So this was a pretty good week for me! It was zone conference and everything which was kinda stressfull, but we also got to go out for a zone activity. and we went to these super cool caves, and got some good pictures.
also, i had a baptism on sunday. which was pretty cool. Her name is Lilyana. I dont think i have wrote about her very much. But she is the daughter of a member that had never gotten baptised before. So we talked to her, and started to teach her about a month and a half ago, and she got baptised this sunday. which is always cool.
No one really showed up for the baptism. Becuase no one really does their callings here. The branch president wasnt there. neither was any member of the branch presidency. haha. so i got to preside. and conduct. haha. and find some members to give the talks and everything. But anyway, things ended up going pretty smooth.
Earlier last week, like i was saying, we went to those caves. There was a vine that i got to swing on which was pretty cool. I have a video of me swinging on it, but its too big to attatch to it and everything.
also, there was one part, where there was some light coming in to the cave from outside, and it made a pretty cool pillar of light. So i couldnt resist. i had to take a Joseph Smith picture. so i did.
Also, on the way back from the caves, there were these random italian guys that needed a ride back to main city where we were going. So they pretty much just hitch hiked with us. it was awesome. they had the most stereotypical italian accent i have ever heard. and then they started talking about speggheti and pizza. hahaha. i was laughing so hard. they continued to talk about they wouldnt eat speggheti outside of italy. becuase no one makes it right. hahaha. it was great. so i got a picture with them too.
anyway, this week was pretty fun.
WE have another baptism coming up this saturday. Her name is Marina. she is way cool. So i guess i can look forward to sending her baptismal pictures to you all.
Have a good week!
Love you guys
Elder Trotter

Hey everyone-
Its been a while i think since i made a letter for everyone. Sorry, but ive been busy, and i get kinda lazy to write.
Anyway, these past couple weeks have been alright. Been some good things, and some things that were just ok. I think everyone knows that camille got married. so that kinda sucked for me. But i didnt dwell on it much actually. I just can wish the best for her and her new life! and then keep going with mine. But other than that, Ive been working pretty hard lately, and it seems like investigators are a little harder to find than normal. i havent made any changes to what i have been doing to find, but i guess its just not as effective as it used to be. So me and elder christian have been trying really hard to contact and look for referrals. I hope this week will yield some new people.
I also had my year mark! pretty cool right!? im halfway done now. But apparently the second year goes a whole lot faster than the first. soo.....i guess it will seem like im actually more than half way done. But in honor of my one year mark, it normal to always burn a white shirt. But of corse, my name is still jake trotter, i cant do anything just normal. I gathered ALL the old garnments and white shirts i could find in the house and had a BIG burning. it was pretty cool. haha.
So...what now?
Its time for a new start for me. There is a lot of stuff that i just have to leave in my past and move on. Not only for my  mission, but for my life. I think all this happening right around my year mark is good for me. I can just start fresh the second year of my mission and not have anything to distract me, or to worry about. It wont be long again before i am home, and ill be wishing that i was still in malaysia. I can already predict the day. I got 12 months left. so i better make the best of it. I guess thats all i really have to say.
Anyway, thanks for reading!
By the way, my P-day is now officially changed from wednesday to monday. That means ill be online on sunday nights for everyone who is reading this. So if you wanna talk with me online, get on on sunday nights! Until next week-
Elder Trotter