11 January 2010

Hey!

So I've been here a month on Wednesday? It went by so fast. It seems like I've been here a couple weeks!

So Jordan told me about his mish! That’s cool. I wish I could go foreign kind of....but ha. Oh well. Downing and I will have a more difficult time being bilingual all the time. It takes smarter people to stay here and speak dos idiomas!! Ha-ha.

I have seen Risa so much! We see each other at least two or three times a day, and we just chat.

So this week was probably my worst week here. So all my good buddies - well the ones I got acquainted with - left on Monday! It was sad and weird to not have them here. Tuesday, we got a new schedule. Everything changed. I have meals at different times, and gym is either early in the morning or late at night. We aren't divided up as much. We just have straight class....and like no break between at all besides meals.  We also have two new teachers. Hermano West y Hermana Olander. They are really cool! But I still miss Bro. Nevers. He helped me so much. I see him all the time and we still talk, so it’s good. We also switched buildings! I have to walk twice as far to class now! - Which is good for my fat body, but no bueno at 7 in the morning! We got a new district in our Zone on Wednesday, they are all weird. They really keep to themselves a lot. When I first got here I was a chatterbox....that’s what I do. But they are still silent and it’s Monday!! But all is well. Thursday, Elders Turley and Deans left....so that sucked even more! Our district is down to 8! Elder Turley will be missed a lot by me. He is the most fluent in Spanish besides me, so I have no one to talk to in Spanish when my companeros are buggin' me. That’s what we'd do. Just talk in Spanish about the stress, thankfully I have been blessed with the gift of making people smile and brightening people's days. Things have been better!!

An Elder threw a huge temper tantrum this week. Ii was asking him to move his desk so we could all see, and he didn't. So I asked again, nothing, third time, nothing, so I started forcing him to move with my flabby muscles (yet still strong), and he slammed the desk against the wall and flipped out. This is where you'll be proud of me....you know how usually I'm an arguer, and I always win an argument. Yeah, I killed him with kindness! I just said "Elder, is that how a missionary should be acting? You just took the Spirit away from this classroom with that act of anger." Then I walked out and talked to zone leaders. But don't think I wasn't thinking of chewing him out in my mind, because it was there, but I had a feeling that I shouldn't. So I took the high road! And that’s hard for me, because I love winning an argument. The spirit can change you so much; always pay attention to the small enticings of the spirit because they will help you!!

FYI all is well in the companionship, we addressed some problems that have risen and it’s all fixed.

Friday was boring....nothing huge went on. We got taught all day!!! It was good because I felt like I learned so so so so so much, but yet it was kind of boring! But it was good! I have learned so much, and I love speaking Spanish, Its fun!!! It really is fun knowing a language. I urge you guys to learn some sort of language because it really makes you feel smarter!

Saturday, we had our lesson that we teach. We taught on the plan of salvation. All was so good! Our investigator asked a lot of questions that we're hard, but the Spirit was strong and through the Spirit we taught that lesson. We didn't get as much feedback as usual, but I thought we did a great job. And I expressed that to my comps because they thought they did badly.

Sunday was good, just really relaxing actually. We learned about teaching investigators more plainly and loving them even more. I think that’s my best thing though. Showing them I care for them. I have always cared about people who are close to me and in the MTC my eyes have been opened up a lot more! This really is such a great experience for me and all who go on a mission!

Today was way fun! We went to the temple, did laundry, wrote letters, and chilled and studied! It was a really good day!!! I really enjoyed it!! Thanks for all your love and support you give me! I really love reading about your lives and hearing about things!!! I love you all so much and I miss you all so much!!!

Love you forever,

Elder Rigby

ps. No hair cut mom, yeah, they butcher them here.....hahaha