That's way cool Hannah won the science fair! I remember one of my science projects when we had some sand and a horseshoe magnet and when you ran the magnet over the sand it picked up particles of magnitite or something like that. And I remember that the magnet was stolen. I was pretty upset about that I think.
So Bruce's CD isn't that great eh? :( That's a shame. And My Chemical Romance is desecrating Dylan? Well at least they know where the good stuff is. I heard that the Super Bowl was in 3-D. Coolbeans.
Grandpa did the zip-line?! That's pretty funny. I hope he gets feeling better soon.
Elder Bliss served in La Mirada before he came to Buena Park. He's a year into his mission and he's been serving in English the whole time. He said that Buena Park is the biggest culture shock of his whole mission. He's been serving in some more upper class areas so he said that Buena Park is definitely the most ghetto of them all. But the harvest in Buena Park is the whitest of all his areas. Elder Bliss is a pretty chilled out person. Good elder.
We've had minor difficulties finding new investigators this past week. It's been really hot lately so I think most of the people just aren't home- probably hanging out at the beach. We've knocked more doors this week than I ever have before. I'm trying to figure out how Elder Rodriguez did things because whatever he did it worked. I think I've kind of got an idea of how his plans worked- between appointments we went to potentials and other investigators and set up tons of appointments and between that we just found news by contacting whoever the Lord put in our path. And I'm finding out that the poorer the area the better. The humble people are usually the most receptive.
Yesterday a less-active lady had us help her move. She's moving to a place with caretakers for her because she has some disabilities. She didn't take a lot of stuff with her. She just took her birdcage, a sofa, her TV, a couple lamps and her rack of CDs. Then she invited us to take anything else we wanted from her apartment and to lock the key inside because she told us she wasn't coming back. She left a ton of stuff behind. Her bed, most of her clothes, her electric wheelchair, her food and bathroom stuff, chairs and shelves and antiques... It almost felt like she didn't really know what she was doing. But she invited us to take her TV-dinner tables so we just took those and some toilet paper. It was odd.
Amalia Ramos still wants to be baptized. It's fun teaching someone in Spanish. I have a testimony of the gift of tongues. I asked her if she wanted to go to the Spanish ward because she speaks mostly spanish but she said no because "Yo quiero asistir a la iglesia con mi hijos" (I want to go to church with my sons.) We said alright and so we're going to continue teaching her and we're going to see her baptism through. She's really nice and I think she gets a kick out of us trying to speak spanish. David Ramos had his patriarchal blessing on Sunday and he was really excited about that. He really prepared for it well. The Patriarch told him to prepare throughout the whole week only listening to uplifting church music and focusing as hard as he could to tune into the Spirit. I can't help but wish that I'd prepared for my blessing more. But I love my blessing nonetheless.
We visited Jason Patterson yesterday and he was in the middle of watching the Office. That put me through a trip. I'd completely forgotten about the Office. He said Jim and Pam aren't married yet. He said that the episode on last night was one of the best he'd ever seen. He's been reading the Jesus the Christ that I gave him and he said it's making him think a lot. The whole Christ being Jehovah, the God of this world and of the Old Testament is really hard for him to understand. It's hard for me to understand too but I don't really let it bug me.
This Friday is Zone Conferance so I get to have an interview with President Sexton! I need to come up with a good doctrine question to ask him this time.
Things are still bueno in Buena Park. I love you!
Love,
Elder Tyler Lewis
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
January 27th, 2009 (Letter with Pictures)
Dear Mom, Dad, and Hannah
Here's some pictures! And my check! I put an extra picture of Helio's baptism for G&G Lewis. This P-Day has been pretty relaxed. Just the normal e-mail, In&Out Burger, grocery shop, write a couple of 3X5 letters... except with a new companion that's different. But it's great! Elder Bliss is a stress-free kind of guy.
I'm going to write Shirley and the rest of the many people who wrote me next week cuz I'm out of stamps. I have one left... Actually I'm not entirely sure about how this is going to get to you...Hm...It'll happen.
