Like lightning. September 19, 2011

Zero time. I have had an amazing week. Brandon, you were right about
morning study. Ive been trying t get more out of it and i have been.
We are working hard, experiencing miracles, we dont have anyone to
baptize right now but we are finding new people every day and weve got
investigators coming to church and we are being led by the spirit, as
we constantly realize. Today will be a fun p-day, i think i have a
package finally, and were going to play some soccer, which of course i
love. This week, I am going to fast for Uncle Phil from Lunch
Wednesday to Thursday. He will be in our prayers, and everything will
be fine. I would love it if the family can join me. im going to start
at 2 my time, not sure what that is your time.
        I love you all, please enjoy every single day together and
know that im loving life.
                          Elder Bridge

Representamos. September 12, 2011

HEY!
     Its me, another good week. Pablo was baptized and he is very
happy. It was saturday at 6 and it was just us, pablo, his friend
Ariel, who introduced him to the church and was there for every
lesson, and two of the bishops councilers. Pablo loved it, and it was
very peaceful. He was in church the next day, all done up in the
shirt, pants and tie that we gave him, and he had a new haircut. Very
cool.
      Saturday morning we had a family home morning, with an inactive
family that hasnt been coming to church for years, but theyre cool and
i think they can come back. I made omelettes and french toast, and we
played pretty bird in my cup, which has been a huge success with every
family i have taught it to. We had to change the name to " Pajaro en
mi baso", and its a hit.
     Its very hot out, the sun is very hot, and very very bright so
the headaches arent a rare occurance. im trying to drink alot of
water. it is still technically winter. in the summer, the humidity
will set it, and it will be about 105 degrees. kind of like texas,
been there done that, bought the t-shirt.
         So yeah, not scared of nothin. Were 2 weeks from the
transfer and im starting to get that dread feeling. i really dont want
to leave, so im hoping ill get to stay, even if we are in the smallest
and worst apartment in the mission (and we are, by far). its good that
i started in the two worst, now everything will be nice. and im sure
Daniel had it just as bad if not worse, so im not complaining.
   my spanish is still coming, its tough when i feel like im
explaining something well but they dont really understand, but its
happening less and less. learning little things, but its totally like
the rough cut version. i can speak it, but i cant explain why i say
the things i do. i still dont really know what a past participle is,
or why we say "es lo que hai" instead of "esso es como es" but im glad
we do. Ill get it figured out.
      This week, we are going to be trying alot of things
differently. Tomorrow we have a big service project in our area i
guess. cleaning at some center for viajos, and 2 zones are going to be
there, so it should be alot of fun. its from 9 to 2, and lunch will be
included, so thats good too. Im starting to gain weight. my comp has
decided he doesnt really want to run, so once again im stuck. i do a
little workout in the apartment but its just not the same, hopefully i
can change his mind. I cant wait till im a training. i dont care what
my kid says, were hitting the calle every morning whether he likes it
or not. if i do train. not sure if it will happen but its a cool
though.
       Apart from that, just still waiting on my ipod, or my photos,
or some form of package. at the zone conferance i got one letter,
which was a wedding invitation from will, without a letter. thanks ya
cheapskate. nah but seriously, thats sick that hes got himself a wife,
and a good one too i hear. no longer a lonesome hound dog. now im
going to have 7 brides for 7 brothers quotes in my head all day.  but
also seriously, someone better write me a dang paper letter if they
expect to be in the will when im old and rich.
        So yeah, love all you guys, dont be expecting pictures. these
computers frustrate me too much. im taking alot though, christal wont
know what to do with them once shes gets my memory card, which i will
send as soon as i get my other card.
                                      Love, Elder Bridge
 p.s while Kass and the kids are still in town give them all a big hug for me

Brandon! September 5, 2011

Brandon, I am as I type, breathing a huge sigh of relief, as i have
been holding my breath for the past 7 days. I love you, and im proud
of you.
As for everything else, not much to report here on the home
front. Were putting in everything weve got. Weve made some really good
progress in getting the members involved in the missionary work this
week, and are going to continue with that plan this week. I walk alot,
and my spanish is slowly getting better.
It seems like the family is in a constant flow of jumping
from awsome thing to awsome thing. Now Kassidi is on the move, heading
for the Eternal Marriage of good cousin Will, and that is way
exciting. Ive been thinking about the Temple alot this week. It means
so much to the people down here. Cordoba wont have a temple till 2013,
so our ward is going on a trip to Uruguay this december, and its all
everyone is talking about. at least 2 couples that i know are going to
be sealed on that trip. I really wish we could go on the trip, it will
be a long wait until i can go to the temple again, but im looking
forward to it. Hopefully by then things will be stable enough for us
to all go together.
Well, not much else. Glad everything is awsome for you guys.
Imma keep pluggin away.
Love, Elder Bridge

