RE: Dearest Fitzgerald Missionaries

Thank you for the address and for the birthdays I just wanted to be sure that they were all right. Wow Chris I kow with you that will be a hit! You will do great! So what is happening in jasons life. I havent heard anything about him yet and crozier how is the play coming? Chris you better right me your self and tell me what happens at Mr. Madison!! Tell Ryan and Adam that it is a very new and fun experience they are going to treasure. Tell everyone I am doing great I guess haha. Nothing bad has happened yet. Actually everything has been getting better and better we just got some of the new guys in today and it is weird to think that I only have 6 more weeks here!!! Yesterday was our first day tracting for 6 hours and we got a huge area and we talked to a lot of people the Lord blessed us I knew it. We gave out alot of pamphlets and commited everyone to do something at least and I we gave out some book of mormons and we met a guy from the united states actually and he spoke english and we started talking to to him and he told us that we shouldnt waste our time with him. He was devote atheist and it was so sad to hear his thoughts we asked him what happened to us when we died and he said we go back to being nothing just like we were before we were born. We talked but he wasnt interested and so we finally left, but that was probably the only down part. We talked to this lady named Patricia and we got her right before she got in the house and we talked for her for awhile and we did the first vision and everything and the spirit was storng and we gave her a book of mormon and she made sure we had her address but it is sad that was our last time in that area and we go to a new one next week. So hopefully the other missionaries follow through with her. When do Ryan and Adam leave by the way? or are they gone? The language is slowly coming. We just lost or old latino roommates and got new ones and they dont know any english so it helps haha its fun. Just to end off there was this other family we talked to and at first when we talked to them they said oh no we are evangelists (I think it is in English) then we were smooth we sid something other things and we started teaching them again with out them realy noticing and then by the end they were really interested and we told them the first vision and gave them a book of mormon as well and got their address. We taught alot more people as weel but those were my favorites I am so glad I have companions that know more then I do haha. Well Famliy I cant wait to hear from you next week. Love you Missionaries!!! Chris get on my facebook and tell everyone to just mail me at Dearelder.com my email is ritch_themanofsteel@hotmail.com tell them I am only hear for 6 more weeks and then I am out in the field Bye family!!!

Elder Fitzgerald

Hello!

That was so nice to hear from you pamily it feels weird to read these emails and see elder fitzgerald because it feels like you are not my family haha then I realize that it is you haha I have to read over it a couple times haha. Ok well we went out on saturday into the real world and we talked to the people ya we don{t get graded by the teachers we get graded by the people. Well hear in argentina the fields are just piled with junk one of the other companionships went and the neighbour hood got together and were burning their trash all together it sounded fun. The people are so nice and good though!!! I love the people their are so ready to hear what we have to say even though we don{t know how to say it. The first guy we saw actually started yelling something and waved his fist at us but besides that everyone was great. We walked with this older man down this street and we gave him a fulleto and he smiled shook our hands and walked away we also met a member and we asked him if there was anyone he knew we could teach and he took us to this house and we actually started the first lesson with the guy but the member had to retranslate some of the things we were saying haha but it is so nice to be bringing this message to the people. We had 16 contacts taught 4 lessons gave out about 16 pamphlets and we gave out a book of mormon and commmited 4 people to come to church that sunday it felt pretty good. We get to go to the same are this week so we already know what its like and everything so we know what places we want to hit next. That is so cool jason that you are sophmore duke! I am so glad that you are in the play Crozier!! Make me proud! haha. Chris what are you doing for Mr. Madison? Well I cant believe that i have been here for two weeks it is going by so fast!! It feels like I just wrote you yesterday. I realy like the MTC we get taught alot here. On sunday we always get to watch a movie and we all get so excited! So far we have watched The restoration and the movie about Christ. The old guys here leave in about 5 days and then we are going to be in the middle it is so weird because it feels like these other guys we are with are so much older then the rest of us. My teachers are the best in the world the girl teacher Hermana Davila loves me! She always talks to me with a big smile on her face and Hermano Trigeuros is so cool he came up to my companionship and just gave us a huge hug and he sayed how much hey enjoyed being our teahcer. I know that heavenly father watches over us and I know that if we are constantly in the scriptures we can learn so much from the spirit. I am so grateful for you pamily and for your support that you give me. Well I guess I will have even more to tell you next week! Hey what is richards address? and just to let you know dear elder letters take forever to get hear!! Send me evryones birthday to in the next email thanks family!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Your brother, son,
Elder Fitzgerald

Thanks!

Wow I am so glad that you guys miss me. I am sorry if i spell alot of words wrong spanish really messes up your spelling!!! The MTC is very fun and spiritual. My two companions both have had 4 years of spanish and in our room we have 2 natives. My companions know enough spanish to actually communicate I feel a little behind but it is ok I know that I will learn this language eventually. Chris Jason and Crozier holy cow prepare for your mission now! Read through preach my gospel practice the lessons! Dont take high school spanish from madison it doesnt help at all. Ok so dad I have had asado and a chorizo already! They are good they serve it every friday. There are only about 45 missionaries here sisters and elders. So my first day was so confusing I am so sorry my letter was so short the other day I was the last one to come in and they wanted us to hurry along and so i had to type very fast. Hey can you guys send me a letter with dear elder I want to see if it works. I sent myself a letter awhile ago and I still havent received it. We listened to a talk given by elder holland it was so good!! It made me feel so good!! The MtC is really intense you do so much studying!! We always get to have about an hour and a half of sports though and we always play on the conche i think that is what it is called. it has a basketball hoop with a soccer goal underneath. Ok guys I lied I really do like soccer. Little brothers please start preparing now seriously! use your time wisely and start planning your days with an agenda!! I love you guys! I go proselyting at the end of this week for my first time. I already have to be able to teach the first lesson in spanish and I am giving prayers in spanish and I give my testimony in spanish as well to. Spanish is a fun language to learn. I know you guys hating reading emails but really it makes me feel so good to think that you guys are evening around the computer listening to this. Sorry I think you sent me another letter and it wont let me read it hopefully I will be able to see it next week. Ask me all the questions you want i would be happy to answer them. Lets see oh I got my haircut. I don{t remember if I told you about my companions Elder Hinton is from Arizona and Elder Ferguson is from texas and we are a great trio! I really like serving with these guys!! man time runs out so fast!!! Dad they really like soccer down here. The natives are so funny they try and teach us spanish all the time I had a cookie eating contest with them just recently! Thanks for eveything you have done for me family all of you you have all been great examples to me I apreciate that. Always turn to God and jesus christ they love us I know because when I first got here I felt alone and lost and then after that talk by elder holland he told us to forget ourselves and that we are here for the lord and to turn our hearts to him I put that into action and now I feel great! I cant wait till I get to see you in two years haha. I cant believe i have already been here a week it is crazy! Our whole district is filled with a bunch of cool fun guys! I am so glad I get to serve with them. Oh ya arriving in the country was so funny no one speaks english. My teacher though he speaks perfect english and he learned it from the movies haha can you believe that! Dad my MTC president also served in Uruguay!! Ok well I better get off now. I love you family I hope you all enjoy my letter haha. Wish me luck on saturday!!

I am here!!

Hey Family!!! I am here and i am safe haha. Well I am supposed to keep this short. The trip was fun but really long!! We met with a bunch of other missionaries and they are all cool. I will hopefully be able to write a better letter next week. I have a bunch of good stories all ready :).

Love your elder!!!
Ritchie Fitzgerald