October 31, 2011 - Can't believe it's Monday Again

Oct. 31, 2011

Ha Ha, Well everyone, can you believe it’s Monday again. I know I sure can’t. This week has been soooo fast. Ha ha, Well, our baptism didn’t work out because her Dad wouldn’t give permission. People here are so crazy, it makes no sense to me at all. If she asked to go to a party, her Dad would probably let her, but not to follow Jesus Christ? It makes no sense to me, ha ha, oh well, guess what? We got permission last night. The baptism probably won’t happen this week, but we’ll have a few next. We have been striving to follow all the rules even better and we are receiving blessings. People seem to just be falling into our hands but the devil is workin hard on us. We teach these people with more spirit than I’ve ever felt before in my life, but then they just switch on a dime, but, it’s ok, it’s just how things are. They just aren’t ready. So my companion is still really great. We get along great. He isn’t dirty and doesn’t like messes. We didn’t even have to clean the house today other than the dishes cuz we just keep it clean. I am learning a lot about myself out here. I’ve learned I like things in order and a little mess isn’t bad but a mess that is dirty is disgusting to me.
So we have had a little fun this week. We bought a dollar air soft guns and sometimes there are birds out our back window that we shoot. (It doesn’t hurt them, they just fly away) Ha ha, sometimes you gotta do some things like that to remember you are really a person. The time is flying so fast and we are constantly switching from English to Spanish. It feels like I am not even in my own head, if that makes any sense, ha ha. We will be talking English and say Spanish words and back and forth. I love it. I love just being able to say different things and mean the same thing. If there is someone there that can hear what we say, we just speak in English, but not around investigators. That can be very offending. I’m so happy, guys, wow. I’ve never been this tired and happy before in my life. I decided to take Dad’s advice and not worry about saving money out here. I have tons of money left over all the time but it’s not cuz I’m going without, it’s just cuz I think twice before doing something, or I just buy smart, I don’t know. There is a lot of stuff that you can save money really easy on. I’m not going to be able to bring any money back from my mission, it says in the rule book, so if I have left over I’ll just give it to the President I guess. Oh well, that’s not important now, but really guys can you believe this next month I hit 5 months in the mission. I really can not believe that at all. That’s so crazy, before I know it I will be in Colton’s shoes almost done with my mission. I miss my brother a lot. But, the next year and a half will be here before we know it.
Guys, I love your letters very much. Thank you for sending them to me. I’m not able to reply to everything, but know I love them so much. Wish Grandma Hendricks Happy Birthday for me. I’m happy you got my letter.
So I’ll give you an update on my Spanish. I’m about to understand 95% of what’s going on when people are talking but I still can’t talk good but I am learning little by little. My English is real bad, ha ha, oh well, I’ll learn fast when I get home I hope. Just not the English in the shop ha ha, I can’t wait to come back and work there in a proper shop. The shops here are a joke. People just paint right on the bondo and they paint the cars in the street and dry sand them…are you kidding me? Ha ha, no wonder it’s like $500 bucks to paint a car here. They don’t even take the lights out, they just paint around it. I hate it, oh well, lol (laugh out loud).
Well, I really don’t have a lot of news to tell. We have people listening. Oh, I have to tell you about this 16 year old kid. We started teaching him and at first he wasn’t interested but we have worked and worked on him and he read and guess what?...we asked him what happened when he read and he said, “I feel gozo gozo (joy)” It’s just a word you never hear out of teenagers. He went to church yesterday and loved it. He is going next Sunday and if he does that, we’re dunkin’ him next Saturday. YAAAAAA ha ha, I’m so excited. Well, that’s all of it for this week. I love you guys a lot. Thanks for everything.
Love,
Elder Profaizer
Dear Sarah… I would put a smily face on but it doesn’t work on this computer, ha ha.
I’m sending you another letter today. I’ve sent you one every Monday but to your house. I can’t wait to get the recorder either. Wow I’m way excited. I can’t believe it’s another week, haha, that’s nuts. When are finals for you? Sarah, you can do it. You’re so smart. You’re going to be fine, just study, study, study and you will be fine. God will help you in everything. Sarah, I miss you a ton also, but we’re almost a 4th of the way done. Time is flying past. We are so blessed in our lives, Sarah, count your blessings every day. Never forget to pray and thank God for everything. He loves each and every one of us. Thank you so much for your conference notes in your last letter. Gosh, I loved loved loved them. They were just all to help me. You make me so happy, Sarah. Thank you for everything. Are you receiving my letters? I hope so.
I LOVE U SO MUCH::::: Thanks for everything.
Love your missionary,
Elder Profaizer

HOLY SMOKES! IT'S MONDAY AGAIN!!!!!!

