Quick & Sweet

With the Holidays and everything the days for writing are a bit different...Jaydan writes when he can. This week was a little messed up too but it was still good. They had divisions with Elder Graham from Utah because two comps went to a training in Montevideo. So while they were gone the others had divisions. Jaydan said the first day went by so "freakin quick". He can't even remember what happened. The second day however was quite a bit slower. They still worked pretty good which was nice. They walked a lot....about an hour out and that much back. They were looking for the house of a less active member. The guy said that he would come to church and so Jaydan thought that was worth it all.

When they walked by their house they noticed that their comps were back from the training.

They are working hard with the members to get them more involved in the work and to unify them. They are starting this week to visit with each member and taking them a Book of Mormon to write their testimony in to share with others. Hopefully that will help the members really think about their testimonies and want to share and help others. Jaydan thinks this will also help the people that they find and give the Book of Mormons to.

Jaydan said that his comp is starting to work again. He really likes him and the area. Changes are coming up in a few weeks but Jaydan hopes that he will stay were he is since he is seeing some good things happen. He likes learning spanish from his comp and doesn't want to be with another gringo yet.

"This work is quite a butt kicker, but oh well what can you do?" "I love it and as it gets harder I try to realize all the blessings that I am going to receive and how much more I will learn and grow." "That is why we have difficulties...to learn and grow from them."

"I love you all so freakin much. Thank you for everything and don't worry mom we are still going to be blessed when we don't have a missionary out or someone in a high calling. Maybe we have forgotten all the blessing that we receive when our family is together and enduring to the end because we haven't been all together forever but will be in less than 16 short months, so no worries!"

Love you all more than you know!
Thee Elder Ropelato

ps Thanks Justin and Natalie and Mya and Parker for you card. I loved it and the family looks great and the sister missionaries went crazy over your family. They thought you guys were the cutest things ever.