El Libro de Jamón

 Elder Newman's Hump Day Package

 Elder George making chocolate chip cookies

Mate Celestial

El Libro de Jamón

I should probably explain the title:

We ended up chatting for a few minutes with some kids behind the fence at school one day, and one saw El Libro de Mormón in my hand. But my thumb was covering up a bit of Mormón, and he shouted out, "¡Mirá! ¡El Libro de Jamón!" (Look! The Book of Ham!).

Such a great week! I am truly exhausted, but that means we've been working hard! We were able to place a baptismal date on 5 poeple, inculding Gimela, the lady that wanted us to baptize her child. She didn't come to church because her child has a parasite, but she has been reading! And Laura, the sister of recent convert Micaela, finally came to church! She also shared some good commentaries in Gospel Principles and seemed really happy to be there!

If you haven't read the book How to Pray and Stay Awake by Max B. Skousen, you need to. Such a powerful book that can truly help us transform our prayers into filling spiritual experiences.

Hey Mom, tell PJ Tauteoli congratulations on the mission call! I recently listened to that Brad Wilcox talk on Grace this week and it is truly amazing! I am truly stoked to see Kegan about to go back at it; I'm sure he was truly itching to get back out there! Love you Mom!

Haha, good job killing the wasp, Sarah. There was one time that we used a lollipop and wasp spray to kill a spider that got in. ...after we sprayed and missed ALL over the place. Dad was not happy. Dad was right in the Primary lesson; no matter what we lose for Christ's sake, we will always be blessed and more than recompensated. Love you Bear!

Callie, YOU HAVE A SPINNER!? ME TOO!! Hey, way to go in your soccer game! Great goalie! Man, I sure do miss the PG Pool, glad you had fun! Love you Callie!

WAY TO GO EMMA! I am so happy to see that you got into the dance routine this year; hard work paying off!  There truly is something powerful about music that goes beyond our ability to explain. I also have learned about the importance of journaling here and try to write something each day. ¡Celoso estoy! Un día veré a Peter y Stuart... ¡Te quiero hermana! (I am jealous! One day I will see Peter and Stuart ... I love you sister!)

Well, the 6A class is finally here! Dang, that will be some tough competition in our region... excited to see how it goes! Tell Mike hi for me! Love you Pap.

¡Os quiero a todos! ¡Que tengáis una buena semana! (I love you all! Have a good week!)

Con amor,

Elder Newman :)

Mom’s Questions:

1. Did you open your package? How did you like it? How did the homemade cookies fare? Were they took crumbly? Did you share with your companion?

Yes; LOVED IT; the cookies made it through very well; Yes I did :)

2. Is the weather starting to warm up at all?

Yup! Some days it's nice and sunny, others cold and rainy

3. Have you been able to exercise? Does Elder George like to exercise too?

Constantly, and he does it

4. What did you do to celebrate Elder George’s birthday?

Cooked him brownies, ordered pizza, and enjoyed mate celestial

5. Is Raul still on target to be baptized Aug. 12th?

Nope, we moved it to August 19th. Still got some issues to tackle.