April 26, 2010

Haha, it is nice to know that Kim and now the entire family has faith in me ;)

 

This week... won't lie, probably the hardest yet. My odd foot problems have come back and are as tenacious as me, refusing to heal or leave. I also was struck down with a cold, and very few new 'gators'. We weren't able to find Patricia this week, she was super busy so we worked on just finding people. In fact I made 18 contacts/invitations in one day.

 

I would LOVE to have your letters in the journal, as well as the pictures, that's one thing that I think will help make the memory of it all.

 

I received two letters this week!!!! I was ecstatic when I got them and read about all the experiences. In one of your letters you did ask if would send written letters with more details... but in all honesty, these emails would be the exact same as my letters.

 

But this week=PICTURES!!!!!! And I will add descriptions for each one.

 

That is Florencia, my first baptism. Absolutely golden (Even asking one time if it was a bad thing to pray all the time)

That's me and E' Winger at the MTC

That's the 1A District.

Those are my teachers, Sis. Smith (Served in Paraguay) and Bro Anderson (Dominican Republic)

From left to right: Elder Trigo(From Buenos Aires,) Elder Holbrook, and Elder Fontes (From close to the areas in which Dad served)

This is a sign in a place we visited call Villa Gral. Belgrano. It's a GERMAN town in Argentina, and there's a beer mug that I'll probably end up getting for Ben which he will love.

Well... Looks like someone is taller than Mags... scary, how's Maggie handling that?

 

I hope all is going well... I do miss being able to walk bare-foot in a house and a shower.

The food is getting better each day, we actually had a feast with a family, and it was asado, in which we had some terrific meats... it's something that I hope I learn to make to bring to the Viking Feast!!!! (SKOL!!)

 

I also this week learned something while reading the Old Testament (I started this last week or so). The importance of examples has always been a big part of my life. One story in the Old Testament really proves the importance of examples. Jacob, having heard his brother Esau was coming back, looking for him, started to run away, knowing that if they met, Esau would probably kill him. Esau caught up with him and they both halted. They then embraced. Both brothers had forgiven the other. It is quite a small moment, but there was someone watching it. After having been thown in a pit and sold into Egypt, then meeting those who did it to him a second time, being in a similar position and power as his father, forgave his brothers. For years, I wondered how was it possible that after all they had done to him, how could Joseph forgive his brothers that easily? It makes sense now, and now that I've seen the influence of all my friends and leaders in my life, remebering their examples, their quotes... all that they did, I know that it is the exact same as this.

 

Just a small testimony, but it's why the Church wants the best of missionaries, to set that example of Christ in the lives of ALL people.

 

Well, there ya go, hope all goes well!

NOTE:

I sent him pictures from Jessica's baby shower. Both girls were holding babies and Maggie is leaning against a wall, which makes it look like she is shorter than Ellie. (Truth be told, they are quite close in height.)