Santa Tecla- Week 67

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Thanks for all your letters and stuff! This week started kinda baggy for San Vicente again.. ( its not like baggy to go home, its like baggy to go work in San Vicente) but it ended a lot better than it started. On thursday, we had a zone leader council in the casa de Pres whips. It was super awesome. He talked about the age change on the misions a little bit. He said that it was to start to speed up the work . I guess President Monsons new focus is on rescue. Rescuing less active members. Then in central america, it is on rescuing jovenes. In the church as a whole, Only 46% of kids that get baptized at 8 are ordained deacons. Only 20% ordained Elders. And only 10 % serve missions.. so the church is kind focusing on that... because if you save one youth, you save generations. I always learn a ton frrom president. Then on Friday, we had our zone conference meeting that we organized. It went well! Part of the meeting on Thursday was on how to stay motivated. Hermana glazier did that part. She emailed us a couple weeks ago to see what we do to stay motivated. I told her that I try to shuffle every morning.... so.... naturally, she made me do the presentation in the zone leader meeting:) jaja.. but also, on Friday, we taught it to the zone:) So now the zone motto is JUST KEEP SHUFFLIN.:)

My comp Elder Graves is from Idaho. He is a good guy.. he definitely tries to do whats right. But yeah Mum, totally think he is set for Christmas:)

We have a family with a fecha baptismal for this month! They are really cool and the wife is like a Mrs Puff. Just the nicest lady in the world. She makes sure she has lemonade, or horchata every time we go to their house. She reminds me a lot of Grandma Skelton and Grandma Thornton, with a Mrs Puff voice:) jajajaja

I used to have a passion for knocking doors, but here, I have lost that passion big time. It used to be like a game for me. But here, the people dont even give you the time of day.. it is a pretty affluent area.. but you know, whatever.. jaja

We helped someone move out of this place called Finca de Asturias. Its pretty much America.. I would consider getting a house there someday... it was sick. Anyway, the family was super cool.. familia Ayala... I want a family like theirs when I am big. They are super spontaneos and fun. Like they are the type that do funny things no matter where they are and they don't care about what anyone else thinks:) They slightly remind of the Cowleys... but maybe thats because they have 7 kids:) jajaja...

Its super cold in the mornings here and the water is even colder!!.... I study with a blanket on... see picture:)

So, because Nuevo Lourdes is remodeling their chapel, they had to come up here to Santa Tecla to have a baptism. So we had to fill the font and stuff. Then we kinda start studying and stuff.. then people from there start coming in!!! whoop! so I got to see some more people from my old ward:) and then the baptismal cantidate came in... and it was Brenda! I taught her with Elder Ventura for about a month and then I left.. it was super awesome to see her all prepared for baptism!!.. so I gave a talk at the baptism. After the baptism, I congratulated her and then she was like, "thank you for finding me... thank you for knocking on my door. Le agradezco mucho!" it was super satisfying... (btw, I was closer to seeing Stanly and Ruth and Tito in San Vicente... another adavantage:))

Mum, I really don't have any problem with mosquitos.. So dont worry about that... mosquito season is pretty much over anyway. My toe is doing better, I blew a hole through those crocs in about five days.. a hole in the bottom of both of them... yep... never buying a pair of those again in my life.. jajaja! love ya mum!

Dad, sounds like the 12 hour race thing was super sick! I seriously cant wait to be able to get back on the bike again. But its going by fast! I hope America can choose a good President... reading the Book of Mormon really connects the dots from that era to this one... pretty darn similar.. anyway, love ya pops!

Austin, sounds like you are getting things all figured out! Just make sure to take it all up to the Lord when you have your plans put together.. thats what we do ever night.. and many times , a change in plans is necessay. Just be humble enough to take the answer you get and dont throw a fit!!!! love ya bro!

Ellie, sounds like everything is going great! love ya!

Brynn, igual!! I love you! Stay happy!!!!

TTT SALU!