Play football....

From: Scott Clough <scott.clough@svu.edu>

Date: December 3, 2014 at 8:09:56 AM MST

To: roswv@msn.com

Subject: Playing football

Dear Justin:                                                                                                                                                                                                   

This is Scott Clough from Southern Virginia University, I was given your name by the staff at Snow College.  Southern Virginia University is a Division 3 school located in the southwestern part of the state.  I am writing to you to see if you would be interested in playing football for our university.  You will be receiving a text from me as well.  Please contact me at 325-227-5596.

Scott Clough

Southern Virginia University

life in the CCM

Dad-Life in the CCM is way nice! but not the world  yet..ha The spanish is coming along! its kidnd of like starting a fourwheeler, i can say a couple lines that just flow out, but that its kind of got to start up again.. ha thanks dad! be safe at work and what was the whole football thing??? i havent read anything or heard anything... ha love you be happy yourself and thanks again! LOve you too!!!!! talk to ya next week!!!!! :))))))

love supermans son.

Wow!!! i know it is crazy that it december.. i dont feel like i have been gone for a month!My belly is doing a lot better! ive been preying for health and strnght! Speaking only spanich this week was good! it had its points where i forgot to speak in enlgish.. but all good learned lots of lessons and tons of stuff!! went to the temple today and its closed but the visitor senter is way way cool and i got a new bag! but idk if i can use it! abut its a good pd bag! the servive project this time was the same we went and cleaned more toilets with the way weird janotir guy.. ha havent gotten the package yet. but i keep on checking each day! i think it should be coming by this week, i really hope it does! oh man i know that hell be amazing.. i brag about him a ton here, ha i know hell make it hes a beast! i play when i can mostly i have been playing volleyball becasue me comps can play that to... haha they arent to good at bball.. thanks so much mom! i live for the emails haha , last night i was having a hard time but i read the letters you guys gave me and it made me cry and feel a whole lot better!

The pills that i am taking for my stomach are GEnitiva-Omeprazol

The other day i was talking to latinos becasue they help alot with understadning and speaking, and they tought that i spoke spanish! that gave me so  much confidence and its happened 2 now!!

On friday morning around2 elder young went into the batheroom and started to throw up.. so that was nice, went to the infermeria and the doc said he could stay home and get better. he is doing a lot better now!

I figured out the CCM stands for concentration camp mexico.. ;)

Everyone here is a BYu fan... man oh man, i thought that the mtc was suppose to help people think clearer and make them be smarter in spiritual decisions.. but idk. ;)

The spanish in my district compared to others is way good!!!! we do way good and are the best!

I gave elder young a blessing of comfort, and it was my first blessing and man oh man was it amazing!!!  I could feel the spirit so strong.

I talked it sacrememnt! it was about the Atonement and i felt like i did wasy good! this week is fast and testimony week and we have to fast, like its not an option. ha but i know that it will help a ton!

The old ushers gave us a inititation and it was way fun and funny! they made us repeat things and they came and sat in our room in the dark and scared tghe crap out of me, haha one of the ushers had  the same bday as me and same age!! 

Im not loosing weight ;)

WEAVER FEVER has started in the CCM.......hahahah;)

i sent a ltter home and sending another one today! i dont mean to sound preachy in them. ha

I dont really feel ready for the field yet. but i wanna get out and just GO.

Thank grandma pat for me, the camera is amaxing!!1

Is it ok if i bleach my garments? or not,

I need to sew the bottum of my pants but i dont remeber how to do it... :(

I need like 2 more pairs of Gs so i might take out a little more money.. that ok? 

Overall a good weeek went by way fast!

 Yes you can bleach garments, make sure not to get on pants :) need to use money go ahead, it's there for you :) so I sent you the email from SVU, did you get it? It's title us playing football :) 

Ya i got the SVU email... cool. ha :) Sounds good! and my pants i can wash right exept me suit pants..??

Yes can wash pants, not suit pants :) love you!!!

What is the WEAVER FEVER about at the CCM? Seen Brock? who are the latinos?

