6 August 2012
Howdy folks.
Happy Birthday Dani!   I hope you have a good day today!  I love you!
Thanks for the letters everyone.  I liked your letters dad.
Thanks to Doug and Mom too. 
I needed a pick me up today.
Did you all get my pictures that I sent?
Love, mb

Hey family,
   So, like I wrote before Enrique got baptized.  It was a really great service.  There is a baptismal font in La Borgoña but it´s not very pretty and he wanted to get baptized in the chapel in San Juan.  So we went to Managua.  He got there an hour late, so we combined with another baptismal service.  All five Cardenal children participated.  Tami gave the opening prayer and it was so sweet.  I was at the back and couldn´t hear all of it but her prayers are always awesome and she prayed for her mom and her dad. bendice a mi mamá y a mi papá.  And the week before in all the prayers she and all the kids prayed that their dad wouldn´t change his mind about getting baptized. Eduardo, Angel and Erick gave talks.  Eduardo volunteered but the other two had pena and didn´t want to do it at all.  But using my cat like persuasive skills they chose to do it. They all did really great.  I was really proud of all of them.  And Enrique jr. baptized his dad.  I went behind to give them a towel as they were leaving the font and they had such big smiles on.  It was great.  Enrique jr. was trying not to cry.  It was really special.  I really love this family.  They are wonderful.  I hope that they can keep progressing all together.
    Saturday, the day of the baptism, was hna Martinez´s birthday.  Yay!  It was her first baptism!  We brought soda and bread to Enrique´s house and shared with them.  Afterwards we went to the Narvaez´s house to eat cake (and dinner). I´m starting to get a little sick of rice and beans and platanos. I mean.... I looooove eating rice two times a day every day. mmmm...... rice. 
   Thanks for the worldly updates.  I did realize that the olympics were going on but I never hear anything about politics.
    Doug!  I hope that work went well today!  Felicidades! It sounds like you all are really happy there.
    Pablito, how are you doing? Write me my friend.  are you still in your spanish class?  How is it going?
    Kyle, I´m glad that you are okay.  Be careful!  You should be starting at BYU in about 3 weeks, right?
    Kevin, I heard something about your rockets.  Sounds like fun.  Be good and exitos with your schooling!
    Cheryl, I hope your foot heals up okay!  Thanks for the letter in the tube.  I got it last thursday when we had interviews with President Monestel and all the Elders made fun of me and my bazooka, I mean package.  I really liked it.  I´m thinking about taping around the wall of my apartment.... vamos a ver... It was really fun to see.
    Dani, don´t get too crazy up there in the celebrations.  Have a good day! 
    Tanner, Nani, Scotty, Adam, thanks for praying for me.  I love you guys!
    Mom, sometimes people ask me about how I feel in Nicaragua and what it´s like to be away from my family.  And especially when they know that I´m the youngest and the only girl they ask me and how does your mom feel?  And I tell them that you all are happy and are blessed that I am here.  Sometimes I think that you probably miss me the most from anyone.  You write me all the time and I´m really grateful for all your letters.  I love you a lot.   I like it when you write me three times a week.  :)
    Dad, it sounds like you are doing great things in the stake.  I really like the idea of spending the whole day in an area. That´s great because you get to visit people.  Thanks for writing me three times this week.  I really like to hear your letters.  
  Alrighty folks. Take care.  Keep praying for me.  So I can help people and be better! 
Love, love, love Marybeth