mis~sion~ar~y (n) a young man who leaves his family for a short time so that others can be with theirs forever

Monday, November 14, 2011

Nov 14, 2011

Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey, I’m good, as I always am. Just livin life out here in good ol Quininde. Tired, a little bored, but that’s how life goes. Still preachin and doing all of that stuff. Anyway. Thanks as always for all of the new stuff that is happening at home. I’m glad to know that all of you guys are still happy and doing the stuff that makes you happy. Keep it up. Life flies and there ain’t nothin else we can do. This week was pretty good. We had a guy from the seventy come on Wednesday here, Elder Joseda. It was really good. He macheted the crap out of all of us, but I learned a lot and you could feel the spirit there way strong. He knows what is means to be converted. It helped me a lot. Holy crap, and we went early and I walked around my sector and was only able to find one convert, Gabriela, that I baptized with Evenson. She hasn’t gone for a while, but she remembered my name. It was way good, made me so happy to be able to be there. After the conference, we left at night, and I almost cried. I literally felt like I was in the same place a year ago, gettin ready to go home with Evenson and plan and just see the sector. It was awesome and horrible. I realize how much I really love that place. I dunno. Almost as much as Cedar. It’s hard to explain, but I definitely wanna go back again before the end of my mish. Way good memories.

What else? The super cool lady should get baptized this week, but she has to go to Quito with us today to have an interview with President. But she’s willing. So that’s good. Apart from that, we don’t have anyone. It’s sad, and I think I’m gonna get dropped for it. My district is not showing any promise, and hasn’t for the three months that I’ve been here. I can’t say, but it just doesn’t mean a whole lot to me. It’s bad to say, but I am seeing some success and it makes me excited. I think it makes me lazy to not work or try to progress or work harder. I need to do a whole lot of praying, that’s for sure. We´ll see.

Apart from that, everything is the same. I haven’t had any experiences like that that I can remember. Now, its just kinda doing work and just living. I can’t remember a whole lot that happens from week to week, but I know that its good stuff. I hope so. Kinda like working in the start. I can remember a whole lot from the first year, but after, I can’t remember anything, just that it was way fun. It’s the same here. Ah well. Well, that’s that. This is the stuff. Just livin out here in Ecuador, little Paradise. I know that what we are doing is true. My desires are in check right now, but the people that I have helped, I have been able to see the changes in them, and it makes me really happy. Pray for me. I will always be here, trying to help. I love you guys a whole lot, and miss you, too.
Love,
Elder Jace Reber

Oh, and my companion is only 22, he just looks 30.