Oct 31, 2011

Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey, I’m doing well this week. Just enjoying my time out here in Quinindé, like I should be, no? I think so. I dunno. I’m kinda tired. We went to Esmeraldas today, and I learned a little bit about rugby. It’s fun, and you get to hit people. That is way fun, too. This week, well, the highlight would be going and meeting my kid. There’s a story, kinda. I got the call, and they say that there are 15 gringos coming in, and only one latino. Cool. Look at them odds, man. Way good. So we get there, and there are 15 Gringos, 1 Latino, and 2 Brazilians, something new. Cool. So we go in, and one of the Brazilians looks to be around 35 or 40, no joke. I’m talking to Poston, my comp from the CCM, and say, “Watch, with my luck, he´ll be my comp.” So we go in. First called, Cruz, from my district. He gets put with the Latin. Freak, are you kidding? Two Latins in my district. Cool. Next, I get called. And who do I get put with? The friggin 35 year old Brazilian. Are you joking? He is learning Spanish, man. He only speaks Portugese, so I can’t even help him or talk to him in English. But it’s really fun. He knows a lot of Spanish, and is a pretty cool guy. Never, EVER woulda thought that I´d be with a Brazilian, but hey, that’s life. Other than that, everything is the same. Halloween is today, but I just dressed up as a missionary again. Not too original, but that’s about all that you can do, right? Craziness. Ok. I love you guys a lot, and I will put a picture of my shoes on. Oh, my camera basically broke. Some stupid little kid knocked it off the table and out of my hands. Freak. I think it´ll cost like 40 bucks here, too, to fix it. I’m not sure. I might have the latinos here put in the camera, so the guy will charge less. We´ll see. Well, love you guys. Miss ya. Can’t believe it’s already almost time for Christmas. My gosh.

Love,
Elder Jace Reber

Oct 31, 2011

My shoes! After only 15 months, too!

Oct 31, 2011

My Son!

Oct 31, 2011

Madison,
Hey, thanks for all of the updates. I’m sure you did well on the ACT, maybe even better than me, we´ll see, but I think so.

Cool stuff about life. I’m glad that you’re having fun. Enjoy it. Wow, you’re almost to the point of graduating. That’s freakin weird as crap. Way weird. Feels like just last year that I graduated. It would appear that no. Fetch, man. Ok.

Well, I’m happy here. Lovin the mish. I’m gettin old here, that’s for dang sure. That quick I’ll be on my way home. It’s kinda gross to think about, but I can’t help it. Some things just gotta happen. I love ya a lot, and miss ya. Ten una semana bacana.

Love,
Elder Jace Reber



Hello Chidren,
Well, I’m glad that you are all happy. Halloween is today,right? That’s cool. Guess what I was? A missionary. Again. Just like last year. Cool huh? I love it. I’m glad that you all did fun stuff. Two football players and their cheerleader. How great. Looks like Hunter really is growing into a nice young lady. Well, I love you guys and want you to be happy. Do church stuff, yeah?

Love,
Elder Jace Reber

Oct 24, 2011

Dear Family,
Hey, life is freakin awesome. There were changes today, but I’m staying here, AWESOME. AND, I’m training a new guy. I’m gonna be a father. I’m so happy. It’s gonna be way fun. The other dude, Elder Cruz from my district, is training, too. It´ll be a really fun couple a cambios. There was some gossip last night that I was gonna leave and be zone leader in another city, and I almost cried, honestly. Freak, but I’m still here, and I’m way happy for it.

This last week was way good. We got the Familia Marin married, and we got them baptized. It was awesome. My very first family with the both parents and kids. I love that stuff, man. That’s the reason for the season, or the two years. I’ll shoot out some photos of them guys later on.

Cool on going to Santa Clara. That’s always fun. I miss Costco pizza and shakes, but hey, I’m eating chicken and rice every day, so I can’t complain. I love rice. A ton. But I’m on a diet now. Doing exercises and stuff. Gotta get not fat. I’m gonna be so hot when I get home. Anyway. Yeah.

