I was able to baptize maricela and that was a sweet experience

Hey family it is good to hear from you all. It sounds like everything is going well. I am glad that you all got my pics and that you liked them. Mom don’t worry too much about the pulgas. Ya they are annoying and hurt like heck but after a while you get over it. But I think they are dying down cause it is getting colder. I haven’t gotten so many bites this week so that is good. Also my toe is still bugging me but its not too bad. I think I am going to go into the doctors soon and have him cut it out cause I cant do anything more. 

So yesterday we found out that my comp has changes. He will be leaving and have another adventure in a different part of the mission. As for me, this morning I got a call from the mission president. Looks like I am training… I am pretty nervous but really excited. I will be training a latin comp. There are 21 new latins coming in tomorrow. So I will have to let you guys know next week who is it and how everything is going. Just keep me in your prayers cause I am going to need all the help I can. 

This week our awesome investigator maricela was baptized. Man she is so awesome. She is going to be a really good member. I was able to baptize her and that was a sweet experience. That is the first time I have done the ordinance on the mission. The day was a pretty stressful day but all turned out fine. I ended up burning a hole in my white tie but its all good… She is such a missionary already. She has handed out 2 book of mormons and now we are teaching her mom. She invited a cousin to come to church and just is doing so much. She is awesome!!!

Also a little 10 year old kid named matias passed his baptismal interview yesterday and will be baptized this Sunday in between sessions. By the way I am so excited for general conference. I have learned to love it so much on the mission. It is just a spiritual boost and an incredible experience. We are privileged to hear from God, through His servants. It is so awesome, something that no other church has. Make sure that you guys watch all the sessions and just soak up every word that is spoken. They are speaking directly to us and if you will apply what you are going to learn, you will be so much better off. 

The other day I realized something that has happened on the mission. It was when I finished a really sick lunch in about 5 minutes. I realized how much I really have power over my body. The power is mental and also spiritual. When Christ was going to start His earthly ministry, what he did was went into the desert and fasted for 40 days. Why did he do that? So that he could have complete power over the natural man. That is what I have been able to do on the mission. I have been able to overcome the natural man. I just decide to do it and I do it. I decide I am going to be obedient and it happens. I decided I am going to find more people to teach and it happens. I decide that I am not going to let sickness get in the way, and it happens. It has been a lot of work and still is hard but I have seen that we are stronger than we think. The flesh is weak, but the spirit is strong. I want to challenge you guys to try to over come the natural man. Do all you can. Force yourselves to do what the Lord wants you to do and not what the world wants. 

I love you all tons. Thanx for everything that you are doing for me. Tell gma hall that she is in my prayers. Also dad you are in my prayers. Keep doing what you guys are doing and never do anything that you are going to regret. 

I love you guys, chao!!!

Elder hall