Friday, April 22, 2011
A letter from Elder Sawyer via El Presidente Mision' Peru Lima Oeste
We had a wonderful letter from the Peru Lima West Mission Office. And to that letter was attached a sweet letter from Jacob. We are ever grateful for all of Jacob's leaders,grandparents, cousins, uncles, aunts, friends and family. Here is his letter:
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
No e-mail today but .... a tender mercy.
Today Jacob is expected to head out to the field. We expected an e-mail all day. I checked all day and hoped to receive one at any minute. So I sat down at the computer to check the e-mail for the 2000th time today but no e-mail. So I wrote him an e-mail about going to the Easter Pageant at the Mesa Arizona Temple. Just as I was pushing the send, the phone rang. It said "LDS Church Main" with an 801 prefix. I said "Hello". The male voice on the other end said "Sister Sawyer?" I said "Yes?" Then "This is Jerry Donovan and I just wanted to you to know that I saw your son last week when I was in Peru on business and he is doing well. I saw him and his companion on a bench at the MTC there studying there discussions in 85 degree weather." Come to find out that Brother Donovan is the Main Controller for the church and had been down to the CCM in Peru. He said he likes to call parents when he sees their son or daughter in his many travels. Let me tell you, this phone call was such a blessing and peace of mind. Jacob told him that he is eating well and doing well. What more could we hope for? Truly a tender mercy!
We are praying that he continues to be well and he is heading out to the field to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ! We are ever grateful for Jacob's choice to serve a mission!
We are praying that he continues to be well and he is heading out to the field to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ! We are ever grateful for Jacob's choice to serve a mission!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Hi everyone,
How is everyone doing? thanks for the emails it was awesome to read them! and to see the pictures that you sent. i have some more pics but i think ill send them next week. this is my last week in the ccm and its going by fast! but we are still learning a lot. im excited to leave but at the same time im sad because im leaving some really good friends who are going all over and serving the lord. we did not go proselytting last sat because they had elections on sat and everyone is doing that and it might have got a little crazy. but we go out this sat, im excited! however we found out yesterday that my companion and the rest our his district is leaving on friday for their mission in ecuador because elder nash, the area authourity is doing a tour of that mission and he wants them their, Elder Nash is awesome by the way, he came to our sacrament meeting a couple of times and he has an awesome testimony!! so i think that we might be put with some other latino district this sat which will be different because we have never taught with them before but im sure that itll be fine if we have the spirit with us! i read dads email and i really liked it! i find that when we practice teaching i forget all about my worries, and i think that will help me in the field. i think that it is awesome that you did the march of dimes walk! im happy for you and miss you all. Dang i cant believe that highland took last in the brophy tournament!!! hopefully they get it together!! and i think that i gave most people my address to my mission and so ill get harrys mail on tuesday hopefully. hopefully being the key word! haha
oh futbol is going well the first three weeks i was goaly but the last 3 weeks ive been playing forward i think and i scored 7 goals i thinkthat is pretty goood for a gringo. and i bought some stuff i want to send to you guys so ill send it when im in the feild. love you!!
How is everyone doing? thanks for the emails it was awesome to read them! and to see the pictures that you sent. i have some more pics but i think ill send them next week. this is my last week in the ccm and its going by fast! but we are still learning a lot. im excited to leave but at the same time im sad because im leaving some really good friends who are going all over and serving the lord. we did not go proselytting last sat because they had elections on sat and everyone is doing that and it might have got a little crazy. but we go out this sat, im excited! however we found out yesterday that my companion and the rest our his district is leaving on friday for their mission in ecuador because elder nash, the area authourity is doing a tour of that mission and he wants them their, Elder Nash is awesome by the way, he came to our sacrament meeting a couple of times and he has an awesome testimony!! so i think that we might be put with some other latino district this sat which will be different because we have never taught with them before but im sure that itll be fine if we have the spirit with us! i read dads email and i really liked it! i find that when we practice teaching i forget all about my worries, and i think that will help me in the field. i think that it is awesome that you did the march of dimes walk! im happy for you and miss you all. Dang i cant believe that highland took last in the brophy tournament!!! hopefully they get it together!! and i think that i gave most people my address to my mission and so ill get harrys mail on tuesday hopefully. hopefully being the key word! haha
oh futbol is going well the first three weeks i was goaly but the last 3 weeks ive been playing forward i think and i scored 7 goals i thinkthat is pretty goood for a gringo. and i bought some stuff i want to send to you guys so ill send it when im in the feild. love you!!
Monday, April 11, 2011
April 3, 2011
Dear Dad,
I watched the Priesthood session last night and it reminded me of when all three of us would go to watch it at the Stake Center and then go get ice cream. Thank you for doing that with us. I will always have those memories. I hope that you and Jared were able to go last night. We watched it in English, I think that that'll be the only time on my mission that I'll watch it in English. I was really excited for Conference and it's going by so fast. I wish I would have payed more attention to it last time before I left. I really liked Neil L. Anderson's talk in Priesthood Session. He told a story at about a Rugby player that decided to serve a mission and the missionary said that the "Blessing of bringing others to the gospel far out weighs anything I left behind". I definitely feel that way and I'm excited to get out in the field and serve. I met like 10 other missionaries going to my mission, finally. I thought that I'd be the only missionary. But I'm the only Gringo.
There is a missionary from Uruguay. He said that he thinks he knows Zach. I thought that was pretty cool, but he said stuff like "Sayo" as "Sashyo" and "capilla" as "capisha". It was funny I couldn't really understand him as well as others. It was funny! So now I know what your were talking about with the "ll" as "zh".