Family! August 29, 2011

Its gonna be fast this week. Sorry again.
Man things are really goood. We had 2 baptisms that we werent
expecting this Saturday, we have 1 this saturday, and 1 the next. We
walk really far, we teach tons of people, and its really hot out. My
zone is awsome, my district is awsome, i look forward to every day and
my companion and i are working really well together. The big news this
week is a milestone in my mission and my life. Thanks solely to my big
brother Brandon, this friday i completed my first Journal of my life,
which includes something from every single day in my mission. Luckily
I already had a second one, which i began filling saturday. It might
not seem like a big deal, but anyone who knows me knows i dont really
finish things. at least i didnt. well whats up now eh?
so that was definatly a high point. but i mean so was the
baptism. So is everything. Next Monday were planning on going to
centro, theres like a big museum with dinosaurs i guess, and also
other neat things, so ill be taking a bunch of pictures.
man i dont really know what to say. my companion made crepes last
night and taught me how, and today we made this bomb dish of rice.
things are good. Im trying to stay healthy, trying to learn spanish,
and trying to find more people to teach. in your prayers this week,
please include ronald, alexandra, and us, so that we can find more
people to teach. that is very important.
I like knowing that my mp3 player is on the way, i really hope it gets
here soon. mom, im gonna mail you a thing of letters tomorrow. one of
jack merril, one for a kid named ethan that you can give to johnny,
one for ellen, one for jordan weishaar, and one for aaron and
christals family. i think thats all. oh yeah there will be a little
one for you.
Sara, i hope everything is great in raymond. get involved with the
crazy cousins and let me know how it goes eh? hows jean marcell eh?
Hace mucho que no escuchaba de mi cuñada, y le extraño muxo, ojala
todo bien pero no puedo saber sin the palabra de ustedes no? entonces,
estoy aqui para escuchar, no me olvide. te amo hermana.
Daniel, you missed a week, guess thats find since youre
just KICKIN SOME BUTT over in Hawaii, thats what im talkin about
clancy. such a boss. well have a little footrace once i get home. or
meybe just a fight, in which ill dominate cause right now im like
really really buff. its crazy. jokes, but imma still own you.
Kass and fam, HELLO! i hope the visit of daniel and christal
and mom was good, i hope the weather is good, i hope ole is as healthy
as a horse, and that Hazel is having some good rounds of 1 player hide
and seak, or whatever 4 year olds do. tell them both i love them and
give them a hug for me. and kass, tell me whats been up eh? how has
your summer been?
Christal, thank you for helping with the photo album, i
think my mom is gonna send it soon. it will be awsome to have. how is
being back in hawaii? jeez the summer went so fast. do you have your
old job back? do you have a calling yet? Hows your bro Johnny? alright
well let me know everything.
Were gonna have a good week fam! Love, Elder Bridge

¡Que Rico la Papa! August 22, 2011

Hey fam, alls well i hope?
were just kickin some butt down here in case you were wondering.
I spent way to long freaking out about my new companion. hes a great
example for me, way cool dude, super enthusiastic about the work,
super obediant, way chill, likes thinking of ideas we could implement
to speed up the work, and likes learning English. hes been helping my
spanish a ton, its awsome. We get fed every day for lunch, usually
noodles or rice with chicken, but sometimes its mixed up, and its
always tasty (even if the houses are a little gross) youd be suprised
what you get used to.
Last night we had a meeting with the leaders of 5 stakes, and all
the missionaries of those 5 stakes. Elder Hospital of the 70 came and
we had a meeting on how to improve the missionary work, it was awsome.
also, elders thorup, holtby, and frazier were there, so we got to
catch up which was pretty sweet. turns out elder peyton (my buddy from
rio cuarto) and elder frazier are both in my zone. we had a zone
meeting this morning and they were both there, and then we played some
mad soccer. after this were gonna go eat, and get back to work!
I love it.
we got our letters and packages today, and i got one from a
friend in raymond. it was short but good. hopefully that means theres
a package in the works shortly? ill cross my fingers for next week. i
know youre busy with great things, and im proud of you. theres a girl
in our ward that wants to serve a mission in a few years (shes 17) but
shes afraid of being away from her mom for more than a couple days. it
was easy for me to tell her that the Lord would take extra special
care of her family when she was gone. you guys are just havin a time
eh? ive been thinking about Brandon all week, i really hope to hear as
soon as we know how it went eh?
well anyway fam, got things to do. i miss you all. dont forget
to be awsome home teachers, the job is as important as you make it.
 Love, Elder Bridge

Familia Mia. August 15, 2011

Alright, wow. i have zero time and so much to say. ill be concise.
transfered today! spent yesterday being very sad and saying
goodbye to so many people that i love. Elder Moeller and i both left,
because the zone leaders are splitting, and one is going to train in
our area. so hes off in the boonies now, and im smack dab in the
middle of Cordoba Capital, a 25 minute walk from downtown. everything
is huge here, except my new apartment, which is funny its so small. i
guess ill get used to that, cause ive now lived in i think the two
smallest in the mission. my comp seems really cool, i think we´ll get
along great. hes a short man from peru that loves his mission and says
this area is great. weve been talking all morning and he doesnt know a
word of english, so im excited to start learning faster. he also says
hes down to run in the mornings so thats good.
cant tell you much about the area except its got tons of
people and aparently a really good ward so im ready to tear things up.
my best buddy from the mtc is headed to rio cuarto this transfer, so i
got to see him in th bus terminal and we talked for a bit, hes doing
real good. everything is great and also, the elders in capital recieve
the bolsa every wednesday! so if anyone is gonna mail me stuff, this
transfer is the time to do it, ill be getting stuff once a week
instead of every month or month and a half, so all good news. brandon,
youre in my prayers, hope you nail the test. everyone else, you too,
but lets focus on bran this week eh? ont be selfish haha.
I love you all so much and will write the
group letter first next week.
Love Elder Bridge
p.s. mom expect a call from someone in washington. an elders
mom came to get him when he finished s mission and i talked to her for
a bit and asked her to call you and gave her your number, so that
should be fun, she was really nice.
p.p.s im gonna do whatever i can to get that referance to the
right elders for the temple square sister, so if she calls im making
it happen.