A week of Adventure

This week went by really quick! It was really busy, full of adventure that's for sure. Sounds like you guys are doing pretty good. Y'alls should have a dance party in my name haha. 

White washed is when you put two missionaries into a new area that neither of them have been too before. When I got here they just opened Beaumont for Spanish so neither had been in the area. 

Sorry about pictures. It will be a lot easier and I will send many more when I get my ipad. Don't worry.

Members feed us quite often. We go to the Nahum's (they are the ones we just baptized) house twice a week and they feed us pizza, wings, popeyes, all sorts of normal stuff haha. Other members have us over too. Lots of Mexican food... Which I hate but oh well. Aaron said before my mission that the mission would cure me of my germ-a-phobe but if anything its worsening haha. So much grosses me out! Weirdest thing I had was this one soup, forgot the name, but it had a bunch of weird ingredients. 

We Got to go to the temple Saturday because our branch was short on priesthood. Pretty temple. I have a pic but it isn't a good one haha​​​​​​

So we have two more baptisms this Friday. Francisco and his sister Arelly.  Then we have another on date for November 5th. We are ballers. 

Heres more about Tukuafu: He is from Salt Lake Utah. He plays football, played for east, and has a bunch of D1 offers. He doesn't know what school he wants to play for yet though. BTW when he comes home after the transfer he wants to visit y'all! He is cool and we have fun! We play what are the odds and I always lose... We were at a members house once and I had to eat a whole bowl of frioles cuz I lost.... 

I think thats it for today! love you!​

Better Week with 2 Investigators

Hey Mom!

This week was way better and went by really fast. My comp is from Salt Lake but his family is Tongan. There are other missionaries in Beaumont but they are English. Our district has two sisters who are Spanish, and four other Elders. The branch is okay. It is really small but growing. Sacrament has about 30 people in it. We are really close to the second counselor Julian, he is a convert and was a gang member but he is really cool. 

That game sounds fun. (the BYU game) Heard about it from the Keffers. They are one of my favorite families. Hermana Keffer is really cool and funny.  

It has rained a little but it is mostly just hot and humid... I got the letter and loved it. Tell Bella I liked her picture. I carry it around in my front pocket and look at it every once in a while. But one time I was leaning over the toilet cleaning and the picture fell in.... so it got wet but I dryed it haha. 

So here is some info on some investigators:

Fransico: Fransico is a 16 year old and really legit. He is really interested. He was asking about how to become a convert so and we have been teaching him, in English though. We have him on date for baptism on the 28th. It is a Friday. He is really excited and we have become his friend as there aren't really kids his age that he knows in the branch or stake (because the youth is combined with English youth). It'll be neat to see him progress in excitement.

Nahum: Nahum is really cool. He is 24 and has a family, with a less active Dulce. But she is coming to church and really excited. He was wanting to be baptized when we got here but they weren't married so we have been working that out. They are getting married this Saturday and he is being baptized right after. We love their family and have been going over a lot for food. Lots of pizza haha. They prefer English too so I don't speak too much Spanish these days haha... 

That is a little bit about who is progressing around these parts. New missionary training is on the 26th and I will get my ipad then. We have to buy our own cases though. I was thinking maybe you and dad could look on amazon at some cases to send me. I was thinking a life proof case because they are waterproof and it rains a lot...

How are things back home? how are my beloved bro and sisters? I miss em! miss being with the family. The Mission has really reminded me how much I Love my family. Also has reminded me how much I love Utah!!! I miss the weather and the mountains. It is so flat here...

Thats all for today. Love you

Rough Week

Hey mom! Things are good here. Nothing too crazy. The weather kinda sucks, I hate it. It is so hot. I am in a biking area so I am in the heat all the time. I'm getting pretty tan cuz of it haha. My area is Beaumont central. I have the ghetto part, the avenues and south park. There's a ton of hispanics and black people. I hardly see white people haha. I'm in one of the roughest parts of the mission. It gets really sketchy and we will see prostitutes walking around and people selling drugs. Its rough.

Not going to lie, first week was really tough. I got here and I feel like I can't understand anything. My Spanish hit a wall and I don't know whats going on. I'm really frustrated and hating the language right now.

My companion, Elder Tukuafu, is pretty cool.

Keep me in your prayers though because I'm having a hard time right now..

My apartment is nasty. When we got here there was dead cockroaches all over and dead lizards. There's stains everywhere and its gross.

Here's some pics from the email that was sent out after Elder Fraley arrived at the mission home on the 3rd: 

Your Missionary has arrived safely to T.H.E. Mission! Upon arrival we met your missionary at the airport.  They went to the Kingwood Church, had lunch and focused on training and interviews were conducted by President Drake.  Then they met their new companion and were transported to their area of service. They are now out diligently searching for our Heavenly Father's children and doing the work of the Lord. Thank you for sending your daughters and sons to us, they have added great strength to our small army here in the Texas Houston East Mission. We love them and are so grateful to have them with us.