April 4 2011

hahaha well i think my message to justin just about did it for me nah just kidding no i sent him a pretty good one you should read it but this week was rough no i still havent recieved my package and idk what to do about it haha well theres actually nothin i can do.hahah the truth is this week was rough i have a lot of thinking about home and i really miss you guys i really miss home but i had a blessing by my comp and now i am better and some advise from my big bro gets me pumped up realdy to go but this week we have 2 baptisms planned for the mom and dad of my buddy juan haha i think he is excited he is always boared but i hope i can help him get excited i am pretty sure he is about to get the aaronic priesthood. pretty excited for that and some other converts are getting really to do some baptism for the dead well i sure hope so. yes i got to see all of the coference but it was all in spanish pretty riough i am not used to listening to such big words but hey i got some notes hahaha but really i loved prieshood session the best like always. but i did miss the dinner with my dad and brothers i really look forward to prieshood session every year to be with my dad and brothers and no dad i am not coping you or trying to steal your words but its the truth. listen to the prophet and the apostols one talk said we need to prepare ourself so lets get ready hahaha really i went blank to. it was a rough week but we are working hard i promise

this picture is of my companion trying to make tortillas haha por littlñe things hahaha but they were delicious. with some salt. dont woprry mom when i get home i am going to help you learn how to eat like a real mexican and then marrio flores can say yes now thats real mexican food hahaha because the way i eat here is nothing compared to mi amigos. its delicious there but they are missing a few huge things hahaha for example tortillas in every meal. we dont use silverwear we use tortillas and it is amazing.

i am stoked for mitch like you have no idea and i am sad because once again i dont have anytime to send him a message that can really help him i am going to do it next week but i sure do love the kid and for eveyone else to.

well to be honest i am completely blank amber dont hit your kids the prophet has tought that we dont do that. babies cant lie you know hahaha no just kidding braiden you shouldnt lie.

well here is a little something i wrote to justin

right now i am living in this challenge and it is going to push to your limits when you dont think you can go anymore you return to the house eat a little snack and get to relax for a minute then you start thinking of all of your day that had just passed. you will go to your room with your comp and fall to your knees from exauhstion and begin to pray sometimes you will cry sometimes your calm who knows. but what you do know is that your working for the lord and he is really happy with you.and in your prayer you plead for help every night because really you will need it everyone does.but when you wake up your pumped and ready to go again. throughout the day your busy busy busy and you work and work and work. but your happy.your work until you cant even walk and your still happy. sometimes its even nesesary to give a hug to a bum that has no home and you get to tell him that everything is ok and that he is a child of god and his father loves him and wants him to be clean. sometimes you feel angels walking next to you and sometimes sometimes your are torn to peices because your brothers dont accept the invetation or you see them fall into the chains of satan and you will cry for them and pray for them. but in these moments you feel something amazing its something like your running your hands through the clouds of heaven.

the truth is i really feel that way there is nothing better that i have every dedicated my life. i dont think i will be an apostol one day but i will always be a diciple of christ and follow what he wants. and i hope that my hand never leaves these clouds that i have had the opportunity to touch and feel and love

please follow the cousils of our leaders its like holland said every talk and message was from the heavens and from the angels. and they have all recieved that from our father.

sorry this week was lame but i love you all i hope i get my package soon maybe try and call them.idk. i love you all!!!

elder houston