Get to have fast food!!

¡Amber & Brandon!

¿Que Tal? It´s good to hear from you guys once again. How was your week? and how is everyone doing? How has your pregnancy been so far? I hope all is well.

This week was good. Nothing special, not a whole lot went on this week. We were busy contacting and trying to find new people to teach. Since we usually contact in the park. We have made friends with the shoe shine guy and his kids that work with him. Then, this last week, we met his brothers and most of his fam. Which introduced us to the magazine guy and the ice cream man. They work in the park as well. We ended up teaching them some parts of the Plan of Salvation and also received free ice cream and a drink. This week was pretty good.

Today, we are headed to Teahucon. About 2 hours away, where we will met up with 6 other elders y sisters and have a district meeting. I´m excited because in Teahucon they have fast food! We are going to hit up some Burger King and maybe some KFC. You know me.

It´s good to hear that the girls got there yearly Easter dresses. I´m sure they look adorable. Be sure to send me some pictures of course. Amber! "10 minute tidy!". I´m going to clean my apartment today and I will be sure to blurt that out for you, in memory of the good ol times.

Thank you for sending me some love through a box. I haven't yet received it but I will let you know when I do. I love you guys. I know Heavenly Father is watching over all of you and loves you and has played a part in each and every one of your lives. The spirit is real and is to help guide you and give you direction in you this life. Listen to the promptings and pray always. I love you guys.

Elder Bailey

Random Chat with Elder Jordan!

This morning Brandon was sending an email over to Jordan one came from him. So he called me over and we were able to talk via emails for a bit. So here is what we got to talk about and hear!

Jordan:

¡Que Tal! ¿Hola? How is everyone doin? Thanks for your email, the only email I got.

Well, still chillin in Tecamachalco. Me and Elder Christensen have 2 baptisms set up for the 31 of March. Elvia y Fernando. Husband and wife, also with a little 3 year old. He reminds me of Carson. Im excited for them! They are very excited as well. I will for sure send pictures after. Well, other than that not a whole lot going on. Ill keep my eyes open for a cool lookin coin for you.

Piñas! Its means hot woman or hot chicks. If there are more Piñas in Utah then, guess what, Im going to Utah. Im just chillin in the "Mr Size" internet place. After we are going to play some ball. My companion is sending me some pics. Once I get them I wil send them to you. Aight, Hit me back.

-Elder Bailey

Brandon:

Nice. So youre just chillin out for a while then? I knew you would go where the flock of hotties is. Good ol' Jord. How long do you have? Your Mom and Amber are chillin here with me now too. They say Hi.

Jordan:

Si. Well, what can I say. If your not careful the piñas greet you with a kiss. On the cheek of corse. Take a couple steps back and say Lo Csiento, means Im sorry, then go into missionary mode. Lock your heart right... Well, I got some time, what else do you want to know.

Brandon:

That's awesome. Maybe you would accidentally turn into the kiss if she was smokin hot! Are there hot chicks there, or what?! I know you're not in that mode, but you are still man enough to recognize a hot chick if you see one, right? Amber wants to know what your favorite thing to eat is. And your favorite place you've been so far. I think your mom is jumping on to try and send you an email now too...

Oh, Kansas lost to Northern Iowa!! A bunch of hillbilly looking white boys took down the homies. It was ridiculous!!! This years tournament has been crazy, tons of upsets. Are you able to keep track at all, or see highlights at members houses? Do they even get our sports?

Jordan:

Chido! Thats funny I just printed out the bracket. Well, we get a bunch of american music not so much of the tv stations but we get a bunch of sports, soccer. The final 4 is pretty big down here so I have heard though. Maybe we will sneek in a game or so... We keep track of the game through emails or at least try to. The members are awesome.

Brandon:

Amber says to answer her questions!

Jordan:

My favorite thing to eat is peanut butter and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I eat like 4 or 5 right before I go to bed. The mission leader calls me a blender because I eat so much I guess. Well, my favorite food would have to be the taco stands. Elvia y Fernando have a shop right next to one. So, when ever we are hungry we can grab those for free. Its the life - steak tacos

How is being prego? What foods are you craving?

Brandon:

Good ol' PB&J's! Amber and I sent you a package, I dont know if youve gotten it, but we wondered if we should put some peanut butter in it. Is the PB the same down there. Do you want some JIF? Creamy? Crunchy?

She says "I eat everything. Maybe its a boy?!" Yeah, pray for a weiner!

Jordan:

That's right! Well, since everything is spicy down here, everything tastes good! I eat the Aladdin peanut butter. Its good. I haven't received the package yet. I usually cheese puffs like a bag a day. I wounder if I have gained any weight yet... nope still freakin skinny

Alright, that was a good little chat. Same time next week right!? Monday at 10:30 or 12:30 depending on what we have that day. Sorry I was destracted... basketball. Anyway, peace out I love you guys. Thank you for all your support. Later

I love running water!

¡A_M_B_E_R!

