Hello Everybody!!!
I wanted to let everyone know that I am recieving your emails. Aunt Polly, I love your little notes. Granma and Grandpa, Im always glad to hear how you two are doing, how the weather is down there, and how Jeter is taking over your guys´s lives. Have you guys thought about downsizing still? Im twenty years old, and I am having a hard time climbing up and down stairs with my knee. Mom and Dad, I love your emails as always and hearing how I am your favorite missionary. Ashlee, keep em coming! (fingers crossed) I always love hearing about BYU. And Alyssa and Andi, I really appreciate you guys taking time once and a while to write me. You are very thoughtful and awesome sisters. By the way, Andi... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Holy cow, 14??? My goodness, you guys are getting old. I cant really send you a whole lot, but Ill write you a letter today and tell you something that will make you feel good. I show my little photo of my family to a LOT of people here, and they love seeing all the gringos. One thing that I have gotten a LOT is people will ask me: "Which one is the older sister?" When I point you out, they just give me a disbelieving look. They all think you look like a 17 year old. Dad, buy a shotgun; or a BB gun at the least. (Alyssa, dont feel bad. I have had people tell me that you are an actress and they ask me what movie you've been in. That really happened!). And if I am not mistaken, I think Granpma's birthday is coming up. Grandma, I want to buy you a new moo moo (or however you spell that), there are a bunch of people here that wear them here, so I will keep my eyes peeled! Happy Birthday to you both! I feel sad to be away from you guys, but glad that I can be here to help people have the same happiness that I have. I kind of feel sometimes that this mission is kind of a time out to my real life. "Time out, this gospel is totally sweet! I gotte leave my family for a little bit so some other people can have the opportunity to be as happy as I am and be togeher forever." When I think about it like that, it makes not going on a mission very selfish to an extent. There are people waiting specifically for me to teach them the gospel, and if I dont want to come to their house, how am I going to feel in the next life when they come up to me and ask: "Where the heck were you?!" Being on a mission is such a great opportunity and one I am glad I did not miss.
Out in the field, things have been getting cold. Like really cold. Elder Bean (or elder Martin; I cann him Elder Bean sometimes because he looks EXACTLY like Mr. Bean. That, and he's technically European) and I moved our pensions not too long ago, so now its just us in a huge apartment. We havent figured out what to do with all the space yet, but there have been some pretty halarious mishaps. We tried to haul a closet from our old pension to the new one, which isnt too far away, and it ended up breaking apart in the middle of the street; clothes, books, everything going everywhere. Another thing is we have no shower curtains, which doesnt seem like a big deal until after you get out of the shower and see a giant puddle of water on the ground. Also, we didnt have gas for a while, which does sound like a big deal, and yes it was. But even when we got one, we were missing a hose to connect it to the house. So 26 dollars (13 mil pesos) and a super expensive taxi ride later, we had gas. There are still a lot of things that we need to fix, but I am happy for different reasons.
We have been having some great success in our sector. We are teaching a guy who just got out of prison, but he is so interested in the gospel, and we are going to ask him to be baptized on our next visit. Also, Patricio, one of our other investigators, is going to get baptized next week. He has changed from a depressed alcoholic chain smoker who cant stay away from the women to an upstanding wonderful man. He has been the poster boy of change and the reality of the change that the Lord can make in the lives of those who are willing to accept him.
Things are going great, and I am loving every moment. Look for the miracles. They are everywhere; we just have to be looking for them!
Con Amor,
Elder Westover
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