hola padreeee! como estamos? how was holding down the rainy fort? i can not believe how much it is raining down there? seems like it is getting out of control down there! i'm sure it was some good moments out on the razor after the good rainfall.  i would expect por lo menos that you went out to ride! hahaha... ouch to ucla we lost too... embarrassing... hows longbow treating you? good condition? on what hole did you lose it? and are you kidding me? they lost again? i'm sure that their hopes for the playoffs are now over... how ridiculous... chaparall is a really good team and rm should of won... i hope they fire the coach staff seriously.  i feel bad for kyle.  and describe to me this monster hit? they do probably have the tough schedule in all of Arizona from the names that i am hearing each week too but still.  and really jakes team lost to poston? sounds like he put the team on his back with those 3 pointers... he must have really improved on his shoot these last few weeks... awesome.  what position is he playing right now? 3 or 4...  and good at least there was one win in the family. is he just loving soccer or like to play other sports! haha because he kicks but in soccer! what happens when he puts in the goal? haha... wow i am dying over here about josh! is there a photo now? did he put the mohawk like he wanted for such a long time! and wow i would of dyed to have that peach cobbler... htere is a member here that made us peach cobbler the other week and i was in heaven. by the way! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!!!!!! they next time it is your birthday i will be at home! crazy thought no? and yeah it has been a struggle with my companion lately... i am not the only one.  the whole district has been struggling because he has been acting like a drama queen about some things and it has caused some good problems but not they are resolving but he only has one more week left.  it was weird i cool if he stayed but when we got the call i knew it was right but that whole story happened and yeah it just went downhill.  i am just struggling because he is making me trunky and that is thing i didn't want.  but i gotta break out of it and just keep doing what we were doing before so we continue have the results.  oh you should send me some vidoes of the boys playing.  but yeah its been rough not just for me but alot of other missionaries and we knew that it was time for him to head out but yeah its over and i just gotta fight it out... but that is sure true. i have learned many lessons that is for sure.  and Seth is coming over to the mission... hope he is ready.  he will learn tons.  and for the people that we are teaching, it all seems everything went down hill when the problems started with my companion.  i have learned if you are not united with your comp and the district the lord will not help you at all.  but we have some families that are married that we have found, the hardest thing here is that they all work until super late so it is extremely hard to find the families.  the jobs over here just kill them.  but we have a father how is just the stumbling block for his family to progress and be baptized in the church so this week we are going to do everything possible to find him and help him understand that doctrine.  and jake can use my board as long as i can look at some new ones when i get home? ;) i cant get rid of this surfing itch.  sucks... everything is getting better poco y poco... hows kyle doing with his testimony and the church? doing family home evening and reading the book of mormon with him? hows the job? kyle hasn't crashed the gti yet still? anyways stoked to get a new comp and a new change... i could be training a gringo in a few weeks.  that will be really interesting.  anyways padre! te amo mucho! tell josh that its not much more time that he has to wait! miss ya alot dad! 

elder macdonald 

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Keith Macdonald <kekelolli5@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hey Alex;

How's it going buddy!  Mom has been in boston all weekend on a girls weekend so I have been holding down the fort.  We had a massive rainstorm again yesterday where it rained buckets for the afternoon.  Great for the thirsty desert.  Another tough sports weekend for the Macdonald household.  ASU lost to UCLA on thursday night in a route.  ASU was in the top 20 but will definitely fall out now.   I lost to McBride on Friday in golf for the first time in a while by 2 strokes.  Kyle's football team build a 27-7 lead on Chaparall midway through the 2nd qtr but ended up losing the game 27-31.  Kyle had a great game on special teams and defensively.  The play calling for Red Mtn continues to suck and their offense kind of sucks or at least the plays they are calling for them suck.  it's hard to know.  I feel bad for Kyle and the defense because they are pretty good.  Sports writers for the AZ Republic call Red Mtn the best 0 & 5 team in the state.  OH well.
 Kyle laid a monster hit on one of the Chaparral receivers in the 4th qtr.  It was awesome.  Jake's basketball team lost in the semifinal game to Poston.  We had a lead on them at half time.  and did well through the 2nd half but lost it in the last few minutes of the game to a kid who got really hot.  Jake had 5 3-pointers and played a really good game.  He was pretty emotional when they lost.  I think he had 18 points and a lot of rebounds.  The bright spot of the weekend was little Josh scoring 3 goals at his soccer game.  He is a little player.

I was sitting next to josh at church today when i noticed a long lock of hair on his shoulder.  I asked him if it was his and he said that he was tired of having long hair so he cut it.  I then noticed that he had hacked off the back of his hair.  I'm sure Mom won't be happy about it.  oops!  We went over to Heather & Ryan's house for dinner tonight and had a wonderful dinner with steak, squash, potatoes, salad, and yummy peach cobbler.  It was for my bday. 47.................yipee!!!  so freaking old.  Anyway, I get to work for my bday.

Sorry to hear that you are struggling with your companion right now.  I'm sure it is hard for some of these guys to go home to nothing...or not much possibility for education.  I was wondering why you petitioned the president to stay with him and send him home.  I know you guys have had a good companionship and got a lot accomplished and I'm sure it is hard to let that go.  Don't beat yourself up over that.  It is not always going to happen that you understand the mind and will of the Lord.  He knows we won't be perfect there.  How is the teaching of the families coming along?  Seth Robinson gave his farewell speech today at church.  I think he goes to Mexico City for his MTC and then into your mission.  He's an interesting kid.  I'm starting to get the itch to snowboard again.  I'm considering letting Jake use your board..  Are you ok with that?  I hope all is well.  We sure miss you alot.  Josh was just asking about you again.  It is hard for him to
 understand why you have to be gone so long.  TAke care.

LOve...........DAD