So, Gigantic news... Argentina on Monday... well, actually sorta. I leave here at 1:30 PM on Monday afternoon. And I arrive in Dallas Texas at 5 PM. So Ill probably be calling home around 3-5 PM on Monday. So, if you are there... Ill talk to you. If not... sucks to be you. But anyway, at 7:35 we leave TX and head down to Argentina. We arrive there at 8:10 AM Argentina time. So, I guess I wont actually breath the Argentina air till Tuesday. But I leave Monday. I am so excited to do this. It is totally going to be the craziest experience in the world.
Well, this week has been wonderful. We've been preparing to leave and getting more and more excited all the time. We have been learning the last bits of Spanish Grammar that we might need. As well as learning about all the ways we can die from stupidity. It's been quite the enjoyable affair (did I mention that my spelling has been getting worse?). Well, I feel basically ready. I know a lot more then when I got here and I know how to find all the other things I'm missing.
This week we've been discussing crazy topics in class. We've discussed the normal gospel standards... and then more on top of those... and now we are way out there. Just go ahead and read D and C 131:7. That is on the top of our list of "Mind Blowing Scriptures". Along with that we've discussed topics like why there are dinosaurs or old humanish skeletons... In normal circumstances, others might say that these subjects could destroy faith in God. But in this holy establishment all questions only bring us closer to God. It is really amazing the kind of things that we study and conclude with. At the end of every lesson our teacher basically saids either, "pray about it" or "Take it to the Temple". Oh how I will miss this place.
Actually, it is funny how different our district is from the rest of the MTC. Most of the time missionaries are ready to leave here after the first week or two. They simply want to get out of here. All of us in our district love it here. We know we can learn more, but are really wanting to go serve the people of the world. So whereas we do want to go, we also want to stay really bad. It's weird thinking that in about 4 days Ill be in a completely Spanish country preaching the Gospel of God to... EVERYONE! Oh, so sweet.
Oh, one bad thing... Our district is all very music oriented. And the MTC choir is singing in conference... but we will all be in Argentina... hearing it in Spanish. Alas, how I want to sing for the church. But Ill get to Argentina just in time to invite people to watch conference.
Well, um... Im having a brain fizzle. Oh, so letters. Um, dont send them here anymore. Tomorrow is the last day we will be able to pick them up. Sunday we dont get letters and we will be gone before mail comes on Monday. So, that means we wont get any more DearElder.com letters. Sorry. They dont come on Saturdays. Um, Im sending some stuff home today also. The weight is just too much to handle. And I dont really need it. So, Ill be sending a couple things home. Ive also picked up a few things while Ive been here, so I hope that I dont go overweight. We've been trying to get rid of all the candy in our room... by eating it. But people keep on sending us stuff last minute. We had a full on pumpkin pie and huge thing of brownies sent to us. Those basically killed me. And we've still got a million other things. Oh, and I need to send a huge thanks out to my mother... for the ties. We are not allowed to wear pink ties while in the MTC, so my ties have been somewhat scarse.
Um, I'm really sorry to all of you that I dont get to today in my writing. I love to write people, but that means that I spend too much time on just one. I also heard that the mail in the Argentina might not be as bad as I first though. But I do know that if you have something important to tell me... like when the 5 million pregnant ladies have their babies.... please e-mail me. So, I hear all sorts of rumors in here. I know that Melanie is almost due. Merry and Mindy are pregnant. But I also heard that Aubrey Cardon Miller and Kamis Nielson Dewey are pregnant now. Is this true? Is anyone else expecting?
Well, Im almost out of time and things to say. So please know that I love you all. I cant wait till I can return home and see you all. But I also cant wait till I can spread the joy that the gospel. It is amazing here... I feel the Spirit all day long and I know the truths taught here are true. I love to be taught by God's representatives and know that during my time here I have been richly blessed by their words. Again, I love you all and will see you all soon.
