I’m starting to get scared that the end of my mission is coming too fast! Even if the mission is tough, draining, and stressful at times, it’s been AWESOME! It’s very special to be able to focus everything in serving God and changing people’s lives for the better. I’m not a really great missionary or anything — far from it — but I’m loving what I’m doing!
Anyway, as of note, we’ve had a couple of changes in the mission rules (AGAIN!) so now I can use the computer for as long as I want, but the problem is that it costs money, so this week I’m not going to write to everyone like I want because I already used a lot of time working on a few other little side projects, but next week I’ll be able to do what I want! (To be honest, these little side projects have been waiting for almost 6 months to be finished, but I never had time before! ¡Por fin!)
But yeah, I kind of left you guys hanging last week with the cambios and all, so I’ll start with that. First, I’m still with Elder Marino:
And if you’re wondering about his incredibly stylish hat and the cotton earplugs, we did a service project sanding cement walls so they can be painted, and it makes a lot of noise! And when you clean the ceiling, all the cement dust falls in your hair, so he had the hat! (The thing I don’t understand is why we decided that the guy who’s 5′ 4″ should clean the ceiling!)
And in my district, we’ve had a few changes, but I’ll wait until next week to show you who they are ’cause I still don’t have any píctures of the newbies in my district (I’m still District Leader!) (Poor missionaries…!)
In local news, my bag finally up and died on me:
DANG IT!
I was hoping to use it until the end of the mission and then burn it or something to celebrate (That idea’s still in process!), but unfortunately the strap broke and now I can’t use it. And that’s the only thing that’s broken! But I guess I know what my Christmas gift for myself is going to be! (I also guess I shouldn’t carry around the Bible, the Triple Combination, two Books of Mormon, 10 folletos, a bottle of water, a flashlight, and the Ward Directory in the future…!)
And then, just for kicks, here’s a cute picture of a kitten the size of my shoe:
Have a good week! I’ll write next time with more stuff! (My companion’s a little bored now… He’s been waiting for a half-hour!)
— Elder Schroeder