Hey Family! This week was pretty good. We talked to a lot of new people this week because we pretty much baptized our teaching pool, or they will be this weekend. I think that is a trap that Missionaries fall into- being content with the sheep they have. I don´t want to ever let that happen again, and now that I know Spanish well enough, I can do my part in finding and teaching. Man wasn't conference awesome! I loved President Uchtdorf´s talk about the welfare plan. I really loved how he said that God´s way is not sitting on the side of the river and waiting for all the water to pass before you cross, but to roll up your sleeves and get to work and build a bridge. I loved that. I felt like there was a pretty strong theme of Missionary work. I feel like something huge is about to happen, or that the missionaries aren't working hard enough haha... But Elder Holland really did singe my eyebrows at priesthood haha. I am glad that he gave that talk. I feel strongly that missionary work is the best, most important work that any young man my age can do, and it is imperative that once you decide to play for the Lord, you don´t dribble out of bounds like Elder Holland says. However because we have a loving Heavenly Father, we have the Atonement at our disposal made possible by Jehovah. Another thing I really liked about Conference was Elder Scott´s talk about the scriptures. My companion told me not to read the Old Testament because ¨it´s pretty much useless in the mission field´´ and I decided that... while I disagreed with Him, I wouldn´t read it (but just in his presence). And when Elder Scott said that he loves how it plainly and simply teaches gospel truths, I just smiled at him haha. I firmly believe that as the Iron rod is a singular rod, that leads to the ´´greatest of all the gifts of God´´, one cannot just toss out the Old Testament or the PGP, or any other of the standard works, without missing a piece somewhere along the line. Does that make sense? While I do not understand the significance of some parts of the Scriptures like Isaiah, or Leviticus, or the Song of Solomon it doesn´t mean that they don´t have something to contribute to our time here our probation. Jesus himself quoted from Isaiah and by way of exhortation, commanded that we become familiar with his writings. All I am saying is that we must continue to do the good works like reading and praying daily, in order to increase the size of our anchors as is written in Ether. Something else I loved was President Eyring´s talk in priesthood about preparation. The Lord uses small and simple means to bring to pass His magnificent work of eternal nature, and so must we use the simple means to help build up the kingdom of Zion. I will be eternally thankful I think for all my callings that I had here on earth because each calling is significant and is a channel by which the Lord prepares us to take upon ourselves more responsibility. I just really loved conference. There were things said that were just for me and I know that the Brother (Waddell or Richardson?) who said that his mission was ´´was the best two years FOR my life´´ was really spot on and something that I needed to hear. Anyway, Conference is definitely a powerful experience. God is the same today, as he was yesterday and will be forever. So since he loved His children before to call prophets, why not now? It makes sense to me. I do know that prophets are on the earth again, and that it is by the Spirit of Revelation that they know, and deliver unto us the will of God. These talks have been what God has been thinking about us since April (and obviously since the beginning because we hear the same message every 6 months of read, pray, and go to church).

Anyway I loved conference, and I didn´t even get to understand both morning sessions. The translators talk WAY fast so... I didn´t get much. But I did get the part about the new temples and that was SUPER exciting. I remember driving to see Tron Legacy with Elder Abutaa on the night of Dec. 17th and wondering why traffic was so bad. Then we drove by the Tabernacle and saw the billowing smoke and we both felt bad about it. I along with the audience at the Conference center let out an audible ´´ooohhh!´´ when President Monson announced that haha. oh man thats SICK.

Okay well I don´t really have a lot more to say. I decided to eat only fruits and vegetables everyday to balance the 3500 calorie meal I have for lunches everyday and that has helped a ton haha.

It starts with the fundamentals.

I love you all and I am good.

Oh its nice to get up in the mornin, when the sun is shining overhead,

oh its nice to get up in the mornin, but its better to lay in bed. Haha. I thought about Grandpa Dick a lot because the fields are starting to get worked on more and I always see these old dudes on tractors. smells like the garden here.

Elder Daybell