December 23, 2013  5:26AM

So the plan is that I should be on between 7 and 8 in the morning.  I will be on skype just in case this whole google thing doesn’t work.  BUT LOVE YOU LOTS AND I WILL SPEAK TO YOU ON WEDNESDAY!  MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

clarification I will be on about 7 or 8 your time it will be about 4 or 5 in the afternoon here.

December 23, 2013    5:33  AM

HELLO EVERYONE!:)  MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.  I love you all and just want you to know that I am so grateful and thankful for all your love and support and prayers.  I have had the best mission ever and as I am coming on the last few months before I go home I just want to let you all know that there is nothing that the love of our Savior Jesus Christ can’t fix or reach,  I know that he is our savior and redeemer and that through him and only through Him can we make it back to live with our families forever!  I haven’t really missed home a lot on my mission because AFRICA is so awesome it has taken a piece of my heart that will always be here forever, but this year as I have been reflecting I have missed you all a lot and have thought about all the great times we have had together and how much you mean to me.  But enough of the mooshy stuff!  I gotta get back to work and save the world!  ONLY 3 MORE MONTHS!!!! thats not a lot of time to do what the Lord has chosen me to do here.  LOVE YOU ALL CANT WAIT TP TALK TPO YOU ON CHRISTMAS!!!!!:)    ELDER REEVE.

December 16, 2013  7:44AM

Well I came back to Bedfordview/Edenvale which is where I came from when I went to hammanskrall so after 4 glorious weeks of paradise in township Im back in town haha. but its good im excited.  my comp. is Elder Puente from Chandler AZ.

My aussi comp. was great I loved him and we got on great and yes president and I both agree that I had a positive influence on him and helped him something I seem to have been doing a lot of on my mission.  there are 26 Elders in my zone, the biggest in the mission!  Almost a small mission haha but we don,t have sisters in SA.  Security risk.  we cover everything from Bedforview to South of the VAL which is the big river here.  

Yes im comp with another ZL.  I am loving mission and my comp is helping me a lot to learn great things.  I feel good and good things are in the works we are working with a lot of great families right now and hope to have baptisms in JAN.  love you all and thanks for all you do

ELDER REEVE

December 16, 2013  8:32 AM

Hey, I was just thinking with all of the brain power this family has would it be possible to set up like a business chat on skype so I can talk to all of you guys?  just an idea if not I will let mom and dad know next week the times that I will be calling or that is ok for you to call.  But Christmas will be nice we will be Well taken care of :)  which I am grateful for cause last year we were kinda on our own haha.  but I love you all so much and am excited to call you :)  love ELDER REEVE

December 9, 2013  2:04 AM

In other news NELSON MANDELA died at age 95 so everyone was talking about it all week,  also we had an earthquake here, we were in the flat after coming home on Monday night and the windows started shaking and it sounded like a jet plane was right over the top of us, pretty interesting experience.  

December 9, 2013   2:47 AM

oh ya sorry I have lots of after thoughts that I send, but seeing as how I don’t know where I am going to be for Christmas yet until next week, I will figure that all out and then let you know when and where and what time we can call for this year:)  LOVE YOU

December 9, 2013   8:47 AM

Well my companion was really sick this week with the runs but we still managed to go and get a few things done.  but I got a call from President Omer and he called me to be a zone leader.  So tomorrow I will be getting transferred and starting a new phase of mission life so it s exciting but I m sad to be leaving here it is a great place with a lot of great people.  I am going to kinda miss interpreting sign language I think it is something that I will do when I get home.  But sounds like things are getting really cold, it is nice and warm here :)  

But ya things are just great.  Tell Julia congratz and I love her.  Hope all is going well and that you are staying warm.  Well I don’t know if you remember but there was a girl who came to my farewell who you thought was really nice,  well she will be getting married on the 17 of Dec.  so if you see her tell her hello for me :)  hahaha  LOVE ELDER REEVE

December 16, 2013   7:38  AM

hey,

nope I havent ever really been to sick.  just a cold or the runs but nothing to keep me in the flat but ya is is a big blessing.  I remember when President Lundeen set me apart he blessed me that I would be free of sickness, so yup it is a big one:)  yeah I have played doctor to a lot of mission companions, taking care of people ha ha’

you should ask them if I can get a flight through Minnesota and have a small layover there so I can see rj.  Its been about 3 or 4 years....but ya Im excited but working hard, still enough time to save the world!  Im in Edenvale/Bedfordview its the same zone as before in ALBERTON, so back in town with the rich people hahaha but its ok I had 4 weeks of paradise in township before I finish:)ELDER REEVE

HEY MOM! 

hope your doing well :) im doing great, things are awesome! Well the only thing is that one of our investigators on date has a problem with the peopel at church after sunday she thinks they are all hippocrites but she loves the church so much soooooo we got lots of damage control to do before she gets baptised but we will see how it goes. Lots of cultural stuff that stops the church from really growing here but we are batteling and winning this is the lords work and no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing so we battel on! :) LOVE YOU SO MUCH! GETTING EXCITIED TO CALL HOME FOR MY LAST CHRISTMAS :) LOVE YOU SO MUCH! 

