August 2nd Letter

Sent: 8/2/2010 9:13:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Hola Familia

wow another week and another chance to write you guys. not much to report here just really enjoying being a dad. they have so much trust in you when they are new. lol and he is really excited for the work. we are with the whole zone right now and it is so hot in the jungle! but i want to thank you for the package you sent, or padded envelope i dont know what to call it. either way in spanish its paquete. it was really cool to receive my business cards and all those letters from the primary!!! send them my thanx. i also really enjoyed the cards from you guys. that poem about the man and the footprints has always been one of my favorites, and i was actually thinking about it when i recived the package lol. i have truly seen that the lord carries us through our difficulties. especially when we do all that we can. Sometimes we do everything we can and we dont see any result, then after everything falls in to place seperate than our efforts and we say what luck, but in this we forget our God and His help. i know thats he is interested and helps in our lives and especially in this work.

i will be sure to send a big thank you to omi for her gift. could you guys do it in person as well for me?

Querida Mami

to answer your questions we do have a microwave in my pension to heat things up, dont know why you asked maybe you are planning to send something?! lol but yes there are ways to heat things up and i dont need bowls or silverware, the pension takes care of all that. seperate there isnt anything i need. just to hear from you guys. if you want to send anything feel free but there isnt anything i need. but i will keep you updated week to week.

thanks for writing i understand that you had a meeting but it was still great to hear from you. i love you mom and am so grateful for all you do. i am aware you birthday is approaching and i am going to try and get you a card. i dont know if it will be on time because i dont get to mail every week, but i promise it will come. So there is going to be a training conference nextweek for all the new trainers (dads) and district leaders. its cool because we are going to get to go to another zone that i have never been to!

I love you a ton mom and am so glad to hear from you every week. know that i am grateful and safe, and i will talk to you soon. always strive to have the spirit there is nothing that can replace it.

Querido Papi

i accidently sent the letter half completed! thats what i get for not speaking english well anymore. whats the difference between save and send anyway? you might find this interesting dad but i dream in spanish now. almost everyday that i dream its all spanish, which is funny because often there are people from home in my dreams that dont speak any spanish in reality but in my dreams there rattling off spanish like natives! lol

i cant believe that shaun has the priesthood and and is going to go off to school so soon. its really sad for me to think, that hes not going to be there when i get back, but i also wouldnt want him to postpone a mission for anything, there is no better experience in this part of life. i have learned so much, and its funny how easy it is now to talk to people when it was so hard back home, but now i can talk to a complete stranger about the gospel and it doesnt really matter if they accept or not. which i think was so hard at home, i was worried they would reject me. heck my first contact in the mission rejected the message.

i cant believe you bought the tube, you are a changed man! lol and going to the lake for the first time in july! thats a change! i miss the lake especially cold water right now because it is so hot in la merced-the area of the zone leaders which is in the jungle. ummm the new kid is going great and and its not hard to lead the area. he reminds me of me a little. he doesnt know the lessions por memory or better said the points we have to teach, so he give his brief portion and looks to me to teach the rest lol, just like me i could only give my testimony becuase i didnt even speak the language! lol

we have some baptisms coming up in August and yes my birthday, but i dont feel almost 21! but please pray for Jesus, Carmen, Luz, jacky, and edith! I love you dad and we will talk again nexty week. say hi to everyone for my especially shaun if he is leaving this week to school. i love you all. keep praying and i will do the same. remember pray like everything depends on God and work like everything depends on you.

Con amor
elder spencer Fogleman
Tu hijo (who is now a dad! lol)

July 19th

Sent: 7/19/2010 10:17:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Hola!!!!


Well another week has gone by and i cant believe how fast they continue to pass! we are just a couple of days away from the cambio and we will have to wait and see what happens. i am a little nervous, but no not as nervous as my comp who is still in his first area. vamos a ver si me quedo en provincia o irme a Lima otra vez.

i am glad everyone likes the pics and i will continue to take them and try to send them as much as possible. yes the work is a little slower here in this area, but it is starting to get going, i think, at least we have 3 people with fecha (date) bautismal. one is a man named Jesús and he is really cool. is catholic and married to a member and has had trouble accepting the message, but we gave him a fecha to pray about and last night we were watching the video of the restauracion with him and another member and the member asked him, and when are you going to be baptized and he said the fecha we had given him to pray about, the 14th of August!!

Which reminds me, i dont know if you guys have noticed but i noticed when we started taking about fechas for investigators in august but i am about to turn 21!! Crazy!!