Elder Tommy Steinkuhler
PS. The church is true.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
if ye have desires to write, ye are called to the work...
So, Hello everyone!!! How is everyone doing? And by asking that... I mean... you should write me. Because if you send a letter today... I will have enough time to read and reply one last time before hitting Argentina. And who knows what will happen in Argentina. I hear basically 1 in 7 letters get out. So, please... if ye have desires to write, ye are called to the work... Anyone know the reference?
So things here are going great!!! We should get our flight plans tonight. Which means in a few short hours I should know when Im out of this lovely place. I truely do love it here... and Im terrified to go to Argentina... but I really want to go serve. It's kind of like being trunky... except not to come home. But assuming the vistas got though... I will be out of here a week from Monday... the 29th... Like the "..." I guess that's what I do when Im rushing.
Well, because I dont know what the mailing conditions will be like... Ill make sure to e-mail every week. Assuming that conditions permite.
Well, Ive had a lot of fun this week. We had Elder Hinckley come and talk to us. He gave us the 9 bes. Ill write them all later... when I have my notepad. But needless to say it was amazing. I cant believed how blessed we are here. I did sing in the choir... so I guess we were close to a Prophet. The Prophets son is pretty close.
I am learning like crazy. This week we taught lesson two or the Plan of Salvation in Spanish... Plus the Word of Wisdom. Elder Hodson and I taught with power and authority again. It was amazing. We work really good together. I know how to get things across really well. But he understands what they say. So together we can teach a lesson. But if we were ever to teach seperately then I'd be totally perdido (lost). That is mainly one of the reasons why I dont want to go to Argentina right now.
Well, Im not sure what exactly is going to happen this week. But I am really excited for it. I really look forward to the things we will be learning this week. We are really studying how to apply the lessons to the needs of the investigators. Which I like doing, but in english. In Spanish I am pretty much lost. So I look forward to going to Argentina in just over a week... and then spending about a month in silence trying to understand what everyone is saying. Naw, really... Im looking forward to it. It is basically all that is on my mind. So Im sorry if this update is somewhat lame and scattered.
Oh, last week I got my first haircut. I really dont know if I mentioned that. I dont get to see what I wrote last week, so I guess I might be repeating some things. If so, please forgive me... or sent me a copy of my e-mails. I finish with 10 seconds left every time. So I never get to print it off or anything.
Um, in other news... I get new luggage bags. I might use them. I like the dufle, but Im not sure I want to carry them around anymore. Im so tired right now as it is. I dont sleep as much as I'd like. We have times on Sundays to nap... or study... ;) I dont know what we are suppose to do. But it is suppose to be in the room. So I study and write in my journal while others sleep. So, Im tired. Ill be honest. But the spirit here makes up for it. I stay awake simply because we are learning new things every single minute. But I must admite... we did review this week. And yesterday I totally nodded off a few times. It was pretty bad. But it was my first, so everyone laughed. We have some Elders in our district who fall asleep during personal study and wake up lunging forward or flying backward. It is really funny.
Um, I saw Elder Rands and Elder Dance here in the past few weeks. As well as Elder Mackey (sp?). He is actually in my building. So we talked a few days ago... it was fun. I also met a few people going to the Everette WA mission. So, we talked about home. It was funny. They wanted to know what the area was like.
Um, Im totally out of time and things to say. So please know that I love you and want to hear from you all soon. I dont know who reads this. But thanks for keeping up on my progress. You give me a stronger conviction to do better. Thank you.
Finally I want you all to know that Im here doing what is right. I feel the Spirit of God every day and often feel his guiding hand leading me in the ways I should go. I also know that the Book of Mormon is the only book Ive ever read that brings peace with every page. I love it and want to share its love with all. I know Jesus Christ is our savior and redeemer. I know God is our father in Heaven and he watches us closely. And I dont know why I wrote that all, but I do know what I should and that there is someone out there who will benefit from it.
I love you all and miss each of you.
