holaaaa padres!!!! como estaaan!!!!  how was your Easter weekend! sounds like you guys had a great time with the peerys! wish i could of been there to celebrate... would of been a party! what is Muir Woods? love the pictures that you guys sent!!!! Josh, Jake and Kyle all seem like they are changing! its crazy!!! i am sure that josh loved the trolley! i heard that he is tearing it up in baseball! wish i could see him play! and i heard that Jason in now the bishop of the ward! how awesome! is he enjoying it? hating it? did you give a talk? i had to give a talk... they called my and my companion at 6 in the morning asking if we could give another talk because the other people didn't come or respond the phone... i was supposed to talk about repentance and it was a cool experience... i got all choked up like always because of how important repentance is and what it did for me in my life.  it was a great experience for me and a lot of people enjoyed my talk and that they understood me... according to them which makes me really happy that i am able to speak things that i would like too in front of a huge crowd being unprepared! that morning as well we had a baptism of a couple which was a great experience for me... this area is really hard because the ward isn't working very hard and the bishop is garbage so basically we are doing all the work without the help of the ward... it was really satisfying to watch them come out of the water after i dunked them knowing that all their sins stayed in the water and that they can start a new life.  i got to baptize them both and the woman was 6 months pregnant so i had to be even more careful when i baptized them! haha... they gave some great testimonies and i really feel like the dad could be a strong leader in this ward if the members help and raise him... he also wants that his son serves a mission which makes me really excited because think of all the lives that his son will change because i changed the life of his parents! we are waiting on another couple that we have to get married but don't have enough money to pay for it so we are waiting until the receive enough money to get married! great little family of 3 as well. the dad is less active...and is living together which is EXTREMELY frequent here in Peru... to live together with out being married.  he already told us that he is going to save some money for his 11 year old son to serve a mission in the future as well... this week we didn't really find any new people to teach... this area is really weird and hard to understand but we are doing our best.  we are trying to get the ward unified and organized as best we can because the missionaries before us really hurt this area and the ward with their disobedience which is a shame.... i have a question, i really struggle with my confidence as a teacher, missionary, and with my Spanish... how can i make myself or get more confidence... i believe if i reach my full potential with my confidence that there will be nothing stopping me.... do i really take your breath away dad? ;) haha... i miss you guys too! ALOT! and of coarse i will keep talking to Kyle every week.. i really worry about him... i know he is a great kid... do everything you can for him dad so that he can reach his potential which he has a hard time seeing... i am doing pretty well right now... i am happy to be in the mission... i think about the ocean and surfing everyday. i look forward stepping into the water again.  and you are right there is no greater joy than changing a families life to the gospel.  have a great week mom and dad.. you are in my prayers. all i need is your love and support! you guys are the best parents i could have ever asked for! thanks for the packages as well! love you guys with all my heart!!!!