So I'm out of time
as always! But this time cuz we kept losing power here today! Super annoying!! Sorry if I didn't get to your emails if you
sent me one! And if you sent me a dear elder
or a letter, I won't get the mail until tomorrow.
1. Despite the reckless
and lawless driving, I Haven't seen a single car accident here!
(So maybe stop
signs and stops lights and speed limits are there to kill us, cuz I've seen
multiple deadly car accidents in America).
2. A kid asked me
if I dyed my hair, cuz it's a different color from everyone else's.
3. I've just
gotten use to not understanding anything.
4. I went with my
zone Christmas Caroling, and we sang in front of a movie theater that had its
doors open, and inside I could hear the Guitar song Cliffs of Dover, and then
after that a song I recognized, but I don't know the name, but that second song
was all mostly screeches that are made with harmonics and the whammy. But man, I tell you what, a guitar has never
sounded so beautiful in the history of the world! Even the song that was straight screeches! It
made miss my Ibanez GR 250 with FAT 6 whammy guitar. Mom you better not sell that! Sell Jacob instead!
hahaha just kidding :P or am I?
5. They're getting
ready for Christmas here! They have it in
most of the apartment building windows, and they're playing music too; Most of
it American. It's bringing back memories
of home at Christmas time. I miss those
days. But just two more years
right?
6. Miss you
guys a ton, and I miss all my swing dance friends. You guys are probably gonna have to re-teach
me when I get home!
7. The air here is
terrible. Some days you can't even see
the mountains that are just a couple miles away. This week I started miss the Sierra Mountains.
Those are my favorite place to be. No
noise, no trash (which is EVERYWHERE here), actual wildlife, the songs of the
birds, clean air, fresh water. I can
just keep going on and on haha. Dad!! I
wanna do the Pacific Crest Trail with you when we get back! I need to get out of the City! haha
8. Apparently
everyone here is like anti hunting. I
shared one of my hunting stories with a family we were meeting with. I didn't think it would have been a problem,
but I found out later, that people here are anti hunters. So people kill each other here, like every
day. No problem. But if you kill a squirrel it's a really big problem??? Whaaatt?
What crazy place is this??? haha I guess it's because the only wildlife here is
stray dogs, and people haha.
9. No we didn't
have a Thanksgiving here. But we're
gonna have a zone Christmas activity!!
10. And the
Highlight of the week, is yesterday. My
companion and I taught the Restoration of the Gospel! Even with my broken Spanish, the spirit
testified of my words to Teresa and Irvin, and also to me. It was very strong, and incredible! Then, after the Account of the Vision of
Joseph Smith, I asked if they would follow the example of our savior and be baptized
by someone holding the authority of God!
And they said they Would!!! Which is super awesome!!
And to make it
even better, the area I'm in right now is the nicest area, but the hardest for
missionary work. Not a single person has
been baptized here in about 3 years and the ward is super small. So Irvin and Teresa might very well be the
first ones in three years! I'm super
stoked for them! Cuz this is the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it blesses the
lives of everyone who partakes of it!
God be with you
until we meet again!
Love you
Guys!
-Elder Elkins
God bless you Elder Elkins and keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteTell Jonathan that there are hardly any accidents in Ecuador too!! The driving there is crazy but Adrian tells me since it's like that people are more aware and they drive more defensively. Weird, but true!! Hahaha
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