received 9/25/17

So not much time either today so far we have had to drop our golden investigator fam this week, we have another investigator who is ready to be baptized, and we are working hard all day tracting, I found a maglight this morning in the apt, that's pretty much the big part of these last few days! hope y'all have a great week, 
Today I read in the Book of Alma about Alma's visit with Amulek and the actions of Alma versus the people of Ammonihah, very interesting how the Lords servants put forth much work and effort and those of Satan put forth very little, just a spiritual pensamiento (spanish for thought)

Elk Hunting

a few words from our personal conversation with Elder Harker:

Elder Harker: 
  signed up for institute
AAron/Dad:
  Institute at school?

Byu?

Elder Harker: 

not yet, thats a ways away i am starting out in AF then in Jan I'm gunna be in Rexburg

MY first day is oct 18 at 7pm

Melisa/Mom: 

Haha. You may miss the first day of class.

Elder Harker: ya.. idk im kinda excited to go!

Elder Harker:
that's good, hey is the 21st our first day of hunting? 
Oct 19 I want to go to temple, 
20th hang w/ fam hunting prep 
21st gut deer out, 
would any of that be possible?

Elder Harker:
oh and i have a talk from BYU from an oxford professor, Prof, Danniels, he says in one English translation the Serpent calls Eve, "Our Sir". and Isaiah can be pronounced I-si-ah 

received 9/18/17

So I'm so sorry I have not had much time at all these last few weeks but I'm sure most of you will be able to hear an account in person here in three weeks so here's some pictures for now my comp is Elder Call from Utah.

Here are some various scenes from the Rio Grande valley, the car does have a lift and massive tires, and those are two old trucks for all the vintage car fans out there and Hector Perales just got confirmed 2 weeks ago and we had la Noche Mexicana fiesta

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a car wtih a lift and massive tires

la Noche Mexicana fiesta

"Heaven will not be heavenly, for those who have not chosen to BE heavenly"

- Prof. Brad Wilcox

Elder HarKer

200 W. La Vista Ave.

McAllen, TX 78501

Elder Call and Elder Harker

Picture only update

Elder Harker hasn't sent a mass email in a few weeks so I thought I'd do an update with what I have.

A few statements that Elder Harker has made in personal conversations:

I'm training Elder Call, I got transferred to Pharr B... so same address I'll do a quick six there 

I feel like Gandalf.   "Ten thousand lives of men I have walked this earth, and now I have not enough time..."

This first set of pictures the other Elder Harker's mother shared on Facebook.  It was a pday activity in August.  Our Elder Harker is there in the middle...kinda like a Where's Waldo of missionaries.  When I asked him about it he said that he was there, but didn't get to play because he was still on medical restrictions due to his surgery.  He did get to dribble the ball a bit. The middle picture shows the missionaries all watching their mission president, President Torres dribble the ball a bit.

This next set of pictures was posted by President Torres on one of the mission Facebook pages.  I believe this was a zone conference in which the missionaries were taught how to use crockpots.  Each apartment was recently provided with a crockpot to use.

A picture of a picture of Elder Harker 

Elder Harker is in the background...
the only one wearing his suit coat

Another background shot of Elder Harker...
again the one wearing his suit coat

These pictures were also posted by President Torres.  He documented the new arrivals.  Elder Harker is training so he was there to pick up his "greenie"

yet another background shot of Elder Harker...
way in the back there on the right

At lunch/dinner with trainers and greenies
Our Elder Harker is peaking out
from behind his greenie, Elder Call  

 These last pics were posted on Facebook by a member down there.  

 Elder Harker has been helping with an English class down there... they call him Elder Teacher

Love this smile on Elder Harker's face!!