January 23rd, 2017

Well, life is now good.  My health is back to normal.  My companion's name is Elder Lambson, he is cool, and we talk all the time.  It is great to speak English and he can help me with my Spanish a little better just because I can ask questions.  I'm slowly adjusting to our house.  We have a toaster oven and a gas stove.  So I'm accepting the small house for the toaster oven and gas stove they're nice to have.

We are the only missionaries in our Barrio (ward) so our sector is huge.  When I first got here there were other missionaries but then we had emergency changes and they both left.  So it is hard to control two sectors, but we have like 7 investigators so that is nice.  One is going to be baptized this Friday so I hope it goes well.  When I got here they had been teaching her for a long time but she wasn't receiving an answer about the church.  The first lesson I had with her the spirit told me to help her realize her answer and then I felt prompted to ask her these questions: how she feels when she goes to church, when we teach her, and when she reads the scriptures.  She said it makes her feel great, and then I asked her if these feelings were the answer she has been looking for.  She didn't answer me, but she excepted to be baptized that day, so it was cool.  Her husband is a recent convert, so it was nice to have him help us teach her.  He liked talking about how much the church changed his life so I think it was good for her to hear him teach.

This week has been nice, a little crazy, with the whole ward to ourselves, but it is nice.  I'm in Atahualpa.  When I looked it up on google maps it was not right.  But I will get my house address soon.

Thanks for the pictures of the temple, I really like them.
Sorry I don't have pictures,

I love you all so much and hope you have a great week.