Email rec'd 2-13-2012

good afternoon!

well my week was actually pretty slow. we had two baptisms planed for this friday but apparently one of them didn't pass his interview..... it sucks too cause he's a really cool guy but now he's way bummed and doesnt know if he wants to do it. pray for him and the other one their names are jarold and cindy.

that's great that she made the team!!!!!!!!

yeah she was playing varsity as a freshman!!!!(talking about one of his friends sister that plays Varsity @ Basha) shes way good. and yeah i knew about tony from jen and josh. they tell me whats up with everyone. since the other guys dont write..... ha. anyways.

wow that lunch looks legit!!!! but thats not what we eat everyday. hahaha just beans rice and maybe the fried bananas. and chicken hahaha and oil... lots of oil. but yeah pupusas are from el slavador and they are freaking good when they are done the right way. when we get back ill have to go with you and try it all out. and no explanation needed. i could tell whose mom was whose from the picture hahaha. i love those kids. i haven't seen pace in forever though almost like a year. i see ward like every day hahaha.

but yeah nothing new here. go check my bank cause i had to buy shoes they costed me like 48 bucks so please check. i told you last week.... alright mom i love you so much""" i hope you have a great week!!!!

elder galvan

Email & pictures rec'd 2-6-2012

haha

sweet pictures of cj!!!!! she looks awesome!!! and the form on her lay up has gotten a lot better!!!! everything here is good and really hot. it sounds like the new ward is the old ward hahaha. but i like that it should be pretty cool!!! but then again dad says you might move again.... so who knows .

ok so as for the pictures here we go. there are like 2 of a baptism we had on saturday of a little dude named uriel. then 2 families that live in san marcos that i said good bye to. then me and my old comp elder tax and me cooking french toast for a lady here in managua this morning haha.

so yeah everything here is going gucci. me and my comp are gettng a long great his name is elder jimenez and he leaves in march haha so yet again ill be gettting another companion. but yeah other than that everything is good. hey i need you to put maybe some extra money in my account cause i need to buy some church shoes.... yeah cause im on my last pair and the soles are alrady donski ha. so im gnna need to buy them. luckily we have 2 malls here so il just buy them here. and maybe if you oculd just send one last small package with razores, lots more hair gel to last me till the end., and body wash to last me.... that would be awesome cause im out hahaha. ok mom i love you so much i hope you have a great week!!

elder galvan

Email rec'd 1-30-2012

wellll.......

yes im back in managua but impretty much in the beverly hills of nicaragua!!!!!!! my area is so sweet!!!!!!!!!! all the members love us and the zone is kinda suckin but were gonna turn it around here in february. my comp is elder jimenez from guate and he goes home in march so i will be killing him haha that means ill be his last comp. this is the second time ive killed in the mission. my second kill. haha hes a good kid hes really focused and not trunky at all.

and im not mad at all. i was sad but not anymore cause i love it here i actaully kinda wanted to come back to managua. sorry i didnt tell you about the apostle i thought i did? but yeah it was a great conference. he talked a lot about knowing the people and getting to know their problems before teaching. but it was good. hows everything going over there?? any news that i should know about?? nothin much doing here i have pictures to send but next week cause i forgot my cable haha. i love you mom have a great week

elder galvan

Email & picture rec'd 1-23-2012

Good Afternoon

well all is well here. i still dont know if i have changes i wont know till tomorrow so next week you will know. but yeah everything is good. the picture i sent is obviously of me and blake haha. only 1 sorry we talked alot. he's doing good i love that kid so much i missed him alot i had like 19 months not seeing him!!! its gonna be crazy to see you guys in 8.... but yeah. today has been a crappy pday sorry if i sound like bummed but i dont want to leave my area.....

i hate changes. thats really cool that you guys are going to go lunch!!!!! hahaha finally after 16 months!!!! yeah elder wards little bro is gonna be leavin soon too thats crazy. hook kenz up with him hahaha i trust Trevor he's a good kid so im sure his little brother is too. yeah dad told me about the calling hahaha im sure you are very happy to have him there!!!! that will be a good experience for him!!! i love you guys so much!!! ill let you know next week where i am

elder galvan

Email rec'd 1-16-2012

This is one of those books that you can record your voice reading, so Val & the girls & i each read a page, than I had some of our friends record a page. (it was hard logistically getting to everyone- that I wanted to record a page--)I am so grateful that I have good friends that know how much it meant to me for my son to have this. I knew that he would recognize the voices that have helped him along the way in his journey to go on a mission, to decide to go---(LeAnn) and those who have been friends from the time he was ordained a deacon- teacher-priest & Elder & who have shared every ordination and been there along this amazing journey as he has grown into this fine young missionary (amy). I am also glad he didn't think it was corny.
Here he is with his t-shirt his dad got him. the glasses & beanie- ?
WHHHAAAATTTTT!!!!!!!!

