It's the 5th of July! Anybody know why that's a special day? anybody? anybody?... Ok- I'll tell you... It's my 6 month mark! Woot.. woot.. It's amazing how fast time goes by here! The days are like months.. the months are like days.. yet the days are like minutes sometimes.. and the transfers are like seconds.. haha --- The mission has a wierd relationship with time..

Anyhow.. I know the church is true.. and it'll still be true tomorrow! That's the beauty of Eternal truths rather than temporal truths :)... Science is so temperary.. haha (I've had some scientific talks with less actives... :P)

Anyways... last week was awesome.. We had great lessons with all of our burmese, and added another family to our rotation. The lessons are getting easier to teach, but harder to bring them to baptism.. they still don't understand authority.. grr..

One lesson this last week... that was awesome, with the Wright family... they are less than attentive in our lessons sometimes and ... so we decided to try a new tactic. We are going to start watching really sad videos to start our lessons, and THEN teach whatever we have planned.. It's a stretch but.. it worked with our short lesson.. we showed the 'Mormon Message' about Chris Williams whose family was killed in a drunk driving accident, and he was able to forgive the driver of the other car.. the whole family was shocked, and some in tears... which is so awesome.. I love the spirit that can come from tragic stories, they aren't things that we enjoy hearing about, but they have a way of touching your heart.. We taught a lesson about forever families, and came to find out that Sister Wright had a son who was killed years ago.. So amazing how the spirit can guide you to touch peoples' hearts.. I love the lessons that are super powerful like that..

we had a great barbecue with the Chuukese on Saturday :)... I love them, the longer I'm here, the harder it'll be to say goodbye, I hope I stay in Burien.. I got lots of pictures of the Chuukes kids and families so, maybe You'll get them some day.. haha I sent a letter with lots of pictures in it.. maybe scan them and put them on the internet? thanks :)

Most of all.. I just love the gospel.. I was reading in... well, everything today.. book of Mormon 2Nephi33-Jacob2 and D&C107, JSH, Moses, and 1Peter... etc.. They're all so true.... So close to my heart.. It's amazing that I've never feasted upon the words of God like this before.. I LOVE READING... I love studying.. if I could, I would do it all the time.. I am about to finish the first volume of 'History Of the Church'... I've learned so much.. it's really helped answer so many questions.. I wouldn't recommend it cause-- it's not really a book you read from front ot back.. and if you're a missionary.. you're probably not supposed to have one anyways.. haha... ;)... but it's a wonderful thing- the scriptures and the words of the prophets.. Treasure them up always.. it's a key to a happy Home... (Read the Talk from the .. i think 88 conference-It's the one when Richard G. Scott became an apostle- President Monson spoke about 'The Hallmarks of a Happy Home".. it was a great talk! read it.. live it.. love it.)... Anyways.. I love you guys so much.. I know it's true.. don't ever give up until you've got a conviction.. any thing you do to earn more, is worth it.

Love. Elder Hill