In the mission field!

    Hellloooo!!!! YES! I am now out in the grand state of Idaho. The
land of Potatoes!! Seriously...it is the land of potatoes. Last night I just
had a meal with a member who served us spaghetti with spaghetti/potato
sauce. Ahhhh, it feels great to be out in the field. Wow. SO! A lot has
happened. And no I didn't break or lose my glasses haha. There was a very
weird reflection in the glasses while someone was taking our picture, so I
just took them off. But just in case if I do bust or break my
glasses...could you send me my prescription??  

    The plane ride to Idaho took about 37 minutes. Shortest plane ride
ever. I tried talking to a guy on the plane, buuuut he wasn't interested in
our message of happiness. Hopefully I left a good impression on him though.
We finally landed and then we met our Mission President and his wife. They
are awesome. All the new missionaries ate dinner at his house, and then we
took a tour of Pocatello. It was nice to finally eat some other food besides
the MTC food =D. My new companion is Elder Chavarria. He speaks fluent
Spanish, which I am super grateful for!

    SO. I am serving in Ammon, Idaho. My companion and I are both
totally new to this area. The first day was pretty interesting...We found
that the area book hasn't been updated in forever...there was no list of the
leadership in the Spanish ward...we didn't know who the bishop was or
ANYTHING haha. My companion has only been out for about 5 1/2, and this is
his first time training a fresh new missionary. We do have one progressing
investigator...annnd two people with baptismal dates from the previous
Elders. We still have LOTS of work to do though. hahaha, we both don't
really know what we are doing, but it's a fun learning experience. The work
is going kinda slow, but once we get to know the members and more of the
people in the area, then the pace will start picking up. I'm just super
excited for what lies ahead in this area! The Spanish people are out
here...but they are kinda hidden. They are scattered all over the place.
We've been doing a lot of contacting...trying to get to know all of the
investigators and whatnot. 

    I really hope the gift of tongues starts kicking in because I still
can't understand anybody LOL! They talk so fast!!! I wish there was a slow
down button. But that's okay...Just gotta keep working hard. Faith + works =
Miracles. The one thing I have noticed about Idaho...is that the members
here are just super super nice. The members WORSHIP the missionaries. One
day my companion and I were walking and some random lady came out of her
house and stopped us. She told us that she was a member and she invited us
into her house. She had a bunch of people there helping her move stuff into
her new house (so yes, there were men present). Then she just asked us to
bless and dedicate her home...and she hooked us up with a free meal. It was
awesome! 

    Yesterday I was on the BYU Idaho campus. There was a huge event for
all these Spanish speakers. I got to hang out with all the other Spanish
speaking elders. It was kinda interesting being on the campus.....since all
of my friends go to BYU-I haha.
    Well, things are going well. I'm slowly learning about all the stuff
I need to do and become. I'm just really excited to be out here. Idaho
rocks. Being a Missionary rocks. Well I gotta get going...but Thank you so
much for supporting me while I'm on a mission. I love you Family! 


    OH, and I sent some pictures. As you will see in one of them....I am
setting on a throne made entirely out of cans. And there is another older
gentlemen setting on the throne of cans as well. That man is Brother
Monson...whose uncle is the Prophet of the Church. Yeah, Bro Monson is the
man. 

    To Erica: YO sister...Let me know what you are doing in your life! I
haven't heard from you in like...forever! SO send me an update on driving,
seminary, the terrible educational quality at Lebanon, and other fun stuff.
woot woot.