Hola Familia,

Wow, your week was kind of exciting.

So we have just completed half of the training program for Elder Gaspar and I still wonder if I am doing alright. We had interviews with the President this week and he told me that Elder Gaspar is right on track but that I need to learn how to enjoy my mission more. ha ha. You know it's true when the President of the Mission has to tell ya. I loved his counsel. He gave three things that are basically in my mind the key to life:

1. Be obedient

2. Learn the Doctrine

3. Work

I loved it and I am begining to be excited again. The thing that I have noticed that I don't really like in my mission is confusion and not having the ability to do something. So when I get direct counsel that I just apply to my life it becomes a source to put all my frustrations.

So this week we also had the Stake Conference. It was a broadcast for part of it and included General Authorities. My companion and I were waiting outside for some investigators and missed the excitement. But it sounded like there was a bit of counsel and planching regarding a drop in our duties as saints of God. I can't believe how much the mission is connecting with every phase of my life. I feel that with the skills that missionaries obtain in their missions they could have a great foundation for anything if they applied it when they got back.

Well that's about it,

Elder Hanson