"Always Put HIM First!" 4/14/13

Well it was great to read your emails and i really appreciate the advice and support, you guys are great! well this week was busy as ever and we did a lot of traveling and had some nice exchanges with other elders! thats always a good experience cause you learn a ton from the other missionaries and get to see different areas and people. even though we were running with our heads cut off haha we got a lot of good solid work in and that was nice, thats deffiently the best part of the mission! the work! haha we have been so blessed to see the hand of the lord in this area and zone, oh i wish i could give it the description it deserves, we have been blown away with all that has been happening! people coming out of the wood works, the branch really backing us and helping find and teach, and truly prepared people that are searching for the truth! oh its excited and keeps us on our toes, nightly planning really has a new meaning haha. we do a lot of planning for all the meeting with the zone and our new area and for the branch, its exciting and exhausting! we never have a problem sleeping at night, i think about 3 times this week i fell asleep on my knees and woke up in the middle of the night super confused why i wasnt in bed, my companion was laughing at me one morning cause i had fallen asleep in companionship prayer and didnt say amen, and i was down there awhile, haha i love every part of the mission, its a ride of a life time! i was like a little kid in a candy shop on conference day, oh we it was better then christmas morning haha. lots of answered prayers from our living prophet and apostles. it was a great week and im just happy, i love you all and really appreciate the support! keep doing whats right and always put him first! mahal ko po kayo! Elder Machen