Hey
:)
Response to questions: My companion is great. He`s
from Juarez, Mexico. Shorter than me, which is a blessing. And,
he`s a great, real person, which makes him an enjoyable companion. I
feel like the mission has inextricably changed me. I have a true
testimony, changed world-view and perspective of the gospel, and have grown
loads as a person. The Chileans talk really bad. They use a lot of
modismos and eat their words- saying things like catchay and sipo. But I
enjoy it and it makes it super easy to understand anyone with another type of
accent. I loved General Conference especially, as always, the talk by Elder
Holland. I love several things about Chileans: their openness and
friendliness, their work ethic, their disposition to believe in the divine, and
their character. My mission president is wonderful. He`s a former
estate lawyer, and has 6 children. His wife is wonderfully happy and
energetic. He`s taught me how to be a missionary of a surety, how to
repent of heart, and how to become like unto Christ.
Conference
This time, because of problems in other sectors with other
missionaries, we got to watch it all in Spanish, but I got along fine and
understood it all without any difficulty. Though that wasn`t the case with
the greenies. :) Notably was the great experience of listening to the
Latinos and Elder Scott speak naturally in Spanish. To me the theme was
Service, Come Back, Missionary Work, and Christ.
I`m adding a link to a wonderful talk that Elder Holland based
his powerful talk from this Conference on. To listen to even more
inspired words from the servants of the Lord.
Next
week will be full of more reflections...
Mucho
Amor y Bendiciones
Elder
Parry Harrison
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