This
week was incredible!
Our
area is progressing super well. We're going to be having a baptism on the 27th
hopefully. Our ward members are actually working with us and there is more
unity.
We
went to the temple! So like I said, I think...E' Rampton baptized a woman when
he was here a year and a half ago. Her daughter got married to E' Marinoski (an
Elder that served his mission here in our mission) and they invited us to go to
their sealing. We drove with the ward in the middle of the night to Montevideo
and got there at like 6:30. E' Rampton saw a bunch of people from his previous
areas. Then we went and knocked on Sister Smith's door and she was like, ''OH
MY GOSH THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!'' We ate breakfast with her. She was
preparing everything for the big Christmas activity we'll be having this week
(two temple trips in two weeks!!!! AWESOME!). We played a bit of ping pong and
talked with her a little bit. She talked about how she loved hearing about our
emails that we send to President. She was like, ''when President said that you
guys were going to be companions, I about cried because I knew you two were
just going to be the best of companions.'' It was fun talking to her... she
wanted to take us out shopping but she didn't have time and we had to go to the
temple. So when we got in the temple, our ward was like... “you guys are going
to have to baptize some people.” I was pumped! I've never done baptisms where
I'm the one baptizing. But in the end, they didn't need us. We went through the
session...WOW. IT'S SO DIFFERENT. So powerful though. I just about bawl every
time I go into the Celestial room and think about my family. I can't believe
that I'm so far away but feel closer to my family when I'm in the temple than
if I'd be in AZ. Then we went into the sealing and my mind about exploded. I
wish I could have recorded everything that the man said. The couple was for
sure feeling the spirit and I got super emotional and started thinking about
women and marriage and stuff I don't have to be thinking right now. Oh, do you
remember Zully from Cerro? Yeah, she was there and was like, ''E' McRae! Why is
it that you are always present when I'm about to make life changing decisions?''
She was there receiving her endowment. She showed me the pictures of when I was
at her wedding and talked about Mom. She said she never forgot about me and
took pictures with me and everything. So much more happened...so many funny
stories but I'll just have to tell them later.
Conner: So we have a new Hermana here, right? She can play
the piano and we are practicing for una Charla Fogonera where we'll be singing
and everything. I was talking to her,'' Hna, puede tocar mi parte donde cant...
oh, you don't speak Spanish, sorry...can you touch my part where (then I
realized that that's not how you say it in English and that it sounds gross...)
...I mean play my part!'' She looked at me in disgust. you wrote nothing so you
get nothing in return.
J Rod: What's up man! Golf huh? Same old same old
then...well we got done playing real life Call of Duty in the church with my
Zone and killed everyone! We played a bunch of game modes and everyone thought
I didn't have a life before the mission because of how much I get into the game
of Call of Duty. I get home in 6 months actually but who's counting? (ME!!!!
Jk, but seriously...) I love you though! Don't forget to go on a man date with
me when I get back! We'll talk at Christmas though about all that since you
made a blood oath that you'll be there.
G-money: ''Video games, huh? You know what video games lead
to, right?'' Joe,''What?'' ''Violence, JOE. Video games lead to violence!''
Joe,''but this is a racing game?'' (Mario Cart to be exact) ''It's racing games
one day, Joe, and the next you're curb stomping a 4 yearold!'' So how's the
XBOX? did you get battle galactica 3000 with the upgrade kit and the adapter
pack for instant online action? and a moded controller with double tap rapid-fire
plasma cannons to open up a gateway to a whole new galaxy? So the soccer team
is pretty good? Remember to always keep your eye on the ball and hook a pop-fly
into the end-zone to kick a score! We'll be talking soon buddy boy.
Abbisnail: I sent you a letter two weeks ago?! If it doesn't
get to you I'm going to punch the Secretaries here in the mission home in the
face. Yeah, Taylor is the only person that writes me letters! I think I'm in
love with her and we're going to get married...haha NOT! She's been writing me
since the beginning of my mission when she first had the desire to be baptized
cause she said that I had a huge role in that. I wrote you a letter though and
I laughed my head off while writing it so it better get home! Well, have fun
with your precious APP (that probably stinks)...back in my day we played with
dolls made out of rocks and ladybug skin up in our tree house we spent all day making
with uncle Tim. I'm still technologically challenged minus the technologically
part so yeah. We'll be talking to you in a couple weeks. The code word for the
25th is New England clam chowder...the moment you say that I'll say something
amazing!
Kyle: Haha...did Kyle fall off the face of the
world?(:
I'd
love to write more...so much is going on. I'm writing a lot down in my journal
so I'll go over it before we talk on Christmas.
E' McRae
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