What the freak is happening to the family! Things are
changing like crazy. Seem's like everone's happy and growing up. That's
awesome. I can't believe how awesome that's be to serve in New York. Sounds
like an awesome mission. I'm was so relieved to find out that it wasn't
billings, montana or something like that. I know Melissa's going to be a legit
missionary and I'm super excited for her to get out and experience the
missionary life. I'm already feeling old and outdated. I'm so used to the
missionary life that I can't even remember how much of a change it was to
become a missionary. I'm happy that I don't have to begin that process again
though. Right now I'm feeling like I'm at this magic point where I feel
experienced enough to go hard and get things done but I don't feel to burnt out
or anything like that yet( ihope I never do.)
I still feel super young because of how much I still haven't learned or
accomplished, but I'm happy with where I'm at and am looking forward to good
things to come my way so that I can learn and grow even more.
We've had a lot of frustrations around the zone and in my
own area. As of right now, we're struggling to find positive people t oteach
let alone baptise. Its kinda lame but I really feel like its just a trial of
faith. Things will turn around after we've done all we can to show our faith.
I'm trying to show faith rather than showing that I can endure. Maybe that
sounds confusing but it makes sense to me. Sometimes i feel like we
missionaries sometimes just endure things rather than just than faithfully
endure things. Sometimes, if I'm out finding in the streets, I ask myself,
"hmmm. am I out here to show my faith and trust that god will guide us, or
am I just out here because I'm a hardworker and I want to show god that I can
endure?" Eitherway, I feel that Heavenly Father is pleased but I feel like
there is one that is maybe just a little bit better.
Its been an awesome week. I've been in Tromsø. Didn't have
to do anything super mountainmanny this time around although we did eat some
more whale and got another glimpse of the northern lights. Its been snowing
really good the last 3 days straight here. I'm so stoked, it hasn't snowed all
winter. We did some sledding this morning and of course I made a jump. Super
fun. Trondheim looks way prettier now especially with all the snow covered
trees and mountains in the distance.
I'm losing my companion again on Wednesday. He's going to be
an assistant to president. So that leaves me here to take care of the north
with my new companion Eldste Clarke! He's just been called to be ZL and he was
in the MTC with. He's a chill dude who grew up in Hawaii. I'm excited to serve
with him. I'm also happy I get to stay in Trondheim a little longer. I can't
believe its been 4 months already. All the members here are legit and apart
from the dialect, Trondheim is a cool place to live and work.
Not too much craziness has happen. We met with my new
finnish homie named Ari. He's cool. He's really interested in religions and I'm
excited to teach him more about the book of mormon. We gave him a copy in
Finnish and he was liking it already. He told me about how he doesn't
understand how finns can have pretty much the exact same high standard of
living as norwegians but be completely sad and miserable. I don't know if
that's true but I do know that you and the rest of the finnish family seem
pretty happy.
I also met this sweet less active guy who flies paragliders.
He was telling me scary stories about almost getting hit by planes and stuff.
He's a super nice guy andwe talked a little bit about Torrey Pines after I told
him where I was from.
I know the mission wont last forever. I'm taking full
advantage of it so that I can be tired of it by the time I get home.
Thanks for everything. Good luck this week at work. Have
fun! Love you!
Eldste Skinner
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