Jan 12, 2015

First thing my package got to me today so yay!!!!

When they make an area bigger all we have to do is walk a lot further. It takes 45 minutes walking, to cross my entire area. Huge, I know.

It has been really great here. How is everyone?  tell Kelly, my soccer skills are really good right now. I can stall forever and I can juggle for a good while too. We have a ball in our house so I am practicing everyday little by little. I hear that everyone is playing sports.   How’s your Book of Mormon reading coming along too? I read the BoM in 4 weeks in the MTC with only one hour a day. I am challenging you guys to read it in 3 weeks. 6 weeks for the girls. Kelly when you have down time, sit with the girls and read with them. Maybe they won’t understand and you can begin teaching. It is good preparation for a mission. I wish I had known more about the BoM because sometimes I wish I could share more and more with these people. These are real children of God. Their lives are not very good here. There is 5x the amount of temptations here. There are no rules on censorship. Kids are drinking beer at 14 and working at 13. Kids grow up here so much faster. It is a country that doesn’t focus on the family and it makes me very sad to see this every day. I miss you guys, my family, so much everyday and I miss all of the good times we always have. We were always together. Here it is live and work. There is nothing else. Very, very sad.  Strengthen your testimonies now because the USA is not a safe haven either. Satan wants everybody to be miserable like he is. I know that God lives and loves us more that we can even comprehend. I have studied the BoM from cover to cover and have absolutely no doubts that it is a book from God. Every time that I open it I get a big smile because I know of the promises and blessings that it brings. I am very grateful for my mission call. I have been given this opportunity to bless the lives of my brothers and sisters here. I will receive blessing if I work hard every day. I know that you guys are receiving blessings for my service too. I love you guys so much. I hope that God continues to bless you and I leave my testimony with you guys in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

Never Lose your faith in Christ. He will never lose faith in You.

This is our new district after transfers