Hello guys so it was another average week. Not as bad as last week but i have had it up to here with our investigators!! Haha J/K.  We were able to have 2 people come to Sacrament Meeting yesterday and it was good but we were hoping to have many more!! I guess that will just be motive for us to work harder this week!!

We had a super cool experience this week. We went to the house of one of the investigators in the morning on Friday but she wasnt home so later that day or evening  we tried again and she still wasnt there.  As we were leaving her house i had to go pee really bad and so we went inside an abandoned house and as we were walking out we saw the sister and she told us to come to her house!! We began talking to her and she told us that she had been doubting the church and had been praying for an answer to know if it was true.  She had received a call from somebody and had felt that the church was true and then when we passed or when she saw us she felt that that was her confirmation of the answer she had received.  Her along with her two kids went to church yesterday for the first time in like 3 months so yeah it was just really cool!!

I also heard that my broncs are headed to the super bowl again so yeah im pumped and you better believe that im praying for them haha jk!!! I also wanna give a shout out to big Kob for the alley oop that i missed which apparently was like super legendary haha!! That sucks that you guys have been sick for the last couple days and i hope that you are feeling better!! This next week is gonna be crazy cuz its Mellados last week and then we have changes and i will get a new comp and yeah just a lot of stuff!!

Thank you for helping me with all of the college stuff cuz literally i would be done for with out you guys!! All is well here in Juaritos and here are a few pics!! I love you guys and hope you have a great week!! Deuces!!

Elder Imlay

Hello Brethren and Sisters,

It has been quite a rough week and i feel as if it was just a big waste of time haha jk!! But it was rather tough!! Because for the first time in a super long time we didnt have anybody in Sacrament Meeting!! However the good news is that the Hno. Carvallo has returned from Veracruz so we are gonna go see him tonight and set an appt and just hope that things go good!!

I have yet to receive your packages but was still able to celebrate this week haha!! A family here from the ward bought a spongebob cake to celebrate my late birthday and also some members from my old ward in La Cuesta called me and we went out to eat with them and they gave me some pretty awesome presents!! I will send pics!!

Sounds like life back home is going pretty solid!! Oh but we are going to have a meeting this week so i will probably get your packages which will be cool!! Im really sorry this week was a rather boring one and there is not a whole lot to talk about!! Well our convert that we had here in Parajes got called to be the Secretary of the Young Mens Quourum so that was pretty awesome!! We are continuing to work and just trying to do our best but holy Shnaz it is really hard lately and im getting a little lazy, i need to step it up haha!! Hopefully all is going well back home and just know that i love you all!! Have a wonderful week and as usual Keep it Real!!

Love
Elder Imlay

Here are a couple pics!! One is of the t-shirt a family gave me and the other is the bag they gave it to me in!! They are trying to convert me to catholicism haha!!

Hey guys!!

So it was a decent week!! I turned 20 so that was prettty cool!! Oh and also bought well actually my companion bought me the coolest sweater of all time!! So we did some modeling pics haha!! Also yesterday after church we went with some of our investigators who made me a cake and gave me a new watch which is super awesome and super huge and super cholo haha!!

The work is all right.  We still have a baptismal date pending with a lady and her son and then another lady.  They both struggle with the Word of Wisdom but they are making a ton of progress so we are happy!! I still have yet to receive any packages but will probs get them the 20th of Jan because we have a Mission meeting that day and will give us the packages then!! We had a really cool lesson with an investigator this week where we gave her a blessing to be able to stop smoking and afterwards she said she had felt a warm feeling and she hasnt smoked since then and it was really awesome!! I also gave a talk yesterday in church and idk but i actually think i like giving talks in church...........hahaha jk!! Do not use that against me when i get back to give talks in church Bishop Taysom!!

We cant get on Facebook anymore so i couldnt see your bday wish but thank you for the wish and thanks to all for the bday wishes!! Its so weird being 20 haha...not really i feel the same but just the thought of being 20 makes me feel old and wrinkly but its whatevs haha!! Sounds like things are going well back home!! I love you guys and things are all right aqui!! Have a wonderful week and always look for the good in people!! Every day is a new beginning and there is no need to focus on the past because you cant change it!! Focus on the present and the future and being better. Besos!!

Elder Imlay

Hey Guys!!

So this was another solid week and to start off Happy New Years!! Holy Helen Keller it is 2016 and i cant believe it!! Thankfully this week we had no snow but it has been melting and the temperatures have been freezing!! We spent new years just chilling and working but we did go to a cool restaurant called The Malas Companias and it was really good!! We also lit off some fireworks with a family and these fireworks are freaking awesome like Gunshot awesome!! Because when you light them you throw them and they explode and it sounds like a gunshot and its awesome!! We have a Zone Leader Meeting this week so i will more than likely get to pick up the packages this upcoming Thursday and Friday if you send them!!

As far as the work goes we are doing really good and plan to put 2 fechas this week!! The Hno. Carvallo should be returning this week from Veracruz and we have another lady named Graciela who we plan to put a fecha with this week so we are pretty pumped!! Im really liking the area and i cant believe how fast the time is going!!

