Mmm, being sick..‏

So yup, ive been sick probably this whole past week, it stinks! stuff like a sore throut, mega synus problems and headaches and just last night i think i have an ear ache/infection.. but its funny cause when you go out and do work when you are sick you actually feel "suddenly" better when you are sharing the gospel, and then right after wards feel sick again, the Lord truly blesses missionaries! But as for right now, yeah.. i feel like junk. alot better than before but this ear ach is awful.. i cant hear very well out of that ear its like swollen inside or something.. you cant see anything is wrong but man i sure can feel it.. so thats me, but im still cool. New years was just another day of course! so not much to report on that, on new years eve though, we were on "lock-down" by 6pm.. which makes perfect sense epsecially here in sumter.. so the district, wasted all that extra time and played a nerdy game of hero-clix.. but in my own deffence that game is too difficult and complex and i just dont really have the complete drive to learn how to play it.. so im not that nerdy!.. soooo Elder Burrows and I really get along great, its a different companionship now.. its not all about training and stuff and we are really just good friends, where as becuase of my pride elder jones and i's companionship was tough becuase it always seemed like a trainer, trainee companionship.. which was also a struggle becuase i was older than him.. but Elder Jones was deffinently who the Lord wanted to train me.. he taught me alot and he is an amazing missionary and a good friend too.. Elder Burrows and I just laugh at stupid things alot and find and teach together really.. so it feels less like a senoir and junior companionship.. ill try and send a picture home.. Oh something kind of exciting happened recently, when elder burrows drove the car into an "invisible" ditch on the side of the road and the car got stuck.. we were on our way to meet a less active family who was interested in becoming strong in the church again and the Father/Husband of the family actually came out and towed the car out of the ditch.. it looked pretty crazy and elder burrows was in the driver seat the whole time.. you had to be there, basically it didn't look very good for the car as it was being pulled out of the ditch.. but it still runs fine and stuff.. sooo... i wonder if i will get transfered this coming transfer in february.. i really dont know, elder burrows thinks i will stay in sumter for at least 6 months.. which is weird to think about... this has been the fastest 6 months ever! and to think i only have 3 more sets.. of 6 months to go is really weird! I wonder if time goes by tons faster for me than for you guys? let me know? I'm sure it does.. from morning to night in a day seems like a dream almost.. and p-day to p-day is weird too.. I'll admit for some reason i've been really "trunky" this week.. i have this thing where i am so excited for the future and next part of life.. school, career and stuff like that and of course one particular person..heh.. but at the same time i have felt the other side of it and that is, i love missionary work! all i want is to find people the Lord has prepared and just make sure they get baptized and stay active, and move on to the next prepared family! I really love the work, it is an amazing blessing to have the opertunity to bear my testimony EVERYDAY! and yesterday i decided to bear my testimony at church, which is kind of different, you dont often see missionaries do that.. but it was a great blessing to do so.. and we had 13 investigators there too so that was a pretty cool opertunity to bear testimony of the restored gospel in front of members and non-members! I really love the work and I really love my Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ! I just love life!.. tahts not to say there are no rough times becuase, missions are way difficult and demanding, but they are much more rewarding.. as i bore my testimony, looking at the ward, i saw Kaylee White.. a way cool 13 year old we baptized 2 weeks ago and I was just filled with joy! Her eyes were watering a little bit and it was an awesome spiritual moment.. these are the moments on a mission I would do anything for.. To bear testimony and to share of that spirit with a recent convert.. it was a cool moment as our eyes met (who knew a 13 year old girl could be so cool) I felt the spirit and so did she.. it was one of those "THIS IS WHY I AM HERE!" moments and I cant help but feel love for this little sister of mine! .. Yeah, I truly love the work! That was a tender mercy, and moment I hope to never forget! And the work keeps going! We are planing baptisms for a few people on the 24th of January, the Benjamin family, 3 awesome people! a Mom and her two daughters!..And Sister Sims, a relative of Crystal Isaac. We still see Brother Newkirk (my first baptism..) I love that guy! He is one of the strongest converts! He is so awesome! After my mission I want to come right back up here and see him and his family! So! How is the rest of the family! Will dad have to get surgury becuase he tore his MCL? that sounds horrible! Any picutres of Matthew's "friend"? Welp.. I think thats about that for now! I love and miss you all!