kamusta po kayo pamilya?! it was great to get your letters and dear elders this week sounds like it was a good one! tell karter to get his butt in gear and write me or email me or something haha geez i want to hear from my little bro! things are going great out here had an amazing week. went for a good rollercoaster ride but nothing i couldnt handle with help from the lord. the langauge is coming weve been learning alot and sometimes is so much to take in but im working hard and it gets better every week. its crazy to think i only have 3 more weeks in the states until im outta here and over to the philippines! holy schinkees haha im getting scared! im super nervous but i know ill be alright. they do a great job here to prepare us. oh man let me tell you the impact it made on elder tapusoa that you guys wrote him! man he was really exctied and touched that you guys did that! haha Dad he said you were way funny, i dont know what you said to him but he sure laughed and enjoyed it haha love you pops, momma bear he came and gave me a hug after he read your letter and said that it was really nice and that it made him feel really good. you guys are so awesome, i just brag about you to all the elders and tell them how awesome you guys are! elder moore says hi, he's next to me emailing too. well you wouldnt believe it but for tuesday night devotional we had another Apostal come and talk to us. Elder Russel M. Nelson. we got the specail edition of the ensign you guys should get it i think it comes out soon, but he came and talked with us about the importance of the BOM. we went over the Ensign and he shared a ton of amazing things, i can offical say i studied the Book or Mormon with a Apostol of God, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. i thought that was pretty neat. thats 3 Apostols since ive been here!! man were blessed! and again we had amazing seats like 10 rows from the front it was awesome! the spirit those guys carry with them are amazing. well nothing to exciting this week happend they all seem to blur together so i cant rememeber haha. i need to bring my journal with me so i can remember, but teaching went ok this week started off rough then got better. still progessing with our investigators and thats a good feeling! i cant believe its been over a month already man times weird in here. the temple was good this morning did sealings again and after we do that we get to go to the celestrial room and theres no one there and its an amazing peaceful feeling. spirit is so strong! i got a package from bryce and he loaded me up! hes awesome and i sure love them, everybody was asking if they could but the mtw dew from me haha i guess it is true you can make some money in the mtc. wrights also sent me a package and it was really nice, i need there address so i can thank them for everything! i may just send a bunch of letters home to you guys then you can send them out! hope karters doing well in football i want to see pics and exact details of how he plays, haha elder moore and i and elder day look forward to getting those letters to see how he did haha its funny they dont have little bros and i just brag about karter and they already think he is the biggest stud...which he is. everyday they ask if i got a letter about how is game went or how he is playing haha its awesome. i have a stud little bro. i got a letter from grandma and grandpa and that was really good! haha they really make me laugh! they said they were worrried i would loose a lot of weight in here cause i dont like hardly any food and espicially the ones that are good for me haha. i love them so much! im loving the mish! its amazing and i have come to find a new and profound love for the Book of Mormon, its amazing and i wish i would have studied it more when i was home, oh well its all good, really study it pamilya! it will do wonders for your lifes. that book can answer any question you have about life and i know that to be true. keep doing work out there pamilya! you guys are awesome and i know that! Mahal Kita. Elder Machen
