Hello!!

For MLK day yesterday about 2,000 horses road down the streets of sunnyside and we had some good south barbecue- I was so sick but i made the experience! I don't think Martin Luther King would have appreciated them all celebrating his day drinking and such though.

Mother I wrote you a letter but it's not done yet- it will come soon! I recieved the drawing from Mar- Mar- YOur cursive is AMAZING! it's better than mine.

Tell me how the house is and all-

I'm trying to get better at writing experience and how I fell not just news so here it goes.

NEWS FIRST: I'm being transferred back into spanish on next wednesday so i'll let you know the following Monday- I'm going to be a "stepmother" which means i'm kind of a half trainer because my companion has only been out one transfer- i'm a little nervous because it's in spanish and being senior companion; but that doesn't make a difference we will just love the work of the Lord together and I have all the faith I will be able to speak. I will miss sunnyside: everyone is so receptive to the Gospel and they have so much faith-

DAD: I WOULD LIKE A COPY OF YOUR LINE OF AUTHORITY FOR THE PRIESTHOOD PLEASE- I've been studying the priesthood and it would be nice and i'm sending this note to mother because i know it would go on her to-do list anyways. Loves!

Sister Jackson has had a "Goiter" of an enlarged thyroid so we have seen the doctor a lot lately- we went to really nice part of downtown houston and I was a fish out of water- Sunny side is so poor and everyone in houston was RICH and you could smell the pride...the vanity was disheartening.

Nick (another gang member investigator) we have seen the beauty of the Atonement as he is lifted of the memories and sins of his past and has come realize his potential through Christ!

I wrote this to Josh but wanted to share with the family too:

There was a man that had asked a member of the church "so you believe there is a prophet of God on the earth today?" The member said confidently "of course, I know there is . "
the man then asked "then what has the prophet said lately that we should be doing?"

And the member couldn't think....if we believe there is a prophet of God on the earth do we follow him as we should? Do we truly know he is recieving the instruction for our lives from God?

I've been making sure to read the General Conference talks so I know what we should be realizing and focusing on right now. President Monson simply tells us we are here to serve and lift his children.

"Man's greatest happiness comes from losing himself for the good of others." Christ taught us that "unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives."

I love to teach the Gospel. There are things i'm working on everyday to become better. Jesus Christ truly is at the head of this work.

Love you all so much!