This
week has been great! The elders in my district had a pretty good
discussion who the best person to be in the Book of Mormon would be and
the worst. The best, at least for me was Captain Moroni, but after a
long conversation we came up with the conclusion that Coriantumr, the
last of all the Jaredites, was pretty unlucky and probably pretty crazy.
Think about it.... He just killed the last of his people, Shiz, and
then just wandered around until the people of Lamoni found him. I would
have to say that´s not a bueno situation. But that's just me. Elder
Johnson said he probably had a pet rock or something.... give that some
thought, its sad, but its funny thinking of someone having a pet rock.
On
a more spiritual note, I finished the Book of Mormon this past week and
started Matthew, I think I´m gonna try to read all of the gospels
before Christmas. And I think I came to a conclusion of what the real
temptation was when the Adversary tempted Christ after His 40 day fast.
If you read closely Satan says to Christ "If thou be the Son of God...".
As we all know, Christ was sent to serve others, he was and is the Son
of God. So when Satan asked him this, he was really asking Christ to
deny who he really was. If you just go down a few more verses, Satan
says something like... You can have all this IF you worship me, aka, if
you deny who you really are. All of us are sons and daughters of God and
every time the Adversary comes along and wants us to sin, he ultimately
wants us to deny who we are and where we came from. That´s the thought
that really hit me this week.
Also,
the International Manager over all the MTC´s came and spoke to us last
Tuesday. Hands down the best devotional Ive ever heard. Elder Anderson
was pretty cool, but I gotta give it to Elder Mills. He spoke about our
purpose as missionaries, as does everyone who speaks to us, but it was
cool because he showed us a bunch of pictures of people before their
missions and after, and its amazing the lights in their eyes and the
happiness on their face after or during their missions. It was really
cool, he also told us to be grateful for the food her at the CCM because
it could be a lot worse, he said we could be at the Ghana MTC. He left
us to ponder what they serve there and it kinda gave me the heebee
geebeez. He was cracking Ghana MTC jokes the whole time, kinda funny.
Overall, it was just another testament to me of why missionary work is
so important.
Estoy
es muy triste por que mi Latino compañeros es no mas. Our Latino
buddies left yesterday and we got to know them really well and ended up
being really good friends with them, especially me and Elder Dority.
Their names are Elder Ventura y Elder Nuñez, Nunez is actually from Peru
and said the Lima North is pretty poor and dirty. He also taught us a
little bit about the culture and told us that the women down there love
white men, especially ones with blonde and light brown hair, so that
will be interesting. Anyways, they were both really cool and Ill send a
picture.
The
most exciting thing on my mind right now is that I only have one more
week here! Don't get me wrong, I think the CCM is great and Ive made the
most of my time here I think, but, I cant wait to teach others about
what Ive learned here. Ill probably be leaving next Wednesday, all of us
probably will be except for Hermana Platt who is going to the Salt Lake
City mission, I think shes leaving on Monday. Were getting our flight
plans tomorrow. Pretty pumped.
Grandma
and Grandpa Page, Thank you a ton for the Krispy Kremes, that's the
greatest sign of love and support you could have shown me! Just kidding,
I loved you email and loved hearing from you. Thanks for your great
examples and constant support and love for me in all I do. I'm glad I was
able to visit you before I left. Love ya tons!
Mom and Dad,
So
you were wondering if the visitors center tour was in Spanish, it was
in both and it was really cool. And speaking of temples, that's awesome
that you got all that temple work done, that makes me happy. Oh yeah, I'm
pretty sure I'm leaving next Wednesday, but well see. Thanks for your
many prayers and for the package that I'm excited to get when I get to
Peru! Love ya tons!
Hamslice (Nick),
That's
too bad that you're breaks went out on your bike, you should fix them up
and go on some sweet fall rides then tell me about them! That's cool
that you got a new plane and the black one is still kickin´. Hopefully
work is still going good for you, it might be kinda crappy but its worth
it so stick to it. Its also good to know that Geddy is still as wild
and ferocious as ever and that Porky got out of the Hamster ICU, poor
thing. Give Geddy a treat for me. Por favor. Love ya bro.
Kate,
Please
send me a picture of the creepy lady on the Potters porch for
Halloween, I bet its quite the scene... haha you crack me up. I'm really
bummed about the Davis Boys taking 2nd at state, did AF win? That'll make
me even more bummed, I cant believe how good cavemen are at running
(that was a joke, I have a lot of respect for those guys). But still.
That's great that the girls won. Keep me updated! Also tell me how the
corn maze goes, that's a pretty fun thing to do! Love ya Cowberry.
Soda!
Youre
gonna be a hobo for Halloween!? Thatll be pretty funny! Make sure to
send me pictures! One more thing... guess who? Chicken poo. Guess how?
chicken cow. Thats all. Love ya sis!
Hope!
A
gypsy eh? Don't cast too many spells on Nick and Geddy, okay? Also, let
me know how scaring your friends go and yes Halloween is pretty darn
big here in Mexico. I will try my best not to break a leg, thanks for
helping a brotha out haha. Love ya Hope! keep me posted!
Some wise words from Elder Coomer... I'm smellin' what you're steppin' in. He says that all the time and I just had to tell you cause I think its great.
Hasta lluego!
Elder Potter
Here's some pictures for your enjoyment...
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| Kimball's Latino Companions - Elder Ventura and Elder Nuñez |
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