2011 June 20

2011 June 20

Hey Guys!

Haha, funny story about the shoes... I don´t have the pictures and I will tell you why later but I won´t be able to get those to you until the next week...

But first and MOST exciting news is that I had EMERGENCY CHANGES TODAY! I am back in Huehuetenango but in a different stake that is called Brasilia in an area called Chantla. My nuevo companion is named Elder Cuellar and he seems like a great guy. I only just met him this morning but he´s cool. Something really cool about him is that his Dad is the guy who made all of the doors for the Quetzaltenango temple! He also has a brother serving a mission in Peru who is coming home in November. And he reported on the same day as me to the MTC on September 8th but since he is Latino he didn´t have to learn Spanish so he has been out in the actual field for a change longer than me. And he speaks almost perfect English. On the 2 hour ride from Xela to Huehue, we talked almost the whole entire way here in English. I am getting some good vibes from him so I think that this will be a great change.

It was kind of sad to hear on Sunday night (last night) that I had changes because we had just gained some of the momentum and the members were just starting to really, really trust us and giving us golden references that were more or less begging to be baptized and almost all of the menos activos that we were working with were finally coming to church and everyone was trusting in my Spanish ability and there were a couple whisperings of me replacing the guy who plays piano for Sacrament meeting and I was loving it. But God is a great, smart guy and 2 Nefi 2:25 (everything is done following the wisdom of him who knoweth all things (that might be false doctrine because that was me translating from Spanish to English)). But I am doing well. AND SO because of all of this craziness that has happened in the last 15 hours, it was just about impossible to take a picture of the shoes like you wanted... sorry. :(

And the Baptism and Marriage of Cruz didn’t happen because the lawyer of the mission lost the papers and without papers, you cannot get married. They said that they think that the lawyer will be able to get them married in two Saturdays. So we will see how that goes. Ojalá that everything works out well but I won´t really find out until the middle of July. I will let you guys know when I know, though!

And I am so intensely excited for my hymnbook that you sent me! I was doing some sight reading yesterday and I was playing all of the songs with only 2 or 0 sharps at 1/4 time with awkward stops and, get this, with BOTH HANDS! So, at this rate, I will be a pro by the time I get back to the states in a little more than a year. WHOA! Let´s just analyze what I just said: I am coming home in LESS THAN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A YEAR! I could not even imagine having 6 months in the mission 9 months ago but here I am, 9 months old in the mission, and I am starting to be able to comprehend that my time here in the mission is completely limited! I will only have a little bit more time left in my life for the rest of my life to serve the lord 100% of the time every single day and experience his power and love for his children every single day. If I end up having the opportunity to go on a mission later, it will not even be as good as this one because I will have kids and other issues to worry about. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME IN MY LIFE LIKE THIS! Can you just grasp that for a second?! If you can, you are better than grasping things than me, because I still can´t believe. I was reviewing notes that I took from firesides in the CCM with Bishop Burton came a little while ago (when I had just entered in Las Rosas) and it was said that you will know if you are a good missionary if the day that you leave for your house is one of the saddest days of my life. I think that I am going o be a wreck when I leave. You guys are going to pick me up with tears in my eyes in the airport and I am going to lie and say "I am just so happy to see you guys" when, really, I will still be crying for having left Guatemala.

Hey, I am sorry to end the letter on such a depressing note but I have to go and I still have to send a letter to the president. But make a special effort to read the Book of Mormon every single today. It will bless your lives than you guys know. I love Jesus Christ and I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet. I love you guys! Have an amazing week!

Love,

Elder Froelich