Happy New Year!

Hey Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had an awesome Christmas! I know mine was really really

good!!! I feel like I don't really have a whole lot of amazinly interesting

news we just went to the MCRD to sing for a Christmas Devotional Christmas

morning, came back to the house opened presents, the I took a nap while my

companion was talking to his family on the phone, then we went to a members

house to eat lunch played pictionary then talked to all of my fam the rest

of the night....not too shabby if you ask me. It was just a chill Christmas

nothing too big. but I probably need to wrap this up actually the library

that we usually go to is closed this week so we had to go to a different one

and they don't give you as much time as the other but next week the library

should be open again so I'll be able to send a longer one! But take care

everyone, love you all and I'll talk at cha next week!!!

Much love,

Elder Ryan Lawter

Howdy Everyone!
Welp...never thought I'd say it but looks like we're gonna have a white
Christmas down here in San Diego....white as in whitewater...it's been
raining down here for about 2 days straight and the news on the street is
that it's not gonna stop for another 2 weeks. They're predicting record
rainfall down here in Sunny SoCal. It's pretty crazy because already they're
blocking off streets because of the flooding everywhere... and there's been
a lot of wrecks around too... Dang Californias..they act like it only rains
a few times a year down here.... I think tomorrow we're actually going to go
play some fooseball in the rain... What happened this week was we had what's
called a MTE or Missionary Training Exhange today and yesterday for our zone
and another zone so what President wanted us to do was switch our P-day from
today to yesterday but still go email because he said he doesn't want any
angry phone calls from angry moms who don't get an email from their kid
haha.... So I guess other kids mommas are just like mine..."aren't all mamas
the same?" ha....  so that's the deal today and tomorrow President said it's
our early Christmas gift to email today... I'll take it! Especially because
tomorrow's gonna be a busy day! Let's see I've got Todd Ulrich's sealing
tomorrow which I got permission from President to go to! So that'll be
pretty sick, then mud football, then our district is gonna have a big nerf
gun war in the church building, then Thursday's our mission Christmas party,
Friday's Noche Buena, and then Saturday Feliz Navidad! So it's gonna be a
goooooood week coming up!
It's been a good time at Christmas this year... What we've been doing as a
companionship and a district is wrapping Joy to the World, The Testaments,
The Restoration, Mr. Krugers Christmas DVD's, Copies of the Book of Mormon
etc. just all these kinds of stuff and we've been handing them out like
candy to people; members to give to their friends, investigators, people
whom we talk to on the street... Just anybody and giving them a gift that
will really change their lives and those around them...truly what we're
doing is giving these people access to the Atonement of Jesus Christ in
which other ways cannot be accessed unless through us and the church we
represent....and what an incredible Christmas it's been! Goin out with a
bang this last one! We've also been caroling and handing out our Christmas
cards to our members and investigators and knocking on doors of apartment
complexes and singing in the courtyard..It's actually been really
effective...we've found a few families to teach through it so it's produced
some good results. And you can just tell that's there's a different spirit
about the people whom we're already teaching and the people in whom we talk
with. It's pretty cool and I hope that everyone's able to feel that same
spirit that comes from the joy of Christmas! Have a HAPPY HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!
Love you all and ENJOY!!!!
Feliz Navidad!
Con Mucho Amor,
Elder Ryan Lawter

I mean...Feliz Navidad!!

Feliz Navidad!....Casi.... solomente tenemos falta once dias!!! No puedo
esperar!
It's almost here! We've been doing a lot of caroling, watch Joy to the World
with people, helping people decorate, sharing scriptures about Christ's
birth....it's been sooo much fun!
 And as well amazing to see the Spirit of Christmas in everybody. It's weird
thinking that this is going to be my last Christmas as a missionary but it
for sure has been one of the best ones! There hasn't been any crazy news
or blow you off your feet miracles but it seems since December hit we've had
just little miracles each and everyday; people being home that usually
aren't home, finding people on the street that we've been looking for
forever, people generally have been more accepting and letting us in just
like things like that have been happening more and more everyday and there's
no doubt in my mind that it's the Spirit of Chirst the true Spirit of
Christmas inside of these people and inside of us as well.
"And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. "And the angel said unto
them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye
shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising
God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will
toward men."
It's my prayer that what we keep in our hearts and we give "Glory to God in
the highest." This day and everyday.
Love you all talk to ya next week!!!
Feliz Navidad!
Con Mucho Amor,
Elder Ryan Lawter

Merry Christmas!!!

Ryan says MERRY CHRISTMAS to all his family and friends! 

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Hello!
So Happy December 7th to you all! It seems like there's been so much that's
goin on this month! I mean it is only just Christmas but for me let's see we
had a ward party last Friday, transfers tomorrow, another ward party next
friday, zone conference the Monday before Christmas, our mission Christmas
party, and then of course the big day, Christmas eve which is the day most
mexicans really celebrate (mucha mucha cerveza haha for non-members though)
then new years. Just busy busy busy on top of all the other stuff but it's
gonna be so much fun! Last Christmas I'll ever spend as a missionary. Pretty
crazy! I'll definitely be glad to spend the next one at home though, there's
just something about the holidays that makes me wish I was home for just a
day even which is pretty natural but then again i wouldn't change a thing
bein out here helpin others to make their Christmas bright because there's
definitely a lot of lonely hearts especially at this time of year. It's fun
though watching their eyes light up when we teach them and especially when
they get baptized. I had a kid get baptized at the MCRD just this past
Sunday and as well be ordained to the office of a Priest (we kind of go in
fast forward at the MCRD) and just to see how happy he was and auroa about
him..there's no doubt in my mind that he's gonna go back home to Washington
and baptize his family..no doubt in my mind...he's just a way solid kid!
I'll attach the picture to this email to if you all can open it he's the one
in the middle...recruit VanWyck....he actually doesn't look to happy in the
pic but underneath the marine face there's a big ol' teddy bear haha good
kid! Underneath the robe you find the man and underneath the man you find
his....nucleus..... Alrighty so that's about all the news I've got...no news
but I better get to steppin so you all have a good week! Take care! and same
time same place next week!
One Love,
Elder Ryan Lawter