im TRULY STOKED for the MISSION!

so i have a friend that referenced me to a guy that just got back in december from the same mission and he told me this in a message from facebook.

(red parts caught my attention)

Ogden is like little Mexico and it's way more ghetto than you'd expect, so you'll definitely see some crazy things there, but you'll also meet some really prepared people straight from Mexico. Don't think that just because you're in Utah, everyone's heard of the church. We met and baptized a guy who'd been living directly across the street from the stake center, but had no idea what the church even was. There are alot of jack mormons and antis, but they are reallly just funny more than anything and strengthen your testimony. Other perks are the members, don't be surprised if you get paid for when you go out to eat, or you get your groceries paid for, or if you're just walking down the street and someone pulls up next to you and hands you a 20 dollar bill....not that that's what being a missionary is all about, but I'm just saying, it happens...alot. The members really are amazing and they look after the missionaries. You will also get fed alot. Most areas have hook-ups, like restaurants where you can eat for free, but luckily there are also gym hook-ups where you can work out for free so you don't gain too much weight. The hispanic members are the most amazing people you will ever meet and I guarantee you will love them right from the start. They will take you under their wing from the moment you arrive. You'll also get a unique training about leadership that only Utah missionaries get. I truly believe that the Utah missions are one way the Lord prepares the future leaders of the church. You'll work alot with bishops, stake presidents, and area seventies. Several apostles live in the mission, and it's not uncommon to bump into a seventy at the dry cleaners or at Burger King. Also you're gonna baptize, usually every month. Spanish missionaries usually baptize anywhere between 30-70 people, which is awesome. So you get to see the fruits of your labor. You get to go to general conference and sit on like the second row and meet a bunch of apostles. You get to go to the temple every p-day (which is Tuesday). Anyways, I'm just throwing out random bits of information as they come to me. All in all, the mission rocks.

i am definitely stoked for my mission. i cant wait!

new pics.

mission call

im endowed. close guy friends came

self explanatory

my mission and boundaries.

i am going to serve in Ogden Utah. i report on the 21st of october. i use to bag on people serving their missions in Utah.... lol.
i am excited to go serve the people in my mission . Spanish Speaking!
here are my boundaries.

thoughts

papers are in...

kinda nerve wrecking

dos anos de mi vida...

i still cant imagine.

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for once i cant really imagine how my life will turn out like

It's been awhile

Thursday night: Finished papers.
Friday & Saturday: Work
Sunday: church
Tues evening: meeting with the stake president... :)
two weeks + days later ( from what i heard from my buddy) : Mission call :D

its gonna be awesome!!!

Pictures

felt awkward being in this pose with a brand new suit.
im a noob

RWH

RWH: Return With Honor.

Is the that last thing i saw, that impacted me the most this night.
Returning with Honor is one of my goals when the Lord's mission is over... I know that when im in the field that i will give it my all. i am sacrificing my time for the lord, and i am grateful for it. i wont take it for granted.

i am having so many spiritual experiences right now and i haven't even left, its crazy! Imagine how many miracles may happen on the mission. the many countless experiences! It exciting.

A lot of memories are rushing back, a lot of spiritual memories, my first one especially ( you can ask me about it and i'll tell you about it in person).

I keep having this dreams of the mission, its amazing, yet crazy. i don't know who the people are, but i know that i love them and care deeply for them.

All i know is that at the beginning of the mission, when i write myself a letter, things i hope to accomplish on the mission i will put
1. Return Home with Honor. and other stuff i will put for myself.

screwed

so yeah. i've been up all night.
Stupid asthma, just happened to be ho, this night or morning..

im tired, yet i cant sleep because of this stupid weakness. lol
whatever. lol. i guess i do sound like a pessimist Karrie, but hey im not in a good mood. so bite me.lol. jk

Condom

A Cola Flavored Condom was right in front of my shoes when i happened to sit down in my English class, at first "I was like what the heck is this?" then the classmate in front of me heard that, and look down and was like whoa...
yeah i thought those flavored condoms were all lies, but yeah. i guess girls like the cola that much...

thats the weirdest thing that happened to me today at school. you never get too many of those. .lol.

but anyways gotta start my 5-page paper! this is gonna be a long nite, after that study for my psych final thats on tuesday

YUP

on Saturday, i got my mission picture taken care of, i went to sears to have them done. i had to take some weird poses, that were really awkward for me. lol. my parents orders a few of them since after all were the first professional photo I've taken since i took a picture with my bro and grandma, when were 5. lol.
So today i went to the dentist thinking that they would remove my teeth, except they werent pulled. i have an appointment on Friday to get them removed. it sucks that i have to wait awhile now. after that get a cavity taken care off and turn in the papers!!
its taking forever...
its kind of getting on my nerves...
i think it may be a possibility of i leaving by august 11. i spoke to a sister that served in my family ward and she told me that her brother is heading to the Mtc on that day.
who really knows i may be gone by that time? :D

Louder Than Thunder

What would it take for things to be quiet?
Quiet, like the snow.
And I know this isn't much but,
I know I could I could be better.

