12-15-14
Family
Are you sure
dad hasn't retired yet? It sure seems like you guys are traveling a lot, as if
he didn't have to work haha
The big news
about transfers! I'm leaving!... :/ I didn't think I'd be sad to leave, I
thought I'd just be whatever, but when the Zone Leaders called me telling me I
was leaving I got kinda sad. Pinda has become a home to me and I've really
grown close to the members here. They treat me like their son or their brother
and I'm sad to leave them. I never liked good byes. I don't like that moment
when you know you're never going to see someone again in a long time. Sometimes
I prefer to just disappear without saying goodbye. That's what I did with SES,
that internship, everyone knew I was leaving but I didn't want to just stick
around saying goodbye so I just left as if it was a normal day. If I did that
here though, some people would get angry with me haha. Today I'll be going
around and saying goodbye to some people. I've already started to say goodbye
to some and Maria do Socorro (that woman that we baptized) started crying and
thanked me very much for helping her find this gospel because she was in such a
hard moment in her life and we helped her out. Others told me that I did a
great work here in Pinda. Others told me that they or their kids would never
forget me (how could they, I'm the tallest elder that ever passed there haha) I
still don't like goodbyes that much but I like hearing things like that.
My last Sunday
in this area and the attendance in the sacrament meeting? 100. The highest
since I've been here and a perfect 100. Not 99, or 98. 100. I was happy to see
that :)
This last week
with Elder Bolognini was a good one, we've really grown to be good friends.
Yesterday was his birthday and he we all did something for him and we had a
heart to heart moment. He was very grateful and started to get emotional and
thanked us for everything we taught him and learned from him and for being his
friend and helping him to end his mission happily (even though he still has 2
more transfers). He's a good elder, I'll miss him but I'm happy that I'll have
the opportunity to get to know other elders and other people in other areas.
We're being separated now, but I've really gained a brother on the mission.
He's taught me this as well.
What are some
of your favorite Christmas memories??
It's
interesting that you ask that because we had our activity and
confraternization...is that a word? Like brotherhood or friendship activity.
Basically the branch Christmas activity. And they asked us missionaries to
share the same thing. I didn't really remember anything all that funny in the
moment so I just talked about my family and being close to them.
Did you know
that yesterday was 12-13-14?? Interesting, huh?
Actually, for
me, it is 13-12-14, the day comes first here
What will the arrangements
be for talking to you on Christmas Day?? Will we be skyping?
Yes we'll be
skyping but I'm not sure whose computer I'll use and what not because I'm being
transferred, But I know that there is a way to do 3 or 4 or 5 way skype with
video
As for a Christmas
present for me, you know me well mom haha, I think the pens you guys sent also
was a part of my Christmas gift, just a bit premature. So if you want you can
just throw like 50 dollars on the account for me to use.
What were some of your
favorite things from seminary? Fun activities…. Important things
you learned…. etc.
I always liked
when there was a game or activity on Fridays with some kind of treat after :)
Love you all!
Elder Horton
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