader didnt do to much work. we went to our first appointment and that fell through.. such is life though. we then went to get photocopies of some pamphlet for the zone. ate some icecream and then went back to the house.. wow what a rough life as a zone leader. later that night we went to the stake presidents house to eat with the other missionaries who live with us. there the elders said they were going to bring investigators but came up short. the wife was said since you dont have investigators you cant eat here! the gringo elder replied well thats ok your food makes me sick anyways... yeah after that it was just funny! the wife was mad the elder too. but eventually she was telling the other missionaries how me and this togan are ´´santos´´ or holy ones! haha really was a great night felt like eating at home.
well on to why i love my bishop. the dude saved my life you could say. me beeing the awesome adventurous person i am i went in to a well to help dig and clean it out. well it was pretty deep wont say how deep for mommys sake but yeah. i got down there on a rope and all no problem... got down to work. we had a fan pumping air for me and the deal was 20 minutes then change.. well i had to set everything up and was down for about 45 minutes. yes i did have air. and who care now im alive. but back to the story. i worked and then remeberd im only a quarter of the way done. i have to climb out. well they lowerd the bucket i made my way up. alright i can do this... got a quarter of the way up. and was stuggling to get to the foot hold. i was litterally inches away but i couldnt do it i dropped back down into the abyss... what is going to happen to me am i going to die down here? Ah freak. another ´´search and rescue´´ expirence what is dad going to say.. NUTTY PUTTY CAVES??? haha well my bishop is about 5´4´´ 130lbs. he pulls up the buckett takes it off and ties a loop. he says hes going to pull my but fat body out. with the help of one other kid and my comp. well i said a silent prayer and heave hooo... they were pulling me out little by little... wow what strength! im probably playing with 200 lbs now sad to say. i need to run or something... but little by little my fat butt got out of there. i reached the serface and everyone including me was exhausted!! ugh! wow that really was rough and hard. i sat by a fan to suck in some air. my body just thrashed... really was a good life expirence. im not imortal. after this my bishop went down in to the cave... he was easier to lift out! ha ha but i didnt come out clean i recived rope burn and blisters. on my hands i have about 13-15 places where skin has been ripped off and now blisterd. PARTY!!
well that happend all yesterday. wasnt that just a great expirence. after the members put some anti-bacterial stuff on my blisters and it stung and they all laughed. sucked but i really enjoyed this expirence! sorry mom but yeah was good!
hope everyone had a great week! this week were banned from entering the streets thursday till sunday. we have to wake up early and go to the stake center. fun stuff i guess! wierd being out side of the mormon ville and living in a catholic town. ill maybe snap a foto or two. but yeah great week im still alive and working hard no need to worry.
Love Elder crockett
April 11
hey whats happening in the 801? here not to much this past week. you all herd about the pig we cooked, well that was delicious. maybe for my home coming ill buy one and we can cook it up! sound good mom! ill let connor kill it! well also this week i had divisions with our District leader. he is from my group and a good missionary. we started out going to our possible people and started teaching really good lessions. we found out the chanlenge of one of the my favorite investigators that i have been teaching for about 6 months now. basically all my mission. really great and im hoping for a baptism soon. things here are great im enjoying life...
well what else happend here. i went on divisions with my bishop and we had a rocking time getting to know some members and such before i leave here soon. 2 more weeks left in this change. should be a great 2 weeks. i get to be here for the santo semana... holy week. spring break. and the weekend all the catholics have there meetings and parade thing for black jesus and such. there are comercials all over the tvs about it. it will probably be a hard week of working too. but im up for the challenge.
so spanish is coming along pretty well. im studing harder and wrote up a plan for it. so i wouldnt be surprised if im speaking like a champ in 3 months. but we will see.
Health: well my Mono is back up and fighting me hard! sucks a big one. around 2 o clock i feel like i just got done with a 6000 yrd swim workout. so its a stuggle sometimes to stay awake while studing. im enjoying life though. gotta be thankful for what you have right. i could be worse off.
Members: apparently the members here love me and dont want me to go. the primary kids found out that i leave for real this time and they were a bit upset yesterday. funny stuff.. also one family wants me to move in with them when im done with my mission too... ha funny stuff there. these Baltenecos (thats what they call themselves here.) are really cool i sure do love them! they also want me to show the relief society how to make cookies because they dont know how! so next thursday were having milk and cookies! YUM!!! yes i do know how to make cookies. also this week im putting on an activity about the 2 coming of Jesus. should be awesome. i am in the process of making a movie. so maybe ill have it posted online for you all to see. or not. but yeah im excited for that!!!
well that was my week my thoughts.... write me family! and Friends! DEAR ELDERS are good to get.
well keep it real
love
Elder Crockett
well what else happend here. i went on divisions with my bishop and we had a rocking time getting to know some members and such before i leave here soon. 2 more weeks left in this change. should be a great 2 weeks. i get to be here for the santo semana... holy week. spring break. and the weekend all the catholics have there meetings and parade thing for black jesus and such. there are comercials all over the tvs about it. it will probably be a hard week of working too. but im up for the challenge.
so spanish is coming along pretty well. im studing harder and wrote up a plan for it. so i wouldnt be surprised if im speaking like a champ in 3 months. but we will see.
Health: well my Mono is back up and fighting me hard! sucks a big one. around 2 o clock i feel like i just got done with a 6000 yrd swim workout. so its a stuggle sometimes to stay awake while studing. im enjoying life though. gotta be thankful for what you have right. i could be worse off.
Members: apparently the members here love me and dont want me to go. the primary kids found out that i leave for real this time and they were a bit upset yesterday. funny stuff.. also one family wants me to move in with them when im done with my mission too... ha funny stuff there. these Baltenecos (thats what they call themselves here.) are really cool i sure do love them! they also want me to show the relief society how to make cookies because they dont know how! so next thursday were having milk and cookies! YUM!!! yes i do know how to make cookies. also this week im putting on an activity about the 2 coming of Jesus. should be awesome. i am in the process of making a movie. so maybe ill have it posted online for you all to see. or not. but yeah im excited for that!!!
well that was my week my thoughts.... write me family! and Friends! DEAR ELDERS are good to get.
well keep it real
love
Elder Crockett
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