November 9, 2011

hey hey!

do i even know where the cruise is to yet? i feel like nobody has told
me anything about this fancy new adventure you are going on! maybe i
just have a bad memory though... hey don't worry! i've been biking for
two years yeah, and i'm going to want to keep it up. i like riding
bikes and i want to do it for a good work out. haha some of my mission
friends say they wont get on a bike again for years hahah

hmm well i really want to go to Colombia, but i also want to go to
Chicago... hmm who knows. we'll have to have a good discussion. haha
but before you go on your cruise i just wanna say have fun and be
safe! i want to see lots of pictures okay? so keep your camera with ya
always!

so things are going well here except for the weather. it's been
pretty... bleh. cold AND rainy. fun yeah? haha we're still on bikes
for another couple weeks. probably until the first snow hits. it
stinks because the weather effects so many different things. it's
harder to find people who want to give you some time and that makes it
harder to keep a good attitude. BUT we're trying. i love being a
missionary so that helps haha.

we finally got one of our investigators to come to church and he liked
it! haha it was awesome. and it was good because we've already
established a good relationship between him and some members so he
felt really comfortable and it was good to see the members showing him
around and helping him with what they could. i feel like the mission
just opens your eyes so much about the church and it really helps you
see through the eyes of someone who isn't a member. and that is
something you keep for the rest of your life. I'm so much more aware
of how i can better talk to my friends about the gospel through my
whole life. and like... it makes me want to help new people, members
or not, feel Christ's love when they come to church. and if i can
offer a helping hand, or a welcoming smile or anything to help lift
their spirits and lighten their loads, I'm gonna do it.

well my companion is a great guy. i love him a lot. but it's not
always easy. I'm not sure how to help motivate him. haha he likes to
buy things to make him happy when he has a bad day. last thing he
bought was a remote control monster truck hahahaha. he's hilarious but
i want to help him love the work more. i guess I'll pray for some
inspiration.

well jesus is going to be baptized in about the next 2 weeks.
exciting! i'm a little nervous though. not for any real reason i
guess. i just always get nervous when a baptism comes up. i know that
sounds crazy but hear me out! haha i just hope that these people are
truly converted and that they will stay strong their whole lives in
the gospel. but i guess i can't expect everyone to love the gospel as
much as i do. even when they are going to get baptized they still have
much to learn and to grow. and he is AWESOME! he has been progressing
a lot and so i'm not sure why i'm nervous. he hasn't smoked in 3
weeks!!! and he is just like a rock haha. he knows and understands the
difference in his life now compared to before he met us. it's cool
stuff.

so before i end i just want to say that i did find some stuff that i
might need... i could use a new belt cuz mine is destroyed! and
another elder just got some nice black shoes for cheap! so i was
thinkin those two items i'd like to get if you could help me out.
thanks!

i love you all! hope you continue to see miracles :) if you aren't,
then ask for some! (it works!)
your missionary,
elder munoz