HOLA!

Things are still going pretty good here. I felt really sick a couple of days ago, but now I'm fine. The weather here is great! It's always sunny, but never hot because it's pretty high elevation. I'm so glad I'm up here instead of down in the valley. I'm not a big city person. We got another visa waiter, named Elder Ferrin. So, now were four missionaries all living together and all technically part of the same companionship. We usually split up during the day. Two go in the car we have and two others either walk or ride around with a member. Things seem to be slowing down a little bit. We have a ton of people who say they are willing to listen to us and that we have appointments with but then when we show up they aren't there or they're busy. We had like 11 appointments on Sunday, but only a few of them worked out. Nevertheless, we have quite a few people with baptismal dates and others who we are continuing to work with. It does seem to be getting a little hard to find new people though. There's some places around here where just about everyone is a member, and just about everyone has listened to the missionaries before. Therefore, a lot of people we meet already have preconceptions and personal opinions about the missionaries and our church. Plus, there's just not that many people in Kamas. In fact, I'm almost certain there's more cows and horses than people. Haha! But it's still going good. It's just weird to me sometimes to be a missionary in a place with so many members. I love my companions. They have taught me so much, and they always manage to be obedient without being as uptight as some other missionaries. I still don't feel like I really know what to say a lot of times, and sometimes I wonder if anything I'm doing or saying is really having any effect on the people. I feel like just an extra or backup sometimes. At least I don't feel like it's my spanish that's holding me up. I can usually express myself pretty well and understand people. Everything just happens so fast and if you don't jump in quick especially with spanish speakers you miss your opportunity to say what you wanted to say. Oh, I got the harshest rejection yet on my mission this past week. I knocked on this one door like less than a block away from the church and this guy answered and told me he blank blank hated Mormons and that he wasn't buying any souls today. At first I almost thought he was joking, but then he slammed the door. I didn't even get to say a word before he shut the door. I actually felt kind of sorry for him. I mean if he really hates Mormons then that means he hates half of his own neighbors.

Mom, what happened with those kidney stones you said you had? I forgot to ask you last time. I hope your surgery goes ok. You are one tough Momma to try to run a marathon with all these health problems always getting in your way.

Dad, you can email me pictures now if you want because I just use a computer at a public library. So, I should be able to see them. I want to see all this stuff you're doing to the cars and, I want to see that GTM. Mom, you could probably email me that music I was asking for too if you ever find it. I don't an opportunity to play often, but I would still like it eventually.

Ya, tell Sean to write me. I want to know what his college plans are and how things are going for him. Also tell him I said Happy Birthday! I know it's a little late, but I think he'll forgive me.

I wish I could tell you about every single person I'm teaching, but that would take forever.

Have fun at Universal and Puerto Rico. Dad, don't worry too much about about the politics at work. I think part of what makes you a good doctor and a good person is that you never get too involved with all that stuff. I mean I know you have to sometimes, but just remember that God is always with you and that your son loves you and misses you more than you can imagine. And that goes for all of you.

Love,

Brett