Latinos are mexicans... ha that when you speak with them the spanish just comes better and it s better to understand. Will you tell cindy sorry for not emailing her back, no time. but love to hear whats going on.

the people in the district asked about my glories in highschool... so i told them.... hahaha ;) so now its either elder weaverfever or elder weaver.. ha 

I know latinos are mexicans, are they plants or outsiders…

Oh ya.. sorry.. ha they are fellow CCM members.. ;)

The usher initiation... way way funny the board is called spalding.. just somthing they gave us.

my district.. as ushers

TEmple today.

The district...We are way close and have bonded very well. This is the new bag i got from the temple store.

Great bag!!! Army of Helaman!!! Awesome what do you think about the football offer? Cool huh?

way coool!!! MAkes me confident! ha Im as good as jace! ha :)

dont know if i sent this last time.. IDK where it is... ha sorry and didnt say or tell me what it was called. no other cool sites today. but the temple is about 45 minutes away. and no... :( it was a nice bus but not a mercedes.. ha

Idk.. ha ill ask. Im glad to hear that jordan is dating kayla!! ha and jax is doing good! You leave to get jace on the 17th and get back the 22nd right?

Seeing lots of decorayions. like christmas trees.. and at night the houses up on the moutain, BAptism MAoutain...B ha theres alot of lights on houses!

Cool! ya jace writes me and its kind of funny becasue they are short but funny and just great. ha i should find out flight plans the beginning of next week, maddy v wants my mission adddress  could ya give that to her.? por favor..

Thanks! ill try it and see how it works.. ha dont have to teach tonight but we have languagfe class tonight.  food is ok! ya the beens arent so bad now and im better! i need to sew the bottum of my patns where the y like fold back up on the bottom.. ha so i need to sew a strait line. but i dont remember how. ha 

Ya!!!! that night we said goodbye she told me! ha way cool if she does!____________Just the same as normal. study teach eat study teach.. ha no more time left.. thanks so much mom for chatting with me.. it means the world and helps me refocus and feel your love that i ALWAYS NEED! ha dont have FHE.. sadely.. saw broc on friday lst week and see him every one and while i told him some things and it think it helped a lot!

GREat!! thanks mom! ha youre the best! Ill try my best to sew it, and if not... ductape.. ;)

Hey Elder Weaver!! hope you are having a great week so far!

I've had a fun week, on Monday I went to  Christmas auction and auctioned myself off for two dates, I went for $75 in total ;) choir performs tomorrow and Friday then I have another date with Kayla on Saturday. tell me about your week, have you gone to the temple yet, what's the oddest thing you've eaten so far?

Te amo hermanito!!

con amor Jordan

WEnt to the temple today! its closed but the vister senter is way way cool and so is the temple i got some nice pics!

I LOVE latinos.

How long did it take you until you were fluint in the language? love you jordan and keep dating!! im so happy for you! kayla is a way cool girl... ha love you and thanks for your example to me!

Hiya justin!  Basketball was pretty good this week! We did a lot of dribbling skills and I really need to work on dribbling with my left hand. But we did a lot of stuff to help us get better! At the end of every day we would play games and we were on the same teams and I was the point guard on my team because no one else knew how to bring the ball down the court! But I did ok I thought! I was the third tallest there! Pretty sad! Ha ha but it's all good! I think we will be a good team!! My school work is going good!  Marcus's farewell was Sunday! He did a lot eater then I thought he would! He did great! Everything is going good! On Friday last week when we were in st George I got an rc car that's way cool!! I like it a lot! How was your week? What do you do on P day? What's your favorite day of the week and why? Love you be save!
Jax

Nice jax! keep it up! My fav day has to be eaither sundays beacuse they are relaxing and spiritual and pday... pdays are amazing becasue emails!! and we get to prepeare and relax a bit.. and do laundry..  keep me in touch about bball! i know you ll be good and ill be hearing of the lil weav fever going around.. haha love you. YOU are the best on the court jax. KNOW that.

Love elder weaver 44

Happy Felicidad el dia, de accion de gracias!!!!!

I am doing alot better! The pills are are a huge help.. idk what they are called ill looke and tell you next thursday! 

