Well... Happy Valentines?

Hey first off this is one of the pics from Alberts baptism. This week I was able to confer the Aaronic priesthood on Albert it was super spiritual and just awesome. My valentines was good we had fun Albert, Elder Babcock and I went to dinner at the Fransisco's. Brother Fransisco is a fiddler at Disney Land and he put on a show for us that was really funny hes definetly an entertainer and man can he fiddle, i could see dad hootin and hollerin when he was playin some licks haha this week Elder Babcock pinched a nerve in his back so he was down and out for basically two days which was a bummer but i was able to do a lot of service and a lot of reading haha but hes feeling better so thats good. We have been helping out Tony cleaning up his yard and he has jsut been the biggest blessing to not only teach but he is a good person to learn from. There is a video called small and simple things part 1 on youtube, i have it burned on a dvd and show it every once in a while and i played it this morning at a district meeting and started balling (crying not playing basketball haha) because i realized how much the Book of Mormon has answered the yearning questions of the soul that I have had and how the church has blessed me so much. I am literrally so greatful for the principles I have been able to have been taught over the years. It has brought so much peace into my life and such a sense of security that i know is missing in a lot of families. I am grateful for the parents I have and the family and friends i have well. Seriously Ive never met anyone who is as loved as me and Im so grateful for it! I must have bben doing something right before I came to the earth ha well my dear friends keep the faith and know that you are in my prayers. THat i do think about you and i do want the best for you. Remember that whatever we're going through has been felt by our savior and that through him we can find comfort. I love you all

Elder schallenberger