Feb. 10, 2014 ~ Happy Happy Monday to us as we get another
letter from Elder Ethan Merrill. I find myself getting so happy at the thought
of seeing him again soon that I am both immensely excited and teary-eyed with
happiness. It has been a blessing to know that he is serving faithfully and
will be back home soon! I am also VERY RELIEVED that the Christmas box I mailed
him in November finally got to him! I was quite sure at this point that he
would come home without having ever received it, so I’m glad he got it. Not
sure why the Argentinian postal service had to hold it for 2 ½ months, sheesh!
But I am very glad he got it finally!
Heya Mom! (One more
letter!) (Hopefully two, not sure when he
will return to the mission home but I hope he will still be able to send us a
Monday letter that final week) I´m doing good this week. Well, we´ve
just been going around doing what we usually do. Nothing really new, but we´ve
found this family that we´re teaching. They
belong to a church that believes the Sabbath must be on Saturday. They think
that the whole world believes in a lie and us in particular because the only
day we have ´´worship´´ is on Sunday. Well, I won´t go into the details,
but needless to say, we have some long chats with them. (one of the unexpected blessings serving a
mission can bring is 1) an exposure to other cultures/beliefs and learning how
to accept and respect others even if they believe differently and 2) a deeper
understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ and a testimony of the truths that
have been restored – such as the knowledge that while we may have formal
meetings on Sunday, we truly worship every day when we try to live our lives as
the Savior would have us do.)
But apart from that, things are pretty chill. It´s not too hot, and I´m just
coasting along until the 28th. That is pretty crazy to think about. That in
just 2 short weeks, we´ll be seeing each other again! But I won´t get trunky.
I´ll just do what I can to focus on the work and all that. But I still can´t
wait to see everyone and do everything again. Heh heh. I´m glad that you got my
travel papers and all that! I still don´t know any information, they´re
probably going to give me it when I get to the office in BahÃa Blanca. or just
give me the necessary plane tickets. LOL. We´ll talk in the airport, so I´ll
let you know where I am and when I should get to my next destination, so we can
keep track of all that.
Wow, I knew about the Bryce going to Canada. That´s pretty cool. I may have to
wait awhile until I see them again, but perhaps I´ll write them or something.
It´s weird but cool to think about: most of the people I know going on missions
and all that. Hey speaking of missions, that Christmas box that you sent to me
arrived!! Thank you so much for the Doritos and Twix as usual, I also enjoyed
the star wars gummies, cookies, lifesavers and the star trek shirt. I was
pretty content to get those. But there you have it. I´m stoked that those got
to me in time.
Sorry about your flu thing, I hope it´s not serious, but you can
work and all so it sounds more like an annoyance than an impediment. (Stops you
from working.) I´ve had a couple of problems here because of allergies. Nothing
big, just the usual. A stuffy nose and sneezing a lot. But it doesn´t affect me
much.
That´s cool about what you´re teaching your students and all. I
always enjoy hearing what´s going on back home and all that. When you
told me that you were teaching your students the song, ´´ The Star
Spangled Banner´´ that made me think about the time that I did it too. I don´t
remember it too well, but I do remember that I was super scared at the time.
Public speaking scares me, public performing is even more so. Thanks for all
the compliments though. I do like volunteering, but I´m not sure why. I
guess it´s one of those personality things....
Hmmm, hot weather? Well, that´s fine for now, with 2 weeks left,
I´m really not too fussed about the weather. There´s a light at the end of the
tunnel and everything now. I´m interested to see how things are when I get
home. Here, it´s not as hot as it was, but it´s still hot. Back home, I wonder
if it´ll feel super cold. Well, I won´t mind much I think, I´ll just be happy
to see everyone again. Poor dad, I skimmed his letter before reading yours, and
he told me that things were kind of chilly down there. I´ll see how things go
when I get back. Anyway, I hope that things go well for you all, see you all
next week! Love you lots! Bye!
-Elder Ethan Merrill
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