Love,
Elder Sawyer
I watched the Priesthood session last night and it reminded me of when all three of us would go to watch it at the Stake Center and then go get ice cream. Thank you for doing that with us. I will always have those memories. I hope that you and Jared were able to go last night. We watched it in English, I think that that'll be the only time on my mission that I'll watch it in English. I was really excited for Conference and it's going by so fast. I wish I would have payed more attention to it last time before I left. I really liked Neil L. Anderson's talk in Priesthood Session. He told a story at about a Rugby player that decided to serve a mission and the missionary said that the "Blessing of bringing others to the gospel far out weighs anything I left behind". I definitely feel that way and I'm excited to get out in the field and serve. I met like 10 other missionaries going to my mission, finally. I thought that I'd be the only missionary. But I'm the only Gringo.
There is a missionary from Uruguay. He said that he thinks he knows Zach. I thought that was pretty cool, but he said stuff like "Sayo" as "Sashyo" and "capilla" as "capisha". It was funny I couldn't really understand him as well as others. It was funny! So now I know what your were talking about with the "ll" as "zh".
Love,
Elder Sawyer
March 30, 2011 letter
Dear Mom,
I got your letters today. I think that the reason why it took a little longer for me to get theose letters was because it might of went to my mission house and then had to come here to the CCM. But that's ok. Keep sending them there because by the time you get this letter and then send the next letter I'll be close to getting out to the field. I'm so sad that Aunt Yvonne passed away. I almost cried when I read the e-mail, but I didn't want the other Elders to see. I just remembered all the good times when we visited them and that she's in a better place now. I'm glad I got to talk to her before I left.
Tell Grandma that the food is awesome. We eat a boat load of rice every meal except breakfast. We also eat a lot of chicken. The vegetables are a lot better here. It's probably because they come straight from the farm.
I'm glad that Grandma got new chicks! That was always fun!
I'm glad that Jared is pulling his grades up. Make sure to keep an eye on him. I only say that because I LOVE HIM!! And I want him to prepare to serve a mission. He's going to Love it!
We went to the beach and it was so foggy!! I'll send some pics. We saw some cool things. We saw some pyramids (not too exciting.) and some really old buildings. We talked to one guy in the street. He wanted to read Revelations in the Bible. I think he was afraid that it's the end of the world or something. I wrote down his address and told him about the restoration and gave him a pamphlet. He was a little crazy, but the Lord loves all his children!
I always enjoy reading your letters! Keep them coming. I promise to write more in my letters.
Love,
Elder Jacob Sawyer
I got your letters today. I think that the reason why it took a little longer for me to get theose letters was because it might of went to my mission house and then had to come here to the CCM. But that's ok. Keep sending them there because by the time you get this letter and then send the next letter I'll be close to getting out to the field. I'm so sad that Aunt Yvonne passed away. I almost cried when I read the e-mail, but I didn't want the other Elders to see. I just remembered all the good times when we visited them and that she's in a better place now. I'm glad I got to talk to her before I left.
Tell Grandma that the food is awesome. We eat a boat load of rice every meal except breakfast. We also eat a lot of chicken. The vegetables are a lot better here. It's probably because they come straight from the farm.
I'm glad that Grandma got new chicks! That was always fun!
I'm glad that Jared is pulling his grades up. Make sure to keep an eye on him. I only say that because I LOVE HIM!! And I want him to prepare to serve a mission. He's going to Love it!
We went to the beach and it was so foggy!! I'll send some pics. We saw some cool things. We saw some pyramids (not too exciting.) and some really old buildings. We talked to one guy in the street. He wanted to read Revelations in the Bible. I think he was afraid that it's the end of the world or something. I wrote down his address and told him about the restoration and gave him a pamphlet. He was a little crazy, but the Lord loves all his children!
I always enjoy reading your letters! Keep them coming. I promise to write more in my letters.
Love,
Elder Jacob Sawyer
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
A new companion and a tour of Lima in the fog
Hey mom and fam!
I finally got your letters last wednesday and i sent some letters to you on monday. and tell sonia i sent their family one too. and hermana boza is my teacher here she said shed find our facebooks and say hi. and i guess she went to the same mission at the same time as bj, i thought that was pretty cool!!! Our tour was awesome! he went to the beach and we saw a ruin but it really wasnt that impressive( the ruin). it was so fogggy at the beach! we couldnt even se the water at some places. it was nuts!! i guess its foggy because its fall here. the weather is nice its kinda like california, its not hot at all but it gets a little humid. Conference was awesome we got to watch it in english! thank goodness it wouldnt be the same if i couldnt here their actual voices, next time itll be in spanish tho. i liked elder johnsons talk aswell, i thouldt it was all awesome, and i also liked the talk about that rugby player that chose to go on a mission and he said something like the joy i get from bringing people to the gospel and sharing the gospel is greater than anything that he left behind! i really liked that! my new companions name is Elder Donis he is from guatemala he is awesome and we are getting to know each other and learning to teach together. i think that we will make a good team. i have been blessed to have awesome companions that have strong testimonies and are willing to help me with the language. i met some people going to my mission, finally, im the only gringo but they are all so exited to go to the west mission, i love it! THERE IS an elder from uruguay that said he thinks he knows zach, i thought that was pretty cool!!! its funny how different people in different countries speak spanish so differently, i couldnt reallyy understand this elder at first because the "ll" is a "sh" in uruguay, it threw me off. im so glad i decided to serve!!
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