Sorry this email is getting off so late. I had to switch my P-Day from
Monday to Wednesday...

Well last Monday I was able to go to DC. It was so beautiful!!!! The
weather was PERFECT!!! I took lots of pictures, and really enjoyed
myself. We had an appointment with Tami and her family Tuesday night,
but she cancelled on us. BUMMER! But she said that she would see us at
church Easter Sunday. Elder Johnson went to the temple with his
departing group Wednesday, so I was with the Zoneleaders. It was a lot
of fun! It's good to see a companionship where both missionaries want
to be obedient and work hard. It was refreshing!... I got a text from
Yona Wednesday as well. It was awful. We had an appointment with her
that night, but she texted us and told us that she would have to stop
our lessons for a while. She said she was going through some changes
in her life. That killed me. I had no idea what to say. I thought of
one of the bullet points in PMG dealing with How to Begin Teaching. It
said something to the effect of that the Many people deal with
difficulties in their lives, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ can make
that burden seem light. I sent her that bullet point, and she said
thanks. Thursday we had a lesson with Rajeev. He took us out to eat
before hand with his member friend Elizabeth. We went to an El
Salvador resuraunt that is famous for making Pupusas. They were
actually really good. No one spoke english there, but luckily
Elizabeth was born and raised in El Salvador. The lesson went really
well! We talked about conference, and Rajeev felt like Uchtdorfs
two-word sermon was directed at him. That was incredible to hear him
say that! Out of nowhere though, he said "so what are the
restrictions". I hate that word. "Restrictions". Cause that isn't the
correct term. The laws and ordinances don't restrict us! They acutally
make us more free! We talked about all of them, and he acutally didn't
seem to have a problem with any of them. He said they all made sense.
SWEET! Friday, our ward mission leader mentioned a family that has
been inactive for a couple years. I was like, Why haven't we heard of
them?!?! We visited them, but they had a bunch of family over for
dinner. However, the father asked us to come back next friday and
share a spiritual thought with him and his family, and that they
really needed to strengthen their faith. Awesome!!!!

Sunday was Easter, and Rajeev came to church! But Tami and her family
didn't. She texted us and told us that she couldn't make it, but would
call us about scheduling an appointment later in the week. Sunday
night there was a missionary departing fireside. Since elder Johnson
is going home, he is a part of it. Rajeev and Elizabeth came to that.
Afterward, I noticed that President Albright and Rajeev were talking.
I went over there and President said that he wants us to let him know
when Rajeevs baptism is, so he can go! President doesn't do that very
often! Monday, we went to the temple with Rajeev and Elizabeth. That's
why I wasn't able to email then. It was really good! There is a new
Plan of Salvation video out that is AWESOME! However, as we were
walking around the temple. Elizabeth pulled me aside and told me that
she didn't want to go to the next lessons, because Rajeev made it
known to her that he has a crush on her. She doesn't want him
investigating just to score points. She looks at him as just a friend.
Well, on the way back from the temple, after we had dropped Elizabeth
off, I felt prompted to ask Rajeev a bold question. I asked him if he
was investigating for himself, or for Elizabeth. He didn't give me a
straight answer, but it seemed like he was doing it for the latter. I
asked him to pray that night, and ask what God's will is for him. He
said he would. I also got a call from the APs on the way back. I'M
TRAINING NEXT TRANSFER!!!!!!! I'm so excited!!!! I can't wait to show
the new missionary how much fun the mission is when your obedient...
It's going to be a fun transfer. Tuesday I had a training meeting
after district meetings. After, I was with Zone Leader Elder Hanson
for the day. It was a lot of fun! Apperently, Rajeev called Elder
Johnson and asked him to come over and talk to him. They did, and he
said that he prayed, and wants to do this for the right reasons. That
gave me so much conmfort!!!! He is such a good guy, and I don't want
him to chase after a woman that doesn't feel the same way back. We are
seeing him tonight. Please keep Yona, Tami, and Rajeev in your
prayers!

Oh, I almost forgot. Yesterday, I had dinner at a spanish home. It was
acutally a family from Guatemala. They served Chicken Heart Soup.
There were quite a bit of chicken hearts, 2 small pieces of potatoes,
and a couple slices of onions in my bowl. It actually wasn't that bad.
It did get worse though when I saw a heart with arteries. That grossed
me out. But I ate it all without a flinch. I FIGURED MY FAMILY WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR THAT, SINCE I AM SUCHHHHHH A PICKY EATER!!! LOOK AT ME
NOW!!! HAHA

Elder Michael Litchfield