Hola!

Hola! This week was pretty good. I can't really remember what all happened cause the days really start to blend together here. As hard as it is, I'm loving it here. Conference this week was good. We did a lot of walking too. I love the people down here. They are all so nice and friendly. Some people just stare me down sometimes, I think it's because I'm white... but that's okay.

Teaching people is hard cause it's really hard for me to understand what is being said. I understand a ton more now, but still not even close to enough to put together what is being talked about exactly. But that's okay, I can usually get the general idea. Usually my comp will do all the talking and I make a comment here and there if I know what's being said and then I'll bare my testimony about the topic at the end. My favorite thing to teach about is the Book of Mormon cause the Spirit is so strong and I love it so much. We don't teach about it as much as I would like to though which kinda sucks. But all is well and I'm loving it.

So conference was this last weekend which was so cool!! The bishops wife was so kind and gave me her phone and some headphones so I could listen in English for all of the conference sessions whish was so nice. At times it was hard to hear cause in the chapel the sound was up so high in Spanish and it was hard to focus on the English, but I was able to get what I needed. It's really sad that Robert D. Hales died yesterday, that made me really sad.  Same with President Monson not being able to make it to conference. But, it was really good I loved it.

I can't really remember what all happened this week so sorry about that. Oh, we had a zone conference which is where we sat and listened to stuff for like 8 hours.  It was so frustrating cause I understood none of it haha. We are told not to bring our cameras with us when we are out prostaliting so I didn't have any pictures until I took some today, so hopefully you like them. One is when we were eating at a members house for lunch, the other is when we were shopping for food for the week and the last is just a pic of the street when we were walking down it.

Anyways, I love you all so much. Keep Christ at the center of your minds throughout your day and I promise your days will be better and you will be happier. Love you all and BYE! Oh yeah, and I'm so white in the pictures haha.. it sucks.

Elder Pollock

my area is Geranieos.  in guyaquil. your trip looks and sounds so fun!! im glad your having a good time. we are able to keep the appointments sometimes but yeah you know how missionary work is. lots of walking and yeah im going to need that bug cream haha i get some a lot.  i love and miss you so much!! im so happy i get to read your email each week!! oh yeah and me and my comp have to go to the hospital today cause his side has been hurting for a while too.. that sucks but hopefully all is well. could you tell dad that too cause i forgot to tell him. love you so much bye!!