¿Qué Tal, Bolivia?: Sacapuntas!!!

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS OCTOBER. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE 6 DANG MONTHS IN THE MISSION! Wut.......

How are you all?????
My week was great!

- ELECCIONES..... Elections were yesterday, so we were locked in our house for the WHOLE DANG DAY. I thought that I would like the break, but it was soooo boring. I studied most of the day. I slept for a little while, and we watched Ephraim´s Rescue. I was kind of disappointed because we couldn’t go to church, and I wanted to invite so many people.... dang EVO..... But the good part was that we could eat whatever we wanted to! We made fruit salad for breakfast, and then TACOS for lunch! I was happy about that. TACO TIME!

- Nothing too exciting happened this week. We have just been looking for a lot of new people to teach. We don’t really have anyone progressing. It was frustrating this week, because it seemed like every night around 6pm, all of our appointments fell through. I was irritated. I don’t like knocking doors at night. I want to teach people! But it is okay, I think Heavenly Father is just testing my patience and obedience. But we have found some really awesome people this week, so I am happy.

- The weather here is turning really crazy. It will be BLAZING HOT during the morning, but then FREEZING COLD at night. And freaking Potosi is changing me, because I am no longer used to the heat. I die every morning walking in the heat. I look forward to the cold at night. HOW WEIRD. I feel like Kayla hahahah. I don’t know what i am going to do if I get sent to Cochabamba. My comp tells me that it is so dang hot there during the summer. Oh no.... hahahaha

- KYLE! I have a talk for you to read. It is called His Grace is Sufficient by Brad Wilcox. I was listening to it one morning, and I thought of you. READ IT!

- I also found a new favorite scripture this morning. Read job 23:10. The Lord knows what it takes for us to be made into GOLD. We need to trust in His plan. We are going to have trials that will mold us into who we need to become, but one day, we will live with Heavenly Father.

- I was learning more about Ephraim Hanks this week. I love that guy. I want to be like him. I was wondering how I could have more power as a missionary, like the power that he had. Then I realized.... exact obedience brings power. I have heard so many sad stories of missionaries here that are being macaneros. I want to be exactly obedient so that I can have power to help these people who I know here. That is what it takes. Faith and obedience.

- I also realized this week how time is flying so fast. I was looking at my pictures from the CCM yesterday (I look so old now!) and realized just how fast time flies. I really need to take advantage of this time. This is the only time that I will ever have in my whole life to dedicate my time to learning every possible thing I can. I want to learn everything!

- Two people I want to tell you about that we found this week that I know will get baptized. Lucero and Nicolas. They are so cool. Lucero is this single woman who is so nice and kind. I am so excited to see how she progresses. Nicolas is about my age, and is awesome. We gave him a BOM and he told us that he was excited to read it and learn what it had to say. It made me happy.

- Nothing else really to say. I feel a little frustrated because we don’t have anyone progressing. But I need to remember that I am at least planting seeds.

- OCTOBER! What are you all going to do for Halloween aka my FAVORITE HOLIDAY! I hope you all go to a haunted house for me.

- STANLEY IS IN THE CCM! Have you all heard from him? How is he doing?

I love you all! I am looking forward to reading all of your letters!

LOVE

HNA ROUTSONG
Fotos....
Yes. I got to hold a baby lamb.

No. I did not eat that... it was disgusting. They even make brownies out of jello! What the freak is with everyone and jello here? hahahah A really nice lady gave it to us, but it looked like a sponge. NASTY.