Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 10:59 AM
Hey guys!
So it’s been a pretty crazy week, lots of cool stuff, but lots of challenges.
I wont respond to everything for sake of time, but holy cow TROY COMES HOME THIS WEEK! I remember at the beginning of the mission thinking about how far away that seemed and here it is! John comes home soon too. So crazy, I’m so excited for them. Mom, thank you for sending my companion some of that stuff. I found out today that we don’t have transfers, so I’ll be here through Christmas. I’m happy about that. President is doing well, but he’s stressed, not too happy with the mission right now. With the temple and all we are hoping for a lot of success, but I feel like there are a lot of missionaries just chilling right now. There’s a foul stench of pride that is sitting over a lot of zones and it just doesn’t feel right. President’s wife is doing well too. I never see her because we’re in the outskirts of the mission, but she seems to be great! We have an investigator that is kind of struggling right now with whether or not he should be baptized. He’s receiving opposition from his family, but he is the most positive future Priesthood holder that we’ve taught here in Ayutla. It would be so powerful to see him set the example for his kids. His name is Jose. If you could please keep him in your prayers that would be wonderful.
We were on air last night and it went smoother than the first time. We talked about the restoration and don’t worry, we’ll be on again next Sunday at 6. It’s fun doing that, it’s a big radio station. The only feedback we’ve gotten was a phone call to the radio station from somebody that just yelled “Put the music back on!” Hahaha at least we know people hear us?
Haley! Your car! That’s unfortunate, but at least it wasn’t your fault! That sounds like a fun date idea. And I love to hear about all the stuff you’re doing in Stuco. I’m writing you a letter and I’ll get that to you ASAP.
Dad, “¡Que fuerza!” means “What strength!” haha. And I love what you shared about faith and character. There’s a talk from by Elder Scott from the October 2010 conference about the same thing and I think it’s my favorite talk of all time. It hit home at a really crucial time and it always gets me motivated to press forward.
I’m so sorry I forgot my camera! We had a change of plans today haha. We woke up at 5 to escort a bus to Ocos, the area of the district that’s right on the beach, so that we could pick up all the people there that are going to the temple open house today. And then we came to Malacatan to buy stuff for the thanksgiving feast on Thursday. The Turkey was 250 quetzales, that’s how much I spend on two weeks of food. It’s 13 pounds. But yeah, we weren’t expecting to do internet until later on and I was going to grab my camera. Next week! I have some good picshers.
The temple was so amazing! First of all, Quetzaltenango is outside of the mission boundaries, so we had permission to go only once. And what a beautiful city! Everything was so well organized. We went in a convoy of three buses, all full of members and nonmembers from our ward. I didn’t have a seat on the whole way through the mountains, but as we drove through Quetzaltenango, I crouched down to get a view of the temple as we approached. It’s set up on a hill and you can see it from all directions. The moment I saw it I got so excited, so happy. It looks so stoic and beautiful. It was a little chilly, kind of a foreign feeling, and very sunny. The temple was shining. As we pulled up we got off the bus and just stared for a few moments. Then we hiked up the hill to enter the temple grounds. It’s the most beautiful building I’ve seen in this country.
Being inside was such an amazing experience. There are so many details that are unique to Guatemala. It had almost a Mayan feel to it, it was so cool! I only wish we could have had more time inside. Even though it hasn’t yet been dedicated, the Spirit was present. We talked to a lot of the nonmembers afterwards and several of them said they felt something really special inside, a happy peaceful feeling.
When asked what they could feel inside, some people would reply, “nothing.” Others would say, oh well I’m a Christian. Or I’m Evangelico. “Yes, but Sister, what could you feel inside the Lord’s house?” I’m evangelica. It was very very frustrating. We’ve heard so much good and so much bad about the temple, it’s been very interesting. Lots of people explain to their friends that the “7 beasts below the baptismal font represent the 7 demons” and “The puppet on top of the temple is a representation of the devil.” But there was nobody protesting at the actual temple. But then the people who go explain that it was breathtaking and so much more impressive than they had expected. Many didn’t know how to explain it. It’s been such a special thing to be a part of.
Yesterday we had a stake conference, all of the stakes in Guatemala did. President Uchtdorf, Elder Holland, Sister Cook, and Elder Clarke addressed us all via satellite. It was way cool! They touched every principle that members here struggle with. Finances and economic difficulty, reading scriptures and daily prayer, the law of chastity, and humility. It was a powerful conference. Elder Holland started his talk in Spanish, he doesn’t speak Spanish very well and he admitted to it. It was really funny. So he then started to speak in English with an interpreter translating. At the end, the translator stopped and Elder Holland began again in Spanish. Despite his American accent, his Spanish was nearly flawless, his testimony was so powerful, and the Spirit was present, testifying of the gift of tongues. It truly was incredible.
I have a lot to do, a lot to improve on and it’s a wonder to me that God entrusts me with His work and glory. I feel humbled to know that I’m in His service, the service of a most loving Heavenly Father. How patient He must be to watch our mistakes and continue to let us struggle and grow as we attempt to help others find Him. I feel so weak, but so fully supported by His eternal love. It’s an indescribable feeling to be able to pray and ask if He’s really there, listening to me, one of His many, many children. And I know He is. Every time. What a blessing!
Thank you guys for everything. I’ll be thinking of you all during this Thanksgiving week. I miss you guys a lot and I’m so very thankful for everything you do for me. You guys really are the best. Brock, have a very happy birthday and have fun at home! Aubrey, you too! I love you guys a ton.
Hasta pronto, hasta ver,
Elder Austin Tyler
P.S. Tell Troy I am expecting a ten page long letter stat. :D
Monday, December 12, 2011
Doing missionary work via the local radio station
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 12:31 PM
Hola Familia,
Lots of stuff to tell! But I'll start by answering questions and
stuff. Mom, for Christmas, I think I could use some new socks. And
Elder Ramos doesn't hear much from his family, maybe some things for
him? Even letters, he understands a lot of English. I dunno,
something for him. And that was interesting what you said about
gratitude. There's a quote by President Monson that I love. It's
something like... To express gratitude is generous, to enact gratitude
is noble, and to live with gratitude forever in our hearts is to touch
heaven. I love that, but it's a hard thing to get the hang of.
Living here has helped me to be more grateful, but I just don't think
we'll ever be able to thank the Lord for all He's done. I think the
best way to show gratitude to God is to love Him. That will be fun to
have Brock and Aubrey visit! How long will they be out there?
