MOM!!! I am so glad to hear from you!!! I have really missed reading your letters. I`m sad you have been stuck in your room these last few weeks. I know how much you hate that. I hope you have a quick recovery!!!

This week was better because I wasn`t sick the whole time. That was nice. I am understanding more and more everyday. At least I think so. I still can`t communicate with everyone but it`s starting to get a little better. I can talk a little better. Definitely nowhere perfect but a little better. Thanks for your words. I feel horrible for writing bad things. I don`t want to complain or let you know it`s hard. I know I will learn so many things from the trials I am having now. And I know Satan is working really hard against me. He obviously doesn`t want me out here but the Lord knows why I need to be here. I have no idea why yet but I am trying desperately to put all my trust in Him. I have been reading a lot about enduring to the end this last week. It`s been interesting. Whenever I have the thoughts about how hard it is, I just have to remember it`s only 18 months of my life. It may seem long know but it``s really not. And I have to endure to the end to achieve eternal life. I don't want to stand in God`s presence and tell him why I couldn`t do what he wanted to me to. It`s not my life. It`s his. I am just his servant. And plus, I can`t let down the family or my future family. I will one day be able to say I served a mission. How cool is that? I just have to have more patience. That is something I am definitely learning to have. I`m still not great at it but I think I'm getting better. This week was good. We contacted a lot of people. And we have a few more investigators. Or at least we hope. And tonight we teach Hernan. We challenged him to baptism and he said he would respond to us today. I`m not sure what he will say and I am a little nervous. His family are members but one son won`t serve a mission but the younger one will soon. We live in the same apartment complex so we stop by and talk to him all the time and he never reads until the day of and I`m not sure how much he`s really praying but I still have hope. I really want to do what I am here for. I want to change someone`s life with this gospel! Tomorrow we are probably going to challenge one of our investigators Felix to be baptized. He`s 18 and a friend of one of the members. He came to church yesterday with us. Well we had stake conference and an meeting for new converts and investigators. We were just excited he came! He has a problem with the word of wisdom but he`s been doing a lot better with smoking and such. So I sure hope he accepts. We will soon find out.

And tell everyone thanks for the money. I was really touched by that. I will work extra hard this week and make everyone proud. And feel better mom! I love you all and miss you too. Thank you again for the prayers. I can feel the extra strength.