San Diego #35 3-9-09

Familia Mìa:

¿Disfrutaron los fotos que mandé in la semana pasada? La capill (en el bautismo de Sam) estaba llena!) Muy buena vista. Mì compañera compró una vela y tengo miedo porque ereo que ella esta tratando de quemar nuestro aprtamento con el fuego. Iba escribir toda la carta in español pero madre se enojó la ultima vez-entonces tengo que practicar ingles...

DID YOU ENJOY THE PHOTOS I SENT LAST WEEK? THE CHAPEL (AT SAM'S BAPTISM) WAS FULL!!! VERY GOOD VIEW. MY COMPANIOIN BOUGHT A CANDLE AND I'm SCARED BECAUSE I THINK SHE'S TRYING TO BURN DOWN THE APARTMENT WITH FIRE. I WOULD WRITE ALL OF THE LETTER IN SPANISH BUT MOM WAS ANGRY LAST TIME, SO I HAVE TO PRACTICE MY ENGLISH.

For my birthday at 6:30 am, Los Gonzalez called me (Mexican tradition) to wake me up and sing to me. (I was already awake) Then Ricardo called and sang to me, and Pres. and Sis. Donaldson called. We had dinner w/the Borja's, Hna. Busby, and Hna. Gonzalez snuck over earlier and dropped off a cake and jello and gifts. The best of all was that it was exchanges :)

We worked super hard all day and it was fun. Sis. Purziani came here. Carol and Vivian Labarol came up and we did spilits (sorta) and blitzed the area. So it was good we added a bunch of potentials too-we were just out in the streets talking to everyone and knociing all the run-down apartment complexes. But it was good-a very refreshing day. Sam was comfirmed sunday, he's very happy-he's thinking about going on a mission :) He was super excited for the tie mom. He says thanks...He gave me a hug he was so excited...awkward...Anyway he was grateful! Tonight we are going to the Malfabon's for a b-day dinner...menudo...I didn't tell anyone about my b-day, only the Gonzalez (because they asked) Mexicans love to party...it's just a fact, and I just wanted it to be a normal day, to just work, so this is all from me not tellling anyone.

They think they are going to make Bonita 3rd ward into a ward and 2 branches within the next 1 1/2 weeks! That's also transfers, so we'll see what happens. It will be like a Spring Valley branch Lemon Grove and San Diego Branch (in a school) and National City and Bonita ward. So it's exciting.

Oh, I also got phone calls from people in the office (the ones that sort the mail) for my b-day too, they thought it was funny.

Anyways...Thanks
Hna. Baker