ELDER REEVE

November 18, 2013    2:24 AM

hey mom, well as far as Christmas package I really don’t need anything all my clothes are in great shape and I m happy as can be, my cheap-o-Wall-Mart camera finally broke the other day so I will just use others cameras from now on and copy photos over, its no big deal.  I would just say use the money you would have used to buy and send the package and put it on my card so I can use it here to go out to eat or something, that will suffice thanks:)

November 25, 2013  3:23 AM

Hey, well this week was great!  We had two baptisms of two young women, no family support at all but both with POWERFUL testimonies of the restored gospel.  It was really inspiring to see.  Well in other news Jesse’s mission president has asked him to extend his mission so he will probably be getting home in July or August sometime, really cool!  Things with my comp are going well, he is really a hard worker and loves the people, just somethings that happened in his pre-mission life make him a little rough around the edges.  His language and some stuff like that and I figure the best way to help him is just like I have been doing with all my companions my whole mission, just being an example and helping them work hard.  So as for now not a lot going on as far as exciting news.  Working on my sign language, my second week at church interpreting was better, but ya I am really enjoying life right now, I could just do this until the second coming feels like! :)  but excited for Christmas love you guys a lot  hope all is going well and you enjoy the weekend!  I will try and send photos next week!:)   LOVE ELDER REEVE

November 11, 2013  3:35 AM

I’ll get transferred on Tuesday to Hammanskrall a township on the east side of Pretoria the Capital, its gonna be HOT! but I have a assignment from Prezident to help a missionary get used to mission life so i’ll be there for 4 weeks (short transfer because of Christmas and then I will be getting transferred again)  well the Christ-like attribute for the month is Patience so we will see how it plays into my new assignment.  Glad your home and safe pray for you a lot as you travel.  Hope things are ok at home.  I always love transfers they give me a new life and some excitement so im energized and ready to go for the long haul to the end of the year :)  oh ya if you want to start your trunky count down calendar you can read 1 section of D&C a day and I’ll be home before you can finish!  hahaha crazy  LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH SEND PHOTOS SOON:)  LOTS OF LOVE ELDER REEVE

November 18, 2013  2:22  AM

HEY

Glad things are going well for you on the SALVATION FRONT!  yeah my companion is good.  His name is Elder O’Riordan from Australia.  yes I am still a district leader.  I am in Hammanskrall a little township.  We are a small branch that meets in a members home/living room.  It was powerful they have a great spirit about them.  We are working on finding a school to rent so we can meet there so that, cause really there are to many people and it will help grow the church even faster here.  I really feel like I have finally passed through the refiners fire and I know just look at all challenges with confidence and faith, no longer scared.  I have made big steps in trusting in the Lord but still have a long way to go, kinda like Elder Bednar told us just let go and get out of the way. :)

Well I have been chastised by the Lord here.  I should have learned sign language at home, we have a deaf member and two deaf investigators and on Sunday I got the PRIVILEGE of trying to interpret for them.  WOW what a ob that was but I will practice every day to get my singing up to par.  I am excited I love the people here and the work is moving.  LOTS OF LOVE,

ELDER REEVE

OCTOBER 28, 2013

 Happy Birthday Oktavia!

November 4, 2013  2:46 AM

WELL,

this week was amazing! On halloween we got to have a zone conference with ELDER BEDNAR and Elder Cook of the area Presidency, what an amazing experience.  Some highlights from things that I learned are to just let go and be a good boy, just do what Im supposed to and let the Lord do the rest in His own time and His own way, we often expect blessings because we have been working hard or keeping the commandments or whatever it may be but thats not how it works, we just do what we are supposed to and then the Lord will do as he sees fit.  SO when we are going through trials even when we are being good kids....just let go and enjoy the ride just keep doing what we are supposed to and every little thing is gonna be alright. :) love you all and hope that the Lord will bless you in your efforts to live righteously.  

but ya transfers are next week so I might be moving but we will see.  This next transfer is only 4 weeks because of the Christmas traffic they will try and get people home early, and then after that is an 8 week transfer!  SO LONG and then after that is a 6 week and then Im home!  pretty crazy but ya i’ll look forward to skyeping on Christmas if I,m able.  love you all a lot.        ELDER REEVE

October 28, 2013  3:16 AM

hey,

SAGE- listen to ELDER HOLLAND,S TALK AGAIN ITS POWERFUL:)

LORI- Tell Hatti good job :)

BERT-DE-HEY ya you guys need another boy to break the tie!  haha i will have to see if I can catch something next year for the hunt:)

