Monday, November 11, 2013

November 11, 2013

I´m so glad to hear about everyone's football! That´s so great to see everyone back home doing work! Hahah!  I miss baseball so much. I played it last week actually it was super fun. So I´ll start off with my week here...because of a lot of things my patience is drastically improving. Back home I would have thrown a few guys out the window, but here I just try to control what I would like to do and repent about my thoughts later.  I can feel the change. Ok, so Mom you asked about lessons and stuff. Well, if we taught more I could tell ya.  No just kidding. We teach the way preach my gospel tells us too and truthfully I LOVE teaching.  I´m, saying it in humility, a pretty good gospel teacher.  My favorite is teaching about Joseph Smith.  I love it.  Just reciting the  First Vision... Whoo, the Spirit knocks you off your feet I´m serious.  It´s incredible. Funny thing is like no one really asks questions. We always ask nos entiende? And they´re always like oh yeah perfectly hahah but then after a few lessons one of our investigators, who has now disappeared, sometimes I can't believe my life, said honestly-- I had no idea what you guys were talking about that first lesson. I really don´t think anyone understands what we teach, they just feel good and later on understand more. 

So here´s kinda my daily routine... 

630 wake up play ball with Elder Bozarth, love him, Datwyler, love him, and Streiff who I love too. We play til 8 then we go home eat and shower then 9 - 10 is personal study... I´m in 3 Nephi and reading Jesus the Christ.  Then 10 to 12 is comp study...difficult Then 12 to 2 we go contact people like madmen and people just say no (along with a lot of other stuff) then at 2 we eat then at 3 we study the language then at 4 we go to whatever visits we do or don´t have, we knock doors, street contact, call people, the occasional dinner visit, stuff like that then at 10 we return and plan til 1030 then I get into my g´s with Elder Streiff and eat a mother of a popsicle like a champion and talk about our days. Hahaha!!  It´s pretty fun. Then at 1120 I pray then at 1145 I sleep like a rock. So that´s pretty much my day. 

You asked about any holidays here?  Like every other week is called fiesta where no one works. It´s crazy. Everyone goes and gets drunk. Aahhh I gotta tell you about Halloween. Gosh I´ll add it in my letters I´m sending.  Send more pics of the fam this week. Always a treat. Or send them in the letters too. That´d be nice. I need to watch as Dad gets old and that muscle turns to fat.

Well I love everyone! Have a good week! I´m so excited. 13 days and counting!!! YES!

Love Elder Matthews

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