Much love from the battle front

Family!
The work is good! I'm so priviliged to be working out in the field. I'm being blessed daily beyond anything that i deserve. I feel empowered by the Lord each day as the clock hits 10 a.m. and my oppurtunity to preach the gospel for that day arrives. I'm so blessed. Thank you for all of your support and it sounds like you all are way busy and such. I am excited for the many things that are coming up in the work. This one kid, Jason, is "savvin' it up hardcore" as he would put it. Yes it is Savvin'. His baptism is in a week from friday. He is an incredible kid. The work is moving forward as always and i am just trying to savor every second as it passes by. Mom that is so exciting the NY trip and everything. That must have been so incredible. Mom i'm pushing myself hard out here. with the strength of the Lord i feel nothing is impossible. He's pushing me just as Dad and you have been all throughout my life. I'm endebted to you two for all eternity because you're both the freakin' best. I'm ever grateful. I love you all so much and know that all is well.
Much love from the battle front
Elder B.

Peace love and happiness (eternally)

Family!
It is good to hear from all of you and sounds like your "hecka" busy as they say in the California tongue. Yeah i've pretty much got the language down by now. Hecka Savage rufus. Just kiddin rufus isn't one. Anywho I apologize but this one is gonna be short and sweet. We've got a baptism comin' up in july i think the second saturday. Woo Woo. The work is going well. I'm striving daily to listen to every prompting of the holy ghost out here and then write them down. It's amazing how many promptings we recieve on a daily basis. I love the work and am trying to savor every moment. At all the troubled times that I have out here i just think back to President Hinckley's advice. It will all turn out alright. By far the good experiences out weigh the bad ones and i seem to forget the bad ones alot faster. I woke up this morning and felt like i was still up in Redding in my greeny area. I can't believe i've been out this long. Crazy. There are so many crazies out here. It is so funny. The is this crazy tricycle lady that always rides her bike around our block and you really do have to see it. it is just nuts. Also we were out in live oak last night just going around to the parks and OYMing people and we came to these kids about my age and they were just in awe of when i told them that i do this out of service and don't get paid or anything and actually we're going to start teaching them. It just made me appreciate what i'm doing so much. I love it. Well my time is up thank you all so much for writing me and have an awesome week.
Peace love and happiness (eternally)
Elder B.

Well, i'm off to save the day

Family!
How are you? The work is going well and the comp is cool. There are so many things goin on. Right now we are trying to get one of our investigators to marry her boyfriend that she lives with so she and him can get baptized. We'll see how that goes... We're trying to get Baylea to set a date for baptism and i believe that she will this week. We took some members on a chapel tour the other day and it was so powerful. I can't believe how much missionary fire is instilled in these people when they come on this chapel tour. They really dont understand how much they have until they take a step back and look at it. The ward is going nuts for missionary work which helps so much. I cannot begin to express the importance of members in missionary work. Like Elder Bednar was talking about... Us full-time missionaries are here to help the ward with its work. Not the other way around. I feel so drained at the end of the day and yet i find it easier to do more work everyday. Reliance on the Lord is the understatement of the century. I cannot do this alone. I've come to the realization of how small i am and how much the Lord can do for me. I love the work... It's worth it always. That's pretty much the goings on over here. That signed federer picture is sweet! How could no one bid on it? Crazy. I hope the meeting with Cal goes well. Happy fathers day! I'm sorry i didn't get a letter off in time to meet you at fathers day but You and i both know how much i love and appreciate you right. To matt too it's your first fathers day. Neato. Well i'm off to save the day. I love you all and am happy to hear from you.
Peace homies.

Much Love, Elder B.

Family!
How's it hangin'? It's transfer day tomorrow and i'm stayin here. Elder parks is goin to redding where i was born. My new comp is Elder Glad and from what i hear he's quite an interesting guy if you know what i mean. The work is going well... There are alot of things happening in gridley and i'm excited for this next transfer. Of course the town is getting smaller. I've tracted alot of the streets in gridley and i'll have to start the cycle over. We've kind of started a new program in our ward to spark missionary work within the members. The work is a heck of alot easier when the members are involved. It creates a support system that you cannot get any other way. I spoke in sacrament meeting yesterday about living worthy to have the spirit with us. It went very well. I received the treat package. Thank you so much. We also went to the temple on friday. It was so amazing. As i sat in the celestial room i started to think of how awesome it is going to be to have our family for eternity. I miss going to the temple with you all. That will be fun when i get back. We should even go to a session when you come pick me up down at Sac. Oh get this! If Alexis moves to Folsom and is in Folsom 1st ward, I could potentially serve in her ward. That would be nuts. Anywho I love you all and it is good to hear from you. Sometimes all it takes is the words of the fam to boost you back up again. Thank you all for all that you do and enjoy your week. Peace homies.
Much Love, Elder B.

You're tizight!

Hey Fam,
What's crackin'? The work is same as usual. We're trying to find and progress our investigators. The highlight of my week happened yesterday. There was this little baby girl (after church) that started crying hysterically. We were getting our dinners for the week when her father came and asked us to help him give her a blessing. He said that it is probably her arm because she was holding it carefully. When i placed a drop of oil on her head and started the prayer for the annointing she immediately stopped crying and gave into the spirit that entered the room. She knew what we were doing for her and she's like a year old. It made me think of how blessed we are to have the priesthood authority here. We can command the elements to change on word of mouth according to God's will. What a blessing that is. I was listening to a talk on my ipod last night by Elder Cowley. (member of the 12 back in 1953) He was talking about miracles. He talked about some blessings that he had given for the admistration of the sick. The priesthood authority given us defies all the laws of man. A specific experience that he gave was when a family had a 5 year old boy that was born blind deaf and dumb and asked elder cowley to give him a blessing and he fasted for a while and then gave the blessing to the child and was prompted to heal him of everything. A few months later the boy had received sight and sound and speach. How miraculous is this gift given us. And to trust 12 year olds with that gift is beyond my comprehension of trust. Anywho I received the package with shoes and stuff. Thank you so much. I pray nightly in gratitude towards how blessed i am to have a family like you. you're tizight. Colton Baines got his call to Puerto rico. he's excited out of his mind! And i'm excited for him. Here are a couple pics of the joys of the mission field. I love you all and hope that you guys don't grow up to fast for me. Alexis is a mom. Ky's gonna be a deacon. You two are grandparents. What happened? haha Laters