First of all I need to explain about the e-mail situation. The computers are ancient, and the internet is slower than dial up. It usually takes about 5 minutes to load up the starting page, another five to get to my e-mail account, another five to log in, more than five to read my e-mails. If I split up and send a little at a time like you suggested, then I would be able to write about half of what I do every week - and considering that the power has failed only twice so far while I am writing, it is worth it to me to write as much as I can when I can. So I am sorry about 2 weeks ago when you didn't hear from me. I had written a long letter. Tell Aunt Sussie I had a big long schpeel about how good her carmellos were and tell her thanks for the package for me. I think I also talked about President Greer and talked about Aunt Oleta passing away. Since I don't have much time mom, I sent a letter yesterday - more details about the Elder Bednar conference we had.
ENTONCES! The week has been really good. Elder Vargas and I are pretty frito (out of money). He has 0 pesos left, and I am really low too. I already reimbursed myself for the marriage, so I'm not planning on taking more money out of the account til next transfer because I don't want to go through the whole mission relying on you guys to feed me money when the mission president gives us as much as he thinks we need. Plus, it's kind of exciting! I bought a bag of chips this week and found 100 pesos in it as a promotion and we went nuts! It was definitely a blessing. I know you might not agree with my stance on this one parents, but I promise you if we are starving then I'll draw money out.
So this week we had 4 baptisms! Julio, Magali and their son Morro (Jose Manuel is his real name) and a daughter of a member named Xiomara. The baptisms were good - always stressful, but it feels so good when they go to Sunday the day after and get confirmed. Like a sigh of relief. Oh haha, so at Xiomara's baptism on Wednesday, everything was set and ready to go, but the president wasn't showing up so I called him (Elder Vargas was on transfers, so I was the senior companion) and he said he couldn't come because his stomach hurt . . . so, I had to try to find a member of the branch presidency to show up so she could be baptized and no one would answer. I was stressin' out big time, needless to say, and I was starting to feel like I was getting sick (foreshadowing)after like a half hour of searching, I got a hold of the second counselor Charliemon, and he came. The baptism ended up turning out all right, no worries, but I go home, planned, and then puked my guts out. I felt a lot better after. I'm still not quite sure if it was something I ate, or just the day, but in the end, I probably need to learn how to handle the stress of a mission a little better - (not throwing it up).
Sorry it's kind of dark. Julio, Magalli and their son Morro (Jose Manuel)
Xiomara and her mom Christina
Mom, I'm glad to hear your birthday was good! Did you not get your birthday letter yet? Sorry it's late, but it is coming. I sent it like a week and a half ago. One for Fonzie too, and I sent one for Emily yesterday, but I sent it to BYU, so she won't get it until after because she'll be at home. That's crazy about Callen getting engaged! He'll be sort of family - that's awesome! I write Greg through mail, so it takes awhile and I haven't heard from Matt for a while. Sometimes we forward our family e-mails to each other.
The main room of the house. I'll send house pics through the weeks
I love you and miss you!
Elder McBride
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