Haley, Day of the Dead was pretty low key. We had a leadership
meeting in Reu, so I wasn't around to see much of it. But everyone
painted graves and decorated them with fancy flowers and stuff. The
cemetery (Or Necropolis as it's painted on the front gate haha) looks
cool now. I don't remember where I found that sheet music. Yes I am
still memorizing every day, but I don't do a different scripture every
day. I was doing that up until about two months ago and realized that
I could memorize a scripture really fast, but then I'd forget it by
the afternoon, so I'm trying to get things to stick better. So I'll
work on a scripture for about three days. It's hard.
I will certainly write you a letter. I get what you mean, you want to
do a lot, but your time and opportunities are passing by so quickly.
Keep in mind you have senior year still and you'll probably be able to
find some more time to focus on other things like music and art. But
keep in mind you don't have to learn piano and guitar in high school.
There is life after high school. I hope to take up the piano a little
more seriously after the mission. Although I wish I had stuck with it
more in high school, I didn't have time back then, but maybe I'll be
able to find time after. haha if not, I'll make time.
Dad, I think we'll be having a Thanksgiving celebration with another
zone. There's so much drama going on with that zone though it'll be
interesting. The mission gets really silly sometimes. I stay out of
it, but it's just annoying to hear comments about me made by mission
buddies that I hear through the grapevine.
Haha but Thanksgiving should be great, we got a turkey last year. I
think it falls on the day after transfers. Speaking of which, I think
I'll be staying here.
From what you said, it does sounds like 2012 will be the Year of the
Haley. Something I didn't really understand my senior year is that
after BYU accepted me, I didn't have to keep pushing myself so much.
I loved being involved and stuff, but senior year got a little tough.
I think it would have been more worthwhile to take a step back and
enjoy life a little more. That doesn't mean I should have been more
of a slacker, but rather more sleep and more time to breathe.
Brock, I wrote you a birthday letter and tried to send it this past
week, but the post office was closed every time I tried to send it.
So it probably won't get to you in time. But I'll try again today.
Hope all is well. I love you guys!
Okay, so last night we talked on the radio! It was awesome! It's a
big radio station that goes to parts of Mexico and it covers three or
four zones of the mission. We announced the temple open house, which
I will be attending tomorrow! We also talked about what the temple is
and explained a little bit about the restoration. You can listen to
me next Sunday at 6 p.m. on www.stereolaser967.com! It'll be in
Spanish, but we will be sharing a 20 minute message about the
restoration. Haha fun stuff!
So yeah, tomorrow is the temple open house, we're hoping to get about
50 referrals out of it. Should be an intense couple of months
starting this week.
Things are very intense in the mission. This was supposed to be the
month to reach our goal of 250, but we are very short right now.
President isn't to happy about that. Our district is really
struggling. Dumb stuff too, like contention in companionships and
laziness. Sure, we're an obedient bunch when it comes to rules, but
it needs to be backed up with hard work and love. It's hard to have
to motivate a district when the zone leaders are discouraged. It
makes for a gloomy and desperate attitude as the end of the month
approaches.
President came to do interviews on Tuesday. It was so great! It's
hard to live up to his expectations, but he loves us missionaries like
his own sons. I expressed feelings of inadequacy and he told me that
I wasn't sent here to change the world. He said he understands those
feelings, but we should never feel inadequate when we are called of
God. If we trust Him and do our best, there is no inadequacy. The
church is built one block at a time, and each missionary lives his
block on the area. He said I just need to make sure to place my block
in the right spot and make sure it's a steady block. At the end of
the interview he told me I am a great man and he's impressed by my
obedience, diligence, and humility (those are the things I feel like I
always need to improve). I am always striving to live up to his
expectations. And that's been a blessing that's helped me progress a
lot.
We did service again this week. We saw that our neighbors had a bunch
of wood dumped next to their house, ready to be chopped. We knocked
on their door. The daughter answered and we asked if they would like
us to come chop the wood the next day. She said, ummmm, one sec. She
went to get her mom. The mom saw us at the door and gave her daughter
a look like, What are you thinking, why did you answer the door to the
Mormons?!? We told the mom that we wanted to chop their firewood and
she sounded surprised, but she said sure. So we went the next
morning. We borrowed an axe from some lady. It was kind of funny,
people were coming out to watch us, kind of amazed that the
missionaries could do that kind of work. Then I broke the axe handle.
It was an awkward moment. The neighbors just kind of laughed and
muttered, dumb gringo. The kids were wide eyed and the teenage girls
just stared and whispered '¡Que fuerza!' haha. We repaired the axe
and got it back to the lady. I always break things here haha it's
kind of a thing I'm known for. I broke Elder Colindres' bed, I broke
a chair (and that chair fell back and broke a glass furniture piece),
a plunger, a plate, and now an axe. The other elders always remind me
of my clumsiness. hahaha oh gorsh.
Well that's all I have time for. Troy comes home soon!!! WHOA!
Thank you guys for everything, I love you all so much. Tell errbody I say hi!
Lots of love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Hola Familia,
Lots of stuff to tell! But I'll start by answering questions and
stuff. Mom, for Christmas, I think I could use some new socks. And
Elder Ramos doesn't hear much from his family, maybe some things for
him? Even letters, he understands a lot of English. I dunno,
something for him. And that was interesting what you said about
gratitude. There's a quote by President Monson that I love. It's
something like... To express gratitude is generous, to enact gratitude
is noble, and to live with gratitude forever in our hearts is to touch
heaven. I love that, but it's a hard thing to get the hang of.
Living here has helped me to be more grateful, but I just don't think
we'll ever be able to thank the Lord for all He's done. I think the
best way to show gratitude to God is to love Him. That will be fun to
have Brock and Aubrey visit! How long will they be out there?
Haley, Day of the Dead was pretty low key. We had a leadership
meeting in Reu, so I wasn't around to see much of it. But everyone
painted graves and decorated them with fancy flowers and stuff. The
cemetery (Or Necropolis as it's painted on the front gate haha) looks
cool now. I don't remember where I found that sheet music. Yes I am
still memorizing every day, but I don't do a different scripture every
day. I was doing that up until about two months ago and realized that
I could memorize a scripture really fast, but then I'd forget it by
the afternoon, so I'm trying to get things to stick better. So I'll
work on a scripture for about three days. It's hard.
I will certainly write you a letter. I get what you mean, you want to
do a lot, but your time and opportunities are passing by so quickly.