The service project for last week was cleening a youngwomens casa and wipin the walls all clean.. way funj.. not ha 

 then this week we cleaned toilets.. but theis janitor guy was so crazy and way funny.. ha We went into the girls batheroom to clean it and in the girls batheroom as you know is a girls.. product box.. ha we walked in the jonitor guy walked up to the box took off his hat and did the cross on his chest and kissed the attractive girl on the box.. way weird but way funny! hes a member to.. ha I have talked yet in sunday.. but it is more than likely that i will this sunday.. and im way excited if i do! the talkk is on the atonement! on sundays, because im a DL i have to go to a leadership meeting and then priesthood, which by the way me and the district taught on sunday, but didnt knwo we were until 10 min before.. ha and then we have a movie on sunday nights! and me and my disrict are now uschers! ha for the auditorium! we were chosen to do it! so in our district we have the ZLs the DLS and the ushers.. and thats all 7 of us!

Not sure yet about the travel plans.. today in fact me and some others had to go to immagration and do somthing for our visas and passports, so i got to leave the CCM and see the world! got some pretty cool pics! 

i have an amazing district no girls and just 6 other guys! that are way cool! we just take charge of dl meetings and things like that.. not to much.

Didnt go to temple today.. next week around like 830 in the morning on our pday! so way excited for that! 

Havent gotten the package yet with  the license.. still waiting.. 

the tooth is doing way good! Somtimes when i eat though it gives me a little bit of pain.. not very often though.. ha 

I got the donuts! thanks so much mom! ha today for thanksgiving we got a big lunch with turkey and gravey and what not. but the box and the note, by far made my day. so thanks so much youre the best!

Thanks so much mom! thats cool i havent seen broc yet.. and thats aweosme for megan!!! ha 

Things that happened this week.. 

 About 3 out of the 7 elders in my district want to be contractors, my dad is one.. they jealous.. ;)

I wore my Roy tie on game day and really was praying for them and wished i could have seen and played with them!

WE found a lovely inch and a half cochroche in our room this week.. haha

I figured out how to sing! ha its kidn of fun..

We taught marcos this week and we had a plan to talk about the w.o.w. because he has a drinking prob and we got in the room and he had Qs about jose smith, so we had a game plan change.. and the spirit really helped us!

We had a hamburger on tuesday and it was ok.. but nice to have a hamburger,

Happy Felicidad el dia, de accion de gracias!!!!!

You should look up in the seacrch for happeness book by m russell ballard pg 10.. the fire fighter story reallyhits home to mee... made mecry.

Last week when i talked about grendma jo,  one elder came up to me and told me that me eayes were glowing.. made me feel good!

i dont think that i have ever cried so much. not because of homesickiness but becasue how strong i can feel the spirit, but im sure some of it is homesickness.. ha

THEY HAVE NUTELLA HERE... AND I HAVE SOME ON BREAD EVERY DAY!

WHAT ARE PLANS TO GO GET JACE!? 

Today after imagratin i did laundry shaved and wrote my talk and shined my shoes.

Presddnt PRatt spoke in confrerence before! on tithing! and i gave a blessing with him!!!!!1

It smells bad here.

I had a huge bit on my toe.. idk why but it swelled up pretty big then i popped it and thenit all better! Me heels have blisters on them.. but i figured out that if i pull my socks all the way up and then take the top back down over my heal it doesnt hurt anymore.. 

After each day i am mentally exhausted. and yesterdaty i pinky swore and crossed my heart that i would do my very best to only talk in spanish.}

We get pizza on tuesday nights! 

We watched a missionary video and i swear i say bradely jacobson in it.. 

Elder moncur in my district went to school with bailey burnignham.

My comps kind of like to take there time and have no drive..

Elder young literally will space out like every 5 min, 

Elder holmberg will get side tracted and just doodle.. way anyoing but i pray for help to be patient with them

havent gotten any letters yet

The donuts really made my day!

tongiht we teach marcos, about the plan of salvation.. maybe ha !

IAM SENDING A LETTER HOME TODAY AND SO YOU SHOULD GET IT IN A FEW WEEKS! 