Im super pumped to go to SUU and just really happy with everything that is going on right now!! Interviews with Pres Derbez went really good this week and im excited for these last 6 months!! Thanks for the B day wishes. I cant believe that im gonna be 20 years old like holy crap what happened??? haha!! I hope everything back home is well and i know that Jesus is the Christ our Savior and our Redeemer. I know that God loves us and that the promise in D$C 82:10 is true!! I hope that you have all been able to put New Years goals and hope that you can complete them!! Especially those who started going to the gym..dont give up after 2 weeks cuz that was me hahah!! Never Give up and always be happy!! Sea Mormon! Sea Feliz!!

Love Elder Imlay

P.S. Here is a pic of Elder Cox benching my companion it was legendary haha!!

Hello Fam and Friends!!

So lets just say this was the craziest week of my mission!! First of all it was amazing to talk to you guys on Thursday. You all look so good!! The prank that you played was not that funny haha jk it was actually pretty solid haha!! Like literally from Monday until Thursday i was freaking out cuz i wanted to know but props you got me haha!!

So the big surprise of the week is that it snowed here on the 26th and it wasnt just snow. It came down hard haha!! I will send you pics but like for reals it was so hard core that we werent allowed to leave our house on sunday and the services even got cancelled so yesterday we pretty much just chilled in our house all day.  We did make some snowmen and did some races in the snow and i even tried doing a cannonball into the snow off of one of the fences we have which didnt turn out to well haha!! Some sad news is that the Hno. Carvallo went to be with his fam in Veracruz but the good news is that he will be returning like the 6th of January so we will still have his baptism soon!!

But oh my gosh thats freaking awesome that Fez is going to SUU i thought he was going to the U but yes thats gonna be so sick!! Ok on a different note i am totally digging the pajamas you guys bought and really hope that you bought me a pair for when i get home because they look freaking sick!! haha!! Anyways the snow was so bad here that when we woke up this morning our pipes were frozen and we couldnt even take a shower because the water didnt come out!! So finally after like 3 hours the ice thawed and we were able to take a shower but it has been quite the crazy weekend haha!!

I hope that you guys had a wonderful christmas and have an even better new year! Im loving life here and love you all a ton!! Keep It Real!!

Love Cam (Elder Imlay)

The pictures are of me eating the giant Snickers you sent me and of the ice age we had here in Juarez!!

Hello Family!!

So we had quite the crazy week!! So actually the week started off pretty normal!! We had lessons with investigators and all went well!! On thursday we had the Ward Christmas Party which was actually super awesome because a bunch of non members went so we got to do a lot of contacting there at the party!! We also got to eat and there are some really good singers in our ward like i was rather impressed haha!!

But probably the craziest thing happened on Saturday!! So as many of you know or well those who read my email that the Carvallo Family was gonna leave to Veracruz this Friday and they did!! We went with them Friday night to say our goodbyes and just wishing the best for them!! Well on Saturday when we were in the Mission Dinner with all of the missionaries i got a call from the Hna. Carvallo saying that their car had broken down on the trip and that they were back in their house and werent going to head to Veracruz!! It was sad because they had really wanted to go to Veracruz and were disappointed cuz they werent going to see there family but they said they really enjoyed church yesterday when they went!! Its a hard time for them right now but they understand perfectly that everything happens for a reason and have a big desire to be baptized!! We have plans to go with them again tonight and set a date for the 2nd of January so that will be cool!! We are excited for them and just hope and pray that God will continue to bless them as they start there journey in the church!!

I am really excited to get to talk to you guys this thursday and will be calling you at 2 pm on Christmas Eve!! Im pumped to get to see all of your smiling faces!! Oh i also got all of your packages on Saturday and lets just say it was quite an experience taking them from the church in Nogales to our house in Parajes almost 2 hours away but after a few prayers and some battling, we were able to get them safely home! I also got grams package!!

Thank you guys so much for all you do!! I love you tons and I hope You have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Deuces!!

Love Elder Imlay

The first pic is us with the Fam Carvallo and the second is the MTC bros reunited once more at the Christmas Dinner!!

Hello Fam and Friends!!

So this week has been pretty solid but nothing too crazy!! We are getting way close to christmas time and thats so weird because yeah the time is flying!! We had the Temple Dedication of Tijuana this week which was really cool!! I loved hearing Dallin H Oaks and Dieter F Uchtdorf and theie amazing spanish haha!! It was super inspiring,

So this week we havent been up to a whole lot.  The Carvallo Family will more than likely be moving this Friday so thats a bummer.  But the good thing is that they said that they were for sure going to look for a church in Veracruz cuz they wanna get baptized so that still made me happy!!

Umm as far as Skype goes we will be talking with you guys on the 24th but yeah next week i will be able to tell you!! Oh and i forgot my username and password to skype so if you guys could maybe help me with that i would be very grateful. I still havent gotten your packages but probs will this week when we have our Christmas Dinner as a Mission so that will be cool!!

Oh we also had transfers this week and nothing changed so it looks like i am going to kill of my second victim here in the mission!! (If you dont understand what i just said ask a returned missionary) hahahaha!!! Anyways as far as Chrismas day im not sure what is gonna happen but everything is good here and we just keep pushing along!! Happy Honukah and Ill cya next week!!

Love Elder Imlay

The pic is with some recent Converts who are super cool!