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Monday, November 29, 2010

Weeks and Weeks

Mom, you are so right: the time just flies by! I cannot believe that I, 1. have completed 6 months, 2. that your birthday was 2 weeks ago and I never said anything, 3. that Mikaela turned 13! Oh my...forgive me for my stupidity! Mom and Miki
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

It seems as if the family has been rather busy this week. With all of the things that are going on it's sometimes hard to remember to stop and just take a breath, so that's why it's always nice to go to the temple and take a breather. Every now and then it feels like we're running a marathon here in this life. At times we get injured, we get cramped up, or we just hit the wall. However, we have the amazing capacity to endure. We can fight, keep pushing forward, keeping running. We are not alone wither: there is a huge crowd of people (those we know and love with those we do not know) who cheer us on and want us to succeed. As long as we remember that we can keep going we will endure until we reach the finish line. No one will win, no one will lose; we are all going to run together and make it to the finish line. I love the temple because it's like one of the water stations, it's a chance for us to get a little re-energized, refocused and recharged to run the next leg until the next little pit stop. Mom, I imagine that it was nice for you to go to the temple with dad, and be able to see one of your old young women take some serious steps in her life: to further her commitments to serve the Lord.

This week has been full of surprises and learning experiences. We had an emergency multi-zone conference which was focused on keeping the spirit with us, using the spirit to teach and guide us to the people that we need to contact and teach. I learned so much and came out of the conference edified and energized to work in my area again. I have also had the opportunity to get closer to my Heavenly Father, my Saviour and the Holy Ghost. I have felt a difference in my teaching, my relationships with the people here and a difference in my attitude since leaving the Multi-Zone conference.

I find it very bizarre that Elder Branch is leaving. I remember when he came to Franklin, it feels like yesterday. He has been an amazing missionary and a great friend to the people out there in MA. I want to become like him. I work with some of the youth here and sometimes I wonder if they look up to me like I looked up to him way back when.

It makes me so excited to hear from everyone at home and to know that things are going well, at least in a general sense. Your words always fill me with such joy and conviction to work with families so that people here can enjoy blessing that I have enjoyed in my life thanks to my gospel-centered family. 

Just remember the Lord's advice to us in D&C 121:7 and we will always follow that council that Brigham Young gave.

Love you all, and i'll actually make a list of cool things to tell you about my area and about Christmas-time here in Nicaragua.

Love,
Elder B

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