Buen Dia
Wow before i forget thank you guys so much for the package it was so sweet to get some new pants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now i am not walking around in the same ones every day it is awesome :) but some thing bad happened in the package nanny sent the jolly ranchers got heated up and melted all over the pants and shirt..... but thanks to my new found washing clothes by hand skill i was able to get out all of the stains. quick note... by that washing clothes by hand is the worse thing in the world I LOVE AMERICA and i love washing machines. i promise when i get home i will not be so lazy to just put my clothes in the machine and turn it on haha... seriously being in bolivia so long makes me so grateful for how blessed we are in the states. and how blessed we are to be american :) GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
So this week we went to santa cruz it was pretty sweet, we flew in a small plane and got to see some old buddies, and have an amazing meeting with pres. calderon. now we are in our area again just tearing apart every door looking for the chosen ones... we had some amazing spiritual exp. this week. first monday night before we went to santa cruz we were contacting and lets just say it was one of those days where we felt like we could not just find anyone, and just my luck some druck guys starts talking to us i go over we start up a conversation, i realize his whife is pregnant and he really does not want to drink i set up an appointment with his whife to come back this thursday and teach theem, we come back and his whife had his baby, he remembered our appointment and they were anxiously waiting for us to get there. it was a giant testimony builder that everyone needs the gospel and whatever person can change, this sunday they came to church they are a big family 6 kids 4 of them the age of baptism they all loved church, and we have talked about baptism they accepted the prep, but not a specific date, and i think we really need to helpo him with the word of wisdom but they are way excited and all of his kids just love us.. and so do the parents they will be baptized here in three weeks.
Another story so the rios family that has a baptism date for this saturday did not come to church and the district leader is coming after church to do the interviews, so i am like well what are we going to do they gotta come to church, i just start moving around being super anxious and i got to the point i was just like lets go get em. as we were walking out the door, getting ready to go and bring the family to church, a strong thought came to my mind send a sis. and right then comes out sis. sandra a return misionary and is super awesome i tell her they need to come to churhc she is like ya i will go get them.. she goes and by the third hour they finally get there and it was just perfect for them sandra went down there and they were all way sad because the dad had just gotten there in the mornign and started to say bad things about the church and just being a jerk (quick thought about 3 months bakc this dad left his family and kids to live with a different women) luckily we sent sis. sandra because everyone knows women are better than men when it comes to comforting someone. they know have a stronger testimony of the truth and are way excited to be baptized this saturday.
also we are just tearing it up serously with my new comp we are just going overload, it is always nice to recieve a new companion and just be ready to tear it up. gives me animo jajja
anyway i love you guys i got your packages it is way nice to here from yall, yeah i think shane durfey should be getting home here in a couple weeks along with trevor norton keep me updated if you hear anything about that.. also is jeff getting married?? or what??
Love you all, stay strong in the lord, if you feel like your drifting here and there look for the guidance of the lord.
Amanda Happy Birthday your the bomb!! i cant believe your fifteen holy cow that is so crazy all of my little cousins are growing up.
Tyler voçe are going to teach me portugese thanks :) ha happy b day brother hurrah for israel.
Have a good week, and that the lord may guide you in all you do.
ELder BALBOA:)
