Hello family!!!
You know what? I love you guys. I really do, and though I hate to admit it, I miss you. And I´m excited to see you again. But I think you just need to come up here, becuase even after the two years, I just want to keep being a missionary :) But I suppose I might have to do that in a different area in Utah. But the work still continues even after the mission. I´m glad to hear that things are going well. Sounds like Skyler is having a lot of wonderful opportunities and that things are going well with Ammon and plays and Logan and sacerdocio and Micah and whatever he is doing :) And the girls. For me things are going well. This last week my comp had to go have an interview with the police in Madrid (sounds sketchy, right?) to figure out some nationality things so I headed up to Sevilla for an entire week! It was fun, but it was awful being out of my area for a week. I felt lost. But I learned a lot from the zone leaders and it was great. But there is one thing this week that I learned that I think is going to change the course of my mission. As I sat in sacrament meeting yesterday I was thinking. I was thinking a lot about the area and what we could do to improve. As I thought I listened to the spirit and wrote down the ideas. I came up with five different people that we needed to focus on and had a meeting with our branch president and ward mission leader to discuss it. What it was that I learned was this. It´s not about numbers or "success" or anything, it´s all about people. Sure I knew that before and I tried to do it, but it was in that moment that I realized that it doesn´t matter how other people see the work that we´re doing. It doesn´t matter if the zone leaders see that we taught 20 lessons in a week or that the APs see that we have 5 baptismal dates or even that President sees that we had 3 baptisms last week. Although those things are wonderful, and I would definetly not turn them down, I realize now that the only person that sees our work and matters, is the Lord. And he also sees our hearts. When we are caring for his children, really worrying about their needs and their doubts, their desires and challenges, he sees that we are fit for the work and that we are ready for his help. As I thought for and cared for these people, the Lord filled my heart and mind with the things we need to do for them. I have said this time and time again, but it is so true: the Lord knows how to do HIS work. I am so grateful for that. I love you all. Thank you for your examples and your love. Keep up the good work and pray for a missionary experience this week. I know you all can do it! Especially you mom, I remember all your missionary work in Washington with Mirna (that was her name right?) I was telling someone about that the other day and was like, wow, my mom is a really good missionary :) Keep it up you all. I love you!
Elder Charlie Flint

PS My comp is good, Pdays we sometimes go to different places. Last week we were in Sevilla and there was a fair with different booths and countries. It was fun. This week we are going to a mall to find me a watch and going out to eat with our ward mission leader. Normally we just do fun things like that. Sometimes hikes or visiting cool castles and cathedrals. The weather here is actually really good right now. Well actually it´s raining, but the temperature is nice. But I think it will get a little cooler. I´m going to try to send fotos today. Hopefully I´ll have time. Oh quick question, is there a way to tell how much money I have on this cash card you gave me? I´ve used it quite a few times, and I´m not sure how much is left. If you could let me know that would be great. And remember how I said it would be better on my own card? Well that was a lie. That was just because I was in a tiny pueblo, here in Badajoz it is a great gift :) Thanks for everything, love you!