I got my birthday
package on the 26th, but I couldn't pick it up till the 27th. The mail lady
said happy birthday to me and I was like, "What? Is this my package?"
I had TOTALLY forgotten about my half birthday! LOL! I'm just so sucked up in
the Lord's work here, it's crazy! I got the other package as well with my
leatherman and maps and pictures, and my EPIC SLC 2013 SX shirt, that I'm
wearing right now btw. ;) Respect! :) Thank you so much for everything. I'm
dying to dig into the chips and queso tonight....OHHH man I'm so excited. Here
at the MTC you get way excited for the little things. Like this morning I
was SO excited to go do laundry. :P Haha!! Crazy right? I was like yeah!!!
Laundry time!! WOO! Brando felt the same way. :) Err, Elder Brandolino, excuse
me. ;) Anything to add some varitey to our schedules we get super excited
about. And p-day eve's are almost better than p-day, just because of the
excitement for pday, it's funny. :) We all go around wishing each other happy
p-day eve, it's great!
OH! I found some computers
here with built in card readers!! So I'll try and send some pictures tonight,
if they even work, which I know some of them don't. >.> I'll still send
my sd card. There's a few pictures on it. All the other SD cards work, so we're
in business there,. :)
It kils me, when
you're talking about all this lasagna, and all this potato salad, and what not.
I want good food so badly! The temple food is amazing, but I can't have that
anymore after today, I"ll explain why in a second. The food here is
mediocre tasting at best, but what makes it so bad, is that we're all so scared
of it. Meat is RARELY cooked enough, dishes and sliverware are never really
that clean, and the cafeteria is just kinda gross in general. It's nuts. I
cannot WAIT to get to Japan and eat all their good stuff...I'm tired of eating
here. :P
About the temple, today is
our last temple day for the duration of my MTC experience. It's being closed
after today for rennovations, or cleaning, or something, similar to the Boise
Temple, and it won't be open again till long after we leave the MTC. So today
is my last day at the temple for 2 years... O_O Oh man... I'm not looking
forward to that! It'll be alright though, I'll be in Japan serving the
Lord and preaching the word. :)
Speaking about the temple, I just got out
of the temple. :) I am writing this in different parts of the day ;) It was
fantastic. Went and did initiatories and that was great. I love those promises,
pretty powerful stuff.
Being district leader is kinda
crazy, but cool. I have to conduct senior companion interviews and report
everything we do basically back to the Branch President. It's a sweet
responsibility, and I'm learning a lot about serving people. I've been able to
help solve conflicts and help support my fellow missionaries and it's
phenominal. I love the revelation I get that specifically helps my district,
it's incredible. It's amazing that God cares enough to give me, a pretty non
special guy, revelation and direction in all the things I do, as well as
revelation that can help those around me. It's just such a testimony to me.
Just last night I was talking to one of the senior companions in my disctrict,
one of the Elders, and he and his companion have been butting heads a bit the
past week and there are some issues there that they need to work through. And
as he was talking to me he was saying all these things that he didn't like
about his comp and all these things that he doesn't do right, and that he's
frustrated by. And I'm listening and offering my input when I get a chance, and
all of a sudden out of nowhere, this simple thought pops into my head. And I
know it wasn't my thought, but was a prompting from the Spirit to aid me in my
calling as District Leader. I challenged this Elder then, as I was directed by
the Spirit, to look for the good in his companion, and to focus on those things
that he can learn from him. I told him how we're assigned to our companions
through inspiriation and that there is something we can learn and become better
at through our companions, and I encouraged him to find those things in his
companion. It was just so amazing to me, the Spirit is so incredible, and the
help it brings works mighty miracles. I get to go to a bunch of meetings though
tomorrow because I'm district leader, HAHA! Darn responsibility! ;) I was kinda
not wanting to be district leader in the beginning, but I'm so grateful this
calling is mine for a few weeks. It is blessing me and through it I'm able to
bless my district.
Elder Brandolino and I are like best
friends at this point. Of ALL the companionships in my district, we're the
closest. I was kinda worried at first when I met him, because we were quite
different, but we have gotten so close, especially this last week. We work
really well together, and we see eye to eye on a lot of things and we are just
so united in every decision we make, usually. ;) Those times when we aren't
it's no big deal, and we find compromises that both of us like so easily. I'm
SO SO SO blessed to be with Elder Brandolino. I love him dearly and I'm so glad
that I have him for my MTC experience. I was really hoping and praying that I'd
get a comp that I'd have no problems with, and the Lord blessed me with him,
Huzzah! :) We're always walking around and laughing and learning and having
good days everyday, I'm so happy that he's my comp.
So one big thing that's happened, is that Elder
Brandolino, Elder Strachan and I, have started a work out routine. Weights,
cardio, all the works. It's going great, We started the end of last week and
we're going strong. Brandolino is a freakin champ, the man is a MONSTER in the
gym, holy cow. It's sweet that we're all working together to stay in shape/get
in better shape. We have our schedule taped to our door so we see it everyday,
and all of our committments as well. Things like eating only one dessert a day,
eating less, eating better, it's good stuff. And we all keep each other on it
which is great. :) The eating committements aren't that hard for me, seeing as
how I'm scared of going to meals at this point. ;) Our goal is to be
"jacked" by the end of our MTC stay, as Elder Strachan says. Lol,
Canadians, what can I say? ;) Haha! It's been fun, I'm feeling great, in a
painful kinda sore way, you understand. ;)
One last thing, you asked about Elder White. He and I
were on splits together when I gave him his letter, (splits that I authorized,
hoorah DL ;)) And he was SO STOKED. Told me how that was an answer to his
prayer and that he was so happy that he got a letter. We kinda teased him
afterward about it being from my sister and what not, but it was good. :) Made
his day, he's been doing a lot better since. We did write him letters and what
not, and we non chalantly pass them out with the mail, that I also get, hoorah
DL >.> ;) He also for whatever reason doesn't get any money on Wednesdays
like we do, so he has no cash to do anything with, laundry, nothing. And from
his meager funds he laminated some sweet pictures that he drew of Brandolino
and I, so we went and put a ten dollar bill on his bed when he was out and
didn't tell him we gave it to him. Made his day today. :) He's really a cool
guy.
By the way, can you guys pray for Mikey
to get his visa soon? He's hoping he gets it this week, and he wants SO BADLY
to go to Argentina. Thanks. :)
I've also been writing Grandma Lyn regularly,
I'm happy to hear from her often. She cut out a newspaper clipping of the
broadcast for me to put in my journal, which was awesome. :)
Anyways, I've got nothing
left to say. ;) I'm loving the life, I'm loving my bros, and I love being a
missionary. Looking down and seeing my tag is just the greatest feeling. I'm
looking forward to another great week and I cannot wait to hear from everyone.
:) I love you all!!
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