Dear Home,
I love you guys!
(note from Mom - usually I send Elder Robarts a short email each Sunday and he replies with his email home. Last week I didn't get the email out, But he wrote anyway, as you recall)
Don't worry about last week,
sounds like you guys were pretty busy. Hope everything is okay. I
finally got last week's letter sent this morning, so it'll be a bit
late. Not much though. A couple notes mostly.
Anyway, this transfer has been a little different than most. I
learned this time just how much I was able to learn about working here,
but I'm not able to do much. My companion is having a really hard time
right now with some health problems, so working is really hard. He might
be going home early because of it. But keep him in your prayers. In the
meantime, we can't really work for long stretches of time. There's a
lot of stopping to rest, and a couple times we've had to go home early
and work in the appartment. But I've found some work I can do there, so
it's okay. Organizing! Just like old times. :DD
So, mom mentioned earlier about how I might miss Korea. Simple
homes, awesome food. True, I do like that most homes can clear away a
lot of furniture when not using it, making nice open spaces. And I'll
miss the food. But with a little Kim and Kimchi every now and then I'll
be fine. And American food has it's perks too. I've missed dairy bread
and vegitables. Here there's fruit, but kimchi is the main vegi.
Actually, I don't know. ---moving on.
FSS: Today I read Alma 25. Man, I love these guys. The story of
Alma's people is incredible. Not much time, but take a look at the
difference between Limhi's escape and Alma's. They both made it, but
Alma just walked out the front door. You can count on the Lord. Easier
than yourself really.
Also, interesting scripture on Authority. Mosiah 21:33. It's important. Worthiness too. This scripture tags both. Nice.
PSS:
Mission tour! Man, I love it. Answered several prayers I'd said the
night before. Talked about the spirit, the comforter. Trusting in God.
So many good things.
Also taught about studying. The field is ripe, but are our sickles
sharp? Also, smile when you study (that was new) "It doesn't say
anything about it in chapter 2 PMG, but do it anyway." It's true, it
helps.
"When you are living the Gospel, most thoughts are prompted by the
spirit." Deep. Not sure who said it though. Homework for you guys, I've
got no google.
Also, I love Matt 16 (right now I'm studying new testament with JST and Jesus the Christ. SO nice.)
It speaks volumes about the divinity of Christ, as well as the
importance of His work. No time to go into it as well as I'd like
though. It's in my study journal.
Also, I have a favor. Could you
send a couple General Conference things in these emails? We have the
CDs at home, you should be able to attach them directly without too much
trouble, (I think) and I should be able to pull them from here. (PS :
Found a cheap memory card for my mp3 player, so it should be good. [it
might be used to store pictures if I run low on my camera card...])
Thanks! I've been missing talks. Ensign is good, but no time to read.
Also, weather has officially changed now. It took about a day. Got
really hot all of a sudden, about (don't know how strong, but strong)
wind came through all day, and now it's spring!
The Wind rain
snow cycle is over now I guess. That means it'll start heating up now.
Snap. I've already shed my coat, but I can't ditch the suit until
conference. I'll probabl still wear it for a while though.
That might be about it.
This week has been a little rough. I
miss missionary work, going outside. We spend a /lot/ of time indoors.
But a lot of it is just health. Can't change that. There might be more,
but that too is out of my hands. So you gotta do what you can. I just
wish there was more of that. I can't really help as much as I want to.
Don't listen to me though. I'm a missionary. No matter what, I'm the
happiest person in the world. I have the gospel. And for 2 years, I get
to SHARE it. A thought keeps entering m head this week. "Sometimes I
have moments of sudden euphoria as I realize exactly what I'm doing.
Glimpses of eternity."
The work is real guys.
...And I've got pictures! (note from Mom - the pictures will be on Facebook)
~Elder Robarts
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