Wow, were in business! ‏

Subject: Wow, were in business! ‏
Sent: Mon 9/21/09 8:50 AM

Hey yall!

First of all sorry about last week. I had a problem with the system, I spent an hour trying to send an email to no avail!

I got the box and that was really cool! It was the one from August. Dad wants you to retire and I know one way you can do it without starving and living in a box.... BUILD THE BUSINESS! I agree, going to the gym and building the business are two really positive things you can do for yourself, both physical, financial health and for your spiritual health keep going to church, reading your scriptures and praying often are all these things that will help extend your life and increase your happiness.

It seems like it has been a crazy year there in the good old US of A! I am glad at least you are all trucking along persevering. 25 years of marriage, that’s quite an accomplishment and as a couple you have really shown me what a "Team" is really about!

Wow Jordan and those people. I am never surprised when I hear the next stupid or crazy thing Justine does. It seems to me like the devil himself is filling her head with new and twisted ways to act like a retard, to make someone else miserable so that she feels better in some way about herself.

Send a shout out to Rose she rocks! I hope all is well with her and her family. Jeff Hall, I Remember him! How is he? That’s good to hear he is in a position to help you out again. First spiritually and now financially. Please let him know that I am grateful for him being a great example of a true Latter-day Saint and sharing the gospel with us. We need more families like his here in Peru!

I hope Chris really dedicates himself to doing the best possible in his studies. If he gets a really good education he can have an entirely different life than his Dad and the rest of his family for that matter. I am proud that he has decided to be different than his parents and his cousins. Those Mormons really have the idea. There is a reason we are generally happier than the rest and it’s because we have a better understanding of our purpose in life; what really matters. We follow the commandments and because of that we receive more blessings. If we really follow the commandments we will always have enough to be happy.

This week of the 14th-20th of September was really nice for me. We have been really working hard in this ward and this week we saw the results of that work in three baptisms. We have one more scheduled for the 26th of this month and two more scheduled for the 10th of October. When I got here at the end of July the ward was dead and now there is life and that is the greatest blessing we can receive for the hard work we have done. I am actually a missionary now. It took 15 months but I am there finally. Who knew?! Of all people, me but I love it! I am really enjoying myself now and I am really growing a lot personally, socially and spiritually. I really feel like the man that left to serve a mission June 25th is something of the past. I thank God for that because I wasn’t the man I could have been. I was good enough but not the best.

I now know how true the phrase "All or nothing!" really is. I love you guys and miss you but I know that I am here for a reason beyond anything I could have done while at home. Truly, these are the best two years of my life! Please send my love out to everyone you talk to and let them know that I pray for them daily. Holla at Rob A for me. How is he any way?

Keep on keepin on because the next thing you know Ill be in the airport as a return missionary! The time will fly by like that!

Love,

Elder Morton

Letter from Elder Morton 09.17.09

Subject: Estoy bien y tu?‏
Sent: Mon 9/17/09 9:06 AM

I’m good, just had a few technical difficulties.

The Roe girls are keeping a bit of communication, that’s cool. There is life in regards to Annette also, that’s good to hear. I am glad she got her duplex. Hope all is going well for the Souza's. Keep me posted.

Yes actually I would really like to dominate Spanish grammatically and my pronunciation so that I can translate and that will help me a lot in the business world also. I do want to work for Fitness 19 once again as a manager so that I can have a stable income so that I can build my business until I don’t need Fitness 19.

I would like to use my Spanish in the business world in every way I can to provide a different type of life for my children. I want them to have the opportunity to see where I served and how the people are here.

In regards to when I return, I will need a trainer when I get back because I am WEAK SAUCE! I really want to take advantage of every opportunity that I didn’t when I was home so that I can be a better example than I was before. I have a lot to do and luckily a lifetime to do it in.

I realize I had and have many faults but I now know how to improve my weakness and it starts in applying the gospel to our lives. If we really have faith there is no limit to what we can accomplish I know this it be true and if you apply it to your lives you will be blessed I testify to that in the name of Jesus Christ Amen. I love you.

Love,

Elder Morton

Elder Morton and Missionaries

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We can do it no matter what the obstacle!

Subject: We can do it no matter what the obstacle!
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:30:51

HEY YALL!

My new ward, well I will be here till October. We got the changes and I am staying for another change. It’s cool because I will get to see my friends the end October at the farewell meeting at the end of this upcoming change.

The ward is full of return missionaries that are all talk and no action. We bust our butts and they don’t do anything to help but ask "When is the next baptism?" I answered "When will we receive your next reference?" The good news is that after 6 weeks of hard work and perseverance we have 5 people who will be baptized this month if we keep up the intensity.

I hate to break it to you but I haven’t received any packages and there isn’t a box for me in the office because I was there this morning and they said there is nothing there for me. Things I would like in my next package if you haven’t already sent them would be lotion, vitamins, and maybe some anti-fungal cream for my feet and the normal protein powder and protein bars.
Wow I sure hope Chris gets all the financial help there is available so he can study without any worries. That way he can concentrate 100% on getting the best grades possible. It’s time one of my nephews invests in his future.

That’s sad to hear about Rob A and his mom dying, but at least she isn’t a drug addict anymore and whatever hard feelings he had about his mom he can put it all to rest. The saddest part is what happened with Rob and grand parents. Holding grudges really sucks and these old folks have a bad habit of holding grudges till the death and really it’s not what God wants us to do. We need to break this ridiculous tradition now and forever. I pray that Rob A overcomes this trial so that he ends up being a stronger man for it instead of giving in to the depression.