October 24, 2011
Can you believe it. I’ve completed 4 months this last week, ha ha. I can’t believe it. WOW! What an awesome week!!!! We have 14 baptism dates. One for this Saturday. We had 25 people committed to go to church Sunday, got up at 5:30 and headed out to wake them all up at 7. It took 4 groups of people from the ward. We have the best ward and the Bishop is seeing us work like dogs and he is giving us every little bit of help we can get. But sadly, we only had 5 people show up….oh well, we are keeping our spirits high!:) Elder Shannon is awesome. He is teaching me sooooooooo much, wow, I can’t even say how much I’ve learned from him already. We joke and talk in English. It actually makes me feel like a person cuz I can have a smart conversation. We broke down and bought pizza today in the mall and watched the 1st quarter of the Saints vs. Colts football game that was on a direct TV kiosk. It was a good 21st birthday present for him. We just watched and both ate a large pizza by ourselves, ha ha. I’m losing weight again. I was getting chubby here for a little bit though. My cheeks were a lil fat but we’re working hard again and exercising and everything. He’s a big football guy from Ohio. He is way sweet. We tell life stories and he gives me so much good advice. This week has been amazing. Oh yeah, before I forget, I sent you guys a letter in the mail 2 weeks ago with a letter for Grandma in it:). Also, I got the SD card and a letter from Sarah and a Dear Elder in the mail. I’m getting stuff so everything is working so far :). Our zone leaders are air heads sometimes and forget to get the mail for us, but it’s ok :). I’ve been praying for patience and it’s getting tried a lot but it’s growing little by little.
I gotta tell you guys about my experience yesterday at church. I was standing there greeting people as they come in calling them by name (yeah, I’m actually starting to remember Spanish peoples names haha). The music was playing and I looked up and I looked over the congregation and the Bishop was smiling, greeting people. Everyone was happy, the babies weren’t crying. It was like I was stuck in a church movie and the spirit hit me so hard and I was so content. Not happy or nervous, just content and at peace and then I just thought to myself. “You know, this Church is true!”. I’ve been praying a lot lately for a distinctive answer, if the church is true and I’ve known it is but I wanted to be 100% sure and WOW, that was my reply. I think what a blessing. I’m receiving so many blessings. I feel like such a better person since I’ve been out here. I can’t tell you how happy and at peace I am with life right now. There are more things that I just can’t even write in a letter and tell you all the stuff, guys, but I know this church is true. I know that where I am is where I need to be. I’m so so so happy with where I am and I don’t wanna come home until June of 2013. This thing is changing my life, wow, I love you all sooooo much. Thank you so much for your support and your love and everything you guys are doing back at home. I’m sorry I can’t write to everyone anymore but keep writing me and sending letters. I really really enjoy hearing from you. I just don’t have time to reply to everyone cuz we are literally on the run ALL THE TIME! I get home at night so tired and this week, I fell asleep at my desk on a hard tile floor praying. I’m gonna come back with huge bags under my eyes, but it’s so worth it. The days are flying by!!! I love you all so much:).

