I don't know what to tell y'all about our week. It was decent, but quite
uneventful too. Nothing crazy or exciting or special. It wasn't freezing cold,
and some times I didn't even need my jacket! So that was pleasant, but I think
this week it's going to get cold again. So that's not too exciting, but we'll
survive. Elder Berardy is from Hawaii, you know? So he like SPAM, because
that's what they eat in Hawaii, you know? So this week I ate SPAM for the first
time ever! And it was actually really good. Not sure what it is exactly, but I
don't know why SPAM has such a bad rep? Probably because people aren't sure
what exactly it is, but oh well! Elder Berardy got pooped on by a bird this
week, so that was pretty funny. We have a small handful of investigators right
now, but we are spending a lot of time trying to find new investigators and
searching for those elect, but we didn't have too much luck with that this past
week. But this week is a new week and we have high hopes and expectations!
So this Thursday is el Dia de Pavo, as it is called in the Hispanic
culture. THANKSGIVING! We got a couple of dinner invitations from a couple of
different families in the branch. Not sure where exactly we will go, but
hopefully both options will work out! But in this email, because I have so
little to tell you about my week, I would like to express my gratitude for my
family and friends and blessings and everything that makes my life great.
Coming on a mission has really opened my eyes to how blessed I have been and how
great I have always had it. We spend a lot of time with A and her
daughter, D, the two that were recently baptized. A is the sweetest
lady, and she is trying so hard to embrace the gospel and make it a part of her
life and the life of her family. She just left her abusive husband last month,
and now she lives with her daughter and her two sons that are 13 and 19. Her
sons are real chumps, they don't do anything but work, play video games, beg for
money from their mom, and team up against their mom and sister and make fun of
them. They are both miserable, sad, angry people. They want nothing to do with
us and try to avoid talking with us at almost all costs. But this past
Wednesday, we had dinner with A, and she made her sons eat at the table
with us. To see the way they treat their mom made Elder Berardy and I furious
and almost sick. It wasn't quite bad enough to the point where we needed to say
something, but it made me very sad to see that. That's not what a family should
be! Families should love and support and inspire one another, and enjoy and
cherish the time the moments they have to spend together. I know that they can
be hard to do in the moment at times, but right now that has never seemed so
easy! This experience with A and her family made me think about my
family, and the family I want to have in the future. I also thought about other
families that I admire, and how it feels in their home. Throughout my mission I
have been in some very pathetic and sad homes, but I have also been in some
incredible homes where their is much love and the Spirit is felt strongly.
President Monson said that "love is the essence of the gospel". I truly believe
that there is nothing on the planet that can bring so much love and peace and
unity into the home the way the restored gospel can. And I have that gospel in
my life! And I have a happy, united and blessed family! And for that reason I
am content and grateful. There are some days when I am just so full of
gratitude that I can hardly keep myself from dancing and screaming and making an
absolute fool of myself! It feels good to be grateful. We all have more than
we realize to be grateful for. So mom, dad, Tom, Em, grandmas and grandpas,
aunts, uncles, and cousins, the Little Cottonwood 5th ward, and freinds and
every body else - THANK YOU! My life has been filled with great people that
have done more for me than they realize! I hope and pray that everybody has a
great week and a happy happy Thanksgiving with bulging tummies and hearts full
of gratitude!
Elder Williams
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