Sunday, May 27, 2012

Saddest Day of my Life...What a Difference a Week Makes

This email is a hard one to read.  After such an incredible phone call last week, he was transferred rather quickly and it was difficult.  I probably shouldn't but this on his blog, but these are growing experiences and he will learn from this, too.  Even though it was hard, you can still feel of his upbeat and positive attitude, Come What May and Love it, and he will.  I am so anxious for his email this week.  It is a great lesson on patience, faith and trust for all of us.  Enjoy...

Freak well im writing this email still pretty bummed out so bummed actually the last week was pretty normal pday ended good and then tuesday we got up went to the gyn then went to the Meeting for the district and everything was awesome went to lunch all good. So then going back home to chill a bit before going out we had some complications that we had to make calls to The APs and all 4 of us had to go to San Pedro to the offices after they told us in 20 mins to pack everything in our house everything because we were leaving the area in 30 mins what i was heartbroken no goodbyes no pics no anything and we had to do it so i packed all of my stuff in 20 mins and we bounced my favorite area my favorite people gone in only a matter of 20 mins i can say i pretty much cried anyways we went to the office and had to have an emergany change for me... ok just so you all know i havent and or didnt do anything wrong its just the situation there they put another Latin there and i bounced.... Sucks anyways i chilled in the house of the secrataries for a night and then Pres Called me and told me i was going to Copan to a town called Florida. i hate it here to be quiet honest i wanna go back to the city freak anyways i got here on Wed after a 2 and a half hour car ride the only cool part of the drive was i actually talked the secrataries into letting me drive hahah and i drove for like 30 mins in the city probably the scariest mins of my life anyways we get here and all and work on Wed then i get a call a that i have to go back to san Pedro and to Emmigration so get up at 430 in the morning to get to SPS at 9 freak so long then got back at like 6 oclock that night anyways i just feel like they threw me here cause the other elder that was here had to get his appendix out so they just threw me in i WANT A CHANGE changes are on the 30 of may this month and i want one so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pray for me i know i should give it a chance but freak i just dont want to be in this area sorry pray for a chnage im already doing it like my comp is a guy that has 6 months and ya i just want a change copan is cool the area wise cobbble stone streets and all that but i want a change im sorry is that bad to say i seriously only want 9 more days of this area so hopefully it happens. Anyways that is where i am this week in an ancient city where i really dont want to be and wanna go hahah sorry stupid to say i know but ya.

Well how are you guys and how was youre week good i hope thats sick mom that you kicked trash in the 5k and pretty much did a 7 k thats so gnarly i bet you were so glad you finished right hahah freakin tipas and yep how was the bearlake and how are grandma and grandpa good i hope like always well freak well i hope someeones on cause freak my spiruts have been down this week all i can do is hope for a change.

Love You all i gotta remember come what may and love it.. Even though its way hard to remember right now

Elder Clayton




Sunday, May 20, 2012

Happy Motha's Day, & Learning Patience...Again

How can you even put into words how awesome it was to talk to Bridger through Skype.  He looks and sounds so great.  He did tell of us of a few perhaps "scary" incidents.  Which I'm sure he would not have, but since we could see his face, he couldn't lie.  He assures us he is safe and this will explain the email a bit.  A bonus we did receive was at 10:50 p.m. he called and had a few more minutes on his phone card.  He wanted to say that he loved us and wish me a Happy Mother's Day.  That was truly the best gift I could have gotten.  He's such a wonderful missionary and you could see it and hear it as he talked to us.  This email was another surprise as I wasn't sure he would be able to email as we had just spoken to us, but he did not disappoint.  And pictures, too.  Enjoy...






Did you guys like that title i sound like im from brooklyn anyways how tight was yesterday right so freaking cool skype is awesome right well we had a good week this week it was a little slower for me but all good cause it ended awesome i loved talking to you guys and DO NOT WORRY i am safe and everything has a funny story i laugh about everything so its a fun thing to do and to see stuff i love Honduras!!! after the united states it is the 2nd best country in the world right i love it here and being a missionary is so freaking tight minus taking the freaking dats gle night but its all good i still am loving life so thats all good ok well el 26 of Mayo we will have 2 baptisms hopefully 3 that would be great but we will see 3 would be awesome. to have so we will see what the Lord has planned for  us anyways. This week i have just had patiance tested i guess and just tried to feel more love some things that my comp does just well lets say TICK ME OFF. freak and i get like all ticked and then i just feel bad and feel maybe he really is trying his best so with that what can i do right i dont know but its all good well hope this week is great i love all of you guys and i hope you are all doing great youre the greatest family in the world.

Love Elder Clayton

Friday, May 4, 2012

A Little Frustrated, but Pressing Forward & Learning


 I guess he can add this to one of his new talents he's learned in the field.  
Always so pretty there.  I hope one day I can see what he has witnessed with the beautiful scenery.

