18th of September

 I´ve never eaten so much meat in my entire life! The eighteenth is Independance day for Chile. They celebrate it in three days. so we ate a ton of food at a stake activity on the 17th. then the 18th is the big party. and now today is a big party as well. yesterday we were invited to three different Bar B Q´s! and when they barbq they don´t make anything else but meat. I´m serious! no potatoe chips, no mashed potatoes, no vegetables, not anything else but meat! they just bring you a plate with five different kinds of meat and a coke. I thought i was going to die. the very last bite clashed with everything trying to come back up but i forced it all down. haha sorry but that´s what happened. and today we have two more Bar b q´s to go to!!! I dont think i´ll make it! haha it´s crazy fun though. Elder Laurito and I are having such a blast. there´s still a language barrior but sometimes that just makes it twice as fun! He loves soccer and looks for every chance to play. we play with the rocks in the street while we walk. if you can get it through the other companions legs then that´s a goal. It keeps us entertained through the long walks. yesterday was so awesome. with the parties yes but also with church. It was ward conferance and the stake presidencie wanted to talk with the Señor comps. so with out a subject and our little spanish, Elder Wray and I had to teach the Gosple Principle class! Elder Wray´s a stud from West High SLC who now has three weeks in the mission. yup so not speaking much we forced our way through teaching the restauration to everyone. when we got to the First Vision the Spirit was there so strong. We´re not crazy! a Crazy person would leave his family at age 19 and go give up two years of his life for nothing. but we know its true. You guys at home watch all these teenage boys leave everything for two years cuz they know its true. they know they know. and you can make up all these pathetic excuses that we´re from utah and this is just what we do but if i didn´t have a testimoney of this i would be home so fast. this just isn´t worth it if you don´t have a testimoney. this is hard stuff but because i know this is true i keep going just like all these, our best friends, are doing. Love you all millions. miss you tons.

Elder Valdez