Waiting and Acting

wow, first off, i just want to say thanks to all of you for your letters this week! i thoroughly enjoyed them and had a wonderful time to hear how everything is. tara, practice writing me in spanish now, manuel and lyssa and joseph also. emily or sharon, if you would like to, i would be thrilled to receive letters! haha.
well first off to answer alyssas question, the monsoon season still goes through at least september.... but one lady says that this year has been especially strong. it rains almost everyday, and when we get home, we have to shower or else we will get foot fungus or parasites. Elder Snyder has helped me know how to better take care of my feet, so they are still as beautiful as ever! everything about the water is dirty here....
also my favorite food is probably cecina. its pretty much really thin slices of beef, but i dont know which part etc. they eat it with sour cream {they eat crema with everything!} and usually a green tomato salsa with pinto beans and oaxaca cheese on the side. all the food is so diferent here, especially the basic american dishes. like spaghetti is made with a different sauce and without meat, hamburgers they put a lot of different things on it and the patties are usually storebought and frozen.
well i would have to say some of my goals, are to be meek, patient, submissive to the Lords will, optimistic, etc. when i get a more specific list, i will give it.
This week has been pretty strange. we found about 9 nuevos, and we only got a return appointment with 1, even though we set up the appointments, they just werent there. some of the struggles of the mission. but like i said with my goals, already i am seeing that if i just wait out and keep working hard, that the lord will bless me in some way. but its not just waiting, its waiting and acting, like president uchtdorf says. by the way, that is one of the funniest words for mexicans to say, uchtdorf. haha!!
i have been reading the book of mormon a lot, and have been finding some very good things to help me in every day. i have definitely developed a testimony of praying to receive revelation. even in the odd war stories of the latter part of alma. alma 62 10 was actually a very helpfull scripture for me. also i would like you all to read and ponder on DC 19 17. i dont expect much time, but i would like you to think about it and see if you can find the balance in your lives.
well everything is still going pretty good here, we are just trucking along in elder snyders final week in the mission.... im really scared to find out what president is going to do with me... whether he will give me a new companion mayor, or a kid, or if he will change us both out... but whatever happens, happens for a reason.
thanks for all you do, everyone. i pray for you all, and know that the lord is watching out for you! i love you
elder facer