Im doing great today! Its been a very productive week! I dont think I have time to not be productive! haha Although, I did not speak NEARLY enough spanish this week, I think I might have gotten worse.... so no more english except in my letters! haha I am SO READY TO FLY! you should know that! ;) hehe We actually get our travel plans later, and if I have time I will try to email them to you, if not, I will tell youin the letter I am going to send! Idk if we stay in the mission home the first night or few nights, I guess I will find out when I get down there! Drink lots of water.... gotcha. I shall listen and heed your words! ;) hehehe EVERY GAME!?!?! eeek,..... I bet Vale is contemplating suicide! haha I kinda figured they would be hurting, but not this bad! Just wait for like 2 years or possibly one year, the young kids ( sophomores now) have a pretty good group, and they just gotta get bigger and know what they are doing! Good ole' Jeffery, tell him I say hi! haha I will be sure to tell you abotu general conference, I wish they had a missionary choir, but oh well.

So I learned this week that I like to argue. haha ok, I really learned that I need to not do it so much. I dont even do it that much, but it still needs to be less! haha I also learned it is very hard when my companion, Elder Wilson, doesnt agree with a word I say. I just laugh, and I do my bestto bite my tongue, but he is sure there is always a better way. haha I dont quite get it, but oh well. We get along great, he just (in his words) "likes to play the devils advocate" a little ironic for a missionary! haha

I also learned my companion Elder Stringham had a friend die in june and it really helped him understand why he is serving a mission. It was good I think for him just because he really had to figure out where he stands on life and death, no more using a crutch, or parents, you know?

I also learned one of satans greatest tools is distraction. If he can plant a thought (a good one even) and distract you, he is feeling the success. I just gottta fight off my day dreams of flying a heli into the mountains with my family, no matter how much I love it! haha

I am SO ready to go to Chile! and I cant even describe to you how excited I am for it! I love you mom, and I am so glad you and dad have raised me the way you did! I hope you guys are raking in the blessings, and if not, I better work a little harder! haha I love you all! Tell the family I send my love!

Su hijo,

Elder Marvin =D

Bryces letter 9/8/11

Haha ya, I am blessed with good leaders and just a good district all the way around! She barrowed the suburban? thats a big rig to drive all the way by herself! haha You may have a harder job, but I will pray for your success as well! haha Well I think if I just use the little phone booths at the airports, you know? Then I could call at some lay-over or just whenever, you know? haha I think it would be cool! although, IM going to look like a mess again if I do call! haha

Thanks for taking care of my stuff! What was he planning on doing with my stuff?! Gotta make sure he doesnt get bored with the homeschooling! Well no I am not sick of it, because I cant listen to my music in the mtc, dont ask me why, its weird, I know, I think so too, but thats a rule.... oh well. I shouldnt need another mp3 (yet) but if you find a sheep memory card for my camera it would be handy because I want to just send those home randomly so that you can unload them and I will take pics with the other one, and I was thinking like a 2 gig size like the other one I have! I will try my best to take lots of pictures! it will be easier in the field! haha

Sounds like regular old cows... cant live with them, cant live without them, they are like the annoying cousin no one wants to hurt but doesnt want to associate with! ;) hehehejkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjk Tell brody good luck, and work hard, it will pay off! Anything I want... well if you can find sweet cheap ties, and I am always up for those! Otherwise....well Alena turns 17 on the 18th, that should fill my fancy! ;) hehehe btw, dont forget her bday present it should be in my room on the dresser under a blanket ( as that is how I left it) If you want to send a treat, coffee cake or banana bread! m,mmmmmmm =D

Well I hope that Brecca is doing better, and I am sure that will happen , just tell her to breathe and say a prayer! and I am glad briggs didnt try to run to town!

Briggs is such a cutie! well I am out of time, actually running over.... woops! haha I love you! Tell everyone I said I love them and I said hi! As for a challenge, have everyone think of a question, chapter 10 of moroni, and ask if they had their questions answered from god! Tell them to pray about it and have faith!Thanks for everything! love you!

Elder Marvin