Dear Family,
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| Nate and his comp, Elder Samame, from Panama |
Hey, yes, I have changes this week. I will be sent out tomorrow at eight in the morning. I have been scrambling all day to pack all my stuff and to say goodbye to everyone here in the area. Some nice things about being señior companion is that I get to decide what appointments to make. I abused that power a little this week. We aren´t going to visit anyone that I don´t want to visit today. Still working, but not running around looking for contacts. I have said goodbye to most of the people I wanted to say goodbye to, but still I need to go by like 5 or 6 people. It has been a great area to work in.
As for the shirts, a 17 or 171/2 neck would be fine. My old shirts fit fine at the neck, but they are a little loose there. I didn´t realize that until just this instant. As for other things I need: BBQ sauce- Sweet Baby Rays if you can find it, but I will take anything. Jalapeños- any way you can send them... habeñeros, too. I would like to have a few more quick cook goodies too. They are really really good. Thanks!!!
Then, I am looking for a way to send a package home. I have some spices from here that I would like to send home. I have a whole bunch of seeds. I don´t know what they are called, but they are really really hot!. The seeds are good and stay good for years so I am told. I have a whole bunch. To plant them, just put them in fertilized dirt and water daily...oh, and sunlight too. The plant grows about 2 feet high if there is lots of sunlight. I would like to plant some after the mission if its okay.
Tell Matt and Daniel congratulations! And tell them not to follow my example. I made an Adventist preacher cry this week for attacking the church. He found the truth of things hurts a little. He was attacking us and an investigator whom we are teaching. The poor sister was super confused and felt bad. We found out she had attended the 7th Day Adventists for a time and was confused about the doctrine of Christ. We told her to follow her heart and to pray. We came by one morning and found her Adventist pastor in the house. and he told us basically that we are of the devil... bla bla bla, and that his church is the only true church in the world. Well, we didn´t want to fight with him in this moment, just simply to talk to the sister about faith and about baptism. This pastor wouldn´t allow us to talk, so we showed him several things in his Bible that he had a lot of trouble accepting, but it was in his own Bible. At that, he closed his Bible and started to cry. We invited him to pray about these things and he got mad and left. It was truthfully a tough lesson. I felt really bad for him and so did my companion.
Well, the church is true. I have seen it really truly in my mission here. The mission really feels like a battle for souls. I can literally SEE the battle. and its really not the evangelists versus the catholics or anything like that. It is truly like every church against ours. Every church in this world accepts every other church... except ours. I literally heard one guy in the World Missionary Movement say every church is true except ours. I have heard similar things from members from almost every church here. It is an interesting point of view I am gaining in the mission. It really gives the perspective of Nephi in respect to the world and the church.
Well I love you all. I will write more later, but I have to go right now.
I love you, I hope all is well at home. Tell Devin best of luck and that I have all the confidence in the world in him. Also, tell Matt and Dainiel, to enjoy their missions. Love it and it will change their lives.
Love, Nate
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