Email rec'd 1-24-2011

Val & his "elder bud's" from the MTC at zone conference -- he is so handsome--- can you tell I am a proud missionary mom????

Crazy kid, messin around. "hasn't lost his sense of humor"

Dad,
haha whats going on? I freakin predicted that the packers would go tell shawn about that hahahahahahahahahahaaha anyways i really hope the steelers dont win cause moms next email will be about that hahaha but yeah im sure your just lovin all your new stuff huh!!!!!! hahaha a 75?? nice job!!! haha i was just thinking about that video the other day and how we used to watch it all the time. yeah i am really happy we have so much fun and work really hard .we are actually teaching griceldas (recent convert) mom and her little sister who didnt want to listen to us before but now were teaching them and they have baptismal dates for the 5th of feb and we have a family lined up for this weekend so hopefully that works out, i cant believe HEath is coming home already i swear it feels like yesterday i was at his house watching his girlfriend cry her eyes out when he got set apart hahahahaha classic but yeah thats nuts and im almost done with my 4th month already haha crazy huh, i gave kenz a rough time hahaha thats so classic that--that happened hahahahahahahahaa i told her she shouldve just slammed the dog then collected insurance and got a new whip hahahahahaaha shamu.... hahah i bet that things about to die hahaha i told her shes gonna have that forever when i come back and get your truck;) anyways hope all is well!! love you guys

elder galvan

Email rec'd 1-17-2011

Val & his new companion "elder ward" from Utah.

Zucaritas--they're GRRRREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yo mom!!!!

how is everything going down there!!! my typing and english sucks right now hahaha sorry but things are going so great right now as you can tell by the pictures i have a new comp and yes hes white!!!!!!!! holy crap right????? that like never happens!!! haha its so sick and his name is Elder Ward hes from Utah and things are just awesome right now were working so hard and we get along like its really a blessing haha anyways thats who is in the pics with me. Things are freaking awesome right now were in the most dangerous part of the mission as 2 white boys but were lovin it! how is nixon doing? i actually kinda miss him.... anyways im almost out of time but i love you guys!!!!

oh and if you could put some things of peanut butter with plastic spoons in my next package thatd be great haha i need some PB.... hahaha the other day it was night and there was some kind of party and they were playing some pit bull song and when we walked past we started like grooving to the music while we walked... of course i would haha but then all the girls go öoooohhhhhh¨ and were like uuuhhhh go to church at 10 tomorrow in las palmas and just ran away hahahahaha it was great thats my story for the week love you guys!

elder galvan

Email rec'd 1-10-2011

thats so crazy that you almost go a hole in one!!! i dont know if id believe that but memah said it was true haha. oh freak you guys might move!! thats crazy i thought wed be in that house for a while ha. anyways whatever you do just include the lord in it and you'll know what to do. and dont worry about me haha the way things are going now ill be accustomed to sleeping on a hammock in the back yard hahaha. yeah sorry i couldnt label any of the pictures i didn't have any time crap my typing and english sucks hahaha. that picture with me and e dubs and the other dude he is elder dimond from idaho he's my boy from our zone and all those pics were at this place called >Tiscapa in the city and its a lagoon but we were at the top of the hill. and the others were at the bishops house for new years and then theres one with me and e dubs and my zone leader elder thorp and then the other is with my musa (flirt) we all call her Tia haha she does the food for the elders in las palmas but everytime im there shes a musa hahaha but yeah that was a fun night. yeah i talk to D money every week and i know hes been feelin down just like my first few in the mtc but he'll love it he just needs to focus on learning thats what really helped me to relax and to realize that its not about me. but hes going to do good he just needs a little time to adjust. and thanks for the picture of my bros!!! i miss all those guys especially dad haha but yeah send some more pictures please!! i love you oh and my package is here i just havent gotten it yet but will soon. thank you for everything i love you!!!

elder galvan

Pictures Received 1-3-2011

Proud mama!!!!! haha. Is it good to see your son with a big machete'?? oh well at least he is using it to open food.

Is it me or if you look real closely, do is look like this roach has a blind fold on? Or some of those cool "old guy" shades. hahaha. Val is now sending me some all kinda crazy pictures of bugs and gross stuff. So, this is the ugly roach. I am leaving the dead rat w/magget's out of the blog. You're welcome!!

Nice----- yummy desserts!!!

A nice Turkey dinner prepared by Bishop & family at his restaurant.

The "boys"

sight seeing in Las Palmas-

Elder Weight, Elder Galvan & Elder ? I think in front of Lake Nicaragua ? I will have to ask. They got to go to Las Palmas to spend New Years Eve.