It has been a way good week!!!

fiestas en el bano ;) and that has been my life so far.. ha

There is a cat breaker here and when i hear it breaking i just think of work

Jax-I miss you too! hope that you are having a great vacation dont get to crazy with the golf cart.. ha love and miss you buddy!

when we went to imagration the driver gave us a little tour.. and he wasnt suppose to.:) ha

Esta bien, haré un poco de inglés. You goof ball, I'm sure you are having a ball and enjoying the CCM. Tell me about your classes, what's it like being in a trio? Hope you know how much I love you and how proud I am of you. I've taken Kayla out a few times and we have another date set up for next Saturday after our institute does two christmas shows. It's been fun
Te amo
Con amor Jordan

Having a trio is alrght.. it has its benefits and not. ha OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooo kayla!!!!! haha that a boy! good job jordan! the classes are alright! our teach is way bomb and makes it pretty understadable! love and msis you 

What's the oddest thing you've eaten so far?

nothing weird.. just a choclate saurce that went over chicken.. but not to weird.. ha

just some pics from imagration today.

alma 56:56 love the pic

Got this shirt yesterday from the tienda! :)

So happy you are feeling better!!! If tooth continues to bug is there dentist there to look at?

We leave in 3 weeks to get jace and he is going to baptize carols husband and step son while we are there :)
Do you realize you are 1/2 done with ccm? Seen anyone else you know?
Love the pix-keep them coming!!!

havent seen anyone yet.. dont know of any dentists.. ha cool and what are the dates you are traveling and will be back home?

they are in our district.. elder williams and elder zabriskie! i think elder Z looks like james E.

They have a statue of me here in mexico..hahahahaha jk :):):)

They have mercadies busses.. pretty bomb, it still blows my mind how crazy the traffic is.. and how there are barely any crashes.

We fly out the 17 and come home 22nd, Jax will still be in school until day after we get home :/ anyways things here good, just finished turkey dinner, dad deep fried it, yum, Jax driving girls around in golf cart as much as possible, Jordan entertains when they aren't on rides :) weather pretty, not as warm as your :)  haircut looks great! Seeing Christmas decorations yet?

Seeing lots of decorations! ha Crhistmas is coming in a month!!! ha  sounds good be super safe! thanks the haircut feels good! the weather is starting top get kind of way chilly! ha im wearing a long sleeve at night and my two blankets! ha and ive been wearing the coat jacket you gave me! ha what was the score of the roy game? i didnt here.. 

we all leave on the same day.. in my district.. and i still havent met anyone going to oaxaca...

If you ever need to find me just look for the big W i mean Big B on the moutain...;);)

Give Thanks in All Things

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 09:00 AM PST

"When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life. We are sent here to be tested. There must be opposition in all things. We are meant to learn and grow through that opposition, through meeting our challenges, and through teaching others to do the same."

Holy cow can you believe that you are half way through your time at the CCM? That went crazy fast!  How's life down there in God's country? Hope things are great and you are learning and growing . Tell us some of your spiritual stories you had this week. Justin I need you to do me a big favor please! I need you to NOT WORRY about us here at home and to focus on the work you are doing. I  PROMISE  that we will be safe and blessed . You need to take care of you and the special mission you are on:)))) no more stressing about us OK! We will be having fun without you :))) ha. We love you and pray for you every day all day and miss you, BUT you are doing the Lords work now and that trumps all. Be amazing and grow into the tool that are father in heaven needs you to be to further his work. I love you and as your earthly father I know how GREAT YOU CAN BE so set your goals high ;) have a good week my friend be safe and be HAPPY !!!!        

Your biggest fan # 44 s DAD

Ha ok dad i will do my very best dad! Needed to hear those words.. youre the best. love you and thanks again for teaching me so much, and how to work hard and have respect for others. love you. 

-supermans son.  

Roy's score was 28-7 did you hear about Cody Hobbs, so sad!!! So what have to do at immigration? Still legal? Haha!!! So what's plans today? Do certain socks work better than others? Worn expensive ones? 

What happened to cody? not much time left.. tell me quick! ha i have dinner and then teach marcos tonight and some langusge study.. ha i have worn the expensive ones and the are nice but they ripped.. :(

yes still legal! im good! i think.. ha

 Love you so much buddy!  Be happy and safe, write in journal!!! You are amazing!!! Proud beyond words of you!!! Treasure every moment!!! Love mom!!!

