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(hello) everyone. How is all
going?
Well this last
week was exciting! Last Saturday I got to leave the MTC for about two hours
which was pretty exciting cause I also got to go into an actual car! I was so
excited that I forgot to put on my seat belt. When you’re in the MTC this long you forget what it feels
like to sit in a car! Any who, the reason for my adventure to the outside world
is because I had to get stitches on my left hand ring finger. I was doing a old
parlor trick where you fill a glass bottle with about 80% warm water then with
one hand you hold the bottle and the other you smack the top of the bottle and
if you do this right the bottom of the bottle will pop off. It’s pretty cool. Well
to continue with the story, an elder in my district asked if any one would like
to try it, and since all 15 of us elders are stupid young men, everyone tried
the trick. Of course the only one who could do it, however, was me and I got
trick down perfectly the first try. The next day I did it again, and again it
was flawless. However, the third day I tried it, I squeezed a little too hard
and I shattered the bottle in my hand, therefore slicing it. It was a pretty
deep cut and I lost a lot of blood, but luckily I was standing over the trash
can so no blood got on the floor. They had to take me to Instacare and they
stitched it for me. I am, however, now the manliest elder in the MTC and now my
nickname is Cinnamon Bear because I have huge paws(hands). Since I lost a lot
of blood my immune system is was slow and so I got sick. Nothing too bad just a
little cold.
Also it is sneging(snowing) like crazy here. I just absolutely
love it !! I had to host some senior
missionaries around the campus and it was a blizzard out side and I just stood
out in it like for an hour. That
is probably another reason I got sick.
So on the spiritual aspect,
my testimony of the atonement and of the gospel are growing larger
and larger each day. Our investigators Lena and Taras are doing
great. Taras was sick so we barely saw him but he went to church so
that is awesome. We had a lesson where he confessed that his sins are too much
for him to carry, so we taught him that through Jesus Christ and His
Atonement he feels lighter and happier in his life and that he will be
able to see his deceased brother again. Lena however is being a
little stubborn. Ugh, oh well. We keep trying.
So the BYU Men’s
Choir came to sing to us last Sunday. It was a Christmas concert
it was absolutely beautiful!! Also we had the entire day Sunday dedicated
to the topic Obedience which really hit me and I need to hear all of that, especially right after
my cutting my hand. Also my branch president, Clark, roasted me in sacrament
meeting regarding the hand issue and it made me feel horrible, so I repented
and he told me that he did that to warn the other elders to behave. We have a
saying for that. We call it “the Levi Savage call to repentance”.
Well
everyone, I love you all and you’re in my prayers. Also the reason I’m here is
to help people realize that they can repent of their sins and that
the scriptures are true and that they can lead you to a happier life.
So if you are not reading the scriptures do so please. I’m begging you!!! Well,
if you have time also read the story of Christ’s birth in the beginning chapters
of Luke, Mark and Matthew.
Also don’t forget about dearelder.com
my unit number is 71 and code is UKR-DNE JAN20.
God Be With You
Till we Meet Again
HEY MOM
Love you. miss you
too! Well, I sliced my finger open
and had to get stitches. Yeah, it was deep, but its all good. I smashed a
bottle with my hands. Don’t be mad. Its good. Oh just doing a bottle trick
where you fill it up with water and hit the top and the bottom flies out but I
squeezed too hard and it shattered in my hand. Oh well. I did it two times
before and they both worked great and I’ve done it at home too. Hahaha. Sorry.
Well that
was exciting to hear about Adam!!!! I love that guy and Dylan dyed his hair!!!
Did he cut it too? I think it is awesome! Tell him that, please. Haha. Sorry about the tree! My mouth dropped
when I saw that! haha But your onaments looked so cool!
So could I
get Adam’s address or email? Also, can I get the Clark's address? I am so glad to hear about Gabby that is
awesome and that the family hosting her lessons was the Whitlocks!!!! So Dom is
doing okay then? Great. Ask him how he is doing, and tell him and Franky to read
the scriptures because that is the reason why I’m here, to tell people to read
the scriptures!
But I’m
doing great. The Russian stinks but it is coming along. We started doing TRC
which is basically home teaching lessons with real Russian speaking members, so
that’s pretty cool and we get a new district today so thats gonna be fun.
Tell
grandma I got her package and I’m waiting to open it. Ah naw, I don’t need
anything. I think I’m good.
Oh, how is
Ayden doing? Poor kid.
Not LUKE
too!!!!!!! ugh hahahahah Too many broken bones! Tell them I wish them the best
and tell the Thatchers I love them.
Also, I get
to call home on Christmas, around 2 to 5 your time for thirty minuets, so
watch for that! Good hahaha yeah!
They just told us!
Well, got to go. Thanks for the package!
Love you! God be with you till we meet again.
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