So the pictures pretty much speak for themselves! Check'm out!
Nos vemos!
Love,
Elder Tyler Lewis
El bautizmo de Heliodoro Ramos
The Stellys
Stance of triumph! 
Dixie, David, Delilah, Kazandra, George, Elder Rodriguez, Elder Lewis
Adios Elder Esterholtd
Elder Lewis, Elder Rodriguez
Elder Lewis, Elder Rodriguez, Sam Sakely
Pulpo (Octopus) Yes I ate that.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
January 27th, 2009 (Email)
Bueno!
Heliodoro Ramos was baptized by David Ramos on Sunday, January 25th! It was a great experience and tons of people from the ward came to witness it. BOTH the parents came too, which is amazing cuz the Dad's not really supportive at all. Amalia Ramos (the Mom) is awesome though. She speaks mostly Spanish but Elder Rodriguez and I started teaching her last week because she told David that she wants to be baptized on Valentine's Day. Not sure what to do with her yet- Enlgish ward or Spanish ward... don't know. It would be weird to separate her from her kids y'know?
Elder Rodriguez is gone now. He was called to be a Zone Leaders in Cerritos and he departed this morning. Elder Esterholdt finished his mission today. He's probably on the plane right now. My new companion is ELDER BLISS and he's pretty cool. He came from a richer area so I got him excited about Buena Park by telling him how many people we could baptize this month. He seems really laid back and I'm excited to start working with him.
Bro. Stelly passed his interview with President Sexton so now we're waiting for the green light from the First Presidency. He's just itching to be baptized.
I haven't had a chance to contact Bishop Miller yet but hopefully I will sometime. Yeah I'm trying to write all the people that sent me mail and cards and stuff. I haven't wrote Shirley yet but she's DEFINITELY on my list. I only have one stamp left though so... If not this week then next week.
David and Dixie are pretty much the same. There's only so much we can do. The law is the law y'know? David is having issues being troubled by his gangster past. He actually got upset and left church this Sunday apparently. Dixie was really freaked out. He came to pick her and the kids up after church and he told Elder Rodriguez and I he wasn't coming back. But we testified to him and invited him to Helio's baptism and he and the fam came and that seemed to uplift them all. We visited them again that Sunday night and testified about the power of the Atonement and left David an article to read in an Ensign about anger management.
I do need something this week: a new journal por favor? All the journals at Wal-Mart are crap. And I'm going to send you Grandma and Grandpa Lewis's check because I just can't find time to go stop at Wells Fargo. I thought it would be a quick easy thing to do but there's other priorities interfering. I'll send you some pictures too. We took a great picture of Elder Rodriguez, Robbie Reed and I in Robbie's room. I don't think I've told you much about Robbie and I won't tell you most of the stuff he's told us about him but I will tell you this so you'll understand what the deal is with the giant Abercrombie & Fitch poster on his wall- he's not straight. I think the picture's hysterical. You probably will too. Yeah he's not straight and he's had a hard past few years but he has a testimony the church is true, he was baptized several years ago and he wants to choose the right. He's always wearing a CTR ring. He's a nice guy.
So esta todo bien en Buena Park! That's hilarious about Buster. Down Syndrome reincarnate. Bahah! That made me chuckle inside.
So what the heck? What's the deal with Grandpa Cox? When did that stuff start happening? Oh man that freaks me out. I sure hope he gets better.
Well, remember, I LOVE YOU!
Nos vemos!
-Elder Tyler Lewis
Heliodoro Ramos was baptized by David Ramos on Sunday, January 25th! It was a great experience and tons of people from the ward came to witness it. BOTH the parents came too, which is amazing cuz the Dad's not really supportive at all. Amalia Ramos (the Mom) is awesome though. She speaks mostly Spanish but Elder Rodriguez and I started teaching her last week because she told David that she wants to be baptized on Valentine's Day. Not sure what to do with her yet- Enlgish ward or Spanish ward... don't know. It would be weird to separate her from her kids y'know?
