Week 27: "El Cumpleañero" (The Birthday Boy)

A lot of things have happened this week.  We taught, were threatened by a hobo, and we even cooked!  Yeah this week was a blast.  My birthday was awesome!  We got to help cook lunch (pasta with homemade noodles!)  We ate a bunch of ice cream, and we taught.  Its awesome, I really have a home away from home here.  The members take such good care of us.

This week I've been thinking a lot about all the great examples of service I've had in my life: My parents, family members, neighbors, friends, and Young Mens leaders.  How they do everything they do because they love The Lord and are great people.  Not because they want the recognition and glory.  I'm so grateful for people like that in my life, and that I can find them in every part of the world.

P.S. Go and read Jeffery R. Hollands talk from conference

-E. Starkey

 Cool old camera one of the members had...

 An awesome card the ward made for me,

they all signed it and wrote a note.

 The Olivera family brought me a cake late at night on my birthday!!

 I saved some Reese's for my bday and sneakily ate them, shhhhh...

 Birthday cake...

 New tie for my bday from my family...

 Another bday gift from my fam...

The homemade pasta...