 Thanks a bunch mom! love ya talk to ya next week! be on the ball again.. idk when i can email home. ha love you!!!!!!

I love and miss dad too! especially when i hear the CAT making sound.. ha  love you to dad

Note from Mom...I left his letter the way it came, spelling, grammar and all :) He is getting the language and prayers are answered everyday!  Just want to share my gratitude to all that write to him and don't get a response back, know that he loves and appreciates you and you remembering him, if time were only more abundant, I know that he would love to send you each a note and tell you thank you himself!  So I send my love and gratitude to you, thank you is not adequate, but know that you are a blessing in his life!!!

Justin is working for his Heavenly Father, not earthly father today....

One of those, oh Justin's home moments!

 Hits like a ton of bricks-flood gates open, no holding back!

Things you take for granted.....

every day a miracle!

Dear Justin,  I'm resending my email from last week, because I'm not sure if you saw it or had a chance to read it..... but wanted to make sure you do because they are words from my heart and want you to know that I love and miss you....

Not sure when your Pday be so I want to get this to you before so I don't miss you. How was your  week? I hope you are loving it want a great opportunity for you to be in a whole other world, I'm sure that is what it feels like another WORLD. How great is it? has your mind been blown? What is the spirit like there? How's comp and food and weather nice and warm I hope!
Sure do love you and I'm sure proud of you and I even miss you:) our home is different without you. You were a big part of our family unit and a hole was made when you left. But you need to know you are filling a hole for a new family, a hole that only you can fill and to make other family's complete forever so our little void will be ok for a short while :( and you will be home before you know it. It will seem like a dream so live every day and don't wish them away!!!!! Love every minute like I have the last nineteen years! Smile for me have fun. Be the best you can and have some fun.
Love #44 DAD
ROSS WEAVER

Thanks dad! didn't get that last week.. I really needed to hear that! I've been way homesick this whole week but that helped me to refocus and realize why I came out here..

Last night we did TRC and it is where we teach people that could be a member less active or not a member at all.. and we could even do it over Skype.. It was crazy how fast they talk! they asked me something and I didn't know what to say so u just bore my testimony on jose smith and the restoration and then they laughed.. then I laughed.. good experience.. ha I love and miss you dad! I really appreciate all the hard work and the example that you were to me.. I love and miss you! 

Open gym started!! It's goin good we only go three times a week for two weeks so.. Ya but Monday and today were good! Today we lost two games but only by buzzer beaters!! And Monday we only lost cuz a kid in their team wouldn't shut up because he knew they lost and we don't want to fight with them. But other than that it's been good! There are a lot of good kids!!  How's the CCM? It's it as fun or less fun then you thought it would be? Is the food good? Any really weird or crazy experiences with companions or other peoples companions yet? ;) your doing great! Keep your head up! Love you! Your favorite younger brother..Jax

HAHA KEEP killin it Jax! you're the best one out there and I know that for a fact.. Keep having lots of fun! Enjoy life!! I am trying to! ha MY stomach has been pretty bad this week! I am taking pills to help me calm down.. The spanish is coming along amazing! literally everyday is a miracle and how much spanish I learn! I Miss you like crazy! You honestly have no idea... You were by far my best friend Jax.. ( crying as I type.. no joke) I wish and hope you the very best buddy! Love you

Hola mi hermanito!! espeor que todo va bien contigo y que esas disfrutand el ccm. Te amo!!

con amor, Jordan.

Jordan............ NIO haba espanol.. yet,..! ha How have you been? i miss talking with you and hearing you speak spanish! How long did it take you to get pretty fluent in the spanish when you were in the field? I am grateful for that example that you always were to me! thanks again jordan! I am really learning how to rely on the lord will I am here.. like how I used torely on you.. you were always there for me. Thanks Jordan! love you!  

Hola Family! this week has been really hard for me! I have been having some really hard and bad stomach problems and it makes me think about home and I have just been feeling way bad this week and not focused! and then my mind starts to think that something will happen to you guys and it scares me to death... I've broke down crying because the stomach pain and missing you guys.. but... I push on.. I've gotten some medicine for my stomach yesterday and it is kind of helping.. the doctor said that sometimes stress can make your stomach create more acid than it can hold so I am taking a pill that a doctor gave me.. 

