July 26, 2010

Family"! Pretty much all of you wrote me this week! You guys all rock seriously!!!! So, to answer all your questions.... No our mission doesn't even have bikes...they would be stolen in about 5 seconds. My area is about 15 square kilometers. We have one of the largest areas in the mish...I think we cover about 3 percent of it everyday haha. Its hard. But I love it. Seriously. So we had a really rough week. We have a fecha or date for baptism with a guy Jeroldo Tenny for the 14th of August. But he is always gone Sundays for work in the capital about 3 hours away...So we aren't too sure...but we have faith :) Gustavo the 20 year old-we couldn't find him to teach him... but this coming week our plan is to put a fecha with him. We will see how he takes that. If he read what we gave him he will accept. It really is that simple Ive found. If you take the 15 minutes a day. You will progress. It's a fact. I love it. The mission rocks. So later tonight I have interviews with President Torres. We will see how those go. Usually hes tired from all his work and he will probably fall asleep during mine haha. j/k. I love that man. So....I honestly don't ever want to leave the area I'm working in. I've never been this happy on the mission. I'm now friends with everyone in the area and gaining trust up the wazoo from the members. For example this past week we received 9 references and 4!!! 4!!! were families!! I'm soooo excited to contact them all. We will see how that goes. I'm kinda weirded out by my language... When I speak in English I could swear to you I don't even know Spanish. But when I start speaking it and teach lessons I swear I don't even know English. It's so weird. But I love it. I felt I guess like a sudden change in the language. With my last comp I had confidence but only to say HI haha... now I can have a conversation about almost anything....except the other day some dude was talking to my about wind surfing....who the heck knows the verbs for that in Spanish?? not me :) haha So cool story... I made myself an honda...a sling shot...can't remember if I told you that. and I bought marbles. And every time we go out in the boonies I bring that and try and hit stuff.... turns out I am terrible with it. So I pretty much got over that phase quick. So have I ever told you about all the dogs here? Cuz there are a million....and disgusting. haha. It makes me laugh cuz I'm so used to this place now. The drunks sleeping, the fireworks, the deathly hot sun, the random pours of rain, the dogs, the rats, the bugs, the sweat, the food, and the culture. I really am forgetting what its exactly like in the states. I don't ever want to leave here. The people here just love the missionaries....or hate them.... but hey :) story about that....hope it makes you laugh...Dad might think I'm a punk :) Anyways... the other day Elder Anhder and I were walking and on a two story building (rare) there was a guy above us and I looked up and said Buanas!! (hello!) and he said Adios hijos del diablo (bye sons of the devil) and I turned around and said austa luego papa!!! (see you later Dad!) hahahaha totally tooled that guy. He didn't know what to do. Good times. So, that's about all I'm gonna go write single letters now. I hope all is well, fam. I'm praying for you all. Keep chuggin' along. Last thing.....I had this cross my mind as I was feeling sorry for myself because we had no luck for about an hour..... "If we knew how close the second coming was and how many people wouldn't make the Celestial Kingdom we would be running to every-ones house preaching with all the earnest of all hearts".....I know I'm a natural man and will succumb at times to that. But that's the attitude we need cada dia. Seriously. I love this work. I love you fam. Seriously. I can't wait to see you in 17Fast Sundays :) Elder Fast Mom! Guess what??? I made eggs with cheese and potatoes and it made me miss the ones you'd make with onions....oh!!! And your coffee cake! And pancakes.... dang... :) I miss your food. You make the best food. G2G-I love you mom...I really do :) And my dear papa!!! (I tried uploading the pictures that Evan sent this week, but it wouldn't work)