Feb. 13, 2012
Hey everybody! I am currently sitting in a broken chair, sweating my eyeballs out of their sockets and there is a man directing traffice right outside the internet shop blowing a whistle every five seconds. I am never coming to this internet shop again hahahahahahahaha AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
So, I'll try and concentrate.
First, I think we are going with a four person regular, but I'll call Elder Molina and have him email you guys to confirm that.
Dad, as far as classes, I left a list on my laptop (saved in Microsoft Word I believe) with the classes that I thought about signing up for. So if you can't find that, just whatever works. I don't want to take any heavy math when I get back, maybe a refresher course if that's available. English shouldn't be too much of a problem. I want a somewhat easy schedule for the Fall and move into the heavier things in the Winter semester. But I will be coming home ready to work hard and I will be a better student than ever before, so don't stress over making it too easy or too hard. I'm ready for whatever. I just need a good schedule so that I can study and make money and look for my future wife and chill with the buds and ski and go to football and basketball games and play two intramural sports and practice piano on a daily basis.
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The mission office now has the new house address. Thank you. And thanks for sharing that idea about praying to recognize truth, that is one more thing I will be adding to my daily prayers.
Haley, you sound way busy. I've heard (from Elizabeth Young) that AP art was way fun, but also time consuming. I think that's just because she was very very slow with her art work, but that will be an awesome class! I like your speech. Just be confident, but don't take it too lightly. I've seen people who expected to win a position who blew off the speech and lost the election. But I think you'll do great (like you always do).
I am such a blockhead. I took pictures at the beach to send to each of you for Valentine's Day, but I forgot my camera. Ughhhhh. But Happy Valentine's Day! This might actually be my last Valentine's Day that I spend single! Haha at least I hope so. I won't count my chicks before they hatch...
The temple was soooo wonderful! It was sooo special. I had a lot of questions and concerns and went in and got them all figured out. It's amazing how strong the Spirit can be in the temple when we go prepared. It was cool to be there with President and with all the zone. Such a good day. I don't have time to share all the details, but it was certainly a highlight of the mission. We all left the temple feeling on top of the world.
I have struggled lately with making study time effective. This week will be better. I just get so tired and zone out sometimes, and other times I don't find what I'm looking for. Last night in our meeting President explained why so many RMs go inactive after the mission. He said they stop studying with desire and they stop serving. That hit me hard right when I was thinking about how my study time has been weak.
The meeting was powerful, it was with the Stake Presidency and President Maravilla. They were expressing concerns with retention and all that. President Garcia, our awesome stake president shared that it is interesting how 1/3 of the converts fall away, just like the preexistence. If we are holding retention at 2/3, we are doing as well as we did back then. Not saying that we should ever settle for that, but interesting to see that correlation.
This whistle guy directing traffic is trying my patience.
Yesterday we had ward conference. Lots of people came, lots of investigators, and we have a lot of work to do. But we also have to deal with transfers this week, exchanges with the zone, and meetings. There's no time! And it's such a struggle to use time wisely enough to get to everything. But we're making progress.
Well there is sooo much more to tell, but I have to go.
Thank you for writing me so consistently. I love you guys a lot. Happy Valentines Day!
Have an awesome week.
Much love,
Elder Austin Tyler