That’s about all that I can think of. I can’t believe how fast time is flying. It’s already almost Christmas again. It really honestly, no joke, feels like 2 weeks ago that we talked in Conocoto with Perez. It blows my mind. I dunno. To think that I’m already almost in the last year of my mish. Makes me way sad. Love it. Well, that’s about that. I can’t remember too much else. Two of the missionaries went home this week from our zone, and it made everyone homesick, but we´re all over it now. Oh, and the best. There are 25 white guys coming in, so I will probably be with one! YES. English again. I’m so happy. I’ll send you pictures of my new son. Hope he’s just adorable. Well, I love you guys a ton, miss you, the church is true, and I’m changin some lives, most importantly my own.

Con bastante amor,
Elder Jace Reber
Tu Hijo y hermano

Yeah, the shoes are still on my other card. I’ll send you the pics, but in the mean time, I’ll probably just get the soles replaced again. It’s only like 7 dollars and they usually last 2 or 3 months, so it’s not too big of a deal. I’ll send them next week. Because I gotta put the pictures on a disk, too.

Oct 24, 2011

Party!!

Quininde!

The Miran Family! They are awesome and they love us! --Quininde

Ecuadorian children -- Quininde

My Angel Wings! Elder Morales and I --Quininde

Oct 24, 2011

Madison,
Wow, the ATC again. Good luck. I know that you´ll ‘s how it always seems to be. Heh heh, nah, but whatev. It’s all good. Loving life in the Ecuador, that’s for freakin sure.

I’m happy here. Freak, I am moving so fast. Can you believe I already have almost 15 months? That blows my head off. Well, not 15, but 14 and a half. It makes me almost sick just thinking about it. And it kinda makes me wanna cry. Chuta.

Hey, I love ya a lot. Keep doing the good stuff that you know you should do, and I know that God will bless ya for it. Go to church, read the scriptures, and pray. It helps. I’ll come home and rip you a new one if not. Love ya, miss ya.

Love,
Elder Jace Reber
Tu ñaño

Oct 17, 2011

Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey, I’m doing well. Truckin along out here in good ol Quinindé, the little paradise away from Utah. This week was good. We baptized a little boy, and his mom was way emotional, and it was awesome. The other family we have of 4 had their interviews and should be getting baptized this weekend. Its pretty freakin awesome, if I say so myself. I’m really excited for them. They are a cool family. Should have some others coming up too. I hope so. It makes the work so much better. I love it here, definately don’t wanna leave. Can’t believe how fast the time is going still. I hit 14 months this week, ouch, and am moving right along.

Lets see, this week, went to Quito for my new passporty thing to be able to stay here in Ecuador, that was fun. Saw the dudes from my group again, had a little adventure. What else? We went to some farm places, way sick. Did some fun stuff. I really can’t remember almost anything. It sucks. Haven’t written in my journal for like 2 months either. It’s hard to do it. I just never find the time. I would like to buy some kind of tape recorder. I thought it was a stupid idea before the mission, but I think it is a really good one now. Recommend that to Kyle. He’s probably about as lazy as me writing. Lot of cool stuff that you wanna remember. I’ll remember in the heavens.

Well, that’s that. My shoes are fine, just gotta get a picture. I dunno, its in my other camera. The ones I like more are the Hush Puppies, the Propet are more comfortable but get wet way easy and I roll my ankles. I’m using them right now, but we´ll see. I’ll send the pics out for them and then when the Propet get broke I’ll send out all of them, too. Anyway. Oh, and not only black socks I need, I need white ones, too. Send the new ones you bought, I’ll send photos, but then white ones. I can just put them under the black ones, and can’t even feel the holes. It would be a cool fix.