Keep in mind you have senior year still and you'll probably be able to
find some more time to focus on other things like music and art. But
keep in mind you don't have to learn piano and guitar in high school.
There is life after high school. I hope to take up the piano a little
more seriously after the mission. Although I wish I had stuck with it
more in high school, I didn't have time back then, but maybe I'll be
able to find time after. haha if not, I'll make time.
Dad, I think we'll be having a Thanksgiving celebration with another
zone. There's so much drama going on with that zone though it'll be
interesting. The mission gets really silly sometimes. I stay out of
it, but it's just annoying to hear comments about me made by mission
buddies that I hear through the grapevine.
Haha but Thanksgiving should be great, we got a turkey last year. I
think it falls on the day after transfers. Speaking of which, I think
I'll be staying here.
From what you said, it does sounds like 2012 will be the Year of the
Haley. Something I didn't really understand my senior year is that
after BYU accepted me, I didn't have to keep pushing myself so much.
I loved being involved and stuff, but senior year got a little tough.
I think it would have been more worthwhile to take a step back and
enjoy life a little more. That doesn't mean I should have been more
of a slacker, but rather more sleep and more time to breathe.
Brock, I wrote you a birthday letter and tried to send it this past
week, but the post office was closed every time I tried to send it.
So it probably won't get to you in time. But I'll try again today.
Hope all is well. I love you guys!
Okay, so last night we talked on the radio! It was awesome! It's a
big radio station that goes to parts of Mexico and it covers three or
four zones of the mission. We announced the temple open house, which
I will be attending tomorrow! We also talked about what the temple is
and explained a little bit about the restoration. You can listen to
me next Sunday at 6 p.m. on www.stereolaser967.com! It'll be in
Spanish, but we will be sharing a 20 minute message about the
restoration. Haha fun stuff!
So yeah, tomorrow is the temple open house, we're hoping to get about
50 referrals out of it. Should be an intense couple of months
starting this week.
Things are very intense in the mission. This was supposed to be the
month to reach our goal of 250, but we are very short right now.
President isn't to happy about that. Our district is really
struggling. Dumb stuff too, like contention in companionships and
laziness. Sure, we're an obedient bunch when it comes to rules, but
it needs to be backed up with hard work and love. It's hard to have
to motivate a district when the zone leaders are discouraged. It
makes for a gloomy and desperate attitude as the end of the month
approaches.
President came to do interviews on Tuesday. It was so great! It's
hard to live up to his expectations, but he loves us missionaries like
his own sons. I expressed feelings of inadequacy and he told me that
I wasn't sent here to change the world. He said he understands those
feelings, but we should never feel inadequate when we are called of
God. If we trust Him and do our best, there is no inadequacy. The
church is built one block at a time, and each missionary lives his
block on the area. He said I just need to make sure to place my block
in the right spot and make sure it's a steady block. At the end of
the interview he told me I am a great man and he's impressed by my
obedience, diligence, and humility (those are the things I feel like I
always need to improve). I am always striving to live up to his
expectations. And that's been a blessing that's helped me progress a
lot.
We did service again this week. We saw that our neighbors had a bunch
of wood dumped next to their house, ready to be chopped. We knocked
on their door. The daughter answered and we asked if they would like
us to come chop the wood the next day. She said, ummmm, one sec. She
went to get her mom. The mom saw us at the door and gave her daughter
a look like, What are you thinking, why did you answer the door to the
Mormons?!? We told the mom that we wanted to chop their firewood and
she sounded surprised, but she said sure. So we went the next
morning. We borrowed an axe from some lady. It was kind of funny,
people were coming out to watch us, kind of amazed that the
missionaries could do that kind of work. Then I broke the axe handle.
It was an awkward moment. The neighbors just kind of laughed and
muttered, dumb gringo. The kids were wide eyed and the teenage girls
just stared and whispered '¡Que fuerza!' haha. We repaired the axe
and got it back to the lady. I always break things here haha it's
kind of a thing I'm known for. I broke Elder Colindres' bed, I broke
a chair (and that chair fell back and broke a glass furniture piece),
a plunger, a plate, and now an axe. The other elders always remind me
of my clumsiness. hahaha oh gorsh.
Well that's all I have time for. Troy comes home soon!!! WHOA!
Thank you guys for everything, I love you all so much. Tell errbody I say hi!
Lots of love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Serving is such a wonderful thing
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 12:04 PM
Hey guys!
Dang, I have very little time to write. I'll try to get it all in.
There's a new rule that we can't write anyone outside of family and
President, just so people know. I got the Halloween box! Thank you
so much! The journal and notebooks are perfect and the treats were so
good! As far as Christmas, anything would be amazing. I think some
more deoderant, a thing of gold bond powder, disposable razors, and a
tie would be great. Mom, muffins or cake could be cooked in the
church I think, but they're tearing the church down this month to
rebuild it :/ so I dunno if that would work. Peanut butter would be
awesome!
Aubrey, thanks for the pictures and the comics! Those are great! And
I love the Halloween costumes and the wreath! So legit.
Haley, are you feeling better? Sounds like a lucky two days off with
no make up work. I'm proud of your political results haha! And swing
dancing, sounds like a crazy time! Everyone always told me that swing
dancing at the rio was way hard. We always stuck with salsa because
it was a little easier. You told me to check out Enos chapter 2, but
it only has one chapter hehehe
Dad, sounds like an interesting trip to Asia! The presidential suite
sounds sweet baha. I like your idea of switching out the photos with
your own haha! Interesting stuff about the whole word of wisdom deal
out there. Thanks for never hesitating on that front.
That was a very interesting article on Mitt Romney. Inspiring guy.
Good future president! As far as music, I can only listen to church
inspired music. That means Motab, EFY music, etc.
Brock, hang in there man. I love you and I know all of this stuff
will pass. Do whatever you can to stay safe. Please.
So this week was a little crazy. President held a multi zone
conference and it was quite a powerful one. He wasn't too pleased
with some things and really hammered down hard on it all. I'm
grateful for it too. Even though I'm not a disobedient missionary, he
covered so many things that I need to improve on. I felt like all of
my errors were exposed and hit hard. I realized how far I really am
from who and where I want to be. 2 Nephi 4 came to mind, 'Oh wretched
man that I am!'. I wonder how Nephi could have thought that about
himself. But as I was thinking about all my weaknesses and
transgressions I started to study and think about the Atonement and
the sacrament. What a blessing to be able to repent.
