2 April 2012
Hello family.  
   I am glad to hear from you all always!  I liked your responses to my email, Mom.  Thanks for the picuture letter.  I love them.  The kitchen looks good.  Kevin and Kyle look good.  Nani looks super tall!  I was really surprised.  Also, I could not believe what my room looks like.  I never imagined it was like that.  Whoa.   
Doug ' how did your tests go?  Are you enjoying your family practice?
Cheryl, How is work and Relief Society president?  I have laryngitis.  Is there something I can drink or should I just wait?  I´ve got mangos, unpurified water and milk that comes in a box. 
Dad, how´s your book going?
Kevin, how´s school going?
Kyle, how´s your team playing? Are you enjoying coaching?  Are you still dating Carrie?
Dani, how´s primary?  I hope you are enjoying whatever class or calling you received.
Pablito!  How´s it going?  How are you feeling?  Are you teaching in church or do you have a calling?  Are you enjoying your work?
Tanner, how are your pet bugs doing?  Name one after me.  I´m super proud of how well you´re reading. 
Nani!   How in the world did you get to be so big!??
Scotty, will you draw me a picture?


Did people speak in vos a lot in your missions?  Because here, EVERYONE speaks in vos.  Last week someone talked to me in tu for the first time on my mission.  Actually, hna zapeta talked to me in tu once but it was an accident.  It was super funny.   She asked me, Hna Tew, tienes...  hahaha.  She got confused because of my name. 
    Anyway, I wrote about two of my favorite parts of the mission in my letter to the president. This week we had a ton of miracles.  We went to visit a recently activated family to check up on a reference, and the mom said, I was just thinking about something last night that I wanted to ask you.  My son wants to be baptized.  What process do I have to go through to help him?  Woohoo!  He´s nine years old and his name is Kevin.   One of our ZLs, Elder Mclaws came to Masatepe to interview Enrique.  We went to Enrique´s house and he wasn´t there.  He didn´t answer his phone.  I thought for a minute that he was hiding from us or something.  We called Claudia and she asked us to go to the church to tell Junior, her son, something.  So, we went to the church.  When we were about 6 feet away from the church, Enrique passed us on his motorcycle.  He was wearing his red helmet.  He stopped and talked to us.  And we introduced him to Elder McLaws.  Anyway, it was a HUGE miracle.  We convinced him and Elder McLaws to do the interview in the church (Where there is actually light!!!! and more chairs!!!)  And I just felt super grateful.  Elder Mclaws told us that he asked Enrique when he is going to get baptized and Enrique told him a date!   enrique has never accepted a baptismal date after the first time that Hna Zapeta put one.  That was a miracle too.  I felt so blessed.  I just wanted to start singing the miracle song from Fiddler on the Roof.  haha
    I was feeling super stressed out last night so Hna Zapeta did two things to make me feel better.  She contacted a drunk man and put a baptism date with him and she told the family we were visiting that it was my birthday, so they all sang las manañitas to me.  It was really funny.  Hna Zapeta is great. She´s applying to BYU. 
   Enrique Sanchez has really good questions.  He thinks about things.  He just needs to do stuff!!  Like have faith, repent of his sins, obey the commandments, and get baptized already!    Bautícese!  or, since we´re in Nicaragua, Bautizate!  I want to practice talking in tu and vos when I get back, Dad.  Are you prepared? 
  I sawe Sarah Cotton too in the choir. Can you send me her address in the field?  She sent me a letter with her MTC address. 
  Mom, I would like more stationary
  I´m out of time.  Read my email to President. 
I love you all!  Have a good week!  Be good and healthy and SHARE THE GOSPEL!

Hola Familia, 
   What´s up?  Sometimes we talk in English to Enrique´s kids.  This sunday Hna Zapeta asked How are you and got My name is Rodrigo as a response.  It was really funny.
Anyway, here is my letter to President Monestel.  I´m doing good.  I saw all four sessions of conference here in Masatepe.  These are probably going to be my last two weeks in Masatepe I´m guessing. 
I love you all!  Thanks for the letter, Mom!  I got your picture letter and three dear elders this week.   Also thanks for the package Cheryl.  I like seeing the pictures and reading what´s going on.  I also enjoyed the paintings and Kanai´s drawing. 

A word of advice for everyone:  Write me.
love, Hermana Tew