This week I was thinking so much of the name we bear as members of the church; so often we think we are bearers of faith, love, hope, compassion. And yes that is all true, but at the same time we bear His name as a whole. We are vessels carrying the message and evidence of the pain and suffering He went through and we so easily forget that. Almost more so, we are the bearers of a story of pain and anguish, so that we may be happy and also be pure vessels like our Savior. Just something I have been thinking about.
I leave this Monday and man am I stoked to be in Germany. The last week has gone pretttyyyy slowly, but that's okay because once we get on the mission schedule it will speed up! We fly United to Chicago, Chicago to Frankfurt, Frankurt to Dresden, then train from Dresden to Freiberg. It’s gonna be a long day, but I am excited. I CAN CALL ON MONDAY MORNING!!!! So have your phones at the ready bright and early!!!! SO EXCITED! Crazy how after the first week in Germany I will have been out 2 months and the next time I talk to you will be in fact exactly 6 months in the mission.
The language and everything is coming along, but I know once I get there I will just be like what the heck is going on. We didn’t do a lot in class since we leave to the promised land so soon. We only have one more official class this week, which is so exciting!! We practiced train contacts and it was so funny. I am already finding it hard to write in English. . . which is so fun. We filmed a commercial this week as a district back at the dorm and it was the funniest thing. I will miss everyone for sure. kinda. maybe. probably not.
The snow was absolutely insane down here — you have no idea how funny it was when we were hosting the senior missionaries that were arriving. It was when the storm was literally a blizzard and Elder Burch and I had to run to cars and it was like a war zone. We made a football out of snow and started playing catch, which of course didn't really work out at all. But nothing we didn't expect. End result.... well now I have a cold. But that was the most fun day of the MTC, so I am not complaining.
I love you and miss you and am so grateful for your packages and notes and just you in general. Hope all is well and what I could use right now is a nice big brisket. Man does that sound good. Wow okay, I will talk to you Monday. I love you so much and miss you. Hope all is well at home and I’m excited to call and get to talk to you.
Love you!
Elder Rhondeau
ps: I kinda guess Truly is still fat but I always hope to get that email that says, "Truly is no longer fat"...but that won’t come, is my guess, because she is so sad I am not home.
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