Yeah it is really crazy for me too!! Time is flying by
because it seems like we just barely started this Cambio (transfer) but these last 6 weeks have flown by!!! Yeah it is
really so true the spirit is so important and the conference was really good.
But as for me I am doing really well. I am loving being out here. Of course yes
it’s tough at times, but I love it still because I just look at my progress and
how much I’ve gotten better already. This last week we had "Inter
Cambios" with the zone leaders in Panguipulli. So what happened was I stayed
here in Villarrica with ZL Elder Juares. And Elder Thomas went to Panguipulli
with Elder Weyand. It was really cool but scary because I had to lead the area
by myself!!!! But it actually went really well. We had a cita (meeting) set up with Camila but she
canceled last second and I called like 4 members but no one could go with us to
lessons. But Elder Juares and I just went and decided to knock doors and we
knocked on one door and we found a really cool dude. He is 17 and his name is
Axel. We talked with him a lot and he really liked what we taught him. We
are going back to him tomorrow :). Camila is still good it’s just hard to reach
her because she works a lot. But the rest of the day with Elder Juares we
knocked doors in the pouring rain and I loved it!!!:) haha As for Elder Thomas'
birthday I’m glad we were together for his birthday and yes I have done a TON
of work outs since, haha I am trying to get thin.... haha.
Also no news on cambios yet but we still have today and
tomorrow... If you train, or move up to district or zone leader, you get a call Sunday
night or Monday morning. But if you get a usual transfer where you stay at the
same position, you find out Tuesday then cambios are Wednesday. So I guess that
we will see haha.
The thing that has surprised me the most.. hmmm.. well I think
that would have to be how much I took a lot of little things for granted. I know
that sounds weird but it’s crazy, because simple things like technology, having
a strict budget, no brown sugar, cooking with proper bowls and a blender,
having temples right next to me, LDS Library. There are so many things that I just
never realized how nice they were till they were gone. It makes me appreciate
them a lot more haha.
That is sweet you got to go to a drive in movie!!! I love
going to those and that’s sweet you finally saw Finding Dory. And Pete’s Dragon?
Yes we definitely need to do that run when I get home!! (the Foam Glow 5K). That would be sweet. I bet it was sick!! And how
was the birthday party? Also tell Megan I say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
That is crazy about the ward boundaries. It will be crazy to see
the new boundaries after they are done! That is a really cool thought about the
atonement of Christ and how it is there to help everyone. Christ really did
atone for each and every one of us and I know that if we use his atonement, we
can be forgiven of our imperfections and be back on the path to eternal life
with our Father in Heaven. But also one thing we need is to do is ENDURE TO THE
END, because this life is not easy and a lot of people think that being a
member gets too hard and get offended by others. Salvation is not a cheap experience
so the path isn’t going to be easy all the time either. I have talked about
this before but I just wanted to testify and remind you that we need to stay as
close to the Lord as possible and don’t let Satan get us to come down from our
mount even a little.
Love you mom and thank you for everything. I hope you have a
great week!!!
Love,
Elder Spencer (Shawners)
Love reading Elder Speencers Emails! So happy he is doing great! It is amazing the growth you see weekly!
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