I think when I come home I'll have a very hard time adjusting to
being called by my first name. Maybe everyone can keep calling me Lonas
for awhile, to help me ease into it?
We went to
the temple this week. Every day leading up to the temple I became more
and more excited, which was manifested by a neverending round of me
singing "Going to the temple and we're, gonna get ma-a-a-ried, going to
the temple and we're gonna get ma-a-a-ried. Gee. I really love you and
we're gonna get ma-a-a-rieed... Going to the temple, *mumble lyrics so
no one knows that I don't know them*"
(Sidenote: I did not get married. But it wasn't a complete failure or anything, the temple was still awesome :)
My companions are very grateful that that is over.
Also, if anyone knows the real lyrics (besides chapel- I am aware that the real lyrics say chapel ) please let me know. DONE. :)
I love the temple.
We had to
split the Mission into 3 groups, each going on a different day, because
we have so many more missionaries than last year, which was too bad
because I wasn't there with some of my friends, but I was there with some
of my close friends that I was with LAST year when I went to the temple
:) It's really... disorienting, for lack of the correct word, to be
here in Bremerton again one year later. It's getting sunnier and
sunnier, and especially when I'm emailing at the library, which is in my
old area, I just feel like I'm right where I was. So much has changed,
and so much has not. I try not to think about it too much. But I still
think about it too much.
(Unrelated note, I just banged my leg into the wooden table thing, It hurts and is very distracting)
Anyway,
I learned a lot this time in the temple. The spirit is so strong, you
can't help but learn. I was thinking how much I wished I could
have a pen and my planner so I could write down things I was learning
while I was there- but then I realized that, once again, Heavenly Father
is smarter than I am.
( Heavenly Father- A Kazillion, Elder
Lonas- 0)
While it's definitely a good idea to go home and write down
impressions and stuff, I think that it's part of Heavenly Father's plan
to have us not be able to write stuff down, because that means that if I want to learn everything he wants to teach me, I need to go frequently, for the rest of my life. There's no shortcut or other way
to do it.
I won't be able to go to the temple again until I'm
coming home... that really scares me. I feel like Im starting to do
things for the last time. Last temple trip, last phone call home....
I've been
staring at this computer screen for about 10 minute straight, it's so
hard for me to try to convey things sometimes.
Ooh, let me tell you about Tyler! (short version, not long version)
He came to church this week! we met him last Sunday, after church, so
this is the first week he could make it. He's way legit. In Church, he
introduced himself as "Tyler, Candidate for Baptism! And these are my
missionaries, they're my escorts today!"
Pretty awesome :) He's in his 50's, and came to church looking way classy in black slacks, black tie and suspenders.
I just think that's awesome. :) He's going to be baptized in a few weeks, I'm really excited for him!
Life is wonderful. Missionaries are so happy, because
sharing the gospel makes me everyone happy! And being a full time
missionary makes me full time happy. The cool thing is that we're the
FULL TIME missionaries! which means that everyone else who has been
baptized is ALSO A MISSIONARY :) I promise everyone of you that if you
are bold, and invite someone to come closer to Christ this week, through
reading the Book of Mormon, or coming to church with you, or meeting
with the full time missionaries, you will know exactly what I'm talking
about. John 7:17
Love,
Lonas
