¡Hola Familia y Amigos!

I leave the CCM at 3AM tomorrow, so in about 7 hours! My flight is at 7:10AM  and I believe it is about a 3 hour flight, so I will arive at 8:30ish Phoenix time. I am not sure how things will work out, they haven´t really told us anything yet, but I am sure they will let you know I have made it safely!

 

As for this week so far, it has been quite good. I had a pretty annoying virus the last week, but I am much better now. The doctor gave me some antibiotics, and after some tests he found out it wasn´t a parasite. That was comforting. :P His name is Dr. Christensen! Haha I have met about 15 other Elder Christensens here, no joke. Anyways, don´t worry I am well taken care of!

Richard and Dad, I was pretty bummed when I heard BYU lost to Utah. :( I actually met this Tongan Elder here who grey shirted for Utah last year. Haha, he was sure to make sure I knew the score.

 

I have had some really great experiences in the past few days. My district has become such a brotherhood, I didn´t realize it would be this hard to say goodbye to them all. I really love them all, they have helped me learn a lot here. And yes, I love my companion. It has been one of the hardest things for me so far. But a series of humbling events has helped me to realize that I can and must love my companion. For anyone not familiar with missions, loving your companion may sound odd at first, but I will say it is absolutely essential as representatives of Jesus Christ to be united. If we do not love others as Christ loves them, we cannot help them feel his love for them.

Last night we had a devotional by Elder Richard G. Scott. He talked about prayer and personal revelation, and it was exactly the message I needed to hear. One thing he said that caught my attention was ¨Prayer  is a sacred priviledge...Think of it, the most Supreme being in the universe wants YOU to talk to him, at anytime, at any place.¨ I love that. Just as any parent is concerned and wants to hear from their children, even so does our Father in Heaven wait for us to ask for his help, as a friend at anytime. We are pretty lucky to have such a privilege. The Bible Dictionary under Prayer says something to the affect that God is waiting to offer us multitudes of blessings, but he can only do so when we ask him.

Well my time is short. I love you all! I am so excited to enter the field tomorrow! I am learning so much, and am truly grateful to my parents and family and Heavenly Father for allowing me this opportunity to serve Him.

 

Hope all is well! I will soon be in Phoenix, Arizona!

 

Sincerely,

-Elder Christensen