50 Cent Y Eminem

This week we went to the "28 de agosto park" a lot. Which really isn't much of a park, just a very distinct neighborhood set aside from all of the rest. It’s especially awesome for the mud! I was walking down the middle of the street and it was completely flooded in the middle. We tried going to the sides so i stepped on some dirt that appeared dry but it really took my leg in about a 1 ½ feet in mud. I jumped across the rest with my other foot, but my shoe stayed in the mud. I reached as far as i could down into my print and got it, but my shoe had gotten some holes by then so the mud was all in the shoe! No regrets. I can’t be caught lacken like that, so I'll do better next time. 

We are in the rainy season right now, but it hasn’t rained for more than a week so the heat is doing its job. I feel immune to sun burns right now. Im just tanning and cooking, and I mean of course only the arms and the face! I'm excited to see how ghostly the rest of my body will be by the end of this all. The cold doesn’t exist here which I am actually really liking. 

We found a group of people that had finished playing bingo and we started teaching them! They are named Veronica, Maria and Liset! They ask a whole lot of questions and we love giving a whole lot of answers and then telling them they gotta go ask in prayer after all this. One day teaching them i heard 50 cent in the back, and this massive dude comes out. We start talking and it turns out this dude is only 14 years old and loves 50 cent and working out for some reason. He's the son of Veronica and so we started teaching him. He calls me Eminem and i call him Cincuenta! They pulled up to church and actually loved every part of it. Eric (50 cent) loved classes, and Veronica said it was good. I’m excited to see where things go with the Solez family. 

Himno 88
Placentero nos es trabajar, en la viña del gran Rey Jesús y honroso nos es predicar a su pueblo su ley y su luz! 

There isn't a better way to explain it. It's an honor to work in the vineyard of the Lord! It's been interesting to think a bit more about having faith in the Savior. It really comes down to He was the only one that could do it (Son of God, He did it (gave us a remission of our sins), we can be resurrected (He broke the bands of death), He's gonna help us with every step we take (the atoning sacrifice was infinite). If we increase our faith in these things, life is gonna be JOYFUL. 
JOY IN THE JOURNEY. SELAH! 

In case I don't see yah buenas tardes, buenas noches, y buenas noches,
Élder Sheppert

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