October 24, 2011

So my second cambio is almost over now, I'm in the last week which is crazy because that means I have spent more time with my companion than I have spent with anybody else.... like ever. Including my companion in the MTC. Which has taken it's tole... There is nothing wrong with my companion but he lives in a different way than I do, and after 11 weeks together, I have noticed differences that just are weird and get on my nerves... But whatever, the joys of living 24-7 with another person right? The weather has changed from cold, rainy, and dark to being cold, light, and windy.... That's about all of the change we will get. Well actually it will still be brighter but regardless. I am going to have to get a picture of the sun one of these days because yesterday we left the house at 9 to call people to come to church and the sun was really high in the sky, so the sunrise photo I sent a few weeks ago I took at 10 that day so if I wanted to get a sunrise picture these days I would have to wake up probably around 5:30.. Because my companion woke up the other day around 6 and told me (after we had both woken up later) that there was already sunlight coming through the window at that point in time... :O insanity.

Well Diego decided he's not ready yet to take the step towards baptism but he is still progressing, learning, he just says that he wants to know more so that he knows what not to do because if he makes a commitment he wants to know what it entails and how he can keep to it. He's really good but I think he is trying to learn too much. But then again he had a beer the other night and said "I know the word of wisdom says not to do it but I was with my friends and I didn't feel bad about drinking it so I have to change that" so that is him for now. Sebastian though flew through his interview and is definitely being baptized. But he may have had more preparation that Diego didn't, I dunno. But whatever. The service is for the stake of Punta Arenas and we are going to have 9 baptisms that day. Wasn't what we wanted necessarily but it's better than... less.

Glad to hear everything is going well with work and birthdays and cars and stuff. I hope Britt's back stops hurting soon because that's not cool that it still is bugging her. And it's good to hear Kinleigh already wants to say the prayers haha! The daughter of our Mamita does that too, she actually starts to cry if they don't let her say the prayer... Pretty funny haha. ummm... I think I thought of something else. But I forgot. Oh hey I think I remembered! Well I just thought about the haunted train thing and yeah I hope that's going well even though only Ethan and Devin are doing it haha! I hope you all find something fun to do on halloween anyways... We here are gonna have a "Pijamada" i.e. sleepover. Baha. We're awesome ;)

Okay so I always knew I was a slacker but I've realized that I should have known a lot sooner the importance of the principles the Gospel teaches in our lives. Preach My Gospel talks about things that help us even more than just teaching other people. Like about how the only way to have a Really happy home is to grow it around the principles taught by Christ, and how "heaven is the continuation of the ideal home" so we should remember that. Reading the scriptures everyday makes me want to continue to read them more. I wish I had more time to read them (which is saying something because we have extra study times being the new guy haha).

Umm so I don't really know what happened this week, we taught a few lessons, and talked to a lot of people on the street. Most of the people on the street usually just say "I'm in a hurry can't talk bye!" so it's sometimes pretty lame but once in a while you get the good one and it's sweet. I just would like the ratio to be better haha.

This week I had a couple of days where I just didn't have a good attitude, and it bugged me that I didn't have a good attitude so that just made it worse, but you know me so you know that I didn't say anything or show it. Just got to work. But I would LOVE it if I didn't have a bad attitude about the work or anything... I know there are those days but I don't want to have any of them. If I could always want to do as much as I could and actually get up and do it, that would be excellent. But ya can't have everything you want right? So I do what I can and forget about what I can't change.

I think that's kind of all I have to say... SO talk to you all next week! Oh and I've written letters to send home... But haven't had the time to send them yet so I apologize! BUT I'm going past the post office today and definitely sending them. Because I have 3 to send. and like 3 more to write :/ haha but yeah. That's all!

Love you all. Talk to you next week!

Elder Bassett