It was really good to hear some names and experiences from the
mission, Mom. In fact there is a Villalobos family here in Mt. Olive
that is inactive. I am pretty sure they are from Mexico though. Who
knows they could be related. I'll have to ask if they have any family in
Chile. For some reason when I picture you as a missionary having those
experiences you were talking about I just see and remember the things
that Brianne did. In fact I can see it right now, young Sister Brianne
Burnham going with the young women to tract. I am very blessed to have
so many missionaries in my family. I honestly can say that I wish you
had shared more of those real action missionary experiences that you
had. Sure it is always super amazing to hear what Dad did in Bolivia and
how crazy it got, but now that I'm a southerner and I know how real
missionary work is, it would have been good to hear those stories you
have.
Also I don't know what got you on to the path of my future wife and
stuff like that, but I still have time for that remember. Girls have
cooties and I am to keep a good distance from those things. it is fun to
hear your real thoughts on things though. It is also kind of strange
to see how you talk about things to me as I get older. I have a feeling
that near the end of my mission you are going to be super trunky. :)
We'll see. I love you.
Okay so this week has been the roughest week on my mission.
Literally every single appointment we set up fell through. We had about
10 lessons lined up this week and sure some weren't as solid as others,
but even the ones we were certain were progressing canceled. I can't
tell you why. It has been the most frustrating week ever. We did gain
quite a bit of member trust through dinner appointments because those
were the only appointments that didn't fall through, but that was it.
All I know is that my studies and work this next week is going to be
doubled because I can't stand investigators that don't keep commitments.
Also a happy missionary is a missionary that teaches, and because
everything fell through I didn't get to teach, therefore I wasn't happy.
I am slowly starting to build faith in the principle of dropping. It
was hard at the start of my mission, but I have to realize that if I can
have the faith to sacrifice something then the Lord will bless me. So
in this case if I can have the faith to drop an investigator that
doesn't want to progress than the Lord will guide me to someone who is
being prepared. Also I had to learn that sometimes dropping an
investigator can help them out for the future. I just have to have more
faith I guess is the lesson I learned this week. This may be the last
week for me in Mt. Olive, but I am going to go out with a bang if it
is.
Well I love you all very much and I wish I had more to tell you,
but it was a rough week so not much happened. I was super thrilled when
Aunt Laurie sent a package with goodies in it. That definitely made the
week a little easier. Also I hear she has a man. What the...!? Things
are changing and it is really fun to see. I love being a missionary. I
don't know that I have her email address, but I know you send this to
her so I hope she knows I love her and I'll do my best to snail mail her
when I can.
Hey this Sunday I saw a baptist church sign with this on it, CH_ _
RH, what is missing? U R. Get it? :) These southerners sure are clever.
Well thanks for everything. Keep the love coming.
Con Amor,
Elder Burnham
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