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Hey everybody,

So this week it rained a lot which is great because I love rain! So we were walking around in the rain and we clapped at a door and this guy named Eduardo came out to talk to us, but didn't want to invite us in and said to come by another time. So then we went a couple of doors down and this other guy came out, got control of his rather vicious dog, and told us to go right in. This doesn't surprise me because nothing surprises me anymore. So we go in and he comes inandhis name is Francisco.And then Eduardo from down the street comes in because it turns out he wanted to listen to us he just didn't want his wife to know because she wouldn't have liked that. So we got talking and it turns out that Francisco had a mom who was a member of the church, so he is familiar with it. And then we asked if we could say a prayer and share a message about Jesucristo and he just started saying the prayer without us asking him too. That did surprise me. Maybe the one thing that surprises me. And then we agreed to come by on saturday, but we called him on thursday to see how he was doing and if he had read El libro de Mormón and he asked us if we could come by on friday instead because he had really enjoyed talking to us and had a lot of questions about what he had read. So we went by yesterday and had a super spiritual lesson where we answered a bunch of his questions.

So that is just a little snap shot of what it is like to be a missionary here. By the way if you haven't had a good talk with God lately try praying. It is really great. I have been thinking a lot about discipleship this week. I have decided that it basically comes down to being dedicated about living the commandments and serving others even when it is difficult. Satan would have you turn inwards worry about yourself, while Christ would have you turn outwards and help others and trust in God to take care of you. Through prayer we can ask Christ to change our selfish desires into selfless desires through his atonement. It works. Also see 2 Nefi 1-3

1) Chemical happiness.

2) A typical, but especially delicious, Uruguaya meal. As you can see it includes oily noodles, chunks of meat, and pan. Pan is a leavened wheat dough substance similar to bread. It is the most important part of the meal.