Hola mi familia!
lo siento it has taken me so long to write you. my first week has been fast and furious and today is actually the first p-day i have actually gotten. For mom : i didn't recieve my shoes, the package or the letter. so i don't know what to expect. maybe they are on their way i don't really know. and i can only send emails to one address so i'm sending it to you so you can send it to everyone else in the family including buckners jan grant and megan. my address is:
Elder Landon Welch
MTC mailbox # 334
PER-LIMW 0419
2005 n. 900 e
provo UT 84604-1793
so i hope you have the right one.
so my companions name is elder Petersen and it is kinda ironic because he reminds me alot of daniel we have become fast friends and he is also going to Lima peru west so i look forward to getting to know him over the next few weeks. By the way my expected departure date is march 9th so mark it on your calanders.
i have also been made my districts first DL and i'm not really sure about what to think about that. i had to go to a meeting with all the spanish instuctors and being "Spanish" insturctors they spoke completely in spanish, and i understood absolutely nothing. And at one point one of the Hermanas looked at me and asked me a question and as she did the whole room went quiet and all eyes were on elder welch. All i could do was smile and nod, i was so embarassed as the room erupted with laughter. but since then i have been studying really hard and my spanish knowledge has tripled in the last week.
The food is delicious but it is very devistating to some of the elders here. it makes class interesting but we definatly need a air freshener for our class/room :)
We had a member of our branch presidency spoke to us on sunday, and he talkes about the importance of music. and i can tell you that there is nothing more amazing than +2000 misssionaries singing i believe in christ. and armies of heleman.
and on tuesday we had elder Kearon from the 70 come and speak and he really touched my heart. i had been really home sick and all he said was that god cheers on every runner. i really appreciated it it was exactly what i needed to hear.
One of my teachers , hermano Ramirez, is amazing. . . i went to a meeting with the branch presidency and after i really just wanted to be alone, so i went to my class to pray and read my scriptures. but guess who was there, HNO ramirez, and i guess he could tell i had been crying a little bit because he asked me to come in and talk. i told him how home sick i was and how stressed i was with everything that has been thrown at me. and all he said was "god has to tear us down before he can build us up." at first i was kinda angry that that was all he had to say. But the more i think about it i realize how true it is. god has to humble me before he can train me. and he has to train me before i can be the missionary he needs.
at the end of the devotional on suday we closed by singing god be with you til we meet again and i almost lost it. i miss you all so much but i know i'm where he needs me to be and where i need to be so ... god be with you til we meet again and just know you will be in my heart and in my mind. I LOVE YOU!!! kiss those kids for me and tell them i love them.
Sus y Dios
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