Hi hows it going,I'm glad to see you are all stressed out in the comforts of your own homes,
 I personally, am here in another country ( 2 oceans away might I add), speaking another language( español, para ustedes allen y sol), and eating different food( well as different as eating white rice everyday can be),and to top it all, as calm as a summers morn.

            maybe that might put a little perspective on how we think of things differently. I'm doing really good here in good ole milagro Ecuador, mom you asked a week or 2 ago if there was a battle here, the answer is no, i don't even think they grow beans here.
            My clothes are holding together pretty well, my socks are fine and there are no major holes in my clothes, the only things is that my pants and collars are starting to get a little ridiculously big.
          but seriously it sounds like your all having a fun time there in texas, seriouly, other than all the crap thats going on with the other parts of the family, how is it going for you guys, it sounds like mom is the only one doing anything fun, she got a new sewing machine and went to a convention, so the question is for you dad and lame(his words not mine) little brother steven. you guys need to get out and start doing stuff, literally or boring house life will drive you crazy, me Im fine here because we are always in the road, talking with different people and teaching different things everyday.
 the work is actually going really good here, it slowed down a little this past week but I hope to be able to get it going once again, we have a really good investigator, Arturo Mendoza, he has 65 years and is always ready and willing to accept and change his life to the things we are teaching him, but his problem is that he dosent go to church, hes assisted 1 time and we cannot baptize him until he goes a couple more times to church, but thats him,
we also have a youth with 20 years and hes good, he was an old investigador, but he started showing up to church a couple of weeks ago and so I think were going to work really hard to bring him back to the fold.

thats whats going in in the work front, mom you made a comment like there is stuff im not teling you, sorry, but your right, there is a TON of stuff that happens to us or around us that I am not telling you, because if you knew the stuff that happend here you would worry, but for me its normal, so just wait and when I come home in a year Ill tell you guys all about it.

so my relationship with elder ortiz is going really well, we have a goood companionship and even though he is super ready to go home (trunky), Im just trying to help him finish the mission the same way I would want to finnish, so well have to see.

thats really cool news about ed, I remember about a year ago when dad told me that she like ed and I was thinking that they could get hitched, but not to pry, but how is she doing with the whole word of wisdom thing? just asking because i know ed is a great guy and I dont want him to have to deal with unnesesary temptation.

Ive got some news thats pretty cool, I was able to have my interview with president this wednesday, and he told me two things 1 that I am going to be here 4 changes ( 6 monthes) and that this next change I will be moving up to senior companion, which is cool figuring that my new comp will probably be just that, new

president also figured out my new realese date and its  June 14th 2011, I know that seems like a while, but its also in the 2nd week of a new change so Ill be coming home on the 25th of may 2011 so thats just to give you guys a little look on things, im actually worried with time, not because its too slow, but becuse its too fast, but its all right I still have a little bit of it.

Hey my boots are holding up really nice the sole is still fine and if it ever gets bad, resoling here in ecuador with a good sole is cheap, but my insoles actually have holes in them, so I was wondering if also we could get some sent here or would you rather I just bought some here.

also remember those twistables you bought me in the crayon form the´re really great but what about some in the colored pencil form, oh yeah a beef jerkey, seriously I think thats all I would like from you guys ( and letters and pictures). jkjkjk

well thats what went on in my life this week
I love you all lots and hope your all staying safe and rember, relax
LOVE
Elder Jonathan Match
Ecuador Guayaquil Sur