¿Que Tal? How is the Read fam? Still alive? How has your pregnancy been? Bien o mal? Good or bad? I hope all is well. Thank you for your email, I love hearing from you guys.
This week, well, me and my companion didn't have running water for 3 days. Which means we couldn't shower for 3 days... We didn't have water because our water pump lost power some how. We did the best we could with the bottled water that we had. Luckily, the morning of the forth day. I woke up to the sound of the pump working!! The owner fixed it!! I jumped out of bed, woke my companion up and then pumped the water into our tank and Baodda Bing Baodda Boom. We have water!!
After this, it made me appreciate running water a whole lot more. I thank my Heavenly Father every night now for the water that I have.
Also, This week, me and my companion had the opportunity to do some service and help this lady move. When we got there we obviously had no clue what we were getting into. We thought that moving someone shouldn't take to much time, right.
We knew she was going to be late so we sat in front of her door for about 15 mins. She showed up in a police truck, along with 4 other cops... Ha ha. It gets better. Then, the guy next door comes over and tells us that everything in this lady´s house is his. Keeps talking and tells us how he lived in Utah for sometime, is baptised and went to jail for 5 years and keeps talking.
Anyway, We loaded everything up in the trucks and started to leave. I was picking up my bag and the guy comes up to me and says that "We have problems" or he has problems with me. I smiled and laughed. Left the house, jumped in the truck and left. I don't have any problems.
We finished moving her into the other house. The police were there because her neighbor was her ex husband. They made sure she got everything safe n sound. She is a very nice lady and I hope the best for her. She has settled in and is happy.
That was my week. Other than that we go contacting a lot. Every week we get and about 4 people that come up to us and ask us what we do and why we are here. Which makes missionary work a lot easier.
Thank you for the quote! I like it a lot! I want you to know that you are an Awesome Sister! and I love hearing from you. I love you and love the family that you have. Hope to hear from you soon.
Your Brotha,
Elder Bailey

Jordan made it to Tecamachalco

March 11, 2010

Dear Brother and Sister Bailey,

It has been a great pleasure for Sister Rex and me to have met your missionary son, Elder Bailey, on his arrival here in Puebla, Mexico. We had a good opportunity to get to know him and feel his enthusiasm and eagerness to serve our Father in Heaven. Elder Bailey has been assigned, with his companion, Elder Christiansen, Paul C. (SC), to labor in the Tecamachalco area.

Missionary work is very difficult and challenging. We have asked Elder Bailey to write to you each week, and ask that you write your missionary each week as well. Please make sure that all of your letters are encouraging and uplifting. Plan on receiving two phone calls each year; one at Christmas time and another on Mother’s Day.

We are vitally interested in his success and will do our best to assist in his training as a missionary. We look forward to watching his progress over the next two years as he serves diligently and obediently.

We know that you will be richly blessed because of the sacrifices and service of your son.

Thank you again.

Respectfully,

Steven G. Rex, President

Hola!

¡Hola! How is everyone doing? I just upgraded my account and was able to look at all the pictures that you have sent me in the past. HOLY COW! I love it! All the pictures that you sent me are the best. Christmas, Ashlyn´s cheerleading, Ashlyn´s big crash and of corse Brooklyn! I love that face. I hope that you guys got the pictures I sent last week, if not let me know. There will be more.
There is fireworks here in Tecamechalco every night! They shoot fireworks off to clear the air and to open a way for Jesus to come back. I thought that was funny and interesting way to get Jesus to come back...
I emailed everyone some stories of what has happened. So, be sure to check with Heather and Dad.
The food down here is really good. I had some potatoes this last week! and I always have some kind of chicken. Its always good. I also get ice cream pretty much everyday. It´s great.
I hope everyone is adjusting to the full house. I bet it´s crazy. Let me know how everything is going with you guys.I love hearing from you guys and seeing pictures.
I love you all and hope to hear from you soon.
Love your brother,
Elder Bailey

Hi Tyson, Hi Jordan!

Ashlyn has been missing her uncles lately, and asked if she could send them a message. So Brandon pulled out his phone and videoed this quick message from her. Hopefully Ty and Jord can get onto the blog and see this.

MTC Pics

I'm In Mexico!!

AMBER & BRANDON
I´m in Mexico!!! It´s beautiful and the weather is perfect. The night I was flying in, I was looking at all the lights of Mexico and I thanked my Heavenly Father for what a blessing this has been up to this point. I know that he is very much aware of me and does hear my prayers.
The first night in Mexico. Me and about 10 other elders stayed at the Mission Presidents house. President Rex and Sister Rex. They have a very nice house and are very loving. The next morning, we took pictures with the president and just to warn you, it was the morning alright. After we had a meeting while Pres. Rex put us into companionships and our areas. My companion is Elder Christenson, he´s alright and is a hard worker. We were put and are to open a new area called Tulcamachalco!! It´s awesome and beautiful as well. Everyone told me that it was rare to put greenies in to open up a new area. I´m stoked!
The first Sunday was awesome! Me and my companion bore our testimonies. Our ward is about 10 people at the most. Ha Ha. I love it. The people are very open and love the missionaries. There is a lot of work here and I can´t wait.
My address is Elder Jordan Bailey, Mexico Puebla Mission, Calle 25 Sur 907, Col. La Paz, 72160 Puebla, Puebla Mexico. The only thing I need is some money in my account. Not alot just enough to buy some snacks.
I just want to let you know that I love you and am very greatful that I am apart of your life and apart of Brandons. I know that the Jesus is the Christ the son of God and knows each and every one of us. He knows the intents of our hearts and hears our prayers. My Heavenly Father knows me so well that he knew I was going to struggle in my life and knew I would need help. He blessed my with my loving family. He blessed my with you Amber who loves me so much and would help me no matter what. I love you and I´m so greatful for your guidance and support. For you husband Brandon and everything he has done and the awesome example he is to me. I love you guys.
My next email has pics of the MTC.
Love,
Elder Bailey