Love you too mom! That is awesome to hear about just all the missionary work and how it blesses people and how awesome it is. This has been the quickest two months ever and it is weird that I have already been out for that long. Still just so much to learn and it is funny how being out here has changed me and how every morning I want to read and learn and gain more knowledge so that I can better teach the gospel and better help my investigators and less actives. I am just gaining a stronger testimony and I am getting really excited for general conference coming up soon and being able to here from President Monson and all his apostles and everyone else. Just seeing the change in some of these peoples lives but also how hard headed the world can be as well.

So I went on two back to back exchanges this week and one was with one of the zone leaders and the other with Elder Bair and Elder Villaba. We had a few very interesting experiences so with Bair and Villaba we went and taught these kids and their family that should be getting baptized next month. Afterwards we waited for Raul who is our ward mission leader to pick us up and go to dinner. In that time there were people out and then some other guys came and walked up to us with a huge thing of 20s and was like "yo y'all the guys to get the bags and dope from?" And we were so confused and kind of scared and them we told him what we were doing and he was just like wooooow. He said he gives us props for what we are doing cause someone died right where you three are standing and I'm not trying to scare you mom! This is just what happened and so we got to talking about why we were out and the other guy with him was Muslim so he questioned us and stuff like that but not too bad and then the other guy was like alright you got 5 minutes to convert me andddd go. So we all kind of shared some of the restoration to him and bore our testimonies and after he was like ok now I will tell you how you did. He basically said how bad we sucked and all that. Finally that was when Raul showed up and thank goodness cause I was starting to feel kind of like crap like what happened? So we got in the car and I was just kind of sitting there like dang just feeling down and Elder Villaba started talking to me and said don't even worry about it. You did exactly what you should have done. I just kind of thought about it and it was rough because that was my first encounter with something like that. He was just some drug dealer who just was trying to make us feel crappy so oh well. Anyways good stuff now!

So we had a lesson last night with Awhilda and Roy who are getting so close! Her papers will be done in two weeks and she said right after they are married as well that she is getting baptized and that there is no backing out. It is funny because they put a scripture from 2 Nephi outside there door. So she is great and finally we found out what is going on with Roy. Last night was such an inspired lesson. We took the Lopez family with us and they are soo great and funny. Just a young couple with no kids yet who have both served missions and he is our 1st counselor I believe. So we got to the end and he hadn't said a whole lot and she asked something about what we read and also why he hasn't come to church and everything and he ended up opening up so much and basically said he is afraid. Because he is feeling it will be such a change but a good change for his family especially for his 3 little kids who love us and so she shared a great story about her conversion and it went so well. So we are focusing hard on him and Awhilda is helping the best she can as well so look forward to seeing pictures of their baptism. That was probably the best thing this week for sure.

Also about Carmen who is the one you asked about. She is going through a little rough time with some sickness and she thinks that maybe she has cancer but we are seeing her soon and other than that which did get her down cause she called us the other day crying but she said she is still doing well and wants to see us soon.

Lots of good lessons and we have been doing better. We got 18 this week. Slowly and slowly learning more Spanish and understanding more.  Like we saw a lady the other day who I haven't seen since the work week and she could tell I have picked up a lot for sure. Just pray every day and I never realized how important it is. So many great things and we had 4 more new investigators this week. Only 3 investigators at churcthe.   I don't know why but everyone just had something come up so we are trying to get them there as best we can. Also we almost have one reactivation which is great.

Yea, we get fed very well as you can see cause all of that was just for us.

I'll get my package this week because we have the mission tour this week where a general authority comes out and go all around so I'll get it Friday!

Haven't got Kayla's yet but hopefully soon and yes I got yours thank you! Yea I like getting those (letters) for sure.

And shoes are holding up just fine. Everyone has Ecco's like all of them ha and they do really well. Also, I could possibly not even use a bike the whole time I am here because there are not very many areas that use them. It's mostly cars or for city walking, subway and busses.

Also it's funny to just think about how time is passing at home for like you or the girls, Kristyn and my friends because here it flies by. I know that everyone misses someone when they are gone that long and I miss y'all but it's funny how I have realized how short it really is and how next thing you know I'll be home and it's like I had never left. I mean two months have passed and I'm going into the third. As long as I get to write and hear from y'all once a week I can live with that.

I've had my rough days cause Elder Newbold can be a little tougher because he gets pretty stressed but he is working with it and I am trying to help him with it. But he is a great trainer that's for sure and I am still loving it. Also, he is the example of a hard hard worker for sure. I know there is a reason I was put with him and I think it is to benefit me and make me work hard and study more because I know that is something I needed and I am gaining and something I need to hasten the work.

Tell everyone at home I love them and do miss them but it's not that long. 

I'll be thinking of things for Christmas cause it is coming up again! I have thought about dish rags already and maybe another watch something like that. I'll keep thinking and I'll keep everyone in my prayers and thank you for everything mom! Love you very much and I will talk to you soon!

                                                  It's so hot here.

                                            At least I'm cooking for myself!!