Elder Rodriguez is gone now. He was called to be a Zone Leaders in Cerritos and he departed this morning. Elder Esterholdt finished his mission today. He's probably on the plane right now. My new companion is ELDER BLISS and he's pretty cool. He came from a richer area so I got him excited about Buena Park by telling him how many people we could baptize this month. He seems really laid back and I'm excited to start working with him.
Bro. Stelly passed his interview with President Sexton so now we're waiting for the green light from the First Presidency. He's just itching to be baptized.
I haven't had a chance to contact Bishop Miller yet but hopefully I will sometime. Yeah I'm trying to write all the people that sent me mail and cards and stuff. I haven't wrote Shirley yet but she's DEFINITELY on my list. I only have one stamp left though so... If not this week then next week.
David and Dixie are pretty much the same. There's only so much we can do. The law is the law y'know? David is having issues being troubled by his gangster past. He actually got upset and left church this Sunday apparently. Dixie was really freaked out. He came to pick her and the kids up after church and he told Elder Rodriguez and I he wasn't coming back. But we testified to him and invited him to Helio's baptism and he and the fam came and that seemed to uplift them all. We visited them again that Sunday night and testified about the power of the Atonement and left David an article to read in an Ensign about anger management.
I do need something this week: a new journal por favor? All the journals at Wal-Mart are crap. And I'm going to send you Grandma and Grandpa Lewis's check because I just can't find time to go stop at Wells Fargo. I thought it would be a quick easy thing to do but there's other priorities interfering. I'll send you some pictures too. We took a great picture of Elder Rodriguez, Robbie Reed and I in Robbie's room. I don't think I've told you much about Robbie and I won't tell you most of the stuff he's told us about him but I will tell you this so you'll understand what the deal is with the giant Abercrombie & Fitch poster on his wall- he's not straight. I think the picture's hysterical. You probably will too. Yeah he's not straight and he's had a hard past few years but he has a testimony the church is true, he was baptized several years ago and he wants to choose the right. He's always wearing a CTR ring. He's a nice guy.
So esta todo bien en Buena Park! That's hilarious about Buster. Down Syndrome reincarnate. Bahah! That made me chuckle inside.
So what the heck? What's the deal with Grandpa Cox? When did that stuff start happening? Oh man that freaks me out. I sure hope he gets better.
Well, remember, I LOVE YOU!
Nos vemos!
-Elder Tyler Lewis
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
January 20th, 2009 (Email)
Hola!
George Baca is baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! Elder Rodriguez got to baptize him Saturday and I got to confirm him on Sunday. It was an amazing experience and George was really really excited and happy about the whole thing. His parents and sisters were too.
Helio Ramos, David Ramos' 12-yr-old brother, is being baptized by David this Sunday, Jan. 25th. How cool is that?!?! David was just barely baptized and confirmed in November and then shortly after he received the Aaronic priesthood and I ordained him to the office of a Priest and now he's baptizing his little brother!!! I'm so excited for that.
So I've got a short story that'll make you squirm. A couple days ago Elder Rodriguez and I went to this Peruvian family's house so that Elder Rodriguez could interview these two women the Zone Leaders were baptizing on Sunday and one of the girls offered me some food. I said I'd just barely had dinner but then she told me what it was-- OCTOPUS! So I just had to try it. It was weird. It was this Peruvian dish that consisted of rice, crab, muscle, and tiny octopi. They weren't just pieces of octopi but entire bodies. They have this strange rubbery texture. Elder Rodriguez didn't like it so I ate one of his. I didn't particularly think that octopus was fantastic either but I enjoyed the fact that I was eating it. We have some leftovers in the fridge. I think I'll take a picture or two and send it to you.
That's awesome your work appreciates you so much Mom! That's some well-deserved positive feedback happening.
