the Lord can soften the heart of anyone!

Hello everyone!

Big news to start off with transfers- Elder Saltzman is leaving to the Canary Islands (!) I´m really excited for him. And for me, I´ll be training a new guy! I don´t know who he is, I´ll go to pick him up from the MTC tomorrow so that makes me a bit nervous but I´m really excited. I´ll be able to let you know more about him next Monday, I´m really hoping we´ll get along great- like Elder Wilson and I did. I will definitely be applying many things that Elder Wilson taught me when we were companions, they helped me become such a better missionary and person.

Yesterday we got fed a ton from all of the goodbye visits for Elder Saltzman, and since he loves spicy food and the members know, they loaded the spicy stuff on it haha, he woke up this morning with canker (no idea how to spell that) sores all over his mouth haha.

It is a long story to explain and I´m not going to try--might turn into those typical stories I used to tell that last for hours and end with no punchline haha. But we are switching piso´s with the hermanas, who live just down the street a little bit, so my address will change. Calle Fransisco Garcia 16 3´D and then all of the rest would be the same. I haven´t gotten the package yet but I´m sure it´ll come soon. You guys are amazing, thank you so much for everything.

Elder Saltzman´s mom sent him like four packages with tons of spices and food and everything, and he had to leave quite a bit of stuff which sucks for him but is pretty awesome for me haha. I inherited the wonderful syrup, candy, he had bot like eight packages of brown sugar as well haha. Our cupboards have been pretty stocked full.

I was going to ask you--in the next package you send whenever it be, could you maybe put a couple little souvenirs from the states or Idaho in there? The members here give us lots of stuff from their countries and I want to give them something little from the states in return. I think they would like something like that.

We had a baptism this last Saturday! Joshua--the 11-year-old-kid--and it turned out to be really cool. He asked that Elder Saltzman baptize him and I confirm him. The story is amazing because the Lord softened the heart of his dad who, after months of refusing, finally let him be baptized. The Lord can soften the heart of anyone!!

This was a great week, it´s always very gratifying to see one of your investigators get baptized and make that step. How is the work going in Soda?

Love Elder Franson