Dec 14, 2015
Hi everyone,
Hi everyone,
Like it said in the title it's been pretty warm this week. All it is has been rain and sunlight. Everything is alright here in Chicago. We have been hearing about the riots going on around but we haven't seen everything from it in our area. Christmas is coming into full swing here. Every time I contact or talk to someone Christmas always comes up. The missionaries are going out caroling with the Ward sometime this week. Lights are on the trees and the spirit of Christmas is here.
I want to share a story that really touched me. During our zone conference the other day. We had a speaker who was a return missionary. He talked about just random events in his mission, there was no transitions between them, it just felt awkward to listen to.Then he said suddenly that he had to go home early because he was showing the early signs of Schizophrenia. The saddest part was when he asked his mission president if he could return to his mission in the future. His mission president said of course but never to this mission. He then pulled out his name tag with tears in his eye talking about his regrets about certain times when he felt he could have worked harder.
This actually explains perfectly how I feel about my mission. This isjust my fourth week but so much has happened. If I tried to explain it would probably sound pretty weird and some days are just strange to say the least. But it's so much fun but it will end one day. Not onlyfor my mission but for things like going to high school, being in BoyScouts, and anything I've ever been has ended and I only have thememories and the could have been. It just reminds me all the time towork my hardest and really enjoy my time because I only have thistime.
I hope you guys are having a good time with snow fall and the Christmas spirit this time of year.
-Best wishes and Love, Elder Agre
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