Howdy y'all!!!
First of all, sorry I didnt write a group email last week. Every week we write a letter to the mission president to explain how we are doing, and I wrote it all in spanish.. yeah it took all of my writing time.. which is a lot.. and it was only like 4 sentences.. Yeah I need to work on my writing haha! But I promise you all that Im still alive, doing well, and havent been robbed yet which is a miracle. Striving to set the record for longest time in the mission without a robbery! aaaaaaaaannnnnnndddddd ACCOMPLISHING IT. ;)
Its been a pretty good week! The language is coming, definitely not perfect! FAR from perfect. But Im learning little by little.
Its been an interesting week as well.. Lots of weird experiences.. First of all.. Horses roam here in the middle of the city. Aaaaaaannnndddd you probably dont want to know this but Im going to tell you anyway we saw some horses eating a dead dog so that gave me nightmares. Also, here in Argentina, when people greet they kiss cheeks. As missionarys we can do this with males, and obviously not with women. Im still not used to this yet so a woman came and kissed my cheek which is a big no no. Yeah I screamed on the inside and repented right there. My companion was laughing so hard. So yeah theres some interesting stories for you!
Ive definitely been learning a lot about hard experiences, as every missionary and every person does, Im definitely not the only one. But this scripture really opened my eyes.
7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into thehands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed uponthee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surgeconspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy;if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elementscombine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the veryjaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee,know thou, my son, that all these things shall give theeexperience, and shall be for thy good.
Everything that we go through. Everything. Is to teach us and give us experience. There are difficulties in this life and its hard. But remember, God is putting these things into your life for your own good and for your own experience. How do we learn anything in this life without difficulties? This scripture has definitely helped me to have a better attitude and to be a better missionary.
So happy to be a missionary, so happy for my trials, so happy for all that Im learning, so happy to be here. :)
Love you all!
Elder Evans
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