Alrighty people sounds good, looks like the fam is doing great and everyone is happy and all is well.   This week on the mission we found this lady named Cecilia and SHE IS PILAS!!  she is ready to be baptized and has a huge desire to do so but she only has like 2 of the the lessons.  Yesterday we read the book of mormon with her, 3 nephi 11 and it was super spiritual.  I love reading the chapter with the investigators becuase they can realate to Christ coming to the Americas so well.  Their blood is literally the Laminites that lived here in that time,  their kindred dead saw the Christ and were testimonies that Jesus really does live.  Elder Dustin and I have the faith that we can baptize 5 this month of March.  It going to be a great month for us in marach and for the entire zone.  Tomorrow we have are meeting with all of the leaders of the mission and we talk about the goals and what we can do better to have more success in the mission.  Elder Dustin and I made our selves a lit

Thanks so much dad for reminding me of who I was before the mission.  Sometimes we change so much in the mission that we start to forget who we were before.  That is a good thing but also a bad thing man.  I have changed so much on the mission Dad its honestly kinda scary but at the same time i also want to remember a little bit of who I wa before the mission.  I truly am grateful for reminding me about when I was a little kid and how I was such a little pill.  It makes me look in the miror  and just think wow  Im different, im changed.  Im so happy for the opportunity to serve God and help him with the growth of Zion here upon the earth.  Im willing to stand a long side my fellow missionaries here in Guatemala in the army of God to battle against satan everyday.  I have truly become to understand my purpose as a son of God and as a missionary, to love HIS children and help these families in Guatemala become an eternal family through the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.  I know that Go

Mom it is such a blessing to have this opportunity to serve others through this new calling, its been pretty crazy, but a lot of fun!  Im actually with Elder Dustin from Farmington Utah and we came to Guatemala at the same time, so we were in the MtC and all of the stuff, so its gonna be a super fun 4 months with my good friend Elder Dustin.  But Being a zone Leader is stressful kinda because yesterday we had a mission council and it was literally like planning to go against Satan in War it was crazy!! So much information so many tactics with numbers and stats about the mission it was super interesting but it was also a lot of fun.  Elder Dustin and I have to come up with a what and how of how we will help out our zone find new people to teach and at the same time baptize.  We will be going to the temple on February 2 so the mission is stoked about that!!  Go Kaitlyn!! I hope they win league and that they kick some booty!  What position does she play?  Go Taylor, Olivia and Bre

m thinking its better if I start January 6th and then I will be working during the winter.  It probably the smartest choice right now and so I can spend time with the fam a little and all that fun stuff.  College will be super fun im super excited to study something cool and make my own money and live my life, but I know these next changes will go by super fast especially being a Zone leader.  I will be a little stressed out because of the new calling but it will also be super fun!!  Im actually comps with an Elder from my group that I came in with, Elder Dustin.  He super cool, we are going to have so much fun together and work super hard.  He told me that we will have a baptize  this Saturday and I havent baptized for like 4 months so im super excited!!  I cant wait to get started here in El Pajon, Don justo.  This area is super big and there are so many hills and mountains and stuff like that so I will keep getting smaller and smaller in size haha.  Everyone that has known me on the

Aww mom I love you so much!!  Thats so cool that third out of all of those people, im really happy for you!  Are still working out in the mornings?  When does the soccer season end for Kaitlyn?  Thats so fun to see how active the kids are in sports, makes me think about how much fun I had playing sports and watching my siblings play as well.... good times mom.  Why didnt you talk to him like Nacho Libre? haha that probably would have made him laugh mom!!  Its ok next time mom.  Thats so fun your in the Nursery with all the little kids.. Are you watching little babies to?  It makes me so mad sometimes that I cant hold little babies, because mom you know me I LOVE THEM!!!  Keep up the good work mom and keep being the best mom ever and I know that God will bless you for your efforts.  Thanks for everything that you have done for me up to this point in my life.  Im so privileged to have a family like you guys.  I thank God everyday for you guys and pray for your well being and for your saf

Dude thats sounds super fun!!!  How was snowboarding in Utah?  I imagine it was fresh powder dude haha super cool!!  Looking at those pics actually bad me kinda baggy... baggy means like thinking about home for the moment, but yeah that actually looked super fun.  When are you guys going back up to the ranch with the Gray Gang?  How is David, Nicole, Joshua, and Katie?  and Chris, Sarah, Hank, and Piper?  I miss them all so much and we will make more memories together after these wonderul two years.  Sounds like mom had a really good race in Arizona, but after she probably had sore "rear end"  haha just kiding Im glad she made it home safe.  BACK TO SCHOOL!!!  haha I remember when you would always say that before when went back to school haha good times dude DO MONKEY!!  How is the Claunch side doing?  Hows all of the cousins and the grandparents doing?  Tell them I love them very much.   Right now the work is going well, its kinda hard right now because we had 3 investig

New Years was a success and im leaving thsi year HOLY CRAP!!!!!!  i CANT BELIEVE IT!!!  But I hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!  LOVE YOU ALLLLL WAHOOOO LETS TAKE ON THE NEW YEAR

Dude I cant believe the fun things you did this week man and I love the elf on the shelf ideas dude that makes me so happy haha.  I love the Christmas spirit at the Gray house.  It makes me so happy to see you guys enjoying your time.  As well I am enjoying my time here in Guatemala and spreading the love of our Savior Jesus Christ to every person here in Guatemala.  I love this time right now because the peoples hearts are a little more softer and wants to hear a message about the restoration of the true church and about Jesus Christ.  I love this time of the year, I can never be mad during this time and if any one gets mad during this time is a true Grinch haha.   I cant believe how the sports are going for the kids.  Thats awesome that they are all doing good in sports and in school.  They are all super pilas haha but yeah I cant believe how different you guys are and how big you all look!!  It makes me kinda sad but at the same time super happy.  Wow Liberty is kicking but, to

