1/2/2012

Feliz ano novo!

For New Years, it was just me and Kutomi in our little house, but we still made the best of things. We bought some of that alcohol free champagne, and chocolate, and played chess until midnight. Usually I always win, but he´s managed to have a few ties with me.

We met a really cool 19 year old guy this week named Edson. He comes from a really humble family, but really has a great attitude about things. He really wants to be baptised, so we took him to church for the first time this week. He lives about 40 minutes to the church walking, so we talked to a member so that we could all go in his car, and he agreed to give us all a ride if we showed up at his house at 8:30. We walked 30 minutes to Edson's house, and then we walked to the member's house who had the car. When we got there, it was exactly 8:30, but he had already left :( I was kind of sad and frustrated, and we started walking to the church. We walked for about a half hour, and while we walked, I taught the 3rd lesson to Edson. When we were about 10 minutes from the church, another member found us in the street and gave us a ride the rest of the way to the church. Edson said, " That's so cool that God was watching out for us, and sent these people to give us a ride! The car was air conditioned and everything!" I was feeling frustrated because of the thirty minutes that we walked, but Edson was feeling grateful, and even excited, because of the 3 minutes that we rode in the car. These are the lessons that I learn everyday here on my mission. I´m learning that I can be happy in any situation. My happiness doesn´t depend on the weather or whats on tv, or what team won the ball game. It doesn´t depend on my companion, or who we´re baptising this week. It depends on my attitude, and what I choose it to be. True happiness comes when you choose to do what you know is right.

I´m out of time now, but I hope you all know that I love you, and I pray for you every night. Keep choosing the right, and being happy :) I hope you guys never worry about me while I´m here. I´m enduring to the end, and really enjoying the journey.

Love, Elder Forsyth

P.S. The church is true!!!