Hola Friends and Family!
Elder Isaacson's homecoming will be June 26th at 9:00 a.m. We would love to have you come listen to him speak and come to our house after to eat a good brunch.
Our church building's address is
2200 S. 4300 W.
Ogden, Utah 84401
Our house address is
4380 W. 3300 S.
West Haven, Utah 84401
We are so excited for Karter to be home and to celebrate it with everyone he loves! Hope to see you all there!
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
May 30, 2016
Hola Familia,
It sounds like it was a pretty crazy week. I had completely forgot that it was memorial day. It is always nice to get a day off. I can't believe you guys are doing so many fun things. Kenzie has now graduated. Her small senior trip sounds like it was pretty fun. I can't believe Mom and Kenzie are going on a cruise. That will be way fun. We will have to get back at them and go on some trip without them. I can't believe we didn't draw out for any deer tag. I thought we were garunteed to draw out. I guess we will just go elk hunting. I was actually hoping to do both hunts but now I will have more time to go duck hunting with Dex and see how well his dog works.
We had an amazing week here in Mariategui. The best part was probably Friday. Miguel and Gianina got married. The ceremony was in the mission offices. We were supposed to get there at 2:30. We left at 2:10 and it usually takes an hour to get to the offices. Felipe, my convert and Gianina's brother, drove us in his taxi. He drove a little crazy but we made it in 40 minutes. It was pretty impressive. Miguel and Gianina looked really good in their suit and dress. A lot of their family came and supported them. They were really happy the whole time. When we got back, they had a reception in their house. We were only their for about an hour and had to leave at 9:30. They told us that the party ended at 3:30 in the morning. We were a little worried that Miguel's family would make him drink, but he stayed strong. Also, a lot of members came and helped them stay strong. They next day was just as good. Both Miguel and Gianina were baptized. I baptized Miguel and Elder Page baptized Gianina. Sunday was fast and testimony meeting because there is no church Sunday due to the second half of elections. Miguel got up and shared his testimony. My comps and I were gleaming from ear to ear because we know he will stay strong in the church.
We also had a good zone conference on Wednesday. It was my second to last one. I always love hearing from President Erickson and learning from him. I always gain a ton of knowledge from him. I am going to miss when he teaches us.
We have found a lot of new families this week. We ended up finding 4 new families that are really cool. The bad thing is, is that they all need to get married. It looks like I will be doing a lot of marriage papers. That is always a big headache. The worst part is that the marriage is going to be on June 24th. I will have to do all the preperations but I won't get to enjoy the marriage. At least I will know that I helped these families change their lives. That is what is important.
I hope you have a great holiday,
Elder Isaacson
It sounds like it was a pretty crazy week. I had completely forgot that it was memorial day. It is always nice to get a day off. I can't believe you guys are doing so many fun things. Kenzie has now graduated. Her small senior trip sounds like it was pretty fun. I can't believe Mom and Kenzie are going on a cruise. That will be way fun. We will have to get back at them and go on some trip without them. I can't believe we didn't draw out for any deer tag. I thought we were garunteed to draw out. I guess we will just go elk hunting. I was actually hoping to do both hunts but now I will have more time to go duck hunting with Dex and see how well his dog works.
We had an amazing week here in Mariategui. The best part was probably Friday. Miguel and Gianina got married. The ceremony was in the mission offices. We were supposed to get there at 2:30. We left at 2:10 and it usually takes an hour to get to the offices. Felipe, my convert and Gianina's brother, drove us in his taxi. He drove a little crazy but we made it in 40 minutes. It was pretty impressive. Miguel and Gianina looked really good in their suit and dress. A lot of their family came and supported them. They were really happy the whole time. When we got back, they had a reception in their house. We were only their for about an hour and had to leave at 9:30. They told us that the party ended at 3:30 in the morning. We were a little worried that Miguel's family would make him drink, but he stayed strong. Also, a lot of members came and helped them stay strong. They next day was just as good. Both Miguel and Gianina were baptized. I baptized Miguel and Elder Page baptized Gianina. Sunday was fast and testimony meeting because there is no church Sunday due to the second half of elections. Miguel got up and shared his testimony. My comps and I were gleaming from ear to ear because we know he will stay strong in the church.
We also had a good zone conference on Wednesday. It was my second to last one. I always love hearing from President Erickson and learning from him. I always gain a ton of knowledge from him. I am going to miss when he teaches us.
