Well people, this week was not so great :( We have been working really hard to get some new investigators cause most of the ones we have are not progressing well. We have been trying to help them but we have not been able to have lessons with them or see them in more than two week so we are starting from scratch. The investigators that we do have that have been progressing are doing good. The only obstacle that we seem to have is to get them to church. We have tried many times but for one reason or another we cant. I know that as soon as they go to church they will start progressing towards baptism. We have faith that the Lord will help them in some way.

 On another note: my bike decided to stop working this week. It was not good!! Ive been struggling with it since. Its not fun. So this is whats wrong: 1) the peddals were annihilated. Im peddaling on bare metal. 2) the shifter just went kaboommee. It will not shift at all and thats not good when we have to go up steep hills. 

 But other than that Im really good. I feel great going out and sharing the Gospel with others. Elder Johnson is not too bad. He doesnt beat me as much. haha He have a lot of fun together and we work really good together also. 

 Well that was all for this week for the reason that my time is coming to an end. I love you all and hope that everything is going well.  

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 Well people this week has been a really crazy one. So on Monday, Elder Kurtz and I, had a couple of new missionaries come and join us in Moses Lake. We have been asked to help these missionaries learn how to be effective missionaries. They got out of the MTC just last week and are waiting for their visas to go to the Mexico City North Mission. It has been really challenging and fun to be able to work with them. My new companion is Elder Johnson. He is from Denver, Colorado. He is a really cool guy and a great missionary. His Spanish is really good, a lot better than he thinks. He is really motivated and always has his purpose in mind. I have learned a lot from him a just a few days. He is a lot more prepared to be a missioanry than I was when I first came out. I know that he will do great things wherever he is.

 So since we had to split our area for the new companionship, we have been working hard to find people. We pretty much started  from the ground and have been really successfull in finding new people. Now we just need try and find them again. I have faith that the Lord will help us find people that are truely ready to hear the Gospel and to bless us with what we need to help them.

 I guess the only other thing that I can say is that on Sunday we had Elder Christensen, from the Seventy, come and talk to all of the hispanics in this area. The Branch Presidency asked me to translate and I was freaking out. I was reakk worried that I would not be able to do it right because i had not done it in a long itme but the Lord helped me and I think that it went well. Then on Monday, Elder Christensen and his wife addressed all of the missioanries in this part of the Mission. It was really good. The Spirit was there strong and we were edified.

 Well, my time has run out. Hope that you are all well and I'll write you more next week.

Love ya!!
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Hello from Moses Lake!

 Well this week has been a really awsome. While I was still sad about leaving Oroville, my new companion, Elder Kurtz, and I went through the city of Moses Lake and just invited everyone to be baptized. It was great!! We didn't have too much success, cause then we would boast of ourselves, but we did find one person that accepted. The one bad thing is that we have not been able to talk to him since. But we have faith that we will get in contact wiht him once again.

 But not all was fun and games. This week has been the hardest for me. We have been riding bikes all over. I am drained! Well we actually just rode them for three days, but it really wears you out. We have a car share with the Spanish Sisters in the south. We get it for a few days and they get it for a few days. I guess thats fair. It won't be that way for much longer. We have two more Elders coming to this area. We are going to have to figure that one out.

 About these two new missionaries, they are straight out of the MTC and President Palmer has asked my companion and I to train them. They are going to be in this mission for a few months and President wants them to be treated like permanent missionaries. I am pretty nervous for this but I know that the Lord will help me out. Elder Kurtz is freaking out too, but I know that he will be a great missionary.

 Well thats how my week has gone. Its been full of ups and downs but we will get through it. I love you all and I hope that you are doing well.

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Moses Lake!!

 Well people this week has been one of the best ones on my mission and also one of the worst. We had worked so hard this last transfer to be able to help more people enter the fold of God. We went out everyday with that determination and the last week of the transfer we were able to see our hard work bare its fruits. Douglas Mancil was baptized the 6th of August 2010. It was a really nice experience and the spirit was definitely there. I think that the best thing is the way that we see the investigator change and literally morph into and new person. I know that Doug will do really good in this ward. He already has a great support system. I am also glad to be able to share this experience with Elder Harper. He is great missionary.
 I got word last night that I am getting transferred to Moses Lake. I really was not prepared for that. I wanted to stay a bit longer to see more people progress but I guess that the Lord has something else in mind. I know that this area is in good hand woth Elder Harper and his new companion Elder Contreras. They are going to rock this area. I hear that my new comp, Elder Kurtz, is a really nice guy and a good missionary. We are going to get along well and work hard.
 Well Im running out of time. I love you all. You are all and inspiration to me! Take care!

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Hello People:
 Last week was a blur. I really cannot make sense of all that has happened.
 We have been pretty busy trying to help more people come to the knowledge of Christ. People have been really receptive and open.
A funny experience that happened to us this week, we were out looking for some one to teach and we went to a potential to see if he had some time. We get there and his sister in law was there. She interrogated us about what we did and who God was and why we did this. She seemed to be really sincere and ignorant so we answered all of her ?s  Hopefully she got something out of it and is following through.
 This week we have been working on getting Doug prepared for baptism.He is scheduled to be baptized this friday and he is progressing really good. He has been working really hard to change and to be worthy of baptism. He really likes the way that he feels when he goes to church and how the members treat him. He has come a long way in a really short time and I know that it was only through the power of God.
 We have also been working with Frank and Sarah. Well this week was kinda hard to get in touch with them but they made it out to church on sunday and I think that they really liked
it. I have also seen a big change in them since the first time we met with them.I know that the Lord has been working really hard with them and preparing them for an even bigger change.
 Well I love you all and hope that the Lord is blessing you as much as He is blessing me. Take care and keep the emails and letters coming!
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