Big News!

Kolt gave us some exciting news! He's made senior companion!!! But that's not all! His new companion and him are going to be opening a new area!!!!!! WHOOOhooo!! What a stud muffin :)!!! Elder Robles is Kolt's new companion! Kolt told us that he's like 6 foot 1 and 150 lbs, he's a Mexican from Sonora. He's lived everywhere including Oregon for 4 years and knows English. Which Kolt seemed SUPER excited about until Kolt realized that he couldn't speak English anymore.. Made us laugh! So Kolt can't speak English and more let a lone write in it :). We've had a few letters now that I've had to remember my past Spanish classes to read ;). So the new area is Very close to the beach :) ahhh and is called.... CUICHAPA! We are so excited for Kolt!! Cuichapa is a new area all together. Has never had any missionaries! Kolt won't live their permanently they will be living in a city called Las Choapas and go back and forth to Cuichapa. Kolt is still baptizing like crazy at least 1-2 people a week.

Someone asked me a couple weeks ago if we've noticed a change in Kolt.. I have to say no not really. Kolt has been preparing for his mission since he was literally a tiny shaver. Kolt was strong in the gospel Way before he left :).. I think he's just getting more powerful in the gospel and learning how to better utilize the spirit.

Kolt had a funny little experience with Jehovah's Witnesses.. Kolt said that they drive him CRAZY! They always want to fight with the missionaries.. Usually they just leave so they won't lose the spirit. Well Kolt and Elder Robles knocked on a door. Elder Robles said hello Sister we are Representatives of th.... and this lady yells I'm NOT your Sister and less of a Sister to that white (meaning Kolt) and even Less to those niggers and just fought hard core with the boys so then they gave her a mouthful and told her contention is of the devil and followers of Christ could not be that contentious. Kolt admitted this wasn't very "Christ Like" but there are so many Jehovah's witness that want to fight in this new area that they just lost it..

In this new area they've been SO busy they've taught 44 lessons in 1 week! When the average is 25 isn't that absolutely amazing!!! Well Kolt's been not feeling so hot lately his words were " I think I've been hit by a Mac Truck" hah poor kid! At least that Coastal breeze is helping cool them off!
Here are some pics from Kolt :).

AH! do you see what I see!!! haha NO thankyou :) Kolt said that little baby crocodiles are everywhere!

Kolt sent us this pic because it looks like one of our horses Cysco from back home :) minus a couple hundred pounds :) ahh imagine living somewhere that horses are still a form a transportation! How neat!

Trials

We heard from Kolt today. This weeks been a little rough on him poor kid.  Many of his baptisms have fell through the past week,  and isn't looking to bright for the future. For the next couple weeks anyway. Which is really wearing on him since he says him and his companion are working so extremely hard. Of course he's extremely bright in thinking of the future. Kolt expresses that he knows the Lord will provide and lead them to the people that are ready to accept the gospel. He says it's pretty dang hot right now, but is enjoying sleeping his new hammock that his old companion gave him. Which also new news. Kolt has received a new companion who he's really gets along with his names Elder Ibarra. They seem to work extremely well together.

Almost 6 months!!

It is crazy to think Kolt has almost been on his mission for 6 months! 1 1/2 years to go!!! Kolt is doing absolutely amazing!! He has baptized and helped so many people and especially families. Good news Kolt FINALLY recieved our Christmas packages. We were so worried the packages were stollen. Here is a pic of Landon and I's Chrismas present to Kolt :) We thought he needed a little piece of home. Kolt and I spent MANY of our days team roping growing up, and Kolt is an absolute pro roper. We thought he'd like this :)

a minature roping dummy!! Of course Kolt's healing :) What a stud muffin!

We actually had a little scare with Kolt. New Years his companion and him were out tracting. They were on the street talking to a woman. Kolt said her eyes got very very large looking past them. They turned around right as a small bomb was thrown and landed right in the middle of the 2 boys. They weren't injured other then some very minor burns and hearing loss for a couple days. Count your many blessings :).
Kolt has also had the opportunity to try many new foods. This is a pic of him eating turtle soup. He said it was actually pretty good.

In Kolt last letter he told us that he went in for an interview to the assistant presidents who called him "Elder Piquet who is loved so much" because Kolt had recieved so many letters and packages within the last couple weeks. Ha I just thought THAT'S right he is extremely LOVED :) More than he'll ever know!

Here's just a few more pics he emailed me :)! P.S. Isn't he getting SO tan!!!

Kolt asked me to tell everyone thank you so much for all your prayers and support!

Serving The Lord

Kolt has been doing absolutely amazing. They've already had a couple more baptisms and are teaching many people! He's catching on the language really well now! They had the opportunity to visit Palanke a neighboring city on their P day to explore. Here are some really neat pics he sent us from his experiences. The first couple are of his apartment and a baptism he's recently had. Then on to Palanke as well as the Villahermosa Temple! Palanke seems to be JUST gorgeous right in the rain forest!

