a short list

To my loving family and friends,

So this week I'm having a hard time writing anything, so I'm going to keep it short.
I have decided:
-I have a long way to go before I'm a missionary, but I'm making progress
-My companion is ...my personal trial, but I am overcoming it ha ha
-I'm sorry for not writting, I will soon
-I'm no longer sick
-I made a promise to never drink coke again if an investigator never drank coffe again

happiness is...

So first I want to testify that I know that the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true. It is the only path for true happiness. Let me explain my definition of happiness: happiness is not doing what you want when you want it, its not partying with friends and being crazy, its not anything we can obtain by ourselves... it is the time when you help some one who is having a hard time, and the time that you choose to do what is right when all you want to do is wrong. Happiness is that moment you are with your family and you can't help but smile because you know that you love them more than anything in the world. It is knowing that you can be together with them if you only follow the plan that God has given. ... that is all I have on that.  And I will never fully understand the word "happiness" until I have achieved my goals of being who I am intented to be; by praying with all my might, and doing all I can.

Alright, I have some shocking news that I would like to share... This last Wednesday, my companion Elder Trinidad, had emergency changes and he is now gone... I honestly have no idea why he had to go. But I miss him.  He was a good guy. Now I have a new companion: Elder Sanchez.  He is an ..... interesting guy.  He does speak english but doesn't want to talk english with me. Ha ha he is probably the hardest Elder so far to love and get along with but after a lot of thinking about it I figured out that instead of changing him I need to change and learn to adapt to him. With him, we are once again working hard. He told me that we could contact for one hour a day everyday or one whole day in the week ... I choose the first. While contacting people I found out something about myself that I thought I might share...The hardest thing for me to give to the Lord isn't two years, it's not music, or tv, or my life. The hardest thing for me to give-up is my fear.... I say I have faith but if so why am I afraid to talk to people?! Why am I afraid of teaching in lessons?! It's so hard to just forget the fear!! Does that mean I don't have faith!? Sometimes I question things ha ha...

So a little about my companion Elder Sanchez... at first look he is the textbook Elder with a comb-over and some big glasses. He is quiet most of the time, but then does something really loud and crazy. He talks in his sleep (which is scary at 2:30 in the morning when you don't know it is him) and is a really hard worker.  I'm learning a lot from him and am excited to become better.... I only need to learn to control my fear and have more faith.

So this last Saturday was my first baptism!!  And her name was Blanka! She is so Awesome! And we are teaching her sister and I think that she will except it soon! I was so nervous the morning before the baptism I practiced the prayer like a 100 or more times! So I was so so so nervous about the prayer it took me five times before I got it right!!! But it all worked out in the end. So it happened.

I got sick today and it's not so fun... but it's not too bad I guess.

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