Over the illness, good things, and the gospel has so many blessings with it!

(Spanish translation done by dad via Google.)

Mi querido familia (my dear family),

Pues ya es tiempo  otra vez por cambios. (It’s time for transfers) Esta vez, Elder Lagunas se fue y estoy con un Americano (and I have another American companion). Yup.  Another American.  After 4 changes of Mexicans, it’s weird being with an American. I like to be with Latinos because I am forced to always speak in Spanish. Speaking in Spanish with an American feels weird and pointless. I want my Spanish to be the best it can be even though I still fault a lot.

So right now I am with Elder Goff from West Jordan, Utah. He has a year in the mission, but I think still faults a bit of Spanish. He is a BIG white kid. Other than that, we will see how this change goes.

This past week was pretty good. On Monday night I planned the junta and then went to bed, but then woke up at 2 in the morning and found myself throwing up all night. Then I went to our district meeting that I was in charge of super tired. But I felt better in the morning, just tired. I think I got the bug out of my system because I have felt fine since Tuesday morning. We took a picture of my district (the ZLs and Hermana capacitadoras (sister trainers) and the hermanas in my ward as well). I think I look really tired in the photo.

The best news of the week is that the whole family came to church yesterday! I am so excited for them. The open house for the temple is going on right now. Everyone is super excited about it. It’s the biggest temple outside of the U.S. The family wants to go and I think I might be able to receive permission to go with :) This week we have to talk about the parents getting legally married so they can continue preparing for their baptism. Wish us luck!

Our other investigators that we are teaching weren’t able to come to church including the kid Alan who was planning to be baptized this week. We are going to keep working with them.

In other good news, today I heard that the family I baptized in Valle de Bravo is a power house! Bruno is the mission leader, Concepcion is 1st councilor in the relief society, and the family is preparing to enter into the temple in December to be sealed! I am so happy for them. I really want to be able to go to their sealing. Hopefully I can receive permission.

The Gospel has so many blessings with it. I love it. Seeing the Gospel in people’s lives makes the hard times of the mission worth it. I miss you all tons and hope you are doing well! Love ya!

-Elder Thomas

p.s. also included is a photo of a panaderia [bakery] of some members. We also have a picture with them.

Also a picture with the family that we are teaching at church.