HI, First of all, you are making it seem like im going to be all mentally scared from getting robbed, Like I told dad other than losing my stuff its not like it was a bad robery, a bad attempted robbery was when I was in guayaquil and I had to punch a ladrone( you can say its like gangster) and chase him off, I know you guys want to know all that is going on in my life, here in ecuador, but the thing is there is a time and place to tell you all the crazy stories that I have and that will be in a year when I come home. I know you want to know, so I promise if something serious serious happens I will be sure to let you know,

 Im so sorry that grandma is fighting with aunt shyrll and uncle gary, it just seems like another one of there stupid pointless situations. I hope shes having a good time though with her new husband ( yeah I know it sounds so weird) and things will pass, thats the way the world works, everything passes, the only thing that is eternal is god, so just let the life pass and worry about the future.

 

So in the mission news, Big big news, today we had changes and when everyone left the bus station  I was left with 2 other elders, why, because Im going to be training. Its super crazy, because spencer said that they are training at their 3rd transfer, here we dont train until our 6th or 7th, so were going to have to see what happens, it should be really cool, oh and remember my companion from the mtc elder halls, well hes coming to milagro to be the new zone leader, so there are some really big changes going on here in the zone, almost every companionship  had a change so it should be fun to see how it all turns out.Im not going to lie I never want to have to kill another companion other than myself every again, yeah sure it was cool with elder ortiz but the level of trunkyness with this elder was unbelievable, he also didnt like the rules, before you ask I was ready to strangle this elder befor the end of the change. but now I get a new comp, so I get to go from trunky, to homesick. were going to have to see how these changes go.

 

  other mission news is that this change for the first time since president started, I think we got highter than the goal for baptisms, the goal is 180 every change, but we newver reached it, however I think that we did it this change, in milagro alone we baptized 39 people so we are all excited to see how president reacts.

 

dad you asked me about my shoe size, I have size 11D boots, so that would be cool, about the box, just do what you guys did last time, use the international flat rate, I feel that its the safest way to get here without having to pay alot of money, yeah sure Ill have to pay like 4 bucks, but thats just becuase I am in a country that doesnt even compare to the states with these kind of things.

 

I know that sounds harsh on ecuador, but I seriously love it here, I am just also seeing how much better it could be, and how even when we think that things are bad in the states they are actually really good.thats my little ramble.

 

dad about the car, my plan is to get home spend the first 2 weeks or so getting my car in tip top shape, and finding a job, then Ill enroll in school to get on the insurance and well see where it goes from there. there are also other factors, but all that dosent make a difference, because I am here for at least 1 year more, actually its a a lttle mas than a year, its like 13 and 1/2 monthes until I come home, so Im just going to continue working here and not think about it,

 

but cool story I was reading one of your old email that you sent me, it was in my suitcase and I was looking for something else, but I saw the email and read it, it was form the week of thanks giving, you said something I liked, ¨jon it wont be over tomorrow, but pretty soon it will be christmas, then youll blink it will be april and youll be counting down¨ wow I didnt realize it but your profecy came true, that is exactly how it feels, I seriously cant belie christmas was like 4 monthes ago, I dont like to talk about time, because it is going so fast, I cant slow it down, I want to but I cant, a full change will a trunky comp, went by in the blink of an eye, and my better changes even faster, so the lessoon here is in life we need to take advantage of the here and now, because if we wait, it will go past us so fast that we dont have time to fix or do something, if you guys have someting to do, in a calling, or in the life, do it now .

 

well thats about all I got for today, you know what I would like in my box, so I wont say it, if there is anyother information you want I let you guys know later, probably on wed or thurs Ill let you guys know who is my new comp`.

 

Well I love you lots and hope your all safe, saying prayers and dilligently reading you scriptures,

Love

Elder Jonathan Match

ps LOTS of beef jerkey ( I couldnt help myself)