Hi Mom!
I´m good, but this week was the same for me: long and fast at the same time. I can´t believe we´re already halfway through April! And Nick´s almost gone! Where did the time go? But either way, we´re working really hard and have a baptism marked for this weekend! The guy came to church for the first time yesterday and is progressing a lot, so I´m almost positive it´ll all work out great. Which is good, because this month´s been tough for the mission so far and I need to do my part.
Are you better now? Being sick is such a pain. I´m glad I haven´t gotten sick yet on the mission. My companions have but I haven´t. Of course, we´re coming into winter again (even though it doesn´t feel like it here) so we´ll see. I doubt it though. I´ve always been pretty resistent it seems.
I got a scholarship already? Cool! Don´t worry about money, I don´t think I´ll need any anytime soon. The money the mission gives us should be enough to get by until the end. Crazy that I can actually say that, but I think it´s true, it comes right when we need it.
Is Nick leaving from Spokane or Portland? I think I´m going to come back to Spokane, just to finish it how I started, but I´m still thinking. I want to know what you guys think too, of course. How´s everything going? Dad sounds busy as always; is the team doing well? He says they are but I want to hear your opinion. I need to be a better leader here, and I need to earn the respect of these missionaries. That´s really the key in any leadership position: example. I´m going to work harder to show them how serious I am about the work and how much I love it. I hope that will make the difference. Like dad said, I don´t think I got the patience I needed to be a leader here genetically, so I´m going to have to pray for it.
Everything´s great here, I´m doing everything I can as always, but I´m committed to doing more this week. I´ll let you know what happens! Good luck with all of the trips, and I´ll talk to you soon! Love you and have a great week!!!!! Love you!!!!!!!!!!
Love, Eric
Hey Dad!
How are you? I can´t believe the time is moving so fast! I remember when Nick told me he´d be going on a mission, I was so shocked! And now he´s almost out. SO crazy! But it´s going to be awesome, and I know he´ll do great. And mother´s day´s almost here again! So much to do and the time´s running out.
The Elders are having some troubles here, mostly because they don´t respect me or my companion as leaders. I´m going to have to pray for patience, because this week really messed with my nerves. I feel like I have to force people to want to have success, and I thought that I´d gotten over that phase as a leader. Unfortunately, God knows where I need to improve and is constantly sending me opportunities to do so; I just need to have the faith and humility to be grateful for that. I´m sure as a coach that´s the same deal. But there´s always another chance to get back up when we get knocked down, so I´m going to keep going and keep setting the example. If not, they´ll actually have the right to get on my case, when right now they´re just complaining for nothing.
I´m grateful for the example you guys always showed me, and hope you know that I´m leading the way you taught me to, Dad. Maybe not as well as you do, but I´m trying to be a knock off of the original. It´s been working so far, so I´m going to keep having faith in that! Next week I should have a baptismal picture to send you! We´re working really hard and finding some great people, so I´ll keep you posted. I love you Dad, and thanks for everything! Have a great week!!!!! Love you!!!!!!
Love, Eric
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