Dear Sar-bear,
Hey how are you? Can you believe we’re already at Monday again!!! Wow before we know it, it will be Christmas and I’ll be 6 months in :). Ha ha. I can not wait to hear your voice Sarah. I’m so so so excited, you have no idea , ha ha. So I’ve been sending the last few letters to your house cuz I wasn’t sure before if you were getting them at your apartment. If you want, I’ll just keep sending them there till the first of December because then they will be overlapping when you go to Jerusalem. Wow, I’m so proud of you for that. I’m so excited for you :). Ha ha. Hey, so Elder Shannon showed me something in the rule book that we’re only supposed to write on p-day. I need to follow all the rules if I want success out here:(. I know the letters will be a little more short cuz I have less time to write but I think…no I know, that we will receive blessings for following the rules. This does not mean that I love you any less, if anything, it means that I love you more. I know if I follow all the rules, we will end up together if it’s meant to be. Whatever is meant to be, will happen if we do what we are supposed to. Please know I love you so much and I would move heaven and earth for you if it were possible. Please understand:). We will receive blessings, I know it. I Love you Sar-Bear:)
Love,
Elder Profaizer!:)

HeY GUys!!! Oct. 17, 2011

Hello everyone!! how are all of you. I'm so stoked I can't believe it's Monday all over again. This week has flowwwwn past. It sounds like things are going pretty good at home. I'm so happy to hear about all of you guys haha and the pictures were great. It's kinda weird to see me in pictures like that sometimes, lol, like with my car...I miss my granny car: (oh well:) haha. Well let me tell you about this week. It's been so hecktic (hectic- love it). I have a new comp now. We had an emergency change. My new comps name is Elder Shannon. He is crazy haha but in a good way. I'm learning soooo much. This is awesome. He has one year and 44 baptisms. This is sweet. He is so excited about the work and it stokes me up. He is also from Texas so he is actually able to help me so much more on my spanish cuz he can explain stuff to me. I finally know why we haven't had any success and I know it's not my fault that we haven't had success. It's because it's been literally impossible for me and Elder Retuerto to teach with the spirit. He has been having some lady problems. That's why we haven't had comp study for 3 weeks and all that stuff that is suppose to give us spirit and the Holy Ghost. He has been up till 12 almost every night texting a lady in our area. The lady is the sister of Hermana Linda. She is 36 years old and not really pretty (edited). Idk what this dude is thinkin. The spirit is so real. I got up Thursday morning and I looked down from my bunkbed and I had a feeling to check the phone. Well, it wasn't like CHECK THE PHONE, it was just a weird feeling in my chest, like a bad one. I thought it was kinda weird, so I looked at the phone and all the messages were erased and that's weird cuz he was just texting the zone leaders the night before but he forgot to delete one text and it was a big long text to this lady. It wasn't anything bad but it was boyfriend/girlfriend talk. I had the opportunity to look at her phone that day during service and seen that she had been texting him till 12 at night. I watched them really really close cuz I knew if anything happened I could get in trouble or possibly get sent home so I made sure nothing did. When we got back to the apartment, I texted the leaders and told them and, well, two days later and a one hour trip to the president's office for interviews, we had an emergency change to get him outta this area to an area four hours away. So that's pretty much been my week haha. The last two days, me and Elder Shannon have taught more people than I ever had in a whole week and we have 6 baptism dates!!:) haha, gosh I'm so stoked!!!!!!!!!!!this is so sweet!!!!!!!!!! haha. So tell me it is snowing there. What's the weather like? I forgot what cold is like, well, until I jump in the shower at night haha, but it's all good. I forgot what a warm shower is like. I'm really losing my mind out here lol haha. So I have some things to tell you:) I wrote a little list. 1. Our bishop has been in for 12 years. Crazy huh!!!! he is way cool and knows english but he never helps me only when I really need it. 2. I RECEIVED A SWEEEEET PACKAGE THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!The candy was soooo sweet. Haha, thank you soooo much!! yeah I was going to tell you not to write the worth of anything, just write the worth really low and lie on the label haha. When you send the recorder, please send candy with it to:) The candy here isn't good and a box of snickers is 12 bucks haha so I choose not to do that lol. I've figured out so many ways to save money but not go without, it's sweet!!:) Oh haha, so I got a funny story, it's just what the missions about also, haha. Little things here amuse me alot. I got some sweet sizzers, they are Toy Story 3 haha. Oh yeah, what I was going to tell you is phone book=cheap toilet paper, but only in an emergency. My comp used the last little bit and left our new tp in the other elder's casa so we had to use the yellow pages a couple of days cuz we kept forgetting to buy some, haha. Also a cool little thing, I guess here they hire people to do everything. They are not "do it yourself" kind of people. Hermana Linda was going to hire people to change her light switches. Yeah! can you believe that??? I did it for free and it took two minutes, haha. We think of it as nothing but to them, that was a big deal. It says in my blessing that I will use my talents and gifts to bring joy to others and I really seen, that little, not very big talent to really see it just makes them so happy when they didn't have to hire someone to do that for them. I love it here. This is crazy, I really really love it!!!:) I'm so stoked for this week!!:) I love you all soooooo much. Thank you for everything!!:) Love Elder Profaizer
Dearest Sar-Bear!:)
Hey how are u Sarah!!?? It sounds like you have been very busy. That makes me so happy!!:)I've been pretty busy also. This mission is so fast passing it is nutso. I miss you tons, Sarah, but not enough to come home to see you:) haha jk (just kidding). I'll see you in like 20 months. Can you believe that!!!???? I have almost 4 months here, that's crazy. 1/6 of the way. That's actually alot when you think about it:) I can't wait to see you again. WOW what an amazing special day!:) I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get letters from you tomorrow at district meeting:) I'm so excited. Thank you so much for your support. Have a great week, ok!:) Love Elder Profaizer (papi Chulo)

