Elder Crick ended up in the E.R. last Wed. with a hernia that couldn't be reduced. (pushed back in) They admitted him that night for sugery Thurs. morning and they repaired both sides by using a scope. He went into the mission home to recooperate. This is the letter we got on Monday.

Hey fam.
Well things are going good. I think im recovering quickly but who knows. thursday i go in and they take out my stitches. Yeah i'm walking around well ever since the first day. Just a little sore. Yeah talked with pres. fuentes today he said worry about recovering and then when you are recovered you can worry about the other stuff. It stinks cause on wednesday we found a golden family that is already ready to be baptized since they are family to some members they pretty much know everything. So im sure this weekend or the next there should be a few baptisms. Who knows if ill be there or not. They moved an elder johnson from arizona to my area. I dont know if when i get better if they are just going to put us in a threesome, move me to another area, or what. The new ward is awsome as you could tell. Some sisters that i didnt even know come and brought some flowers and some get well treats.Then the bishop came and all. Its fun cause we have to work in to wards in this area. one is way rich and the other is just good to work in but the in the rich one pretty much all of them speak english. But yeah other than that i cant tell you much since i was only there about a day and a half. Thanks for everything. o and the package got here im not sure what it has since its in my area but im sure ill enjoy every bit of it. Well love you guys so much. Have a good time. Later

Hey fam.
¿Que honda? So thanks for the pics. it looks nice. There is only one bathroom right? So yeah this passed weekend abraham and aaron got baptized and confirmed. It was a good service. Julio their dad was pretty sad that he didnt get to get baptized with them but hopefully soon he will. Well tomorrow are changes and i am getting changed. My new comp. will be elder gonzalez. Dont know him yet. I am going to an area called jacarandas. They say its pretty cool so well see.Yeah so what do you want me to bring back. Anything special. Im trying to look for some authentic mexican things but im in the city its all basically like the states but ill try to find something. Well im goind to miss this area i grew to love it. But heck thats how the mission is so o well. But yeah not much else to say these last couple of days have been pretty cold here which is weird cause last week it was like in the high 80s and low 90s all week. Crazy weather. Well im out so ill talk to you later love you guys and thanks for evrything that you do for me. have an enjoyable week and be happy.Later

What up fam.?
Well things sound pretty good there. Yeah so dont get into to much debt. Its better to have a small house than to be in over your head. Yeah so if you send a package could you put some laffy taffy, and maybe some water taffys in it? Yeah so i dont know where this change went time just goes by faster and faster. Next week are changes so who knows how those will go. This week was pretty good i dont know if i told you about julio, norma, abraham, and aaron yet but abraham and aaron should be getting baptized this weekend if all goes well. Julio and norma still have to get married so who knows if they will. Julio loves the church and is ready to get baptized but his wife norma doesnt know the doctrine yet. We just barely started teaching her and so she still doesnt want to get married. But hopefully we can get them married at least then later if she wants to get baptized she can. Anywho things are going pretty good here. Not much more to say except to tell you all how grateful i am for all you have done for me. We have the best family ever. I thank our heavenly father for it every day. Love you guys have an extemely extraordinarily awesome week. And what good did you do this week? Later.

Hey my fam.(the best fam in the universe),
Well yeah conference was awesome. I was a little mad i didnt get to hear elder hollands talk. The other missionaries said it was awesome. I guess ill just have to wait for the liahona to come out. Hugo is doing good couldnt put a date with him yet. He intoduced us to his mom and she is way cool. I think she will progress. The first lesson she was already asking about baptism. This week was pretty good we found a few new people that look pretty good. Yeah i cant really remember stuff from one day to the next. Thats probably why i dont write about zone conference and stuff. yeah i have gotten to know some elders from AZ, pretty well. One is elder bleak from camp verde, the other is elder boren from around tucson, elder mchardy from mesa, and the others i dont know. But there are a lot from az. I cant believe that we are already in october. I remember that this months with the hollidays flew by last year. So you havent sent me any pics of the house. Yeah i guess i deserve it since i never send pics. Yeah my bad. So how is the football team doing. How are keag. and derrick doing? So yeah just remeber violence doesnt get us anywhere and to serve one another. It was cool cause just last week i talked about service and the importance of obeying the commandment. I took my talk out of mosiah chap.2. You should read it. If everbody would just serve one another things would be a lot better. But now days everybody is just so caught up in their own lives that they dont have time to help those around. I think im going to start doing what that minister did when he would ask his kids everyday what good did you do today? Im soo grateful to have a family that serves. And hopefully we can continue to serve those around us. I love you guys sooooo much. Study the book of mormaon. Please. Have an awesome week. And be happy. Later.Elder Crick

yeah soo what up gang?
Hmmm where do i start. Well first the family cruz i got to attend their baptism and i got to baptize the dad and the son. It was way cool. With victor it is going to be really hard but more just cause he doesnt have much desire to leave it behind. There is an addiction program but he needs to go to get some help. I dont know it just stresses me out and makes me sad when they dont want to change, But we have a new investigator named hugo he is really cool. He took some discusions when he was in the states. He says every time we talk to him he feels the spirit so strong. He should be getting baptized here in a week or two. this ward is really cool. It isnt perfect because they almost never do their home and visiting teaching. But we are working on that. Well i cant really think right now but the ward sounds really cool. Well not much else to say except i love you guys. Have a great week. Later

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:32:18 +0000

Hey fam. what be happenin? So is the football team pretty good this year? It sounds like they are doing good. So who are some people that i would know that are in the ward? The area is good the work a little difficult but we have so good people that im pretty sure will accept. If you could please pray for victor, he is a really good guy but is addicted to huffing. If you pray for him to be able to quit and have the desire to turn his life around. He is dating a member and she is trying to help him all that she can but he also has to do his part. But yeah the Huerta Cruz family got married and batpized. It was awesome the dad was pretty much crying the whole time. It was way good and this week i saw them, they look so happy. They were a very strong family and very good people before they got baptized but now they just look complete and have a glow that they didnt have before. Well not much more than that has happened the independence day for mexico was last week so the work was a little slow. Hardly anybody in the street. But thanks for all you guys do for me. I feel so bad cause i havent sent anything to the larry martin fam, or sister eagar. And almost every month i get a post card from them. So if you could give me some ideas on what to do for them. Well have an awesome week love you guys.

Mon 9/14/09 4:36 PM
Well another niece, ill tell you what thats good stuff. Yeah my new comp is cool he is from puebla which is just a couple of hours away from mexico city. O yeah and yesterday that family of six got baptized. It was awesome. the dad was crying the whole time. I had the great privilege of baptizing him and the son. Elder owens the mom and their unlce baptized the daughter. this week should be interesting since the mexicans always get really crazy around their independence day. And pretty much try to pick fights with anybody that isnt mexican. Good stuff. So yeah things sound like they are going good, did you get things back in order in the house since the lightning struck. Its been raining like crazy here and flooding in some parts luckily im not in any of those parts. Not much else has been happening. Ill let you guys go now i love you guys so much. thanks for everything.