Mother's Day-smile!

Hi my family, Yesterday was a lot of fun, but it went by really fast,

Here are some of the pictures I will be sending today,

the first is of a baptism we had... the second is of me with my lunch for today...

the third is of me at a soccer game with some other elders. I am going to start getting some things together to send home and also look for a box to send it all home in...more pictures on the way....

Pizza Hut pizza yum!

fridge magnet, that says

if you like your mother's cooking let her cook

Me in the older house with my hammock,

I am going to include a letter Sister Hansen wrote to us...

May 10, 2010

My Dear Sons and Daughters,

What a joy it is to know you and to love you! I thank my Heavenly Father every day for the blessing that is mine to serve in the Mexico Veracruz Mission with my beloved sons and daughters. You are everything that a mother could hope for in her child, you are obedient, strong, humble and full of Love for the Lord and for your fellow man.

One of my favorite stories in the Old Testament is the story of Hannah. In the Spirit of fasting and prayer, Hannah went to the temple and poured out her soul to the Lord in prayer, and pleaded with him to send her a son. She covenanted with the Lord that she would give her son to Him "all the days of his life". The Lord heard her prayers and she delivered a son whom she called "Samuel". She enjoyed a very brief time with her beloved child and then took him to the Prophet Eli in the temple and presented him to the Lord as promised. Not only did she give the Lord her only son, but she also brought other sacrifices to lie upon the altar of the temple. Every year Hannah returned to the temple with a little coat that she made for him. How she must have looked forward to those reunions with her child and how she must have wept as she cut and sewed each little coat imagining how little Samuel was growing taller and bigger every day and hoping that he still remembered her lullabies and the sound of her voice in his ears and praising God for allowing her to be his mother.

I liken this story to each one of our Mothers. Each of our mothers held you close in her arms and sang to you and whispered her hopes and dreams for you into your tiny ears. Your mother taught you to love the Lord and prepared you to serve Him for these 2 years and for the rest of your life. She prays for you every day that you will remember the things that you have been taught, and that you are continuing to learn and to grow as you serve the Lord. She has presented not only you, her child, to the Lord, but has sacrificed many things to prepare you and to sustain you as you serve your mission. She imagines as Hannah did, that you are being perfectly obedient, growing taller and bigger in both body and in Spirit as you serve Him with all of your heart, might, mind and soul. She gives thanks to God for the opportunity she has been given to be your mother.

I, too, sing praises of gratitude to the Lord for my sons and daughters, my missionaries. I rejoice in your success and weep over your trials. I pray for each of you every day that you will be always remember who you are, that you will remember and recognize the whisperings of the Spirit as He testifies of the Father and of the Son and of you. It is a joy and a privilege to watch you grow into might men and women of God. I love you with all of my heart and give thanks to your mothers for preparing you to serve the Lord during this exciting time in la Mision Mexico Veracruz. This is truly a marvelous work and a wonder. May the Lord bless you always!

Con amor,

Hna H

Well that is it for today, love you guys,

Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

I knew his letter would be short because we talked for an hour on Mother's Day...

It was great to talk to him on Mother's Day, he is definitely growing!

He looks so thin to me in pictures, but he assures me that he feels great...he said it is soooo Hot! So hot that they never feel like eating much, however the members keep feeding them meat :), he said that the fruit is very good and he wishes he could eat more of it. He mentioned that they will not be doing so many baptisms at the beach-the bishops down there asked why do we have fonts in the buildings if they are going to baptize at the beach, so only when necessary... He dodged our question about how his tooth broke again, but finally admitted to taking a plastic cap off a bottle with his teeth---We asked about Cinco de Mayo, he said just another day, that the big Independence Celebration in this area is September 14, Jace was thrilled, it's his birthday! I asked what he thought about us coming to get him, he said "Mom, I still have 10 months, I don't want to talk about that now, can we talk about it at Christmas ", He says that he is happy, they want to put him into English classes because he looks like a Mexican, he said his language is better, we could hear his Spanish accent, and some Spanish comes out, and he could not think of a few words in English. He thanks all that are supporting him, sends his love to all! He loves this area that he is in, he compared it to downtown Salt Lake, more business like...they do street contacts, and get about 140 a week, if I understood right, he has 38 baptisms to date, he loves the work, he loves the ward, I think it is the "Boulevard" ward, not many primary, or youth, maybe 200 members with 50-80 that come. He asked the boys about school and encouraged them to do their best! He is such a young man, he and Ross joked back and forth, their little smart alleck way, and then it was all done, he said his time was gone and it was, Ross said no tears-I am so proud of him and yes I did cry, when I got to my room, can't believe the amazing young man that he is, not a man of many words, but full of great spirit-Thanks Jordan for being a great son and example to us, God bless you and keep you safe, love you so much-Mom