i really love my mission ya know??? like i finished six monthes this last week and as fun and cool as it was i am also kinda sad that it just flies by so fast... i love you all, and i miss you all so much, i have so many days where i wish i could just see all of you and give yall a big keeg hug and say what up but i just love love love my mission too, so it makes things so much better... and its kinda sad that i have already finished a quarter of my mission so fast, thats six monthes as a full time servant of the lord that i can never get back, that i can never redue in the same place in the same situation with the same people, and ya know, its kinda sad.. but awesome, i have learned so much out here in these short six monthes, so many life lessons that i never would have learned anywhere else, and the best part? i still got 18 monthes ( a full mission for a sister missionary ) to keep learning, to keep progressing, and to keep coming closer with my father in heaven!!!! love the motivation to realize how fast time flies and to realize that i gotta be doing everything i can to take advantage of where i am and what i am doing. its like life ya know, we all have a clock thats ticking down, but whats important is what we do with that amount of time gods given each and every single one of us to become like him. So what will i do with the time that i got to serve the lord? i couldnt tell you exactly what im going to do but i can prommise you i am going to be living the slogan that good old coach peck hammered into my brain for 4 years... NO REGRETS. nothing better then looking back at something and saying if i did that again i would go do it the exact same way again cuz i did my very best, and thats where we are at with my mission, just trying to ball out in a spiritual sense ya know?
So this last week was pretty good, we had a lot of office work but ya know, when you are in the service of your fellow man you are in the service of your god, so whether we are working the streets or working the offices making sure all our guys in the mission are having the best mission they can possibly have physically and mentally it doesnt matter, we dont choose how we serve, got just puts us in the position to serve and we "JUST DO IT" LOVE IT.
we are progressing really really well with some of our investigators, my boy mario who i found because i felt like getting a nice big fat amazing mexican hamburger has accepted the invitation to be babtized and it really is amazing to see a guy who didnt even know if there was a god and who really didnt even know how to tlak to him just grow so far spiritually... his family is progressing really well too, im thinking were going to get lucky in a couple weeks here with quite a few babtisms, and its all from the big man upstairs helping us out!!!
i am really so pumped to be with my dude elder gagon, he relaly is like my brother from another motha, ya know??? to have a comp to help and make you better really is such a blessing as a missionary, and my guys so great!!! h3es been out here for like 17 monthes or something like that so he definitely knows whats going on and hes in that mindset of no regrets too so i am just loving what we are getting done!!! although if someone can hook me up with a bingham shirt i will love you, my boy looks way better in bingham blue then he does in alta gay.
we havfe been having a problem in our mission with disanimation, just elders getting down because they havnt completed their goals,or they get homesick or something like that and so today elder gagon and i were able to plan a nice day of basketball for a lot of the boys in the mish, it was SOOOO much fun and i am so greatful to be able to play apart of something that just makes people in need smile ya know that??? its just all about helping people, that is really what the gospel of christ comes down to, learning to love and respect and serve your neighbor, your family, your friends, some homeless man on the street. gotta be willing to do that if you wanna follow christ!!!
i am running out of time now, but i love allof you guys, if there is anything i can do for ya please let me know, i mean i am kinda tied up right now so i cant just hop on a plane and come visit but like, i could hook it up with a fat letter or something that might just do the trick... love you all:) have a good week:) miss you and hope the best for each and every one of you :)
love,
elder hicks
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