First Week!

hi everyone! i hope everyone is having a great day and had a great week. i leave to new york tomorrow morning at 3 in the morning... not excited about that. but this week has just been a crazy week filled with ups and downs, but mainly ups. but my first story is we got to teach an actual investigator! his name is Ashton. we taught him monday wednesday and friday. The spirit was so strong when we taught him and he picked up things real quick and he committed to be baptized! it was such an amazing experience and it was so emotional when he said yes. that was just the best thing in the world. he's working with his bishop to pick a date and i just wish i could be there. but there were also plenty of the low points. I was really struggling with being home sick and just questioning if i could do this (i think everyone goes through that) but on Saturday i had an answer like none other. it was like the spirit slapped me in the face and just testified to me that so many people need me in new york and it just made me feel so good and all doubt has left my mind and i have been doing everything i can to prepare. Also my companion was to the point where he wanted to request to be sent home. so our teacher and i had a chat with him for about 30 minutes and that is when i really got my answer that not only did the people in new york need me, but everyone around me needed me. he has turned his attitude around and we are just having a blast. but during this conversation my teacher said something to my companion that really has stuck with me that i have never thought of. He was saying that through to atonement that not only will Christ take upon our sins but our sorrows. i had always heard that but he explained that it meant  that if we have a feeling we don't want, like being sad or mad or whatever it may be, that Christ will take those feelings upon him, so we don't have to be sad or mad or anything like that.   and  it just hit me, the love our savior must have for us to do whatever it takes to make us happy, all we have to do is just go to him. There are so many people out there that need that in their lives and i cant wait to let people know how amazing this gospel is. I am learning so much and just having an awesome time! the days are long but i'm loving every second of it. i had one last experience i wanted to share. so my boy Luther Bradley is in my building and i see him all the time. he has been here a week longer than me and is learning marshallese or something like that. so he was showing me his book of mormon in that language and it looked like chinese and spanish and caveman drawings all mixed into one. so i asked him to tell me something in that language and he said all he could do was his testimony. so he shared his testimony with me in that messed up language and i had no idea what the heck he was saying but the spirit overcame me so strong and i started to tear up, and i had no idea why. i just thought that was cool. Also i am the coolest guy in the whole building because of all the packages i have gotten!! haha! i cant express the love i have for all of you and how happy i am to see an email or a package from someone. it makes my whole day better! ill send personal letters after the temple so dont think i have forgotten about you all!! the church is true, so let everyone know. we have a gospel that makes everything right and can fix any problem, so let people know about it. i love everyone so much!!!! have a great week and you'll hear from me in new york!