So, I didnt actually get an email this time...I got a quick, sorry Mom I ran out of time email, pday is Tuesday next week. He told me to read what he wrote his brothers...so this is from their emails. (He calls Argentina, Tina. Its nice to see some of his personality coming through in his letters).
I am doing good down here in Tina. Sometimes I lose my hearing when we're in the foxhole and the grenade goes off close to us. haha...oh that is my Nam story. Tina is good and I am able to pretty much say anything I want in Spanish or Castellano is what they call is here, but I sound like a gringo caveman still and I am doing good though. I am pretty good at soccer and am going to challenge Kevin to a soccer match when I come home. Life here is different, but still fun. The mission is hard, very hard I am not going to lie, and I know I could not do it without the spirit and I know I could not even handle it without the spirit. At home it was like there was never a time where I was humbled so much where I had to ask for sincere help and really want it, it happened out here. I realized how the Lord has been helping because its like he took a step back and then I realized crap, I need Him. With the Lord life is great, I feel good, and glad to be serving a mission. The Latinos here on the mission are so funny and know funny English phrases and words. Its funny to watch them have a conversation in English with each other haha. Its a city I serve in so all I see is concrete all the time, so allergies here, there are none. We did a family home evening with the ward here like we used to do at Skinners house in the 8th ward. We did it to welcome a return missionary, Tito Casas is his name. The Latino missionaries here all know the word "freak" in English and a lot more funny words, except some of them are bad words they know but they didnt know they were bad. It is very hard and always on the go, mental and mental physically. I am very able to see the Lord's hand in my life and trust in the Lord. Here I have learned that when I was at home I like to and felt good and accomplished when I did things on my own. Here there is no possible way I could do this work or even handle doing this work without the spirit and living according to the standards of the Lord. Study hard in school and be the example because someone is always looking for a leader and a good example. Stay sweet and enjoy the cold. If you are cold outside this winter think of me roastin like a pig in a fire in the Island of New Guinea or somewhere that its hot. haha
Elder Brother Brady Wikstrom, The James Version
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