On Friday I went to Catarina on exchanges and we had some powerful
lessons. We showed up to one family's house and the husband was
drinking. So we put an appointment for 6:30 the next morning (we
really wanted to talk to him). We showed up and taught and testified
clearly and simply. We saw some progress in that family. It will be
so great when they baptize a family there! I know they can do it!
After that lesson we went to do some service for a single mother. She
lives in some foothills and we chopped firewood. I was with Elder
McMasters, a greenie, and he learned how to do it. We worked as hard
as we could for about an hour. The lady was so grateful. It breaks
my heart to see single moms like that who have to chop their own wood
and stuff. It's makes it easy to sacrifice for them. Elder
McMasters' hands were bleeding when we started to walk back. He's a
cool guy. Service is such a divine thing, I wish people would let us
serve more here. It's almost part of the culture to reject offers to
help. But we keep offering.
My times up, sorry I wasn't very efficient in using my internet time.
There's so much noise in the street. The presidential elections were
held yesterday and people are marching, honking, and throwing
fireworks in the street. So much noise! I feel like the grinch haha!
Well I love you guys and pray for you daily. Thank you for everything you do!
so much love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Hey guys!
Dang, I have very little time to write. I'll try to get it all in.
There's a new rule that we can't write anyone outside of family and
President, just so people know. I got the Halloween box! Thank you
so much! The journal and notebooks are perfect and the treats were so
good! As far as Christmas, anything would be amazing. I think some
more deoderant, a thing of gold bond powder, disposable razors, and a
tie would be great. Mom, muffins or cake could be cooked in the
church I think, but they're tearing the church down this month to
rebuild it :/ so I dunno if that would work. Peanut butter would be
awesome!
Aubrey, thanks for the pictures and the comics! Those are great! And
I love the Halloween costumes and the wreath! So legit.
Haley, are you feeling better? Sounds like a lucky two days off with
no make up work. I'm proud of your political results haha! And swing
dancing, sounds like a crazy time! Everyone always told me that swing
dancing at the rio was way hard. We always stuck with salsa because
it was a little easier. You told me to check out Enos chapter 2, but
it only has one chapter hehehe
Dad, sounds like an interesting trip to Asia! The presidential suite
sounds sweet baha. I like your idea of switching out the photos with
your own haha! Interesting stuff about the whole word of wisdom deal
out there. Thanks for never hesitating on that front.
That was a very interesting article on Mitt Romney. Inspiring guy.
Good future president! As far as music, I can only listen to church
inspired music. That means Motab, EFY music, etc.
Brock, hang in there man. I love you and I know all of this stuff
will pass. Do whatever you can to stay safe. Please.
So this week was a little crazy. President held a multi zone
conference and it was quite a powerful one. He wasn't too pleased
with some things and really hammered down hard on it all. I'm
grateful for it too. Even though I'm not a disobedient missionary, he
covered so many things that I need to improve on. I felt like all of
my errors were exposed and hit hard. I realized how far I really am
from who and where I want to be. 2 Nephi 4 came to mind, 'Oh wretched
man that I am!'. I wonder how Nephi could have thought that about
himself. But as I was thinking about all my weaknesses and
transgressions I started to study and think about the Atonement and
the sacrament. What a blessing to be able to repent.
On Friday I went to Catarina on exchanges and we had some powerful
lessons. We showed up to one family's house and the husband was
drinking. So we put an appointment for 6:30 the next morning (we
really wanted to talk to him). We showed up and taught and testified
clearly and simply. We saw some progress in that family. It will be
so great when they baptize a family there! I know they can do it!
After that lesson we went to do some service for a single mother. She
lives in some foothills and we chopped firewood. I was with Elder
McMasters, a greenie, and he learned how to do it. We worked as hard
as we could for about an hour. The lady was so grateful. It breaks
my heart to see single moms like that who have to chop their own wood
and stuff. It's makes it easy to sacrifice for them. Elder
McMasters' hands were bleeding when we started to walk back. He's a
cool guy. Service is such a divine thing, I wish people would let us
serve more here. It's almost part of the culture to reject offers to
help. But we keep offering.
My times up, sorry I wasn't very efficient in using my internet time.
There's so much noise in the street. The presidential elections were
held yesterday and people are marching, honking, and throwing
fireworks in the street. So much noise! I feel like the grinch haha!
Well I love you guys and pray for you daily. Thank you for everything you do!
so much love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Studying more earnestly the Atonement of Jesus Christ
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 11:32 AM
Hey guys!
So there's a beauty salon on the street we walk down every day that
just installed a giant poster on their front door of Taylor Swift.
Haha Tecun Uman hates me. Nah, but I'm still loving it.
Snow!! Holy cow! That's so weird that summer went so quickly! I
mean here it's just an endless summer and it's weird to think that the
seasons are passing away over there. I hit fifteen months this week?
Weird. So weird.
Mom, sounds like it was a good trip to Provo, I hope Brock's doing
alright. Sounds like they're doing okay. How's Aubrey these days?
She wrote me a couple weeks ago, but how are they doing? Any nephews
(or nieces) in the making yet?
Mom, what you said regarding the highs and lows of the mission and all
that is always so relevant in the mission. There's something Alma
says about it. 'And thus we see the great call of diligence of men to
labor in the vineyards of the Lord; and thus we see the great reason
of sorrow, and also of rejoicing—sorrow because of death and
destruction among men, and joy because of the light of Christ unto
life.' I love to remind myself of that. Whenever I get down I think
a little more about the Atonement. I used to have leaders that would
really get on my back for little things. And then there's always such
an intense pressure in this mission to baptize, for example, that
Assistant a few months ago. But President always assures me that
numbers don't entail success. There's a new missionary in the
district, straight out of the MTC. His name is Elder McMasters. His
MTC district got a personal note from President Monson (after they
sent him a video of something cool they did) and he told them that
numbers do not entail success, but rather the dedication and desire of
the missionary. Something like that.
Dad, sounds like Korea is an interesting place, and that firework show
sounds pretty amazing! You ate a grub! That's probably as gnarly as
pig nerves bahaha! What you said about humor was interesting. I try
to be funny, but it doesn't really work in Spanish. I'm still getting
the hang of it, but it's just different. I can be kinda funny with
the gringo elders, but with investigators and members it's kind of
hard. But I'm always happy around them. Don't worry, I don't think
I'm losing who I am. I mean, I'm certainly different than I used to
be (how could one not change during such an experience?), but I think
I'm doin alright. I will be determined to stay away from certain
things that I was into before, but I won't be a weirdo. Haley and
Brock and Aubrey, you guys may need to teach me to have fun again
haha!
