May 6th Letter

Familia!! Como estan??? Haha and that's about how good my spanish is.. haha just kidding. but seriously.. How is everyone?!?! Thank you so much for the updates on everyone! I feel like I am home because i feel like I know about everythign going on with everyone! haha But It makes me happy to hear all is well. I love you Family!! I pray for you individually every single night, so I sure hope you can feel my love from Texas! Michael!! Dude I can't wait for you to get back out!! That is so exciting! and SOO SOON! Hold fast till then!! Things going on in Texas! Well this week was a definite shift from the last!! That past week was sooooo rough.. man it was tough, but the Lord was just preparing us for this next week!! We have 5 new investigators and we have 3 baptismal dates set with hopefully 2 more and whoever else we find! So the Lord definitely prepared us to have an amazing week! If everything goes well I will have 9 baptisms within my first 2 transfers! BUT that is according to my diligence and faith, and to their desires and actions. So all I can do is share and work my hardest and hope for the best! And of course with all that good happening.. something comes out of nowhere... Transfer calls were this last saturday and my trainer is getting pulled away to go be a Zone Leader in Hobbs New Mexico! So I get someone else to finish training me! It's going to be tough because I know the area and whats going on and he doesn't so I will have to be the one to take charge in alot of things, but I am brand new! But the Lord loves me enough to throw me in the fire and just get the new guy stuff over with and GET TO WORK! haha I really am going to miss my companion because he's helped me through so many things and I can't thank him enough for setting the tone for my mission. My next companion goes home after this transfer, but I hear he'll work hard with me, so I hope for the best! That means I will have 3 different companions within my first 3 transfers of the mission. haha good ol change :) Spanish is coming along... slowly.. We are beginning to teach more spanish lessons, but I still haven't progressed much.. I have lost alot of my ability from the MTC due to not speaking, but just got to work that much harder! We had 7 spanish people to church on sunday, and the spanish branch should be getting started soon! So hopefully I can speak A LOT more spanish! I love it here in Abilene though, never gonna live in Texas, but I do love the people here. haha I miss the Mountains and the Green! but I think I am in the greenest part of the mission so I am blessed. Oh by the way!! This will be fun to know for the boys. Friday Night Lights the movie? All that is in my mission! Permian high school is in odessa which is like 2 hours away and Cooper high school is 10 minutes away. So that is where I am where all that went on and stuff! Haha just thought I'd let you know. Family I really love you so much! I am so grateful that I can write you and hear about you and Serve you by being out here!! I want you to know that there is no place I'd rather be and no work I'd rather do! It's the greatest work here on the earth and I get to be a part of it! Oh and Michael I'll put in a good word to the President about getting you down here :) I love you family!! I pray for you everynight and I am so grateful for you! I love Hearing about you all, and the Cute Kiddos from Brittani, and their adventures :) I love you all!! Love, Elder King (Mafuhatus)