Happy Thanksgiving

11/19/12

Happy Thanksgiving

Dear everyone, Please eat a slice of pumpkin pie for me. Thanksgiving obviously doesn’t exist here, but, today we get to have a district p-day and have a Thanksgiving celebration!

We’re excited.

This week went alright, physical therapy has gotten a lot more intense so I’ve been crazy sore all week but I’ve also been able to do more work. We’ve had a ton of tender mercies this week and I know that Heavenly Father is helping us get a little happier. Next week we have interviews with President and I’m really looking forward to it. The work is still hard but we have some people who are starting to progress and I really feel like there are people who are ready to be baptized in this area before the end of the transfer. We are going to do a lot of finding this week!

Pray for the pure in heart to be guided to us and for us to recognize them! Gosh, I’m sorry I never really tell you guys anything about how it’s going lately but I don’t have a ton of time because I had to write my mission president in Portuguese and it took me like half an hour to type it. Writing in Portuguese is hard!

But really I just wanted to take the little time I do have right now and tell you all how grateful I am for you. You are so incredible and I love you so much. On my mission I have realized that one of the biggest blessings in my life has been the family and friends I have.

I’m so grateful to have an eternal family and even though holidays are a mess and we fight, we love each other. I want you guys to know, Mom, Dad, Colin, Jen, Ryan, Evan, Stuart, Brooke, Ocean, Maple, and Katie that I love you all so much. I miss you something awful this time of year but I love telling my investigators members and other missionaries about you guys. Thank you so much for the support, letters, emails, pictures, packages, prayers and EVERYTHING you guys have done for me in my life and right now during the mission. Thank you for the example you all are and for loving me even though I’m the annoying spoiled brat youngest sibling. You guys are the best part of my life and I’m so grateful for you and so sorry I take you for granted so often.

And to any friends reading this I want you to know that every single one of you have touched my life. Otherwise I don’t think you’d be reading this. Ha-ha but really, the blessing if having such incredible friends in my life is amazing! Thank you for your letters, emails, packages and love and prayers. I pray for you guys just as much and I miss you so much! I’m so grateful that Heavenly Father has placed you in my life and for the influence you’ve all had on me.

I’m sorry but I really do have to go. I promise next week I will have good mission stuff to tell you!!!

Please remember you’re grateful for me and therefore forgive how short this email is.