So Obama's the president now eh? Interesante. I don't really know what that implies so I don't really have an opinion. But according to the Book of Mormon the promised land must obey the commandments and follow the laws established by our fathers who were inspired by God to set the foundation for this country. Otherwise we will be cut off from God's presence and perish.
Elder Rodriguez and I were tracting yesterday and we ran into this man who was really interested in what we believed and asked us a bunch of questions out in some parking lot somewhere in Buena Park. He was a Bible buff and believed in God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost and believed that they were separate beings but One in purpose and he believed that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ all mankind can be saved and that no work of man can add to or diminish from what Christ did etc. etc. Pretty much everything he said was in accordance with our beliefs EXCEPT FOR ONE MAJOR COSA: He didn't believe that baptism was essential for one's salvation. He believed in Faith in Jesus Christ and Repentance, which is great, but he didn't believe that baptism was essential. He said that if you carefully study the Bible and compare different verses about baptism you'll find that the Bible doesn't contradict itself and that baptism isn't essential. He tried to justify this claim with the example of the thief on the cross next to Jesus. We rebuked his claim with John 3:5 and then he said something to the effect that water isn't pertaining to the waters of baptism or whatever and then we rebuked him again with the example of baptism for the dead but at that point he didn't know what we were talking about. He was a great guy and sincerely interested in the fact that we believe pretty much what he believes but he wasn't open to the Book of Mormon and he left us at that and that's too bad. But anyhow this morning I decided to follow some of his advice and I went to my Bible and compared different verses about baptism and found that baptism is absolutely positively without a fraction of a doubt essential for one's salvation. Check out Hebrews 6:1-2. What Paul is saying in what strikes me as a frustrated tone is that Jesus Christ and His apostles left us with a foundation for Christ's gospel and this foundation includes faith, repentance, baptism, the laying on of hands, resurrection and judgment. Paul said that he did not want to lay this foundation again. Or in other words, he was sick of all the disputations on those key principles and he didn't want to repeat himself on the matter that Christ's gospel was based on them. I know that the Bible says it loud in clear: baptism is essential. My knowledge is doubled with the testimony from another nation of Christians.
So Dad you'll have to tell me how the new Bruce Springsteen CD is. Despite this famine of rock I still know where my roots are.
Hmm... what else happened to me this week..... Sam Sakely! She has decided on her baptismal date. February 21st is the day. It's not nearly as soon as Elder Rodriguez and I'd hoped for but it's her decision and it's the soonest that her dad can attend so it has to be. Elder Rodriguez is sad because he's probably not going to be here to see the baptism through but despite that we're both happy that she's remained faithful and her testimony has survived all her family opposition and her mom's heart has softened. Cool beans.
That was my week in a nutshell! I hope all's well in the top of the mountains! Que tenga una buena dia y nos vemos!
Love,
Elder Tyler Lewis
George Baca is baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! Elder Rodriguez got to baptize him Saturday and I got to confirm him on Sunday. It was an amazing experience and George was really really excited and happy about the whole thing. His parents and sisters were too.
Helio Ramos, David Ramos' 12-yr-old brother, is being baptized by David this Sunday, Jan. 25th. How cool is that?!?! David was just barely baptized and confirmed in November and then shortly after he received the Aaronic priesthood and I ordained him to the office of a Priest and now he's baptizing his little brother!!! I'm so excited for that.
So I've got a short story that'll make you squirm. A couple days ago Elder Rodriguez and I went to this Peruvian family's house so that Elder Rodriguez could interview these two women the Zone Leaders were baptizing on Sunday and one of the girls offered me some food. I said I'd just barely had dinner but then she told me what it was-- OCTOPUS! So I just had to try it. It was weird. It was this Peruvian dish that consisted of rice, crab, muscle, and tiny octopi. They weren't just pieces of octopi but entire bodies. They have this strange rubbery texture. Elder Rodriguez didn't like it so I ate one of his. I didn't particularly think that octopus was fantastic either but I enjoyed the fact that I was eating it. We have some leftovers in the fridge. I think I'll take a picture or two and send it to you.