I love you guys a ton. I know that what I’m doing out here is the best I can be. A bunch of my good friends are starting to leave. My comp from Chillogallo, Elder Moreyra, leaves in like 7 days. Freak. It’s actually starting to be a possibility, me leaving. It scares me. I miss you all. Keep doing good stuff. Oh, and how are the Patriarchal Blessings coming? Have you had your interviews yet?

Love,
Elder Jace Reber

Oct 17, 2011

Elder Morales and I in Quininde

Baptism of the cutest little boy ever !-Quininde

Lovin' life here in my little Quininde!

Just playin'! -Quininde
Cool little family! - Quininde

Oct 17, 2011

Madison,
Cool about all of the stuff that is going on at home. I’m glad you’re still moving along. Makes me
happy. I’m doing good, too. Just working and all of that. Can’t believe it’s already almost Christmas again. That blows my friggin mind. Oh my gosh, you don’t even know. I’m not lying, it feels like 2 weeks ago that I was going up there to talk to you guys in Conocoto. It scares me to think I’m coming home that fast. Oh well.

Don’t worry about the ACT. Everything will be good. I know that if you just keep trying your very best everything will go good. How are your grades? And seminary. You gonna pass? Hope so. You gotta. Read the BOM, lady. Just do it.

Well, I love ya. We´ll have to take a trip when I get back home somewhere to hang out. Oh yeah. I miss ya a lot, and just want you to be happy.

Love,
Elder Jace Reber

Oct 10, 2011

Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey, its good to hear from all of you. Ain’t got much time here, because I’m here in Quito. Gotta get my Censo renewed tomorrow. Its nuts. I have almost a friggin year here in Ecuador. It basically just kills me. Really fast. Like lightning. But what can you do? I can finally count the months on my hands. It almost makes me cry. Haha, whatever.

Conference was good. Learned a lot, had some good times. Did get to watch it in English, with a gringo in Quinindé. It was good. This week was ok, too. Went to Quito for the Leaders Meeting, saw Evenson and Albino, too. Doing good. Love those guys. Awesome stuff. Learned a lot from President, and just had an all around good time. We came back, and just tried to do some stuff. Freak, its exploding in my sector. We should, in all seriousness, have between 5 and 12 baptisms in the upcoming 3 weeks. That would be awesome. Oh, and another girl told me to come back for her to marry her. In a really, really, really direct
way. Pretty nuts. I didn’t have any idea what to say. She said that she was gonna kidnap me and just put me in her room forever, and just have my 8 kids. . . . . . . Kinda freaked me out, but hey, if that’s what she wants. Haha, no, not really. Ok.

Well, that’s crazy about the canyon. So how are they going to get around it? Just have to take another route or what? I’m not sure. I hope that it’s all cleared by the time I get home. I wanna visit them mountains.

About the recipes, the cheesecake I can’t do, and the pork, maybe. I´d like to do that. Another thing I thought would be to try and make corn dogs. That would be really cool, too. Just show them people all of the good ol american food. I would enjoy it.

Well, that’s that. I don’t have many pictures, but this week, I’m gonna take them all off of my camera and send them home to you guys. We´ll hope for the best. I love you all a lot, and just want you to have a super awesome week. I can’t remember anything else that I was gonna say. There was a list. Oh, I am going to take a pic of my shoes pretty quick. They got holes again, and the others, the laces are brokin, and they don’t sell them anywhere here. Ok. Well, love you guys. Miss ya. Talk to ya soon.

Love,
Elder Jace Reber

Oct 3, 2011

Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey, yeah, everything here is going good. I’m just livin life, movin on, doin all of that good stuff. This week was fun, I went to Quito with some guys from my group, one who will be flying in with me on the same plane the whole way, and chatted, took care of our Visa’s, and ate Papa Johns and Rustys. It was awesome. Spent a ton of money, but it was worth it, man. All the way.

