Happiness Measured by the Spirit A Letter to Elder Hawley 6/04/18

Hi Elder,

How was your week? Anything exciting or not so exciting happen? How are you doing?

We are doing well. Glad last week is over. It was a very hectic week with all the last week of school things going on and graduation which included some other challenging things which you will find out. Also, dad's job is super busy and very stressful. Mom might me looking for another job as her boss's job might be going away. So yeah...hard week. We need your many prayers our way.

The broadcast fireside with President Nelson was very good last night. Mom and dad attended it with Malia. Social media and kids being on phones constantly is really taking its toll on kids these days. We hope it gets better, and we are doing what we can in our home to reduce the amount of time spent on cell phones and social media.

Thought for this week, "Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you; it is measured by the spirit with which you meet the problems of life.'

Harold B. Lee 

Scriptures: 2 Nephi 2:25, Alma 22:15

Keep working hard and keep being positive and happy with all that is coming up for you these last two months. We love you, miss you, and pray for you and your happiness a ton!

Your Family

Release Date 5/29/18

Hawley family,

I hope that this email finds you well. I am sending this email so that you may have the flight plans for Elder Hawley who will soon be finishing his mission. The planned flight is for the tenth of August. We would like you to review the plans and if you have any doubts or questions you can let us know responding to this email or calling the number that appears below. Thank you very much! Have a great day.

Elder Carrizales

Secretario Ejecutivo

La Iglesia De Jesucristo De los Santos De Los Últimos Días

End of School Week A Letter to Elder Hawley 5/28/18

Hi Elder,

We hope all is going well for you and that you had a great week! We are doing well just super busy with all the last activities of the school year. Megan had her last Madrigal concert which was very good by very touching with Mr. H retiring, and the alumni came and sang a song to him with the current Madrigals. Mom went on a field trip with Miles to the Leonardo Center and Salt Lake City Library. It was fun but exhausting trying to keep 8-year-old boys together and close by. Miles also had his 2nd grade school program and Malia was part of the cheer routine in the school talent assembly. We also had the WX Memorial celebration. Miles rode his bike in the 5k and Malia ran/walked. We are excited knowing you will be back with us for that next year!

Thought for the week "We are surrounded by those in need of our attention, our encouragement, our support, our comfort, our kindness....We are the Lord's hands here upon the earth, with the mandate to serve and to lift His children. He is dependent upon each of us."

-Thomas S. Monson

We hope you have a great and successful week. Stay out of the heat and sun haha...sunscreen and water for sure!!!

We Love and Miss you a TON!

Your Family

A Week in the Juarez! 5/21/18

Hey!!! This week was super awesome! I was working in a zone called Juarez and it was super fun! This week was so hot but I really enjoyed it! Using sunscreen so I don’t get so burned now makes it a lot better and I also have a hat that I always wear! The people are saying that this hot season coming up is going to be a lot hotter than normal so we are preparing ourselves!

We were working super hard to find some new people for the missionaries to start teaching and we found some really cool people! We decided to go down this really nasty street they were doing construction on and we found so many cool people! We were talking to this family and there was this really old lady next door. All of the sudden she just yells across the fence asking if we needed some water! Haha this was in like the middle of the conversation that we were in so we gave her a thumbs up. After we finished talking we went to talk to her! She invited us in and turns out that like two years ago she was going to church with her granddaughter and when they came over here they lost communication with the church, but now she is super excited to go back to church! She wants her granddaughter to go to church and that she can get baptized too! It was super awesome! Plus they made us some eggs and ham. So delicious haha. We also went to this really good hamburger place that was so delicious. The meat was super fresh and oh man I hadn’t had a burger that good in a long time! We finished off the week helping out in a church activity and I met some super funny kids that we schooled in soccer haha.  They are super cool and are getting ready to go on missions!

 

This just in…My official coming home date will be August 10th and the ticket is bought and everything! I am sad that it is getting closer to my release date, but I am excited to be closer to seeing you guys all again!!

I love you all, and I hope that you have a great week!

Elder Hawley

Let Us Stand Together A Letter to Elder Hawley 5/21/18

Hey Elder,

How are you? How was your week? We are doing well, just so crazy busy, especially with the last two weeks of school left. Also with some restructuring of positions in our ward that affected dad's bishopric, dad has been trying to figure out who to put in for his new bishopric. Decisions were made and callings were done yesterday. So that is good to have behind him. We attended seminary graduation for Megan yesterday which was very nice. Megan went on a few dates last week and had fun. Malia hung with friends on Saturday and had them over at the house. Miles hangs with mom and dad...poor kid. He is a big helper though.

Thought and scripture for this week to ponder: "Life can be filled with JOY, HAPPINESS, HOPE and LOVE when we exercise the smallest amount of Real Faith in Christ."

M. Russell Ballard

D&C 88-118 "And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith." This scripture was on the seminary graduation announcement. 

The theme for seminary this year was "For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be confounded. The scripture was 2 Nephi 7:7-8. "Therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. And the Lord is near, and he justifieth me. Who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is mine adversary? Let him come near me, and I will smite him with the strength of my mouth."

We love, miss, and pray for you a ton. We hope all is going well. Keep up the great work!

Your Family

Small & Simple Things A Letter To Elder Hawley 5/14/18

Hi Elder,

It was so good to talk to you on Sunday and made Mother's Day even more meaningful. You look healthy and happy which is a real comfort to us knowing you are doing well. Keep working hard and finish your mission strong. Remember the small and simple things can bring about great things, and thinking about the words in this song throughout your days can help.

"Have I done any good in the world today?

Have I helped anyone in need?

Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?

If not, I have failed indeed.

Has anyone’s burden been lighter today

Because I was willing to share?

Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?

When they needed my help was I there?"

President Dallin H. Oaks said, "Surely these are small things, but surely they are good examples of what Alma taught his son Helaman: “And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord … bringeth about the salvation of many souls” (Alma 37:7).

Also in Alma 37:6 "Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise."

We hope you have a great and successful week! We love and miss you a TON!

Your Family

Mother's Day Pictures 5/13/18