...Bearing my testimony in Spanish is more comfortable

Que dice familia,

Estoy muy feliz saber que todos esten muy bien. Estoy trabajando como loco aqui in Mexico y sigo recibiendo las bendiciones del Señor. Yo se que esta es Su obra ye Su gloria que ayudemos a nuestros hermanos llegar a vivir en la presencia de Dios junto con sus familias. Yo se que Dios vive y estoy animado por esta fin de semana para escuchar lo que Dios quiere que escuchemos en la conferencia general. Yo se que Jesucristo es nuestro Salvador y el Redentor del mundo. El nos ama y quiere que le sigamos para que podamos recibir todos las bendiciones del evangelio. Yo tambien se que Jose Smith fue un profeta de Dios, que el vio El Padre y El Hijo. Que el restauro La Iglesia de Jesucristo nuevamente aqui en la tierra. El libro de Mormon que el tradujo es la palabra de Dios y es otro testamento de que Jesucristo es nuestro Salvador. El Libro de Mormon me ha ayudado tanto en mi mision y es el clave de nuestra religion. Tambien se que Thomas S. Monson es un profeta de Dios. Que bajo la dirreccion de Jesucristo El dirige esta Iglesia. SE TODAS estas cosas por mis propìas experiences y revelacion que yo he recibido de mi Padre Celestial. Es mi deseo que todos mis hermanos (carnales y espirituales) lo puedan saber tambien porque gracias a estas cosas he podido lograr una felicidad mas alla que podria imaginar. Cada dia es una bendicion y me puedo levantar cada dia con una sonrisa y con alegria por esto. Se estas cosas y se los comparto en el nombre de Jesucristo... Amen

Sorry if you dont understand all of that. I just felt like bearing you my testimony in spanish because its more comfortable for me. All of those things are true and for that reason Im here. Ive decided that Im just going to stay here as a missionary until im 25 and then maybe ill come home to get married real quick. There are many trials out here and many down times, but every time that happens we just work a little bit more and push through and the Lord blesses us more than we could have asked. Last week was rough. Mostly because I didnt go to church and we didnt have any investigators go. This week was a lot better. We found 21 new investigators to teach and we taught 38 lessons. Whether or not the people accept to go to church and get baptized I feel like Im doing what the Lord called me to do which is ``Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in the Lord JesusChrist and his atonement, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end``

My favorite family that we are teaching is the family Lopez Ocampo. They are awesome. Its the parents Pablo and Olga, and their kids Byan (hes a stud) Daniela and Julyssa. They are so tight. This week Pablo left because he drives a trailer so before he left he invited us over for dinner and they made us the most delicious enchiladas. Only Bryan went to church. He went in white shirt and tie and everything and now he wants to get baptized and be a missionary (he`s 16 years old) The teacher in his class invited him to get baptized so when we went to take him home he was asking when and how he could get baptized. Its tight. Hes super smart and his highschool is right by the temple. When we taught them the Book of Mormon this week he was pumped because he loves to read. Im pretty sure he is already in 2nd Nephi. I think we are going to take them to the visitors Center one of these days. We want to baptize his whole family together. We are hoping that Pablo gets back from his work before next weekend so he can go to church and get baptized on the 11th of October. Pray for Pablo a lot so he can get back and go to general conference with Elder Carrillo and I. Oh and they also have a toco stand. The tacos are delicious and they usually invite us everynight to sit in their stand with them and teach and eat tacos. I usually tell them that im watching my weight so I dont have to eat so many, but it doesnt work with Hermana Olga.

On Friday I did interchanges with Elder Anaya. (his uncle is of the Seventy) apparently. Elder Anaya is from Guadalajara and he`s a stud. He`s humble and obedient and will be a sweet leader in the mission soon enough. We had a very successful day in his area. We invited 5 people to get baptized and they all accepted. We found 6 new investigators and taught a bunch of lessons. It was fun.

We also had a zone conference on Wednesday with ALL of the mission. Well there were 2 sessions so half and half, but in between we took a picture of the whole mission. It was tight. Elder Romney and Elder Arnett and Elder Slade and I all got together in the pictures (to represent Arizona) Oh speaking of Elder Arnett, he got a letter from Jamie Arnett and David Nielson (I know them both pretty well from school and they are getting married) Whhhhhhaaaattt? Thats crazy. Never saw that one coming. Its going to be really weird to get home and see SO many people married already. Even Amber Heap is married. Whats the world coming to? haha I love it though. Tell them all congrats for me. Oh but anyways, I got to see Elder Christiansen and Elder Farmer and Elder Golledge and Elder Memmott. Pretty much all my buddies from the mission. All my old comps except Elder Obregon (cause he`s been home for a while) It was fun and the conference went really well. I continue loving President and Hermana nancollas.

Another funny story.... We were walkin in the street and we turned and saw a car go down a flight of stairs and got stuck. We went back to help and we didnt know what to do. We found a stack bricks and we put them on all of the steps so that they wouldnt completely own their car. It worked pretty well so that the car could have a ramp and go down without to much damage. It was hilarious. I dont want to judge the teenagers her, but they arent the sharpest tools in the shed.

Thats it fam. Ive been rambling on long enough. Ill try to write down all of the funny/cool things that happen during the week so I dont just ramble like I am now.

Peace out.... Love the Lord.

Con amor,
Elder Heap