Raising the Bar. 12/3/12

Dear Family and Friends, Hope you all are enjoying your December. It’s still just as hot as ever here. It’s been summer for 16 months, but I´m not bitter. Anyways today for pday we went to La Romana and played soccer against another zone. Our zone won. Then we played Latins Vs. Americans.... I don’t think I have to reveal how that went. We had a good time, and ate pizza afterwards. Turns out we were out there in the sun for a long time.... a really long time... So I look like a lobster, and my legs feel like Jello. On another note, my new companion finally was able to get over his dengue on Thursday, so we have been working hard the last 5 days. President raised the bar, and now we have to do 15 contacts every day. That´s 15 houses by the way, not 15 people. The first night it took us 2 hours and nobody let us in. Yesterday we had a member with us and it took 4 and a half hours. The idea is that if we contact more, we should find more people that are ready and willing to follow Christ. That is statistically speaking of course. But I am happy to raise the bar and be obedient. The new requirement has pulled me out of a rut and gotten me to work harder and be more diligent. Bueno, esto es todo por ahora. Quiero que sepan que tengo mucho amor por este evangelio, y que estoy esforzándome ser un mejor misionero, pero también mejor discípulo de Jesucristo. No queda ninguna duda en mi mente en cuanto de la veracidad de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de Los Últimos Días. Para ellos que realmente tengan el deseo de seguir el Señor, les brindamos buenas noticias de que Él está dirigiendo su propia iglesia personalmente. Les invitamos a preguntar a Dios, y confirmar ésta verdad con Él. Translation: Well, that's all for now. Please know that I have much love for the gospel, and I'm striving to be a better missionary, but also better disciple of Jesus Christ. There is no doubt in my mind about the veracity of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For those who really have a desire to follow the Lord, we bring good news that He is personally leading his own church. We invite you to ask God, and confirm this truth with Him Elder Nichols