Hey how is everyone!!! It is so crazy to be here out in the field. So i am in a city called Reading, PA. You know the Reading Railroad on Monopoly YEAH!! that's here. Just a little about the city its 70% Spanish. You should see the city here its crazy houses are really packed tight they have three stories and what not. They are so cool!! Mostly the people we teach are Dominicans and Puerto Ricans. The Branch is composed of like 125 people that usually come. Right now the weather is pretty cold! there is quiet a bit of snow here, everyone like takes it like the world is going to end they cancel school its not even like bad at all. HA HA eastern people they just don't know how to drive in the snow. Ya but its a pretty big town here its crazy, its pretty sweet here, there is crime but not like the slums of Philly but i will takes pics so you can see what its like. WE live in a little apartment complex its the perfect missionary house, living room, kitchen, Room and bathroom all hardwood floors so no vacuuming.
Well my companion is Elder Burnham. He is way cool and super funny. He is from Wyoming and is going to play football at SUU after his mission as a Fullback. Ya, he is pretty redneck but its all good. HE is crazy though We usually are supposed to wake up at 6:30, but he makes us get up at 6 everyday and work out, ha ha, i usually sit around and do nothing cause i am too tired. We do have a car though, unlike the two elders that have the west side Elder Aflaro and Anderson they walk, i went with Aflaro one day and walked all day.
Well, the language is going alright. All the missionaries around here are fluent ha ha. I really have to re-learn everything. It has definitely been really hard, but i am starting to pick it up. Its just cause the Dominicans and Puerto Ricans speak different so its hard to pick up but i love the people here they are way cool, at least the members and the ones we are teaching. When we contact there are some pretty stubborn people. We need to soften their hearts. WOW the food! I have never been fed so much!! So far everyday we have been fed by members and investigators at least twice a day and they just bring on the food like crazy. The food here is great besides one night we were being fed after we helped this lady paint and wow i about threw up she gave us 4 massive tacos and with nasty meat and i had to eat all of it, so ya it was rough! This was after we ate a big meal 30 minutes before.
We do have four baptismal dates, 2 for this Saturday gene(11) Junior(12) then we have 2 next month Cirilo is the only one that is showing up. We are trying to add more and think we can. Also, yesterday we have a new member family with Martha and Hector they got baptized and she wanted us to give her kids baby blessings in sacrament, and Nathanial who is 7 wanted me so I gave him a blessing, it was crazy i had never given one before but like i felt so calm and the spirit just guided me a long it was a good experience for me for sure.
That is so crazy about Chase man i am so excited i could possibly be training him because there are 22 elders leaving in June so who knows i could easily train him. I hope so!!! Also mom ha ha still haven't gotten my sheets who knows whats going on. Ya i have just slept with a little blanket every night and sweats no pillowcase ha ha its all good! no biggy. It's really not that cold. But its all good really don't worry about it.
Well enough of me i hope everything is going good at home. I have no idea what is going on with BYU so keep me posted.
Also here is my address that you can write me at and send letters here
555 Pearl st. apt #102
Reading, PA 19602
Just mail stuff here i will be here for awhile so ya!!! LOVE ALL OF YOU!!!!
"THE BOOK OF MORMON IS SO TRUE ITS BLUE!!" -Elder Burnham
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