Travel Plans to Chile! 8/10/12

Date: Friday, August 10, 2012, 9:39 AM

     "How's it going familia ?! Como estais ? So I got my travel plans yesterday and it's craziness ! SO I have to be at the travel office Monday august 20th at 6, then I have a flight from Salt Lake city to Atlanta Georgia from 9:45-3:35 and then I have a flight in Georgia to Santiago chile at 10:35 and we land at 8:10 the next day haha and then a flight to OSORNO ! At 11:30 landing at 1:10 bahaha so pretty much 31 hours of travel ! And I'm the travel leader which basically means I am in charge of making sure no one dies or gets left behind. Good thing I have a lot of experience with the subject and will know how to properly handle the situation. Rule number one don't save up score points they're worthless. 2 make sure you get your 50 score points toy if you happen to get left behind. And 3, most important of all, make sure your family's love for you exceeds that of their love for Del Taco, because of they don't, you'll be getting left behind a lot! hahaha just playing family ! LOve you guys ! 

 

     That being left behind at score taught me a very valuable lesson that day - make sure all kids are attached to some sort of leash, preferably monkey tail leashes. Hahaha so yeah basically I'm super excited to be going to Chile. Mainly because it doesn't feel, as of yet, that my mission has really started. I mean being in the MTC the first day was like wo, but it's not even real. The MTC isn't really looking at me right now Cody, Chad, and Jaquelyne. Oh b t dubbs - Josh eezy eez Cadden says hi and he's sitting next to me right now putting my arm on my shoulder. hahaha we're cracking up ! Oh my gooosness I just told him how the hat that Ben always wears is the one I left at his house one day...like 2 years ago BAHAHAHAHA me and Josh are Dying !!!! I didn't have the heart to tell him it was mine hahaha. 

Elder Cadden & Elder Hawkins in front of Provo temple

      Anywho back to business. I just went to the temple today and it was sweet. Not just the food we eat there, which is a million times better than the MTC food, but the temple is just awesome. I came in there with some questions and left with answers. Oh which reminds me can I get a list of emails of our family? Cuz I only have aunt Pam Leslie and dads, and mom I forgot yours so send me and EMAIL with it and not a dear elder so I can have it in my email PLEASE hahaha sorry. 

 

 I have nooooooooooo idea what's going on so yeah anticipate my questions and please answer them hahaha. Anywho how was your birthday James ? Your letter didn't really talk about that hahaha. I can't wait to hear how you like work ! Well I hope you like it and think you will- ok know , cuz everyone is awesome, but yeah excited ! And Mom and Dad anniversary number _? Same day as Michael Farrell's b-day. He's gonna be up here soon ! And I am gonna be gone soon ! I got so much to learn still, but I know that Heavenly Father's on my side helping me all the way, so I don't worry. How's summer going by the way ? Any more camps ? I heard from Adam that Youth Conference was awesome so I can't wait to hear you guys tell me ! 

 

     So Tuesday we had a devotional and the speaker Dellenbach and Emeritus 70 was talking about the truthfulness of the book of Mormon and how it has to be real - just look at the facts. And there is a lot of facts, and good reason to believe it , but the whole time I kept on having thoughts that that doesn't matter. And it really doesn't no matter what facts don't forge testimonies. And the only way this book will benefit my investigators or anyone in the future is if they gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon. Facts are great and all  but a testimony on facts doesn't stand. So yeah keep reading your book of Mormon EVERYDAY so you guys can gain an even stronger testimony of the message it contains within its pages. The message of the Everlasting Gospel, of Jesus Christ. 

 

 

 

     I love you guys. Keep it up ! Oh by the way I had my BEST LESSON EVER the other day !!! I had an idea to do and object lesson on the 3 parts to revelation, prayer, reading the book of Mormon and going to church. Basically 4 bottles 3 spoons make em satack (pictures soon) and it was just bomb. And when we left our investigators told us that there was a tangible difference in the spirit when we left, like it left with us . Such an AMAZING feeling . Anywho gotta go LOVE YOU !

 

-Elder Hawkins"