Monday, October 15, 2011
Dear Mom and Dad,
It was a really good week! My birthday was great, and
I got your package on the 12th, so it was perfect. Thank you for thinking of
me! I loved the heart-shaped letter. :) It made me smile! And thanks for the
coupon for the razors! That is a really good coupon! Just what I wanted. :) We
had dinner Fri. at Graciella's - A older Spanish sister and her granddaughters,
Monica, Nancy, Mayra, and Deeana. They are so great! We have dinner there every
Friday with the Hermana's, and the other elders, and we had a PACHANGA! (Party)
Everyone sang happy birthday, then Hermana Hunter brought out a cake that said
"Elder Monk" and smashed it in my face! Haha it was pretty funny!
We had a good night. Saturday we did service with the other missionaries,
and then did the usual. Pretty ok day!
The HErmana's decorated our apartment door for my
birthday while we were gone with balloons and streamers. It was really sweet of
them, and I feel super loved by this whole district.
We have been working extra hard to earn a lot more
trust with this ward, especially our ward leadership. We presented our new
Member Missionary idea in our ward council yesterday, and everybody loved it.
We had dinner with our bishop’s family last night as well and had a fantastic
lesson. He has a daughter who is less active and she usually leaves when we
teach, but this time she stayed! The spirit was very strong and you could tell
that everyone including his daughter could feel it. He walked us to our car and
said how thankful he was for us and the spirit we bring into his home and that
he loved us a lot. It was a huge miracle! A little sign that there is starting
to be a relationship of love and trust. So I’m pretty excited about that!
Our Ward MIssion LEader also took us to visit a
co-workers family he has been talking to and we got a return appt, so that was
a miracle. It was such a good day! We stayed busy for the first time in a long
time. Success is coming our way!
On to the sad news... Transfers are tomorrow and Elder
O'Leary is going to Oxnard.. :( We get along so well! I'm so bummed. I hoped to
stay with him for the rest of my mission. My new companion came out with Elder
Scott, so he's fairly new. Elder McKinnen I think. Sooo... pray for me! Haha
but it will be good.
Our bishop is going to take us to the temple either
this Friday or next Friday, so that is exciting! I can't wait to go! I miss it
so much. One of my goals for post-mission life is to go to the temple often. I
want to try to go once a week (I know that’s a lot, but we have one in Idaho
Falls and Rexburg, I have no excuse not to.). I love it so much and need it
more.
I have a couple requests for you to do for me:
Will you take my camera and iPod out, charge them
both, and then run them dead for me? Thank you. Remember to take the battery
out of the camera when you’re done. Thanks!
Mom I would love it if you would send me a copy of
"Healing The Wounded Soul." I would appreciate you a MILLION TIMES!
And ASAP would be much much appreciated. Thank you!! (How hard would it be for
you to like transcribe it? I would love to have the text, too. We had a member
look online in Tehachapi and we couldn't find it. But you don't have to do
that!)
It’s sad to hear about Uncle Sam. Send my love please!
Well, thanks for everything mom and Dad! I love you
both and miss you. You are the best, and I always love you! Keep in touch!
Love,
---
Elder Matthew Monk
California Ventura Mission
- Jan. 2011 - Jan. 2013 -
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