February Package

This was the first package that was sent to Brady in Mexico - February 2011

I had written this inside the book

So climb any mountain...climb up to the sky! My love will find you. My love can fly!

 Make a big splash! Go out on a limb! My love will find you. My love can swim!

 It never gets lost, never fades, never ends...

 if you're working...

  or playing...

  or sitting with friends.

 You can dance 'til you're dizzy...

 paint 'til you're blue...There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you.

 And if someday you're lonely, or someday you're sad, or you strike out at baseball, or think you've been bad...just life up your face, feel the wind in your hair. That's me, my sweet baby, my love is right there.

 In the green of the grass...in the smell of the sea...in the clouds floating by...at the top of a tree...in the sound crickets make at the end of the day..."You are loved. You are loved. You are loved," they all say.

 My love is so high, and so wide and so deep, it's always right there, even when you're asleep.

 So hold your head hight and don't be afraid to march to the front of your own parade. If you're still my small babe or you're all the way grown, my promise to you is you're never alone.

 You are my angel, my darling, my star...and my love will find you, wherever you are.

Inside the package was that great book, and some of Brady's favorite Lindt Chocolate. He likes the good chocolate. Hot fries - his favorite. And I wanted to put some American type food in there that he likes and would be easy for him to prepare by just sdding water - Stove Top Stuffing, Rice-a-Roni. And then some graham crackers, nutella and cream cheese frosting - he loves to stick his fingers in! Gatorade and lemonade packets, combos, and some chocolate coconut fiber bars.

Kolby sent this quote for Brady...

March Packages

Elder Lester received his first package that was sent February 2nd in three weeks time. I was so excited to know that it arrived safely and that the pictures of Mary that I put on the seams of the box was not cut open. Yay! 

At the beginning of March we sent his Easter Package:  Two Easter boxes full of jelly beans for him and his companion, Chocolate, Beef Jerkey, Hot Fries, Crystal Light Lemonade, Life Saver Mints, Starbursts, Coconut M&M's, Almond Joys, Jolly Ranchers, Moose Munch, Hand Sanitizer, Chapstick, Toothbrush, Tide to go, Easter book, and Socks.

Brady had been having a lot of problems with his feet from all the walking - athletes feet and blisters that were bleeding.  So I found these great Gold Toe brand socks normally $8.00 for $1.99 each. I think we sent 8-10 of those and three pair of P-day socks.

 Feed My Sheep

Chocolate bars from the bunnies - Daisy and Honey

March Package #2

About a week after we sent the first March package, Brady had requested some insoles for his shoes and shoe polish. So I went right out and purchased about $100 on several different styles of insoles, not knowing which ones would be the best for him. I also inclued some athletes foot cream, more socks, shoe polish, a couple of shirts, chocolate/coconut fiber bars and hot fries.

April Package

This package was fun to put together!  We had visited a cute store in Phoenix called Smeeks and so we picked up some of Brady's favorite Lemon Heads, and some cute packages of gum that say, "You are my Sunshine," I Love You," some daily affirmation gum, licorice, and Icee Lemonade Popping Candy. I took a picture of what we were sending, but after trying to pack in all in the box, I wasn't able to pack the bag of popcorn. I was bummed because this is a new yummy real popcorn and Brady loves popcorn so much! I don't think he's had any since he's been gone. 

Brady also needed some more Razor blades. He can't find the razor he uses at the stores Mexico. The one that seems to work the best on his face is the Gillette Power Glide. This is $75 in razor blades!

There's also some Boston Creme Rolls, Lindt Chocolate and Vanilla Dream Chocolate, Q-tips, Beef Jerkey, Shoe Insoles, Breath mints and two new Ties.

Hot Fries, Cream Cheese Frosting, Jolly Ranchers, Mentos, Blistex, Coconut and Buttered Popcorn Jelly Bellies, a card with a letter and uplifting thoughts from Jeanne McArthur, and a letter from Brian Bay in the ward.

May Packages

After seeing some of Brady's pictures and how tan and red he is from the sun and even seeing the peeling on his face that almost looks like his face is scraped up, I went right out and bought some sunscreen that's non-oily for him to put on his face. He is in the sun all day and really needs this. Brady also requested a memory stick so he could save things he needs. He and his companion Elder Lumbreras requested some jelly beans and tootsie rolls.  There is also some mints, some healthy drink powder, a rain poncho and some mink oil for his shoes.

I got this quote for Brady because he learned this, memorized, and recited this daily while he was at Hill Cumorah for the last two summers. He even used this quote in his farewell talk. It's very powerful.

The prints of our Prophet, Thomas S. Monson, Temples, Christ and Joseph Smith were sent because Brady requested I send him another print of the Prophet and the Temple because he had given the ones he had in his wallet to an investigator.  I sent him several pictures that he could give out during his mission.

May #2 Package

Brady needed a camelpack for water because the cost of purchasing water bottles everyday really adds up. A new pair of Rockport shoes needed to be sent because the other ones were splitting on the bottom already.  We also sent some beef jerky, gatorade powder, nutella, pistachios, socks and chap stick.