Hi there,
It´s Elder Roth. Well, things are going pretty well here, no
complaints. ¡Big News! For the first time in a solid 6 weeks I feel
confident in saying that I am not sick! Wahoo! I´ve been enjoying my
Christmas season here (despite the fact that it has failed to snow ha).
I´ve watched Joy to the World like 5 times before I go to bed, and I
listen to a ton of Motab Christmas Music haha. Thanks for the emails!
Dad - My sleeping quarters are pretty nice. Our house is two
stories (don´t imagine a nice house haha) and we sleep upstairs. My bed
is a normal matress, made for a Mexican (translation its about 5 ft 6
inches long) haha, but other than that its pretty standard. People have a
bunch of different jobs, but the majority of them either have some home
business (a little store, internet, etc.) or work in construction. The
Elders Quorum is absolutely classic EQ. Nobody brings the manual except
the teacher, the lessons are rowdy, but they´re all good guys who just
want to go home and eat haha. I do my personal study in Spanish (I don´t
have any problem understanding it unless its Isaiah haha) - sometimes
i´ll look up scriptures in English though, especially if its in the Old
Testament.
This one will get its own paragraph. "How do people respond to the
Book of Mormon?" We get a variety of responses to the Book of Mormon,
almost all fairly positive. It seems to always make sense to the people
that God talked to the people in the Americas as well (and why wouldn´t
it), and I think it sparks their interest that it is a history of their
ancestors. Whats more interesting is that nobody that has ever read even
a paragraph of the Book of Mormon has told me that they don´t think its
true. Not one person. They don´t all keep their commitments or anything
but they can´t deny that its true.
Mom - the title of your email cracked me up! haha I love Elder
Lambert! I also laughed when I read that driving in the snow made you
tired despite the fact that you weren´t driving. Classic haha! I can say that actually doing stuff is
much more fun than talking about doing stuff. I´m doing my best here - I´m confident that the Lord is pleased with my effort. :)
Steph - If only Tommy had taught me Spanish before I left! haha. I'm
glad to hear that Ty and Ry are so awesome! haha. Good to hear that Tom
is tearing it up as well, and you are showing that Primary who´s boss!
I´m excited to talk with you guys on Christmas :)
I really appreciate the support and encouragement I receive from
your emails every week. For 19 years you have taught and nurtured me in
the truth and light and now I get to work with people here, trying to do
the same. Everything I teach them is something that you taught me. You
don´t understand the impact you are having on the lives of countless
people here in Mexico, most especially me. Thank you.
I love you so much,
Clark
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