8/22/13

yo what is up!!! man time has absolutely just flown by!! this is my last letter in the united states and the last letter in the mtc.... so i guess i should share the change within me through my mtc experience and the change within me in my first 6 weeks as a full time missionary... haha that still feels weird to say that im a missionary!! Ha i don't know if im your typical missionary though! i laugh a little bit more than i probably should! 

 welll it feels like i left home yesterday and at the same time it feels like ive been here my whole life! ive gained so many friendships with some elders that i want to continue a friendship with.... i was truly blessed with being in the mtc with the 9 other elders in my district! i FREAKING LOVE ALL OF THEM!!!  hahaha i have had so many good times in here and i have laughed more than i ever have in my life... im still the same kooky person that i am and i think that will stay with me my entire mission :) i love to work hard but definitely having fun while doing it.... haha some of the other elder just laugh at all the dumb things that i do. 

-they laugh when i cant even eat salad

-they laugh at me when i carry a jump rope with me everywhere i go

-they laugh at me when i dress up in my all black thermals and black beanie and scare other elders in other rooms

-they laugh at my ridiculous comments

-they laugh at my jew hair

-and we all just laugh together!!! man its been so fun and im so happy!

well for those of you who haven't heard i am leaving for Argentina Monday morning!!! hahaha oooooo man am i scared out of my mind! haha i guess scared isnt the right word but i am seriously so anxious and excited!!!

 

some of my thoughts for leaving....

i seriously cannot believe that i didnt get reassigned to another state until my permanent visa came for argentina. i feel beyond blessed to be able to go right into argentina..... my thoughts are that there is a purpose me getting to go into argentina right away.

i know when i get there i wont know what the heck is going on and i wont be able to teach very well at all or even know how to tie my shoes. ill be so confused! haha but i know that the lord has a plan for me.... and for some reason he made it possible for me to be in argentina next week and not in 3-6 months.... i know that there is some argentinian that is waiting for me and is waiting to see my big dumb smiling face ready for me to spread the message that i have for them...

 hahaha ooo im going to be so confused the first couple of months!!! but my attitude is that im going to try as hard as i can and just do my best.... when they laugh at how awful my spanish is ill just give them the "big thumbs up" and a huge smile laughing right back at myself! i seriously cannot wait! i hope they put me in the most ghetto area there is... then i can just chill with the argentinian thugs and before they know it im dunking them in that baptismal font and their life is changed through jesus christ! hahah that would be craaaayyyy!!! 

i was reading in the book of mormon about faith... here is what my thoughts were when studying... i wrote them down in my journal 

Faith Is Greater Than The Miracle Itself

 "i have come to realize that nothing makes me more happy than the idea of my actions making my father in heaven happy. that my actions make my father proud of the son that i am to him. i say that faith is greater than the miracle itself because faith is what truly makes my heavenly father happy. i know when i do things in my life that show faith that is what puts the smile on his face. i know that my father could give me any miracle but i believe that that is not what makes him the happiest-to give us miracles. i believe he is the happiest as my father when i show him how much faith i have in him. faith that he can help me through anything i am going through, humble myself to know that he knows what is best for me. and to work as hard as i possible can for him to show how much i love him-especially as a missionary. as a missionary to give it absolutely everything that i have within me for the next two years. to give every ounce of effort within me to do his work. for that is what makes him happy. for that is my purpose. that is my goal. to make him happy. to make him proud. for i do not need miracles given to me by the lord because the miracle within itself is shown by the joy i receive knowing that i made my father happy from the faith of which i have shown".

haha sorry if that was a little much to share!! haha i was getting mad revelation dropped upon my head when i was writing this... haha or at least i thought i was!

you should have seen elder pace’s face when I gave him those shoes…it was so awesome!!he couldn’t stop saying thank you and he said that’s one of the few times somebody has actually done something nice for him..i am so happy we could make that happen.it was cool to see.i think i got more joy out of it then he did.that’s what i love about service..

well i dont know if you will hear from me in a week. it'll probably be like a week in a half.. thats just my guess. i hope i have time to write you all back today.. thank you so much for all of your letters and love from home... MY FAMILY IS DOPE!! haha mom that package absoultely made my day!! these new phat ties are sooooooo dope! haha phat tie friday is gonna be epic tomorrow!! all the elders are soooo jealous of my ties. i think 2 districts will be wearing my ties tomorrow for phat tie friday...... 

 

well wish me luck for argentina! pray that i wont screw up some lesson by saying the wrong spanish word! haha and pray that some member doesnt give me some nasty food to eat! but most importantly pray for the people that i am going to be teaching... i can get by on my own :)

love you all so much and i am so grateful for the support that i receive from home!

peace out United States, I'll smell ya later!

hola Argentina, you've got a curly headed missionary coming your way!

love,

Elder Cole Myers