JUne 1, 2011

Dear Familia!!!!

Wow lots of great letters! I loved reading your letters. It was really fun! Sounds like a lot of good stuff is going on. Falicidades Tyler with the job!!!! That’s awesome. I hitched a ride on a garbage truck the other day. And wow dad keep up the good work with keeping the hair on your head and keeping that hope that one day every thing will be restored to its PROPER STATE. One day ha. But I’ll answer some of your questions first.

Tiffany; I’m about 6 hours from a temple and haven’t been in 6 months... it killing me!! But we are going the 16 of June, I believe. As for the basketball, I’m sorry family I have lost the desire, all I wanna do is play futbol. We got everybody to play basketball a while back and it just wasn’t all that it used to be. I have lost the passion to play. Futbol is more fun and funnier for the white people. Nicole, advice for help on potty training; you took my first suggestion of fasting, so I will give you another.. ponder and meditate at the temple!

Dad, stress the importance of the Book of Mormon with every fiber you have. I have never learned so much in my in tire life of the gospel than this last week from the bible and Book of Mormon. The bible is the word of God and the entire gospel can be found in it but it is so very vague and difficult to understand. It has been revised and touch by wicked hands, and we don’t understand the prophecies of Jews like they did (2 nefi 25:1:7-8), but for now in day, this book will be the book of importance for all of us. (i don’t think that sentences is very good). The Book of Mormon is the corner stone of our religion. 2 Nefi 29:6-8 proves that God talks to all his children not just in one part of the world. This book is true. It’s nice to have the knowledge of the bible but everybody has the bible only the church of God has 2 testaments. Testament means covenants in Hebrew. The Book of Mormon is a covenant. (I think it’s important) That’s my knowledge for the week. My week was great and quite a learning experience.

First off Angel Fermine passed his baptismal interview and got baptized the last Saturday!! I love that kid. I forgot my camera so I’ll send pictures another time. We didn’t have keys to the font, so they had to climb off the glass wall and jump into the font and then climb out ha, but it was so great! He seemed so innocent afterwards. (Like wow, what just happened.) He is a great young man. He gets confirmed this next week cause it was stake conference yesterday. An area of the 70 came to talk to every one. It was great. He talked on the family but not one of our investigators came. We had two planned to be baptized this Saturday but no body came so we will see what happens. This week also was zone conference and it was the most amazing spiritual shin dig ever! Presidente Callan is an inspired man. Every body was crying. We watched a video of Jeffery r Holland, and I think it’s called: “Do you love me more then these”. It was a talk he gave at the mtc this last January and will you tell chelsea jordan courtney micheal labrador dallan and braydon all to watch it please. It’s an hour long but worth it. (Hey dad you could use bits of this talk but you gotta watch it its great)

Oh ya and I don’t know how but one of the members got a hold of real maple syrup and gave us some..... it was amazing!!!! Blew my mind. The office didn’t bring any of the packages so i don’t know when I’m going to get them but I know they are in the office. If you have time chapter 32 de Alma is really good. The whole chapter every verse can be formed to fit a different aspect of life.

Well I gotta go but I love you all

Elder Shaw