CHANGES! Well not really, my companion changed but my area didnt. I´ve had a bit of time here in Puerto Colombia but 6 more weeks is going to be great, there are always people ready to listen here. MY new comp´s name is Elder Beltran, he is a Colombian but from the southern part. His city´s name is Neiva and it´s in the department of Huila. Read it and say it like a gringo and then ask matthew how it´s really pronounced and you´ll know how i feel like alot of the time, its exciting. Spanish is coming along just fine i try not to compare myself to the colombians because i mean really they´ve been speaking it their whole lives. i learn something new everyday and Elder Beltran is really good at correcting the little things that most latinos dont bother to so i´m getting better. I havent started dreaming in spanish yet but in all my dreams i end up contacting or teaching a lesson. Kalan i did get your letter and it just so funny i cant send a fitting response through letters, if you think PA is cold you just wait till you get to rexburg. I hope you´re all enjoying the snow, it rained a bit here today so the sun wasnt out as much which was nice. but it really is kinda ironic because the one day when we need the sun to dry our laundry, it rains and the sun isn´t there, i´m sure it´ll be sunny tomorrow. I hope this letter doesnt sound like i´m discouraged because i´m not. In a normal situaion when i would be thinking about myself i might be, but i´m not normal at the moment. everything i do i try to center on building up the Lords kingdom. and if the weather it cool the one day when it would be helpful if it was hot and sunny thats one more reason to thankful because every sacrifice and discomfort brings blessings and is an oppurtunity to show my faith for the Lord, if there is not murmuring. I´m so thankful everyday for the testimony i have of this gopsel. The evidences that the Lord has given to me personally to carry my through when normally i would falter. That the Lord has allowed me to know for myself that this is the only church true really comforts and personalizes everything. Also it makes my promises to others all that more real. i hope they see it in my eyes when i testify and know that I know that it´s true, i pray for that everynight. I´m grateful everyday that the Lord has allowed me to purify and sanctify my faith through these two years, the line from ¨come come ye saints´where it says ïts better far for us to strive, our useless cares from us to drive¨ has really meant alot more to me as i´ve seen my usless cares of my youth exchanged for cares for the salvation of others. Thanks for your prayers and i´ll write to you next week.
love,
Elder Larson