1/2/11 Happy New Year

Happy New Year! This week has been kind of a different one on the mission. We have been working but haven't been getting a hold of a lot of people. The work slows down a lot for the holidays. For New Years eve all the missionaries had to be in there houses by 4 pm. I guess it gets pretty crazy here for new years. They have some different traditions. They make dummies that resemble someone in their family then at midnight they burn it. Then of course lots of partying. For our new years we got permission to watch the movie ¨The Other Side of Heaven¨ then went to bed at 10:30. It was the best. I am not even lying. My companion said at 12 it was so loud that she couldn't sleep but I didn´t hear a thing I was dead asleep haha Yesterday the district leaders came to meet some of our investigators from the little town called El Placer. It took us 2 hours to get back in to town by bus because there was so much traffic. Usually it only takes 25 minutes. So the work slowed down in every aspect. The other week I was in a bus and I meet a couple from Holland. They were super nice. They said they had friends from Utah that were members. It was a little different talking about the gospel in English. Luckily they spoke Spanish too so I could give them a pamphlet about the church. I have found lots of opportunities to use my English because there are lots of tourist. Well sorry I don´t really have that much to say about this week. I am still so grateful to be here on the mission. It is such an honor doing this kind of work. I feel so blessed because I feel like I have learned so much in such a little time. I know that this church is true and that our heavenly father loves us. If we do what is right we will be blessed. I love you all!