We have found a lot of new families this week. We ended up finding 4 new families that are really cool. The bad thing is, is that they all need to get married. It looks like I will be doing a lot of marriage papers. That is always a big headache. The worst part is that the marriage is going to be on June 24th. I will have to do all the preperations but I won't get to enjoy the marriage. At least I will know that I helped these families change their lives. That is what is important.
I hope you have a great holiday,
Elder Isaacson
May 23, 2016
Hola Familia,
It makes me glad to hear that you are all staying busy back home. I am still in shock that Kenzie is going to graduate today. Time has passed so fast. I still remember Kenzie as a little sophmore. Everything has changed so much. That is good to hear that Steve and Coyte are doing well. Hopefully Coyte can stay out of trouble. That is crazy weather you have been having. I haven't seen wind or rain for two years. It will be weird to see it again.
We had a pretty good week here. Miguel and Yanina came to church and are really excited to get married and baptized. They had their final baptismal interview yesterday. They are all set for Saturday. They are going to be really strong converts. Miguel already pays his tithing and has a strong testimony of the church. They are a little stressed out for the marriage and the reception but everything is set up. I will be sure and take lots of pictures of the marriage.
Maria and Martin didn't come to church again. We are thinking about leaving them. We are going to stop visiting this week and hopefully they will realize how much they actually need this Gospel in their lives. They like to learn and have been able to see how much their family has been blessed from us teaching them but they don't want to change completely. We will just have to wait and see what happens with them.
We got a few new investigators this week that are pretty cool. Miguel presented us to his brother and we started teaching him and his family. They couldn't come to church this week but they said they would come next week. We also got a cool reference. A lady brought her friend to church. We are going to pass by this week and start teaching her.
We had a good meeting with Presidente Erickson. He gave us a great training on how to use the Spirit in teaching and helping our investigators recieve personal revelation.
I can't wait to see you, It won't be long now,
Elder Isaacson
It makes me glad to hear that you are all staying busy back home. I am still in shock that Kenzie is going to graduate today. Time has passed so fast. I still remember Kenzie as a little sophmore. Everything has changed so much. That is good to hear that Steve and Coyte are doing well. Hopefully Coyte can stay out of trouble. That is crazy weather you have been having. I haven't seen wind or rain for two years. It will be weird to see it again.
We had a pretty good week here. Miguel and Yanina came to church and are really excited to get married and baptized. They had their final baptismal interview yesterday. They are all set for Saturday. They are going to be really strong converts. Miguel already pays his tithing and has a strong testimony of the church. They are a little stressed out for the marriage and the reception but everything is set up. I will be sure and take lots of pictures of the marriage.
Maria and Martin didn't come to church again. We are thinking about leaving them. We are going to stop visiting this week and hopefully they will realize how much they actually need this Gospel in their lives. They like to learn and have been able to see how much their family has been blessed from us teaching them but they don't want to change completely. We will just have to wait and see what happens with them.
We got a few new investigators this week that are pretty cool. Miguel presented us to his brother and we started teaching him and his family. They couldn't come to church this week but they said they would come next week. We also got a cool reference. A lady brought her friend to church. We are going to pass by this week and start teaching her.
We had a good meeting with Presidente Erickson. He gave us a great training on how to use the Spirit in teaching and helping our investigators recieve personal revelation.
I can't wait to see you, It won't be long now,
Elder Isaacson
Monday, May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
Hola Familia,
I can't believe everything is coming to an end. The school year is basically over, Kenzie is going to graduate, and I am almost home. The time has flown by. We have to live every moment because in the end we will miss all of it.
I can't believe you pulled a tree down on top of the truck. I about had a heart attack when I heard that. I was scared that you had completely destroyed it. At least it was just the cover and not the truck. The cover is a lot easier and cheaper to repair.
I had a pretty good week here in the ward. The best news is that Eva got baptized. The better part was that she didn't die in the baptism. She is 77 years old and there is only cold water. We couldn't heat up the water for her baptism. We were a little worried about her that she would be alright for her baptism. In the end, everything went well and she didn't die or get sick.
We were also able to reactivate a family this week. We had been working really hard with them and they have finally came back to church. They also went to the temple in the trip we took a couple of weeks ago. They have came back strong and they won't go inactive again.
