November 16, 2009

Dear Family,

Hey how are you guys doing? Hows was everybody's week? man sounds like evrybody had a good one!!! Man Jr that is so cool about your lesson, What a great experience to get to be with the servants of the Lord and also give service as well, to help better others. Man thanks for all the nice things you said, i can say the same to you too. I have been so blessed to have such great brothers that taught me by example of what i needed to be. Brothers who have such strong faith, and love the Lord. Thanks Mom for always thinking of me and putting my name in the Temple i know it is helping. Mom can you put my companion's name in the temple though this next week? He is really struggling right now. He opened up to me lately and has just told me he doesnt really have much of a desire to be out here. Or to be a missionary. We had a talk i shared the Letter that Dad sent me when i was really struggling in the MTC and man it was just perfect it helped so much. Dad i know that you were inspired when you wrote that letter that not only would it help me but probably many others as i share it with them as this problem may arouse again in the future. Im so very blessed to have such good people in my life to help me. But please keep him in your prayers, i told him there is no way im going to let him go home. I will NOT allow it. He is real down and just feels he can not learn spanish or do it. I told him he had been called by a prophet of God to Preach the gospel in spanish, and i told him to take some time to think and right down his testimony and why he wanted to come out. i hope everything goes well this week. We had a good day at church yesterday our investigator Juan that we found last week came and absolutely loved it. We are going to shoot to get him baptized this month. He is already giving us referrals for other people to teach. Every night i go to bed pooped but pumped for the next day and what it has to bring. Each sunday we have correlation at 630 and then i have to translate two sacrament meetings and then this last week i go to teach gospel principles class as well. It was the best sunday ever cause i just got to be so busy. It was so fun! I taught about Developing our talents, my spanish is really progressing and i know its just because i have the hunger to learn more and more and not get complacent. i wanna speak perfect spanish. Also yeah Mom ummm haha my sizes have changed a little bit..... I have gotten a little big. im about 210 But im actually pretty cut too. I just got a little gut is all. My chest and arms have gotten pretty big though. But i think im like 34 or 36 now. But ill think if i need anything, right now i just may need white short sleeve shirts my shirts are like yellow and gross, i just sweat ALOT! haha But ill think what i may need i do have a coat and rain coat another missionary gave me one. Well that is all for this week. I know the Lord helped me out this week with helping my Comp cause i knew how he felt and i got to my knees to pray for him and prayed my heart out and i just felt so sad i dont want him to go home. I love him, its just a trial ill know he will be okay. Take care love you all so much. I love you grandma!

Love,
Elder Riding