Soooo... it sounds like Elder Tengberg already got the picture off... But on monday AFTER i had already sent my email, i went back to the office... and I got to see Elder Tengberg!!!! It was CRAZY!!! hahaha. It was the best thing ever. We just saw eachother and were like "dude no way!!!" And we gave eachother a huge big hug and just talked for a few minutes. It was so awesome to see him, and to be able to talk to one of my friends in spanish. And it was awesome to be able to see how he`s changed. Elder Tengberg was already an awesome guy to begin with, but still you could note a change in him! The mission does amazing things! Every young man needs to go on a mission for real. I cant imagine what would have happened to me in my life if i didnt go. But so that was AWESOME! Ill attach the picture anyways so you can all see it!
Well... so that was Monday afternoon. The roughness of the week began Monday night. On monday night right before we were about to head off to bed, we got a phonecall from the hermanas. Without going into details to respect her privacy, one of the hermanas in our zone has been having some really bad health problems the past few months. We all had been working really really hard to do everything we could for her to help her out, and she had been fighting really really good. She had been progressing health wise, but it was still a big struggle... But so monday night the hermanas called to let us know that she had made the decision to go home, and that she would be leaving on wednesday.
So obviously she had prayed about the whole thing and new it was the right decision for her and everything... but still. It broke my heart to hear that she was going to home! As a lider for any missionary you learn to really care about the wellbeing of your missionaries and want to help them out the best you can, so when we heard that one of our hermanas was going home, it was way sad :( So we just gave her some words of encouragement and let her know that we knew it was the right decision and that it was going to be the best for her! But so that was a big bummer.
But... to add on to that, earlier that same day i had learned that 2 other hermanas that i had been district leader for were ALSO having some major health problems, and would be going home early and leaving the next week.
Boooooo. So i didnt just get one punch to the face, I got THREE. So THAT was pretty fome. So monday night was a pretty rough night as I realized that 3 of my hermanas would be going home early in the next week. Itttt made me pretty sad. Like i dont know... maybe its one of those "you had to be there things" or like you have to live it to understand, but it was just really super lame and made me way sad! But anyways that got me pretty down that night. I know it will be the best for them though! So ill be keeping them in my prayers and thatd be aweseom if you could include them in yours as well so they can all get better!
So anyways that made the week pretty tough, and to add the fourth and final punch... Elder Holt goes home today to! So i lost FOUR missionaries this week! So basically it was just like i lost 4 friends this week haha. So thats why it was a tough week. More of an emotional tough than anything haha.
So anyways, going back through the rest of the week... Lets see. On Wednesday we went with the assistants and president and his wife and said bye to the hermana in our zone and helped her with her stuff.
and then on saturday... haha. Oh man. Its a long story. But ill keep it short.
So remember that football team? We the coach of that team is really a go-getter. So he somehow got a hold of President Arringtons number or the assistants number or something, and set up a meeting so he could somehow continue getting help from these gringo missionaries who are good at football haha. So long story short, they met up, President authorized it, and so now on saturdays (the pday for the assistants) the assistants are going to this football team and helping them out, and on occasion inviting the actual football playing elders to go and help out for 2 hours as well. Soooo on saturday we went and played football again! haha. Especially being Elder Holt`s last week. So anyway we went and helped them out. It was way fun! And Elder Holt is basically famous to them haha. So they had a good time saying bye! haha.
And well... more than that in the week... the time was spent saying bye to the members and other people and getting elder holt packed up haha...
and now we show up to today! And Elder Holt is officially doing his final things before he goes home. His interview, dinner with president, etc... We`ve said our official goodbyes and now im in a trio with some elders from my zone until my new comp gets here tomorrow morning!
It was sad saying bye to Elder Holt. He was a great comp, BUT. Hes a super happy guy and we both got along way well and he`ll be there close in Utah and were sure we`ll be friends after the mission and that we`ll be seeing eachother... So it wasnt TOO hard! haha. It was more of a temporary "peace out" haha. So it was sad, but we`ll be seeing eachother again soon! He was a great comp and I learned alot from him! Hes a real good guy haha.
And with Elder Holt leaving.... that means... Im getting a new comp! And you`ll never believe who it is! Im going to be comps with Elder Paulson!!! Do you remember Elder Paulson at all? We both showed up at the same time here in the mission! We lived together in the same room in the MTC! We were both locked in the same room together for 9 weeks in the MTC! Yeahhhh!!!!! hahaha. Another awesome comp on his way! Ill send a pic to remind you who he is! But so its his first time being zone leader so ill be showing him the ropes a little bit. But so im way pumped to be with him! He`s from utah and his little brother played lacrosse at BYU too the year after i left! So this will be great haha. Im excited.
Buttt.....more than that.I cant really think of too much! Ill just send a couple of pictures... I dont have too many :/ Elder Holt has them on his camera haha. he just took all the pictures this week. So ill send what ive got! I love you all and miss you! Have an awesome week. And ill talk to you next week! The church is true, Christ lives still, and through his atonement we can be saved! SO take advantage of it! I love you all! HAsta la proxima!
Elder Heyman
1. Our final abrazo! "Dont go elder holt!" haha.
2. Comps.
3. My new comp Elder Paulson! This is from a few months ago when we were in the same zone! Hes the one with the bright shirt right next to me with his arm around me! Were gonna be comps! Woo hoo! Im pumped! haha.
4. Me and Elder Tengberg! Que Bakan! we were even coincidentally matching (kind of) for the occasion!
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