Tyson's hurrican report...

I cant believe BYU! i was soooooooo excited when i heard the news about the cougs kickin UCla! thats awesome. i cant believe it, and the cowgirls. man alive i miss it somtimes. I heard the broncos are doing good tooSo we are finally returned almost back to normal. I am we got back on Friday to our apartments. Ike hit pretty good in some parts around here. It was pretty crazy.We spend about 5 days living in the sugarland stake center, without any power. It was the most different week of my mission. We spent the whole time doing service and helping ppl. Moving fallen trees that have fallen on ppls houses and in their yards.We came home really tired everytime. It was cool, they sent us all over. I got to go back to texas city and league city and i saw some ppl i know, and some ppl i baptized. It was pretty sad to see how Ike just completely turned some ppls lifes around. Flooded and beaten down houses. But its great to be able to help them and see a little light enter their lives. its amazing how organized the church is. We were the only ones out there cleaning up for a long time, and the only ones doing it for free. It was great to help out. and it was actually kind nice to get a break from normal life and change things up for a week. Living in the church. Showering in the baptismal font.. hmmm.. yep. Not many ppl can say they have done that..(with permission i might add, ha)But things are good here. Two of our investigators made it to church this week. Marlen (from el salvador) and Alex(from mexico). They are both good and i think they might have baptismal dates by the next time we talk. THey are awesome. We had such a good lesson with Marlen. Its great to be able to speak spanish.. and speak well enough that i can say really anything i want.. not to brag, but ive been out a while and am still learning, but i speak well. We were talking to here about Moroni chap 10. we went over moronis promise and talked to her about it. It went great, she really understands that she can read the book of mormon and have faith and pray and know its true. Then i asked her a question. I will try to translate it to english, but it sounds better in spanish, I said, If you could make a promise with God, a covenant, just between you and him,and you would promise that you will follow him, that you will take his name upon you and that you will obey him... and he would promise to give you the holy ghost, to lead and protect you, always, and that he would make you completely clean..and would give you a way to always stay clean.. what would you do?You can guess what she said, So then we explained baptism to her, how it is the gate to enter on the path to God, and she can make that promise with God. Then i asked, What would prevent you from making that promise with Heavenly Father? Nothing. It was cool. She is ready and really understands what she needs to do. SHe loved church. She is doing great. I love my mission. This is the best thing i can be doing right now with my life. Sometimes, it is so hard, i almost want to give up or take a break, but i cant, there is too much to do. Before my mission, i really wondered if i could do this. I barely understood the gospel, how was i supposed to teach it to others?I saw missionaries and never realized i could do what they do. It scared me a little. But here i am. I am a missionary of my Saviors church, i love it. There is nothing better than this.