Entonces....  This week has been really good. I have had a lot of spiritual things happen this week. Sundays are absolutly the best thing here por que of all the different lessons that we learn! every Sunday we get to listen to one of the 12 apostles!! They really bring out the best spirit and make the week soo much mejor.  

I got to go to the temple a few times now and its soo beautiful and awesome. The spirit in this country is soo amazing. every person that I have met here has changed my life one way or another. I really believe that I am here for a reason, just feeling the spirit of all the people here just makes me grow as a person and a saint, even when teaching fake investigadors sometimes the Spanish words just come out and after the lesson I have no idea what i just said!! 

Monday was awsome!! we got to teach a family home evening lesson to some older missionaries. I recited the first vision to them in Spanish and I now have that memorized and it really does bring the spirit in any language we speak. Everything we do here is in Spanish now and sometimes it gets pretty tough but I know I can handle it. Monday was even better, when I was kind of missing you guys a lot and I just felt comforted after saying a prayer that night, I know I'm out here for a reason and no matter what happens you guys will be alright. Entonces on Martes the elders that came before us went out to the field and it got pretty quiet in here. But that's more than ok... it was easier to study. Tuesday was pretty good. I had a little trouble with my Spanish and was struggling but I got it. I'm getting used to the food pretty much now and I'm  not losing any weight!!. martes fue when i weighed myself and it was still the same, but that will change soon. entonces later en Martes we went to la tienda and it was good! I got to buy stuff that i can eat besides rice and beans!! haha I actually don't mind them as much now because they are way better here!! Sorry mom!! haha. 

Miercoles was great por que i was able to teach good lessons in Spanish and didn't really have any problems. well today has been very good!! I went to the temple this morning and was able to do an endowment session and a sealing session in English!!! The temple workers are the best thing ever. I really do love it here and I already don't want to leave. 

The weather down here es no muy bueno pero yo pienso I will get used to it. My district is awesome we get along so well. the teachers are muy chevere. yo se que Dios es nuestro Padre Celestial y muy amoroso.

Today was really hard to read your letters today because I really miss you guys a ton. I cried a little when I saw Gentry y Mylee y Ryker. It was pretty tough. Entonces will you tell Logan to write me!!!! I havent heard from him. 

We are just waiting to find out now who will be the new AP but everyone thinks its going to be me and my companero. I don't know if I want it to be but whatever happens. I will be happy about it. So tomorrow is going to be the hardest day por que we get to go to the universidad and actually teach someone. We get to teach them a short lesson and give them el libro de mormon. The otros missionaries loved it so it should be a great opportunity. 

Mom i love you soo much!!! I miss you like crazy but I know your ok! Mom I want you to know that this church is true and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Dad i love you soo much and I want you to know that the mission is the best thing in the world. i cant wait until we go to the packer game whenIi get back because i wish that sometimes I would have spent more time together. Emilee I love you soo much and I want you to be happy. This gospel is the happiness that you need. When I go to the temple and I think of the familia, I think about you and how much I know you love this gospel. I hope you had the best birthday in the world. I want you to live with me and the family forever. Ryan I love you soo much! I miss you a ton and wish that you were here with me. yo no puede espera cuando podemos hablar en español. Alyssa I love you sooo much! There was this little girl here this week and she was just like Gentry and im soo proud of you because of how great a mother you really are. Jordan, Landon, and Amanda please take care of my sisters and brother. you guys are the best! I want you guys to be with me and my family forever. For Mylee tell her I love her soooooooo much. She is amazing and I want more pictures of her every letter. I will be home soon to play with her and take her to the store. For Gentry I love you soooo much. I hope that you will be safe and that Lundon will take care of you and I want you to know how great of an example your mom is. Ryker my little buddy that picture was amazing. He is getting so big and I miss him!! I think about them all the time and try to imagine what they are doing all the time. I pray for my family all the time to be safe and I love you guys so much and I want you to know that the gospel is true. Yo se que Jesucristo es mi salvador y mi redentor. Yo se que el libro de mormon es verdadero y palabras de Dios. Yo se que Jesucristo muerta por mi pecados. Please be safe family and I cant wait to see you but my work isn't even closed to being finished.

 

 

LOVE ELDER WESTENSKOW

 

 

P.S. Tell grandma Westenskow that I feel grandpas love everyday. He is watching over me at all times and he cant wait to see all of us again!