August 13th Email

HEY FAMILY!!

Speaking of families I have a baptism for a family this week!! I'm super excited about it however even more excited about it is the investigator!! i cant believe how fast things are going im coming to a close on my training and after this week i will be just like the other missionaries... kind of... haha I'm super excited to start the experience of leaving the house at 10:30 instead of 12! it gives me that much more time to talk with the people and to go out and really work! Im excited to see this investigator be baptized because he really has changed so much! He had a lot of problems in his life before and now he has stopped all of it to find Christ! His family has been strengthened and he is truely a different person! I cant believe how much he has really changed and even more how much i have changed! I feel the spirit testify my words every day! and just like you i have been really been blessed with the gifts of the spirit! I can understand about everything that the people say and i am able to communicate! I cant even express how happy i am for the oppurtunity to be able to be humble to feel the spirit to know that it doesnt matter what our needs are or what the problems in this life are that the Lord really cares and that he helps us! I had a grand expreience with prayer this week. I was really frustrated on what to do about my language because i felt like i really lacked as well as knowledge. So one night i got on my knees next to my bed and started to pray i prayed for all i was thankful for and afterward i spoke the words " i dont know what to do i cant speak the language i need help i dont know the gospel like i should please help me tell me what to do" and i sat and waited for a second to hear his voice and he spoke!!!! I was told to go to preach my gospel. I turned to the chapters he told me and they were the ones on the Book of Mormon, and as well as the one on the language! I know with all my heart he listens before this moment i only prayed because i would see the example of my mom and how she knew. However these last couple days have been some of the greatest! It is because i talk with him i have full conversations with him! He teaches me guides me! Helps me when i am having hard days and teaches me all that i need to do! Im so greatful for prayer and for the oppurtunity to have a wonderful example in my life to teach me to always pray because now i know with all my heart and soul that he listens that he helps and more importantly he loves us!

Im glad to hear you all are doing well and that you are improving as well as i am! Its exciting to hear that skyler and kylie are headed to the temple that they are able to experience those exciting things!! yeah i dont really eat breakfest because i feel sick by the end of the day because i get fed so much!! i get joy when i read your letters and they really help to heal the home sickness!! I love you!!!

Elder Trujillo