Week Ninety Two

Monday, May 07, 2012 9:01 AM

Hi Mom!

It´s so crazy that we´re at call time again! I get to use skype again, and I was thinking about 5pm our time here, which is 1pm there I think. What time is it there now? Here it´s almost 1pm. Either way we´ll make it work. 

So I´m going to stay one more transfer in Paranaguá and one more transfer with Elder Lima. That will make 4 transfers here in total, 3 with Elder Lima. I really wasn´t expecting that outcome, but it seems like most of the mission stayed put this transfer, which means HUGE changes are coming in the next. For now, I´m going to keep working. I know that God knows what´s best and that President Cordon is inspired, so I´m not worried. I know we´ll keep finding people and that they´ll accept our message.

Am I accepted for sure now? How much is the work study? How much are the loans? I guess we can talk about that on Sunday, but I´m hoping to find some work up there too, along with the work study. I knew that it would be pretty expensive, but I never could guess. Are you guys still claiming me on your taxes? I´ll have to take out a few loans then it looks like. But I know that I can do it. My patriarchal blessing says that I´ll gain wisdom from on High to be able to be successful in what I choose to do, so I know that I´ll get the help I need. 

They beat Naches! That´s awesome, it sounds like dad really has been working hard with the guys! I hope they go far, that would be so cool. Either way I won´t get to watch it, but I´m so glad they´re doing well. And it sounds like you might get some time to relax without travel, that must be nice too. I love P-days because they seem to come just at the right time. Today I´m pretty exhausted, so I´m glad to be able to spend some time doing nothing. Until 6pm at least :)

I´d send the stuff to the mission home for Nick, because he won´t be at the MTC for that long and if it gets caught up in the mail you might miss him. Ask him what he thinks, but that´s my opinion. I had some stuff to do for the mission office last week so I couldn´t email him, but I already sent him one today. It sounds like he´s doing great.

I can´t believe this Sunday we´ll be talking again!!!!! I´m so excited. I´ve got a lot of questions, but I think I´ll save them so we have something to talk about on the call. Let me know if I need to do anything else, and thank you so much for all of the help and support! I love you guys so much and am so excited to talk to you soon! Have a great 5 days!!!!!! Love you!!!!!!!!!

Love, Eric

Hey Dad!

So transfers were really uneventful: I´m in the same area with the same companion, and only two missionaries left the zone. We were expecting big changes, but a majority of the mission stayed the same, which means a LOT is going to change next transfer. I´m going to keep doing what I always do, though; so far it´s been working pretty well.

I can´t believe we´re at the last call already! It´s so crazy to think of where we all were the first time around. As far as my flight, Elder Croskrey (who left with me) said they managed to get us seats next to each other the whole flight! I´m excited because our missions have been really similar: we trained at about the same time, became district leaders together and were called to be zone leaders at the same time, as well. I really wanted to be his companion, but either way we´re great friends. It´s so cool the brotherhood that forms on the mission; it´s almost like being in the army I´d imagine. But there´s still a lot of work to be done, so I´m going to keep on focus and pushing until the end. Or at least until Sunday; I think I have the right to get a little trunky then. 

Congratulations on the win against Naches! That´s so awesome. I hope you guys keep going far and that the team gives it their all. Are there any ego problems? I hope not. In anything, it seems like pride is the biggest stumbling block. But I know you´re doing great as the coach and it seems to be working out. Good luck this week, and thanks for everything you do! Love you dad! See you in 5 days!!!!!! Love you!!!!!!!

Love, Eric