Email rec'd 1-3-2011

Yeah i cant believe that another year has passed already holy crap ill be home next year... haha crazy though huh. thats cool you guys got to do that stuff. i spent my new years in las palmas with e dubs and we just chilled out and watched all the drunk people do their thing. we got to eat at the bishops house again which was nice they made us turkey and ham and had all kinds of sweets for us i have tons of pictures to send you of that.
I will definately keep alex in my prayers and for sure its hard for leanne its her last to go!!!! holy crap haha. i love them so much!!

i dont really have many thoughts on fasting especially cause i only have like 15 minutes left on here haha. its important because its a sacrafice and when we make sacrafices for god he blesses us and gives us specific revelation on things were looking for in life. if you read about the sons of mosiah in alma i believe it talks about how they fasted and prayed for many days and were able to recieve revelation and the power to preach the gospel with tremedous power. i dont really have much else for that haha. Fasting: just do it alright. thats my quote for your class. haha

thank you for your testimony im very greatful that you shared that with me. i have a huge testimony about the love of god. the other night we were waiting for a bus and this dude comes up drunk off his A and is asking us questions like where are you going and stuff like that amd of course my comp tells him and hes like oh yeah im going there too! i was like oh crap... then at that moment i prayed to myself please get us out of this situation. then right then a white van pulled up and this dude and his wife were like where you elders going ans so we hopped in the van and the guy took off and took us to our house, turns out he was a less active member..... how crazy is that.... yeah hahah it was nuts to realize that God literally sent us an angel in a white van, the cool thing was too i think he needed to be there to help us so that we could help him and his wife come back to church. it was crazy. gricelda bore her testimony in sacrament this week!! it was so cool it was like shed been a member her whole life then after that they gave her a calling as a teacher!!! so stoked for her!! i have yet to receive your package yet but im sure its waiting for me. ill probably get it next week hopefully. alright well i hope all is well for all of you. i love you mom!!

elder galvan

Email rec'd 12-27-10 & pictures

This was at their Bishop's restaurant & they had a nice Christmas dinner for the elder's.

Some elders in Val's zone that work in the office. (they look a little silly)

Val's mission president & his family at the Christmas program.

The rat in the sink...the fly (is that a fly-- it is huge ) in the laundry...hmmmm what will they find next??? I dont know?

Val, Elder Burgos & Bishop Solarzano & his family. His daughter just received her mission call & will be soon serving in the Mesa, AZ Temple. Val said she will be arriving in Mesa some time in March.

Gift exchange with the elders, Val received some 1980's Christmas lights & a milky way bar.

Elder Galvan, Gricelda & Elder Burgos on Gricelda's baptism day. She was baptized on Christmas Day.

Mother,

it was really great to talk to you guys too! it honestly just felt like old times just having a normal conversation it was great. thats crazy that they all got released! i thought theyd be in there forever haha. how is trent doing? speaking of trent how is troy doing? yeah thatd be great if you could send those pictures whenever itd be cool to see nixon hahahaha i miss that little dude especially cause all the dogs here are all nasty and on the streets and stuff. hes like the rich white boy compared to all these hood dogs. thats crazy that dalton is leaving this week i cant believe it!! im proud of him though he'll have a good time. for my box i need those things and that neutrogena shave lotion i use dad knows what it is. i need vitamins, and thats all i can think of now. yeah go ahead and hold off on the memory card please. also, my bishop who you will see later and his family, had us over for dinner christmas eve and his daughter is going on her mission to the mesa temple she leaves in january for the mtc so im assuming she will arrive to mesa in march sometime but when you go to the temple in that time look for a Hermana or Sister Solorzano or ask for her and take her a bag of goodies or something that a girl would like haha shes kind of nervous to go down there so i told bishop and his wife that i would have you guys do something like that for her to make her feel more comforted. well i dont really have much to talk about haha nothing has happend since when i talked to you last. ill send some pictures in a bit. i love you mom!! thank you so much for everything you have done for me.

elder galvan

Email rec'd 12-20-10 & pictures

This couple was a contact that Val got to baptize this past week & these are their children. They had to get married before they could get baptized-- which is understandable, right. The funny, cute- interesting thing is that Val paid for the Marriage Certificate/Liscense? Maybe the cake too? I don't know. Sweet though, I think. Look how sweet their kids are & happy too!!!!

Elder Galvan & couple that he baptised, their childred & his companion.

Baptismal Font at their building. Maybe a thumbs up, that water is ready to go--

*Elder Galvan- i am assuming he is just "hangin" at the church in this picture.

Mother,

first off thank you for the package and i hope that i actually get it hahahaha. thats crazy about landon hes gonna have a ton of fun there. thats cool about Kyle too hopefully i dont lose that much weight hahaha things here have gotten way better. but yeah i was thinking about home a lot this week. especially cause of all the christmas stuff we do as missionaries but its been pretty hard hahaha but i know things are going to go way fast. ok so today i need you to call this number, the 001 i think is for out of the country im not sure but the rest is the number to the house where i live. call when you get this and hopefully if it works some spanish speaking lady will answer or girl. say yo estoy buscando por Elder Galvan en la mission sur del nicaragau and she should hopefully say something back with my name in it and when i get home ill ask if she got a call so do it like right when you read this and keep trying please. if not, espect a call from me at like 10 on friday the 24th, 10 am here idk what it will be there. but if it does work call this number at 10 am on the 24th please!! and thats 10 am here idk what it will be for you but yep! so if i dont find out then ill probably email you sometime before friday and then call friday. well i really hope you all had a great week and have a great christmas!! i love you mom

elder galvan