Week 9

Dear Family,

I LOVE YOU!!! WOW. 2014.  I can't believe it! and I'm so glad you guys had a lot of fun celebrating and you even stayed and mom and grandma played, it sounds way fun! By the way, thank you so much Grandma Louder for coming on the 24th for the call!  I love you and think about you a lot.  And Grandma Burr, don't worry I did not forget your birthday! I think about you a lot too, and hope it was good! Did you guys go to Brickoven ;)

Thank you Kyle and Shea for your Christmas card and updates, sounds like things are great, and Wyatt is adorable!  and thank you Perkeys! For you for the sweet notes and pictures.  I really apprecitate them!

So I couldn't write yesterday because everything was closed for the holiday: reyes.  It's for the kings, just another holiday to get presents and celebrate! Why don't we have that in America?.... 

Well this week.  We commited Lourdes, and her siblings, Belen and Joselin, and their mom, Cinita to baptism! The date is set for the 25th.  They are so great and have such great faith and desires.  We will continue to work with and love them.  And it was so funny because Lourdes asked me to be her Godmother ha. They are so sweet.  

We talked to Carlos! He really wants to be baptized because he has not been baptized for any church and knows that it is important.  He talks super fast and makes everything a joke, he is great. 

We didn't have any investigators come to church this week :((( but we are going to look for them next week and we also are inviting everyone to come to Noche de Hogar or FHE on Wednesday. Hopefully there they can meet and become friends with those in the ward and also see how a ward functions and have some fun! And eat of course!

Oh and everyone, be very proud, I only drank 2 glasses of soda this week! I'm trying my best :) and I'm glad you are all dreading this with me haha.

I may or may not want American stamps... because it is cheaper to send letters through the Church system then through the Uruguayo mail system.  I also might want a little sports take to help bandaids and blisters, and gum to chew during studies. 

My companion has the song "Daughter of a King" (Emily and Jason) and I listen to it almost every day, I love it! and she hates it now..... ha.  Oh and the other day dad I heard Roar and it just made me laugh! Mom, I didn't have much time this year sorry, but next year I will find a nativity set! Oh and random info,, If I don't write, don't be worried.  Like on the 27th I will not write because transfers are that week and our pday will be the 28th.

This week I had written in my agenda to study Alma 24, and I started reading it and I thought, this is so boring! Why did I write this, but I was so wrong! It was so good! I can't remember much, but I remember it was about how they had just become the Anti-Nephi-Lehis and they are covenanting to never take up their swords and that they never want to sin again.  We need to have that desire!! To NEVER sin again, forsake the sin! And I think this really stuck with me because we talked about it quite a bit in family scripture study, so thank you Mom and Dad! :)

I love you all so much, and I'm grateful for your support! Thank you for everything!

Love,

Hermana Louder

P.S I've gotten to wear my rainboots! And I'm wearing them today :)

(As you can tell, Katelyn is a babe. Love her so much - Emily)