MRE'S Aren't That Bad

23 April 2012

Dear Family,

     So, I only have a short time to write.  First, I will answer the questions.

Tell Ken that I did enjoy the MRE´s. I was surprised that they tasted good.   I thought they would taste terrible, but actually, not bad! I would be up for more of those.

     With the Seventh-Day Adventists,  I got frustrated with an Adventist sister the other day and burned her a little bit with her own Bible, but she started it. She pulled out her Bible and started to Bible bash.   She tried 10 or 15 times to burn us with different scriptures.   Then I lost a little patience and showed her a few things in her own Bible.  It was an interesting lesson, but she invited us back so maybe we will fight again...

     So an uplifting story for the newsletter...  I would say to trust in the Lord. We are following the trail of life. We are as a person lost in a valley, mountains on everyside, and we can only see a short distance in front of us.  We have to choose a trail, but can´t see beyond the next turn. Some of these mountains could be volcanos and others could be filled with dangers that we can´t combat.  But, God is above us; he CAN see these dangers and he CAN guide us WHEN we chose to follow him.  Sometimes, following his guidance, the path might look bad and we might think there is a better one to choose, but we can´t follow our desires.  We need to follow him and he will guide us to Machu Picchu. (Isaiah 55: 8 y 9)

     So the pants did fit perfectly. THANKS!!!!

     Thanks for everything and the fotos too!   Tell Jeff and Kels congratulations!!  I will try to get a letter off to them but I have like 2 minutes left.   So I can´t send the pictures here because the Peruvian computers, most of them, are so antiquated that they can´t handle the higher definition pictures.  

     Tell Roger sorry about the divorce, but I do hope that one day Roger will start thinking about more long term stuff and I hope younger rather than older.   Older people hang on to ideas and become incapable to change their minds. (I see that every day.) We found one guy here who is Catholic, but prayed about our church and the Book of Mormon and feels that its true.  He accepts Joseph Smith as a Prophet and Thomas Monson as a Prophet, and that the church has the authority of God and no other (his words).  But,  he is Catholic and doesn´t want to go to our church. nor be baptized.  He is about 88 years old.

     Well, thanks for the letters.  Could you send me my baptismal pants and my baptismal tie. I really could use some.  Thanks!

Love you!