Haley! How's Elizabeth doing? And how are the Clark's doing!?
Sounds like you've already had your fare share of challenges this
year, but it seems like you're dealing very well with all of it. Keep
that up. Brock and Aubrey, you guys are awesome... even though you dont write
me alll the time ;)
So this week was good, we ended the month reaching our goals! What a
blessing! Here in Ayutla (that's the name of my area) we had the
privilege of baptizing Marta Chumil Tuj, a lady that came from the
mountains to work for a member family. She speaks Quet-Chiquel, a
native dialect (she also speaks Spanish), and she dresses like the
natives with vibrant colored skirts and stuff. She's such a nice lady
and she loves the church and the missionaries! She can't read or
write, but she's going to try and learn. Yesterday at church she
wanted to pay her tithing, so I went and grabbed a tithing envelope
and slip for her. I started to fill it out for her and she had to go,
so she just gave me this wad of money and left haha. I gave it to the
ward secretary and he finished filling out the slip. She loves how in
the church the leaders don't receive any money and how it's all
private donations and stuff. It was cool to see her so excited to
contribute.
I've been trying lately to improve my study time. I decided that I
don't study the Atonement enough, so now I'm studying it three times a
week. What a difference it has made! I sometimes feel like I'm not
going to get a lot out of studying the basics of the Gospel, but au
contrare. Meditating on the role of the Savior is always such an
enriching experience and I learned so much this week. Thinking about
how the elements of the earth revolted (is that the word) at the sight
of seeing the Christ, the most loved intelligence in existence,
suffering so heavily and thinking about the eternal consequences of
that sacrifice just leave me in awe. Thinking about how the Savior
was completely obedient, perfectly humble. Thinking about the climax
of His suffering on the cross, quoting Psalms 22, He cried out as the
Father left Him. And then it was finished. What relief and triumph
He must have felt entering the spirit world. But there he kept
working! I feel like He didn't rest, even though He had every right
to do so. Instead, He continued organizing the Father's work beyond
the veil. So many things to think about and meditate on.
Well I ran out of time, but I hope you're all doing great. I love you
guys a ton! Thank you so much for writing me. Tell everyone I say
hi!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Ha I forgot! And Happy Day of the Dead tomorrow
haha should be an interesting day.
Love you all so much,
Elder Austin Tyler
P.S. It's still hot ;)
Hey guys!
So there's a beauty salon on the street we walk down every day that
just installed a giant poster on their front door of Taylor Swift.
Haha Tecun Uman hates me. Nah, but I'm still loving it.
Snow!! Holy cow! That's so weird that summer went so quickly! I
mean here it's just an endless summer and it's weird to think that the
seasons are passing away over there. I hit fifteen months this week?
Weird. So weird.
Mom, sounds like it was a good trip to Provo, I hope Brock's doing
alright. Sounds like they're doing okay. How's Aubrey these days?
She wrote me a couple weeks ago, but how are they doing? Any nephews
(or nieces) in the making yet?
Mom, what you said regarding the highs and lows of the mission and all
that is always so relevant in the mission. There's something Alma
says about it. 'And thus we see the great call of diligence of men to
labor in the vineyards of the Lord; and thus we see the great reason
of sorrow, and also of rejoicing—sorrow because of death and
destruction among men, and joy because of the light of Christ unto
life.' I love to remind myself of that. Whenever I get down I think
a little more about the Atonement. I used to have leaders that would
really get on my back for little things. And then there's always such
an intense pressure in this mission to baptize, for example, that
Assistant a few months ago. But President always assures me that
numbers don't entail success. There's a new missionary in the
district, straight out of the MTC. His name is Elder McMasters. His
MTC district got a personal note from President Monson (after they
sent him a video of something cool they did) and he told them that
numbers do not entail success, but rather the dedication and desire of
the missionary. Something like that.
Dad, sounds like Korea is an interesting place, and that firework show
sounds pretty amazing! You ate a grub! That's probably as gnarly as
pig nerves bahaha! What you said about humor was interesting. I try
to be funny, but it doesn't really work in Spanish. I'm still getting
the hang of it, but it's just different. I can be kinda funny with
the gringo elders, but with investigators and members it's kind of
hard. But I'm always happy around them. Don't worry, I don't think
I'm losing who I am. I mean, I'm certainly different than I used to
be (how could one not change during such an experience?), but I think
I'm doin alright. I will be determined to stay away from certain
things that I was into before, but I won't be a weirdo. Haley and
Brock and Aubrey, you guys may need to teach me to have fun again
haha!
Haley! How's Elizabeth doing? And how are the Clark's doing!?
Sounds like you've already had your fare share of challenges this
year, but it seems like you're dealing very well with all of it. Keep
that up. Brock and Aubrey, you guys are awesome... even though you dont write
me alll the time ;)
So this week was good, we ended the month reaching our goals! What a
blessing! Here in Ayutla (that's the name of my area) we had the
privilege of baptizing Marta Chumil Tuj, a lady that came from the
mountains to work for a member family. She speaks Quet-Chiquel, a
native dialect (she also speaks Spanish), and she dresses like the
natives with vibrant colored skirts and stuff. She's such a nice lady
and she loves the church and the missionaries! She can't read or
write, but she's going to try and learn. Yesterday at church she
wanted to pay her tithing, so I went and grabbed a tithing envelope
and slip for her. I started to fill it out for her and she had to go,
so she just gave me this wad of money and left haha. I gave it to the
ward secretary and he finished filling out the slip. She loves how in
the church the leaders don't receive any money and how it's all
private donations and stuff. It was cool to see her so excited to
contribute.
I've been trying lately to improve my study time. I decided that I
don't study the Atonement enough, so now I'm studying it three times a
week. What a difference it has made! I sometimes feel like I'm not
going to get a lot out of studying the basics of the Gospel, but au
contrare. Meditating on the role of the Savior is always such an
enriching experience and I learned so much this week. Thinking about
how the elements of the earth revolted (is that the word) at the sight
of seeing the Christ, the most loved intelligence in existence,
suffering so heavily and thinking about the eternal consequences of
that sacrifice just leave me in awe. Thinking about how the Savior
was completely obedient, perfectly humble. Thinking about the climax
of His suffering on the cross, quoting Psalms 22, He cried out as the
Father left Him. And then it was finished. What relief and triumph
He must have felt entering the spirit world. But there he kept
working! I feel like He didn't rest, even though He had every right
to do so. Instead, He continued organizing the Father's work beyond
the veil. So many things to think about and meditate on.
