So I`ve
had a decent uneventful week this week, it was a good last week of the change.
Yup me and my kid are staying together for another one here in Real de Minas:)
So I sent you a pic of Elder Perez
and I last week at our last p-day together. We all got together and the
Peruvians (there are a ton from Peru here in the Zone) made a Peruvian dish
called Lomo Saltado which is what you saw in the picture. It was fun and the
food was pretty tasty. We played some mikro and just basically sat around and
talked while we waited for the food to cook. Then on Tuesday, we had a zone
service project where we went and cleaned up a neighborhood. We just basically
picked up trash and swept the streets but the neighborhood was in a huge hole!
haha we had to climb up tons of stairs but the view was awesome. I`ll send you guys
pics. Then Wednesday we had district meeting and I said goodbye to my best
buddy Elder Perez. He left Wednesday night for Bogota spent the day Thursday
there doing who knows what, and then left for Chile Friday. It was sad to see
him go, but I was just soo amazed at how he went in such a humble manner. Most
missionaries get a little bit prideful at the end because they think because
they have 2 years doing this they know everything. But not Elder Perez, I
really admire him and think I have made a friend and a brother for life:) I
think if a missionary can end more humble than he started, he will be
lightyears ahead of those who end more prideful.
So Dad, glad you liked the last
letter:) No we haven’t got to teach the
family home evening with the 10 non members. BUT remember the time in Cucuta
when I was asking you guys for those object lessons? part of it was for this
reason. We would do lots of family home
evenings with big groups of people so I used the object lessons to make them
laugh and get interested in our message and then we`d just teach everyone apart
because teaching people in groups is ridiculously hard and usually ends up in
failure. I remember once in Cucuta a non member invited us to a family party.
We took a few videos with us thinking that we could watch one, BUT the little
kids were watching so when we got there, the investigators told us to just
share a short message with everyone (over 20 people) so we shared the short
version of the restoration and it did not go very well. I don`t even think we
had gotten a minute into it and people were shouting out questions and
objections and it just turned into a Q and A session, but it was a cool
experience. Also the time we went to the go carts in church clothes was because
we went outside of the zone to go do stuff, so whenever we do that we have to
wear Church clothes, but when we`re inside the zone doing activities that are
¨inapropriate for church attire¨ we can wear normal clothes. We went back to
the go carts today, and I realized that I am a really dirty driver;) it`s just
so fun to make people crash lol, but the people got mad at me this time because
I whacked into Dominguez making him do a full 360 into the tires. Also the
second time I went I got a crappy cart that would hardly turn or brake. So I
got tired of going slow and gassed the thing straight into the tires( they got
even more mad) I told them I wanted a different one and the one they gave
me was better. Also this just came to my mind, can you send me a picture of my
mission plaque? that would be totally sweet.
So me and my compa are becoming
really great friends! I am really starting to enjoy his company and we have a
great relationship. Last night we celebrated the end of his first change a
little bit drinking some jugo we made and watching a video that I have on the
Old Testament. Neither of us were very tired so we just stayed up talking, you
know when this happens you have a good companionship. Then it started to rain
real hard and lightning and thunder started up and I guess in Peru lightning
never strikes so we got up and watched the lightning a little bit and he was
all excited and I sat there just as content as possible counting my blessings.
I have the best job ever, my companion is great, I`m in my dream city, we have
people to teach, man theres not a better feeling than being a missionary and
loving it!
Well I want to end my letter (sorry
if its lacking more substance) thanking you guys for all you are doing for me.
Thanks for looking for a house) Either
way, what Josh says is true, once we`re all there we can look for something
better for the next semester. The thing is, I want to be with them both and
will live anywhere just to be with them both thats my motto of the week ¨it`s
not where you are or what you’re doing, it`s WHO you’re with.¨ Also I honestly
just want to thank you guys for being such good parents. I will never forget
something dad told me when we were little living in Utah. ¨I will always love
you, but I will not always trust you.¨ I feel like over these last few years I
have been able to build a little trust within you guys even though I do do
things and say things wrong sometimes. I am becoming to really cherish and
value the trust that we have as a family and I think that one of my biggest
fears would be losing that trust that you guys have in me. I absolutley love
how you guys treat me! When I left home I felt like both mom and dad just
converted into my best friends and mentors and Shaylen has always been a friend
to me. I really appreciate the support and freedom that you give me, I love you
guys soooooooooooooo MUCH!!!!!!!!
-Elder Crook
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