Querida Mami

Espero que estés bien mami. i did receive your first email without pics and am waiting for your next. just got thanx so much for the pics, i have a new nephew! do you know what that means? i have almost 9 months in the mission! because i found out steph was pregnant when i was still in the MTC in Provo! Crazy!! ya here we still have a lady cooking our food, she is really cool y se llama hna haydee. i will try to send a pic. i dont really know more of the history, just that its beautiful here.

Thats really cool that you ran into Kevin Lemly at the bookstore. ya we worked together and he was really cool we had similar intrests in literature, and so always talked about Harry potter and other things. i know him better by Disney, which he earned because he is a disney fanatic! lol i was premie and my boss dana called me foglewomen lol good times!

Dad didnt tell me about the jaundice but i hope hes alright! its the same thing steph had no? is it genetic? Keep me updated on the baby and everyone back home!

i LOVE you mom and will talk to you next week! i hope you are well and know that i love you. keep la obra in your prayers and the 3 people here who are going to be baptized. i cant wait to hear more from you. oh we also sang a special musical number yesterday in church, lead kindly light. we sang the first verse together in spanish then i sang the second in english he did the same in spanish and we finished together the last verse in spanish.

Con Amor
Elder Spencer Fogleman
Tu Hijo

Qurido Papi

wow its hard to believe that i am so close to 200 pounds but that about what i figured around 205 so light!!! lol but i still need to cut off some fat.

I love you dad, it means a lot to get to communicate with you and see how you are. please pray for these 3 people Jesús, Carmen y Luz. Carmen is married and is afraid her husband wont give permission. i will talk to you again soon, but know i am going to attach fotos. know that i am well adn happy serving the Lord. Send a shout out to chase and let him know that he can write me if he wants lol.

Con amor
Elder Spencer Fogleman
Tu Hijo

July 12 Letter and Pictures

Sent: 7/12/2010 9:54:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Holaaaa!


Well i am very excited to hear about the new are and to receive so many emails today! thanks so much for the info and your love and i cant wait to see pics of my new nephew!!! i dont know if i will be able to answer all your questions but i will try and maybe send some pics!

I loved hearing from steph and jamie, let them know i love them too, and am glad to hear that baby and mother are well.

Now about the weight. yes i am losing a lot, but am being very safe mother! lol and actually eating a lot. but so everyone knows i weigh about 94 Kilograms. and am down another notch in my belt which is 5 or 6 inches off the waste! i really just need to trim a little especially on the sides. its alright if you dont recognize me because i dont recognize the old pics of me lol.

I love my area and am starting to feel comfortable in it, in another week i think i could lead it. it really is beautiful and i will enjoy it while i can because i dont know when i will be back in Lima. it really isnt jungle, but we visit the Jungle often, thats where i saw the waterfalls, thats right two! but aun así its civilized and we meet in a regular capilla. its cool because its made of wood.



Querida mami

Como estas? i hope you are well and it was great to hear from you this week. i love you mom and miss you. i cant believe shaun is so close to leaving, say hi for me and tell him i love him. i dont know if he will care, but he might find it funny that i learned how to do the Rubix cube out here in Peru! lol

Know that i am well and that i love you. i will talk to you soon, and eternally hope that i will have more time the next monday lol

Con Amor
Elder Spencer fogleman
Tu Hijo



Querido Papi

Hola Como estas? espero que estés bien y saludable. i am fine here and the work is going well. mas o menos. we dont have anyone ready to be baptized. lots of investigadores but no one ready to be baptized or leave things like alcohol. but we are working really hard and trying to work with the members. i would say that its probably the same here that almost 70 percent of the baptisms are referencias and so we are trying to work with the members.

That restaurant in texas sounds like lo maximo! i kinda want to go now. its also good to hear that riding a moto is just like an Atv, because the only time i went on a moto was with Uncle Chris a few years a go and it kinda scared me. lol

I love you dad and am praying for you, please just pray for the ward of Oxapampa, that it grows and strengthens. wow i had to think about that for a little while to write it in english lol its easier in spanish, pro favor ora para el barrio en oxapampa que crezca y se fortelezca! as far as the language goes its good. its not perfect and i dont know if it ever will be, but i just dont worry about it anymore. i pray everyday for the don de lenguas y hago mi mejor. and its rare that something is said that i dont understand.

Talk to you again soon dad. and love you

con amor
Elder Spencer Fogleman
Tu Hijo

ps we had a conferencia and then pday with the president thats why he is in the photo!

Sent: 6/28/2010 2:04:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Hola!!!!!!!!!


Hola familia!! well another week has passed here in Oxa. I am throughly enjoying my time here and can't believe k chase is back, please say hi for me. the time really does fly and i cant believe i already have 8 months in Peru. the area really is beautiful here and the air so clean. we keep working and teaching and doing our best. i still dont know my new area perfectly, it takes me a little while to learn but its so cool. To answer the question, i do not have a machete because we do not walk through bush all day. the area is all cleared out and i will try to send more pics.

