these are my people

...welp, looks like i'm in for another go-round in San Miguel. i know some people are happy. i know our mission leader will probably not be happy (i like to give him work to do and he doesn't like that apparently.) but i am happy and the Lord wants me here for a reason. yesterday we had a nice long tremor. after yesterdays i decided that maybe i should start worrying more when we have those cause apparently in the earthquake in concepcion last year a bunch of people died cause they just stayed in bed thinking it would pass...then came the tsunami. it's just that they always happen when i'm in the middle of a deep sleep and i don't have the urge to get out of bed.
it finally rained. if you all thought the inversion in utah was bad, Natacha didn't give us permission to go out running in the morning all week long because the pollution is so bad. it's like red air days x4. but it rained and it was beautiful. we came home sopping wet and smiling cause that meant today would be beautiful and we could start running again. and it is. and there is lots of snow in la cordillera and it reminds me of home.
we had an interesting lesson about the law of chastity with german the other day. apparently he completely disagrees. he believes in the "try it before you buy it" theory of men. i told him he needed to stop thinking like a man and start thinking like someone who wants to have eternal life with his family. in the end he changed his attitude and still loves me just the same...i just really wish it didn't have to be me to teach all the hard stuff with him. but he really has changed so much. he used to come to church in jeans and now he comes in a suit and even tie sometimes. he used to NEVER pray period and now he'll say prayers (somewhat grudgingly) in sunday school. we also have a baptismal date...rosela. she was on the "16 and i'm pregnant" tv show chile style.
welp, i hope this letter finds you all happy and healthy. i truly love you and pray for you several times a day. stay out of trouble and stay in touch,
que dios les bendiga,
hruss.


peace+love