letter from 3/23

Sorry that i fogot to tell you guys that i am still in my first area, or also known as Viña, Canto Grande. This week has been a lot better for us though. These last few weeks have been a great challenge for me. They have been a challenge of my patience and of my diligence, adn i can proudly say that i didnt fall through during these times. We didnt spend one day in the house or anything, but kept pushing on with the work until we gained that success that we had been looking for. We have found that success through a few people. One woman named Iris, who has a crush on me and its weird because she has two children, and then another young woman that is the child of a member. Both of which have propsects to be baptized this next month. But its kinda funny that the success that were having, will be for my companion because i will probably be leaving the area that i am in this next transfer. But it isnt sad or anything of that sort, because i will be leaving the area with much more than the beginning of this transfer, this fact alone makes me very happy. My companion has perked up this week too. We do contribute our success to a mission rule or goal that we have. We have been told to do 200 contacts every week that we are in the mission. So that means, about 35 people a day. This last week we completed that goal and we have now seen those results. The area 70 gave us this goal and now we see why. Sadly none of the people that we contacted came to church or are progressing, but since we were diligent and kept on working, we were granted blessings in another form.
As for me, i am just dandy like candy. Spanish is growing stronger everyday, and everyone tells me of the progress that i have made. It also helps to make relationships with the ward and other people, because now they listen! And when they talk, i understand them! I truly have been blessed in this regard, and i make sure to give my thanks to my heavenly father for it.
The work is progressing very strongly and i am so very thankful to be out on the Lords errand for these two short years. Heck, i already have 7 months out in the mission!

Love
Elder Washburn