I saw him Standing Majestically JK

Monday January 10, 2010

Hey Fam-

Okay well it turns out that I did not go to Quenca. I was transferred to Malvinas, Guayaquil! Its soooo much hotter here lol. I am with Elder Garcia, he is my new companion and a district leader! He is a really hard worker, I am enjoying being here. So you will never guess who is in my zone.... ELDER KEABLES!!!! ya I totally saw him last Wednesday at our district meeting and me and him got to catch up a little bit, but man it was really good to see him! I will probably be seeing a lot more of him because he is in my zone! Soooo sweet, he speaks Spanish super well, not that I am surprised but it was just weird to hear him talk in spanish. My companion had told me the night before that I would probably see Elder Keables the next day and I flipped out, I was sooo excited! Then as soon as we walked in the gates of the church I saw him standing majestically in the doorway jk jk, and it was soo weird to talk to him at first, like I didn't even know what to say, I was in utter shock because it felt sooo surreal that he was actually there! man... so we talked about what was new in good ole chico, and just his plans after the mission and all that good stuff, I hope I can sit down and talk to him sometime for a long time so we can legitly catch up. How awesome is it that we are in the same zone though? gosh I am sooo pumped to be here in Guayaquil. I also saw Elder Vuinovic in the office on Tuesday, and he is lookin good, speaking fluent spanish of course, but ya you can tell he is a leader. And holy moly Elder Keables is a freaking good District Leader, I can honestly say he is the best one I have seen yet, (which isn't saying much but still). Gosh sooo crazy, I got butterflies in my stomach just talking about it... ahhhh. Anyway he invited me and my companion to go play ping-pong today at the stake center, I am not sure if we are going or not, but it would be awesome if we did! okay so about my new sector, Compared to naranjito. Its a little more dangerous, my companion has been robbed twice since he has been here. and he has been here for about 4 months or so. Actually really funny story, So this guy was like on drugs, probably crack or something, and he comes walking up to us and I move out of the way because I automatically knew something is wrong. So he targets my companion and starts kissing his arms and asking for money and has my companion in a death grip. My companion is trying to communicate with him telling him he doesn't have any money and that we are missionaries. But he keeps persisting and keeps kissing him and
bowing to him and all this other stuff. So finally I stepped in and pushed him away from my companion and he walked away. But it was sooo funny, I was laughing sooo hard. my companion was kinda mad that I was laughing so I had to hold back a little bit, but gosh it was sooo funny. Also we got 3 baptismal dates this week, which is awesome, we have 5 right now for the month of January. I would've sent pictures this week but I forgot my camera. Spanish is coming well, everything is going great, I am loving my mission, even though it is really hard, it is sooo rewarding, and sooo worth it. We have a companionship exchange on Tuesday and I have to take someone around a sector that I have no clue where anything is. Should be interesting. Maybe we will just have to sleep on the streets that night because I have no clue where the house is most of the time lol. Pray for me! lol, Well I love you all and miss you even more, send me some pictures of dads canoe, just the family in general or something because I am missing you all like crazy. okay love you guys

LOVE
Elder Storm

Okay so it was a quick email this morning because we had to do other things so me and my companion are here again, don't worry we are being obedient. So ya it is not the number 1 place to retire, I thought I was going to quenca but I am in Guayaquil. YA there is kinda a sewage lake, lots of trash, smells like poop lol anyway it is overall a pretty great area, its a little dangerous, but that's pretty normal for Ecuador. I did go play ping pong with elder Keables, it was really fun, he is the same guy when it comes to that stuff. We got to catch up a little more and it was awesome. So idk if you know but there is a
guy here that makes these awesome scripture cases, but they are kinda expensive. Don't worry I am not saying that I want them right now but maybe sometime in the future, because they are pretty cool. My area is impoverished, but generally speaking everywhere is impoverished here, their richest is like our poorest. My new companion is awesome, his name is Elder Garcia, he is from Lima Peru and ya he has been out here for 15 months. So he is not trunkee which is awesome. He is a hard worker though, and we are being obedient with exactness. The prayers definitely helped because I have an awesome trainer and I am in the same Zone as Elder Keables. So what the heck! Thanks for filling me in guys, Jordan is in Mexico? I had to hear that from Spencer, I gave Spencer his license last Wednesday so he officially
got it, finally. I think Spencer will be sending Sister keables a picture of us, but once again I forgot my camera so I don't have any pics yet. And I think most of those gray hairs were because of me mother. I am sorry I put you through sooo much stuff. alright well i love  you very much,

LOVE
Cody

DAD:
what the heck dad? what are you doing on a ladder? man you never learn do you! gosh I told you to be safe while I was gone, what good is that kayak and canoe gonna do you if you cant even paddle! alright enough of that. DAD I really miss being able to work with you, when I am out there and sweating working hard it reminds me of construction, waking up early and working all day is super rewarding, I miss construction though. Gosh I promise if you spent a week down here you would be grateful for that cold, I know that I will never take it for granted, gosh I miss it. Just pray that I get sent to quenca or loja because it is a bit colder down there. dad I am grateful for your support, I look up to you a ton, you have made me who I am today. you have taught me how to work hard, and that has really paid off here on
the mission, you and mom have been such great examples to me and have shaped me into a missionary. I know you will  probably say "I told you so" but I wish I would have prepared more, because i don't think I did hardly at all. Read some of the scriptures, but not much else. I am sooo grateful that you are my father, and I promise after my mission we are going to do tons of kayaking trips and now canoeing trips!

love
Cody