Well I ran out of time, but I hope you're all doing great. I love you
guys a ton! Thank you so much for writing me. Tell everyone I say
hi!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Ha I forgot! And Happy Day of the Dead tomorrow
haha should be an interesting day.
Love you all so much,
Elder Austin Tyler
P.S. It's still hot ;)
Tropical Storm hits
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011
Family!
I got an email from Aunt Margaret informing me that they have a lot of
surgeries coming up. I'm sure you got a similar email, but just to
make sure because nobody mentioned it (it probably came after you guys
emailed me), sounds like they're having a rough time.
Dad, Elder Tacam is a zone leader up in the mountains (San Pedro), so
no not in my zone. Elder Ramos is a good guy. He had surgery right
before the mission and it's a source of discomfort (he can't walk too
fast) and that's a little frustrating, but we're doing great! He's
from El Salvador and he's completing 19 months in the mission today.
His father is a member of the church, his mother died several years
ago and shortly after he joined the church. He's a very smart guy,
studied to be an aviation mechanic, and he enjoys video games. He
came into the mission weighing 280 pounds or something crazy like
that. Now he's down to 200. He's tall for a latino, almost 6 foot.
Thank you for that story about prayer, that's a very simple lesson
taught and I often forget it. Here in the mission we always have
these goals we want to reach and we have faith that we can reach them.
We know we can reach them, but there are always new obstacles.
Sometimes I need to just stop and think about what is holding us back,
say a prayer to figure out what we need to do, and ask Heavenly Father
specifically to help us execute that task. I rarely take the time to
sit and think about it though. But I think that's what we need to do.
Dad be safe in China (haha whenever Asia is
mentioned here people assume it's China).
And Mom, I loved the quote by Joseph F. Smith. Thank you for sharing
that. And good to hear that the Clark family is doing well. I find
it funny that Jonathan doesn't want to come home, but I'm sure he will
need to come back for ski season? Mom, have an awesome trip to Provo
and please send Brock and Aubrey my love. I'm gonna write them a
quick note real quick, but give em a hug for me.
Haley, look at you! Just think about who you were four years ago and
look at where you are. You amaze me and I'm so proud of you. I love
to think about how each of us three siblings made the most of that
high school. We all had tough times, but I feel like we can all
relate with it all. Brock blazed the trail and showed us how it was
done, and I got an extra year than he did to do what he showed us, and
you turned into dynamite and growing up so fast and being so cool.
Good to hear that the stress paid off. I wish I could see you in
action with it all. I remember seeing Brock at all the activities and
stuff and thought it was so cool. And then I got into it and always
wished he were there helping out. And now I wish I could see you
having all this fun and leading and what not.
Just a bit of advice, not to preach, but as your bruder I feel a
responsibility to help you be your best... don't let up on scripture
study and personal prayer! Never miss a day! :D I'm sure you're
doing great in that, but I let up on that a little my senior year and
regretted it deeply.
This week was pretty good! There's one experience that was really special.
There's an area in the district named Ocos. It's right on the beach,
like Champerico, but it's more rural than Champe and not as crazy.
They haven't baptized a family there in two or three years. Elder
Langi (Hawaiian ultimate fighter) and Elder Burkhardt (Oklahoman that
looks like Elder Calhoon in The Best Two Years) found two families and
baptized them this week! I had the privilege of interviewing the
families on Tuesday night. The first family, Rigoberto and Chila,
live close to the beach under a big palm leaf roofed hut. After
having two tropical storms hit in a row, the road to their house
turned into a river. It was still raining Tuesday night. We borrowed
bicycles from some members and headed toward the beach. They live a
ways off, fairly close to the lighthouse, and the bikes we were on
were very small. We were soaked through in about two minutes. We got
to the turn off to go to their house. I saw the river up ahead and
thought it was maybe six inches deep. It ended up being waste deep.
Plugging through that on a small bike was tough and it was really
sketchy. I wasn't sure if there were alligators or snakes and I
couldn't see beneath me. The river we crossed was about 50 feet wide.
We got to the house, the wind was blowing and the cows and dogs were
all shivering. Rigo and Chila are an elderly couple and they were
huddled in their hammocks and bundled up in towels. I interviewed
them and Rigo was so happy. He started crying afterwards and gave me
a hug and asked if I could baptize them. I felt kind of weird about
that, but the elders told me to do it, so on Saturday I got to baptize
them! When I got to the church for the baptism, Rigoberto saw me and
gave me a big hug. Haha it made me so happy to see them happy. And
now the curse over Ocos is gone! They baptized not just one family,
but two! What blessings!
The Lord is blessing us a lot, but we need to take advantage of those
blessings by being obedient and working hard, especially when it's
really hot. I feel like the more time I have in the mission, the more
weaknesses I find in myself. The Lord's work requires perfection and
I'm so far from perfect. Frustrating sometimes, but Mom, I like your
gospel definition of perfect. That's so true.
Thank you guys for everything. October is almost over! Halloween
comes soon! So crazy.
Have an awesome week, I love you all so much! Thank you for everything.
Love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Family!
I got an email from Aunt Margaret informing me that they have a lot of
surgeries coming up. I'm sure you got a similar email, but just to
make sure because nobody mentioned it (it probably came after you guys
emailed me), sounds like they're having a rough time.
Dad, Elder Tacam is a zone leader up in the mountains (San Pedro), so
no not in my zone. Elder Ramos is a good guy. He had surgery right
before the mission and it's a source of discomfort (he can't walk too
fast) and that's a little frustrating, but we're doing great! He's
from El Salvador and he's completing 19 months in the mission today.
His father is a member of the church, his mother died several years
ago and shortly after he joined the church. He's a very smart guy,
studied to be an aviation mechanic, and he enjoys video games. He
came into the mission weighing 280 pounds or something crazy like
that. Now he's down to 200. He's tall for a latino, almost 6 foot.
Thank you for that story about prayer, that's a very simple lesson
taught and I often forget it. Here in the mission we always have
these goals we want to reach and we have faith that we can reach them.
We know we can reach them, but there are always new obstacles.
