June 8, 2009

¿Ha upei che familia kuéra?

So yeah, we don’t have the changes yet… so yeah, it’s super exciting, I know. But I’m really praying I get changed. My area is way too small to stick around here again. That and my comp is really kind of annoying, I could use a good American again. Not to be racist or anything, but the efforts of the latins vs the gringos is just so much different. And I’m still junior companion, so my comp has all these ideas of what he wants to do and doesn’t like to listen to my suggestions, but he doesn’t know how to maintain an area that has the kind of success that this area can have. So it’s been a little frustrating this change, you can just look at the numbers and see the difference since he showed up and I was still kind of in charge and now that he has sort of taken control. But yeah, so I just want out hahaha. But the Lord knows best, so maybe I need learn patience or something like that. So whatever comes along...

But sounds like fun that Grandma and Grandpa Dennis are coming out to visit, it’s crazy to think that you guys have been living in NY for three years now, I only spent like 6 months with you guys before I left on my mission up there. I hope you still like it up there and everything. But tell Haley the apartment is totally off limits, that is definitely my pad when I get married hahaha. Okay, probably not, but still, I get my bed back that’s ‘stored’ up there! Anyways, I was reading the new Liahona, with the conference addresses, and in the back it has little bios on the new general authorities, and I liked reading up about what they studied and did for a living before they got called to serve. It was impressive to see how many were lawyers (but that’s definitely not for me). But it helped me start thinking a little more and becoming more open and I’m just like whatever comes my way, I’m good. Mostly I’m just worried about what school to go to, cause now I’m starting to think like, where is She gonna be? Hahaha. 10 bucks says Haley beats me to tying the knot though.

As for Fast and Testimony meetings, sometimes I just wish investigators or new members weren’t there to witness some of the things that are said hahaha. First off, almost all of the people say exactly the same thing, really fast: Joseph Smith, the Church, and the Canon books of the church, and the Temple. Then they sit down, eating up none of the very generous amounts of time that they could have to make things go better. And then people that haven’t been to church since I’ve been here get up and they’re all like pity me, my horse and buggy were stolen and I have nothing, but God is going to help me coughbishopsstorehousepleasecough. SO yeah, that’s painful to swallow. I try to just not listen and think about other things that have to get done that day, like who we’re gonna eat with and things like that. You know, the important things.

Anyways, hopefully you’ll know what’s going on, and you’ll be finding out that I’m in a different area next Monday. 16 months in 3 areas... I could use a new one here pretty soon. Love ya lots,

Elder Dennis