November 22, 2010

this week went really well. we worked really hard,and taught a ton of lessons. it was kind of sad at church though because none of our investigators came to church but it was still a good week.it is hard becasue there are a ton of evangelicals here, which is a church. they tell all these lies about joseph smith and all sorts of werid stuff. its still great though i really love it here. there are a ton of great people here,and i couldnt ask for a better place to be.  we went to a catholic funeral it was crazy. the mom of the branch pres in a different town died and they had the funernal here in lebu, so the mission pres asked us to go to give him support. it was so werid.they have all these crazy pictures everywhere and crosses and it was just crazy. the pastor guy was wearing a purple robe and i dont think he even mentioned the women who died it was just a normal surmon like he would give on any old sunday. they also have this band in the back ground that just starts playing at randomn parts of the surmon. it was so werid but a good experience. we had interviews with the president this week which went well. our president is a super cool guy. o ya some really good news we have warm showers now. its great it really does change your entire day. today was really fun, my old companion is in my district still so he came down for p day. we went to the beach again, it was so cool. it is really pretty and was just an awesome time. then we had a bbq with some chicken, it was fun. everything is going really well. sometimes i do get discouraged with the lack or success, or rejection, or that i cant say everything i want to in spanish. but then i try to remember the talk that elder holland gave when i was at the mtc. he talked about why the mission is hard. its hard because the atonement was hard, because salvation isnt a cheap experience. it wasnt easy for christ so why would you think it would be easy for you. in order to progress we have to face difficulties. every bad thing, trial, gives you a chance to apply christ like attributes in your life, whether it be charity, patience, or faith. i love you all thank you so much for all your letters, and prayers.  

elder brimhall