We had the opportunity to 'chat' with Nick today. Really we just emailed back and forth with him for about 30 minutes. He is feeling a little discouraged this week. The work is slower than he would like. He sends his love and assures us that he still loves his mission.
Please keep him in your prayers.
Liz
We were called to serve as senior missionaries in the Italy Rome Mission, assigned as YSA specialists to the Puglia Stake in Bari, Italy. Our service is from January 2023 to July 2024.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Transfers again... six more weeks have flown by!
I think that the longer that I have been on my mission, the shorter the transfers seem to get! It feel like yesterday literally that I met up with Elder Whitney at the Yuba City stake center. And now I am going to say goodbye this afternoon, as he is taking his mission down to Roseville 2nd ward! Holy Cow that was fast.
Now my new Companion that is coming to Loma Rica is and Elder by the name of Elder Lee. I don't know too much about him, but he is white, and other than that there is not another good thing I have heard. Unfortunately. I am trying to be optimistic, but at the same time I am really really nervous. I am going to have an open heart though, and not let other missionaries affect my companionship. I already did that once, and I was not very happy for the first couple of weeks, so I am looking up this time around. Well I am going to be honest, I am really going to miss Elder Whitney. For all of the hard time that I give him, I really like the kid, and I am bummed he is taking off so soon. It actually came as quite a shock, we were both counting of six more weeks together. He is a good kid, and an awesome missionary. he will do good.
Now my new Companion that is coming to Loma Rica is and Elder by the name of Elder Lee. I don't know too much about him, but he is white, and other than that there is not another good thing I have heard. Unfortunately. I am trying to be optimistic, but at the same time I am really really nervous. I am going to have an open heart though, and not let other missionaries affect my companionship. I already did that once, and I was not very happy for the first couple of weeks, so I am looking up this time around. Well I am going to be honest, I am really going to miss Elder Whitney. For all of the hard time that I give him, I really like the kid, and I am bummed he is taking off so soon. It actually came as quite a shock, we were both counting of six more weeks together. He is a good kid, and an awesome missionary. he will do good.
In other news Kyle Palmer's baptism was this past Saturday, and it went really well. I got the chance to baptize him as well, and on Sunday Elder Whitney got to Confirm him. I got the easier job, so I was really glad about that.
Also this week, I almost hit a dear going 60 down the highway. He came onto the road from my left, and I slammed on the break, and realized I was still headed straight for him, so I had to swerve into the other lane to miss the little guy. Afterwards, my adrenaline was pumping, it was a pretty epic dodge if I do say so myself.
I also had a doctor appointment this week about my ear, and it was awesome. I was in the waiting room for 5 minutes tops, and then went to the doctor's room, and I waited for 5 minutes, and then he saw me for 5 minutes. He looked in both ears, and wrote me prescriptions and I left! Quickest ever! So he prescribed some Medical Marijuana, which is helping my ear tremendously. I never realized the good uses of that herb. haha. Well he really prescribed me some ear drops, and two different pills. I went to Walgreens to fill them, and found out that the co-pay for each was 10 dollars well I had at the time a whopping 36.55 for the rest of the month, so I went outside to figure out what I was going to do. When a miracle occurred. Sister McArther drove around the corner out of this little alley. She came over to talk to us, and since we were out of our area, during the day, sitting in a parking lot, I felt that I should explain why. I started off by saying to her that she couldn't solve this problem for me, because she is so generous to us Elders. Told her my dilemma. She laughed and walked to her car, and pulled out her wallet and pulled out 40 dollars, I started rolling up my window, so she couldn't give it to me, but it wasn't fast enough and she threw the money in the window, and walked over to her car, got in refused to take it back, and drove away! So to sum it up the Lord provided a way for a poor missionary to have his dilemma resolved and buy his prescriptions. What a blessing for me. Of course I talked to her later and thanked her. She also told me that the Lord truly was involved because she had taken a wrong turn and that is why she ran into us! It was awesome.