We LOVE getting Kolts emails weekly. He is so engulfed in the work his spirit is just amazing. One thing Kolt is struggling with is his companion. They get along pretty well, but while being raised Kolt was trained to work and work hard. Not everyone was raised in such a manner, but we're praying Kolt rubs off on his companion a little :).  We were able to talk to Kolt on Christmas day! It was SO great. Kolt is being fed extremely well :) in fact the gal who was letting the missionaries call on her phone owns a restaurant and feeds them quite often! Kolt was a little discouraged because they haven't had any baptisms this week. He said its extremely difficult to even remotely teach the catholic people at this time because of all the Christmas Parties and the season. Kolt's leaders are really pushing for them to have at least one baptism a week. So they are sure trying hard. Kolt says the members really take good care of the missionaries. He even is able to use a washer and one of their homes to wash is cloths on Mondays. The weather has been extremely nice in Reforma, but never cools off so he has a fan by his bed that cools his sweat which in turn cools his body off :). Kolt said another things that he's learning to live with his being with someone every second of the day. He explained it was a little tough to continually get along with each other, but are doing much better. He told me I wake up and he's right there I walk into the room and he's right there then I go to the bathroom and it's a like AHHH YES I'm ALONE! :) For about a second. Kolt said on P days they like to play sports last P day they played basketball and Kolt just kicked the crap out of everyone. He was feeling pretty pumped until they decided to play soccer instead. HA he got his butt kicked, but really had an amazing time. For the missionaries Christmas present they were given the opportunity to go to the Villahermosa Temple for the first time. Kolt really really enjoyed this. He did say it was an incredible gift. Our hearts broke a little for Kolt when he told us he wasn't able to eat a Christmas Even Dinner. They were invited to a families home, but in Mexico the party goes all night so the dinner wasn't finished cooking by the time curfew came around :(. Kolt was also extremely excited to tell us they are going to build a chapel for the saints! It was so good to be able to visit with Kolt not near long enough, but we'll take what we can get!

We are so proud of Kolt and all the work he is doing! These last three months have really flown by he is definitely missed!!!!

New Address!!

Last week we received a new address for Kolt! So for any of you that are keeping in touch with him here it is!

Elder Kolt Piquet
Mission Mexico Villahermosa
Calle Via 2 # 104 Departamentos 302 y 303
Colonia Tabasco 2000
Villahermosa, Tabasco
cp86035
Mexico Mexico

Thanks to everyone who's supporting Kolt while he's on his mission we are SO SO very proud of him!

Mission Update :)

We got a quick email from Kolt tonight. He's doing super well, and seems to REALLY be loving what he's doing :)! Their zone went to the little town of Palanke today. They have several baptisms lined up the next couple weeks that he's so excited about. Kolt is so anxious to do the Lord's work and is SO successful!!

Villahermosa!

We received our first email from Kolt since he arrived in Villahermosa technically Reforma 45 mins outside of Villahermosa! His work has already begun!! Kolt was able to baptize and confirm his first member of the church! How amazing is that?! He was so stoked about it! He's having a little bit of a struggle with the language. He understands a lot, but the people talk so fast and with such a strong accent he struggles to keep up. He says it sounds like Japanese or something :). Kolt said he understands now how important it is now to pray for the gift of tongues as well as the gift of interpretation of tongues. In a way it's a huge blessing for Kolt because he was able to rely on the spirit. While he was confirming one of the church's newest members! Kolt told us that he gave the confirmation prayer just as the manual said, but when it came time for the confirmation blessing it was all the spirit. He said it was one of the most amazing things he's ever done. Kolt loves being down there already although he says it's so hot it could melt your eye balls lol! He was a little jealous about our mounds of snow :). Kolt is really realizing how blessed we are for where we live. He talks about how extremely important it is to live in an LDS community and how he really understands how truly blessed he is for growing up where he did. His 1st apartment has no running water, is dirty, and the bed situation is pretty rough, but next Monday they are going to a slightly larger town called Palake where he's going to invest in a hammock. The branch where Kolt is attending has 50 strong members. He says it is the most humble place he's ever been. Their homes usually only have 1-2 rooms, but that isn't important to these people. Only the essentials such as family, food, shelter, and water. One thing he really thought was so special about the people of Reforma was they take extreme care of their handicapped people. The whole community plays there part in feeding, clothing, and sheltering them! How neat is that?! This is so close to Kolt's heart because he helped with the special needs seminary class in high school. He loved it! Kolt is being fed really well thank heaven! He thinks they're fattening him up to eat him or something lol. He really like his new companion who is actually from Mexico! His name is Elder Luna. Kolt was quite surprised with how tall he was 6 feet and 1 inch. He thinks they'll get along really really well. It was so amazing to hear from Kolt. He's truly Loves what he's doing and serving the lord!