Hola mi familia!
Que tal todos? It has been such a sweet week! I don't know if you have already received my memory card and letter, but I wanted to tell you more about some of that stuff.
But first I have a couple of comment cards! ha Dad you are a sissy... enough said. Typical, waiting until I am gone to talk all tough and hide behind written words! Say that to my face! ha if I remember correctly it was always mom reminding me you had a wimpy knee and then you tuck your tail and hide behind her! ha ha I but was laughing so hard when I read you dear elder. I wasn't thinking and was just like "my dad is such a big dumb animal." Elder Gubler was in my room and he was like "oh, I love my family." It caught me a little off guard, but I guess we have kind of a different way of showing our love. Ha I love you all so much.
I can't believe you were down here at Kathy's last week. That was so weird to read. That is so sweet though! Nana is such a trooper!
I have also asked you for the "Missionary Pocket Reference Book" but don't get it for me. Elder Nauahi told his mom that I really liked it, so she sent me one. I want to meet his family after the mission because they seem so sweet, and I know he is way sweet!
I was also wondering what I should do about a calling card!? the time is fast approaching which is so weird, but exciting!
I love that toothbrush you sent me! That thing is like space age! I do the "clean" setting, but then I reward myself with a little "massage" to relax me before bed! The greasy girls aren't here to give me back massages during sacrament meeing, and the other elders haven't stepped up, so the toothbrush is the best thing I got! ha.
I must admit that I have already passed on that bath and body works lotion you greasers regifted to me! ha I havent even dented the Jergens you sent with me! One of my teachers is in a hard situation with trying to get married so I gave it to him with some hand crafted "directions for best use." ha He is such a sweet guy!
I also wanted to explain a couple things about my memory card. Yes, I am working on parting my hair, but it is a work in progress. I have gotten it much better since then because my hair has grown a little more. The guy that cut my hair hooked me up with the "Dumb and Dumber" haircut that dad always used to try to do to me where they cut the front part in a straight line across my forehead! I just wanted to warn you.
I am not sure if it was initiation to see if Elder Decker and I were cut out for serving as zone leaders or what, but we got put on the spot last week. I don't remember if I already told you or not, but, on Sundays, everyone prepares a talk for sacrament meeting and then they select two people out of random to give them (in spanish). Last week, I totally spaced preparing a talk for the topic humility, so I rolled the dice and hoped for the best. Based on all previous patterns it wasn't supposed to be anyone from our district anyways. Then they called Elder Decker to come up and speak. I was shocked, but then I felt safe. After he spoke, they called me! They never call two people from the same district, let alone companions! Luckily I knew of two humility scriptures and was blessed with help in speaking spanish because I had worked hard all week, just didn't prepare a talk. No one knew I hadn't prepared anything. I have never been so nervous!
The highlight was still that Elder Quentin L. Cook came and spoke to us. He talked a ton about the importance of this work. I left that devotional with such a burning desire to tell every single person in the world about the church. This is the ONLY way that people can receive eternal happiness and my whole life I have taken it for granted. I felt sick to my stomach to think about the few people I knew that aren't members and that I hadn't even attempted to teach them. I will never let an opportunity to share the message of the restoration pass me by again. We have the truth and we should be bold and excited to share it with anyone and everyone! He said so many more sweet things, but I really wanted to tell you about the apostolic blessing he left on us. He said regardless of what is going on at home or in the world, I am where I ought to be. There will come a time that I will look back and see that I wasn't only blessing the people (Christ's sheep), but myself, my family, and all my posterity. I will realize that in my lifetime. Feelings of inadequacy will come and are just part of being a missionary, but aren't real. Whom the Lord calls the Lord qualifies.
I love this work I am doing! I love all the elders in my district and wouldn't trade this time for anything. Nothing could be better in my life than it is right now! The church is true and I am doing everything I can now, so I can call everyone in Merida to repentance and invite them to come unto Christ and receive eternal happiness through His atonement. It is all real!
I love you all!
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