Dearestestestest family!!!
Guess what? I got an email from
April!! She's doing well and she just loves it so much! I quickly
emailed her back a few minutes ago and told her that I was happy that
our preparation days aren't on the same day. Isn't that such a
blessing??!! It'll make communication between us easier. Either way I'm
just happy to hear that she's doing well and that she's already had some
awesome/crazy experiences. Hooray for the two Atkin missionaries!
How are y'all doin'? Man, it snowed?! It's been getting a lot
colder here lately, and it reminds me of home big time. I looooove the
cold! I'd rather be cold than hot, ya know? The fall colors here have
been AMAZING, and I hear that this wasn't even a good autumn compared to
the past. Whaaaaaaat? I just love this time of year :) Last week was
Halloween and all of Springdale
was abuzz with Trick or Treaters and such. We stayed home that night
and had candy ready to give out to anyone who came. A bunch of
Marshallese people came and they'd all take like five handfuls. It was
pretty hilarious :) Even the adults were trick or treating! Hahaha a
bunch of people in the ward were telling me about how mad they would get
when adults would come to there door. Some of them even told them no
and closed the door. Wowzers...
I do have to say that this week
has been a lot better. Sorry if I complained and sounded like a wimp in
my last email. I was just having a lame day and a lame couple weeks.
This week we picked up a few promising investigators, and I was just
overall a happier person. Things are looking up! I like your advice Mom -
I just need to remember to look up. It sounds like a really small
thing, but often times I just stare at the ground when I'm going from
appointment to appointment, or from door to door. This last week I
decided I was going to be a happier and more confident person, so I
raised my head up more. I realized that I often miss the beautiful world
around me. Sure there's a lot of evil and sadness in the world, but
there's a lot of good too! The Ozarks
are magnificent this time of year, and I notice more of the little
things when I take the time to look up. There are so many little tender
mercies that Heavenly Father gives us each day, but we're
often distracted by negative thoughts, or our lack of "looking up." The
other day we were biking and I realized that I was having fun. Having
fun? On a bike? With somebody yelling out the window of their car at
me??? No way... But yes way!! Life is only getting better, my friends :)
So yes, I'm doing well. There isn't much to say about our new
investigators, because they're brand new, but I'll update you more in
the future. I thought we were going to do a lot of tracting this week,
but it didn't end up that way. We put in a bajillion miles on our bikes
again, but we didn't do as much finding as I thought we would. Oh well,
we probably will this week.
That's awesome that you had the missionaries over! I laughed out
loud when you talked about the greeny and his awkwardness. SO been
there! SO done that! Yeah, I'm still awkward at times, but I'm getting
used to it. I love eating with the members and having awesome spiritual
thoughts with their families. Our ward is so great! As of late, we've
been asking for referrals like crazy. A few families had some cool
neighbors they want us to teach, but it all comes in time. They don't
want to sic the missionaries on them and ruin relations. Member
missionary work it a delicate process at times. But we always thank them
for the food and for their service. Members are always trying their
hardest to get us referrals.
Well, I'm out of time already!
But I feel great! I didn't have much to say today, but I hope you know
I'm happy(er), and that I'm "looking up." I love this work! I love you!
Love, Elder Atkin
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