I am sure you are all wondering about the subject of this
email. It was the quote of the week from Elder Heap in my District. He is from
the northern Arizona mountains and is probably the only pure redheaded Elder
here....But he is also a bit of a redneck. And super funny. We were just
talking about how redheaded people are so rare, and that he needs to pass the
gene on so it doesnt go extinct. Then he said " I am a rose in a meadow of
dandelions" and we all lost it because he is a pretty macho guy.
This last week was great. And we are in the home stretch. I
can already see Ecuador. The spirit that we constantly feel here is amazing. We
are now teaching three separate investigators everyday so we are studying
harder and learning more than we have been the rest of the time here. We pray
for the gift of tongues everyday and I have seen it manifest itself during our
lessons and teaching time. We have pretty much done away with English all
together. When we are in class and at meals and such, we do our best to ONLY
talk in Spanish. We also do our best to talk with all the Latino missionaries
here so they can help us with our spanish also.
This week at TRC we got to teach a lady who was from
Veracruz Mexico. I dont think I had ever heard anybody talk Spanish so fast in
my whole life! I would hear the first couple of words, and by the time i knew
what they meant she would be a sentence or two ahead! But we did get the just
of her message and the experience she shared so we were able to carry on.
Speaking Spanish has not been hard, but after this experience....I know it is
going to be the hardest to try to understand and comprehend Spanish when it is
spoken to us. Our maestro told us that in Ecuador they speak Spanish even
faster than that! He also told me that my Spanish is progressing really well,
and that I dont have an English accent because i have good pronunciation of the
Spanish alphabet.
This whole last week during Gym time we have been having
ping pong tournaments. Every single day we play for about an hour straight and
it is so much fun! So many people are good so we play the best games. I am
hoping that somewhere in Ecuador there will be a ping pong table that we can
use because I love it. Pizza night again this week we had another pizza eating
competition in our district and I was challenged by Elder Heap. We both managed
13 slices but he yaked so I am still the champion! Pretty cool huh? I have been
shedding off the pounds since I have been here. The altitude mixed with the 3
meals a day and no other food has been good for me.
This weekend we get to see the broadcast of the temple
cultural celebration and dedication! They said the Auditorium was going to be
an extension of the temple. So we are going to do the Hosanna Shout and
handkerchiefs and everything! I have never seen a live dedication so that is
going to be a great experience! We might get to do a session next week but I am
not sure yet. I will let you guys know!
We all fasted this last Sunday and it was a great
experience. We skipped Dinner Saturday night and Breakfast Sunday morning. It
really is such a powerful way to receive blessings and answers to questions in
our lives. It is so important! I wish I really knew how powerful it was sooner.
It is one of the best ways to feel the spirit. And we dont just have to fast on
fast Sunday...it can be any Sunday or any day we need additional clarity or
insight in our lives. I know you can receive great blessings!
We also have some cardboard cut outs of Jesus that we got
from a district that left! We keep them in the house and at night I like to
move them around to scare other Elders in the morning! It is such a fun thing
to do! I took a picture with one of them. Sorry I did not have time to get a
lot of pictures this week but I will get some more next week!
Is Fighting Zebras football doing that well? I guess I am
not surprised because we did get a new Varsity coach who has been doing good
things for the team. 16 RANK ADVANCEMENTS? That is pretty crazy. That is
exciting though because the scouting program is so important. When is Cole
going to start on his Eagle? Yes I remember that hike. It was definitely a fun
one. I am glad Bustey boy enjoyed it! Is he still limping or has he gotten
better?
That is awesome about Cole being the freshmen class
president! yeah I think that means he is over the float creation...but he is
pretty creative so I know he will do a good job. Wow thats right! Ukraine and
the Philippines! They are both going to have so much fun. Make sure to send me
some pictures from the wedding! And have a safe trip out to Utah!
I love you mom! Glad all is going well with the family. You
guys take care! Im praying for all of you!
Love
Elder Solari
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