April showers brings May flowers

3-23-15

Wow the days are just flying by!  This week went by pretty quick.  This morning we just went to the gym because it was raining so we didn't get to play basketball...dang!  Maybe we should just have p day tomorrow!  This week wasn't to busy I was sick for a couple of days so we didn't do a whole lot because I felt like bad!  We have started to reteach our recent convert though.  She is a nice lady.  All our other investigators are slacking a little.  Like we are teaching them and they want us to keep teaching them but they won't come to church.  It is just a bummer. Our area is pretty big now so we have to have like 1 day a week in each part of our area.  This past saturday and sunday we had stake conference. President Rahlf and Sister Rahlf spoke at the one on sunday.  It was pretty good.  I did set up a hammock in our apartment.  I bought it like 2 months ago and I haven't even been able to set it up yet, but I just did a couple of days ago and it is pretty cool.  It denver colors, oh ya.  You may think that those fries and chicken nuggets look good, but that is not entirely true.  The fries are amazing but the chicken nuggets are a different story.  I looked at the ingredients and the number 1 ingredient is chicken lean and fat!!  It ain't even real chicken!  I guess that is what you get for buying a 38 peso bag of chicken nuggets!!  Well have a great week.  Hopefully my next email will be more interesting!  Love ya

Love Elder Lott

 

 (I just realized this is his bed.  I wonder if they even have a kitchen table??)

 

 

 

 

       (Boy he's looking skinny, but still great.)

 

 

 

 

3-30-15

Hey everyone.  Well that week went by fast.  This past week I went on splits with an elder in my district.  It went alright.  It has been raining a lot this past week.  It is nice.  I am just glad it wasn't raining this morning, so we could play ball.  We have just been teaching the investigators that we have now and like reteaching and stuff.  So conference is for you guys this weekend.  It is the week after for us.  This past week I have had like no money.  I was out of support.  I have been living off of pancit  for like the whole week.  I am happy that my support came.  Sorry my companion wants to leave.  So hopefully I will finish later or maybe I could finish tomorrow.  I love you guys

Love Elder Lott

Sorry I don't have any pictures this week.  I need to take some pictures of my new apartment and send them to you.

 

 

	4-6-15

Hey mom.  I bet you are wondering if I am ok because of that typhoon.  I am fine.  It was really weak.  It only rained a little bit during church.  That is it.  We didn't get anything.  I wish that it would have rained because then it would make it not so hot.  That is cool that you guys got to go to the redwood forest.  Those trees are big.   I wish I could have been home for that easter egg hunt.  I really wanted to eat some of that candy.  I really enjoyed that.  We haven't watched conference yet.  It is this next weekend.  So it will be past easter for us.  So how many missionaries are out in our ward right now?  I just hit my 9 month mark a couple of days ago.  That is crazy that taylor is coming home already.  When I came out she was just nine months in.  That went fast before you know it I will be home.  Have a great week love you mom

Love Elder Lott

Hey everyone.  You all are probably wondering how I am doing since you saw the weather.  I am fine.  It wasn't even that bad.  It only rained a little bit during church and that was it.  I was hoping that there would have been more rain and wind because then it wouldn't be so hot!  I included some pictures of my new apartment.  I really don't like it.  It is all on the second floor so it gets really hot.  There is not much in it and our bathroom is disgusting.  It  stinks.  I also have to shower using a bucket.  Our shower head doesn't work!  It takes about 30 minutes to fill up a 2 liter bottle with water because our water pressure is really low...I could keep going haha.  The work is going really good.  Nothing super interesting happened this week.  I am just trying to get better at tagalog and stuff.  I feel like I am doing better, but when I talk to people I feel like I am not!  I just hope I know it before I come home...haha just kidding.  So with conference.  I know that you all watched it this past weekend.  For us it is this upcoming weekend.  I wish that I could have went to the priesthood session though with dad. About that pizzookie...do you think you could send one in a package to me, that looked  good.  Seriously!!  Well I love you guys.  Have a great week

Love Elder Lott

pics of my new apartment

nothin special.  Its like living in a cement box

Gross !!!

