HOLA!
I hope everyone is doing well. The MTC is a blast and coming up soon will be a blast in the past:)
You heard me everyone! I got my travel plans and I'm leaving November 3 at 4 am in the morning:)
I leave Salt Lake at 715 to Chicago at 1125am
then from Chig at 1235pm to Miami at 430pm
then from Miami at 835pm to Sao Paulo Brazil at 655am
Sao Paulo at 910am to ASUNCION PARAGUAY at 1010!!!!!
So...I don't know when I'll call yet, but I will let you know. Tell me the times you will ALL be home and when is best for you!
QUICK SHOUT OUT...
Grandma Carpenter thank you so much for the temple names you gave me. I have completed them all this morning in our endowment sesh which was so awesome. I love you!
ok... I got your package family! I loved the Holy Ghosts and I talked to Jake and Collin haha. They got theirs too... they loved it! All my friends love you Family. They mention you all the time whether its here or in a letter haha you rock!
The license picture was so funny hahahhaa tell me what you think haha and thanks for sending that tie. I wore it yesterday and got about 20 comments throughout the day on how much they loved it including Branch President Bradly haha!
Pres Bradly was the mission pres for Paraguay Asuncion South Mission. He is a stud. He knows Sean Charleston, by the way, haha tell them about it.
He knows a little Guarani and said we would def learn it in our missions in the north. He is so cool I wish you could meet him. He has such a strong testimoney as do all our leaders here in our branch presidency, Bro Smith and Bro Anderson. They are so awesome too! I love them. Bro Smith was Pres in a Phillapeans mission and Anderson used to teach at BYU he is really old haha kinda reminds me of a turtle:)
Something Bro Anderson taught us is the importance of reading the Book of Mormon .... when we are young he said if your children get in the habit they will be easier to raise as teenagers and they will learn to love the Book of Mormon... so I challenge all to read this book. It is true. I recieve conformation of this at least once every week ..... ask our Heavenly Father if it is true, we are taught to ask throughout our lives constantly. I promise you pray then study and you will know ... you cant fake it though you have to read it "faith without works is dead" I love the Book of Mormon and try to study it every personal study time which is twice a day almost;)
ok... so Elder Scott came this last Tuesday:). It was awesome. I still remember meeting him at grandpas and how he lifted me up... very cool!
Anyways though... he taught the importance of keeping a spiritual journal for writing inspiration from the spirit down in... we have all heard that before and it is very important.
This last week, after his talk, I was praying one of the most sincere prayers I have ever offered and I recieved direction and answers to my specific questions( which I ask all the time) . I decided to get off the top bunk in the dark and write down the revelation.. it prolly bugged my comps that I got out of bed... but I don't care. I was listening to the spirit. I wrote them down in the hall way. It was so awesome. This is important but anyways just try to do that ...
He gave such a strong testimony at the end of his talk he said ... "I know that Jesus Christ lives! The keys which I hold allow me to Know this, not hope, not wish, I KNOW , he leads and guides this church..."
Sorry I don't have anytime left ...
It was so awesome though. I loved it. He is such a great, loving apostle.
ok.. I am taking pictures of all the stuff today mom, so don't worry...I will get them to you soon;);)
ok songs I would like on my ipod if you can find them. "Brightly Beams our Father's Mercy" maybe a cover of the song and the motab version too.
I would like "This is the Christ". I love that song... of course mo tab version and maybe other versions too.
Lillies in the Field also mo tab and also "Come Thou Fount" diff versions same ol stuff.
"Truth and Light" it is on a seminary track so however you would find that...and also this song these boys sang this week was awesome ... " the song of the three witnesses" or something like that it may take some searching, but try hard haha. It is awesome also.
I need a plug for the wall for my ipod cuz the new camera charges diff than the last one.
I love you all. I'm going over on my time so I gotta go. I love you Zach Caden Cameron Brooke mom and dad. I pray for you everynight:) Peace... in the middle east baby!
Elder Starr, Elder Deschepper, Elder Carpenter
The Gospel will roll forth and fill the whole earth.
Elder Carpenter and Elder Smith :)