Miguel and Yanina are doing alright. They didn't come to church this week so that made us kind of sad. They are still on track for their baptism though. We were also able to finish the marriage inscriptions this week. They are now all set to get married. We are now planning with the ward all the marriage and reception plans. Weddings are always pretty stressfull because we have to plan a lot of things.
Martin and Maria are doing better in their relationship but they didn't come to church again this week. They are starting to get on our nerves a little bit because they always say they are going to come. We then go to their house and they either aren't there or they come up with some excuse why they are busy. I think we are going to tell them we are going to leave them and that all the progress they have made will go down the drain. Maybe that will get them excited.
Other than that, everything is the same here in Peru. It won't be long before everything changes.
Love,
Elder Isaacson
I can't believe everything is coming to an end. The school year is basically over, Kenzie is going to graduate, and I am almost home. The time has flown by. We have to live every moment because in the end we will miss all of it.
I can't believe you pulled a tree down on top of the truck. I about had a heart attack when I heard that. I was scared that you had completely destroyed it. At least it was just the cover and not the truck. The cover is a lot easier and cheaper to repair.
I had a pretty good week here in the ward. The best news is that Eva got baptized. The better part was that she didn't die in the baptism. She is 77 years old and there is only cold water. We couldn't heat up the water for her baptism. We were a little worried about her that she would be alright for her baptism. In the end, everything went well and she didn't die or get sick.
We were also able to reactivate a family this week. We had been working really hard with them and they have finally came back to church. They also went to the temple in the trip we took a couple of weeks ago. They have came back strong and they won't go inactive again.
Miguel and Yanina are doing alright. They didn't come to church this week so that made us kind of sad. They are still on track for their baptism though. We were also able to finish the marriage inscriptions this week. They are now all set to get married. We are now planning with the ward all the marriage and reception plans. Weddings are always pretty stressfull because we have to plan a lot of things.
Martin and Maria are doing better in their relationship but they didn't come to church again this week. They are starting to get on our nerves a little bit because they always say they are going to come. We then go to their house and they either aren't there or they come up with some excuse why they are busy. I think we are going to tell them we are going to leave them and that all the progress they have made will go down the drain. Maybe that will get them excited.
Other than that, everything is the same here in Peru. It won't be long before everything changes.
Love,
Elder Isaacson
Saturday, May 14, 2016
May 9, 2016
Hola Familia,
It was really great to be able to see you all yesterday through skype. Everyone looks really good. I think the phone call on Christmas was more trunky. That sounds cool that you have planned a bunch of stuff to do when I get back home but make sure I still have some free time. I can't believe Kyle has been married one year and that Kenzie is about to graduate. Things have changed so much since I was home.
Oh, by the way, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!! I am glad it went well back home. I am kind of in shock that today I start my last transfer. The time has gone so fast. It doesn't feel like it has been more than 22 months. I just got the change list and I am going to be dieing here in Mariategui. My companionship didn't have any change. Page, Parra, and me are all still here as the zone leaders. I am super excited to be able to end my mission in a trio. It will be super fun.
Eva should be getting baptized this week. I don't see any problems that would keep her from getting baptized. Miguel and Yanina are doing great. They were in church again and participate in the classes. Miguel also paid his tithing this week. He is a lot better than most of the members here and he hasn't been baptized. They are still excited for their marriage and their baptism. I am glad that I will be able to still be here for their marriage and baptism. I am going to start pulling some strings so the marriage of Maria and Martin is before I go home. That would be sweet to have my last weekend in Peru be a marriage in el Parque de las Aguas and then a baptism the next day.
Sorry I didn't write much but I saw you yesterday.
Elder Isaacson
It was really great to be able to see you all yesterday through skype. Everyone looks really good. I think the phone call on Christmas was more trunky. That sounds cool that you have planned a bunch of stuff to do when I get back home but make sure I still have some free time. I can't believe Kyle has been married one year and that Kenzie is about to graduate. Things have changed so much since I was home.
Oh, by the way, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!! I am glad it went well back home. I am kind of in shock that today I start my last transfer. The time has gone so fast. It doesn't feel like it has been more than 22 months. I just got the change list and I am going to be dieing here in Mariategui. My companionship didn't have any change. Page, Parra, and me are all still here as the zone leaders. I am super excited to be able to end my mission in a trio. It will be super fun.
