i kinda feel old...

but not really at all, i never wanted to grow up so im not going to. looking at the pic that you sent me mom i dont think i have changed that much i just have to shave more now.
This past week in Sincelejo has been pure party. its like rodeo days here colombian style which is louder. They call them corralejas and what i is is they make a wooden area and throw a bull in there and whoever wants to can jump and in run around with it. They win money from the people who watch if they get really close and dont die, do they all try to get close to the bull and not die, but it doesnt always work out like that. Another fun factor is the beer they consume during the event and due to the universal effect of beer to dumb people, drunk people jump in with the bull. Which also leds to more people getting gored or trampled. well because that is a reason to celebrate the past few days they have had things called ¨toma sincelejo¨(take sincelejo) whichi is when the whole city takes to the streets in various ways. One day was pure motos and more than 2000 motercycles drove around town together for 5 hours, also they took off their mufflers so i was loud. Another day was people dancing the fandango in huge lines, which all the poeple lined up on the streets to see it parade style. Yesterday was the beauty queens and throw flour day and so the less than modest queen rode on floats and everyone else threw flour. Pretty neat huh! Also there is the ever present music at full volume. And since our house is well placed close to one of the major streets here all these parades passed by our house (for the motor cycles and dancers we were working but just as we left the house to work yesterday the queens started to roll by... we went in the house and studied more). So contacting has been not the most efective this week and its not to much fun seeing and hearing all the people do exactly what you are teaching them not to do but we keep chugging along. Delsi is doing super great, throuh brute faith she has gone a week and is still going strong. it really is watching a miracle teaching her and seeing her great desires.
as to my birthday i completely reject the phrase that i am ¨a very serious adult¨i just am doing adult things more now than i used to. looking at the picture you sent me mom it made me think about how in this past year i have not really tried to grow old but more than anything tried to throw off the natural man and be more like i was in the pic that you sent me (childlike). I feel like i have gained some success in that way so if you really think about im going to come home YOUNGER than i left! that could make the health headlines ¨new secret to youth everlasting!!! strive to keep the gospel of Christ and you will throw off your old nasty natural man and take on the countance of Christ and be as pure as a little child!!¨ well ill trying to do my best i am to help other people recieve what i have and what you all have as well. its a privelge just to wear the tag and if the lord wants to bless me with sucess then i have all the more reason to be thankful.
love you all
ELDER LARSON