October 10, 2011

Hello everyone, guess what!!! I received 6 letters this week!!! I got 3 of Sarah's and 3 Dear Elders. The Divine Signatures one and another from Mom and Tam. Ahh! it felt so good especially to read 16 pages front and back of Sarah's handwriting:):) I still haven't received a package yet, but I'm not worried. Please tell Sarah if she hasn't already sent hers, to hold off till I get the one from you guys so I know what the time is and all that....also one Elder told me to be sure to plaster pictures of Mary and Baby Jesus all over the packages and they are less likely to mess with it. I'm a little nervous with Sarah sending the recorder but I think it will be OK if you do all those things. He also said that no matter what, the green sticker is essential for me to receive packages. I would rather you guys just hold off on anything big cuz I'm really nervous for this whole mail thing. Ahh, I was so excited to see the pictures of you guys at Jen's especially the picture of Sarah and me:) HaHa, she's so beautiful....and me....hhh not so much, ha ha ha. Oh well, maybe in 2 years:) Well, I gotta say not much went on this week, he was still trunking it up and sleeping through study time but I had a talk with him this week and expressed to him my want to serve a 24 month mission and not a 23 or a 22. I wanna serve this thing not only cuz the days go faster when we do, but also I just feel better and happier when we do. He agreed and this week we're changing this thing around. I used this time when he was sleeping to read a book I've been looking at for almost 4 months. The book is "House of Learning" by Richard and Kathleen Williams, I think it was, I'm not sure anyway, it was the book about the temple. I read the whole book in 3 days. I know that's not fast seems how it's not very long but I gotta say, I was so into it and wanting everything in that book so bad for my own life. All those happinesses. Wow! I just can't wait for life and the joys it can bring if we follow the Lord 100%. The only way we can do that is if we use the (expiacion) the Atonement to the most that it was given to us. We all have made mistakes, but I know we all can be 100% clean again. I want so may people to feel clean but we aren't getting much although I think one guy is actually interested. I had the opportunity this week to go on an exchange and see a different part of the city just 4 blocks away from my part. I know now why mine is called the "rich part". Literally dirt roads, broken down cars, adn the Elders I went with had 4 locks on the door of their apartment. Not locks like we know. LOCKS like WOW haha I'll explain more when I get home. It's sad that people have to live in such fear. I'm glad I'm in the part I am where we actually have a guard that walks around our gated neighborhood and blows his whistle all night. Ahh I gotta say I wanna kill him at times, but I just think that we're safe because of it and pray I'm able to fall back to sleep. This week's goal that I had was to pray with more feeling. A part of my patriarchal blessing says, express the feeling of your soul each day to the Lord...or something along those lines. I don't have it with me. So I made it a goal to really do that each night and I feel so much happier and so much better and the want to change things and be better. I know as I continue this through my mission and my life, I'll receive so many blessings. I read my blessing dia (each day) and I contemplate how I need to make everthing in that blessing come true. It comes down to repentance and following the gospel each and every day. You guys may think it's easy to follow each day on a mission and to a point, it is, but at the same time, at times it's difficult. Here, there are mucho mujeres con poco ropa, alot of women with little clothes. It's a constant battle for missionaries when everyone you look is porn almost. I try to look at it as a blessing for us missionaries though. It's 2 years of straight practice to be 100% faithful to the Lord in all thoughts and actions and after the 2 years, one day when we are married, it's soooo much easier I'm sure to resist those things that ruin families forever. I'm so happy to serve this mission and have this practice for being 100% faithful to my precious wife one day.