All my love,
Elder Tommy Steinkuhler
So things here are going great!!! We should get our flight plans tonight. Which means in a few short hours I should know when Im out of this lovely place. I truely do love it here... and Im terrified to go to Argentina... but I really want to go serve. It's kind of like being trunky... except not to come home. But assuming the vistas got though... I will be out of here a week from Monday... the 29th... Like the "..." I guess that's what I do when Im rushing.
Well, because I dont know what the mailing conditions will be like... Ill make sure to e-mail every week. Assuming that conditions permite.
Well, Ive had a lot of fun this week. We had Elder Hinckley come and talk to us. He gave us the 9 bes. Ill write them all later... when I have my notepad. But needless to say it was amazing. I cant believed how blessed we are here. I did sing in the choir... so I guess we were close to a Prophet. The Prophets son is pretty close.
I am learning like crazy. This week we taught lesson two or the Plan of Salvation in Spanish... Plus the Word of Wisdom. Elder Hodson and I taught with power and authority again. It was amazing. We work really good together. I know how to get things across really well. But he understands what they say. So together we can teach a lesson. But if we were ever to teach seperately then I'd be totally perdido (lost). That is mainly one of the reasons why I dont want to go to Argentina right now.
Well, Im not sure what exactly is going to happen this week. But I am really excited for it. I really look forward to the things we will be learning this week. We are really studying how to apply the lessons to the needs of the investigators. Which I like doing, but in english. In Spanish I am pretty much lost. So I look forward to going to Argentina in just over a week... and then spending about a month in silence trying to understand what everyone is saying. Naw, really... Im looking forward to it. It is basically all that is on my mind. So Im sorry if this update is somewhat lame and scattered.
Oh, last week I got my first haircut. I really dont know if I mentioned that. I dont get to see what I wrote last week, so I guess I might be repeating some things. If so, please forgive me... or sent me a copy of my e-mails. I finish with 10 seconds left every time. So I never get to print it off or anything.
Um, in other news... I get new luggage bags. I might use them. I like the dufle, but Im not sure I want to carry them around anymore. Im so tired right now as it is. I dont sleep as much as I'd like. We have times on Sundays to nap... or study... ;) I dont know what we are suppose to do. But it is suppose to be in the room. So I study and write in my journal while others sleep. So, Im tired. Ill be honest. But the spirit here makes up for it. I stay awake simply because we are learning new things every single minute. But I must admite... we did review this week. And yesterday I totally nodded off a few times. It was pretty bad. But it was my first, so everyone laughed. We have some Elders in our district who fall asleep during personal study and wake up lunging forward or flying backward. It is really funny.
Um, I saw Elder Rands and Elder Dance here in the past few weeks. As well as Elder Mackey (sp?). He is actually in my building. So we talked a few days ago... it was fun. I also met a few people going to the Everette WA mission. So, we talked about home. It was funny. They wanted to know what the area was like.
Um, Im totally out of time and things to say. So please know that I love you and want to hear from you all soon. I dont know who reads this. But thanks for keeping up on my progress. You give me a stronger conviction to do better. Thank you.
Finally I want you all to know that Im here doing what is right. I feel the Spirit of God every day and often feel his guiding hand leading me in the ways I should go. I also know that the Book of Mormon is the only book Ive ever read that brings peace with every page. I love it and want to share its love with all. I know Jesus Christ is our savior and redeemer. I know God is our father in Heaven and he watches us closely. And I dont know why I wrote that all, but I do know what I should and that there is someone out there who will benefit from it.
I love you all and miss each of you.
All my love,
Elder Tommy Steinkuhler
Friday, September 12, 2008
This work is truely amazing.
So, this week has been amazingly amazing. But before I can get to that... I have some yelling to do at some people...
First of all... Windy, Zerr, Nik and Nick. Are you all dead? What happened at the skydiving adventure?! No one ever told me.
