January 20th

Hello everyone. I hope all is well. Poor little parker broke his elbow. Wow. I did too so that just means he will be a capo (stud)  like me haha. just kidding. Sounds like your all doing great. Im happy for tyler and his work, i hope he can hook me up with some sort of magic powder that makes me ripped cause i need it. I want to lift a lot when i get home. BUt im glad for him. Also, for andrew and heather, im just happy for everyone we have a great family. I hope all continues well. 

Monday was good. We had p day. Same old. Studied a little in the morning then wento to computers, then jumbo where we had mcdonalds like always, then stake center to check the bolsa for mail and packages and then back to the pension. We had a lesson at 6 with gabriel. He is 9 years old with menos activo padres. (less active paretns) We are trying to reactivate the family and also baptize gabriel he wants to very bad but we want him to know that its a very serious thing and that we need to continue after baptism keeping commandments. Most importantly in this area, going to church. But we taught the restoration and he loved it and is very smart. After we had a long talk until 10 30 with Teo, Alison, and Diego. They are all fighting. Its hard to explain but we helped them out and brought the spirit and left a good message with them all. 

Tuesday. Woke up at 7 (woot) and studies until 9 30. Then tried finding some people to teach tries contacting some refferals but no luck. We did schedule an appointment weith daniela again. Then district meeting at 12. Then we walked all six of us to our normal lunch at the family muchela. We had hamburegers it was ok. Then after studies until 5. Then visited a menos activa lady named benny with her son leo. We talked a while and had apple juice. Talked about cars and it peaked my interest again and got me thinking about cars all day now! haha. oh well. After we had a quick lesson with diego.

Wednesday- Slow day. Just had another lesson at night with gabriel and tracted most the day and visoted members. Nothing special. 

Thursday- Had a lesson in the morning with daniela and set a date with her. She is still curious and is ready to learn more. Hopefully she reads and prays. Then we tried finding all day again and not too much ahppened. At night we had a service activity at the church and we killed a massive spider in the baptismal font. About as big as my hand. And thick like a turantula. Nasty. Then we visited diego again to confirm his baptism. This is when we found out the problem and now he has to wait a little while to be baptized. 

Friday- Visited some less actives and its kind of funny cause they all say they are going to be at church and no one goes. We cant go to everyones house over and around the hill to come to church. Frustrating. But we had a good lesson with Teo, alison dad, and taught hinm a little guitar. He has a really nice 6k guitar that i strummed alittle. I liked it. But he is super hard hearted he doesnt listen i think he migh actually have mental problems.........oh well. We are trying to help him in any way we can.

Saturday- in the morning we had service with elder moya and langford at a members house. We put up a huge black cloth for shade. It was cool and a good project for the family it will help them with the heat. Then we had facturas, like bread that has sugar and like donuts more or less. Super good with orange soda. The n lunch at payelef for milonesa! And rice. I couldnt finish for the first time ever. I think cause the facturas. 

Sunday- We spoke in church and hopefully excited the members. Not sure what i said but i was laughing a lot.....by myself haha. Not sure if the people understood what i was saying but whatever i had fun. I like my jokes. I liked it. So whatever. It was awkward but i dont care. Also, in sacrament meeting I had to re- bless the sacrament 3 times. Once because I was kneeled on only one knee, then i went to two knees. Then i butchered the prayer in spanish of course. Then it was good. Kind of a nice warm up for the talk i would say. But then we walked for a couple hours to lunch and had neokeys. not sure how to spell. Its like balls of pasta with red saucce and meat. really filling and really good. Then we went home and visited christian our other investigator who came to church last sunday and then diaapeared. But we found him, he is good and still hasent read or prayed but well keep trying.

Love you all. Im am healthy alive and hangin in there. I love you all.  Have a great week!

Elder Westensee