I still haven't cut my hair yet haha but it's coming close to time, but I don't want too!!!!!! I just got it back lol. Oh well, guess what hair cuts are $1.50 or $2.50 and they are fast!!!and actually don't look too bad. But I'm scared cuz I'm gringo. People here like to try to take advantage of the gringos. Mandarins go for 20 to 30 for a dollar normally so I went to this street vendor asked how much for a dollar and he said 10! 10 cents isn't bad but I wanted them for 5 cents a piece (here I have acquired the name "cheeto") that means pretty much cheap skate haha. Anyway, he wouldn't give them to me for that, so I walked away. He said 15! and I said no! 20-and long story short, I didn't get them for the price I wanted so he lost the opportunity. Today I'm getting 20 for a dollar!! haha. Being stubborn and patient is good. It's how I made so much money off those stereo systems:) haha things here are pretty cheap, food no, but other things. I should of come here with my old shoes and bought them here cuz they put a nice thick sole on shoes for $10 or sell really really nice real leather ones for $30 and usually you can talk them down to $20. I'm thinkin about getting some maybe in a few weeks. I don't wanna break MY budget:) Many missionaries waste so much money by just being stupid with the money we are given. If they would just do the math in their heads. There is a million ways to save money. Don't worry, I'm not going without and at times I buy a treat when I'm not incredibly stuffed from the meals before that day.:)

Well, it was really nice to send this letter. I love you guys so much:) Thank you for your letters and support:) I have felt your prayers with me this week. Thank you.

LOVE: Elder Profaizer!!!!!

My Dearest Sar-Bear!:)

I'm just sending a short note to tell you that I got 3 of your first letters today!!:) I'm sending letters to your home address now and your next letter I'll put the return address as yours also. I never thought of that before:) Learn new things every day:) Sarah, thank you so much for your words of love and support in your letters:) They brought me soooooo much joy. I had a grin across my face the whole time!! I thank you also for being the type of girl that also realizes the importance of a mission and saying things like I want you home but not for 2 years and stuff like that. You are so amazing and I feel your testimony through your letters:) Thank you sooooooooooo much. Also, thank you for keeping in touch with my family:) They love you so much:) But.....NOT AS MUCH AS ME!!!!!!! I love you Sarah:) Love Elder Profaizer (papi chulo)

Special Letter from Elder Colton Abplanalp

Hermano y Hermana Profaizer,
Hola, here from Honduras! I just finished writing Matthew a letter and thought I should write you guys also.
The mission is going very very well, I've learned so much in the mission and I'm so grateful for that. We've been having really amazing success in our area. I've been so grateful to the Lord and how much he's blessed us. It's been a huge testimony builder for me and I've come to see when your diligent and obedient, you see the help of the Holy Ghost around you so much more. This people is so amazing. Makes me regret how for 19 years of my life I took it for granted and didn't think it was important or couldn't help me in anyway. For that reason, I came on the mission, not just to change the life of others but also my own.
There is so many things I need to thank you guys for...I wanna thank you for being my second family and for always being there for me. I wanna thank Brother Profaizer for always being there everytime me and Matt had questions about anything, he was always there to help us and give answers to our questions. Thank you, Sister Profaizer, for keeping me and Matthew in line always when we needed it, which was alot. Thank you to your whole family for being my second family. I LOVE THEM ALL. I wanna thank Jen for always letting me come visit with Matt and always let us talk and always being there for us. lol. I love your family so much. Last but not least, I sincerely want to thank you so so so much for My Brother, Matthew Hendricks Profaizer. I remember at my farewell when you guys thanked me for being a great example to Matthew and I remember thinking, why are they thanking me? I should be thanking them! Seriously, this is very appropriate to say that Matthew is and has been the biggest blessing for me in my life than any other person. When I think about Matt it's not just my best friend, it's my brother. It's seriously my other half. I miss him so much, and I know that Matt is going to do amazing things in Ecuador! Thank you for letting Matthew be my best Bro in the whole world, and thank you for being the best Second Parents in the whole world. I love you guys with all my heart. I want you to know that you have nothing to thank me about, because your son made Colton Abplanalp the person he is today. Matt's changed my life in so many ways. I cannot write words that describes my gratefulness of Matt. He's seriously my Hero.
I hope your family is doing amazing. You two will be my first visit when I get home so be expecting, please. I love you Brother and Sister Profaizer. Cuidense y Que la bia bien!

