Hey Everybody!! How is everyone doing?! I hope you all had a pretty good week and had some fun celebrating Halloween. Here they dont really celebrate Halloween like they do in the states. I did see a handful of kids with pillow cases on their heads trying to be ghosts but the costumes didnt really get past that haha Another thing that is wierd is everybody is already talking about christmas! I was like what? we havent got to thanksgiving yet...and then one of the other north american missionaries was like hey dont you know that thanksgiving is an american holiday that when the indians helped the pilgrams plant all their crops...then i just looked at him and said...oh ya...i kinda forgot...ha I was kinda looking forward to that day when we could eat turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and roast beef. But im sure we will find a way to have our own little thanksgiving dinner.
This week was a little different because President had a mission president conference in Quitos, Ecuador with all the other mission presidents from our Area. but it was also a pretty good week for my companion and I. We were able to a lot of things done that we wanted to do and we were able to visit a lot of the people we wanted to visit. We have had a few bumps in the road during our time together but we are getting through it. living with a person that is so different from me has helped me to learn that i need to have one eye open to see all the good traits in person but the other eye closed so i dont see the things that bug me. We are working really well together and i know that things can only get better. I really love trying to develop christlike attributes i like looking at it as a challenge. Saying well i dont have patience for example so the next time comes around to test my patience i like to see if i can handle the situation better and then the next time better. Everytime we can get better at something we improve. But we only can improve if we set goals, we can see them, remember them, meet them and then set new ones. Everyday we should try and find a mistake that we can leave behind. Leaving behind something is promising that we wont do it again. that is one of the steps to true repentance.
Today i am pumped to go play some soccer with president and all the other missionaries in the zone. I love getting to play soccer on p-days it really is a blessing have so many people that love soccer here in the mission! We really do have a lot of fun. Ill try and get some pictures to send for next week.
P.S. Dont forget to send Family Christmas cards to me
Love,
Elder Wilkinson
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