MEMORIAL DAY

Mom! This has straight up been the best week of my entire mission!! First of all, me and Elder Lee are going to be staying together again! We are working so much better together now and we are lovig being together! But the reason why this week was so amazing was because the Familia Vasquez came to church this week! They are the family that is getting the wedding stuff done! But every week they always have stuff that causes them to not be able to come to church and every week they always say that maybe they will come but they can never promise! Then this week they promised they would come! I was stoked on life that they were going to be coming! So we get to church and one of our other investigators was already there, we were so excited! So we started waiting for this family out in the foyer (however you spell that) and the meeting starts. We were like oh they will be here in a few minutes. Then the Sacrament is starting so we decide to go in. I am not going to lie I was super bummed. I just felt terrible and then after the Sacrament they open the doors back up and tons of people walk in. I was just searching for them to see if they would come in but they didn't. So I was just happy to be in church but I was so butthurt.  Then 5 minutes later they walked in and sat behind us! I honestly almost started crying because I was sooooo soooo sooooo sooo happy!!!!!!!!!!! My companion after was like you completely changed when they got there! I don't think I have ever been happier in my entire life! So this family fit in perfectly too! Everyone was so nice to them and their son just loved primary and being with the kids too! The primary teacher said that he asked for the articles of faith and was practicing them and he was singing the whole time! Then during our classes the wife was answering so many questions! In our gospel principals class they were talking about the Holy Ghost and she stands up and she was like oh talking about that guidance, when we were driving here we were in the general area but we didn't know exactly where to go and then I got this feeling that we needed to come this way and we saw the sign and now we are here! All of the other missionaries after were like Heck yeah you followed the Holy Ghost and she is so ready to be baptized she just has to figure out the marriage stuff! I honetly feel like they are the reason why I am in this area. Some times I get sucked into just thinking in numbers but I feel like with them I just want to have that eternal family and to be happy for forever! They are the most amazing family and I am the LUCKIEST missionary on Earth to be here with them! I love love love them and would do anything for them! Then during relief society the hermanas said she just loved it! I honestly think the Relief Society is the best program of the church because it is always what the investigators love! Relief society = Baptisms! The other day too we were teaching them and they were talking about how old we are because they have a 14 year old son and I told them my birthday was coming up soon! She was like oh mine is on the 18th we will have to throw a party for both of us! I was so happy and I would do anything for their family! They are so amazing!

The temple this week was amazing though too! I loved it! I didn't realize how small the temple is here but it feels like I am right at home when I go! We have one of the members in our area preparing to go through too so I will be able to go there soon again! Honestly, I am having the best time of my life out here!

Oh and this week we went to this persons house and they let us right in and they were like oh we just got done with our bible class come in. So we start explaining stuff and they were arguing with us before we even said anything! They asked what the gospel was for us and we said faith, repentance and then they cut us off and started yelling about baptism and the Holy Ghost. They went off on us. I was just thinking if you let us finish before yelling you would know those come next! They were just so disrespectful and the whole time we were just like don't fight with us we are just explaining and you can choose to pray or not, they didn't realize we were basically teaching the same stuff as them we just have the proper authority and the Book of Mormon.  We stayed in there because there was one lady who was truly interested but after a while we finally just got up and were like we have to go. They said okay just let us finish with a prayer. We are like okay so they get us in a circle and they grab our hands and they started singing a song! I just started laughing because it was just so weird. then they were saying this prayer and I was on exchanges and the kid I was with was like let go of us before we call the cops because they wouldn't let us go! I was just laughing because the people were crazy and they were trying to convert us! I walked out with the strongest testimony of the Book of Mormon than I have ever felt before!

But everything is great here and I am truly happy! Oh and I don't know if I will have time to respond to Grandma or anyone else really because we have a picnic today for Memorial Day so we are going to be playing sports and everything with the members at the park! But I love you all and have a great week!

All of the zone/district leaders in our zone.  And my swag in glasses.
Ps in the picture with Bringhurst, those aren't my glasses, just used them for the pic.

This is our zone. 

This is Elder Bringhurst!  He is one of my best friends out here!