Invite, Invite, Invite

Hola Todos!

thank you to everyone who wrote to me! i love hearing from you! i apologize if i dont respond but i have so much to write in so little time! anyway, this week has been full of challenges but i have really learned to appreciate the strength of my ward back home. i testify that wards have so much potential to do so much missionary work! especially the benson hill ward. i encourage you to set goals as a family for how many people you want to baptize as a family this year. make a goal and keep that goal. i promise you the blessings will pour from heaven. appreciate the support system you have in your ward families and strive to look for opportunities to strengthen your relationship with everyone in the ward. if there is a particular family you dont know very well. talk to them, invite them to dinner, family home evening,(with the missionaries ;)) and help build the kingdom of god. dont satisfy yourself with your own salvation but be seek ye to build the kingdom of god and strengthen it. i know that only in this there is true happiness. I miss and love you all. have a great week!

White Washed into Miraflores

Bienvenido de Nicaragua! i am not going to share a spiritual message this week because i want to tell you all about nicaragua. first of all, its hot. second, the people drive crazy here. i am here in Managua in an area called Miraflores. Mi papa es Elder Perez. He is a great missionary and we get along very well. the food is pretty good and i eat well here. the people here in Managua are very nice and almost everyone listens to the gospel and sets up appointments with us. this week we set 15 baptismal dates, or at least my trainer did because I don't understand anything anyone is saying. nicas love to talk fast and they don't pronounce their "S". people live in poverty here but they are very content. i walk everywhere. i don't get enough sleep so whenever i sit down i start falling asleep almost instantly. the missionaries here are great and Presidente Russell is really great. it is definitely a new experience but i figure i will get used to it in time. oh, and we are also white washing this area so my first day me and elder Perez didn't know anyone or anything about the area so it has been a huge challenge. i miss and love you all!