12th letter November 28th, 2016

Hello!

Mom, you asked what my days are like so here is my day:  7:00 am  waking up in the morning... we exercise....kinda. 

It is like 2 pushups and half a sit up. other days we jog, It's great when we do take the time to jog. 

Then we get ready and dressed for the day.

Personal study time

companion study (my companion knows everything about the doctrine and I  feel like I know nothing around him.)

But, we make plans for our investigators. I found out I am pretty much his first companion that isn't super lazy or 

 so hey that's a compliment! 

We leave at 10:00 a.m.. Normally we have service or  a meeting during the week and on weekends we eat with members

 or less-actives and get referrals from them.. I am  trying to bond with the members but its hard to talk fast enough

 to make jokes and converse in a different language but many times the gift of tongues helps. 

Then we have lunch with a member it is usually soups, chicken or something aways with  rice. the flavor is always savory

and I love it. I eat so much and think I've gained weight already. Then we leave to teach and find, return at 9:00 p.m

to our apartment., plan and  eat dinner with Hermana Elsa and the family (the dad works for maintenance for church 

buildings and the temple) then we sleep. That is my day.

For p-day today,  we went to plaza Norte and ate bbq bacon blue cheese burgers and milkshakes. Guys, I'm sorry but 

I'm not suffering like you guys did on your missions. The food is fantastic. and I love beans for some reason. It was weird 

to be in a mall that was like the fashion show mall. It was our last time leaving the zone as a zone for a p day. from now

on we have to stay in our own area. 

Four of our investigators have baptismal dates!  but only 2 attended  church yesterday,. that is our problem but we are 

working with them. The other two have been reading the Book of Mormon and come with questions. They are fantastic and 

we have those two for Baptism  for December 17th. One is in the University, has dated a Mormon for 5 years, is a 

photographer, and wants to get married.  The other is a 15 year old girl and really has a testimony. We talk with her family 

tonight about the baptism. 

To quote Nephi, Life could not be better, when I "choose the right" down to the letter. Obedience is the key .I have learned 

that principle and we are implementing obedience as a companionship.  I love teaching the gospel and trying to help the 

individual.  It's the Greatest thing to be doing right now in my life. Love you all! Have a fantastic week!

Love,

Elder Foutz