Julia- Ya if you pray for it, it will happen :)

andria-HEY! if you can fly that means you can come and pick me up from salt lake or vegas and fly me home that would be pretty cool haha:)  HAHAHAHAHAHa IM GLAD THAT GRANDPA STILL HASNT LOST HIS TOUCH :)  its good for him hlpe he soesnt get to familiar.

well mom, things are good i have a lot more hope and happiness in my heart I don’t really know why it just comes and goes like that, I have heard life is like a roller coaster and if it wasn’t life wouldn’t be any fun so I am just trying to live one day at a time  and make the most of my experience and have some fun :)  love you so much thanks for all you do I really appreciate it and enjoy the time we have spent together the last 19 years :) haha

I have been making some really nice things to eat lately so thanks for all the cullinary schooling haha:)

LOVE ELDER REEVE

October 21, 2013  3:39 AM

Well things have been going good, and this was a POWERFUL WEEKEND!  

Finally got to watch general conference-so many good messages especially for the members to bad no one was there to hear them- conference attendance was poor!  big scene of apathy here.  its sad but then I realized maybe thats my problem as well, I don’t care any more and it made me really sad I don,t like to think of myself like that so gotta do some self-introspection.  But we had conference and then we got to go to the temple as well saw the new video. WOW! POWERFUL gives you a different perspective on the events that took place and stuff I really enjoyed it!  Tried to make bean soup this week-went well just didn’t cook the beans long enough so they were a little bit hard still but it was fine.  Well things are going good with the work.  We will get the opportunity to listen to ELDER DAVID A. BEDNAR on the 31 of OCT!  He will come and speak to us so two apostles in 2 years I.m lucky! haha :)  so thats exciting and also in 3 weeks we will have transfers which I will 90% likely get transferred which means I will be going to my last area on my mission before I come home!!!  crazyto think about that how fast time is flying and things are changing.  It’s been a really great experience so far and I won’t ever forget it.  It’s changed my life and I have met so many people here who are amazing and have played a huge roll in my development as a son of our Heavenly Father, so to all of you who can- GO TO THE TEMPLE AND YOU CAN DO IT NOW  DONT MAKE EXCUSES!  If your not worthy to do so get that way and do it now!  it will change your life, and for those of you who can’t yet make the proper preparations to do so and don,t miss out on the great blessings that are in store for you there in:)   If there is one thing I have learned on my mission it is the power of the atonement and conference had more great messages telling us about it, I know I haven’t shared a lot of experiences with you but you know me its hard for me to express my feelings but this is

one thing that I know God lives and he is mindful of each and everyone of us, he has given us the power to choose and to be saved through his grace and mercy its such a beautiful gift we just have to reach out and he will take us in his arms and heal us  I have witnessed as the Atonement of Jesus Christ has changed peoples lives here in Africa (mine included) and I know that there is no other way to salvation except by and through his holy name even the Lord Jesus Christ!  Love you all so much makes me happy every time I think about you all and when someone asks me about my family/friends I love telling them about all of you.  we have a rich history and heritage be proud of it and live up to it:)  love you all so much  ELDER REEVE

Sept. 23, 2013 

Well this week in study i have been reading the story of paul and as he was standing before king agrippa i was captivated and just keep reading and reading i found that story something amazing and really connected to it as well the verse in 1 Timothy chapter 6:12, its a powerful verse that gave me some hope this week. yeah chapter 6 is great! but this weekend we did a Genoeolgy Course- we put adds in the paper and invited the public and had a great turn out 14 non-members showed up and loved it we showed themfamilysearch.org and how to find peoples records ect. and we are having lots come again next week. SO THANK YOU AND MOM FOR DOING OUR FAMILY HISTORY!!!!! i was able to log on and BAMB! there was my genoeolgy and i was able to show everyone things on the big screen - it looked very impressive! :) so thank you. i was also able to use all the family history stuff that i brought with me. other than that yeah we have lots of people but no one is coming to church that is our big struggle right now! we have about 20 people in our teaching pool but no one at church. so that is what we are batteling with now, as well as getting the branch here to do anything missionary related....so we have been studying the work of salvation dvd to try and get ideas. so we will try and see what we can do. but thanks for all your love and support love you lots! 

ELDER REEVE 

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Oct 7, 2013

Hi,

well nothing amazing or special to report, things are going really really slow and its hard, but i was reading the Book Of Mormon last night and decided i needed to know if it is true again. So i prayed and begged our Father in Heaven to help me understand it and know if it is true and i felt the confirmation of the spirit telling me that it is true and gave me just a little bit of strength to keep on going. Love you lots and hope all is going well.

ELDER REEVE

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October 14,2013

hey no time this week, but thanks for the love and support and encourgement. will keep working hard and trying my best. love you

ELDER REEVE