First off I'll get the football stuff out of the way, so I heard Seattle won! I
heard a lot about the game from a member, and it sounded like a garbage
game. Like super fun to watch but it was crap, like Green Bay should
have won. We walked into a members house to drop of some stuff from the
church and right when we came in, I saw the last play of the game, when
Russell Wilson made that ridiculous throw to Kearse in the end zone,
that was an unbelievable play. After that the member showed me the stats
on his phone, and I couldn't believe Seattle won with Wilson throwing 4
ints, like that's so lucky for the Seahawks haha. Looks like Lynch had a
monster game though, and he was probably the difference in the end in
terms ofSeattle having a chance to win. I couldn't believe we held
Rodgers to only like 180yrds passing, that's crazy. I remember we talked
before I left and I said the only team in the whole NFL I was scared of
was the Packers, and now everyone knows why. I knew whoever would win
yesterdays game is going to win the Super Bowl in a few weeks. Packers
or Seahawks, doesn't matter. The Patriots don't have good matchups
against either team, and the Broncos, well we saw the result of that
last year :) haha.
When I found
out about the game it was bitter sweet because I knew you'd probably
have a heart attack from the result of the game, and plus it was against
the Packers. I honestly like the Packers a lot and Rodgers is one of my
favorite players, he better win the NFL MVP this year he deserves it.
Sherman or someone better get Defensive player because our offense
honestly sucks this year compared to last year, well from what I've
heard. The only reason we're going back to the Super Bowl is because of
our defense, love our defense.
I
already told Mom but if Seattle wins, I want you guys to send me a shirt
that says, "Repeat Super Bowl Champions" or something like that. I want
a green one if they have them but if they don't, can I please have a
white one? Haha that would be awesome.
Girls- Be nice to Dad this week, it sounds like he might be incapable of doing
some things after the hard loss the Packers had yesterday at the hands
of the Seahawks :) haha have a great week!
Now
back to the real work, Missionary work! This week was very slow for us,
probably the slowest on my mission so far. This week we had a ton of
our lessons cancel and lots of people dropped us or we dropped them
because they were just being annoying. Like we would set up appointments
and they wouldn't be there. It's just been wasting our time, so this
week we're going to work hard at finding! We'll find some more I'm sure,
I can't wait!
We have a baptism lined
up for this Saturday. A man we found a few weeks ago named Juan Juarez
is very excited for his baptism this saturday and he's very prepared,
He's going to be a solid member after he's baptized, his testimony is
fantastic. We also have a Venezuelan family of 4 that is getting
baptized on February 7th so we're very excited for them too! The girl
that I skyped with on Christmas, her name was Nicole, also finally found
a place! She can move in on Feb 1st so the plan is to baptize her on
Valentines day! But we'll get that figured out for sure this week.
I
started reading a book that Grandma French sent me for Christmas called
the Little Book of Inspirational Stories for Missionaries. It's full of
poems, stories, excerpts from talks in conference, and lots of
scriptures! I read a story that was really interesting, and it really
made me reflect on my attitude.
The story goes like this;
There was an old, wise man sitting beside a gate leading into a big
city. One traveler came to the gate and asked the man, "What are the
people like in this city?". The wise man replied with an intelligent
question, "What type of people are in the city you're from?" The
traveler replied, "The people in my city were all selfish, ludicrous,
hags with no sense of sensitivity for other people." The wise man
answered, "You'll find the same type of people in this city, you might
as well just leave."
On this remark, the man left looking for another city in which he could live.
Another
traveler came to the gate and asked the old, wise man the same
question, "What are the people like in this city?" The wise man replied
with the same question, "What type of people are in the city you're
from?" The new traveler replied enthusiastically, "I loved the people
from whence I used to live, they were smart and loving. They gave all
that they had and worshiped God constantly. They were very humble and
gave thanks for everything they had. I just left because I got hired for
a new job in this city." The wise man responded to this positive remark
rapidly, "Then you will find the exact same type of people here, go on
in and make yourself at home, welcome!"
This story hit me
because it's the exact same city, but the new move in (For me like if I
get transferred) had a different attitude. The people in the city didn't
change, but his attitude did. The wise man truly was very wise to
understand this basic principle of life. It's all about our attitude in
certain situations.
Love you guys lots and thanks for all your constant support, I pray for you daily too.
Love,
Elder Strate
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