Sincerely,
Elder Colton Edward Abplanalp
Les Amo Mucho! y Grasias Por Todo Que lo Hacen!!! (I love you guys and thank you for all that you do). ADIOS!

A Couple Letters To Kim

September 19

hello sister in idaho!!:) haha how is the new nephew? i hope great im happy to hear that life is going good for you:) how is the buisness going? tell damian thank you much for his words of wisdom about starting a buisness the weekend i came up to help carpet clean. i think alot about it when i think about somday starting my own shop. im so very glad u guys are happy and the kids are happy it makes me happy to hear when all of you are doing well. i didnt get much messages this week none from mom or dad i hope that they are ok. it really worries me. oh well im sure everything is ok thanks so much for your support and the pictures i alwasy like to look at the pictures u guys send to me:) I love you lots!!:) Loe Eder Profaizer:)

September 26

ahhh mom told me about the game that really stinks! ill never forget going to the byu game with damian a couple times when they were actually good wow what a good time:) how is the buisness doing? how are the kids also? are they happy with school? thats reallly sad about your friends baby i found out a good friend from middle school was killed this week in a accident also we are so blessed to know the plan of salvation we have the greatest confort when we hear of deaths because we know what is going to happen almost every day i see a ton of ppl carrying a casket down the road and they are all sad i wish i could just teach them all what i know and make them happy so they know whats really going to happen. i love you tons kim thanks for writing me:) Love Elder Profaizer!:)

October 3

that would be awesome to go to again. im so happy to hear that u guys are doing well. parker wil learn i couldnt read and i still cant so no worries im still alive haha is damian going to expand the buisness after this year and hire ppl or are u guys just going ot take it on by yourself for a a couple years? just wondering:) if u have any advice for me please tell me i need all that i can get at this point, maybe damian could give me a little mission advice hs{s been here b4 i knows what its like. thanks so much kim love you tons:) Love Elder Profaizer!:)

October 3, 2011 Letter to Dad

Dad
I was so happy when I got an email from you today. I really like to read what you have to say dad, it all means so much to me. I think about that story about you playing football and it gives me strength all the time. Dad thank you so much. I'm also so happy to hear you are happy. I really worry about you and mom a lot because the last few years have been horrible for you guys. I'm so happy you guys are getting blessings now- that just makes my day. I gotta tell you dad, I sure miss you a lot. I think a lot about our last father and sons outing this summer and I'm so happy that we went. I loved every camp out and father's and sons that we went on, they all mean so much to me. Last year's was especially special to me as we walked in the field next to the pivot and you taught me about 2 phase and 3 phase power and about the giant air compressor at ATK. You have taught me so much about life. So much that I need to know so that one day I can be a father and teach my children. I don't know a lot thoug- that's why I need you to keep on teaching me these things when I get back so I'm not totally lost one day without you. Thank you for always being so great Dad and so willing to help me with anything I was doing. Whether it was telling me how to align the wheels on the truck or dig a 18,000 pound tow truck outta the mud in the middle of winter. Thank you for everything Dad. I love you so much!
Love Elder Profaizer

