Week 96 - My new release date is May 25

I have some big news. I talked with President Clark this last week after a meeting we had. Him and I counseled together on some things about my release date. As it was, i was going to be going home alone and a week early in the transfer due to the things that happened at the MTC. This would mean I'd miss out on some of the meetings that we have at the end of our missions with our mission president. As well I'd be missing Tyler as well. Him and I both felt that it would be best if I didn't end up extending. So I'm actually coming home on May 25th. It stings because that means I have one transfer left :( which we find out this Saturday where I'll be for that last transfer. BUT I'm super happy that I get to come home and be with the whole family for a little bit before Tyler leaves! I hope this doesn't throw a wrench into any plans or anything that y'all have. So.. I'll see y'all in a month and a half now.

This past week was amazing. I love conference. It's amazing to me how sweet of a thing conference has become for me. It has gone from conference bingo of the Sunday morning session. To the priesthood session and then still conference bingo of the Sunday morning session. To priesthood session and watching the sunday morning session. Finally, to my mission where I watch every session of conference. 

I remember my first conference in the mission. I remember thinking that it was a super long weekend. Don't get me wrong! I liked the talks and loved hearing them. I just wasn't used listening to 10 hrs of doctrine. Well this conference was 100% different. I couldn't get enough. this weekend seemed to fly by sadly. I watched it all in Spanish this time which was really cool. I love the language so much. I learned so much from everyone. I loved Elder Christofferson's talk on Fathers as well as Elder Ballard's talk on family councils. I loved them all really!! The reason the father talk stood out to me so much was, well first off, cause I love my dad so much and look up to him a ton. So I could just see how he has done such a good job of setting an example for me. As well because I have seen, my whole mission, the effects of not having a father in the home. It's been extremely rare that I've known the father of the people I teach. Most homes don't have the dad in it. And if they do.. they're not really actually present. It's taught me a lot.

This past week we found a new family!! The Bravo family. Which consists of Brother and Sister Bravo, Reina (17), Bryan (15), Enrique (8), and Fredrico (4). I'm so excited for them. They seem super interested in what we have. We ended our lesson with a prayer which we did kneeling down. We all went to the living room and kneeled down and it was beautiful! They were all gathered there as a family and Brother Bravo offered the prayer. He asked in his prayer to help his family grow in the gospel so they could be stronger as a family. I'm super hopeful for them!!

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be ending in Hanford. I'll find out on Saturday. But I'm going 100000 mph now. My mission got cut by a month... it's been the weirdest thing ever for me. I feel like I have 0 time left now. I'm doing everything I can to just give everything. I'm falling short sometimes but I know the Lord is helping me pick up the slack. I loved conference and love how it strengthened my testimony. Yo sé que este evangelio es verdadero. Yo sé con todo mi corazon que Jesucristo vive. Suplico cada día que puedo vivir mi vida en una manera que es honorable para él. Amo a él. Estoy tan agradecido por todos de ustedes! Les amo mucho. Se cuiden. 

Love,

Elder Robertson

Using the IHOP Gift Card y'all sent me. Thanks!

Elder Roberts and I heading out to preach the good word.