Yelling the discussions is ok

Hola Familia! How is everyone?  Remind me again when Luke gets baptized?

                                      Tomato sandwiches.  Tomatoes everywhere!  So good!

 A few of us missionaries hit some golf balls for Pday.  It was fun to do somthing Dad and I always did.

This week started out really slow. We were doing a bunch of walking and didn't have a lot of success. It's funny how just one day changed everything. On Friday we taught more lessons than we did that whole week before. Missionary work is fun because you never know what the next person you talk to, or the next house you knock on, can lead to.

We met this older woman named Olinda. Olinda is probably 75ish years old. She is pretty deaf so we have to talk pretty loud for her to hear us. Sometimes my comp and I crack up a little after yelling at her for so long.  She is the biggest sweetheart in the whole world. She told us she read the Book of Mormon and believes in it. She feels huge sadness for her son. Her son, who is not probably over 50 is addicted to drugs and steals money from Olinda for his drugs. Olinda started crying trying to explain the situation to us. She feels so sad and so helpless about it. We told her we loved her and were here to help her in anyway we can, and we know that Christ and his gospel can bring her hope and peace. I also remembered my promise to find people who are really hurting who could really benefit from the message of the Savior.  Olinda seems like a beautiful answer.

We had a huge service project on Saturday with a bunch of the missionaries. We went and painted old buildings along this street. It was fun to see some of the missionaries from the ccm and also get to meet new ones. The buildings were looking a lot better when we were finished.

I hope everybody has a wonderful week this next week. Life is meant to be enjoyed, so enjoy it :)