... a little slow. it's frustrating when i
don't speak the language because there are so many things i want to say
but i don't know how to say them.. and i don't really feel like a
missionary because my purpose is to teach and invite, but since i don't
speak the language very well, i feel like i cant fulfill my purpose, and
that's really frustrating! so hopefully soon i can pick it up so that
my companion doesn't have to do everything by himself. Dad, we haven't
found out who we're gonna go to to skype, but we have a few people in
mind, so dont worry, i'm pretty sure we will figure it out! and i have a
crazy story to tell you guys, but it'll be lame if i write it out, so
remind me when we skype to tell you guys so i can tell it.. you will
laugh! anyway what else.. uhmm I don't know if i told you this last
time, but i live with my companion and 2 other elders who are our zone
leaders. so it's Me, Elder Potter- from idaho, elder bartleson- from
utah, and elder Irizarry- from puerto rico! and we actually all get
along really well, so we have a lot of fun in the apartment. since i
haven't been able to run, i've put a little bit more focused on working
out.. so instead of burning all the calories and running the fat off,
i'm gonna try to turn all the stuff we eat into muscle. hopefully it
works out, i just don't wanna be fat! haha
OH. so this past weekend our stake organized a service event which
was so awesome. we took a bus from our church and all went down to long
island to help the people who were affected by the storm. we went to
queens and everyone split off from there. on saturday, me and my
companion tore out the floor boards from some guys house.. it took us
like 4 hours! it was so hard, he had just done the floor and remodeled
his kitchen and everything when the storm hit. he told us his basement
was completely under water and that the first floor (which was 4 ft
above ground) was about 8 inches underwater.. but yeah, i was so sore
from that and got some nasty blisters on my hands, but to be able to
help this man and talk to him made it completely worth it. then on
sunday we had church at 8:30 and it lasted 30 minutes, then we all took
another bus back to queens to help clean up again. sunday me and my
companion went and helped a lady whose house was 6 feet underwater.. 6
FEET! could you imagine seeing the whole neighborhood under 6 feet of
water? all of the sheetrock from her walls had been completely destroyed
and fallen down, so when we walked into her house all of the sheetrock
was on the ground and you could see the wooden boards (the frame of the
house) where the wall was supposed to be. so we cleaned the sheet rock
from her house and afterward helped some guy do the exact same thing in
an apartment complex around the corner. i'm not kidding when i say that
me and my companion and one other guy literally cleaned up thousands of
pounds worth of this stuff. it was so hard! but so worth it. it really
was unbelievable to see the damage the storm caused and to see
everything that these people have to go through. it was definitely a
very humbling experience and i'm grateful that nothing happened to me
and that you guys aren't in danger of anything like that happening to
you guys. So please in your prayers include all of the people that were
hurt by the storm and all of the missionaries and other people who are
dedicating their time to help all of those who are in need, they need
the blessings more than we do! I hope we get to go again soon, the
missionaries in the New york new york south mission have been cleaning
nonstop since the storm hit, and there is still a ton of stuff to do.
Please be careful and take care of yourselves. and let the family know
that i love everyone! Eu amo a todos voces!
Happy Thanksgiving :)
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