Week 57

June 14, 2023
I got sick.

~Elder Owens


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 39

Image
  February 8, 2023 This email is going to be a little bit different this week. I've been writing emails every week and that's really been my journal writing, and this week I want to express some thoughts and feelings that are a little more personal. #1 is that I no longer enjoy speaking just English or Spanish, my preferred language is Spanglish. When I'm tired after a long day I revert to thinking in mostly Spanish - Spanglish. #2 is that these past 2 weeks have been harder. We've had some of the best lessons I've had in the mission and when I'm outside I have energy and enthusiasm and I really enjoy what I'm doing. But whenever I'm in the apartment, I have a lack-luster motivation, no energy, and little to no motivation, especially in terms of getting out of bed. It's like I'm passing the best and worst moments of my mission at the same time. I'm not giving up anything, and I'm still doing the best I can at all times, it's just been...
Read more

Week 26

Image
(Service for some people we just met.) November 9, 2022 Soooo, this was a long week. Long because we've been really busy and hard at work. Now that we've talked to a massive number of people in the area, people are a bit more open to us. We've played soccer with the kids occasionally and we've helped around service-wise as well, so people know that we're normal people, but with a special purpose  . It's been really fun honestly. Spiritual thought: A mission is hard. It's supposed to be. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Grapes are crushed to make wine, diamonds are formed under pressure, olives are pressed to make oil, seeds grow in darkness. When you feel crushed, pressed, under pressure, or in darkness, you're in a place of powerful transformation. It's up to you whether you change for the better or not. I've changed a lot in how I interact with others. Anyone who knew me before, I didn't talk with strangers. Ever. I didn't try ...
Read more

Week 55: 11 Months Left

Image
May 31, 2023 Sorry I haven't written in so long. These past two months have been... interesting... to say the least. We've been grinding through being sick these past two months, little to no interest from the majority of people here, stress, anxiety, depression, losing focus, etc. Despite everything, we've only stayed for like 4 days this transfer, we still joked and laughed through everything going on, and despite literally all odds, we hosted a wedding, and right after, two baptisms. Now we have tons of references, we're not sick anymore, and the stress, anxiety, etc. I don't feel it anymore. These two months have been the absolute most difficult I've had in the mission, but this time has also been the greatest blessing I've received, and I wouldn't have changed a thing. I've seen the immense change that has occurred in me over this past year, and I've also found more things I can improve. Never at any moment did I feel like it was too much. I...
Read more