Bittersweet is what you say in moments like
this right?
I
seriously cannot believe it. I feel
like it was yesterday when I sent my first
letter from the mtc. It has gone by sooooo fast. I cant believe it. But I know I cant stay forever, I
guess.
Well this week we were going crazy on old
investigators, I wanted to see if
anyone I have taught here wanted to get
baptized before I left. And well it
worked. We have 2 baptisms this Saturday! I
am super excited, I really wanted
to make sure I baptized my last
week. What I really need from you guys
this week is that you pray for them, make sure they stay excited. You may remember me talking about them in past letters.
Their names are Jessica and
Ingrid.
Well this week I have alottttttt to do. I am trying to write a little summary on each of
my converts, how I met them, how we helped
them progress, what they taught me, and stuff like that. I most likely won't be able to finish it before I get home but I figure it
will be something good to do when I get
home also. I also have to write my goals and stuff that president is
asking for, I am excited to see what I write. Also,
I gotta start packing the bags,
just a little behind in that department.
We are going to
invite all the members to the baptism Saturday. Really want to make the last one the best one,
or atleast try. Sunday, I am gonna give a talk in sacrament meeting and
then I cruise over to Huancayo where I am gonna have my last interview.
Conveniently, President Ardilla
is gonna be there so I am gonna
have my last interview and then I hop on a
bus to lima!
Monday in Lima we supposedly have all day to do whatever
we want. So I think we are gonna go to the
centro and get our last shopping in. Also, I
am gonna try and meet up with some converts and members from Lima. Vitarte and
Manchay. I think Milagros and Katy are gonna meet up with me
to say bye. And I hope I
can get ahold of some others so I can say
bye to them in person. Blows my mind that all this is happening. I always saw
other missionaries ending their missions but I
always thought that it was way too far away for me to think about it. But
it seriously sneeks up on ya. Like I have
said a ton of times, it is a mix of so many feelings. Yesterday we ate with some members and they
asked if I was happy or sad, or a little
of each. I responded "ummmm more like alot
of each" its so hard to explain how I feel
right now. It is like im super excited to
see everyone, to start working and get back to school and studying and stuff. But
at the same time I feel like I am not gonna be able to leave this place in
one piece. All I know is that it is gonna be (as coach Peterson said in freshman
year baseball) a rollercoaster of emotions (haha im pretty sure Coy is the only one thats gonna get that joke,
and if not just forget I said it haha).
Ahhhhhh I love all you guys soooooo much
and I am so excited to see ya in a week,
but not for another week haha. I am gonna
give it my all this week and hopefully I
can pull off more than 2 baptisms. Pray
for me please. This is not gonna be an
easy week.
Well hope you
all have a great week! Love ya!
Elder Paolacci
