I Love Being a Missionary

• I love it here in the Philippines, and to tell you the truth, I don't want to come home when it is my time. I want to be a missionary till I die. But I know all good things must come to an end. But that is a long time away.


• We taught 6 lessons today, and that is really good for this mission. My companion, Elder Johnson,(he is the kid) I am the trainer) are really doing good. Especially being new in the area, and still new at being missionaries.The people are so humble and nice.


• I was reading in the Temple prep book, and it says everytime a temple is built, Satans power is weakened and the Lords power is strengthened. Thank you for being Temple attending parents, I know our family is blessed for it.In D&C 130 it says,everyblessing we receive is by obedience to the law. So if we want more blessings, we must obey the law first.


• I have lost so much weight, I need more pants. I found a lady who will make them for me, and a new suit. It's not that much money so I put an order in. I get to pick out the material too.


• I was in my first Typhoon. It was Awesome.... I was soaked from head to feet and everything too. But it sure made if muggy. That is not good.


• I love you and miss you tons, but I keep going strong. Be like Joseph Smith, what ever came his way push through and follow Christ. Or in other words,"Come what may and love it."

Easter fun in the sun.

Here is Alison and Ashton being goofy in the sunshine. Alie has 2 months till the baby is born. We are excited for that great event. It was so nice to have them here with us. They will be moving to Omaha Nebraska, in Aug. and I cry everyday about this. But we are helping them move so we will have a great trip with them, and cry all the way home. I know there is life out there other than Twin Falls, Idaho. Sometimes these things make us all grow in ways we can't imagine now. I am happy Ashton will be happy going to Pharmacy school there. We love them.

We had a nice Easter with our family here. Alison and Ashton were here as well as Grandma and George, and Curtis and Crystal and the kids. Here Brody and Lydia were having the egg hunt in our backyard. They are growing so fast. It was a nice day to be together.

We love these little grandchildren, they bring alot of joy into our lives. It is nice they live so close to us. Thanks for checking in on us. Love you all.

Easter Wishes

Happy Easter everyone, and enjoy your families. Love you all.

I am a TRAINER!!!!

• This is a beautiful sunset over Manilla Bay.
  
  
  
  • Well my new companion is straight out of the MTC,which means I am TRAINING!!!!! Can you believe this. I'm six months in the field second area, and yes in a new area now, and I have no idea about the area. It is super crazy and a little scarey.
  
  

  I am now in Navotas right on the Manilla Bay. The houses are in little alleys and so its hard to find the houses. A lot of our investigators houses are right over the Bay so that is cool. I walk around in water every day so we wear irrigation boots. And yes I do wear them. I came from the cleanest part of the mission, to the dirtiest. It rains a lot here so it is always flooded.
  

  • I got my birthday package, thanks alot for everything.
  
  
  • We live in a nice house upstairs. I eat alot of fruit, bananas, mangos, pineapple and watermelon. I love it all.
  
  
  • I feel like this is home now, so it will be interesting when it is time to go home. Time is going by so fast.
  • We get to Listen to Gen. Conference next week-end so that will be nice. Our Mission Pres. has us watch all 5 sessions so it awesome.
  
  
  • The pictures are of Manilla Bay and the sunset. I love it here.
  
  
  • I love you guys tons, and thanks for everything you do. Love Elder Loveles
  
  

Great get-a-way

So this past week was spring break, and I needed a break from it all. So I went to my daughter Alison's house, in Boise, and we made a baby quilt for her new baby coming in June. We had a lot of fun, shopping, eating, sewing, and laughing, and just being together. What a sweet treat for me to just spend time with her. Thanks Alison for being my No.1 daughter and friend. And thanks to Ashton for Sharing her.

Baptisms in the Philippines

• Hey Family Loveless, How is the world are you doing? Well I have some absolutely amazing news for all of you. I had my first 2 baptisms and it was amazing. It was such a great great great experience. I had the priveledge of doing the babtising. Here are some pictures of the 2 ladies , One older and one younger.
• After then we had a lesson and it was so spiritual the spirit was so strong. I testify that through the spirit all people can know the truth. That is what happened to our investigatores. Just like it says in Moroni 10:4-5 if we seek the truth with real intent we will receive by the Holy Ghost. It was so awesome. Just a great experience, something I really needed. This work is so amazing. When you really have the desire to work it goes so amazing.
• Just remember I love you all very much and thank you so so much for everything. Your the best parents in the world.
• Love Elder Loveless
• What more could we ask for Brett to be going through, than this. I thank our Heavenly Father everyday for the blessing of Brett being on a mission and the growth he is going through and us as well. I love this gospel. Shari

Service in the Philippines

These are pictures of a service project done, with the Sisters.

• How is everything going in the good old U.S. of America? Man I miss America, but things are going really really well. But our babtism did not go through as planned. He just wasn't ready, but that is his decision, nothing we can do about it. We did some service in the sisters area and that was really fun and then with my investigators we have been watching the Testaments and oh man it gets me every time. Everyone was crying and they said they feel the Holy Ghost. It has been super cool.

• We are now reactivating a RM who has been less active 30 years. She told me of a dream she had, I want to share with you. She dreamed that two missionaries came to her door. They were both big guys one dark, the other white. The dark one in front the other behind. She saw the faces and everything. Not even one week later me and my first comp(who is Tongan and big like me.) showed up at her door. He was standing in front of me. She said as soon as she saw our faces she knew we were going to bring her back into the church. Since that day on she has been active 4 months now. Awesome Huh.


• But now we have 8 planned to be babtised in Feb, so it is exciting. I feel like Alma 26, please read it. It is amazing I love my mission, I have had a lot of changes come. I know that through the Lord all things are possible.


• Remember every member a missionary, Please help with the missionary work in Hansen. It is super important, especially being on the missionary end.


• I can hardly believe the growth we hear in this young man of ours. What a great missionary he is becoming. I can feel the spirit with him, and I am so proud of his growth, and changes he is making. Just getting used to the culture, and surroundings is a huge leap. It makes my heart sing... Shari