como estais mi familia! haha vosotros form :p we're not supposed to use it but I can with my family :) I did get a letter from mom :) who was it that fell off the top bunk? I laughed.. sorry.. but that is kinda funny. was it just during the night while she was sleeping? Emily that is awesome you went on an overnight backpack trip. maybe when I get back we could do a backpacking trip :) I'm jealous of the motorcycle ride. I miss it a lot :/ I hope they both work out for you and I'm glad you got to make the monte ride. That is probably my favorite ride. If you end up going south... go to the Grand Canyon!!!! It's such a fun ride! and state route 10 or whatever from bryce canyon to moab is so awesome! that was my favorite part of my ride last year. How is Emily doing with the driving? She has a very good head so she'll probably be better than I was at her age becuase she is so much more mature. Thanks for taking court out, she mentioned in a dearelder that you invited her and she was a letter nervous haha. keep watching out for her but she sounds like she is doing really well, and I'm proud of her.
I'll try the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda trick and see if that will work on the garments. I'm just afraid of the stain bleeding through my garments to my shirts. I still don't have travel plans.. hopefully today. I'll send you a quick email when I do get them so you can have a heads up of when I'll be calling. I'll only be calling my family, I really don't need to talk to anyone else :) So let me know where everyone will be once I get the travel plans so I know who I need to call where. Thanks for working on getting me a copy of my blessing. I did email steph. I'll try and find it and send it to you so you can make sure she gets it. haha don't be too suprised about singing I have always loved singing, just never felt the need to sing in front of people hah a :P I'll try and record a practice session of it today and I'll probably end up sending it to you in the field because I don't want to send an SD card home this close to leaving, with out knowing when I'm leaving yet haha. I'm no where near as good as you but I'd consider doing a duet with you one day :) Speaking of other things about music to blow you away... I'm practicing piano again. I went and bought an Himnos Simplificados (sp?) and have beeen playing once a day for about 30-45 minutes. Just in case I'm ever in a situation where they'll need a pianist, I want to be good enough to struggle through it. Hermano Cuadra, one of the teachers here, is kinda from Chile, and served there on his mission (he's really from Espania pero he lived en Chile, his dad is a diplomat) in the Osorno mission. But just a few weeks ago he went to Santiago to see his dad and showed me a whole bunch of pix of Santiago, and MAN I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!! and he said that they always need piano players. mi espanol esta muey bueno (por 8 semanas) yo creo, pero yo tengo mucho aprender. yo entiendo mucho cuando los hermanos hablan, pero no cuando yo hablo espanol. pero no se precupo por que yo aprendera mucho en Chile. viva chile! I'm not en spanish mode so I can't think much right now. Tell Greg Hansen I said congrats that is way cool and exciting for him! pray I get my travel plans today, I really wanna know whats going on!!!
I feel like I don't tell you much about what I do, but it's basically the same thing every day. Not too exciting. I still haven't gotten my warts taken care of, it's been pushed to this next wednesday. Keep me in your prayers. you know how I'm a worry wart (hahahaha get it?) so I'm super nervous about something going wrong.
I want all of you my loved ones to know that I have a strong testimony of this Gospel. And it has grown so much since I've been here. The Atonement.. It's just amazing. Whenever I feel down or think about bad stuff or feel like crap, I always think of Christ and remember he has felt EXACTLY what I have felt. That is so comforting. And I know that through His Atonement, we can become perfrect through him, if we continually repent and try harder the next day. This Church is true.. Christ's true restored church on this earth, and through President Monson, it is guided by Him. The book of Mormon is so true. I love that book. Joseph Smith was and is a prophet of God. I feel the Spirit every day and am learning to live my life with it's guidance. I have a testimony that Heavenly Father answers prayers. He is always there to hear you, and wants to here you. All we need to do is open our heart to him and tell him everything. He loves us. I don't know how people can think of him as just a God that doesn't care about us or love us. He IS our Heavenly Father.
Well, I'm outta time. I hope you all have a great week and I can't wait to talk to you all in 10 or 11 days. I LOVE YOU!!!!
con mucho amor
Elder Hicken
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