Sometimes I need to just stop and think about what is holding us back,
say a prayer to figure out what we need to do, and ask Heavenly Father
specifically to help us execute that task. I rarely take the time to
sit and think about it though. But I think that's what we need to do.
Dad be safe in China (haha whenever Asia is
mentioned here people assume it's China).
And Mom, I loved the quote by Joseph F. Smith. Thank you for sharing
that. And good to hear that the Clark family is doing well. I find
it funny that Jonathan doesn't want to come home, but I'm sure he will
need to come back for ski season? Mom, have an awesome trip to Provo
and please send Brock and Aubrey my love. I'm gonna write them a
quick note real quick, but give em a hug for me.
Haley, look at you! Just think about who you were four years ago and
look at where you are. You amaze me and I'm so proud of you. I love
to think about how each of us three siblings made the most of that
high school. We all had tough times, but I feel like we can all
relate with it all. Brock blazed the trail and showed us how it was
done, and I got an extra year than he did to do what he showed us, and
you turned into dynamite and growing up so fast and being so cool.
Good to hear that the stress paid off. I wish I could see you in
action with it all. I remember seeing Brock at all the activities and
stuff and thought it was so cool. And then I got into it and always
wished he were there helping out. And now I wish I could see you
having all this fun and leading and what not.
Just a bit of advice, not to preach, but as your bruder I feel a
responsibility to help you be your best... don't let up on scripture
study and personal prayer! Never miss a day! :D I'm sure you're
doing great in that, but I let up on that a little my senior year and
regretted it deeply.
This week was pretty good! There's one experience that was really special.
There's an area in the district named Ocos. It's right on the beach,
like Champerico, but it's more rural than Champe and not as crazy.
They haven't baptized a family there in two or three years. Elder
Langi (Hawaiian ultimate fighter) and Elder Burkhardt (Oklahoman that
looks like Elder Calhoon in The Best Two Years) found two families and
baptized them this week! I had the privilege of interviewing the
families on Tuesday night. The first family, Rigoberto and Chila,
live close to the beach under a big palm leaf roofed hut. After
having two tropical storms hit in a row, the road to their house
turned into a river. It was still raining Tuesday night. We borrowed
bicycles from some members and headed toward the beach. They live a
ways off, fairly close to the lighthouse, and the bikes we were on
were very small. We were soaked through in about two minutes. We got
to the turn off to go to their house. I saw the river up ahead and
thought it was maybe six inches deep. It ended up being waste deep.
Plugging through that on a small bike was tough and it was really
sketchy. I wasn't sure if there were alligators or snakes and I
couldn't see beneath me. The river we crossed was about 50 feet wide.
We got to the house, the wind was blowing and the cows and dogs were
all shivering. Rigo and Chila are an elderly couple and they were
huddled in their hammocks and bundled up in towels. I interviewed
them and Rigo was so happy. He started crying afterwards and gave me
a hug and asked if I could baptize them. I felt kind of weird about
that, but the elders told me to do it, so on Saturday I got to baptize
them! When I got to the church for the baptism, Rigoberto saw me and
gave me a big hug. Haha it made me so happy to see them happy. And
now the curse over Ocos is gone! They baptized not just one family,
but two! What blessings!
The Lord is blessing us a lot, but we need to take advantage of those
blessings by being obedient and working hard, especially when it's
really hot. I feel like the more time I have in the mission, the more
weaknesses I find in myself. The Lord's work requires perfection and
I'm so far from perfect. Frustrating sometimes, but Mom, I like your
gospel definition of perfect. That's so true.
Thank you guys for everything. October is almost over! Halloween
comes soon! So crazy.
Have an awesome week, I love you all so much! Thank you for everything.
Love,
Elder Austin Tyler
A new companion
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011
Hey! You guys all sounds way happy! Haha I accidentally tacked on an
extra s on that sound. I'm going to leave it there. Dad! I hope you
got my letter in time for your birthday? But if not, Happy Birthday!
You sound way happy and I wish I could have been there. I hope you
realize how much I love you and appreciate everything you do. That
could sound cliche and all, and on top of that expressing emotion and
love in an email is kind of tough; but I say that in all honesty and
with my heart. You always talk about the amazing examples that we've
had the privilege of knowing, and although that is certainly true,
Brock and I have often talked about how you and Mom are such
incredible people and how lucky and blessed we are to have you as our
parents.
The house sounds absolutely awesome. Not much progress on the radio
front. We're waiting for the bishopric to approve it. And because of
some recent events, we feel like the Bishop doesn't really trust us a
whole lot. I won't go into detail, but I'm tired of being
misinterpreted and reproved by people for doing what I know is right.
It sometimes makes me question what is right and wrong, which is not a
fun thing to go through. But it's just frustrating. As far as
animals, that lizard is a smaller species than the iguanas, and it's
faster. I've only seen one snake here. Spiders aren't a big problem
here, Elder Pickett and I torched a pretty big one a few weeks ago
though. It was a little smaller than my hand. We caught a bat.
Aside from that there are just a lot of iguanas and chickens and geese
(the geese are the worst, so annoying). And the chicken, what an
animal. I swear the chicken was created to make man appreciate the
fact that he is not a chicken, if not the Lord would've designed
chicken meat to grow on trees. Such stupid animals haha. But they
taste good. As far as Christmas, I'm not too sure yet. There are
some cool things I would like to buy, but perhaps I should wait until
my last month or something?
Mom, the weather has been a lot better! Two tropical storms hit this
week and we've had tons of rain. People kind of hate it here, but I'm
loving it. I wake up cold in the mornings! Then I realize that my
thermometer reads 79 degrees haha!
I did get the yellow envelope! I thought I mentioned that, the one
with the birthday cards and quotes and stuff! Thank you for that, I
loved it!!! I got it about three weeks ago I think. And it's good to
hear that you're doing better this week as far as sleeping and stuff.
I feel ya with the whole work out thing. I feel it too, because I
haven't been so diligent this week. But sometimes I'm just soooo
tired!
Aubrey! Good to hear from you! Good to hear you're doing so great!
Sounds like you're busy, but it's a good busy! The pictures I sent
are on shutterfly. And you mentioned sending some pictures, but they
didn't come through.
Haley, the pictures are awesome!!! And your Homecoming pictures are
awesome, you're dress is gorgeous! So are you! As far as the thing
in Africa, go big or go home. Seriously, do it. I look forward to
your big email. From what I hear, it sounds like you're doing a great
job as a leader. Good work and keep it up! You are meant to do great
things. Random thought... do you ever practice piano?
