[Nick] A thoughtful quick response to moms letter

Mommy, That was a very thoughtful and inspiring little letter. That really does inspire me though, just that thought of "Faith" or "hope", makes your mind start running. 
Sometimes I think to myself  "man... all these missionaries say "I know this is true" and "I know that is true" " and think to myself, Do I "know" this is true? No. I cant say that. But I do have faith that it is so. 
To me that is really the purpose, to not know. If we knew that god existed there would be no "test" because we would all know what to do, or what the answers were to that test. What is the purpose of the Veil if we "knew"? What is the purpose of this test, adventure, and journey (Life) if we "knew" What is the purpose of Faith if we "knew"? The purpose of not knowing is the purpose of faith. To act on something that you hope or have faith to be right but cannot prove, even if the odds are against you. 
Thats why i´m here really. To gain knowledge, by confronting and acting upon trials, with faith guiding my actions at what i believe to be right. Hope that makes some sense. Just sharing my thoughts on faith.
Hey by the way Im on hah I dont have much time cause the internet is Really slow. I´m going to send some pics. Also  We´ve got another baptism coming!


THIS IS THE MAJOR LETTER FOR WEEK OF DEC. 5 th 

Hello hello hello, Family... I´m really sorry.. but i wont have a very good letter this week... SHORT. due to the internet again. Were changing next week though. also I PROMISE that next weeks will be long and Good. I . have a good story to tell! I´ll prewrite it at the apartment. but i´ll just let you know whats been going on real quick.

Elder Rangel and I are doing great! busy busy busy! We´ve had to sprint from appointment to appointment a few times this week and it sure has been great. We have another baptismal date and four more coming soon were praying! He is still a bit shy but i´ll fix that. im going to pull the "mute" trick on him. I wont talk. No matter how uncomfortable he feels. He really does know the stuff just doesn´t have the confidence yet. I´m going to try to send some pictures at this next internet place to let you get an image of him in your head.
We stick to all the rules and follow the times to the second. I´m sure thinking this next week will be a pay off of all our hard work we´ve done this past week. Thank you for your letters and love, i read and appreciate all of them even if my replies are short or even non existent. Thank you thank you thank you