Me voy a El Jagüel, o sea, ahora pertenezco al barrio de El Jagüel. Es un gran cambio y voy a extrañar my hogar en El Cruce. Transfers are in and I've made the move to El Jagüel. My new companion is Elder Gonzales. Leaving El Cruce was a hard deal. It was my home. I feel like a fish out of water all over again, but I know I will adjust quickly. It was kind of a strange deal because the Elder I replaced here, took my place in El Cruce. Last night we went to Hermano Cardozo's house so I could say goodbye to him, his family, and Gabriel. It was hard and I cried like a baby. I love those guys-I always will. Its hard to say goodbye to the people you love, but it is in these moments that feelings and emotions that are often hard to express are felt the strongest. It was a very bittersweet experience. It is rare to feel such joy and anguish at the same time. Those are definitely people I will be visiting after the mission. Elder Maxfield and I were truly so blessed to be a part of the conversion of Gabriel. He is an amazing person and it has been amazing to see how happy he is to begin his journey on the path Christ showed us. Bueno, so now this puts me in my second area with my third companion. My companion is very enthusiastic-perhaps too much so. I have heard he can be hard to deal with. I'm willing to give him a good chance with a positive attitude and do my best to love him so we'll see how it goes. I have heard from a lot of people that El Jagüel is a hard area but like I said about my companion, I am ready to give it my best with a good attitude. I'm kind of glad I had a hard companion to start me off, because it really has prepared me for whatever lays ahead. I learned a lot of patience and I learned to love more like the Savior did. I want to do the best I can to be the best companion. I am really happy to be here and the time is flying. I can't believe its already August. I know the Book of Mormon is a true book of God and that it contains the true, complete doctrine of Christ. I know that families can be together forever and that this is the only way that that is possible. God is our father and he loves us and wants us to be happy. Así es.
Les quiero!
Love, Elder Woodside
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