Tireless Work - 4/23/12

Dear Family,

How is everything? Its in the 70's? What the devil. This week has been a good week, things have just been really busy. We go to Georgetown every week now, and I am going to go on an exchange with someone so I will staying the night in east coast tomorrow. We found a really sweet family last week, they are sweet. It truly is amazing how we find these people. We were just going to ask this if this trail led to the town and then we just felt prompted to ask him if he knew that families could be eternal. he said he did not know but wanted us to come back so BOOM we found this sweet family of 7. We are working with some sweet people I hope we can get them going into the water soon. I Have rarly been to sleep before 11 so I feel tiered all the time but we are getting by I hope next transfer I can move to Georgetown with the other zone leader. Elder Moya is doing good. He is learning fast and is working on his communication skills. He will be a great missionary.

I hope all is going well there and am happy you are staying busy that is awesome. I am trying tosend some pictures but it is not loading for some reason. but I am excited to see everyones faces at mothers day The summers are the ones to talk to to set that up. sorry I am feeling a little bit rushed right now but everything is going good. I am sending a letter to Grandma and Grandpa so I hope they are still in Overton. I love You all and am proud of you, for everything you do.

Love Elder Hartshorn

Mercy - 4/16/12

Dear Family,

It is great to hear that Basin Burgers is doing well. I still do not know if I can rap my head around that though. I love hearing of the adventures it brings. This week they put me straight to work with my new calling. It was Zone Conferance, that is  where President Gamiette comes and all the missionaries in Guyana come together. President asked me to conduct, and also to teach! It was actually really pretty fun I learned a lot. Elder Taylor and I taught about conversion. President's family also came. They came to Linden and did a Fireside for the branch. It was great! I seen a differant side of President and learned a lot about him. You can just tell how much joy his family gives him. We had a few investgators there so it was wounderfull. We are working with some really sweet people and enjoying every minute of it. It is so fun to be with Elder Moya, he doesnt understand a lick of what the people say haha so to help him learn I gave him the phone responsibilities, I hope he doesnt hate me haha We are working well together and plan on baptizing a few people in the coming weeks. I am taking lots of pictures, I filled one of my memory cards already. I also have written in my journal every day of my mission so I hope I dont forget all of these awesome times. I got Kolby and Tara's invitation. Everything is going good, just trying to get a handle on everything. I learned a lot about Justice and mercy this week, it is truly amazing, we have mercy so we can keep the commandments, if we dont keep the commandments we have no mercy. I am so gratful for the Atonement and the chance it gives us to become perfect and live as a famly forever. I love you all so much Keep working hard.

Love Elder Hartshorn

A Challenge - 4/9/12

Dear Family

This week was kind of crazy! Wednesday morning we woke up at two thirty to go drop Elder Porter off and pick up Elder Moya. It was early but we are getting back into the loop now. Elder Moya is this goofy kid from Pheonix Arizona. We get along pretty well he has had me laughing all the time. This might be a better experience at training then the first time. Also I had an interesting call from the Assistants they told me that one of the Zone
Leaders in Georgetown was not going to be Zone Leader anymore, and President wanted me to be. That kind of but me in shock. So now I am in Linden being a Zone Leader over Georgetown, It is kind of hard coordinating everything over the phone with the other Zone Leader. There goes getting to bed on time again. I am pretty excited about it all though even though it is probably going to be the most challenging time on my mission.

Well I do not have much time today, but there is my news. I am doing well and Love serving the Lord.

Love Elder Hartshorn

Happy Birthday Jelly Man - 4/2/12

Good Morning Idaho,

Well tat e mail made me laugh, I can only imagine my mom working at a burger barn and about ready to loose her cool. haha Thank you for all your efforts. I am so blessed to have parents and family like you. 

On my Birthday we went to a hamgurger place thing and had some bacon cheese burgers, it was pretty scrumptous. It was also pretty much the only day we got to go do work this week because of Elder Porters toe so it was a Great Birthday, Elder Porter Even sang happy happy birthday jelly man for me haha.

Another Transfer has came and gone, the good thing is that I get to get away from Elder porters stinky toe haha He is going to Grenada to be zone leader. I am staying in Linden and my Companion is Elder Moya, I think that is how you spell it, but he is fresh from the MTC so I get to train Again... I am pretty pumped! President called and told me to teach him how to work hard so that is what I am going to try and do. I never have enough time on here to get all my thoughts across so sorry I might Have to send you a Letter.

I hope you like the package it wasnt much but it was full of love just like this short e mail,

Love Elder Hartshorn