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)
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