That's awesome your work appreciates you so much Mom! That's some well-deserved positive feedback happening.
So Obama's the president now eh? Interesante. I don't really know what that implies so I don't really have an opinion. But according to the Book of Mormon the promised land must obey the commandments and follow the laws established by our fathers who were inspired by God to set the foundation for this country. Otherwise we will be cut off from God's presence and perish.
Elder Rodriguez and I were tracting yesterday and we ran into this man who was really interested in what we believed and asked us a bunch of questions out in some parking lot somewhere in Buena Park. He was a Bible buff and believed in God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost and believed that they were separate beings but One in purpose and he believed that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ all mankind can be saved and that no work of man can add to or diminish from what Christ did etc. etc. Pretty much everything he said was in accordance with our beliefs EXCEPT FOR ONE MAJOR COSA: He didn't believe that baptism was essential for one's salvation. He believed in Faith in Jesus Christ and Repentance, which is great, but he didn't believe that baptism was essential. He said that if you carefully study the Bible and compare different verses about baptism you'll find that the Bible doesn't contradict itself and that baptism isn't essential. He tried to justify this claim with the example of the thief on the cross next to Jesus. We rebuked his claim with John 3:5 and then he said something to the effect that water isn't pertaining to the waters of baptism or whatever and then we rebuked him again with the example of baptism for the dead but at that point he didn't know what we were talking about. He was a great guy and sincerely interested in the fact that we believe pretty much what he believes but he wasn't open to the Book of Mormon and he left us at that and that's too bad. But anyhow this morning I decided to follow some of his advice and I went to my Bible and compared different verses about baptism and found that baptism is absolutely positively without a fraction of a doubt essential for one's salvation. Check out Hebrews 6:1-2. What Paul is saying in what strikes me as a frustrated tone is that Jesus Christ and His apostles left us with a foundation for Christ's gospel and this foundation includes faith, repentance, baptism, the laying on of hands, resurrection and judgment. Paul said that he did not want to lay this foundation again. Or in other words, he was sick of all the disputations on those key principles and he didn't want to repeat himself on the matter that Christ's gospel was based on them. I know that the Bible says it loud in clear: baptism is essential. My knowledge is doubled with the testimony from another nation of Christians.
So Dad you'll have to tell me how the new Bruce Springsteen CD is. Despite this famine of rock I still know where my roots are.
Hmm... what else happened to me this week..... Sam Sakely! She has decided on her baptismal date. February 21st is the day. It's not nearly as soon as Elder Rodriguez and I'd hoped for but it's her decision and it's the soonest that her dad can attend so it has to be. Elder Rodriguez is sad because he's probably not going to be here to see the baptism through but despite that we're both happy that she's remained faithful and her testimony has survived all her family opposition and her mom's heart has softened. Cool beans.
That was my week in a nutshell! I hope all's well in the top of the mountains! Que tenga una buena dia y nos vemos!
Love,
Elder Tyler Lewis
Thursday, January 15, 2009
January 13th, 2009 (Email)
Hello again!
Oh California. Oh como le amo y su tiempo! (Oh how I love you and your weather!) It's mid January, right? Sunday I watched the thermometer in the car peak at 90 degrees. Right now the temperature is sitting around 70 something. I'm slightly sunburnt again.
