11/9/09 THANKS Dad, THANKSGIVING IS a state of mind!

so this week was good and bad at the same time. im learning so much everyday but we didnt have hardly any lessons with members present which really is the only way to have baptisms. also, our baptism for marleni fell through but we resolved her doubts and will baptize her without a doubt this next saturday. weve met some great people through contacting which literally we contacted 99 people that live in our area this past week and we have some great investigators. Maria is a single mother with her 20 year old daughter Karen, and then another family Fransisco and Hermedia with there 3 sons...one in casa thats 10 years old and the 2 others live in the chacra, or outside of the area in the fields. we taught their 20 year old son with the dad the other day and it was great. we went to some mines today and i have some great pictures that i am sending thanks to the battery charger i received. thanks mom AND dad! ive got to do some fun service but the only field work i did was today for a minute which youll see in the picture. hope all is well with the family and i want to thank you DAD for writing me and giving me great words of advice and fatherly comfort. i really do appreciate it and couldnt ask for a greater father, example, leader, and priesthood holder. tomorrow we have zone conference and interviews, then wednesday we have multi zone conference with the mission and will be an uplifting day! hope all my family is praying for and thinking of me. i need all the help i can get. miss and love all of you including everyone of my nieces and nephews!! hope i can get to hear from some of my brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, or even brothers and sister in law!