The DR is Sweet

Well things are good here we have lots of great investigators and baptismal dates. We are really slowing down though. Elder Macy is leaving on Monday and will be done with his mission. He doesnt want to do as much stuff adn is sleeping in and not himselve. But i keep up beat and try my best. My next companion and I are going to take off and work super hard. Transfers are Tuesday and i dont know if im leaving or not. Im still in my first area but we have tonsd of investigators adn i dont think hell move me. He usually puts greenies in their first area for 6 months. So i hope i can stay. I love my area and the people here. Especially our investigators, their awesome and we are also really good friends with the members. Our Zone will be really diffrent at transfers. Almost ´half of the zone is leaving and we are getting a new zone leader. I love the Dominican Elders im living with. They are cool adn super funny. But sometimes a little too much. But thats just being dominicans. I hope that i can get a dominican companio. That would be sweet. All dominicans are crazy. I found that out the first weeek in the field. Ive seen the weirdest and strangest things and stuff in the world. But thats why I love this place. It fits me perfect. ahhaha. Well Im realizing lots of stuff in my mission and that i can be better in all things. Ive really found the power of prayer and my testimony has never been stonger. My spanish is getting way better and i love to speak it. Its easier to understand and speak now. My goal is to speak perfect spanish by the time i leave. Its more like a wish but im really going to work hard to speak very well. Well the other day we took pictures of vladmirs house, his guards with shotguns let us in. It was tight. His house is huge. He got home last week and we see him driving his White Escalade. But i guess he dosnt like to talk to outsiders of his family and freidships. I probably wouldnt either. I also found out that Miguel Tejada lives in Bani. Thats where im writing from. Bani is My Zone. Well thats about it. I love you all and wish you the best.

Spud

Hello

Well today was aweome. We got to attend the temple. It was amazing. I loved how peaceful it was. I dont think youll ever understand how loud it is here. Its always super loud. And there are no laws for music and the loudness. We also went to Wendy´s today. It was awesome. I had a >FROSTY and it was amazing. Im in the capital now in a huge plaza. It is huge adn super loud. There are people everywhere. Well we are having sucess here and a lot of it. We had an investigator in church for the first time last week and he got up and bore his testimony. I was scared out of my mind when he went up there. But it was awesome. Even though he wove his hands around a lot and said "Grasias al Dios" it was awesome. HE testified of the the peace we have brought to him. He then said he is in our family now adn wont ever miss church. He was also reading the scriptures all through church. We also have another man named Gustabo the other was Leo who bore his testimony. Gustabo loves the church adn loves the peace and happiness the gospel gives him. He told one of his friends visiting how much peace he feels when were there and to let us in. We have an appointment in 2 dsays . Its so amazing how hte lord works. He is awesome and really blesses us in ways we dont know. Well thats pretty much it. I love you all and wish you good luck in life. My health is good. I am the same at 165 lds and had a really low pulse and blood pressure. I do sit ups almost every day, and run up a hill we live on and we also have weights made out of cement. Ill send pictures later. Well talkto ya next week.

Spud

Hey Everyone, Im doing great here in my mission. Ive had some great experiances this week. General Confrence was awesome. We had it in the stake center in Bani. 6 american elders watched it in english in a little room. I love every single talk. they were amazing. We had 2 investigators there. One is going to be baptised on the 20th. Last night we also invitee a young man to be baptized on the 27th. The work is pretty good. We have families and men were talking to. They are awesome. Its so cool being a missionary, its a great opportunity to get to preach the gospel and serve the lord. Today im in San Cristobal and am visting the families of elder macy that he taught. So i dont have much time. But I want you all to know i love you and am working hard. I hope Drew can fit in living back in our society. It would be hard for me too. I love ya and hope all goes well.

Love,

Spencer

Hey Everyone

Hey Everyone, Im so glad to here from you. Im also excited for Drew to come home. Im glad he is such an awsome bro. Well things are going great here, we are teaching families and men. Which is great. Im so grateful for the lord and all that he does for us. He has blessed Elder Macy and I tons. Pray has also been a great experiance. Ive really grown close to my father in heaven through prayers and can testify that through are faith adn acting upon it in coming down to prayer. God will do miricles. Through us i dont know but i know things get done. Thats all i can askl for. The other day I was amazed at my spanish. I realized how far i have come. I can understand almost every thing and can now in my mind create sentences and not just remember words and phrases. More and more I am talking more in lessons. Its alot funner when you can understand a little and speak to them. Elder Macy and I went on some splits with some men this last week. It was sweet but a little scary. I was with the 1st counselor of the branch and of course he couldnt speak english. It was really fun and rewarding. I was surprised by my spanish adn how to talk to less actives. We went to the houses of less actives and talked with them a little. Most cant go and havent gone because work on sunday. It is sad but that is also our job to. to perfect the saints and bring them back. We also get more done if i go and do stuff while elder macy does stuff. It is reall efficient and we want to do it more often. This is my last tranfer with Elder Macy so hes starting to think about home. But Im trying to think about my upcoming mission. The Dominicans are awesome adn we have tons of fun together. We always joke around. It is awesome. We are teaching eachother our diffrent languages. Its awesome. I love the people here. Its weird though because i havent been with this many dark people in my life. Its hard to think that their are white people in the world. But everyonce and a while weel so a blanco or a whiter dominican. They have lots fo spanish blood in them. BUt i love them and they really are a beautiful people. They are very wicked though and its hard to work here. But we find the people who are ready. And God is who im thanking for them. The work is great and im trying my hardest. I hope all is well.

Spencer