Excerpts

Excerpts from Zach's letters:

Monday, November 19, 2012

It was awesome to hear from you and know that you are all doing well!  I received an email from Aunt Tammy and she was saying how excited she is to go up to Utah for Thanksgiving.  I have also received a couple of emails from Lindsay Gardanier.  Make sure to tell her hi for me and that I'm doing awesome and that it was great to hear from her!

Well, Thanksgiving is coming up and it will just be another day in the mission here in Uruguay. We're going to work and I think we might buy a chicken for lunch.  Does that count as a turkey dinner?  People here in Uruguay (of course) don't celebrate Thanksgiving and no one sells turkey here in Canelones.

This last week my zone went to the Montevideo Temple!  We did a session with our mission president, President Armstrong.  It was AMAZING!  I loved it.  It has been some time since I've gone to the temple (the last time was when I was at the MTC).  We can enter and attend the temple once a year here in Uruguay as missionaries.  Anyway, it was a great experience and I loved it.  Oh, and it was all in Spanish!

Of the three investigators that came to church this last week, one is going to be baptized the following week! (The other two are not quite ready for baptism).  The name of the one getting baptized is Silvana, and she is awesome.  She's 25 and married with two kids.  Her side of the family are all active members of the church and live in Montevideo.  She is the only member of her family who is not a member of the church.  The other day we had a lesson with Silvana and her mom took a bus all the way up to where she lives so she could be present for the lesson.  It was awesome and the Spirit was very strong.  Silvana's family are all super excited for her baptism and have been praying for some time for her to be baptized.  They are all going to attend the baptism! Vamo arriba!

Anyway, all is well and I'm healthy!  I'm doing P90x (look out Tyler and Cade), eating lots of fruits and vegetables, and taking care of my body (that´s for you, Momma!).  I miss you guys tons and I pray for you everyday!  

P.S. Tell Grandma and Grandpa White Truck thanks for the letters! I get one every week from them!

P.P.S.  Tyler and Cade, READ YOUR SCRIPTURES!