April 15, 2013

Family!! Another successful week of missionary work completed!! It's crazy how fast these weeks fly by!! The days seem forever and the weeks go by as if it were nothing!! My 2 month mark was on saturday!! How crazy was that? And what better way to celebrate than to have 2 Baptisms!! We had two baptisms, a mother and a son. And I had the wonderful opportunity to baptize the mother!! And confer the Gift of the Holy Ghost to the Son!! They are an amazing family and have been so prepared for this Gospel form the Start!!!! They are so kind and so sweet and I love them!! It was such a neat experience for me and they were just shining! The Lords work is a beautiful thing! Then on sunday we had another Baptism! So we had 3 this weekend! He is 15 and is a such a funny kid. I love him. I'll send you pictures so you can see what they look like! But They were such amazing experiences and they even helped non-members there to feel the spirit and some even asked for the missionaries! The Lord works Miracles every single day!! I feel like being here has opened my eyes up more to see how many there really are, but I don't think it's possible to see every single miracle. So we just gotta thank him for the ones we don't see either :) Family I love TEXAS! It is getting flippin hot, the people still don't like us, doors get slammed in your face almost everyday, and Satan works his hardest on you. But, I don't mind :) I love warm weather, i love the people here, There's always another door to try, and Satan has lost from the beginning. He chose his fate and I will choose mine. The Lords work WILL move forward no matter what! I love it and It is where I find my strength to push on! The Lord knows all we go through, and he knows just how to help, and what a blessing that is!! I love it!! The language is coming... very very slowly... The spanish branch is not started here so we are working on that and next month it will start so then I will probably become full time spanish and some english wards will pick up the ward we have. I am excited for that, but I am sad I will leave all those people! But What happens is in the Lords hands, and he knows just what he is doing. MICHAEL!!! I am so excited for you to get out here!! Dude I want you to come to Texas with me!! PLEASE!! haha I know it;s not your choice, but it's worth the try. haha But I am so excited for you and am so proud of you! You are such a great example!! CHRISTEE!! What the heck?! You can drive?! Ok slow down there Kiddo... haha I'm just kidding,. I am so proud of you and you are growing up way too fast!! You are so strong and an amazing example to me kiddo!! STERLING!! Dude There is so many times here, when a situation pops up and I would think, what would sterling do?? Because I know how amazing of a missionary you were and still are!! It has been a blessing to me and I thank you for that!! CHRISTIAN!! Dude congrats on the job! And i'm so sorry about the computer and phone!! Dude I love you so much and Whenever I'm having a rough day here, I always think of how you are always playing a joke on someone or making someone smile and i can't tell you how many times it's helped!! Thank you! GREG!! Dude I am so proud of you for strapping down and working hard! That's tough and especially away from family! But what a blessing it'll be to you in your life and it has helped me so much to realize it's possible to work your hardest and to be away from home because its worth it in the end! Thank you!! BROOKE&MIKE&ADAM!!! I love you guys! I miss you all like crazy! But I can't tell you how many compliments I am getting on your ties and I have been showing them off to everyone!! Haha I love it! Thank you for being so loving to me! Thank you!! BRITTANI&RYAN&KIDDOS!!!! I love you guys so much!! It's hard to be away from all the kiddos and being able to play and hug them and see them grow!! But they are so cute and I love their stories! And Thank you so much for the packages and letters and the constant love and support!! You are amazing! Thank you!! DAD!!! You are the greatest dad in the world, did you know that?? Because It's true. Thank you dad for being the man I want to be for my kids. I have never really truly understood your sacrafice for us kids as you travel every week until I came here. It's so hard to be away from home, but It brings blessings back to the family! I love you so much dad and will forever be grateful for all you have done for me!! Thank you family for everything!! I love every single one of you so much and I am so grateful for you!! Everything is going great and the Bike is perfect! Thank you for everything!!! I love you all soooo much!!! :) Love, Elder King (Manu man) :)