Well, last week I got to Skype my family! It was a great
day. So, it started out with a night on Christmas Eve. We went to the Larsen’s
house with Elder Harper and the assistants and ate a TON of snow crab legs...thanks
Larsen family! Then we played a couple games and went home. In the morning, we
did studies like normal. For companionship study, I think we ended up making Christmas
cards for bishops. We went to the Larsen’s for breakfast, and I couldn't eat! I
wasn't sure why; I don’t think I was nervous. I just couldn't sit still. I was
so excited to see my family! Then we talked for a while with a few technical
difficulties, but it was great. I got to see Emma laugh a few times, and my mom
smiling so much, so it made me happy. We talked a lot about things that needed
to be talked about like signing up for school, summer plans and things like
that, but as soon as I hung up and realized that was my last call. I was so so
trunky. I have never really felt that way, but for some reason I just had no
desire to really do anything. Realizing that the next time I would see them was
at the airport made me sick to my stomach.
We then went to an assisted living place to sing to some of
the people that stay there. I was not in the mood at all. But I learned, once
again, the importance of service. Only about half of our zone showed up (the Hispanic
ones showed up, the white ones didn’t. Just increases my love for Hispanic
people). We started to sing and visit with the people there, and after about 20
minutes, I had a big smile, and I didn't feel trunky or unmotivated at all. One
woman told us that we made her whole day, and she started to cry she was so
happy to see us. Me and one other elder stayed behind and talked to her about
life for a while, and everyone else moved on to keep singing. SOoo, just like
that, the trunkiness was gone! I was back to normal and forgot about going home
and have been loving missionary work more than before ever since.
