July 21, 2010

hey guys thanks for all the new music everybody and keep sending it
this week haha. but i guess i had better tell you all about my week!
this week was an alright week. it went better than last week. we didnt
have as much success though. as you guys know, i was in an exchange
pretty much the whole last week. elder manwaring and i were having a
great week. but when elder ribeiro got back, we didnt find any new
investigators and just returned to teaching the same people so that
was kind of a bummer for me. but this week(since monday) is better. i
dont know if you guys know this but in the mission there is a weekly
planning session every monday. and at the end of the planning session,
there is an inventory, where we talk about what we like and dont like
about our comp. haha. well it really is a good thing. i probably would
never say some things if there wasnt a time set up exactly for that
type of thing. he has been trunky so i told him that he needs to get
better at that and he has been better. i dont have very many cool
experiences to tell you this week. i am enjoying being around elder
ribeiro a little bit more but he wants to have everything perfect but
it isnt willing to change anything about himself. just i need to
change. but oh well ha. things are getting better now. i just need to
figure out what it is that the lord wants me to learn with him.
the greatest experience that i had this week was last night. i
interviewed an eternal investigator here in my area. i havent ever
taught her so i am able to do the interview. i felt like the spirit
was really guiding me. this lady hates the world though!!!!!! she
hates her family and she hates where she lives. she was arguing with
her mom and was in a fight with her mom as she was dying. and she
doesnt even feel bad about it....i didnt even know what to say. how
can someone hate their mom say much that as she is dying they can
argue and yell at them, and then not even feel bad about it
afterwards!!!! that is so crazy. it made me realize how much i like my
family though!!! you guys are great! hehe. but it was a good
experience. when people complain that god hates them and doesnt ever
give blessing, it is easy to see the blessings that i am receiving!
but that was about all that happened this week. we have marked 3
marriages. one will be married and baptized on the 29th and then the
others will be next month haha. i have got a lot of experience with
marraige!! i am marrying everybody hahaha. it is a great thing to
marry while on the mission!!
well love you guys. sounds like everyone is settling in long from
home. that is good. i am excited to visit you guys at your new homes
in nevada and arizona!! that will be fun. but love you guys!!
love,
elder long