October 3, 2011 Letter to Jen

Jen
Hey Jen- I'm so happy to have gotten your letter!:) I love hearing from each one of you. I may not always be able to reply to everyone so please be patient. Mondays are kinda a crap shoot haha but I try to write everyone as much as I can. I was very happy to hear you are going to go through with getting your teaching certificate. I know that if each one of us take every opportunity to gain as much education as possible we will have such a great advantage in this world. Something great to fall back on just in case that rainy day does come or when it comes. Thank you so much for the pictures, I love looking at them and seeing my family- it means so much to me:) you're so great:) Keep talking with Sarah tell her I love her:) I know she sure loves you guys a lot too:)
Love Elder Profaizer!:)

October 3, 2011

Hey everyone how are all of you? I sure hope good. It sounds like things are going well:) Well nothing really has happened this week. We have had 0 success probably because there is something major wrong with my comp I think. He is a trunky boy- really really bad lately. Trunky boy is just thinking about home and girlfriend and all that but I think there is something going on but he won't talk to me about it. Probably because he knows I couldn't have an intelligent conversation with me. We havn't had companion study for over a week now. He just lays in bed or studies in his pjs when by 8 we are suppose to be in our white shirts and everything. I'm not sure what's going on. We haven't had any success. I have to constantly remind him lets go lets go lets go. Or I just give up and go read or something at my desk. I'm not sure what to do. I'm sure this week will be better- maybe- I hope so at least. I really don't have much to talk about only that I really wish I was home to go see the leaves with you guys. That sounds so nice right now. Maybe in a couple years:) I've been sending letters to Sarah every Monday and I've been sending them to her new address in Provo. I hope she's getting them. I'll send this next one to her home in salt lake until I hear otherwise. I haven't gotten anything in the mail this week but maybe tomorrow, I hope. I'm really frustrated right now, with the mail, with my comp, ah lots of things. He leaves his mess on the counter and then we'll come home at night and there will be ants and ah I'm just frustrated. Our mission has changed the rules for email again. Now as I write, my comp is sitting behind me and I have to do the same for him. We're not suppose to be on very long either. I'm kinda upset about that too. Really, we give our whole week to the work and today is our p-day to do everything we need to and write our family for a little bit of time and then they make our time even smaller. I hope to have more to talk about good next week. Enough of this talk .... this week will be better:) Send me real letters also if you can since I'm not able to completely read all of these letters because they are pretty long. I don't have much time. I met a lady in our stake the other day that knew Ryan Campbell in our ward at home- haha small world. We got to watch conference all translated. I didn't get much- it's hard to listen really really close for that long. So I kinda just gave up and thought about other things. Seeing all Salt Lake made me kinda home sick. I didn't see anyone I knew, well because I wasn't watching for people. It was nice to hear the choir, it made me think of moms singing in the morning. I finished my very first change yesterday. We have what are called changes every 6 weeks where we are possibly changing comps and areas. Me and my comp are in the same area for another 6 weeks. Wow by then I'll almost have 5 months or something like that. The time is passing faster and faster though every day. The more Spanish I understand the more I like it here and the fastet the days go. Today a member approached us in the store and he sells ties for 3 dollars. So we went to sit down at a table and he let us look at them and at first I was skeptical but after looking at them they are nice thick good ties. But what I'm getting at here isn't the tie haha. When he approached us my comp pointed at me and I had a conversation with the man. I didn't understand everything but he didn't know that because I'm at the point now where I don't understand everything but I know what the conversation is about 90 percent of the time by picking out the words I do know. So i was able to listen and talk with him. It was a really great feeling. We said goodbye to 2 missionaries today that are dying tomorrow. In the mission its referred to as life. Like I'm a child right now and my trainer is my father and when a missionary goes home the comp that was with him [Kills him] so they are dying tomorrow and going home. I was thinking about that day and wow what a weird thought. I couldn't even really think about it because I couldn't imagine it. Wow weird though. I'm so very glad that you are all doing good. I'm so happy your happy also. Everyone- I love you so much. Thank you tons for your letters. I can't wait until next p-day to hear from you again:) I Love You:) Love Elder Profaizer