Also, I must admit that I'm upset at the BYU/MTC people. You see, the MTC is currently at above maximum capacity. There are apparently more people in the MTC now then at any other time EVER!!! Which is cool, but really kind of annoying. They are doing construction on the place so that there will be more class rooms. But the place they are doing it is where the one and ONLY printer is. So, I'm not allowed to print e-mails today... so... my message might be somewhat short. Sorry.
Basically everyone else is doing great... thanks. I got a whole lot of letters this week... So thank you again. I can never let you know how much a brief message is. I love those short little letters from DearElder.com. They bring a lot of joy to me when I get them. So thank you.
Well, this week has been full of... fasting. It started off on Fast Sunday... then I fasted on Tuesday for my own purposes... then we did a district fast on Wednesday. The district fast was a fast of words. For the entire day we did not speak a word of English. Believe you me... HARD! But so worth it. It is interesting how spending one day without using only Spanish makes you absorbed in Spanish. I started thinking in Spanish now. It's crazy. It is still not coming fast enough and I'm always lost when our teachers are talking a million miles a second. But I can get across more now.
We have a teaching appointment every week with a fluent Spanish Speaker... it's called the TRC. This week we had no clue what kind of person we were going to teach. Normally we have an old teaching record to go off of. But this week was totally random. It turned out she was Buddhist. It was really frustrating not being able to say everything we wanted. But my companion and I relied on the Spirit and actually got across our message. It took a lot of faith and relying upon each other and the Spirit. We basically taught 3 minutes of the PMG lesson plan and 40 minutes with the Spirit's lesson plan. (PS... PMG is Preach My Gospel. It is our study manual that we learn everything from).
Oh, seriously this week has been amazing. I know I already said it... but it was. We had President Uchtdorf come to talk to us. That is 3 apostles since Ive been here. Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Quintin L. Cook and Dieter F Uchtdorf. It looks like when I sing in the choir we get an apostle. So I guess next week I'm singing again. It really is amazing.
President Uchtdorf taught with such power. It was amazing the things that he seems to know about every person. We all left that meeting with a million things that we need to work on. We all were beaten into humility, encouraged and then blessed with an apostles blessing. It was incredible. I don't even know what else to say. You really just need to have been there.
Well, I'm working hard as ever. I'm getting my Spanish scriptures ready. It is a lot harder then it sounds because I cant always understand what the scripture is saying... so it's hard to study with them. Oh, and I got my hair cut for the first time. Most people go in with longer hair and come out looking like a military student. I was lucky... my hair is short, but not too short. It is basically the same as when I left. So, I'm happy. Oh, and another thing about my hair... it parts itself now. I don't even have to comb it :)
Well, I don't really know what else to say and the thing hasn't even started flashing. Oh, I know what Ill tell you all:
So, we started a rule about 2-3 weeks ago. If you say the words "guy, dude, man" or their name without the name "Elder, Hermana, Hermano" before it... it's 10 push ups. In the first day I ended up doing about 140...ish. To let you know what kind of change this has brought... when I came here, I could only do 20 push ups max. Last night I was able to 50 push ups. It was pretty sweat! My room works out every night. Ive really been trying to not put on weight... and Ive been doing pretty good. My pants that I wear to the temple were actually like falling off today. It was pretty funny.
Well, I don't know what else to really say. But I just want to tell you all that I love you and think about you all often. You are all in my prayers daily. I also want to tell you how ready I am to be doing the Lord's work. I know I'm here for the right reason and I love doing it. I cant wait till I can actually touch people's lives with the love that comes from our Father in Heaven and from our savior Jesus Christ. This work is truly amazing... and truly brings out the best in people.
Everyone stay safe and don't do anything I wouldn't do.
All my love,
Elder Tommy Steinkuhler
PS Just so everyone knows... the Blog idea was my sister Windy's idea... I had no part in it. Thank her. And... Thank you Windy. You're amazing.
First of all... Windy, Zerr, Nik and Nick. Are you all dead? What happened at the skydiving adventure?! No one ever told me.
