Elder Rowland's email Nov 16

Dear dad
Thanks so much for the last email that you sent, it really got my hopes up and got me feeling a little bit more relaxed , thanks for the laughs dad, i sure love you. But i do love the guy and i have taken in the advise you have given me and try to understand him, and it has worked, im seeing how his life probably isnt going the way he planed it. And its something that im having more patients on. This was a great week dad and it was full of little miracles. Our relationship as companions wasnt very good at all for a couple of days,but we went and worked and i found more happieness in that and he did as well, we sure love to teach people , that is a fact. But this will be our last week working together for sure. And i can say that i have learned the most for him, than i have from any of my companions.
  Well i was looking through the pictures that you guys sent me and i noticed that bird that you and russell were playing with, how did you guys do that ???  Did you summon your eagle powers ? Wha do think i am doing ::?? 
  I sure love you guys a bunch, Thanks Giving is coming up, or has it already passed? How was it if it already passed?
  Tell Russell boy happy birthday, and that he has a great responsibility as a deacon. I want him to know that he is still my teamate Too!
  Well i love you all so much, Good luck this week, oh did jesse make the team?
  Love Elder Rowland

Sister Rowland's email

Hey Pop! How is everything going??? I sent you a letter so you and mom should be recieving it monday. The mail here is a little wierd and p day isn't til friday afternoon. The dog sounds great!!! NO NO hahaha that will do the trick, i am sure of it. You have a pretty neat way with animals dad, it is really admirable :) How is work going? How is Paul doing? When does Breck get home? What's new in the ward? Thanks for all you are doing for me. SO russ got his present then?? Good, wish I could have given him more. I'm glad he'll have the priesthood! He is so cute! Give him an Anaconda Squeeze for me por favor! I got an email from Ty and saw his pictures!! It was great! He emailed me in some portuguese so that is fun! I explained the visa situation in the letters.
Don't have much time. Gotta go eat dinner. I love you so much! Thanks for all you do and for all your prayers. I know they are helping me and I feel like I have been blessed in ways other elders and sisters haven't as far as language and homesickness goes. Lots are struggling. Those extra prayers help! I love you all!!!

Xoxoxo! -Sister Ash

Elder Rowland baptism picture

Sister Rowland's latest email

Hey! I saw trent! He was talking to me and I had no idea how this elder knew me. It was so funny! HE's like aren't you supposed to be in brazil?? And i was like yeah...how did you know that? and he's like I'm Trent...Elder Grover...and i squinted my eyes and looked at him and then it all came together hahaha. He cut is  hair or something...i didn't recognize him. Then i saw him today and he was like HI!!! Its me Elder Grover hahaha it was funny. We have class in the same building so we pass eachother quite a bit. This week My companion and i had the chance to teach a little family. The 2 year old boy named ERIC spoke better portuguese that i did!!! It was funny. We had to talk to them for 7 minutes and get to know them and invite them to church and to teache them more about the plan of salvation in portuguese. It went really good! It was fun.

I was made our branch coordinating sister this week. So i am getting to know the other sisters a lot better. It is fun serving them and looking for ways to help them out every day.

So This week i have seen how much help you can truly get if you rely on the spirit and on the lord. It has been amazing. I know that everything I am learning will help me so much and bless the lives of so many people.

I had a really cool experience where i was told a lot of way cool things that I really needed to hear by my branch president. i'll write them to you in a letter but I love you all!!!

Hope you had a great halloween and Thanks for all the prayers. I have really felt so much help and i know that it is because of all of the prayers being offered. Have a great week and look for the letters!!! Yay!
XOXOXOXO
-Sister Rowland

Tylers letter to maddy

Maddy
 I sure love you , did you know that? I really wish that we would have hung out a lot more too.. Wow, i feel like im writing in a year book of a friend that i loved but didnt give much attention  to him because of things less important. But i really felt a great love for you in highschool and as home madd, You are my sunshine. Thanks so much maddy. I cant beleive how fast its going. One year is gone, that means you have just one more year to get  married before i get home.. . I  think it will be easier for you to get married with in this next year , because ,  afterwords, They will have to go past Dad AND ME!   to get to you. I love you maddy!
 Elder Rowland

latest email from Elder Rowland

Dear Dad,
  Im so greatful to hear that all is well at home. It sounds like everyone is doing great. Give that boys and Maddy my love. I think thats neat that they are all doing so well. I love to hear about the boys and everyone working so hard to help out . I know my bothers are wonderful helpers and Maddy too.  Tell jesse that when i get home we are going to practice everyday and we will set some goals together and we will become just like you dad. Wish him luck. Elder Scott was so great he talked to us about our futures mostly. He said that the first thing that we must do when we get home is get married. He even said, " as an apostole of the lord , i would advise you to make that your number one priority"    It was pretty unexpecting. But he was really great, i got to meet him, and he said to me somthing really simple but it really touched me . He said  Thank You. I will read that talk dad, i havent gotten that ensiegn  yet but i will. I got the package that you  guys sent! I  was so amazed at what you guys sent me . I loved everything i got . Thanks so much. I really dont think that you will need to send anything else for the rest of my mission. Thanks for everything. These days have really been flying and its really crazy. we will have a babtism this week and i will send you the pictures of it and others as well this week. I love you all so much and i am learning so much dad. Thanks so much for your advice. I really need it ! I am seeing that i need it more and more in my life.

Maddys pumpkin dedicated to Tyler for becoming the DL!