I’m glad that you guys are happy at home, too. Conference was way good. Didn’t get to see the Priesthood session, but had a good turnout. Had a family of 5 come, and they should be gettin baptized in the upcoming weeks. Awesome. And a little boy, too. God is throwing us down gifts out of heaven. Thanks, Dad! Love that. And we´re lookin, too. It’s just going by so fast. I mean, it´ll be cool to come home, but it´ll be completely heartbreaking to have to leave Ecuador. I love this place. So much. I have unofficial plans to move here and teach English. I´ll have to fill that more in later. I could make SO much money, live happy, give my kids opportunity, and date a Latin chick and have some little amazing chocolate colored kids. Freak, that’s my dream. Oh, and I’m not sure I told you guys, I’m gonna have 8. I have told EVERYONE here. Like, everyone that exists. It’s the goal. Gotta beat Grandma Vera and Grandpa Gary. It´ll be fun.

Well, that’s that. Going to the Leaders Meeting for real on Wednesday. Again, I gotta kick out to Quito. This won’t be as fun, but still ok. AND the next week, I go AGAIN with my group to do my Censo. Freak, its gonna be one heck of a time. I love you guys. I am growing a ton. I would never trade this mission for anything. Starts off super, super, super hard, you just wanna go home, really. Then, you get closer, and closer, and you just wanna stay. Never leave. It might just be here, too. I love Quinindé. I absolutely love it. I don’t wanna leave. I´d be happy to die here, or end my mission, that means. Even a whole year. It’s crazy. I just don’t wanna go back to Quito. We´ll see. I miss you guys a lot. Keep praying. I will be super preachy when I get home, and we´re gonna get stuff shaped up REAL fast, don’t you guys worry. If I have to machete like a madman, I’ll do it. I have the skills now. AND I can do it in Spanish. I’m learning a ton of bad words here to use on the Mexicans at home, haha. I miss you guys. I can almost wave at the airplanes. Ask Reuben or Derek. Just 10. The both hands. Ah. :´(

Love,
Elder Jace Reber

Oct 3, 2011

Madison,
What up? Hey, I’m doing good here. This week flew by, went to Quito to renovate my Visa, hung out with some dudes from my group who got here with me, talked a lot, ate pizza at Rustys, and made out with a super hot girl. All of that is true, except the last part, duh. But really, we are ok. I did watch conference, and it was fun. Got to watch it in English, too. I was really out of it the last session, and we didn’t get to see the Priesthood session, so that sucked a lot. Oh well.

Thanks for the reminder. I’ll have to say something. It’s hard to remember the dates back at home. I’m not being ignorant, it’s just I have a ton of stuff to think about and do. Time is a completely different thing here. I only look forward to American holidays to gage time. Like, wow, it’s almost Halloween. Then Thanksgiving. Then freakin Christmas. My gosh. It literally feels almost like yesterday that we talked on Skype over there in Conocoto. Freak, man. Good job on all of the stuff, with school and soccer. Canyon View still sucks. My buddy, Elder Aitken is from St. George, and he always talks hardcore smack on Canyon View. But he’s gay, so whatever. Haha, he’s my buddy.

Well, I love ya, girly. Keep up the good stuff. Can’t believe I’m coming up on 14 months. I can finally do the airplane thing. Cool. Well, miss ya, have fun in school, be home before you know it. Sadly. I don’t wanna leave here. I love Ecuador. It’s the best. It´ll be cool to see all of you guys, but it really scares me. I don’t know how to do anything. At all. We´ll see.

Love,
Elder Jace Reber



Dear Kids,
Hey, I’m glad that you guys are all doing well. That makes me happy. Sounds like everything is going to be fun for Halloween and all of that. I can’t believe it’s already getting so close to Christmas. It’s pretty crazy. But fun, too. I’m still here in Ecuador, just loving it. It’s my favorite place ever, after Cedar. I’m not sure if you’re already doing it, but if not, you need to start. I love you all a ton, and just want you to be happy. So do it. I miss you all, and will talk to you next week.

Love,
Elder Jace Reber
Su hermano