Elder Bryce Monroe Marvin

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