I hope you like the first pic i sent, its so you guys can see my progress so far. if everyone was impressed with the weight i lost, this pic might just impress a little more.




Querida Mami

Sorry i didnt get your email this week, we do the email thing so dang early you know. but i hope you are well and that you enjoy the pics this week. i love you mom and hope all is well at home. say hi to everyone for me especially chase and i will write again soon. Know that i love you and that i am well, and extrememly happy. the time is flying so fast, and i have so much left to do. Stay true mom and read the Book of Mormon! i am reading through it right now in castillano or spanish, and i realized that this will be the 7th time that i have read through it and you know what, i am learning new things in every chapter. Love you mom.

Con Amor
Elder Spencer Fogleman
Tu Hijo



Querido Papi

Thanks for you email dad it sounds like you guys had a blast this week in the encampment, and so wierd to think that chase is back. well my comp is from Guatemala, near mexico. entonces hes not from south america. he is really cool and a lot of help for me. His name is Gary Salcedo and his dad was a singer in caifornia in like 93 or 94, dont know if you have heard of him but his name is Eric Salcedo. anyway i am really enjoying my time with him. Sorry avout the run that was hard, we are running here, but my comp isnt really motivated bc he has done sports all his life and so wants to bulk up in the mission, but if we run he loses weight lol.

Well i am excited to hear about the baby, maybe next week in the email!?! but we will see, and for sure send me some pics please. i cant believe steph is finally haveing a baby lol. umm i have some cool things and am always on the look out for new stuff. i have a couple of new shirts that are cool but i will get a whole bunch of new things here in the jungle....maybe a machete lol. i wish i could send all the pics i have it really is beautiful aqui.

Thats a bummer that it costs so much to rebuild a car, because i am going to need a car when i get back and i was hoping it would be easier to rebuild than to by... oh well i will just have to look for a nice used one with a stick shift, becuase i really want to drive a stick shift. or maybe just a moto-which is a motorcycle. in my area right now everyone drives a motorcycle, even ten year old girls, kinda makes me feel like a loser because i dont even know how to drive one lol. but maybe it would be easier at school to just have a moto. dunno but i guess we will see. i am just looking forward to learning to drive a stick shift when i get back.

Well i love you dad and will right again soon. i hope all is well and i look forward to next monday. its funny how you can have no success-that is baptisms- and still be happy. i know that what i am doing is right and i couldnt be happier. Love ya Dad

Con Amor
Elder Spencer Fogleman
Tu Hijo

June 7, 2010

Sent: Mon, Jun 7, 2010 10:18 am
Subject: Hola

Well story of my life in the mission: i dont have very much time but hope you like my pics and i am grateful for the oppurtunity to write you guys. The first pic is of the baptism last week, the second two of my in my new suit and the last is a close up trying to show you guys the fabric of the suit more clearly. Its not really pin stripe because the stripes are also black but a darker shade and a little more shiney so the affect is really cool but far away in a foto you cant see.

Well we didnt have any baptisms this week, and there are not any planned for the next week but we have lots of people with potential. there are always slow weeks but im not worried. we set kinda a high goal so i think my comp is a little stressed, but hes probably going to leave the area in 3 days so no worries lol.

Thanks mami for all the support and all the short emails from my cousin and niece and nephew. i am grateful for their words and sorry i cant resond to each, but i am truly enjoying peru and my mission. I love you mom and really hope you are well. i wish you luck in everything in life. i will talk to you soon and i hope you enjoy the letters that are coming! thank grandma and grandpa for their letters, i havnt had a chance yet to write them back.

Subj: Hola Familia


Well things are great here in machu picchu and a little chilly. its great to have the weather change but everyone asks me like everyday, arent you cold? because i am always in a short sleve shirt. we didnt have any baptisms this week, but we have three planned for this week! i am loving the experiences that i am having here and am truly blessed of the lord. thanks for all the support and prayers.



Querida mami

Lo siento mami that i didnt get your email this morning but i hope you like the fotos. one is our room in which you can see that we have up the flag. and the other is me and elder silva who was in my last zone its really just to show how much weight i lost adn the last is the baptism of rudi last week bc we didnt have any this week.

