Hellos
to all!! RIP Aunt Karen, we will see you again Aunt Karen. I hope you are all
well and feeling peace. We will see her again after this life.
Well today is very good! Now I am in the downside of the hill in
the mission after last Friday. It is soooo bizarre how the time has flown by.
Just remembering a year ago in the MTC, like if it was a month ago. And saying
goodbye to my family like if it was only a month ago as well. It is soooo
weird, and the weirder thing is that I have a year left and now I am freaking
out because of how short of time is left and how much work there is still left
and just crazy... But this year is going to be magnificent and I am excited to
work in my final year, but stronger and harder. Ahhh and as well, I don’t know
if I will be able to speak English when I get home, I am seriously losing my English
skills!!! I cannot talk anymore. I am giving an English class in church for the
members and all for free, and there are many times when I have an accent, or I
forget a word. It’s a struggle, but it will be very funny when I return home
not being able to speak English well. Dad you`ll have to help me out with
translating for me haha.
This week was great; my son (companion in training) is growing
up. He`s growing his wings, and it can’t make a dad any prouder than to see his
son grow. Haha. I guess I am finally understanding the joy of being a father,
but I won’t be applying my fathering skills for a long while after the mission
haha.
We burnt the shirt this last Friday, just like tradition, and it
was pretty funny. It went up very fast in flames. Too bad I can’t send video
because it’s a large file, or else I would send it, but it was entertaining.
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| Burning the shirt at 1 year |
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| Justin and Elder Perez after the shirt burning |
Several spiritual experiences this last week, we found this lady
named Maria Ezequiel, and she is so chosen. She will be marrying a member soon,
but she has a huge desire to learn and to be baptized and to change her life.
It gives me great joy that we find people like her because I can really see how
the gospel is a huge blessing in our lives. She gets sentimental in her prayers
and all because she knows that she can leave her life behind and become a new
daughter of God very shortly. And when I see that in the lessons, it grows my
testimony in this gospel because I see people like Maria and others change their
lives for the better because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. So I am pretty
solid and happy! I hope every one of you is happy as well and that you may have
a great Thanksgiving. I miss you all like crazy and I hope for the best for every
one of you. Stay strong and stay safe. I love you all!
Elder Justin Powell
P.S. - THE NEW ADDRESS TO SEND PACKAGES/LETTERS:
Daniel Morales (to Elder Justin Powell)
1721 Midlane Dr.
Harlingen, TX 78552
Send me letters so that I can see how you are all doing!!!
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