Email received 4-16-2012

good afternoon mother!

well this is going to be short i dont have tons of time cause the power has gone out and i still have to send numbers!! hahah yeah i cant believe how fast time is flying either. i cant believe that b lake is going home in like 2 months..... he's gonna steel all my chicks!!!! im glad cj is doing good and i still cant believe that kenz is graduating..... and she doesnt have a date.? but she needs to go at least cause you cant not go to senior prom!!!!! yes i really loved the pictures you sent last week everyone looks so healthy and good and beautiful and i cant wait to get back and give everyone a big hug!!! hahahaha nixon..... yes i miss nixon alot actually i never thought id say it but yes i do!!! all the dogs here are freaking gross!!!!!! well i dont have pictures but il have tons for next week so i love you mom!!! have a great week!

elder galvan

Email & pictures rec'd 4-9-2012

If you look real close (ha ha) this is the "Every day i'm shuffel'n" shirt he is talking about in his email-- the dude is holding a book of mormon.
Not so sure I would "partake" in Sushi--- in Nicaragua. But, Val is probably pretty desperate for the taste of it at this point. :)
Baptism this week. I love this kid!!!
good afternoon mother!!!

well this week has gone by so freaking fast!!!!!!! yes my easter was pretty good. we actually had a baptism on friday! yep she got baptized on the 6th of april theres alot of history behind that date look into it if you dont already know!

hahah i was just thinking the other day about dads roasts on sundays!!!!!!! aaaaaahhhhh!!!!! i cant believe that the girls have grown way up. is that ally and cj??? haha. yeah i was actually thinking about san diego as well..... i love it there. but im gonna have to get home and get burnt before i go to san diego all white!

well as far as doctors appointments id say just a cleaning and a check up for my ankle. that will be fine. as i said we had another baptism on friday and her name is madely and its actually been really cool cause now were teaching her whole family!!!!!!! and youll never guess who i ran into today at the distribution center.. my recent convert gricelda from boer!!!!! she already went through the termple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whaaatttt haha i hadnt seen her in over a year i was so happy to see her!!!!!!!!!! so that was really cool.

me and my comp ate sushi today hahaha we found this place in our area and it was actually pretty good and really cheap!!!!!! well thats about it for me! i love you mom i hope you have a good week. there are pictures of my baptism and the sushi and some shirts we made for the zone. they are like the EVERY DAY IM SHUFFLIN shirts but the dude has a book of mormon in his hand hahahahah. i thought it was a good idea and it came out great. well i love you mom have a great week

elder galvan

Email & pictures rec'd 4-2-2012

We love this picture of our boy!!!!

This photo is taken in an underground prison in Masaya. Val served there a few months ago & he & his companion went to this prison before. They had another mission activity this past week and went to Masaya as a mission. So I guess, they went & toured this prison again. Some of the pictures are pretty cool that Val sent, but I can't post them because the language grafiti'd on the walls.

I guess this picture is for us to figure out. Big Val says it means reunion point. It looks to me like Val is waiting for a girl? hmmmmmm.

Val & His mission companion

Happy April foools!!!

haha yeah only 6 more! im trying really hard to not be trunky though. yes i agree that conference was freaking awesome!!!!!!!! i loved every minute of every one of the 5 sessions!!!!! i hope you watched all the sessions on saturday too! cause if you not you missed out!

thats cool that you are gonna go with them again im sure they are really cool cause their sons are awesome! yeah i cannot believe that mackenzie is graduating!!!! what are you guys going to do for her?? hopefuly something cool she disserves it alot more than i did haha.

physical therapy....? haha thats new haha. umm im prettty sure ill have to get it checked out when i get home cause its still messed up. i can walk and run fine but its still inflamed hahah. well as far as me everything is going well although iam reaaaaaallllly burnt hahaha. we went and had another mission activity in masaya. so i got tons of sun haha. im gonna come black lookin like a domino. white and black. hah. but yeah il send some pics of that but other that nothing new just working hard!!!! i love you mom!

elder galvan

Email & pictures rec'd 3-26-2012

Elder Ward , Elder Galvan & Elder Ward-- Gilbert AZ Boys-- All serving in Nicaragua-- how cool is it that these boys didn't know each other before their missions- but now they will be life long friends-- and they all 3 live in the same city at home. I am glad I had the opportunity to go to lunch with their mothers- both are very sweet & amazing women! I hope to get to know better!
"Mission Activity" in Granada-- Val explains it all in his email.
Elder Muzo & Elder Merida, a couple of Latin Elders & Val.
This is their mission president ( i believe-) putting on baptismal clothes for a workshop that Val & his companion put on. Their mission president was part of the workshop. Val said they threw water on him--
Val's current companion. He is from Costa Rica- Look how handsome my boy is.
Elder Weight (e-dubs) from Utah- Val's mtc companion. It is so cool that they are getting to see each other in Nicaragua- even though they are not serving in the exact same area right now.
Elder Ward , far left- just left of Elder Galvan is Elder Weight which was Val's companion in the MTC he is from Utah- he calls him E-dubs. On the right (our right) is Elder Ward (gilbert, az).

hey mom!!!

well this week was freeaaakiin awesome!!!!!!!!

yes i love my companion he is way awesome were working hard and having lots of fun but usually when this happens they take me out......... so lets hope i at least get one more change with him. im glad that cj was able to speak well i told her she would do good. ummm.....as far as a trip goes.... i dont know i guess it really doesnt matter we can go wherever. im just glad to tag along haha. my trip is the trip with dad when he comes here after that you guys can decide. theres a few cool spots here in nicaragua like granada and san juan del sur. we would just have to be real careful its not the safest countryin the world haha. but kenzie is brown so maybe wel get away with it hahaha.

well as far as my week it was great!!! our mission finished with 40 families baptized so prez was really happy and decided to have a mission activity in granada. im sending all the pics from that. theres pics of me with my ld mtc district, me elder ward and pace, me and e dubs, me and two other latin elders elder muzo and elder merida!!!!! and some others haha sorry i dont really have time to name them all. but yeah that was really cool and im super excited for april cause it means 3 things, more baptisms, confernce, and in may i get to call home my last time!!!!! and this conference is my last here in nicaragua....... but yeah. well i hope all is well there i love you guys!!! hey did you ever send that package??

elder galvan