Mommy!!!
That sounds like you guys have been having a little bit of Arizona
coming up to Idaho huh? That was insane when I heard about how hot that it was
getting up there. Members have just been telling me that it will be fine because
going back to Idaho will be just like Arizona now so I will be used to it. ;P
But I am glad to hear that it is cooling back down now! :D That would be a super
crazy High Adventure for Tyler if it was in the triple digits the whole time! He
would for sure come back a little bit darker than when he left! :P But I
remember when I went on high adventures and I always had a blast! I remember the
last one that I was able to go on was I think at the Salmon river and Dad was
able to come with us! We went rafting and kayaking so that was super hard to
figure out how to do it, but it was a blast once you figured it out! I loved all
of the high adventures that I have been on!
Thank you for sharing all of those fun/cool experiences that you have
had over the past week! It is so crazy how some things happen in our lives that help us later on.
I remember a specific experience that I had on my mission
that has really helped me to keep a good attitude through trials. There was a
lady that we were teaching who was a member of the church but was also
very angry at it for some reason. No matter what we said or what we did for her
she would still be mad, and she had her mind made that she would be mad at the
church. It really showed me how much of a choice we actually have to either be
mad, or be happy. We have complete and total control of our emotions and
actions! Even though some things might happen whether it is actually something
big, or just a little misunderstanding, we could take it Well, or we can take it
Bad. I know that the way that the Lord would like us to take it would be for us
to take it Well. I think that is where the story of forgiving 70 times 7 comes
into play! :D It sure makes life a lot easier when we can do that and helps us be happy!!!
This past week we had a meeting with President Toone again and he
was addressing the letter that was sent to all of the leaders of the church from
the First Presidency on the Supreme Court Decision of Gay Marriage. He read the
statement and then he continued on and talked about some of the things that we
need to change as a mission... I know that I am not a perfect missionary but
Elder Cox and I left that meeting and I seriously just felt empty for the
remainder of the day. I was trying to think of why I was feeling like that, and
what was wrong with me but nothing was coming to mind. There are always little
things that we can work on to get better, but even though I realized that
it didn't really help me feel any better. Still to this day I have no idea how
to deal with that better... I don't think that I have ever felt so depressed in
my entire life as I did in that meeting. But once that day was over and a new
day began I was back to normal and I was good to go!!! :D I was glad that
it didn't stick with me! It probably didn't help that I have been sick for the
past week... But now I am better! I got some medication and I am set now! :) But
this past week was really good other than that meeting and we were able to meet
a lot of cool people once again!!!
One quick question... I have the option to either send my bike home, or
to donate it to the mission. Do you guys have any particular choice as to what
you would like me to do with the bike??? It isn't broken but it has 2 years of
ware and tare on it so I was thinking about donating it rather than going
through the trouble of shipping it home. What do you think? Oh and I will be
sending a bunch of books home in a package soon so if you get a package from
me don't get too excited.... Its just a bunch of books! :P Don't worry though I
am bringing a shirt home for everyone from a service project we did!!!
Love you bunches!
Elder Brandon Wallentine
P.S. for the 4th of July we got to go over to our ward mission leaders
house and watch some fireworks! So it was a good time for sure!
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