Dear Mother Dear,

Man another week gone just like that! It has still been super rough but bearable.  My Birthday this week was especially hard cause I woke up and all I wanted to do was be back home with my family, but I felt a little bit better when I got that birthday package!!! For my birthday we went out and did a blitz.  I don't know if you know what that means... so I will explain... no there is too much. Let me sum up.  A bunch of missionaries from one area go to another area that is struggling and just track the heck out of it!  The area we went to was more of what I expected Virginia to be like.  It was straight up hood!! I was with Elder wood and it was awesome,  we talked to so many people and I really felt like I was fulfilling my purpose.  We talked to this awesome black lady named Latoya for about 45 minutes on her door step and she just opened right up!  She told us how she used to be the weed queen and was running things on the block, one day she got shot in her living room in front of her 11 year old boy. she was lying there unconscious and her little boy gave her mouth to mouth and resuscitated her and sat there with her till the cops came.  It was crazy to hear she died 4 times in the hospital.  It was funny she said "I died twice went to heaven and the lord sent me back, then I died two more time went to hell and the devil couldn't stand me, so it looks like y'all are stuck with me!"  after we talked to her for about 20 minutes about the gospel and what our purpose is as missionaries, how we leave our family, and friends behind for two years to share the gospel she asked me how old I was (which I get all the time)  I said " 19 today!" she was so excited " oh my glory, it's you're birffffdayy???" she sent her kids back into the house and they came out with a huge bag of candy and gave it to me.  She wants to come back to church and is so open to just learning more. It was just awesome and it made my day.  I wish I could be home on mother's day and do the dishes for you and just give you a hug I miss you most and can't wait to write you again.

Dad- I listen to that song almost every night before I go to bed and just bawl my eyes out.  That song really never had any special meaning to me before but i look at it in a whole new light now.  P.S. that kid with the long hair to you're left looks like a punk.  love you :)

Tyler- My goodness kid, all those years of me beating up on you and now that I'm gone you decide to break something? :) just kidding buddy, I can't wait to get you're letter and I miss hangin with you.

Jessica- Ummm HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!! I can't believe you're 12!!!! you best be staying away from those punk boys! ;) I hope you can still fall asleep without someone there to sing you bedtime songs, I miss you're giggles and I hope to hear from you soon :)

I love you all so very much and can't wait to see you and talk to you! the church is so true and I love you all most.

Love, Elder Sahagun 

Elder Sahagun & Elder Kay