New Shoes Are On The Way 03/15/2012

Elder Mather let us know that Quade's shoes were shot!

Mom thank you so much for all your efforts to put that package together,  Mom I couldnt bother you guys about my shoes because there are so many people here that walk around barefoot and who am I to complain about my shoes...if Elder Mather wouldnt have said anything I wouldnt have said anything at all but now that its all taken care of I am very greatful and I will walk myself right out of the next pair as well. How is it that Tyson got the shoes replaced... jaja I love the hush puppies as well.

Oh and just so you know I am saving at least one of everything of mine to put in a shadow box, imagine how cool it will be in my house to have 3 shadow boxes, one of football, one of my mission, and one of my wedding!!! It will be wonderful!!!

Well Elder Weiss and I had our last week of work together and we enjoyed every second of our time together, we worked until our very last seconds together and now he is enjoying his time on the final tour that all the missionaries do right before going home and he will be seeing his parents tomorrow.  He has been my favorite actual companion since now.... I finally found someone who has the same expectations as me and trys just as hard to live up to those expectations. Apart from all the success we had... I feel like I grew to know myself and where I stand with God and more of my purpose as a son of God and a holder of his divine Priesthood!

And as for me I have some pretty crazy news for you.... remember Elder Escobar my companion before Elder Weiss? Well he was called to be a zone leader with me... Its really crazy because we will be zone leaders together but be living in different apartments and work in different areas.... AND WE ARE BOTH TRAINING AT THE SAME TIME!!!! Im so excited to train, I am going to have a kid, I am going to be a dad in the mission, that is the terminology that we use between a new missionary and his trainer.

I should already be with him but thier visas got delayed and they will get here next Tuesday, so for now Elder Escobar and I are preparing the next steps in edifying our own piece of the Kingdom of God here in the zone of Gonzalez Catan!!!

I am so glad you could get to know Nate Mather this week and I am really excited for you to meet Elder Weiss, Mom I really appreciate what you said about touching shoulders with such good young men! I feel like that is one of the most special things about my mission is the relationships I have had with other missionaries but especially my companions,and the eternal principles that I have learned from each and every one of them.

I am really excited to keep in touch with them and see thier progess in life! Im also SO SO SO SO SO STOKED TO BE A TRAINER!!!! I CANT WAIT TO JUST TAKE WHOEVER IT IS AND JUST LOVE THEM AND TAKE THEM IN AND SERVE THEM AND TEACH THEM AND CORRECT THEM AND ALL ELSE THAT COMES WTIH THIS SACRED RESPONSIBILITY!!!

Thank you mom for taking the iniciative to start my school work,  I will do what ever you ask of me here  as long as its in the rules of course!!! jaja I am excited to go to school with my mission friends and those who I went to high school with and of course my little bro GREGORY!!! jaja Its gonna be a blast!

I AM IN LOVE WITH THE MISSION LIFE!!! I really am! Im enjoying it all so much! I am a little nervous about the responsibilty that the Lord has entrusted in Elder Escobar and I to guide the biggest zone in the mission, to be a trainer, and do it all hardly seeing each other only a few hours everyweek... The mission is very very young and I am  now one of the oldest... super weird cause I just barely crossed the half way mark.

For example 13 of the 22 zone leaders left with Elder Weiss and we recieved 20 new missionaries... only 6 leave this next transfer and we get 20 more new missionaries... so we are growing and we are really young, and President has to find trainers for all these new kids so we are seeing Leaders that have to train, as well as very young kids having to train like I did In Rodriguez... We are also seeing some very young leaders which will be a very good thing for the mission!

Im excited about the new training program.. Its gonna take me back through the basics and I am so ready for that! We just got DVD players so we can watch the Preach my gospel videos, It is gonna be so much fun! 

Tyson Hanson helped us get new shoes for Quade in a hurry
 to send with Elder Weiss' parents.
We were so thankful for Tysons help.

Well that is all the time I have for this week, sorry its been so crazy... I just wanted to tell you and dad your doing great working out! I as well am working on my fitness... I gotta get put back together before I come home jaja!! Keep on living the Dream!!!

Love Elder Foster