This
week has been good. We sent off a lot of elders to a whole bunch of
different places yesterday and today. our zone has shrunk by probably
half, but we are going to get like 45 missionaries in a couple of weeks
and then 40 something more like the next week. some are going to paris,
some to lyon, some to florida, some to boston, and some to africa.
thanks
for all the letters and packages. the watch is doing great thanks and I
haven't finished all the talks yet but i have read over half and will read a
few more today. another one of my friends came in last week he is going
to congo and so he is just a few doors up from me. it is cool to see him
all the time. When does lauren hafen come in? is it the week before
i leave? i'll definitely see her if it is. but if not, i told a few of the elders that
are going to paris to say hi to her and natalie when they see them from
me.
Elder
hales and i taught some awesome lessons this week. we have 3
"investigators" right now that are 3 different teachers that pretend
to be investigators that they taught on their missions. All three of them
have said yes to baptism, some it took longer than others but some it was
pretty fast. we have been teaching them all for different lengths of time
too. I am learning a lot more about how the spirit works with me
especially during lessons. it is really awesome to see that improvement
too. we brought another one of the teachers to a lesson with ashley one
of our investigators and that lesson went super well. the lessons here
can be really awesome, but i just can't wait to be king. sorry that just
popped into my head. but i can't wait to get to africa and teach real
real people and not just pretend real people.
language
is coming along. i spend most of my time teaching other people how to do
stuff but it is good for me too. there are still things that take me
some time to say, but i am getting better. it is hard when i want to
say something but can't, but i will get there. also something else i
learned or realized while i was sitting in priesthood on sunday was that not
once does it say " to teach" in the purpose of a missionary.
the closest thing is invite and "help receive". pretty
interesting when you think about it.
nathan
i will send you a written experience. i
am running out of time on email. also benjamin i will write you too and
answer your questions. it is really cold here all the time especially in
the early morning or late nights and when i only have my short sleeves under my
jacket.... i am surviving but i can't wait to get to africa and soak up the
warmth and thaw out my bones. good luck in school everyone. don't
freeze mom. love you all. i will send some pictures in a bit. i
have to go to another computer. also you could send me some more talks,
no rush, but they are awesome and i'll be done with those others in a few days
tops.
love elder Rybin.