Sunday was Stake Conference. That's the first Stake Conference that I've been to as far as I can remember. It was great! Two members of the 70 came and Elder Rodriguez and I met both of them because we were sitting right by the door when they entered. Elder Reynolds of the Seventy and Elder Rasband of the presidency of the Seventy. They asked both of us where we were from and how the work's going. That was cool. They gave great talks about the temple and about the family. "No success and life can compensate for failure in the home." I think David O. McCay said that. And then Elder Rasband discussed what constitutes failure in the home and he said that it's when the parents stop trying. That night we visited a lady who lets her 17-year-old son stay the weekends at his girlfriend's house. She wondered aloud why she has so many issues with her son. I don't mean to judge but... those last two sentences speak for themselves I think. We shared some quotes from Stake Conference with her. ;)
So the Stellys. They're cool. Bro. Stelly is left-handed so I can't play his guitar but Sis. Stelly let me hold it before he was released from prison. He was in prison for the whole year. I don't know what he did and I don't need to because he's good now. He immediately found a job after he was released. He seems like a great family man and his kids and wife all love him. He has to have an interview with Pres. Sexton himself after we finish teaching him all the lessons. Yeah I told them about our Jimi Hendrix trip. They thought that was neat.
Jason's the same. Still discussing his beliefs with his wife. Mayra moved. Jenny is still emotionally unstable and is still obsessed with the spanish ward guy. She gossips a lot and both her and the spanish guy seem to lie a lot. There's some sort of weird random drama going on between them and we're trying to stay out of it and just get Jenny baptized before she flees to Tahiti again. Sam's baptism could happen this Sunday. We're pushing pretty hard for it to happen. We even reserved the font. She's waited too long! George is almost ready for his baptism interview! We met Roxy's mom and she seems nice. I think she'll be baptized really soon. We're going to teach them a lesson tomorrow. We met a new investigator named Tony and he's commited to be baptized the 25th. He's really nice and positive. We think he may be living with his ex-wife though so we'll have to see what's going on there. Hopefully he'll be baptized on the date we've set.
David Ramos' 12-yr-old brother Helio is going to be baptized the 25th! We just finished teaching him the Plan of Salvation yesterday. He's a funny kid. It'd be so cool if David ends up baptizing his little brother.
I had a McDonald's burger and some Taco Bell chalupas for the first time in many many months this last week. The new McDonald's angus mushroom swiss is pretty good but it made me feel like crap. And the chalupas were nothing short of paradise. Good thing I'm still doing my crunches in the morning.
Apparently we had an earthquake during the night a couple nights ago. I didn't wake up but some of the members told us about it. It was a 4.2 or something like that. Anways I slept through it. Elder Rodriguez and the Elders his age all experienced a bigger earthquake last year. It was during their P-Day so a lot of them were in grocery stores. Elder Esterholdt said it was the weirdest thing he's ever experienced. Elder Rodriguez said he was e-mailing his fam when it happened. He said his e-mail was a lot like this "Dear family, not a lot has happened this week --!!!---!!!!-- well, we just had an earthquake..." No one was hurt or anything but they said a lot of stuff was knocked over.
I finished Isaiah. Now I'm studying the Articles of Faith. I finished the 9th one this morning. Elder Rodriguez said that Elder Bednar told his group in the MTC that if you know the Articles of Faith really well you will never be confounded. So I'm studying each article in more depth backed up with some scriptures.
I don't need money or anything. It's all good. I kind of want a coke but.... I'm going to be obedient. Someday, coke. Someday. In a couple years.
That's awesome Jeff Meacham's headed out! I hope the "Empty Sea" treats him well. He won't have to be in there very long eh? And that's great you're sport thingy turned out awesome Mom! And what?! Bruce Springsteen and U2 out with new tunes?! Someday, good music. Someday. Meanwhile I'll jam to some Joseph Smith tribute and EFY gospel pop... Joseph Smith Tribute actually isn't that bad. I dig.
So yep! Baptisms are gonna be happening! Transfer of miracles! Have fun be happy enjoy the snow and ILOVEYOU!
Love,
-Elder Tyler Lewis
Oh California. Oh como le amo y su tiempo! (Oh how I love you and your weather!) It's mid January, right? Sunday I watched the thermometer in the car peak at 90 degrees. Right now the temperature is sitting around 70 something. I'm slightly sunburnt again.