Awwee mom its ok but I love you girl dont worry about a thang girl haha.  I miss joking around with you guys and laughing with you all but the time is winding down and will be home less than 9 months, but I thank my father in heaven for the opportunity to be here in Guatemala teaching the truth to his Children.  I love these people in Guatemala so much its going to be a sad day when its time to go but I will keep working hard to help bring more almas come unto Christ and to the true church.  I know that My savior Jesus Christ LIVES!!! He lives and I know it!!! I dont need to see him to testify of him, all I need is the spirit with me to take this message to the hearts of His Children.  The spirit has testified to me that many times that he lives, I have felt the manifestations of the spirit in my heart, he his with me, I know him because of the scriptures that testify of him.  He is my Savior I love him and he loves me.  He loves all of us.  If i can give you a little bit of advice it

Thats good that your working my dad, working hard for the fam and helping us out with much love for every single one of us.  I love you dad.  This week I was thinking as I was looking in the miror I asked myself If I have really changed that much in these last 14 months and I can truly say that I have dad.  Its such a blessing to see how much I have changed and how much more i will change these next 9 months of my life.  But dude thanks for everything that you guys have given me.  A wonderful life here on earth and a beautiful family.  When I find someone to start a family with  I want to have the same attributes in my house with my wife and my kids.  I want to have those attributes you have dad, because I know you have always tried to follow Christ and that is enough for me to realize where I want to go and who I want to become and I want to be like My Heavnly Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and My Dad!!!  I love you dude Im so happy in my life right now.  I now this is the most impo

WOW DAD!!! You guys had such a memorable Thanksgiving, thats brings such peace to my heart knowing that you all enjoyed your time with family.  I love you all so much and I miss you guys a lot but I only have 9 months left dude! Thats crazy!! We actually had interviews yesterday and to finish the interview he asked me if I know how much time I have left in the mission.  I told him that I don't now.  He then tells me that I have 9 months left in the mission and I didnt believe him at first until I started thinking about it a little more and its true I have little time left, my president of the mission told me the same thing!  But time doesn't matter, just working hard and forgetting everything else that doesn't have to do with the work.  Working hard until the last breath here on the mission as well in life.  Words from our beloved prophet.  Last night we also had "Taco Night" where we have 4 missionaries in the same house.  Last night was so cool we played uno

Hey mom everything is going great my son in the misison elder McConaghie is workinghard and is improving his spanish so much!! I feel like I will be changed into a different area but I want another change so that I can be with my son for Christmas and New years but I have a feeling that I will be changed in 3 weeks but we will see what happens.  But yesterday we went to the temple with an investigator and he loved it.. he will be baptized this next Saturday so I will send you guys a bunch of pics and stuff. He s agood guy super funny and loves to talk so are lessons with him are like and hour or more because of how much he likes to talk hahaha but hes a really good guy.  The mission is going by too fast mom it really is sad to me because I love this people, they are so kind and all they want is what we have mom and that is the truth.  We are messengers of the truth mom we are Christs Solders in these last days to preach the truth to his children,  I love this work and the love I feel h

ow you guys had an awesome week!!!  Thats super cool that Newman is doing a trunk or treat as well, that reminds me a lot of our ward party in Brentwood.  Im so happy that we moved to Newman man.. I dont know but I feel like the blessings we have received since we moved have been huge!!  we have seen so many blessings because we felt we needed to move and we did, but we did it in the way of the lord, that was the most important part.  Thats something that I have learned here in the mission and from you and mom is that if we put our trust in God and  we put HIM first we will receive blessings from our father in heaven.  Thank you for helping me try and God put first in my life even if I needed a little bit more help doing it when I was at home but Im working on being way more self reliant and I have gotten a lot better at this.  My testimony has also gotten so much stronger, everyday I receive a deeper conviction of the Restored Gospel and the importance of th

I love you guys week that you all had!!! Basketball is on its way and soccer starts again for kaitlyn so thats good!!  I miss you guys so much because I started thinking about Halloween and all of the fun times we have had with Halloween.  All the ideas we had to decorate the house but never really did but its ok because we all got a crap ton of candy which is awesome!!! haha.  I actually was thinking about Alex the other day, i was thinking when he comes back and if hes getting married to.. crap i forgot her name but shes also serving her mission to right??  Fun times fun times!!!  Yes please mom teach them to play with out the drama, its a lot more fun that way! but thats awesome that your coaching and your getting our there in the community just like in Brentwood.  I love you all so much and its crazy that I have 14 months in the mission, times is flying man ...... Send me pics of all of the our friends there in Brentwood when you guys go down, I want to see all of their faces!!!  W

man I love hearing about you guys week!!  It looks like Brett a lot of fun at his birthday and that evry thing is healthy and strong.  Thats sticks that Kaitlyn lost her last game of the year but she played really good and she put her heart on the court so thats the most important thing!!  I thought she was suppose to get her braces but she still has them que paso?  Well Brett and Olivia sound slike they loves playing soccer, after the mission i can show them how to really play soccer hahaha just kiding im not very good but its still a lot of fun!!!  Thats awesome that taylor is playing basketball, she gonna kill it and rain down threes like Steph Curry!!!  And you and mom I suspect that you guys are good but I also wnat to hear how you guys are too!!   Chapins dont celebrate halloween here but they celebrate el Dia de los Muertos which should be cool.  They actually have a funny tradition here on the 7 of December where everyone buys piñatas of Satan and they burn these piñatas in t