Also, I must admit that I'm upset at the BYU/MTC people. You see, the MTC is currently at above maximum capacity. There are apparently more people in the MTC now then at any other time EVER!!! Which is cool, but really kind of annoying. They are doing construction on the place so that there will be more class rooms. But the place they are doing it is where the one and ONLY printer is. So, I'm not allowed to print e-mails today... so... my message might be somewhat short. Sorry.
Basically everyone else is doing great... thanks. I got a whole lot of letters this week... So thank you again. I can never let you know how much a brief message is. I love those short little letters from DearElder.com. They bring a lot of joy to me when I get them. So thank you.
Well, this week has been full of... fasting. It started off on Fast Sunday... then I fasted on Tuesday for my own purposes... then we did a district fast on Wednesday. The district fast was a fast of words. For the entire day we did not speak a word of English. Believe you me... HARD! But so worth it. It is interesting how spending one day without using only Spanish makes you absorbed in Spanish. I started thinking in Spanish now. It's crazy. It is still not coming fast enough and I'm always lost when our teachers are talking a million miles a second. But I can get across more now.
We have a teaching appointment every week with a fluent Spanish Speaker... it's called the TRC. This week we had no clue what kind of person we were going to teach. Normally we have an old teaching record to go off of. But this week was totally random. It turned out she was Buddhist. It was really frustrating not being able to say everything we wanted. But my companion and I relied on the Spirit and actually got across our message. It took a lot of faith and relying upon each other and the Spirit. We basically taught 3 minutes of the PMG lesson plan and 40 minutes with the Spirit's lesson plan. (PS... PMG is Preach My Gospel. It is our study manual that we learn everything from).
Oh, seriously this week has been amazing. I know I already said it... but it was. We had President Uchtdorf come to talk to us. That is 3 apostles since Ive been here. Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Quintin L. Cook and Dieter F Uchtdorf. It looks like when I sing in the choir we get an apostle. So I guess next week I'm singing again. It really is amazing.
President Uchtdorf taught with such power. It was amazing the things that he seems to know about every person. We all left that meeting with a million things that we need to work on. We all were beaten into humility, encouraged and then blessed with an apostles blessing. It was incredible. I don't even know what else to say. You really just need to have been there.
Well, I'm working hard as ever. I'm getting my Spanish scriptures ready. It is a lot harder then it sounds because I cant always understand what the scripture is saying... so it's hard to study with them. Oh, and I got my hair cut for the first time. Most people go in with longer hair and come out looking like a military student. I was lucky... my hair is short, but not too short. It is basically the same as when I left. So, I'm happy. Oh, and another thing about my hair... it parts itself now. I don't even have to comb it :)
Well, I don't really know what else to say and the thing hasn't even started flashing. Oh, I know what Ill tell you all:
So, we started a rule about 2-3 weeks ago. If you say the words "guy, dude, man" or their name without the name "Elder, Hermana, Hermano" before it... it's 10 push ups. In the first day I ended up doing about 140...ish. To let you know what kind of change this has brought... when I came here, I could only do 20 push ups max. Last night I was able to 50 push ups. It was pretty sweat! My room works out every night. Ive really been trying to not put on weight... and Ive been doing pretty good. My pants that I wear to the temple were actually like falling off today. It was pretty funny.
Well, I don't know what else to really say. But I just want to tell you all that I love you and think about you all often. You are all in my prayers daily. I also want to tell you how ready I am to be doing the Lord's work. I know I'm here for the right reason and I love doing it. I cant wait till I can actually touch people's lives with the love that comes from our Father in Heaven and from our savior Jesus Christ. This work is truly amazing... and truly brings out the best in people.
Everyone stay safe and don't do anything I wouldn't do.
All my love,
Elder Tommy Steinkuhler
PS Just so everyone knows... the Blog idea was my sister Windy's idea... I had no part in it. Thank her. And... Thank you Windy. You're amazing.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
I no longer don't cry. Im basically a baby again.