You can tell that he is just as excited to talk to us in a couple of weeks as we are.  He is learning to be tolerant of another somewhat lazy companion and thinking he is supposed to learn something from this.  He'll get it, I'm sure of it.  He had several baptisms and he was truly meant to be in this area, a place that had not seen any progress for months before he got there.  Love him so much and can see the growth and changes in him each email.  I wish he'd send more pictures.  That is definitely one thing I will ask him about when I talk to him.  Other than, things are progressing just as they should be I think.  Enjoy...

Well family how are you doing first of all i would like to say can you believe solo 2 more weeks and we will be skyping it up i was talking to anderson and we both agreed at christmas and this time goes so slow cause we just wanna talk but itll come i know it im not so worried but ya my username is bridger.clayton pretty easy right the best thing here ill add a friend thing and then next week at about this same time like 2 oclock pm we can use it to chat back and forth not on video but like chatiar if thats a word anyways ya. So this week ok being DL was kinda a wake up right now i hate taking the dats everynight every single night i would rather just hang out annd chill but whatever so thats pretty new.

Anyways this week so my new comp is alright hes got 3 months and pretty much doesnt want to do anything i try to leave the house and he just wants to sleep so ive started reading Jesus The Christ and that is a way indepth book hahah but i love it and lerning lots i want to finish the book of mormon again in spanish im in alma so im gonna make a goal that i can have it done by june that would be super tight.

Also this week we had two more baptisms so with Cesar the Fam Merlow And Melyi and Victor we finished april with 8 so i was stoked!!!! way bomb i just hope now we can find for may so we will see what happens ok this Hna so pilas so pilas her name is Melyi Aguilar so cool ok first of all she lives like 1 block from the church and everyone in the whole colonial knows her it was the coolest baptism and everyone was so stoked she is so cool her and her son she also has two older daughters but they go to a different church so were gonna try to work with them but we will see what happens so ya this week ended way good. Im just kinda frustrated with my comp i know were together for a reason i just gotta find it the thing is he has 3 months he suppose to have the spark and all that but no its no whee to be found right now. HAHA so ya i found myself a little depressed yesterday but im all good now it was a slow as heck week so im hoping this one goes a little faster so cross your fingers.

Anywyas thats about it today we just played some futbol super fun i love futbol now im not good like solme of the latins but i feel like i can hold my own so that was all good dont worry

Anyways what else anygood news from bountiful Utah how is Lyndsey Oleary.... And Spankys doing. the ward and all let me know whats up when does dillan memmott leave agoain and has there been other calls josh miles or anyone

Love You all Pray for you always

Love Elder Clayton

And of course, my email to him...


Hello Pal. Hope this finds you well and happy and getting used to your new comp, being district leader and having a wonderful week. This week seems to have flown by and I will let you know what's been happening.

The biggest at home news is the Jazz are in the playoffs. We were able to go to the game of all games on Tuesday evening to see them play. If they lost they would have been done, win, took them to the playoffs. And win they did. It was a fun night, a sea of Jazz jerseys and the place was loud as it ever is. I think they say the Jazz fans are one of the loudest in the NBA. Today they played the Spurs and they are probably going to be done fast. They might win one game, but the Spurs are so much older of a team and more talent. They did win them in regular season, but it was when the three top players did not even play. Tim Duncan being one of them. Oh well, it's fun. The Jazz are going to be good given a few years under their belt.

We did start something new about 10 days ago. We have struggled with family prayer and I really know how important it is and so we now do High of the day and Low of the day each evening and end with prayer. It is great to talk about our days and see what makes each of us Hi/Low. We all agreed the Jazz game was definately the high that day. And we have had everything from your emails as highs, to bad school lunch as the low. And then we end with family prayer. Usually it's about 9:30/9:45 so you can look at your clock and know that we are meeting as a family and thinking of you and praying for you as a family at that time every night.
Stetson's low one day was that his wisdom teeth were taken out. He's actually done very well and will most likely not go to school in the morning, but should be back to normal on Tuesday. He doesn't seem too swollen, I sent you a picture, he didn't want me to but I wanted you to see him. I think he is bored and hoping to be able to drive. I told him his car is probably wondering what the heck, he hasn't even started it for 3 days...weird.

How are the baptisms and investigators coming. We pray that these people will listen and accept your message. How's the gym, still going. I have been going back to Four Pillar at 5:15 a.m. It is so early, but it is easier to fit it into my schedule. Tomorrow/today Kristy Feller is going with me and I'm excited to have a buddy again. Always makes it easier.

Thanks for being such a great missionary and son. I couldn't be more proud of you and all you are doing. I am so looking forward to hearing your voice and especially your Spanish. I can't tell you how many times I have watched the video you sent. I love it, and you.

Hope you have a wonderful week, stay safe & be obedient. We continue to pray for you every day. Thank you for blessing our family and others through your service. We are truly blessed and watched over as I know you are too.

Love always,
Mom