Dearest Family,
Well first off, I absoluetly loved that package, it really brightened my day and made me laugh. It was kinda sad this week though, I didn't get any letters I expected from my friends, I write them all back. Oh well, I guess they are busy or something. There is an Elder here who gets a letter from his girlfriend every day. Including Sunday (she sends two on Saturday, one for Saturday and one for Sunday) it's crazy. Once he gets out in the field I think he is going to get a little depressed, since those letters will decrease expenentionously. I will say, getting a letter is really one of those things that God blesses you with, it's our only tie to Babylon. It's our only tie to our family and friends, so basically to sum up everything I have said, I am chastising you my friends because the lack of willingness to spend 20 minutes writting a letter. Like Obama, "We/You need to change!" Haha. :)
This week has actually been quite well, on Monday we started 100 % Russian everyday for the last two weeks. I can say sometimes I fail, but when I really try I can get a full day in. It is amazing how much Russian I have learned in the past 9 weeks. The spirit really does give you the gift of tongues. Like me and my companion had the oppertunity to teach the second lesson in English in 10 minutes. (Second lesson is the Plan of Salvation) It was so weird! We HATED doing it. It just doesn't feel right to teach any of the lessons in English anymore. Tomorrow we get our travel plans, so I can tell you next week when I am going to call you. I'd like the whole family there. I want to hear everyones voices again. I do know it's on June 20th though. I have a week and five days left till I leave. I can honestly say, the closer it gets the more nervous and excited I get. It is going to be so awesome! I so excited to actually teach 'real' Babylonian people!
Yesterday, we had the oppertunity for Elder Kikuchi of the Quorom of the Seventy come and speak to us. He gave a really good speach. He spoke on having your own personnal Sacred Grove, which I can atest that it really does help. I prayed inside my closet a couple of times now, and each time is a humbling experience, time doesn't matter. It's just me, a bunch of clothes, and the Lord. I really can feel his love more clearly, I advise you do this at home. Find a place where no one will interupt you, and just start praying. Don't have a clock near you either. That just another distraction, time does not matter. Elder Kikuchi also spoke about his conversion, he grew up in Japan during World War II, after we already nuked them, he and his family went fishing when a US submarine blew up underneath them, killing everyone except him. He grabed some debre and floated two days till he got to shore. He grew up with his mom for some time and wanted to go to night school, so went to work at a tofu making resteraunt and that paid for night school. He had only 4 hours a day to sleep. He soon got sick of over exertion, he was told to call his mother because he wasn't going to make it. In the hospital he prayed for the first time for help, and said to the Lord that he would come unto him if He helped him. He got better and a week later the missionaries came and taught him a lesson. It's amazing, I really wish sometimes that I could be a convert in this gospel, I always feel like they have stronger and better testimonies of Christ. Maybe someday.
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