 It has been a really good week other than the stomach and missing home.. and scared about something happening to my fam.. on Mondays we try our hardest to speak only spanish and I love it! and then Tuesdays we have devotionals and then Wednesdays are Wednesdays.. then Thursdays are PDAYS!!!!! and then Friday we have a service project and then sat is Saturday. then Sunday is fun day and we learn and do a lot! I said the sacrament prayer in spanish last Sunday and I might be talking this Sunday! 

Things for momma! 

I sewed on a button that fell off of my suit pants! and I had only worn them for like 3 days! but I sewed it back on ;) thanks! 

Could you somehow get me braydens email address?

Is my license coming in a package or mail?? I haven't received any letters in the mail.... ;( ha

When did you send my license?

I'm doing good right now don't need anything until the field I think.. 

I love and miss you and ill always email my family first and foremost 

I'm trying to figure out how to send pics..

I AM A DISRTICT LEADER!!!

I don't have to shave that much and its nice! My comp Elder young has to every day!

I took out some money from my checking account to have some pesos for the store and I got a awesome scripture case!

We had a guy in our distrust go home because of issues.. and before he left me and my roommates gave him a blessing with president Prat!! The mtc president! way way cool! 

They are doing some remodeling in the ccm and they have a cat here and they are using a breaker to break concrete... sounds like work!;)

WE have a ton of devotionals and I learn a ton! but a lot of it...My amazing parents have already taught me.. so I'm that much more ahead of the game! 

A ton of teachers tell me that Oaxaca food is amazing and in one area there is a lot of gay people... ha 

Could you maybe send me some family pictures??????

Might be going to the temple next week! on PDAY so idk when I EMAIL HOME SO JUST ALWAYS BE ON ALERT ;)

One night after a devotional.. it was on temples. as district leader had to lead a district discussion and I bore my testimony on angles and how they are still here with us and I should that pic you gave me of angle moroni and then I bore my testimony on GRandma Jo.. Cried a whole lot in front of everyone and bore testimony that angles are still here to help us in our lives.. I'm crying now as I type.. ha-ha

your Questions......

Jorge is just a volunteer to let us teach ha, he actually just got back off his mission from Oaxaca 4 months ago! way way cool guy! 

Language is going good, have some rough times.. 

Elder young is good and now I have elder Holmberg because his comp went home because no worthy..

Haven't been out of the CCM yet, but hopefully Thursday! ha 

Package will come in mail, I can send pix of family over email, can you print them? I will for sure include some in Christmas box :) remember you can do hard things!!! Pray continually, be positive, and that stomach stuff will go away :) read your patriartical blessing there are two very specific paragraphs that talk about your mission and so not only do we have confidence in you but so does our father in heaven!!! You got this :)

Just email them and them and I can take a pic of them with my camera! HAha Thanks for all the love and support! I can't go one day here without thinking it's a miracle.. and I have been! I actually read it last night! ha and it was a good reassurance! 

I'll try and get his email for next week :) yay!!! Button sewn back on-so proud of you!!! Would love to see pix of scripture case :) is it a leather one? 

Thank you ! I am trying to send pics right now!  

 no one knows what the claws are..not even teachers..

ha  ha Mercedes bus..

 My District!

elder Holmberg is actually from Utah! he went to benlomond he is the one sitting down

My scripture case for my spanish scripsgot a haircut todayMe with the Claws.. I think that they look like Lego hands coming out of the ground,,

HAHA nice! ha Love and miss you! gotta get off now! so next Thursday idk when I will email SO BE ON ALERT!!!!!! LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU DID YOU GET MY PICS I SENT?

OH AND  today has been raining a bit.. so.. there is your weather report ;)

love  you talk to ya next Thursday!

So grateful for miracles everyday!  breaks my heart when my boys ache and I am helpless, thankful for the powers of prayer-faith not fear, so hard when that's all that I can do!  Love you Justin, so very proud of you and choices that you have made-be strong-you can do hard things!!! love mom