THAT WAS THE MOST TRUNKYIESTNESS one could ever recieve in a box hahaha. that whole snoopys christmas thing was awesome!!!!!!!! dont let the women know this but i teared up ha..... and my comp laughed when dad said ¨crizzowd¨ even though he didnt know what it meant hahahahahaha. and the clothes too!!! freak guys that was really cool i love you guys so much. tell everybody that was included in the book that i love them and that i really appreciate the time they took to make that!!! ill try and do something cool for them.

i also got a package from the young womens and i still havnt gotten the one from the mcbeths.... or from leanne. but il be on the lookout. hey what does the christmas card look like??? you didnt send any pictures!!!! i cant believe that another month is almost over. we had another zl consejo today.... it was actually really good president is really happy right now with all the zls cause weve been doing alot better and the zones are picking it up. but he also threw in there that here soon they might be ¨changing assignments¨for some zls that already have a ton of time as zls. i would basically be part of that group.. which sucks cause time wise im not the oldest by any means, practically the youngest. but i have more time as a zl so we'll see. i dont want to go though i love it here. i really hope they dont change me. hahahaha

i look like a man?? well wait till i get home and grow out the neck beard then ill be like a superman right??? hahahaha nahh bromas. anyways i love you guys so much your the best that book was so awesome and clever and unique. your the best mom i love you!!!!! have a great week

elder galvan

Email rec'd 1-9-2012

good afternoon

yeah this month is going by pretty fast. i just cant wait to get to the 18th cause theres an apostle coming to speak to both missions!!!!!!!!! yep!!!!! mine and blakes dreams are coming true hahahaha were gonna finally get to see eachother!!!!!

anyways, thats awesome that cj is doing good!!! shell be fun to watch next season when i get back!! when do they get done?? and basketball tricks?? hahaha cool i guess. dang i hope that if they split you guys that at least they split the hot ones into your ward hahahahaha. ill pray hard..... yeah not much doing this week. we have changes coming up agian in 2 weeks so who knows. im pretty sure ill be outty but i dont want to leave. weve made the ward a lot better here and everything is starting to turn around. but i already have like 4 and half months here. i really want to stay though,its the only area where i can say that i really want to stay another change.

thats great you guys are reading the scrips but make sure your not just reading,,, make sure your studying the scriptures. you guys should check out the liahone for this month its awesome theres a talk in there that idk what its called in english maybe something like keep your sights above, or always look up or something like that haha. but read it its great. well i love you guys so much!!!! have a great week

elder galvan

Email & pictures rec'd 1-2-2012

ok

so there were all the pictues i have from new years.i hope you enjoyed them as much as i enjoyed takin them hahaha. new years was pretty fun. but next new years will be better!!!!!!!!! yeah i cant wait to be able to relax for a little before working and going to school. . im glad that you will all be studying the scriptures this year before i get back, i hope that we can have a lot of spiritual experiences when i get back in a home full of the spirit. it's very rare here. hah. i really do love what i am doing but i will be ever ready in 9 monhts haha. i cant wait to see you all this year!! YA ME VOY!!!! hahah. well i dont have much time cause of the pictures and all but i love you mom!! i hope you have a good week and that you can all start this year off great!!!!!!! i love you mom

elder galvan

New mission shirts.
YAY!!!!!! Val got his other package with the other shoe!!!!!!!!! So now he can be steezy with 2 shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is the doll burning. You can see the doll in it's original form-- at the bottom of the page.
Val & Elder Valdez from Guatemala
Elder Ewell from Utah
Val & Elder Ewell
Elder Valdez, Elder Tax (val's companion), Val & Elder Ewell
This is the table of bomb's that Val said they blew up
Elder Valdez & Val with the "doll" they burned. I guess it is tradition in Nicaragua. YIKES