Week #60, Dec, 15, 2015

10 MORE DAYS:) Good afternoon, ha yes i bet you are really happy that people are talking to you from my ward. the bustos family is cool. he is the stake president in our stake. this week was a pretty dang good week! man i cant believe the change is already over! elder lastra has changes. and tomorrow we find out who is coming over to ohiggins park with me! the zone leaders told me im training buuuuut idk. if it is true, man i hope its an american haha. elder perugorria from the zone is leaving tomorrow :( he was in my district when i started the mission back in talagante and he is my zl [zone leader] rn [right now] here in republica. he is one of my best friends from the mission. ha this change we were very very stupid, back in like week 2. we did a last minute division for the night and me and him talked until like 230 in the morning. THAT WAS A BAD IDEA. I learned my lesson haha sleep is precious. but yeah now he is leaving. im excited for tomorrow, and for next week! CHRISTMAS. man i love Christmas.  

This Sunday was one of the best ones I've had in my mission. it was testimony day. it was so so so spiritual. i was so happy:) i love the gospel and how it changes people. my testimony grew a lot this week. i was reading in 3 nefi 14 and WOW its so good! Jesus Christ is the perfect teacher. i love how he says, not everyone that says, master master, will enter into the kingdom of my father, only those that do the will of my father. and to quote elder christofferson, he said in his last gc [General Conference] talk that making it back to God requires more than being a good person or feeling spiritual. We need COVENANTS.[promises made between us and our Heavenly Father] idk [I don't know] why people dont get that. Baptism, endowments, and a celestial marriage are all so important to do and to honor all of our lives! we in so much need of Christ because we are all prideful and imperfect. im grateful for what i know. Aren't we so blessed with the knowledge we have?:) 

oh ok, i bought new shoes today, my feet have been suffering haha. i think when i get home im going to go around in a wheel chair for like 2 or 3 months hahahaha. but yeah the shoes only costed 23 mil pesos! (thats pretty good) and i think tomorrow i might get a camera. And ill be confirming next week for sure about the skype thing! 

love you all, MERRY CHRISTMAS 
love colton