Yup it`s finally coming up. THese past 2 years have been long and fast all at the same time. It`s been pretty fun and hard. But SO worth it. I was thinking that Toucanos would be cool Dad. But if you want to hit up Chilli`s that`s cool with me. I guess it really doesn´t really matter where we go as long as we`re all together. That will be super cool. Haha it still hasn`t hit me yet. So i`m just going to keep working hard and not remember that i only have a week left. But things are going good here. Yesterday we had 4 investigators in church. And we helped 2 inactives come back to church. It was a very successful day. Ya know....some people just need to know that others are thinking about them and that they too are important. I have the biggest testimony about visiting and home teacher now. All it takes is just a simple visit and they know that the Lord loves them. So yesterday was good. Wow Debbie died the other day? That`s really sad. Does brittany know about that doctrine? She should know. But that`s super sad though. I guess the Lord has his ways with everyone ya know? But Halloween does not exist in this country. I`m a little bummed that i`m missing Halloween but i gues i can just steal Mike`s candy haha. Ya my group is huge. The biggest group in the mission as we speak. Once we leave there`s going to be no one haha. But hey i love you guys! Pray for me to stay focused my last week in this little tropical island ok? Thanks :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day today. What r u guys planning on eating for dinner.....let me guess....shredded beef tacos? If i`m right please send me a reward or something haha jk. But things are going great here. I`m just chugging along. We`re working with a lot of people now. But due to time i don`t think they`ll be getting baptized this transfer. But it`s totally cool cause it doesn`t matter who baptizes them as long as they get baptized right? Dang that`s really sad about Cody....there have been a couple of kids here that had a lot of desire to serve but for medical reasons have had to go home. It`s really sad but the Lord has a purpose for everything so i guess we just have to except it. Try our best ya know? But there`s not really anything new here. We`re just working working hard to get my comp prepared for next transfer. So i don`t leave him dry if ya know what i mean. Give him something to work with. But i`m enjoying my time here in the DR and i`m healthy and very happy. So no worries ok? But i love you guys so much. Can`t wait to see you in a couple of weeks. :) Take care

Hey just one thing......HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!! I hope you have an awesome day today. Full of presents and junk food haha! But it sounds like things are going good with all of you guys. Here....Wendel got baptized on saturday and got the gift of the Holy Ghost on sunday. It was very special. He{s 18 years old and i think he has plans on going on a mission. I sure hope so. That¨d be very special. But we are working hard to work with that family. They have marriage problems so we are focusing on families and the impact the Gospel has on our families and our lives. It is very special. We watch church movies with them. This one member family is helping us a ton with them. But things are going good here. Im just trying to finish strong. I know if i keep working hard the Lord will bless me. But yes ill be getting home at 4 40 in the afternoon. Haha its a little crazy to think that ill be coming home so soon. But i dont want to think about that too much. I dont want to get trunky ya know? But i love you guys so much!!! Write back soon

Hey guys!! So yes Dad i did get to see all of the sessions live in spanish here. It was really awesome. I can´t wait to get the ensign to really study the talks. It was pretty good. But things are going good here. We have a baptism for the 15 of this month. His name is Wendel. He´s 18 years old. Priesthood! We are also working with a whole family. Parents and their 2 kids. They went to general conference...all of them. We had a family home evening with some members. We watched the Restauration movies with them. It was very spiritual. If all goes well this transfer we´ll get 6 baptism. I hope so. THat´d be an awesome way to end my mission. Yes my new comp likes to work just like me. We´re going to do good this transfer. Last night my comp and i and my friend and his comp we all walked to the beach and watched this huge waves crash against the rocks. They were huge!!! It was so relaxing. But this are great here. I truely love the people. They are my family. It´s true....it will be a little hard leaving these people. But i´ll be leaving one family and going to another one haha :) But i still have umpf to keep working hard so don´t you guys fret ya hear? I love you guys so much. Pray for my investigators so that they will soften their hearts and except this beautiful gospel ok? Thanks

So i´m back in my area called Los Molinos in the zone of Las Americas. I love it here. I have seen all my old baptisms and all the members. I truely love these people. It makes me feel bad that i only have 6 weeks to be with these people. This ward is so strong here. This is the area that everyone dreams to be in, in this mission. And the Lord chose me to go back to work with his children here. I really feel honored. It´s a good feeling. Things are going great here. For my B-Day we went to an all you can eat buffet and stuffed ourselves for and hour and a half. My comp is named Elder McKee. He lives in Utah. He´s 6 foot 9 inches 270 lbs. He´s a monster. But he´s so kind and gentle and full of love. I love the kid. I enjoy working with him. We are going to get a lot of success. But it doesn´t feel like i´m 21. It feels like i´m 18 again. Haha but i´m loving the mission and i love you guys so much. Take care and i´ll see you guys soon ok? :)

Ok so we are both getting transfered out of the area. We worked so hard to get this ward moving again and now we are betting ¨whitewashed¨ but it´s ok. We left the next set of missioaries 2 people ready to get baptized and so that´s all that matter is the lives we are making better not the glory of how many baptisms we had or who baptized them. We did our part and now i´m moving on. I´m going to one of my old areas again. It was my favorite area out of all of them. And my new comp i know him. He´s way cool. And one of my best friends of the mission lives in the same house. I´m so stoked! I get to go back and talk to all my friends and baptism there. It´s the best way to finish off my mission. I got the package! Thanks so much! The granola is amazing. I already finished a box. The boys look SOOOO old now. I can barely recognized them. They are so different already. But things are going great. We played soccer and basketball today and i´m beat. The sun is killer over here. You feel like you´re being baked alive. But it´s good for the soul....puts hair on the chest. But last week i did this way cool challenge. I read the Book Of Mormon in a week. 75 pages every single day for a full week. It was a very special experience. I got a lot out of it. It makes you tired physically and mentally but it was worth it. I love the Book Of Mormon. And i love you guys so much! Stay safe and keep filling up my poster :) Take care ok?

So Dominicans don´t eat tacos ever. It´s just rice, beans, meat, yuka and platanos. But we suggested it so the family attempted tacos. They were really good....not as good as yours moms but they were pretty good. But José Andrea got baptized on wednesday. It was good. I´m trying to send a picture of the baptism but we´ll see if this computer will do the trick. It´s not the best computer. Rachel....the dominican republic is a million times different at the resort then in the slums of santo domingo. But the resorts are very pretty. haha. But that´s way cool that she came here. The health....it´s doing good. I´m healthy and happy. We will be getting the transfer call on sunday. So next email i´ll write you guys and tell you what´s happening with us. Nobody knows. But we´re working with the members a lot to help them be self reliant and do their callings. And with referrals and what not. It´s working. We´re getting success. They just need a little push that´s it and they start to move. But things are great. I´ll be coming home to a mad house full of dogs. Eh that´s nothing new for me. There are dogs in the street here all over. Dead dogs....dogs mating....dogs fighting. Ahh the life of Santo Domingo en el barrio con mis compadres. Así es la vida para los duros. But i love you guys. Write back soon and i´ll keep you informed ok? Paz y Amor