Well she is now officially married (I hope it´s
facebook official as well...), and it sounds like everything went really
smoothly. Sounds like it was a beautiful day and many people showed up
to show their love and support. It really is kind of a bitter sweet
thing, more sweet than bitter. I wish I could have been there, but i´m
glad they are so happy! I love to see all of the pictures, and I love
the colors haha. Everyone is getting so big I can´t even believe it.
Yeah, definitely send me those pictures when you get them, I want to see
more, especially the videos.
My week has been..in a word, challenging. Monday we
were able to be in viña like I told you and we went to the mission
offices to get money for the appointment and Pres. Kahnlein interviewed
my companion and afterward asked to speak with me. He asked me to
explain the whole situation and I told him everything that had happened
and all that Elder Gonzales had told me. He then asked me how we were
working together and I told him of the challenges we had. He told me to
keep working and to endure to the end, and then talked to me about
baptizing. I don´t know, sometimes I feel like there isn´t a lot of love
from him. I know there are a lot of missionaries, problems, and things
he has to take care of, but I feel like sometimes it´s all business, I
don´t know how to describe, but it´s pretty hard sometimes. He asked me
again why I hadn´t baptized and I told him I was trying. At the end of
the interview I asked if there was anything I could do for him and he
told me I coud fulfill my calling and baptize. I guess this week I have
really just felt a lack of support directly around me. It is really hard
for my companion to teach and to be a ¨people person¨, and we have had
some difficulty getting along several times. I get frustrated when I
can´t solve problems or when simply don´t know what to do. I feel a
little discouraged at times when I am not baptizing. It´s just been a
hard week, but i´m hoping this one will be better.
Anyway, on a better note, we went and got some sushi
while we were in Viña. My companion enjoyed it and it was his first
time eating sushi. I was able to see my old trainer Elder Hale and it
was awesome to be able to talk with him for a few minutes. He is now the
zone leader in Viña. I went to my eye appointment and the doctor said
that my eye was a little irritated and that it was from being tired or I
have tired vision...something like that. He said that I could buy
glasses for reading but I read just fine so I don´t think I want to
waste the money. He recommended that I buy some eye drops but the
twitching has stopped so I think I will wait and see. So that´s good
news.
I was able to do interchanges with Elder
Bush this week and it was a HUGE relief. We have kind of been support
for one another while we have been out here. He is from Nevada and this
is his first area so I´ve been here to kind of help him get through the
harder times (i know what he is going through haha), but like I said we
were able to do the interchange and we just talked for a few hours
before going to bed. We talked about a lot of things but in reality,
more than WHAT we talked about, it was just nice to talk to someone who
understands a little bit more. (also sorry for the italics...I have no
idea what I did hah). We have become really good friends in the short
time we have been here. We were in his sector and we were teaching and
the lessons we taught were filled with the spirit and just so....good. I
don´t know how to describe it. It was an awesome feeling, we had so
much unity and the people were able to understand really well. I think
it was do to that we had more of a trust. I´m not exactly sure, but I
sure hope my companion and I can establish that as well.
I still have the letter you sent me to
open on my birthday, no worries! Although during the interchange my
companion and my district leader decided to be tools and eat some of the
stuff in my package. I wasn´t to happy but not much I can do now. I´m
super happy they both arrived as well! The first one took forever but
finally it arrived. It gets cool in the nights but the days are pretty
warm like 60 % of the time. It´s a really weird climate here! I think I
have sufficient bedding, I have like 3 blankets, I should be good.
That´s awesome you were able to visit your
Dad´s graveside and be able to think about him. I think I can
understand a lot more how much you must miss them sometimes. That´s
great they were able to make a memorial for all of the marines! The
service they provide and the sacrifice they have given is truly a
blessing. I miss grandpa too, he always had such a spirit about him. I
miss that.
I can´t believe either that Trevor heads
out for training! One thing that I do know is that he is going to excel
in his training and he is going to come out on top. He has such a gift
and uses that gift to achieve great things.
Well mom, I love you so much. I miss you
too. I love you even more and I hope that you have a wonderful and less
stressful week. Be safe and say hey to the family!
Love you!
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