Welcome Home Elder Evans

Guess where we are going today? We are headed north, braving the snowy weather, to Hamer, Idaho (rhymes with disclaimer, NOT hammer)

Elder Evans just returned from Peru Lima North Mission this past change, and will be reporting in his sacrament meeting. We are happy to support him. Elder Evans has been Landon's ONLY North American companion during his mission. They were companions when Landon went to Tarapoto, almost a year ago.

We met his parents last summer at a missionary parent party in Chubbock. We are driving up with Elder Peterson's parents. It will be a great day :)

Staying in Tarapoto !!

"Well, some news on the changes. I stay in the same area, thankfully. I'm happy about that. Oh ya, and I went up to comp mayor (senior companion), so that’s cool. I'm pretty nervous though. I'm too young in the mission to be doing that, haha, but the Lord makes big things out of small people, so I'm sure He has something waiting for me and He will help me along the way. Elder Evans and 3 other missionaries from Tarapoto are going to Lima, and other missionaries are coming here. My comp is Elder Flores. I don’t know him, I don’t know how much time (he's been out). I don’t know anything. I think I will be his Padrasto….. his second comp, in his second area. He was in Independencia, I think with Elder Villanueva in Villa Sol, how cool is that? (Elder Villanueva was Landon's last companion in Villa Sol before he was transferred to Tarapoto) Oh ya, Elder Santiago from my old zone is coming to Tarapoto baby, I'm stoked! He is one of my very good friends in the mission. I'm really excited for this change."

Good Companionship

Elder Evans and Elder Rich>>>>>>>>>

"I love having an English speaking comp. We help each other out. I love it. We're working hard and the Lord is helping us. Remember, strive to read the Book of Mormon everyday. It's tough because everyone is so busy, but don't forget to do that, and say your prayers. Don't let Satan tempt you otherwise."

Chicos locos (Crazy Boys)

Somos Patas (We are Dudes)

Just arrived home late this evening, and Jose Gabriel Arevalo, a good friend of the missionaries, had emailed some pictures ! This is fantastic ! Click here to view more pics.

Everything is New

My new companion is Elder Evans, from Idaho Falls, Idaho. He has 13 months in the mission, and I'm his second American companion. He is a good elder. I love it, cause I can speak English to him, haha.

We live in a really really really really nice house, haha, I'm serious. I hear it's one of the nicest houses or rooms in the mission. We're on the first floor, and have a bathroom, our sleeping room, a kitchen, and a study room.

Our church has a branch here. It's kinda smaller (than a ward), but we are hopefully going to create a Stake while we're here, so it's good.... The members are really nice. I love it.. I had to give a talk yesterday (in church), to introduce myself, it was all good.. I love it.. My Spanish is great.

Bienvenidos a la Selva (Welcome to the Jungle)

"Well. to answer all your questions.. Yes, I'm leaving Villa Sol.... happily and sadly... I don't know, I have mixed feelings. I don't want to leave because I'm accustomed (to it) here, and also I have made alot of friends here in this zone, and now I won't be here to see them go (home) because they finish (their missions) the next change and the change after, and I'm going to be in the jungle. I'm pretty mixed (feelings) right now, but most of them I'll see again after the mission. One lives in Pleasant Grove, and (another) in Arizona, right where Manda will be living, so that's good. But the ones who live not in the states, in the next life I will see them."

"I am going to Tarapoto, where Elder Woolf is, and my companion is the son (the greenie that Elder Bullock trained) of Elder Bullock haha, how crazy is that? Yes, the Elder Bullock who is in our ward, (Morgan 6th ward in Morgan, Utah) so I'm excited to get to the jungle. I head off Wednesday (April 23). I'll let you know next week how everything is."