When Chris accomplishes all that, I too hope he gets a place with James. James needs help and I think Chris could give him the encouragement he needs.

Wow Ryder will be 1 year old! That’s crazy! Does time fly by or what?! Wally will be 36 Wow I thought he was still 34! It’s funny because if there isn’t a focus in your life but to survive not much will change. The proof is in your kids who are in their 40s. That’s why I am so grateful to be a member of the true church, and also to be a part of Team INA. I feel as though with those two advantages in life I will always be focused on the things that really matter and improving my weaknesses so that I can accomplish my dreams. If I use the things I learn here as a missionary in the "real life" I feel as though I will be prepared for whatever may come my way because I have learned to confide in the lord and not only to myself.

In regards to the will I am happy that you and dad have confidence in me enough to put me in charge of making sure your last wishes are done as you want. I will follow the instructions to the "T" don’t even worry. I only have one thing to say, do all you can to keep healthy enough mentally and physically to at least see my kids and then you can die! LOL

That’s cool that Rob A went to a church activity. I am really pleased to hear that the missionaries still haven’t given up on him. He is a good guy; he’s just a bit confused about the meaning of life like most of us are before we become members of the true church of God.

I sure hope Laura gets baptized soon. She needs the guidance that the Holy Ghost gives us. That’s sad that her husband got laid off. I sure hope things work out for them. I sure hope Dad gets to retire does it through the INA business so that you have a little spending money.

Send my love to the Rocklin 2nd and 6th wards they are the bomb!

I love you all, family and friends!

Elder Morton

Thinking of you in Peru!

Subject: Life is nuts!
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 20:04:43

Hey yall!

First of all I sure hope everyone get their acts together before I get home because if not, it will be really ugly for a few months because really it's time to grow up and realize how good we have it where we live!

Living here for 14 months has made me grateful for being born in the United States and not only that but being born and raised in the family in which I am in. We have it easy. Actually easy is an understatement. All we have to do is choose the career we want, go to college, get good grades, work hard and we have a house, car, nice clothes and plenty of food to eat and "if we are smart with our money" WE WILL retire. Here in Peru it’s not like that at all. You get to retire when you die and never have any extra money to save.

James is moving back home. That didn’t last long. It goes to show that you better watch who you live with! That’s sad that Matt is threatening to let James go. I sure hope he has started looking for employment else where.

In regards to Annette that’s ridiculous and there is nothing more to say than that. Annette. I was disappointed to hear they got kicked out and Justin was not able to move with his mother. What is happening with some of our family members leads to nowhere productive. But it is cool that Annette got her condo. I hope she enjoys it.

I am sorry to hear about Wally, Jennifer, Mike and Sunny regarding their homes and the economy there in California. I just pray that they might over come this trial and be better for it.

What is happening with some of my siblings is like the situation with God and Lucifer. Look what happened there. God is perfect and even he had a rebellious kid. Everyone has the right to do what they want with their free agency, some will choose to do what’s right and others will choose the way of the world. All we can do is our best and pray that everything turns out alright. One thing I do know is that everything happens so that we can learn a lesson, to better at something we lack, so look for the positive and improve in what we lack as children of God. Being a victim isn’t an option. I too look forward to my return and its getting closer than ever.

I truly know that the Church of Jesus of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints isn’t just the most correct of all the churches it's the only true Church of God on the face of the earth and for that I am grateful to be a member. The good news is that if we listen to the leaders of the church we will always be prepared temporally and spiritually for anything.

Chris having a job and plans to finish his education, that’s something that he will never regret. I am proud that he is doing positive things in his life. Send shout outs to the Rocklin 2nd and6th for me I got love for them all! I am happy for Joe and Katie they are truly great people that deserve all the blessings in the world and Josh and his little family equally.

Please tell Bishop Smith and Brother Solomon thank you for me, that really means a lot that men like then are proud of what I am doing here.

Please send a shout out to Joyce in OK and the same goes for Semaj and his family... little isn’t exactly correct but either way they are the bomb! Send my love to Jimmie and Fu when you get the chance. Send a shout out to the Young Guns they are doing a great job I am sure of it! Keep active in the business it will be worth it if you build it!> Adrian and his brothers are the best! I love those guys for real! What did they have to say? I hope they are doing well. I am going to cut this short because I want to check my other email from you so I love you guys and you are always in my prayers.

Till next time.

Elder Morton
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Subject: Re: Thinking of you in Peru
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 20:20:01

Hey Mom,

I am really good. We went to the Temple today so we didn’t go to the internet place Monday. It was the bomb. I love the temple! The next change is on the 9th of this month but I don’t think I am going anywhere soon. I am a bit skinny but that’s how it goes, I don’t care. Yes I wear the new pants all the time. I’m good with shoes and it looks like I should be ok for the next few months. I just read and responded to your email from the 24th of August.

James doesn’t eat well and he doesn’t drink enough water for that matter and he is now having health problems. Keep up the eating healthy plan it will help a lot.

Don’t be sad about Melinda and Wilma at least the two of them will have peace now.

We went to the building where they make the Peruvian money and took a tour. It was cool. I have some photos. Today we went to the Temple and it was a good battery charge for me. Elder Rich seems to be doing really well. I don’t see him much but it’s all good. He is working hard and really I have so much respect for him. His Mom did a great job, and that mixed with how he is and what he has learned in the mission, he will make a great family man. I aspire to be like Elder Rich some day and maybe with hard work I will be able to accomplish that level of excellence. Gotta go but as always be positive and los vemos!

Love,

Elder Morton