The three hardest things about this week are learning how to roll my tongue. I thought I was pretty good at it but apparently I’m not. Rolling your tongue has got to be the hardest thing to do in the world. The second hardest thing about this week was being able to sleep in my sweat. It is so hot down here and it never seems to cool down. It does; however, remind me what it was like to go swimming. The third worst thing about this week was finding Nemo. Yep, I found him and Dory and all their friends in the soup that I had to eat this week. So yea I would say that the third worst thing about this week was eating Nemo. No bueno!! No bueno!!!
Okay this week was also crazy. We started off Monday night by having family home evening with Hermana Candy family; it was really good because she is the only member in her family and we were able to have a discussion about the plan of salvation. It was really good for the rest of them to hear about it. We basically asked everyone in the room if they wanted to be with one another forever, and each one of them said of course!! Then we talked about how through the gospel of Jesus Christ and his atonement you will be able to be with one another forever. Then I gave my testimonio on how I know this is true and that this life is not the end and how we will be able to be together forever as long as you are baptized in the name of Jesus Cristo.
Tuesday was unreal!! We walked and walked all freaking day to teach an investigator. The investigators that we taught just seemed like they didn’t care and to me that is the most frustrating thing. I was teaching the first lesson to this lady and her to little kids, and then out of no where she just starts feeding her baby and then asking me all these questions about America. I was like lady; I’m in the middle of the most important part of my testimonio can’t this wait? I didn’t say that but I was sure thinking it. I also had my first baptism on Tuesday. It was the coolest thing ever!! Hermano Angel. ha-ha he thinks he is the biggest gangster but really he is like 5´6 and probably weighs 100 pounds. He was baptized by his older hermano, José and I was able to be one of the witnesses and when Angle came out of the water it was like he was glowing and you could see the light coming off of him!! Awe it was way cool. That night we went over to his house to talk and to see how he was doing and he couldn’t even talk because he was taken over by emotion from the spirit. I wish I could explain it better but it was a pretty sweet experience. Then his mom asked me for a blessing but of course I didn’t understand what she said so I just said “si” ha-ha and then they went and got this chair and then I started freaking out because my companion told me that I just agreed to give her a blessing but I was like no I didn’t but actually I did when I said “si” which of course means yes. Ha-ha! So I was freaking out but once I laid my hands on her head it all went away. I don’t know how I did it or how I new the words to say but it all just came out. It was the best thing ever!!!
The next night when we were walking our marathon back to our five star outhouse, my companion was on the phone talking to some one and we were walking past the church and there was this guy standing just starring at the church, so I said the only three words I know [qué tal hermano?] He then asked what church that was and why those people over there look so happy, and if we new anything about that church? Boom! The Lord really dropped this one in our lap. We ended up talking to Hermano Roberto for about an hour and then the next day we went to his house and invited him to church and he came on Sunday. He is so excited!!!
On Sunday my amigo Brian, (the kid is a freaking stud, he reminds me of Britton so much) was baptized. He is the coolest little kid ever. He is 9 years old and every time we go and visit with him he gets so excited and I’m pretty sure he knows more about the gospel than I do. Ha-ha! Every question that we ask he gives like a 10 minutes answer even when it’s a yes or no question.
Pretty much my whole life I have taken the gospel for granted. I have always had it and even when I didn’t really care for it and thought it was so boring, I don’t know what I was thinking. The gospel is the greatest thing on this earth. I can’t believe how it has changed people and their families just in the past two weeks. I really don’t know what I would do without this gospel. I am so grateful to have been born into this church and to have the best parents in the world. My brothers are all my heroes and I look up to all of them. Grandparents and uncles, aunts, cousins I love you all and can’t explain in words how grateful I am for each and everyone of you and for being good examples to me and keeping me on the straight and narrow path even when I was an annoying little guy. Thank you so much and I love you all!! Words can’t express how I feel about all of you!!! Rialeen I love you with all my heart and I am praying and fasting for you everyday. You’re the best superhero there ever was. I don’t have Tyler’s email but tell him that I finally found the surprise and that I need to give it back to him. Thanks for everything Ty!!
The day I stop, the day I give up, is the day I will regret most of all!! I love you all and I’m going to keep fighting!!!!
Para siempre dios este con vos.!!!!!
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