sigue adelante ELDER ALISA

My baby brother, ELDER ALISA has now been in Puerto Rico for about a month and is doing so good. His trainer/companion is gringo and an Assistant to the President so Michael gets to go on a lot of splits with other elders in the mission. I love reading his letters - they remind me of the experiences I had in El Salvador on my mission and his words inspire me to work harder at building my testimony. Here's a little excerpt from his last letter. . .

My new companion for the day was Elder Huete from Honduras. It was so fun because he didn't speak a lick of English and I was forced to speak Spanish all day. We went out to a few houses together and a few times I couldn't help but laugh out loud because we would be in someone's house talking and I was the only person in the room that spoke English and hardly any Spanish. Those moments when you realize that you never pictured yourself in this situation.

Ponce is out in the country too and on our way to a certain destination we had to cross this beautiful field. There literally wasn't a trace of civilization in sight. It was beautiful. I was tired, burning hot under that Puerto Rican sun, dirty from sweat and dirt, and starving- but again I just laughed because it was so sweet to me. I absolutely loved it!

This is hard work. And I love it! Every night, after we say our prayers, I lay down exhausted and happy. Not happy because I'm finally in bed but happy because I spent almost the entirety of my day thinking about, planning for, worrying about and serving other people. We LIVE for other people. I've never done that. Never in my life have I been so devoted to the well being of others. That's why I go to sleep happy every night.

isn't that fun? he he. I think cause he's the baby of our family we all love Michael the best. lol. I hope he continues to work and study hard and learn to share the gospel effectively with the Puerto Rican people. Con ANIMO Elder Alisa!!