Brock, thank you for your email. I miss you man! I mean I miss
everyone, but you know. The whole brother thing is just different.
Keep on keepin on in school!
The Lord has blessed the district tremendously. We have had a
powerful couple of weeks and look forward to this second half of
October. Changes were interesting. Elder Cartagena left for the
mountains and I received Elder Ramos. This is the first time I have
received an elder having been in the area beforehand. I like it, I
know what's going on and I get to show him how we want to do things.
The
Lord has blessed me so much and I feel like I am more fully developing
the attribute of charity. I write something that I appreciate about
him every night and that helps so much. People try and point out
flaws, but if I'm focused on the positive, there's no room for the
negative. I recently read Elder Wirthlin's talked ¨Come what may and
love it¨ and learned a lot. That's a good talk.
I have a lot to look forward to right now. Challenges as always, but
lots of good to focus on. We have some very obedient missionaries in
the district right now. It will be a good time. Elder Tacam was just
assigned as a zone leader! He will be great. Elder Molina was just
assigned as assistant to the president! That made me so happy. He
will be amazing. Dad, you mentioned something about all my friends
being assigned to leadership positions and to not get anxious about
it. I feel like I have plenty to learn in my current assignment and
although thoughts like that have come, I feel like the Lord has
something else in store. My patriarchal blessing mentions a lot about
leadership and I feel like it doesn't really matter when that comes.
The Lord won't ask how many positions I held.
Thank you all for everything, all the advice and support. I love you
all so much (I say that every week because it's true). Have an
awesome week!!!
Love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Hey! You guys all sounds way happy! Haha I accidentally tacked on an
extra s on that sound. I'm going to leave it there. Dad! I hope you
got my letter in time for your birthday? But if not, Happy Birthday!
You sound way happy and I wish I could have been there. I hope you
realize how much I love you and appreciate everything you do. That
could sound cliche and all, and on top of that expressing emotion and
love in an email is kind of tough; but I say that in all honesty and
with my heart. You always talk about the amazing examples that we've
had the privilege of knowing, and although that is certainly true,
Brock and I have often talked about how you and Mom are such
incredible people and how lucky and blessed we are to have you as our
parents.
The house sounds absolutely awesome. Not much progress on the radio
front. We're waiting for the bishopric to approve it. And because of
some recent events, we feel like the Bishop doesn't really trust us a
whole lot. I won't go into detail, but I'm tired of being
misinterpreted and reproved by people for doing what I know is right.
It sometimes makes me question what is right and wrong, which is not a
fun thing to go through. But it's just frustrating. As far as
animals, that lizard is a smaller species than the iguanas, and it's
faster. I've only seen one snake here. Spiders aren't a big problem
here, Elder Pickett and I torched a pretty big one a few weeks ago
though. It was a little smaller than my hand. We caught a bat.
Aside from that there are just a lot of iguanas and chickens and geese
(the geese are the worst, so annoying). And the chicken, what an
animal. I swear the chicken was created to make man appreciate the
fact that he is not a chicken, if not the Lord would've designed
chicken meat to grow on trees. Such stupid animals haha. But they
taste good. As far as Christmas, I'm not too sure yet. There are
some cool things I would like to buy, but perhaps I should wait until
my last month or something?
Mom, the weather has been a lot better! Two tropical storms hit this
week and we've had tons of rain. People kind of hate it here, but I'm
loving it. I wake up cold in the mornings! Then I realize that my
thermometer reads 79 degrees haha!
I did get the yellow envelope! I thought I mentioned that, the one
with the birthday cards and quotes and stuff! Thank you for that, I
loved it!!! I got it about three weeks ago I think. And it's good to
hear that you're doing better this week as far as sleeping and stuff.
I feel ya with the whole work out thing. I feel it too, because I
haven't been so diligent this week. But sometimes I'm just soooo
tired!
Aubrey! Good to hear from you! Good to hear you're doing so great!
Sounds like you're busy, but it's a good busy! The pictures I sent
are on shutterfly. And you mentioned sending some pictures, but they
didn't come through.
Haley, the pictures are awesome!!! And your Homecoming pictures are
awesome, you're dress is gorgeous! So are you! As far as the thing
in Africa, go big or go home. Seriously, do it. I look forward to
your big email. From what I hear, it sounds like you're doing a great
job as a leader. Good work and keep it up! You are meant to do great
things. Random thought... do you ever practice piano?
Brock, thank you for your email. I miss you man! I mean I miss
everyone, but you know. The whole brother thing is just different.
Keep on keepin on in school!
The Lord has blessed the district tremendously. We have had a
powerful couple of weeks and look forward to this second half of
October. Changes were interesting. Elder Cartagena left for the
mountains and I received Elder Ramos. This is the first time I have
received an elder having been in the area beforehand. I like it, I
know what's going on and I get to show him how we want to do things.
The
Lord has blessed me so much and I feel like I am more fully developing
the attribute of charity. I write something that I appreciate about
him every night and that helps so much. People try and point out
flaws, but if I'm focused on the positive, there's no room for the
negative. I recently read Elder Wirthlin's talked ¨Come what may and
love it¨ and learned a lot. That's a good talk.
I have a lot to look forward to right now. Challenges as always, but
lots of good to focus on. We have some very obedient missionaries in
the district right now. It will be a good time. Elder Tacam was just
assigned as a zone leader! He will be great. Elder Molina was just
assigned as assistant to the president! That made me so happy. He
will be amazing. Dad, you mentioned something about all my friends
being assigned to leadership positions and to not get anxious about
it. I feel like I have plenty to learn in my current assignment and
although thoughts like that have come, I feel like the Lord has
something else in store. My patriarchal blessing mentions a lot about
leadership and I feel like it doesn't really matter when that comes.
The Lord won't ask how many positions I held.
Thank you all for everything, all the advice and support. I love you
all so much (I say that every week because it's true). Have an
awesome week!!!
Love,
Elder Austin Tyler
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Austin's Mailing Address
Elder Austin Michael Tyler
Guatemala Retalhuleu Mission
Barrio Concepion, Boulevard Centenario
Salida a Coatepeque, Zona 2
Retalhuleu
GUATEMALA
Guatemala Retalhuleu Mission
Barrio Concepion, Boulevard Centenario
Salida a Coatepeque, Zona 2
Retalhuleu
GUATEMALA
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