 This is where he sleeps.  The poor guy doesn't even have a real bed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-13-15

Hey mom.  The answer to those questions that you asked me.  I have no idea watch is on our toilet, but when I use it it stinks.  It is really gross.  As for the rats I haven't caught another rat.  I haven't noticed any.  Any big ones at least.   I have seen some small ones but that was in my last apartment.  I haven't seen anything in the apartment that I am in now.  Dang dogs.  I miss them.  All the dogs here are imbreds and they are all gross.  So we watched conference this past weekend.  One of my favorite talks was the one by Jeffrey R. Holland in the sunday afternoon session.  I realized that they talked a lot about families and marriage and stuff.  An answer to your question in the letter you sent me.  Have I thought about the future?  I think about it a lot.  I have thought about school, work, and getting married.  I know I have a year left out here, but before I know it I will be home.  So yes I think about it a lot.  Cool you and jaime are doing riding lessons.  Keep up the good work.  You will get comfortable with it.  Have a great week mom    love ya

Love Elder Lott

 

Hey family.  I just want to say happy birthday adam.  I am glad that you got my card.  I love you man.  Can't wait to play some football and madden with you guys.  As for this week...well It hasn't been that good for me.  On wednseday we went on splits with our zone leaders.  I have some bad news and some funny news.  So I guess I will give you the bad news first.  So our recent convert that has the monkey...well now they don't have the monkey.  Darn it was pretty cool.  Later that night we oymed (open your mouth) a lady.  We were talking to her and gave her an articles of faith paper.  We were talking and the lady was like alam ko lahat.  Which means like I know everything.  It was just pretty funny.  I wanted to laugh.  The rest of the week went downhill.  I have been sick since thursday!!  So not much happened this week since I was sick.  We did go to general conference though.  Someone must have downloaded conference or something because we just had it in our chapel so the members didn't have to go to santiago.  In the saturday afternoon session there was only 5 people in that session...including me and my companion.  The bishop also.  Great showing...haha.  One of the talks that I liked was by Jeffrey R Holland and how all of us need the savior to be able to return to heavenly father.  I also like the talk by Renlund??  I can't remember his whole name.  I realized throughout this conference that they talked a lot about families and marriage.  I am so grateful for eternal families.  I love you all     have a great week.  I guess right now it is the 12th there right now.  Have a good 12th.  Miss you ryan

Love Elder Lott 

Happy Spring Break

 

Mike worked in northern California over the kid's spring break.  We tagged alone and enjoyed a week of sleeping in and relaxing.  Mike still doesn't consider weeks like this a vacation.  But he did get to do a few fun things with the fam while he wasn't working. Thanks for being a great sport and bringing us along.

 

(redwood forest)

relaxing in the room

 

 

 

 

We made a quick trip to the beach.  It was freezing.  The boys still had a blast and didn't let it stop them.

There was a bowling alley behind our hotel.  We went and had dinner there one night and bowled as a family.

 

 

 

Our little dolphins

 

 

The beautiful Oakland, California Temple

 

 

 

 

worn out from all the swimming

Silly boys.  My aunt gave Jaime these hats.

 

We enjoyed a yummy pazookie (a pizza sized fresh warm cookie topped with ice cream) after dinner.  We were stuffed and weren't able to finish it.  A few extra mouths would have come in handy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Easter Every Bunny 

 

 

 

Jaime helping fill and sort 10.000 eggs for the Hooper Easter Egg hunt (we had other helpers as well).

 

 

 

Ethan and the Easter Bunny, aka Jaime.

 We love you Ryan !!!

 

 April 12, 2015

we rode our bikes to the cemetery to visit Ryan

 

 

 

 

We ate cookies and listened to church music with Ryan.  It was a beautiful Sunday day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I sent Ethan to his room to be in time out for not listening.  He was mad and apparently hid under his bed.  When Jaime went to get him a few minutes later for dinner this is where she found him.  Poor tired guy.

 

 

 

We went to Get Aire in Kaysville.  The kids had a blast.

 

 

Ethan needs a shave.  We let him sleep with it on, but I wouldn't let him to wear it to school.  Yes, I am a party pooper.

Happy 9th Birthday Adam

 4-13-15

Alex and Ryan would both have been proud of him in his new cowboy hat.

 Our little cowboy in training

   

We celebrated Adam's birthday at Chuck E Cheese.

 

 

 

 

"Pure religion is more than a declaration of belief; it is a demonstration of belief.  As we seek to become even as He is, with a sincere desire to bless our fellow travelers, we will be provided opportunities to forget self and lift others.  These opportunities may often be inconvenient, testing our true desire to become more like the Master, whose greatest service of all, His infinite Atonement, was anything but convenient.  When you are in the service of you fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."

 

   Pure Religion  

  April 2015 Ensign