First of all, Mother... sorry I forgot, but yes, I do have a sleeping bag. That other one is the one I bought years ago to take camping... I got a new one for Argentina. Thanks for the concern though.
Well, Im sick... It is actually a funny story. Everyone in our district was sick... EXCEPT me. But now Im sick. We HAD 12 elders in our district, but a few weeks ago 5 of them left. But when we had 12 we were packed in this small room. A elder that sat next to me would always caugh away from his companion... but that meant it was right at me. So basically every 30 minutes or so my hair would go flying and I wouldnt be able to hear out of my ear for a few minutes. Great times. But now... Im sick. BUT getting better, dont worry.
So, there should be pictures coming home this week. There are lots of pictures of food... please, dont send me any more food. The food that I have recieved has been wonderful... thank you all. But I doubt Ill be able to finish it all off in the next 3 weeks... and with the weight limit for traveling, I doubt Ill be able to bring it with me. Thank you though. It is wonderfully thoughtful of you all. Every elder could use with a new tie though ;)
Well, there were two big events this week. Ill talk about the scary one first. Last week was our last time teaching in english. Well, that means this weeks teaching appointment was totally in Spanish!!! OH MAN!!! Talk about scary! I literally almost had to "take out the trash" (for those of you who know what that is). But my companion and I studied as much and as fast as we could. So when we got to the appointment, the Spirit took over and helped us where we were lacking. So we got thought it, but not with nearly the same spirit as when we taught before. It is amazing how you can feel the difference when you know how to get the impressions in your mind across, and when you cant. My companion Elder Hodson and I teach powerfully and effectively with the Spirit in English. Now, we are almost at square one. But, were learning it. We speak more and more Spanish every day... it IS coming.
Well, the other thing was the coming of one... Quentin L Cook!!! Let me just say, AMAZING! Can you imagine going to a meeting where there is a apostle of God giving you direct revelation for your life?! Many times in the talk he would say, "I dont know why, but I feel like I should tell you..." It was amazing. And I must admit that Elder Cook is now definately one of my favorite speakers. I really dont remember what he said, I did write it down though. It doesnt matter though, just remembering the feelings is really what makes it worth listening to. The Spirit is already so strong here, even without someone who has dedicated his entire life to God's will. I will admit... I no longer don't cry. Im basically a baby again. It's great... not. But it is so wonderful feeling the Spirit working though your body. I know I really should pay attention when I cry. But that's always hard because Im too distracted.
Also, on that crying topic, we watch movies every Sunday night. This week was Legacy. Oh, everything means so much more when you are on a mission. Please, if you have a chance, go watch those spiritual church movies. Not movies like The RM, or Singlesward... but things like The Restoration, Legacy, Joseph Smith the Prophet, The Testaments... Those are powerful movies.
So, I need to put this in here. I know Im lame at remembering special events. So, A belated happy birthday to Zerr, Dad and anyone else I forgot. And a future happy birthday to Windy, Aaron and Jonathan! It's funny. Most of the time I remember to write them... but then I dont add in the "happy birthday" part... how lame am I? Also, happy anniversery Parents!
So, my studies of the scriptures are going really well. Last week I studies Virtue... if you get time. Study it. It's amazing.
Thank you all for the letters this week, unfortunately, Im kind of backed up. So Ill get to as many as I can, but if I dont get to you... know that one will come your way. Both to you and to those I havent written.
AH!!!! It's FLASHING!!! Seriously, you dont know how scary that is when the thing pops up and the numbers start flashing and you think of 50 more things to write!!!!
So, we have had a change up of teachers a few times... and now that there are only 7 missionaries in our district, we realized that we've had more teachers then missionaries. So far we've had 8 teachers... all of whom are beyond wonderful.
Well, I dont know what else to say. So, Ill finish this and say to all a good luck with your adventures this week. I plan on learning spanish again. So, that's what Ill be doing.
