Dear Mom, Dad, Lauren, and Ian,
As a request from Dad, I'll make the majority of this
email about how I'm doing personally. Now that I look back, I do notice that
I'm writing a lot about how others are doing and less about how I'm doing. I've
been doing that a lot out here, worrying about the needs of others over my own
:P I'll think about myself for a tiny bit, I guess! ^_^
My district is keeping me nice and stressed out. XD
I've been praying a lot and working with them for a while now. They
don't anger me or anything like that; I really do want the best for them. It's
just that they know what they have to do; they just aren't doing it. I won't
give up on them though!
I am, however, enjoying the rain here. The past few days
it has been pouring! Well, pouring for about 20 or 30 minutes at most, and then
the rest of the day, sunshine. Actually, there were a few days of overcast, so
that was a nice break from the sun! Daylight savings also doesn't exist here.
So, it's the same everything until I go home. XP Oh my goodness, I go home in
almost 9 months! Man, the time flies way
too fast. Elders and sisters I met when I started are already going home. Well,
sisters more than elders. O: But the
sister from my group, Hermana Hilburn, is already going home next transfer!
Sometimes to a missionary 2 years seems so long, yet the next day, 2 years
doesn't seem like enough time. I'm freaking out that I have so little time
left! Others will say, ''Psh, 9 months?
That's forever!'' I'm almost positive
that kids in high school will say that. I know I did, lol! But it seemed like
Ian was gone forever! Maybe more so for me because I won't see him till I come
home. O: That’s 3 years and 8 months!
We still can’t have any zone activities per Pres.
Corbitt. We can do one as a district,
but I won't be able to because my district are all sisters. XD And about eating, we are not allowed to
eat at member’s homes anymore (but at first we just couldn't eat with
investigators (I only ever ate with members).
But for lots of missionaries, it's really hard to kindly refuse the food
without offending them. We actually lose investigators when we do that. It’s the new rule because of safety
(missionaries are getting sick from eating some food. I, personally, never got sick.) and time
constraints. Dominicans have the habit of cooking something after the lesson
for the missionaries to be nice, and it wastes time because they cook for so
long. I never had that problem because the food was already ready by the time
we got there. So President is meeting up with the Stake Presidents to set
something in stone for us. P-days are
basically spent doing laundry, cleaning the house, and shopping for food for
the week.
So, those are my feelings for now. As I look back on what
I did, it seems so short. It only seems like a few weeks ago since I was in
Bavarro, and even shorter since I was in Los Tres Brazos. It's crazy! I'm
loving the experience though. I'm learning so much as I go on! I just feel bad
that I can become the best missionary I can ever be the day I fly home. I'm
trying to soak in as much as I can. All your letters of help and love and
support helps me get through it all. Thank you so much for everything! I miss
you! I love you guys!
-Elder Froude
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