Actual Pictures of Elder Hyde

Elder Hyde loves Zone Conference. Can you see him in the back?

Emailing home on Pday

Eating a Christmas treat.
Hey, we didn't get recliners on my mission!

But President, it is off my ears and my neck.

Monday has come again so fast. I am doing good, we are trying to keep going and being strong. The companion is doing good. Bike is doing good and the area is doing ok just trying to get it better than when I got it.

So on Friday we took lunch and during lunch I was outside by the pool fixing my shoe and Elder Chapman was in the house eating and the land lord’s pool guy came back to work on the pool. We struck up a conversation and Since Elder Chapman was in the house I pretty much taught the Restoration alone ( I see why we have companions because teaching by yourself is terrible) and he had recently got out of a long relationship, and trying to turn his life around and stop drinking and meet good friends and was looking for a church, a place where he was loved and didn't feel alone. Also one of his friends had been meeting with the missionaries before and one of the times they were at his friend’s house he was there and listened in so he had an English Book of Mormon. I had a Spanish one just because I don’t know I just did, so I asked if he would like a Book of Mormon in Spanish, and he said yes so I gave it to him. So yeah they just walk into you backyard now looking for the gospel, the work is hastening haha. Well we are just trying to keep going. So love you Pops.

-I told him about our Valentine’s plans and he shared his with us…
We are going to go preach the gospel on Valentine’s Day, or as I like to call it single awareness day.

-What does your church day look like?
Church is always busy; we are there sometimes only 4 hours and sometimes 6 hours.