I don't think I deserve it;
Selflessness.
Find your way into my heart.
All stars could be brighter.
All hearts could be warmer.

What would it take for things to be quiet?
Quiet, like the snow.
Are we meant to be empty handed?
I know I could I could be better.

I don't think I deserve it;
Selflessness.
Find your way into my arms.
All stars could be brighter.
All hearts could be warmer.

What would it take for things to be quiet?
[a song that has been in my mind all day]

Tio Jun Loayza

I have been thinking a lot about my family and then i decided to write about my uncle

His dad, Jorge Loayza, is my dad's uncle from his mom's side. Jorge had kids late. so his son is my uncle.
when i was a little kid i would call him my cousin since we were around the same age, but in technicality he's my uncle.
So then yeah Jun is my uncle... in case if anyone was wondering why he looks young.

Jun's an entrepreneur. He is the CMO and Co-Founder of Future Delivery. He's 23 years old and graduated from UCLA 2007. He has been a pretty good role model to me, he's the only one around my age group in my family that has college degree. he's an ambitious guy and striving to make it well in this world and wants to make his family proud. he works hard (really hard about 70-75 hour work weeks since i have last spoken to him), what comes first is his career and i admire that. he will get far in his life. He wants me to become an intern for his company this summer, yet i am unsure if i should since i am gonna serve a mission. who knows i may even intern for him if i decide to change my major when i get back from the mish.

he writes on blogs to give advice for young entrepreneurs as well as people who want to be successful on careers. and life

here's one of them
http://www.livingthestartuplife.com/

this is his site. describing the everyday life that he does
http://junloayza.com/

Im proud of my uncle, and i look up to him. He's one of the great role models in my life.

Chocolate milk

decided to write something that is on my mind...
i just recently spoke to Clint Lybbert. i think that's how you spell his last name.He told me how one would gain weight in the MTC, which will be a major factor on disrupting my
"eating healthy again stop eating crap kenny watch what you eat diet" and you can workout for one day out of the week. he then went on talking about food and explained me that you would also get unlimited orange juice and chocolate milk and the effects of sitting down for too long if you had too much of it.
i wondere if they would have the delicious chocolate "COOKIES N CREAM" milk i had when i drove up with Edy to Utah during spring break. i guess i will have to go there to find out. I'm so fetching hungry. . . gotta starve myself again.. lol. why does food sound so good right now?

oh yeah the realization

its been a week since i have started this blog. thought i might want to write something more substantial than about stencil graffiti

So yeah, i went to the doctors yesterday for the physical. i had to take tests. test arm strength, flexibility, etc. i had to take a TB test, so tomorrow i gotta go back and check if i have TB, and I'm getting a tetanus booster shot.
[i went with Allen Auman to get my ticket situation dealt with. Afterwards we went to his sisters and went swimming. took some pictures of our amazing short swimsuits.. pretty funny. had some In N' Out in the jacuzzi. went to Fhe. went home. Amazingly, i went to bed around 9. slept so well.]

yesterday felt like summer... time is going by quick...

Now all i need is to go to Dentist. Get a hair cut, take mission picture. [i will look so weird taking a mission picture, wearing church clothes for two YEARS!!!]

Elder Bracamonte... i still cant imagine..

well anyways i gotta get back to do the psych. homework.
will write later.

Art

Stencil graffiti. . .
i am thinking of doing it. its art. i mean you are displaying a thought, a message to those around you. . .
i really think I'm gonna do it. i mean i always wanted to do this, i think the right time should be is when I'm about to leave. Then ask my brother or people i know if its still there while i am gone. lol.
i love stencil graffiti, instead of the Mexican gang names, its stupid. it makes it (makes my area ghetto)

This is my favorite stencil graffiti by DOLK.

what do you think of this picture?

i think im just gonna do this stencil on my wall

The Start

May 10th 2009 "Mothers Day"

i never thought time would come so quickly, that this day would come. i am grateful for the opportunity being able to serve on full time mission. . . I started my papers, and in reality i never thought that the papers would take awhile filling out. They ask about everything: health issues, hobbies, languages one speaks, and hospitalizations. It took about two and half hours filling them out. all i need left is to go my doctors appointment, take a mission picture and see the dentist. Dentist will take awhile, but i do hope that i will be able to finish everything up by the first week of June.


Yesterday i went with my dad to go suit shopping, so i have a new suit. I want to wear it, but i think i should start wearing it when i have my call. I have been reminiscing about my past, and i have grown quite a bit. I grown to a man that i hopes for the best, looking forward, knowing that my past is a part of who i have become. i am moving forward. I am a man that in the beginning i know that i had to go on a mission out of duty, yet later realizing that i have i want to go out to serve the lord.
I have a deep desire to serve to do all i can when I am on the mission, friends have told me that you could be done with school if you didn't go. i know that i am sacrificing my time, but it will all be worth it. I trust in the Lord. i know that this Mission will prepare me for life.