Elder Nigman, Elder Nelman, Elder Winters, Elder Winners‏

(I figure the above title are all the names he and his companions have been called instead of their real names, as the members try to pronounce their gringo names :) )

So, changes! Elder V is in my old area in San Marcos, so I sent some letters with him (another Elder in the Zone went to my area in Usulután, so more letters!).

My new companion is Elder W (gringo número 3). He's from Ohio. The members find it kind of funny that I just have a bunch of companions coming in and going out as if it were a revolving door and I the attendant. And it's worse because Elder W goes home in 3.5 weeks (he'll leave before the transfers meeting so that he can go to BYU). That means 100% chance of emergency transfers yeaaaaah. But we have way too much in common. He did LD debate too and I remembered everything about social contract and deontology and all that jazz. We talk a bit too much about art and moral philosophy. He also likes Regina Spektor and everything and later today I'm going to help him choose classes for BYU since he got permission and has never done it. My reading list for when I get home has grown in size, especially since my companion is a Kant junkie and I always liked the summaries of Kant that I've heretofore studied. But we, being debaters, have our ridiculous sense of humors come out way easily (lengua del corazón--language of the heart),

One of the sons of Hermano V read half the Book of Mormon last week so that's good, plus they're committed to get married and everything. The whole family is fascinated by the Book because they all have studied it with real intent and it is just different from everything else. We have two investigators that went to Church asked for copies of the Liahona to read and we saw one of them in the afternoon sitting outside his house with it. :> This area is kind of hard and sometimes has the most negative people I've ever known (a reference made up an address, a phone number, and an appointment why do you try so hard :y ), but there are some fantastic, fantastic, people always.

But yeah, that's the week. Things feel pretty good and we have some good goals. I want to memorize a scripture a day and we both plan on doing exercise.

But yeah, nos veeeeeeeeemos! Echen fuego! Edifiquemos Sión!!!!!!! (We are going! Throw fire! Let us build Zion!)

Elder Newman