Thomas's Time in El Salvador

 May 31, 2010 Hey looking good Emily! I bet that feels really good to finally get those braces off. I know that it probably feels super different but you'll get used to it. And you, re already getting ready to send a package for my birthday?! Wow time really does fly here! Um i don't really know if there is anything else that you guys really need to send i think that we, re all good here just need those journal pages but other than that i don't really need anything super special here. This week was really tough. It started out super super positive with my new companion Elder Wardlow who is really excited to work in Acajutla and is always looking for opportunities to share the gospel with those around him and brings a truly powerful spirit with him wherever he goes. But then later on in the day last Monday i got a super bad fever i think my temperature was about 102ish because we got soaked on Sunday but it was horrible and then i couldn't get to sleep because my eyes ke...

 Mon 5/3/2010 Hey that's awesome that David is finally going to Colombia! Its great to hear from you guys and I hope that everything else is going well back there. It sounds like really you guys are directly seeing the blessings that are coming to our family because of the knowledge of the gospel that we have. Really the knowledge that we have really is a treasure. I was talking with Elder Lopez this week about how everyday that i spend in the mission my testimony is growing stronger and stronger. I know that's just a little obvious but i can not only see it in my life but in the lives of the members here. There is a Christian sect here that is really strong called the Evangelical Church or La Iglesia Evangelica en Espanol. But these people that go to this church are like southern Baptists speaking Spanish. And its really sad because you can see that they are lacking something in their lives and really it affects the way they think, talk, everything. I honestly thought the firs...