Gee, I didn't know about this email...

Hey mommy

I hope all is well, i havent gotten an email from you, hopefully its just computer malefunction.

This week was crazy, i learned a lot, but im not going to lie, it was probably the toughest week of my life. Just about everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. On friday night i reached a point where i thought i was going to break, but with the help of lot of prayers, i didnt. After that things started to get better, saturday was a good day, we played soccer in the morning and i managed to score 1 goal (pure luck). WE spent the rest of saturday trying to find investigators, we didnt have too much luck though. Saturday night we had a baptism for a 15 year old girl named claudia Teresa. Her family will be getting baptized soon, her parents just had to get married first. It was a great baptism and i really needed the spirit i felt there. Sunday was awesome as well. I recieved a lot of strength i needed.

As for investigators, we literally have 1. All the investigators we had hopes for are now avoiding us or coming up with excuses! Much is the life of a missionary. I found out (just now) that next transfer i will be in a threesome with Elder Jones, who is a good Elder, and the greenie. I also will be district leader. Im not quite sure how i feel about that (ha) but i guess it will be a learning opportunity.

Mom i hope you dont think i am bummed out! Sure this week was the hardest week of my life, and yea i will forever remember this transfer as "my humbling transfer" (not in the good way either! ha!) but thankfully, i have the chance to rebuild myself into the missionary i want to become. I choose to be a disciple of Christ and do His work in His way. I learning that by doing things the right way, it automatically means the harder way... but i chose to be out here, and i now choose to do it to the best of my abilities. I've also learned that my abilities are really nothing (when it comes down to things) but that with the grace of God, anything is possible.

TO sum it all up, i learned a lot of things this week. I am also very confident that i will learn a lot more things this transfer, and i will probably learn it the hard way. Jesus taught that being a disciple of Christ is not easy. He regurally preached to his apostles that they would face all manners of persecutions, and that many would be killed. When i look at the sufferings that other saints endured, my problems dont seem like anything!

But, some incredibly great news, SImplicio recieved the priesthood yesterday (melquisadec)! That would be the perfect sunday to go home to! Elder Lauritzen goes home this week, along with elder poort. So two of my greatest examples are leaving the mission! Thankfully, i have learned a lot from them both! NOw i get to apply those things i learned in my life as a missionary!

Mom thanks for all you do! I hope all is well, ihope this email didnt make you sad or make you think i am sad. I am good. Life is still good. These challenges are here for a reason. God gives us these challenges for our own growth. They are part of the plan. But prayer is real, and it helps so much. PLEASE always pray, i know you do, but teach the girls to always pray.

I look forward to this week! I will learn a ton this week! i hope you have a wonderful week, stay happy, pray and read the scriptures! And dotn ever forget that a misssionary in florida loves you!

thanks for letting me be out here!

i love you mommy

elder kenck