El Vida Misional

Dear Family,

How is everyone doing? I am so glad to hear that Stake Conference went so good for all of you and that it will was such a great spiritual experience for you all! I am so blessed to have a family so spiritually in tune and is willing to live and love the gospel! 

Dad, how is work going? I hope it is going better for ya and those problems have been resolved and you guys are back to working good with one another! I am really sorry that happened, that is always rough but don`t give up keep pushing forward with a steadfastness in Christ and it will get better, I promise it will!! 

G-Ray my man!! Congrats on the game of a life time last week!! That is freaking awesome bro, you make me so proud to be your older brother, keep it up bro and tearing up the court!! 

The same goes for those Smuin boys, sounds like you guys are the force to be reckened with out there is Roy!! Keep it up boys and know that I am out here supporting and cheering ya on!! 

Tell Liam the Chinese thing is so cool! There is a kid here who arrived a month ago who did that but with Spanish and he is already way ahead of the game than I am! So that will help him so freaking much!!!!! 

I am so glad to hear the Grandparents on the Hill are doing good!! Tell them I said hello, and that I can`t wait to see the man cave when I get back!!! 

Thanks mom for the hearts each day! Those always make my day when I pull one out to put on my wall above my desk!! 

So this week has been a roller coaster for us, some days are insanely good, others are so bad it makes the mission life difficult! But I guess thats the mission life and I am loving every minute of it, even the bad times!! I had a crazy cool experience though, that I would like to share with you guys. So about a week and ahalf ago, there was a old gentleman who called us over to talk and asked what we were doing so we explained, and he was pretty sick, so we asked if we could come back in a few days when we had some time and he agreed. So we went back and he was even worse off, He could barely talk, walk or even breathe, we were thinking he was on his death bed. So we offered to give him a Priesthood blessing and we gave him the blessing and then went on our way. We went back a few days later to check on him and this time no one answered so we kinda of thought he had past on to the better life. Two days ago we were walking in the street and we saw an old guy walking down the street and we were like no way!! So we walked up to talk to him and it was him!! He was walking with a cane but walking he could talk just fine and hear and function and everything!! It was absolutley incredible!!! I want to testify of the power of Priesthood, that every worthy 12 year old boy up can hold and act in the name of the Lord! That with faith and living the ordainces and commandments that we can perform miracles! That with great power always come great responsiblilty. That you should never take this for granted because it is truly a blessing to have this power to to help those in need of sickness or comfort that you can to perform miracles! I leave this with you in the name of Jesucristo. Amen. 

Well Family that is about it for me and we are working hard and have found three new families so I am so excited to get to help them prepare for bautism so they can recieve the blesses we have to live with one another for an eternity!! 

I love you all so much especially you mom to the moon and back and then some!!! 

Take care and have a great week! 

Con mucho Amor!

Su hijo, Amigo, jungle missionary,

Elder Leatherow

I was once again able to chat with this cute elder for about 3 mintues but I LOVE those 3 minutes and yep he had me in tears!

Wes:  How are you doing? Still sick??

Mom:I am doing good finally feeling whole again.  I am hanging in there ~ you know good days and bad days but some AWESOME days too.

How are you?

Wes: Okay good! I am glad hang in there I know you can do it, you are my mom you can do anything your SUPER MOM!!!!!!!!!

Mom: Super mom?  That is a tall order my man.    But I sure try.

Wes:  I only speak the truth! I can`t lie its agianst the mission code and law, so it must be true if it comes out of my mouth!!!

Well mom I love you like crazy and miss you so much, but time is flying and I will be home before you know it, have a great day and tell everyone at the bank I said hello, and I will be into visit real soon!!! I love ya mom!!!