Dear Elder X:
I wanted to write you a letter
and tell you just how proud I am of you and how great I know you are going to
do as a missionary. You are a great
guy! You are also a great example to the
kids in the ward and to your brothers and sisters for going on a mission. You have been a great example to my
kids! You have been a good example to
me. I remember so many of my adult
leader Scouting experiences have been with you or for you. The Brazos River Brazos to break down
your tent. Bringing you home from
Philmont. Countless campouts. Wrestling each other. Watching you ask girl after girl after girl
after girl to dance as Stake Dances. Good
times.
How much you have grown since
almost 4 years ago I was called into the Young Men and you were in the
Teacher’s Quorum! You have grown from a
tall kid to an even taller man. You have
come a long way from the boy who would come into my home, walk over to my
fridge, open it and ask me what I had to eat.
Work hard. Be obedient.
Follow the rules of the white handbook and your Mission President as
best you can. When you make mistakes,
admit it, fix it and then quickly get over it.
You are sometimes too hard on yourself.
Don’t beat yourself up for the mistakes you make! Instead use those mistakes as learning
opportunities and chances to correct your personal Liahona. One of your biggest trials to overcome is
being harder on yourself than you need to be.
Your mission at times is going to be hard and it is just going to plain
suck. Don’t worry. Those times will feel short especially if you
dedicate yourself to more hard work. It
is only at the hardest times when you feel like you can’t go on and then you
do, does the Lord bring truly “special blessings” into your life.
Know that my family loves
you. If you need anything, please let me
know. You have my email and you now have
our address. Thanks for letting me come
to the airport this morning. I know it
was “family time” but I was grateful to see you off and wish you luck on the
Lord’s Errand. Cherish each moment you
have as you serve. Your mission is
tithing on the first 20 years of your life.
Trust me, it is a time of your life that you will refer back to time and
time again.
Remember my philosophy about
girls ~ chicks are evil. Write lots of
them, get care packages from them all but wait until you are home and have
decided on what path in life you are going to pursue before selecting one.
I know I have done everything I
could as one of your Young Men leaders and as your Scout leaders to help
prepare you for your mission. I probably
didn’t teach you much but take those small things I taught you and ton more
your parents taught you and your Seminary Teachers taught you and apply them to
your mission. Teach your investigators
with love. Make sure they know that you
love them and more importantly that the Lord loves them.
You and your family are in our
prayers!
Love,
Fishgutts
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| I went with this Elder's family to the airport to see him off to the MTC. What you don't know is that this Elder has over 8 inches on my 5' 11" body. |
1 comment:
Hoo-rah!
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