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| Elder Sandberg |
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| Elder Child as he is getting ready to leave for the field! |
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| This is a great elder and a good friend! |
September 2, 2014
We had a
talk on being unified and how even thoughts of contention drive away the
spirit. I know that to be true but at
times it is hard to resist my natural urge towards aggression. I hate my nature right now and I really want
to change it, but it is so hard! I have
made friends with a couple of the other elders in our zone and they have helped
me.
Today
was a music filled fun fest. I have been
practicing for a solo accompaniment and this evening I accompanied the coir
with music that I received one week ago.
It was a pretty tough arrangement, but I did surprisingly well. I love having musical challenges as an outlet
for my pent up emotions.
September 3, 2014
I have
decided that Latinos are my favorite people!
Their personalities really resonate with me. I was in the gym today when a couple of Latin
elders came in and I thoroughly enjoyed trying to communicate with them and to
try to get them to do some exercises with me.
One of the guys who was there was a gymnast and he was ridiculously
strong. I kept up with him until he
started working on flexibility and flips!
All-in-all
it was one of the better days. The
lessons are getting easier, but the language is still pretty tough. One of the other elders, who has the patience
of a saint, lost his temper today with his companions.
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| My teacher drew this picture of me in class...haha! |
September 4, 2014
It rains so
hard here almost every day. I wish that
I could take pictures of the flooded streets so that you could see it. Sadly, it almost never rains on P-day. Today we actually taught real people on the
street. It was crazy interesting. The
lady that we taught kept correcting our grammar. I am super excited for the next time because
we get to teach a LEGIT investigator.
September 5, 2014
Nothing to
report today except we got a new sister who seems really YOUNG.
Elder J. is
going to write a book and he is telling me about it right now…and it sounds
crazy good, so I am going to talk to him right now.
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| Look at the size of the months here! |
September 6, 2014
Sisters can
be cranky and emotional. Having grown up
with them, I know the drill. We have a
trio of sisters right now and the teachers decided to pull a prank on them by
telling them that one of them would be transferred. The two sisters who have
been together since the beginning were told that they were going to be split
up. After the tears started to flow, the
teachers admitted it was a joke. The
elders just busted up, but the sisters weren’t too thrilled.
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| Elder G. Colvin |
September 7, 2014
Today was
fast Sunday and it was both horrible and amazing at the same time. It actually wasn’t hard for me to fast, but
emotionally I was pretty sensitive especially during the testimony meeting. I was told that I would miss Garrison less
when I was out here, but I can honestly say that I miss him more than
ever. I was looking at my nametag and
was overwhelmed by feeling of sadness about not being able to see my brother or
talk to him. He is one of the biggest
reasons that I am out here. Even in his worst
times in life, he was a better man than me in his humility and his
patience. He is my best friend and role
model. I miss my Dad and I worry about
him even though I have been given an assurance that he will be okay during my
mission. I love my whole family and I
just want us to be together again. Knowing that it will be a long time before
that happens is hard for me. It also
really hurts me to see my sister Bailey in the state that she is in right
now. I find comfort in the scripture
from 2 Nephi 1:15 that says, “ But behold, the Lord hath redeemed my soul from hell; I have
beheld his glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love.” I can feel the love of the Savior lifting me
up when I am discouraged, comforting me in times of sorrow, and helping me to
overcome my weaknesses. I have been
blessed this week with a greater measure of patience.
I am looking forward to skyping with everyone at Christmas
time already! I think that the time will go pretty fast with Dad’s transplant
and all. I want you to send me pictures
and keep me updated on the transplant process. It may be hard for me to see,
but I will fell left out of the loop without it. I don’t want you guys to keep information
back from me thinking that you are protecting me. I will do better if I know that you are being
open and honest with me. I know that Dad
is super tough and that he will come through it all right.
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| Look at those cliffs...I am missing my climbing gear! |
I love you guys a ton and I will work hard for you!
September 8, 2014
P-day!!!! I am going to take a few pictures so that I can send them home.
Love,
Elder Levi Colvin
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