Also this week, I almost hit a dear going 60 down the highway. He came onto the road from my left, and I slammed on the break, and realized I was still headed straight for him, so I had to swerve into the other lane to miss the little guy. Afterwards, my adrenaline was pumping, it was a pretty epic dodge if I do say so myself.
I also had a doctor appointment this week about my ear, and it was awesome. I was in the waiting room for 5 minutes tops, and then went to the doctor's room, and I waited for 5 minutes, and then he saw me for 5 minutes. He looked in both ears, and wrote me prescriptions and I left! Quickest ever! So he prescribed some Medical Marijuana, which is helping my ear tremendously. I never realized the good uses of that herb. haha. Well he really prescribed me some ear drops, and two different pills. I went to Walgreens to fill them, and found out that the co-pay for each was 10 dollars well I had at the time a whopping 36.55 for the rest of the month, so I went outside to figure out what I was going to do. When a miracle occurred. Sister McArther drove around the corner out of this little alley. She came over to talk to us, and since we were out of our area, during the day, sitting in a parking lot, I felt that I should explain why. I started off by saying to her that she couldn't solve this problem for me, because she is so generous to us Elders. Told her my dilemma. She laughed and walked to her car, and pulled out her wallet and pulled out 40 dollars, I started rolling up my window, so she couldn't give it to me, but it wasn't fast enough and she threw the money in the window, and walked over to her car, got in refused to take it back, and drove away! So to sum it up the Lord provided a way for a poor missionary to have his dilemma resolved and buy his prescriptions. What a blessing for me. Of course I talked to her later and thanked her. She also told me that the Lord truly was involved because she had taken a wrong turn and that is why she ran into us! It was awesome.
Well that is enough about my week. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving, and am very excited. We are playing some Turkey bowl in the morning, and having dinner with some awesome families that afternoon. It will be fun!
With Love
Elder Ellsworth!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Hello from Sunny Loma Rica!
Well good ole Loma Rica is probably not as exciting as Florida is Mom, and Dad, but it is still pretty exciting! We have had a little bit of a frustrating week lately, but we are excited and pumped after our weekly planning on Sunday night. So as you know we live with members, Brother and Sister Littlefield, but you might not have known that Brother Littlefield is our Ward Mission Leader, and also that they have both been out of town for the past month! So we had the place to ourselves for pretty much the entire time I have been here. I met them right before they left. Well this week they got back, and we have not been getting along the best!! They are so awesome and nice people but they can be a little bit overbearing. But Elder Whitney and I have committed that we are going to be the best missionaries they have ever had live in their attic! Our apartment is going to be squeaky clean, and we are never going to be home from now on, because we will be too busy serving the Lord.
I must admit that driving down the Florida keys seems pretty awesome, something that I might have to put on my Bucket List! The mission is going awesome! I am sad to say that Elder Sommer will be kicking his own Bucket next Tuesday, so hopefully his mission bucket list has been fulfilled! I really love that kid, and I wish him the best.
Kyle is doing really well, and we are looking forward to his baptism coming up on Saturday, and best of all, he is really excited, and he apparently invited a bunch of his family to come and see his baptism. I think that my Email this week is really random so I apologize! but also this past week or maybe more my left ear has been deaf! I can't hardly hear a thing, It's my own fault though. I had an itch in my ear for like 3 days until I caved and gave it a good scratch! Since then I can't hear really well! This is such an exciting time in my life! I have so many opportunities out here, and I am really excited to continue my learning process. I love my time serving the Lord.
This past week, I took a little bit of time and thought back on my time on the Mission. I still remember like it was yesterday my first day in the field. It really feels like yesterday that I was super nervous to meet Elder McAllister, and then Elder Brown. Who by the way is going home in like 7 weeks himself. The time has truly flown as I have served in my mission.
Well I am out of things to say. I am ready, and excited about this upcoming week, we are going to "do work"! Well I love all your gutz with all of my heart!
Sincerely
Elder Ellsworth
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