Words of advice to mom and dad

Dear Family,

I want to take some time to talk with you mom and dad, because it seems like these past month has been nothing but an emotional roller coaster ride for you both! I am so sorry for this but when you get a second I want you to read in Jeremiah 1:5. I want you both to know that the Lord knows each of you individually that He loves you so much, there is no words that can express His love for you! He knows what each of you can handle and what you can`t. He puts things in our way to help us and when we just can`t push on any more you can get on your knees and plead for help, plead with Him to give you the strength to push on, the ability to feel His love, the ability to know that He will lift the burden from your back. You guys are the most amazing and incredible people I have ever met and have known, I am so lucky and proud to call you mom and dad! I want you both to know that I love you with my whole heart and soul! That I am still and will always be here for and He is there for you! Sometimes we feel inadequate about the things He has called us to do, but He has called each of you, because you both have something special and talent that the Lord needs you to use for the calling! You raised my ugly mug which was not an easy task I know, so I know you can reach and accomplish whatever you put your hearts too! I am behind you 100% and will always be! I love you both so much and thank you for being my parents, my super heroes, my role models, my everything!! Keep it going and you will change and help so many!! I love you both!!

Okay so now for this week, I have found two families of five each that are so positive and so close to baptism its not even funny!! That I seriously am praying so hard and studying and sometimes even stressing over because, these two families are so great!! They just need that one thing that's going to push them over the edge. One of them has accepted a baptism date for end of the month, so we will see.  The other is debating because they have been baptized in other religions twice so it will be their third one. They will find it though, I know it!! I will continue to keep you updated on them, the one part that is hard is we can only visit them once a week each because only one or two possible days a week they are all in the house together! I have others as well that are close! I am also teaching a pastor right now, so will see how that goes, he accepted all we give him to read and study, so we will pray and work with him! We also have some great ideas that we have planned with our branch president to get members and investigadores working and really helping the work here. We have a big activity planned for the end of the month so we will see how it turns out, I am really excited for!! Well my family that is all I have for this week from the jungle!

Colt bro, I am sorry to hear about the election and what not, keep your head up bro! You are number one and G-Ray in my book!! 

Thank you Breeze for always writing and keeping me updated on the basketball! Go getèm Smuin boys!!! 

Jenn and Josh thanks for writing as well, the kids sound great and they are going to be all grown up by the time I get back, but they are great and amazing kids!!

I love you all so much!! 

I love you to the moon and back and the some mom!! 

I hope you all have a great week, and if you need anything let me know!! 

Su hijo, amigo, Jungle Misionero,

Elder Leatherow