Marc's email 8/20/2012

well by the looks of things it sounds like Powell was an awesome family adventure. I bet it was fun and you will all be talking about it for years to come. Sounds like Matt is just trying to live the dream and the family is all just way busy. To answer your question mom I go home the 24 I think and the only thing I know is that I am flying into SLC. So pretty much we have about the same amount of information. Unless I extend my mission.. Just kidding I still havent asked the president if we are still allowed to. I cant believe that taylor mansfield is already home. That just blows my mind how fast the time is going. It seems like everyday I am trying to think of things to write to you guys! But we are working hard out here. This last week we worked hard. We have two people that hopefully get baptized this next weekend. Lupita and Jacqueline. They are both family members of some members of the church and they like the church. We will be working with them alot this week to try to get them baptized, Yesterday we found a family of five that seems pretty interested. We found them because the mom stopped her car to ask us why we always looked so happy and always had a smile. We just told her to listen to our message and she would find out for herself. so yesterday we found her in her house with her husband and her three kids. We are going with them today to teach them and see if they progress. The work here is amazing. I dont know if it is the area or what but we are having a lot of success. I love everyday out here and we work hard. I hope you and matt have fun in San Fran and that you are safe and protected. I love you mom and family Elder Burr

Marc's email 8/13/2012

hola familia I am sure you wont have much time to be reading emails and stuff considering the fact you are all just burnt sitting in a hot house boat catching some summer rays. But that is awesome that you all got to hit up lake powell and stuff! Mom HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Cam, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! You are both just another year older that is awesome. Mom to answer your question I will just come home by myself then if everything works out and we arent too busy we can come down later to check out the stompin grounds. I just dont know what we would do for three days here and I know you would not be down to walk in some of the places I have been so I will just fly home solo. Well about this week. It was another sweet week. On sunday morning we were able to baptize again. We went on friday with a boy named Daniel. His whole family are members and he is 9. so he already knew everything we teach as missionaries so we challenged him to baptism and he accepted. His whole family went to his baptism, including many less active brothers and uncles of his. his mom was super happy and it was another awesome baptismal service. All of the members seem to love us because we are all up in their grill asking them to give talks and participate in our activities and we are just doing tons of work with them so they know me because i dont let them say no. I also dont obligate them but they are all working! Also this week we had changes. elder Webb and I are still here but they bumped me up again as District Leader and the President told me I have to train the whole district and leave behind the experience that I have gained. It will be a little stressfull seeing as how the elders in my district are all pretty lazy but shortly hopefully everything will change. If not its time to throw down. Well that is about all that happened last week. We are just keeping it real and stuff. I love you mom and family. Have fun in Powell and be safe Elder Burr

Marc's email 7/30/2012

Hey mom and family and stuff, So everybody is just home from the mission besides Kyle and I. We are just living the dream still trying to get by. It sounds like this last week was a good one for all of you. Nothing too exciting sounds like. Tell Olivia I say hi and that I have read all of her emails I just sometimes dont have time to write back. It sounds like the family is doing well and just working like usual. Matt just chose to go to go to Phantom with Adam and Ryan huh? Wow makes me think of the decisions I am going to make when I get home. It has been months since I have heard from Kyle, I just hope he is working all day everyday and he makes the best decision. I would hate to cut my mission short. AK is going out with Lyndsey? Matt better get on that, he is struggling and stuff. Yeah that is crazy that cam and coop and everybody else starts school soon. It seems like they just got out.. Cant believe July is already over. Well this last week was a pretty good week. On wednesday I had to do divisions with our DL so I was with elder Black from Mapelton. He is a great kid and a good missionary. Elder Webb is also progressing and learning and he is doing great. He and I get along really well. We work hard and just do what we are supposed to do. It is a miracle being with him cause it makes me just focus on the mission and training him and I have to time to think of the time or anything. This last sunday we had some people in the church. Bere went to church again and she loves it. She will get baptized this saturday. Her dad is not very happy that she is listening to us but she has told us that she is going to make her own decisions and she wants to be happy and see her mom again. We also had a girl named lupe that went. She is like 60 and Karen Tippetts status. I love teaching her, she is awesome. She also liked the church and should get baptized soon. Other than that we have just been working hard and teaching people. This week should be better than last week so I am excited for it I know that this church is true and the Gospel saves lives. I know that anybody who prays about the truthfulness of this message will discover the best treasure that one can find. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and will guide all men back to the presence of God. Families are eternal and the covenants we make with God are bound together by the Holy Priesthood. It is the power of God and through it we can see miracles. Joseph Smith was a prophet. He saw God. I love this church and the members of it. I love my area and the mission. Pretty much I love everything. Well Family I hope you are all happy. Love you all Elder Burr