June 7, 2010

Good luck with the trek!!! K don't have much time today, but there are two main things:

Last week we had Zone Conference, and it was the last time we'd see, hear, and be interviewed by President Olsen before President Salas comes in on July 1st. In my interview, he actually encouraged me to keep writing in my journal, so I guess I'll have a a lot more to but into the "mission journal" when I get home. He also gave me a blessing in which he blessed me with open lungs, so we'll see how that goes. He ended the conference by exhorting us to study our own personal Plan of Salvation, our Patriarchal Blessings.

Patricia and Silvio are continuing to progress, with them starting to now pray as a family and Patricia came to Church once again this week. They both said that they miss the classes, and are planning to start coming earlier again, most of the time they make it to Sacrament meeting.

Well, two weeks till transfers, and it's likely that I will be staying and E' Holbrook will be going, but I'll inform y'all when this passes. Spanish continues to get better, I can now carry a regular conversation with people, but I'm still working on a stronger vocabulary.

I've heard of P90X, it apparently was huge, with quite a few of the missionaries that were with me at the MTC, the same ones that are here with me now, having done it and giving high praise to it all.

Health: It is getting better, I'm gonna be getting more benadryl this week, it does seem to be helping the most. I think though that I'll be having troubles with it at the ends of weeks, because I'm pushing myself so hard to work with all my strength, so I guess it's kinda comforting to know that I want to collapse by Monday.

World Cup: THIS WEEK!!!!! Cheer for Argentina!!! We were informed today that during Argentina's games to stay in our pensions and plan, study, or have district meetings. Nevertheless, we are all excited. I'm a little sad that I'll miss it this year, but the next time it comes around, I do plan to be cheering and screaming more.

Love Y'all!!!

-Ian

Oh you also asked me in one of your letters what to put in the emails and what to put in letters. Keep putting things like sports, radio, BSA, movies, updates like that in the mail, and any and all family related things in the email. If you also have any questions if I want packages and what to send in packages and such, just ask me, but I'm all good for now... really. They take forever to get here and get searched pretty often so I don't want you all to worry about sending anything that has a pretty high value.


love ya