I love you and hope you are well. i will write more next week, but hope you sent that package bc i have no more business cards lol. i hope you know i love you adn will read your email next week. bye mom



Querido Papi

Yes the time really is flying and we are approaching another transfer which means just one more until we another about the divisions. but these divisions might only be temporary bc the word is that the papers are in for another mission within the next year! i dont think a day has gone by in which i hoped or wanted the 50 lbs back, and this peruvian was still smaller than me just well built and the tallest i have baptized lol. adn i dont know if it was really 50 lbs, but i do know how many inches. i measured my belt and each notch is one inch apart, and i have dropped 5 notches including the new one i made, entonces i have lost 5 inches!

Well i think the suit will be done during this week so monday i should be able to send fotos if the computer will let me send pics, right now i am having trouble. thats so cool that you won the tickets to see all three bands, thats so cool. i do miss classic rock a little. I am sure Jordan is stoked as well. are the seats good?

Tell shaun congradulations on the 1000 club!! thats so awesome that he hit that goal, was it exaclty 1000 or a little over. well thats definately more than i could have done. and more on the squat he has me by 25 lbs at my best. right now he destroys me bc i cant lift at all. but that is so awesome and send my congrats. I also cant believe he is graduating! take lots of pics( or just let mom do it naturally) but send me some. its crazy how old he is and that in one year he will have his mission call.

i am sorry that you got sick but i hope you are better soon. i will add your health to my prayers. provecho on not waking up until noon. i remember saturdays after games doing that but it all seems very long ago lol. i also cant believe that it has been another month and that i have 7. i hope you are doing better today and that this letter cheers you up. I love you dad and i love this gospel. i know that heavenly father loves us and that for this he sends us here in families. you have always been a great example to me and i thank you for teaching me the ways of the Lord ( Mosiah 4:14-15). I love you, and will talk to you again soon.

Well another week has come and gone, but only days since i called home. i am still doing great and also loved the opportunity to call home and hear everyones voices. we just got done with the temple this morning so i am kinda on a spiritual high and loving life. i was a little bit trunky after talking to everyone on monday, probably because i talked a little long. But now i am back in the work and i feel great. not too much new to share but its still great to say hi. I am sorry that i cant send any photos but i dont have my camara, i will try to be better.



Querida Mami

hello again and thank you for your email. you are welcome for the letter and i hope dad didnt feel to left out. Elder Pozo is doing good. i feel bad because hes having trouble entering his email right now and so cant talk with his family. ya not much of a stomach left on me. i still have a lot of work to do and will have to work really hard to make sure it doesnt come back. i did have my pants taken in but i dont think there is anything to do about the shirts-i dont want to buy new ones. i have like 3 also that i have never opened that are for after the year mark but they are not going to fit me :( lol speaking of clothing i have a question. i was thinking of buying a suit down here from a member who makes them. i trust his quality and it would fit me better. but obviously i wanted to consult with you first. let me know what you think. i want a black one and it would cost between 180-200 soles. But i need to know in your email on monday to give him time to make it before the cambio (transfer).

My spanish wasnt amazing! but i am improving. it defenitely sounds crazy in the house but it also sounds like everyone is doing great. Send all my love and say hi for me. Apologize that i didnt get to talk more to Shayla, but let everyone know it was great to her their voice. i cant believe shayla is going to be in high school. shaun said she doesnt even look the same anymore. is she still way tiny and thin?

Well mom i love and always pray for you. i hope you truly are well. i am glad you could hear the joy in my voice, but if there was any doubt in your mind i want you to know that i love the mission and what i am doing here in Peru. There could be no better way to spend these two years at this time in my life. i am grateful for the experiences i have had thus far, for the spirit and to be witness as people accept the gospel and change their lives. and i am excited for what the future holds. its so crazy to hear everyones mission calls and i am excited to hear shaun's in a year. By the way say hi to the wagners and congradulate them that kyle is now in the CCM. I love you mom and will talk to you in a week.

con Amor
Elder Spencer Fogleman
Tu Hijo



Querido Papi

ya so mission norte looks like the mission but we will see in July. but no north doesnt have the real Machu Picchu and right now i am no where near it either. it actually is part of lima central right now but will be part of the new mission cuzco that will open up in July.

I am so excited about july and everyone that is receiving their calls, also it might have something to do with the fact that i just left the temple....but ya im excited and i loved getting the chance to talk to you on monday. it being so near i dont really have anything new to add, but thanks for your email and i just wnat to say hi.

well i dont have a lot of time but i love you dad and cant wait to read your email this monday also. btw what would you think of a peruvian made black pinstripe suit for me?? I will talk to you on monday dad but i love you and am so greateful for all your support. i pray for you daily and please pray for the work aqui in peru and in all the world. Bye dad. I love you adn sorry that the line cut out on you monday when we were talking on the phone. Stay true to the faith and read the Book of Mormon.

Con Amor
Elder Spencer Fogleman
Tu Hijo