Monday is here and we are waiting to get our next note from Elder Merrill and here how the mission is going and how he is doing. It is Thanksgiving this week and we are hoping that he is not feeling homesick but is able to feel good about his service as a missionary. Here is his weekly update:
Hi mom! How are you? Well, like you may have figured out, nothing really too new here. We hope to have another baptism at the end of the week, so we'll see how that goes. I got caught in the rain two days ago and it felt pretty good after being in the heat. It's not too hot now, but when December rolls around it might be just a little more hotter.
Yeah, we may not have a thanksgiving day here, but on that day we will see if we can go to a buffet here in town. That will be good (but only if the food is good I suppose!). We cleaned the apartment today because we have the zone leaders coming tomorrow, so everything needs to be all neat and tidy for that. Or more than usual I suppose.
I will miss not being able to play Halo 4 SUPER BAD! But, it will always be there when I get back. The mission is really slipping by. P-day today was over and gone so fast, I couldn't believe it! That's a good thing. How is everyone doing? I know that you all have your own things to do but it will be good to sit down as a family again and get together for the holiday. Save a seat for me! I wish I could be there with you all but I can't right now.
Just know that I give up being with my family for 2 years so other families can be together for eternity!
I thought that last statement was the sweetest and best thing Elder Merrill has said yet! It is definitely hard for these young men and women to sacrifice their personal time and comforts and yet they do so with such willing hearts and with great faith and they develop a sincere love for the people they get to interact with and work with and teach. It is hard for us as parents to give them up and yet we know they grow and become better people for this time. So while it is a hard thing to do, it is also a choice we rejoice in being able to make and we know we are blessed in many ways for this. Love you son!
Hi mom! How are you? Well, like you may have figured out, nothing really too new here. We hope to have another baptism at the end of the week, so we'll see how that goes. I got caught in the rain two days ago and it felt pretty good after being in the heat. It's not too hot now, but when December rolls around it might be just a little more hotter.
Yeah, we may not have a thanksgiving day here, but on that day we will see if we can go to a buffet here in town. That will be good (but only if the food is good I suppose!). We cleaned the apartment today because we have the zone leaders coming tomorrow, so everything needs to be all neat and tidy for that. Or more than usual I suppose.
I will miss not being able to play Halo 4 SUPER BAD! But, it will always be there when I get back. The mission is really slipping by. P-day today was over and gone so fast, I couldn't believe it! That's a good thing. How is everyone doing? I know that you all have your own things to do but it will be good to sit down as a family again and get together for the holiday. Save a seat for me! I wish I could be there with you all but I can't right now.
Just know that I give up being with my family for 2 years so other families can be together for eternity!
I thought that last statement was the sweetest and best thing Elder Merrill has said yet! It is definitely hard for these young men and women to sacrifice their personal time and comforts and yet they do so with such willing hearts and with great faith and they develop a sincere love for the people they get to interact with and work with and teach. It is hard for us as parents to give them up and yet we know they grow and become better people for this time. So while it is a hard thing to do, it is also a choice we rejoice in being able to make and we know we are blessed in many ways for this. Love you son!
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