Five more days!

Yes sir! Only five more days till my first baptism and I´m so excited. We are going to find out if her dad can do it but if not one of us will do it. I really hope her dad can. Well this last week was pretty crazy. I had some interesting experiences. Thats for sure. I taught a man while he was smoking and sitting on his couch in his underwear. I contacted a man that said he didn´t believe in God because if we evolved from monkeys, and man was created in Gods image, that means God is a monkey and that can´t be. What a crazy view huh!? Sometimes you just have to laugh. Another man said Jesus didn´t do miracles. He said he was just smarter than everybody and invented a fancy remote to walk on water and stuff. He said when the batteries died, so did Jesus. Talk about nuts! The people here entertain me thats for sure. Enough of that. Sonia came with us to church again and she really enjoyed it. She loves us! She called me and "elegant angel" haha. I don´t know if that is how you spell it. The only problem we have to work out with her is that this church is the ONE true church. She loves everything we teach her but she just doesn´t quite understand its the truth. Its not just a good story. She is really into Philosophy! No worries we´ll get her! Well that about does it for the report on the week. Its all I can remember right now anyway. I hope you all have a great week and I love you. I know this church is true and I love this mission. It is definitely showing me my weaknesses and what I need to become. Until next week. Elder Langston

Success at last!

Last week was easily the best week I´ve had in the mission so far! Elder Cranford and I are flying around the area and teaching like mad. Every week we turn in numbers of how many people we´ve taught, how many houses we got into, and how many lessons we had with investigators with a member present. The next week, we receive a paper in the mail and it shows three different lists of the companionships who got the best numbers. Elder Cranford and I made the highest list! And we don´t just have numbers to show for it. Last week we set a baptismal date with a girl named Gina Sanchez! She is getting baptized on August 1st and I´m so excited! We also found a 26 year old girl named Sonia from Mexico. She is very sweet and sincere and eager to learn. She actually came to church with us yesterday so she is really progressing. I´m having a lot of fun now with this huge area. Its hard work and I´m always busy but I like it that way. Remember the little boy that poked me in the eye during the prayer? Well this week I had another little experience like that. This time it was a different boy and he was slapping me in the face with a rubber glove instead. Isn´t that great? Haha little kids are hilarious. My spanish has also improved this last week. Right now in the mission we are having an english fast. So I´ve been speaking nothing but spanish the past week. It has helped me a ton. Oh and apparently I look like a Spaniard. During almost every single appointment we´ve had, someone asks me if I´m Spanish. So if any of you are wondering what a spaniard looks like, look at me. Mom they think you are too when I show them your picture. I have to point you out everytime because they think you and Dad are my brother and sister haha. Well thats my report for the week! Things are going just fine out here. We are so lucky to have the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. Its sad that people have no idea. Thats what missionary work is for though right?! Anyway, I love you all and have a great week. Love Elder Langston

2nd Transfer already!

Well I have a lot of stuff to talk about! First of all, the transfer. I didn´t go anywhere (My address is the same) but they did something crazy. I am in the Barcelona 3 ward which had 4 elders and has two areas in its boundaries. There was me and Elder Young and another companionship. So we four elders split the ward. Well, President Hinckley combined the areas and put me with Elder Cranford, who already lived in the same apartment as me. So now we have the same amount of work and area with half the amount of elders! It is insane! Elder Cranford and I are in charge of 1/3 of Barcelona! If I remember correctly, Barcelona has about 7 million people in it. So, I know look over the biggest area in the Barcelona Spain Mission. I think we are ready for it though. There is a lot of work to be done! From what I hear, President Hinckley is going to try and keep elders in the same area for longer periods of time. About 4 transfers I think. There are also less missionaries these days just because there are less boys my age. So that means more work and a lot of help from the wards. A lot of crazy stuff happened last week. One day we walked outside and the Tour de France was going by our apartment haha. Maybe you saw me on TV uncle Cary! So that was pretty fun. A member also took us to a fancy restaurant on the coast. It was great! We are getting really close to setting a baptismal date with Marcos. He is excited about the church and just wants to learn more. Me and Elder Cranford also have a baptismal date set with someone from his area, which is now my area too. I´m sorry if this is confusing but I´m trying to rush through it! I hope everybody gets what I´m saying haha. Thank you all again for the letters and emails you send me. Your support means so much and I can´t help but smile when I read each of your letters with advice and love in them. Thank you and I love you. Hasta luego Love Elder Langston

Time is Flying!

Hello everyone! Sounds like the 4th of July was a blast for you all. Mine wasn´t too bad either. We ate with a guy from Provo that has lived here ten years. Dominos Pizza baby! So it almost felt like home. And the night before there were some big ol fireworks I could here but couldn´t see. So yeah, it was a little different but kind of the same. I can´t believe I´m in the last week of my first transfer. Its true the time flies out here. President Graf said the first year would crawl by but it seems like its going fast to me! I met President Hinckley this week and it was amazing. We had a meeting to get to know him and right when he walked in the room and I saw him, I knew he was meant to be my mission president. He is actually a funny guy. A missionary asked what it was like to have your dad as the prophet. He said when he was growing up, his dad wasn´t a prophet. They were just a normal family trying to do their best. He said something really funny too. He said "We had family home evening...sometimes". Everybody bust up laughing. I am really looking forward to serving the rest of my mission with him. As for the work, we are really close to getting some baptisms! One couple has their papers to get married and they are going to be setting a baptismal date any day now! My companion might be transfered to another area before it happens though. We also eat with this family every week from our ward. The Ferreyros. One of the daughters has a boyfriend and he comes to eat with us now and said he has been thinking about getting baptized! I´m really excited and I can´t wait to see it all fall into place. I don´t feel like I´m doing too much to help them along because of the language barrier but I´m trying to do my best. I get frustrated with myself sometimes haha. I want to do more but I keep reminding myself it will all come with time. Well I better go. Thank you all for your support and love. It means the world to me. I love you all. Love, Elder Langston