Hey!
Listen!
This week was fun but
a little rough at the same time. It was cool to spend Christmas here in Mexico because
I got to see how it's celebrated over here. Unfortunately, the majority of the
population just use it as an excuse to get drunk and eat more than usual. Of
course, people do that in the States too, but not so much in Utah anyways!
Nobody really wanted to let us in to talk on Christmas so we just asked if we
could sing a Christmas hymn then left. It was kinda nice because I like to
sing. On Christmas Eve we got to eat with a family in the ward and it was a ton
of food! They made BBQ and lasagna and some other kind of meat (similar to BBQ)
and spaghetti verde. It was all delicious and for the drink we got 7-Up with
grenadine in it! Before the dinner we had a bit of a family home evening with
them. That was a lot of fun too. Overall, it was a super nice evening. The week
was a little rough, though, because we didn't find many new people to teach.
Also, a lot of our investigators weren't around to teach because they left for
vacations. It was just a slow week so I'm kinda glad the holidays are coming to
a close so we can start finding people again. Sorry there's not much to tell
about this week, but honestly not much happened. Yesterday was interesting though...
we got yelled at by three different people within the same half hour. That's
pretty nuts because we rarely get yelled at. First, a random guy on the other
side of the street started yelling swear words at us in English for no apparent
reason. Then a guy yelled at us when we knocked on his door. He yelled "No
queremos nada!" which means "We don't want anything!". After
that, a group of teenagers saw me trip and started making fun of me and called
me Satan. All these things were a little discouraging at first. I kept thinking
"Why are these people so mad at us for trying to preach about God and his
Son?" However, I know that there's opposition in all things. If there
weren't, we wouldn't appreciate the good things in life. Afterwards, I actually
felt good that they had all yelled at us. I've learned that when we suffer a
little in the mission, we are standing shoulder to shoulder with Christ. What
he did for us was much harder. To quote Jeffery R. Holland, the mission is hard
sometimes because "Salvation was never easy." I know that what I'm
doing here is exactly what the Lord wants me to do. I may be rejected by the
people, but the Lord wants them to be warned. He wants them to return to Him
just as much as he wants you or me to.
Well enough rambling. I'll
get to answering questions for now.
Mom: We haven't received
too many new missionaries that I'm aware of. I'm thinking that a lot of them
will start flocking in around the next two months due to time in the MTC, but
who knows? The mosquitoes aren't a problem right now. I just had one night
where we didn't have electricity and the windows were open. I got bitten about
fifty times that night, but I haven't gotten bitten at all this week so far. If
I end up wanting a net I'll let you know. :) I enjoyed the missionary letters
you sent me, but I still haven't read through them all yet. I skimmed through a
couple when I first got them, but I haven't had time to read too many. It's
nice to know what's going on with the other elders though. Thanks for sending them!
I think my favorite gift that you sent me was the little picture display
keychain with the pictures on it. I've been looking at that almost every night
before I got to bed. It makes me smile and look forward to seeing you all
again. :) Oh, and don't worry about the Skype, it didn't make me too homesick
or anything. Of course I miss you all, but I know that I need to be here. As
for requests in my next package... I really want the General Conference talks
from October in English. If you can send me an Ensign or something with them
I'd really appreciate it. Love you Mom! :D
Dad: I pretty much
explained above how my week went and my recent experiences. Other than that
things have been fairly slow. Christmas was pretty much a work day. The only
thing that was different was that we basically carolled all day long. It was
pretty fun though. We are going to have transfers next Tuesday and we should
know what's going on by Saturday. As of now, I don't know if I'm staying or
going. I might stay with E. Westhoff or I might leave or we both might leave. I
have no idea. As far as friends in the mission go, I met an Elder from
Springville, Utah named Elder Shreiner. He's the tallest Elder in the mission
(all my friends seem to be taller than me) and he's pretty nutty. He was one of
the elders I was living with for about three weeks so we got to know each other
pretty darn well. He's a funny guy and we're making plans to meet up sometime
after the mission. I hope I answered all your questions. Love you tons Dad!
I just want to testify
that this church is true. God really does call prophets in these latter days to
guide all of us to the Celestial Kingdom. I know that Thomas S. Monson is
called of God to guide this church. Above all, I know that Jesus Christ is the
Savior and Redeemer of the world. I love you all and hope you're all doing
well! Enjoy the holiday break! Love you all!
Love,
Elder Sean Horrocks
Elder Horrocks and Elder Westhoff Christmas 2012
District. Mission President is on the right
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