Sunday was Stake Conference. That's the first Stake Conference that I've been to as far as I can remember. It was great! Two members of the 70 came and Elder Rodriguez and I met both of them because we were sitting right by the door when they entered. Elder Reynolds of the Seventy and Elder Rasband of the presidency of the Seventy. They asked both of us where we were from and how the work's going. That was cool. They gave great talks about the temple and about the family. "No success and life can compensate for failure in the home." I think David O. McCay said that. And then Elder Rasband discussed what constitutes failure in the home and he said that it's when the parents stop trying. That night we visited a lady who lets her 17-year-old son stay the weekends at his girlfriend's house. She wondered aloud why she has so many issues with her son. I don't mean to judge but... those last two sentences speak for themselves I think. We shared some quotes from Stake Conference with her. ;)
So the Stellys. They're cool. Bro. Stelly is left-handed so I can't play his guitar but Sis. Stelly let me hold it before he was released from prison. He was in prison for the whole year. I don't know what he did and I don't need to because he's good now. He immediately found a job after he was released. He seems like a great family man and his kids and wife all love him. He has to have an interview with Pres. Sexton himself after we finish teaching him all the lessons. Yeah I told them about our Jimi Hendrix trip. They thought that was neat.
Jason's the same. Still discussing his beliefs with his wife. Mayra moved. Jenny is still emotionally unstable and is still obsessed with the spanish ward guy. She gossips a lot and both her and the spanish guy seem to lie a lot. There's some sort of weird random drama going on between them and we're trying to stay out of it and just get Jenny baptized before she flees to Tahiti again. Sam's baptism could happen this Sunday. We're pushing pretty hard for it to happen. We even reserved the font. She's waited too long! George is almost ready for his baptism interview! We met Roxy's mom and she seems nice. I think she'll be baptized really soon. We're going to teach them a lesson tomorrow. We met a new investigator named Tony and he's commited to be baptized the 25th. He's really nice and positive. We think he may be living with his ex-wife though so we'll have to see what's going on there. Hopefully he'll be baptized on the date we've set.
David Ramos' 12-yr-old brother Helio is going to be baptized the 25th! We just finished teaching him the Plan of Salvation yesterday. He's a funny kid. It'd be so cool if David ends up baptizing his little brother.
I had a McDonald's burger and some Taco Bell chalupas for the first time in many many months this last week. The new McDonald's angus mushroom swiss is pretty good but it made me feel like crap. And the chalupas were nothing short of paradise. Good thing I'm still doing my crunches in the morning.
Apparently we had an earthquake during the night a couple nights ago. I didn't wake up but some of the members told us about it. It was a 4.2 or something like that. Anways I slept through it. Elder Rodriguez and the Elders his age all experienced a bigger earthquake last year. It was during their P-Day so a lot of them were in grocery stores. Elder Esterholdt said it was the weirdest thing he's ever experienced. Elder Rodriguez said he was e-mailing his fam when it happened. He said his e-mail was a lot like this "Dear family, not a lot has happened this week --!!!---!!!!-- well, we just had an earthquake..." No one was hurt or anything but they said a lot of stuff was knocked over.
I finished Isaiah. Now I'm studying the Articles of Faith. I finished the 9th one this morning. Elder Rodriguez said that Elder Bednar told his group in the MTC that if you know the Articles of Faith really well you will never be confounded. So I'm studying each article in more depth backed up with some scriptures.
I don't need money or anything. It's all good. I kind of want a coke but.... I'm going to be obedient. Someday, coke. Someday. In a couple years.
That's awesome Jeff Meacham's headed out! I hope the "Empty Sea" treats him well. He won't have to be in there very long eh? And that's great you're sport thingy turned out awesome Mom! And what?! Bruce Springsteen and U2 out with new tunes?! Someday, good music. Someday. Meanwhile I'll jam to some Joseph Smith tribute and EFY gospel pop... Joseph Smith Tribute actually isn't that bad. I dig.
So yep! Baptisms are gonna be happening! Transfer of miracles! Have fun be happy enjoy the snow and ILOVEYOU!
Love,
-Elder Tyler Lewis