Eva should be getting baptized this week. I don't see any problems that would keep her from getting baptized. Miguel and Yanina are doing great. They were in church again and participate in the classes. Miguel also paid his tithing this week. He is a lot better than most of the members here and he hasn't been baptized. They are still excited for their marriage and their baptism. I am glad that I will be able to still be here for their marriage and baptism. I am going to start pulling some strings so the marriage of Maria and Martin is before I go home. That would be sweet to have my last weekend in Peru be a marriage in el Parque de las Aguas and then a baptism the next day.
Sorry I didn't write much but I saw you yesterday.
Elder Isaacson
Monday, May 9, 2016
May 2, 2016
Hola Familia,
I am glad to hear that you all had a great week and were able to try out the trailer. I thought the story of you cooking the pizza and smoking out the whole trailer was kind of funny. At least you were able to get everything figured out. It will be nice to have all the problems worked out for when I get home.
We are planning on calling Sunday night at 6 o'clock Peru time. I think that is about 5 o'clock in Utah. I will be calling sometime during the week to verify at what time I will be calling. I am pretty sure it will be at that time because in the morning we do baptismal interviews and then our church gets out a 5. I am super excited to be able to call you up and hear from you guys again.
We had a pretty good week. Miguel and Yanina both came to church this week. We had a good lesson and we confirmed and attacked their baptismal date. They are going to get baptized on the 28th the day after they get married. Miguel is still struggling a little bit with drinking but he is getting better. He told us yesterday that he quit drinking Saturday night after 5 beers because he had to be ready to go to church Sunday. I'd call that progress in the right direction but there is still room to improve.
We had a great lesson with Maria the other day about loving her husband again and getting back together with him. She was really ready to try and do her best... But... Her idiot husband went drinking Saturday night and got to the house Sunday morning. We got there right after him. He starting yelling and swearing at Maria, he insulted her and threatened to smash their new TV over her head. She left and the three of us basically just layed into him and told him how dumb he was being. Maria left and didn't go to church and we still haven't seen her since that happened. We are going to pass by and see how she is doing. It would be better if they got married but it is hard to teach that when I think she should kick him out.
We have a lady set to get baptized on May 14th. Her name is Eva. She is 77 years old and a reference from a recent convert. She has come to church three weeks in a row. She doesn't remember much. She just remembers that she has to go to church and that on the 14th she is going to get baptized. She really likes when we visit her and when she goes to church.
We moved houses on Saturday. Our new house is a lot bigger and in better shape.
I can't wait to see you next Sunday,
Elder Isaacson
I am glad to hear that you all had a great week and were able to try out the trailer. I thought the story of you cooking the pizza and smoking out the whole trailer was kind of funny. At least you were able to get everything figured out. It will be nice to have all the problems worked out for when I get home.
We are planning on calling Sunday night at 6 o'clock Peru time. I think that is about 5 o'clock in Utah. I will be calling sometime during the week to verify at what time I will be calling. I am pretty sure it will be at that time because in the morning we do baptismal interviews and then our church gets out a 5. I am super excited to be able to call you up and hear from you guys again.
We had a pretty good week. Miguel and Yanina both came to church this week. We had a good lesson and we confirmed and attacked their baptismal date. They are going to get baptized on the 28th the day after they get married. Miguel is still struggling a little bit with drinking but he is getting better. He told us yesterday that he quit drinking Saturday night after 5 beers because he had to be ready to go to church Sunday. I'd call that progress in the right direction but there is still room to improve.
We had a great lesson with Maria the other day about loving her husband again and getting back together with him. She was really ready to try and do her best... But... Her idiot husband went drinking Saturday night and got to the house Sunday morning. We got there right after him. He starting yelling and swearing at Maria, he insulted her and threatened to smash their new TV over her head. She left and the three of us basically just layed into him and told him how dumb he was being. Maria left and didn't go to church and we still haven't seen her since that happened. We are going to pass by and see how she is doing. It would be better if they got married but it is hard to teach that when I think she should kick him out.
We have a lady set to get baptized on May 14th. Her name is Eva. She is 77 years old and a reference from a recent convert. She has come to church three weeks in a row. She doesn't remember much. She just remembers that she has to go to church and that on the 14th she is going to get baptized. She really likes when we visit her and when she goes to church.
We moved houses on Saturday. Our new house is a lot bigger and in better shape.
I can't wait to see you next Sunday,
Elder Isaacson
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