I love you all. Thanks for keeping up on me.
Love, Elder Tommy Steinkuhler
Well, Im sick... It is actually a funny story. Everyone in our district was sick... EXCEPT me. But now Im sick. We HAD 12 elders in our district, but a few weeks ago 5 of them left. But when we had 12 we were packed in this small room. A elder that sat next to me would always caugh away from his companion... but that meant it was right at me. So basically every 30 minutes or so my hair would go flying and I wouldnt be able to hear out of my ear for a few minutes. Great times. But now... Im sick. BUT getting better, dont worry.
So, there should be pictures coming home this week. There are lots of pictures of food... please, dont send me any more food. The food that I have recieved has been wonderful... thank you all. But I doubt Ill be able to finish it all off in the next 3 weeks... and with the weight limit for traveling, I doubt Ill be able to bring it with me. Thank you though. It is wonderfully thoughtful of you all. Every elder could use with a new tie though ;)
Well, there were two big events this week. Ill talk about the scary one first. Last week was our last time teaching in english. Well, that means this weeks teaching appointment was totally in Spanish!!! OH MAN!!! Talk about scary! I literally almost had to "take out the trash" (for those of you who know what that is). But my companion and I studied as much and as fast as we could. So when we got to the appointment, the Spirit took over and helped us where we were lacking. So we got thought it, but not with nearly the same spirit as when we taught before. It is amazing how you can feel the difference when you know how to get the impressions in your mind across, and when you cant. My companion Elder Hodson and I teach powerfully and effectively with the Spirit in English. Now, we are almost at square one. But, were learning it. We speak more and more Spanish every day... it IS coming.
Well, the other thing was the coming of one... Quentin L Cook!!! Let me just say, AMAZING! Can you imagine going to a meeting where there is a apostle of God giving you direct revelation for your life?! Many times in the talk he would say, "I dont know why, but I feel like I should tell you..." It was amazing. And I must admit that Elder Cook is now definately one of my favorite speakers. I really dont remember what he said, I did write it down though. It doesnt matter though, just remembering the feelings is really what makes it worth listening to. The Spirit is already so strong here, even without someone who has dedicated his entire life to God's will. I will admit... I no longer don't cry. Im basically a baby again. It's great... not. But it is so wonderful feeling the Spirit working though your body. I know I really should pay attention when I cry. But that's always hard because Im too distracted.
Also, on that crying topic, we watch movies every Sunday night. This week was Legacy. Oh, everything means so much more when you are on a mission. Please, if you have a chance, go watch those spiritual church movies. Not movies like The RM, or Singlesward... but things like The Restoration, Legacy, Joseph Smith the Prophet, The Testaments... Those are powerful movies.
So, I need to put this in here. I know Im lame at remembering special events. So, A belated happy birthday to Zerr, Dad and anyone else I forgot. And a future happy birthday to Windy, Aaron and Jonathan! It's funny. Most of the time I remember to write them... but then I dont add in the "happy birthday" part... how lame am I? Also, happy anniversery Parents!
So, my studies of the scriptures are going really well. Last week I studies Virtue... if you get time. Study it. It's amazing.
Thank you all for the letters this week, unfortunately, Im kind of backed up. So Ill get to as many as I can, but if I dont get to you... know that one will come your way. Both to you and to those I havent written.
AH!!!! It's FLASHING!!! Seriously, you dont know how scary that is when the thing pops up and the numbers start flashing and you think of 50 more things to write!!!!
So, we have had a change up of teachers a few times... and now that there are only 7 missionaries in our district, we realized that we've had more teachers then missionaries. So far we've had 8 teachers... all of whom are beyond wonderful.
Well, I dont know what else to say. So, Ill finish this and say to all a good luck with your adventures this week. I plan on learning spanish again. So, that's what Ill be doing.
I love you all. Thanks for keeping up on me.
Love, Elder Tommy Steinkuhler
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