In all seriousness, it was great to see you guys yesterday--it's really cool that they give us the chance to do that, even if it is only twice a year. It's kind of a weird tradition if you think about it, but it's still pretty cool.
To answer the questions that did not get asked yesterday:
Usually people do do things for their birthday, for example on my companion's birthday last month, a family had a little surprise birthday party for him, which was nice. It's pretty hard to keep birthdays under wraps, because everyones' birthdays are published in the newsletter that goes out every once in a while.
And yeah, actually I have been trying to keep a mission journal fairly regularly. I did a good job at the MTC, but then I was slacking pretty hardcore in the english wards. When I got here, I kind of recommitted to journal writing, and I've been writing in it (almost) every day since then. I mostly just write the mundane things that happen every day--what we did, who we taught, that sort of thing. I should include spiritual experiences too, but sometimes I honestly kind of forget.
It sounds like you guys had a pretty great week. Our week was pretty alright too, especially Sunday, for obvious reasons :). Aside from the call home, There were some other good things about this week. It was a little slower (actually a lot slower) with investigator lessons--it was really hard to contact some people, one family actually had their house flood, so they didn't want us to be in the mess, even though we would have been fine with it, so it was generally a little slower.
But we did have the opportunity to teach a lot more less-active members than lately, so it's definitely true that every cloud has a silver lining, as the cliche has it.
Also, our one lesson with an investigator was pretty great. You remember the guy who gave us jarritos last week? So we taught him again this week, and he's super cool. He says that he really wants to keep learning--he says he just really gets a good feeling about what we're teaching. The only problem is that he works during sacrament meeting on Sunday, so hopefully he'll be able to change his schedule to be able to keep that commandment. His less-active brother is doing really well too. He has a lot of questions and some doubts, but he said that this gospel is helping him feel closer to God. He's been reading, and really sincerely praying, which is so wonderful. All that's left is for him to come to church!
It's pretty crazy how fast time passes here. I definitely agree that time passes much slower when you're less busy. When we're working hard and have the spirit, it seems like time just flies by. And it's definitely true that things go faster the more you're used to the situation you're in.
It's interesting, because I actually do pray in English relatively often--usually whenever we pray as a companionship we pray in english. But my personal prayers are usually in spanish, as are any prayers as a group, or with people we're teaching. But yeah, it's kind of weird. Me and my companion speak mostly Spanglish--probably 75% english, with some spanish phrases thrown in.
In general, things are going really well. We're teaching, we're finding more people to teach, and I feel like I'm learning more every day about the gospel and how I can improve myself as a missionary. I'm glad you guys are doing well. I love you guys a lot. I can't wait to see you guys again in 7 months :).
And it's still snowing.
Love,
Peter
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