Email & pictures rec'd 2-27-2012

So........ This is the email we get from Elder Galvan this week--- with photos-- with not alot of explanations???? YIKES--- I am assuming, he is o.k.

dont freak its alot better than it looks hahahaha it was just an accident i had in the middle of a pineapple farm. haha then we had to go to the doctor to get it checked so thats me dead on the bed hahahaha

This is Cindy-- Their baptism for that week! Doesn't she look so excited to become a member of our church?

Elder Ward --- far right

Thank you to the McBeth's for all the super awesome gifts!!!!!!
Good afternoon mother!!!

this weekend was awesome!!!!!! our zone dropped a bomb!!!!! we went form being the worst zone in the mission to being the best zone in the mission in 6 weeks!!!!!! next month should be better!!!!!!!! we had some baptisms fall in our area but we still ended up baptizing. i'll explain it in the voice recording and i'll send some pictures.

hey i say in the recording that i haven't gotten the mcbeths box but i just got it today in the morning after i made the recording!! it was a great package! i'll be sure to send them something really soon.

it sounds like stake conference went really well for you both!!! we have stake conference this week too so hopefully we can get a lot of investigators there. this week we had a special zl council with elder falabella who is a 70 and who is a complete stud! it was just us ZLs from the south mission. it was really special. alright well i say everything else in the voice recording so enjoy 'lll send some pics too!!!! i love you mom

elder galván

Email rec'd 2-20-2012

mother

well, this week was veeeeerrrryyy interesting in my zone. we had interviews with president which is something that happens every other change. 4 of my missionaries had emergency changes for being caballos and going to the mall without permission in pday clothes. but the good news is my zone has a huge baptism planned for this saturday like 14 people and were gonna do a zone baptism!!!! and a general authority is going to speak...we hope hahaha. oh and before the baptism we have a zl council with elder falabella who is the area 70... so i think its gonna be a huge macheti fest hahaha but im so excited for my zone cause this zone was the worst zone for the past 7 months but now we got them working hard and we should be the best zone this month and next month!!!!!!

freaking sweet uhuh!!!!!!!!

so you have like headgeear now??? hahaha or is it just like a mouth peace?? but dang i bet dad thinks thats hot hahahaha. but at least it helps right?? yeah the new shoes are good they are just some slip ons like the rockports i had. katy pritchard..... no doesnt ring any bells. but thats cool that heath is dating her... how long has it been? is she... THE ONE??????? freak im not gonna lie i think about marriage quite a bit haha. but only 7 months till i have to worry about that. yeah i never got a box from the mcbeths....... so tell them that i havent gotten it so they dont think im a chump and havent written them back hahaha,. but yeh everything is going good so pray for the zone please!!!! i hope you have a great week i love you mom!!

elder galvan

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